American Revolutionary War Officer. DAR Patriot # A025018.
Stephen Conkling, Sr. served as a Second Sergeant in Captain Peter Dickerson's 3rd Battalion of the New Jersey Militia during the American Revolutionary War. He also served as a Commissioner for Clothing and Supplies for Soldiers for Morris County, New Jersey during the Revolution. He is awarded recognition for Patriotic service for both of these roles in the War for Independence by The Daughters of the American Revolution.
It is also documented that General George Washington dined at the home of Stephen Conkling, Sr., near Morristown, New Jersey, with Stephen's second wife, Abigail Harris, as hostess during the Revolutionary War. In her book, "The Harris Family in the United States," Sarah J. Harris Keifer describes the unusual 18th century china, used on this occasion, which Abigail later passed on to one of her granddaughters.
Son Stephen Conkling, Jr. also served during the Revolution as a Private in Captain John Lindsley's Company of the New Jersey Militia. He married the Captain's niece Rachel Lindsley. Eldest son William Conkling served as an Ensign in the American Revolution. William married Rebekka Whitaker whose younger brother Jonathan Whitaker, also a Revolutionary War Veteran, married William's step-sister, Mary Mitchell the daughter of Abigail (Harris) Mitchell, his step-mother, and the step-daughter of Stephen Conkling, Sr. This connection is but one example of how intertwined these early, notable, New Jersey families were. Sons Jonathan and Isaac also served in uniform during the American Revolution.
Stephen Conkling, Sr., himself, was the son of William Conkling (1692-1761) and his wife Ruth (Hedges) Conkling (1698-1785) from East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. The Conking's were an early and prominent family on Long Island, New York.
Stephen married Deborah Dimon on September 3, 1747 in East Hampton, New York. This marriage produced 9 children. Stephen and Deborah Conkling and their elder children removed to Morris County, New Jersey in 1752. Wife Deborah died there at age 49 in 1774.
Stephen remarried two years later, on May 2, 1776 in Morristown, New Jersey, to prominent New Jersey widow Abigail (Harris) Mitchell (1731-1822). This second marriage spanned all the years of The Revolutionary War. This contributor is a direct descendant of Abigail's from her first marriage to Nathaniel Mitchell (1728-1773).
Contributor: Shaun Creighton (49577013)
Missing children (without memorials) of Stephen Conkling, Sr. and his first wife Deborah Dimon include:
-Eldest daughter Clymene Conkling (b. 1748) wife of Josiah Ayers (parents of 2 children including Dr. Stephen Ayers).
-Daughter Deborah Conkling (1750-1808) wife of Philip Ketcham (5 children).
-Daughter Ruth Conkling (1753-1797) wife of Stephen Whitaker (1747-1827), who served as a 3rd Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. His sister Rebekka Whitaker married Ruth's eldest brother William Conkling. His youngest brother Jonathan Whitaker married Ruth's step-sister Mary Mitchell. After Ruth's premature death, Stephen Whitaker remarried two more times. (8 of his 9 children were by Ruth).
Son Isaac Conkling, who died young - age 30, does have a memorial, however, his wife and children are not included. Isaac married Comfort Pitney on August 24, 1784 at the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown in which churchyard he is buried. The couple had two children - one son and one daughter.
Son Jonathan Conkling removed from New Jersey, in the 1790's, with three of his step-uncles (Abigail's youngest brothers) to Washington County, Pennsylvania. Jonathan also served in the Revolutionary War as did his three elder brothers and all three step-uncles (the Harris brothers) with whom he removed with to Western Pennsylvania. Abigail also joined the group in Western Pennsylvania until she moved on to Ohio with her son William Mitchell. Jonathan was 12 years old when his father married his step-mother Abigail (Harris) Mitchell. He obviously thought highly of her not only moving west with she and some of her family but also naming his second daughter Abigail after her. His eldest daughter Deborah was named after his own mother.
Stephen Conkling, Sr. appointed his two eldest sons - William and Stephen, Jr. as executors of his Estate. However, Stephen, Jr. predeceased his father.
