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His great grandfather was that [[Richard Stockton (emigrant)|Richard Stockton]] who first emigrated to the [[New York]] colony between 1660 and 1670 (or perhaps earlier to what was then known as [[New Netherland]]). The present subject was actually the third bearer of the name Richard Stockton (the second was his grandfather).
His great grandfather was that [[Richard Stockton (emigrant)|Richard Stockton]] who first emigrated to the [[New York]] colony between 1660 and 1670 (or perhaps earlier to what was then known as [[New Netherland]]). The present subject was actually the third bearer of the name Richard Stockton (the second was his grandfather).
He was born on October 1, 1730, to [[John Stockton]] on the family estate of [[Morven]], near [[Princeton]].<ref name=Lives/> He married Annis Boudinot, and together they had six children.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Revolutionary_Women_in_the_War_for_Ameri/LUoZUs4xg78C?hl=en&pg=PA100 Revolutionary Women in the War for American Independence]</ref> Annis was an accomplished poet, and her brother was the well known delegate to the Continental Congress [[Elias Boudinot]]. One of his sons, also named Richard Stockton, was a member of the [[Federalist]] Party and ran for Vice President in 1820.
He was born on October 1, 1730, to [[John Stockton]] on the family estate of [[Morven]], near [[Princeton]].<ref name=Lives/> He married Annis Boudinot, and together they had six children.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Revolutionary_Women_in_the_War_for_Ameri/LUoZUs4xg78C?hl=en&pg=PA100 Revolutionary Women in the War for American Independence]</ref> Annis was an accomplished poet, and her brother was the well known delegate to the Continental Congress [[Elias Boudinot]]. Elias, in turn, was married to Richard's sister Hannah.
One of his sons, also named Richard Stockton, was a member of the [[Federalist]] Party and ran for Vice President in 1820.
== Education and Professional Advancement ==
== Education and Professional Advancement ==