One of Reese ancestors, John Witherspoon, was one of those who signed the Declaration of Independence. Husband of Elizabeth Witherspoon and Anne Witherspoon Most of the 4,836 colonists who took advantage of the proclamation had done so before Trenton while British troops were enjoying their greatest success; AT NO TIME, however, HAD A LEADING REBEL SOUGHT PARDON. John later became a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He was a longtime friend of George Washington. Witherspoon owned slaves during his time as Princeton's president. That is my defiance. Not all of those who had voted for independence on July 2nd were present in August. Between 1776 and 1782, Witherspoon would serve on more than 100 committees, wearing his minister's robes in Congress to remind the delegates that God was on their side. Richard and Hannah were brother and sister, making Richard Stockton's (born 1730) parents 1st cousins.[12]. He was not much concerned with politics, but applied his talents and person to the revolutionary cause when the day came. He was elected to the Continental Congress from 1776-1782, elected to the state legislature in New Jersey from 1783-1789 and was the president of the College of New Jersey from 1768-1792. Tonight there was to be no rest for this weary patriot. At once he began fund-raising, added three hundred of his own books to the library, and began the purchase of scientific equipment, including the Rittenhouse orrery, many maps and a "terrestial" globe. Anna, the eldest daughter, married Reverend Samuel Smith on June 28, 1775. "No business can be done, some say, because money is scarce", he wrote. He lived in poverty for years before he was able to restore his property. Rush. Morrison observed that Witherspoon responded to a provision in the Georgia State Constitution that prohibited clergymen from serving in the state legislature with a satirical essay in 1789 that suggested that the state might prefer individuals who had been defrocked for a disposition for cursing and swearing, drunkenness or uncleanness (quoted in Morrison 2004: 123). While in Scotland as a trustee of the College of New Jersey, Stockton visited Reverend John Witherspoon. He was a moderate with regard to Colonial autonomy. Stone was the engraver. Twelve thousand men camped on his fields-during the growing season. He became a Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) minister at Beith, Ayrshire (17451758), where he married Elizabeth Montgomery of Craighouse. The fifth son of Richard, eight year old John Stockton, inherited much of his fathers land after Richard died in 1709. Princeton's current contretemps, however, fascinatingly illustrates how wokeness, which lacks limiting principles, limits opposition to itself. The practice of ancient nations, of making their prisoners of war slaves, was altogether unjust and barbarous; for though we could suppose that those who were the causes of an unjust war deserved to be made slaves; yet this could not be the case of all who fought on their side; besides the doing so in one instance would authorize the doing it in any other; and those who fought in defense of their country, when unjustly invaded, might be taken as well as others. Since that period, he hath represented New Jersey in the Congress of the United States. They found the army in need of all necessary things and Stockton reported this to John Hancock. He also signed the 1774 Petition to the King. He is one of only six signers to be honored. In late August 1776, Stockton received an equal number of votes with Mr. Livingston, for Governor of New Jersey; when informed Stockton replied he had not the least inclination to serve in the office of Governor. He was then elected Chief Justice of the State and again declined the honor, preferring to remain in Congress and was re-elected to Congress in November 1776. John Stockton married his cousin Abigail and assumed his wifes Presbyterian faith. For two generations his family had been Quakers, and it was his wish to be buried at the Stony Brook Meeting House Cemetery in Princeton. Stockton's treatment in the New York prison prompted Continental Congress to pass a resolution directing George Washington to inquire into the circumstances and not long afterward, Stockton was paroled on January 13, 1777. In November 1778, as British forces neared, Witherspoon closed and evacuated the College of New Jersey. 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In council he was wise and firm, but always prudent and moderateThe office of Judge of the province was never filled with more integrity and learning that it was by him for several years before the revolution. Rush wrote that it took Stockton nearly two years to recover his health. At this point he was twenty. She became a professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University. Two members conducted Washington to a chair beside President Elias Boudinot, who remained seated on the platform, with his hat on his head to symbolize the superiority of the civil authority over the military. If Parliament "may take from me one shilling in the pound," argued Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, "what security have I for the other nineteen? Stockton did, however, take an active role as a trustee of the College of New Jersey. [23] An inventory of Witherspoon's possessions taken at his death included "two slaves valued at a hundred dollars each".[24]. Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.". From 1758 to 1768, he was minister of the Laigh Kirk, Paisley (Low Kirk). A merchant ship, the SS John Witherspoon, saw service during World War II as part of convoy PQ-17, and was sunk by a German U-boat in the North Atlantic on 6 July 1942. in Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland , United Kingdom, Died on November 15, 1794 On August 23, 1783, George Washington attended the public reception by Congress in Princeton. Committees of Correspondence were organized in 1772 to exchange information among the colonies and mold public opnion in the developing struggle. Daniel L. Dreisbach, Mark D. Hall, and Jeffry H. Morrison, 11672146. View Transcript The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. When he was at last able to return to his home, John Hart found that his wife had died and his 13 children were scattered throughout the countryside or in captivity. Leave a message for others who see this profile. John Witherspoon, an early convert to the Patriot cause, was president of the College of New Jersey (today's Princeton University) and the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. In 1768, Stockton had his first taste of government service when he was elevated to a seat in the New Jersey Provincial Council; he was later (1774) appointed to the provincial New Jersey Supreme Court. Handkerchief in hand they lashed at the hungry pests to no avail.". Died: November 15, 1794 at 71. But a declining health, and a constitution worn out with application and with service, obliged him, shortly after, to retire from the line of public duty, and hath at length dismissed him