Stephen Conkling, Sr. served as a Second Sergeant in Captain Peter Dickerson's 3rd Battalion of the New Jersey Militia during the American Revolutionary War. He also served as a Commissioner for Clothing and Supplies for Soldiers for Morris County, New Jersey during the Revolution. He is awarded recognition for Patriotic service for both of these roles in the War for Independence by The Daughters of the American Revolution.
It is also documented that General George Washington dined at the home of Stephen Conkling, Sr., near Morristown, New Jersey, with Stephen's second wife, Abigail Harris, as hostess during the Revolutionary War. In her book, "The Harris Family in the United States," Sarah J. Harris Keifer describes the unusual 18th century china, used on this occasion, which Abigail later passed on to one of her granddaughters.
Son Stephen Conkling, Jr. also served during the Revolution as a Private in Captain John Lindsley's Company of the New Jersey Militia. He married the Captain's niece Rachel Lindsley. Eldest son William Conkling served as an Ensign in the American Revolution. William married Rebekka Whitaker whose younger brother Jonathan Whitaker, also a Revolutionary War Veteran, married William's step-sister, Mary Mitchell the daughter of Abigail (Harris) Mitchell, his step-mother, and the step-daughter of Stephen Conkling, Sr. This connection is but one example of how intertwined these early, notable, New Jersey families were. Sons Jonathan and Isaac also served in uniform during the American Revolution.
Stephen Conkling, Sr., himself, was the son of William Conkling (1692-1761) and his wife Ruth (Hedges) Conkling (1698-1785) from East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. The Conking's were an early and prominent family on Long Island, New York.
Stephen married Deborah Dimon on September 3, 1747 in East Hampton, New York. This marriage produced 9 children. Stephen and Deborah Conkling and their elder children removed to Morris County, New Jersey in 1752. Wife Deborah died there at age 49 in 1774.
Stephen remarried two years later, on May 2, 1776 in Morristown, New Jersey, to prominent New Jersey widow Abigail (Harris) Mitchell (1731-1822). This second marriage spanned all the years of The Revolutionary War. This contributor is a direct descendant of Abigail's from her first marriage to Nathaniel Mitchell (1728-1773).
Contributor: Shaun Creighton (49577013)
Missing children (without memorials) of Stephen Conkling, Sr. and his first wife Deborah Dimon include:
-Eldest daughter Clymene Conkling (b. 1748) wife of Josiah Ayers (parents of 2 children including Dr. Stephen Ayers).
-Daughter Deborah Conkling (1750-1808) wife of Philip Ketcham (5 children).
-Daughter Ruth Conkling (1753-1797) wife of Stephen Whitaker (1747-1827), who served as a 3rd Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. His sister Rebekka Whitaker married Ruth's eldest brother William Conkling. His youngest brother Jonathan Whitaker married Ruth's step-sister Mary Mitchell. After Ruth's premature death, Stephen Whitaker remarried two more times. (8 of his 9 children were by Ruth).
Son Isaac Conkling, who died young - age 30, does have a memorial, however, his wife and children are not included. Isaac married Comfort Pitney on August 24, 1784 at the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown in which churchyard he is buried. The couple had two children - one son and one daughter.
Son Jonathan Conkling removed from New Jersey, in the 1790's, with three of his step-uncles (Abigail's youngest brothers) to Washington County, Pennsylvania. Jonathan also served in the Revolutionary War as did his three elder brothers and all three step-uncles (the Harris brothers) with whom he removed with to Western Pennsylvania. Abigail also joined the group in Western Pennsylvania until she moved on to Ohio with her son William Mitchell. Jonathan was 12 years old when his father married his step-mother Abigail (Harris) Mitchell. He obviously thought highly of her not only moving west with she and some of her family but also naming his second daughter Abigail after her. His eldest daughter Deborah was named after his own mother.
Stephen Conkling, Sr. appointed his two eldest sons - William and Stephen, Jr. as executors of his Estate. However, Stephen, Jr. predeceased his father.
American Revolutionary War Officer. DAR Patriot # A025018.
