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The records at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) church in Wilmington, Delaware, show that on 5 February 1760 Pastor Eric Unander united in marriage Jacob Stilley Junr. and Anne French (p.873). He was called Jacob Stilley Junior not because he was the son of Jacob Stilley Senior but rather because his grandfather by the same name was still alive and active in the church.
In later records, his wife is called "Nancy" so either the marriage record is in error or else that was her accepted nickname. Their first child, Rachel, was born 29 October 1760 and baptized 15 December 1760 at Old Trinity in the presence of Jonathan Stilley (his father) and Mary Stilley (probably Jacob's sister). Her baptism is the third entry on page 835 of the Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church book.
Two pages later, on page 837, is recorded the baptism of their second child, Uriel, who was baptized on the same day as Jacob's youngest brother, Ephron:
"Ephron, born 14 November 1761, baptized 2 February; the parents, Jonathan and Magdalena Stilley.
"Uriel, born 25 December 1761, baptized 2 February; the parents, Jacob and Nancy Stilley.
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Subject: FRENCH s-New Sweden,De-1700s
Posted by: Sue Bowman
Message: Anne FRENCH m Jacob STILLEY 1760 Holy Trinity [Old Swedes]Church. Other French's mentioned in church records:
Sarah French m John STILLEY 1763
John French m Sarah CLARK 1745
John French m Barbara Jagerin 1760
Isabella French m Francis O'Daniel 1796
Jane French m John Abrams 1787
David French appointed judge 1729
Looking for parents of Anne French.
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1790 United States Federal Census
Name: Widow Stilly
Township: Portion Taken From Washington
County: Allegheny
State: Pennsylvania
Number of Free White Males under 16 1 Peter 13
Number of Free White Males 16 and Over: 2 John 17 and/ or Tobias 21
Number of Free White Females: 1 Anne 53
Number of Household Members: 4
Source Citation: Year: 1790; Census Place: Portion Taken From Washington, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M637_9; Page: 220; Image: 125; Family History Library Film: 0568149.
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NOTE: The ancestors of Anne French ARE NOT valid until we can find some qualified source that shows her parents. One theory is that they are Robert & Hannah (Cattell) French. NONE of the trees in Ancestry.com or Rootsweb.com have a valid source for her parents. Those using the connection claim the will of Robert French as proof. I can find NO valid documentation that Robert & Hannah (Cattell) French had Anne French, married to Jacob Stilley, as a daughter!!! Robert's will lists a daughter Anne, but no mention of her marriage to a Stilley. Robert lived in New Jersey his entire life and Anne, married to Jacob Stilley, was born and married in Wilmington, Delaware. The distance is now about 130 miles and in the 1760's would have been a long trip. There is no data to show that either family had reason to travel to the area of the other family.
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