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Near Cranbury, Middlesex county, (N. J.) on the 11th ult., David Stout, aged 92 years; the widow of the deceased is 83 years of age - they lived together in the bands of wedlock 66 years, having had 12 children, 63 grand children, and 63 great grand children. The whole number of their descendants now living is 119. The deceasded was the grand child of Penelope, a Danish lady, who emigrated to this county about the commencement of the settlement of New Jersey. Her husband, herself, with part of the crew, having landed from the vessel they came in, were seized by the Indians; they killed her husband and left her for dead - she recovered so far as to attempt to regain the place where they landed. On her way she fell in with two Indians; one of them was for putting her to death - the other opposed it - a conflict ensued and the hostile Indian was killed. The other took the poor woman to his wigwan and administered to her necessities until she recovered from her wounds. He then told her she might remain with him or go to her countrymen. She chose the latter, and soon after married a young man by the name of Stout, and from this connection sprung the numerous family of the Stouts that now live in New Jersey. |