Stephen Conkling, Sr. served as a Second Sergeant in Captain Peter Dickerson's 3rd Battalion of the New Jersey Militia during the American Revolutionary War. He also served as a Commissioner for Clothing and Supplies for Soldiers for Morris County, New Jersey during the Revolution. He is awarded recognition for Patriotic service for both of these roles in the War for Independence by The Daughters of the American Revolution.
It is also documented that General George Washington dined at the home of Stephen Conkling, Sr., near Morristown, New Jersey, with Stephen's second wife, Abigail Harris, as hostess during the Revolutionary War. In her book, "The Harris Family in the United States," Sarah J. Harris Keifer describes the unusual 18th century china, used on this occasion, which Abigail later passed on to one of her granddaughters.
Son Stephen Conkling, Jr. also served during the Revolution as a Private in Captain John Lindsley's Company of the New Jersey Militia. He married the Captain's niece Rachel Lindsley. Eldest son William Conkling served as an Ensign in the American Revolution. William married Rebekka Whitaker whose younger brother Jonathan Whitaker, also a Revolutionary War Veteran, married William's step-sister, Mary Mitchell the daughter of Abigail (Harris) Mitchell, his step-mother, and the step-daughter of Stephen Conkling, Sr. This connection is but one example of how intertwined these early, notable, New Jersey families were. Sons Jonathan and Isaac also served in uniform during the American Revolution.
Stephen Conkling, Sr., himself, was the son of William Conkling (1692-1761) and his wife Ruth (Hedges) Conkling (1698-1785) from East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. The Conking's were an early and prominent family on Long Island, New York.
Stephen married Deborah Dimon on September 3, 1747 in East Hampton, New York. This marriage produced 9 children. Stephen and Deborah Conkling and their elder children removed to Morris County, New Jersey in 1752. Wife Deborah died there at age 49 in 1774.
Stephen remarried two years later, on May 2, 1776 in Morristown, New Jersey, to prominent New Jersey widow Abigail (Harris) Mitchell (1731-1822). This second marriage spanned all the years of The Revolutionary War. This contributor is a direct descendant of Abigail's from her first marriage to Nathaniel Mitchell (1728-1773).
Contributor: Shaun Creighton (49577013)
Missing children (without memorials) of Stephen Conkling, Sr. and his first wife Deborah Dimon include:
-Eldest daughter Clymene Conkling (b. 1748) wife of Josiah Ayers (parents of 2 children including Dr. Stephen Ayers).
-Daughter Deborah Conkling (1750-1808) wife of Philip Ketcham (5 children).
-Daughter Ruth Conkling (1753-1797) wife of Stephen Whitaker (1747-1827), who served as a 3rd Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. His sister Rebekka Whitaker married Ruth's eldest brother William Conkling. His youngest brother Jonathan Whitaker married Ruth's step-sister Mary Mitchell. After Ruth's premature death, Stephen Whitaker remarried two more times. (8 of his 9 children were by Ruth).
Son Isaac Conkling, who died young - age 30, does have a memorial, however, his wife and children are not included. Isaac married Comfort Pitney on August 24, 1784 at the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown in which churchyard he is buried. The couple had two children - one son and one daughter.
Son Jonathan Conkling removed from New Jersey, in the 1790's, with three of his step-uncles (Abigail's youngest brothers) to Washington County, Pennsylvania. Jonathan also served in the Revolutionary War as did his three elder brothers and all three step-uncles (the Harris brothers) with whom he removed with to Western Pennsylvania. Abigail also joined the group in Western Pennsylvania until she moved on to Ohio with her son William Mitchell. Jonathan was 12 years old when his father married his step-mother Abigail (Harris) Mitchell. He obviously thought highly of her not only moving west with she and some of her family but also naming his second daughter Abigail after her. His eldest daughter Deborah was named after his own mother.
Stephen Conkling, Sr. appointed his two eldest sons - William and Stephen, Jr. as executors of his Estate. However, Stephen, Jr. predeceased his father.
