Stout family

The most well known member of this family was Penelope, wife of Richard Stout. She has had books and poems written about her and monuments honoring her. Penelope (Thomson) Van Princis Stout was born in 1622 in Amsterdam, Holland. In 1642, Penelope married Kent Van Princis and shortly thereafter they sailed for America hoping to make their home in New Amsterdam (New York City).

Her husband became deathly ill during the sailing, suffering from extreme high fever and delirium. Nearly sixty days into the journey their ship encountered a storm and ran ashore in the rocky shoals off the coast of New Jersey, thought to be Sandy Hook. It is believed that most, if not all, of the passengers were able to safely reach shore. Soon thereafter, the passengers decided to set out for New Amsterdam, but due to the unconscious condition of Kent Van Princis, Penelope and her husband were left behind.

One can only imagine the fear that Penelope must have had there on the isolated beach alone with a husband nearing death. By morning, Penelope's fears became reality. Several wild men with feathers sticking up from shaved, coppery heads attacked with tomahawks and knives, and swiftly, in one blow of a tomahawk, took the life of Kent Van Princis. Penelope was partially scalped, slashed across her abdomen, deep enough and long enough to reveal her bowels. Her shoulder and arm were slashed and her injured body was left to die there in the dense woods not far from the beach.
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Commemorative Coin honoring Penelope and Tisquantum.

• A1. Thomas Stought of Nottinghamshire, England, lvd:1560/1585, m. Sarah Moon;
  • B1. John Stout , lvd:1580/1620, m. Elizabeth Bee;
    • C1. Richard Stout, lvd:1615/1705, m. Penelope Van Princin;
      • D1. David Stout, lvd:1667/1732 Monmouth, New Jersey, m. Rebecca daughter of
               James Ashton and Deliverance Throckmorton;  ==>  Throckmorton family
        • E1. Freegift Stout, lvd:1693/1769, m. Mary Higgins;
          • F1. Sara Stout, lvd:1725/1768, m. Ephriam Oliphant;  <==  Oliphant family