Stephen Conkling, Sr. served as a Second Sergeant in Captain Peter Dickerson's 3rd Battalion of the New Jersey Militia during the American Revolutionary War. He also served as a Commissioner for Clothing and Supplies for Soldiers for Morris County, New Jersey during the Revolution. He is awarded recognition for Patriotic service for both of these roles in the War for Independence by The Daughters of the American Revolution.
It is also documented that General George Washington dined at the home of Stephen Conkling, Sr., near Morristown, New Jersey, with Stephen's second wife, Abigail Harris, as hostess during the Revolutionary War. In her book, "The Harris Family in the United States," Sarah J. Harris Keifer describes the unusual 18th century china, used on this occasion, which Abigail later passed on to one of her granddaughters.
Son Stephen Conkling, Jr. also served during the Revolution as a Private in Captain John Lindsley's Company of the New Jersey Militia. He married the Captain's niece Rachel Lindsley. Eldest son William Conkling served as an Ensign in the American Revolution. William married Rebekka Whitaker whose younger brother Jonathan Whitaker, also a Revolutionary War Veteran, married William's step-sister, Mary Mitchell the daughter of Abigail (Harris) Mitchell, his step-mother, and the step-daughter of Stephen Conkling, Sr. This connection is but one example of how intertwined these early, notable, New Jersey families were. Sons Jonathan and Isaac also served in uniform during the American Revolution.
Stephen Conkling, Sr., himself, was the son of William Conkling (1692-1761) and his wife Ruth (Hedges) Conkling (1698-1785) from East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. The Conking's were an early and prominent family on Long Island, New York.
Stephen married Deborah Dimon on September 3, 1747 in East Hampton, New York. This marriage produced 9 children. Stephen and Deborah Conkling and their elder children removed to Morris County, New Jersey in 1752. Wife Deborah died there at age 49 in 1774.
Stephen remarried two years later, on May 2, 1776 in Morristown, New Jersey, to prominent New Jersey widow Abigail (Harris) Mitchell (1731-1822). This second marriage spanned all the years of The Revolutionary War. This contributor is a direct descendant of Abigail's from her first marriage to Nathaniel Mitchell (1728-1773).
Contributor: Shaun Creighton (49577013)
Missing children (without memorials) of Stephen Conkling, Sr. and his first wife Deborah Dimon include:
-Eldest daughter Clymene Conkling (b. 1748) wife of Josiah Ayers (parents of 2 children including Dr. Stephen Ayers).
-Daughter Deborah Conkling (1750-1808) wife of Philip Ketcham (5 children).
-Daughter Ruth Conkling (1753-1797) wife of Stephen Whitaker (1747-1827), who served as a 3rd Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. His sister Rebekka Whitaker married Ruth's eldest brother William Conkling. His youngest brother Jonathan Whitaker married Ruth's step-sister Mary Mitchell. After Ruth's premature death, Stephen Whitaker remarried two more times. (8 of his 9 children were by Ruth).
Son Isaac Conkling, who died young - age 30, does have a memorial, however, his wife and children are not included. Isaac married Comfort Pitney on August 24, 1784 at the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown in which churchyard he is buried. The couple had two children - one son and one daughter.
Son Jonathan Conkling removed from New Jersey, in the 1790's, with three of his step-uncles (Abigail's youngest brothers) to Washington County, Pennsylvania. Jonathan also served in the Revolutionary War as did his three elder brothers and all three step-uncles (the Harris brothers) with whom he removed with to Western Pennsylvania. Abigail also joined the group in Western Pennsylvania until she moved on to Ohio with her son William Mitchell. Jonathan was 12 years old when his father married his step-mother Abigail (Harris) Mitchell. He obviously thought highly of her not only moving west with she and some of her family but also naming his second daughter Abigail after her. His eldest daughter Deborah was named after his own mother.
Stephen Conkling, Sr. appointed his two eldest sons - William and Stephen, Jr. as executors of his Estate. However, Stephen, Jr. predeceased his father.
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Sacred to the Memory of Stephen Conkling, Sen., Who departed this life Sept. 8, 1791 Aged 70 yrs and 6 days.
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