from the world." Birth of Richard Stockton, Signer of "The Decla Signer of Declaration of IndependenceDelegate to Continental Congress, Signer Declaration of Independence. Witherspoon had declined the appointment as president of the college because his wife was reluctant to emigrate. Annis Boudinot Stockton was one of Americas first female published poets. The historian Douglass Adair writes, "The syllabus of Witherspoon's lectures . Joseph Hewes died in 1779, literally from overwork, a lonely man separated by principle from his Quaker friends and family. "John Witherspoon." John Witherspoon [electronic resource]. (Clergyman, Author, Educator). There was no debate or discussion. Stockton slowly regained his health and returned to his law practice to support his family but later developed cancer. He was born at Gifford which is the neighbouring parish to the one John Knox was born in. John Witherspoon wrote in a letter to his son David. As one colleague reported, "He would lay aside the cloth to take revenge on them, I believe he would send them to the devil if he could." Penn Wharton School & America's Four United Republics Curriculum . He died February 28, 1781; his remains were conveyed to Nassau Hall and eulogized by the President of the College of New Jersey, Dr. Samuel Smith If what honors this young country can bestow, if many and great personal talents could save man from the graveBehold here the end of all perfectionto have been a son of this college and it was one the first honors of this college to have given birth to such a son a man who has long been foremost in his country, for power, for wisdom, and for fortune Another of the fathers of learning and eloquence is gone. Press, 1912), p. 74], Witherspoon was firmly grounded in the Reformed tradition of High to Late Orthodoxy, embedded in the transatlantic Evangelical Awakening of the eighteenth century, and frustrated by the state of religion in the Scottish Kirk. Reason second, I am obnoxious, suspected, and unpopular; you are very much otherwise. John Witherspoon was always aware that many in England (even King George) saw the Revolution as more than a war for the independence of the American Colonies. [2], He was then moved to Provost Prison in New York where he was intentionally starved and subjected to freezing cold weather. Dr. Samuel S. Smith, who succeeded Dr. W. as president of the college j and Frances, the second tiaughter, married Dr. David Plaque on Edinburgh University School of Divinity, Biographical sketches of distinguished Jerseymen (1845), President Witherspoon in the American Revolution (July 1, 1896), The Works of the Rev. The British offered freedom for the boys if he would abandon the cause, but Abraham Clark refused. The two remaining sons were bred to professions, and arose to distinction. From the pocket of his close-fitting coat Washington drew his carefully written reply. Witherspoon was a staunch Protestant, nationalist, and supporter of republicanism. A statue of Richard Stockton by Henry Kirke Brown. The exhausted rider was enthusiastically greeted by Thomas McKean and escorted in to the brick building where some 50 to 60 men were about to decide the fate of a continent. Like Benedict Pictet (1655-1724), Witherspoon held firmly to the tenets of confessional Calvinism. Heyward defied the guards by writing new words to "God Save the King" and teaching the other prisoners to sing, "God Save the States" to the old tune. Witherspoon served in Congress from June 1777 until November 1784 and became one of its most influential members and a workhorse of prodigious energy. Witherspoon has claimed descent from Scottish-born John Witherspoon, who signed the United States Declaration of Independence; however, this claim has not been verified by the Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence genealogists. I call to God to witness that if any British troops are landed in the County of York, of which I am Lieutenant, I will wait no orders, but will summon the militia and drive the invaders into the sea!". Categories: Patriotic Service, New Jersey, American Revolution | American Founding Fathers | Signers of the Articles of Confederation | Signers of the United States Declaration of Independence | Presbyterian Ministers | Princeton University | NSDAR Patriot Ancestors, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. 1823, SOURCE: The Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Once he was satisfied, the New Jersey delegates voted for Independence. John Witherspoon, who was sixth president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Abraham Clark, the New Jersey signer who was known as "The Poor Man's Counsellor", had two sons - both Army officers - who were captured and accorded barbarous treatment on the hellship 'Jersey'. He was later awarded a Doctorate of Divinity from the University of St. Andrews, in recognition of his theological skills. Wolcott 's wife and children, and other ladies of the town, melted down the statue into 42,088 bullets for the American Army. Soon, Witherspoon came to support the American Revolution, joining the New Jersey Committee of Correspondence and Safety in early 1774. Caesar Rodney was also afflicted with a painful and unsightly facial cancer. Witherspoon was a proponent of Christian values, his common sense approach to the public morality of civil magistrates was influenced by the ethics of Scottish philosophers Francis Hutcheson and Reid rather than Jonathan Edwards. They understood quite clearly that they were indeed pledging "to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. Witherspoon was a very active member of congress, serving on more than a hundred committees through his tenure and debating frequently on the floor. Upon his arrival at then College of New Jersey, Witherspoon found the school in debt, with weak instruction and an outdated library. Sold June 4, 2008, in Printed & Manuscript Americana for $132,000. Address: 11-15 Wiggins St Princeton, NJ 08542. He said that "undaunted resolution was displayed on every countenance.". See more ideas about john witherspoon, declaration of independence, stone barns. The President's House in Princeton, New Jersey, was his home from 1768 to 1779 and is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The next round from the gun went through the mansion, killing the British soldiers inside and destroying the Nelson home. After the Revolutionary War, he continued to serve as President of the College of New Jersey, but spend several years working to rebuild the college. of Serle, 176-177, 178-179, 180, 186: John Shuttleworth to (Walter Spencer) Stanhope, June 29, (i.e., Jan. 29), 1777, Sterling, Annals of a Yorkshire House, II, 21: Henry Laurens to John Laurens, Feb. 3, 1777, C.O.5/40; the Howes to Germain, March 25, 1777, and (enclosed therein) declarations subscribed as a result of the proclamation of Nov. 30, 1777, C.O. Following the war, Witherspoon devoted his life to rebuilding the College. udinot (born Stockton), Abigail Pintard (born Stockton), Susanna Pintard (born Stockton), John Stockton, Rev. In Princeton a rumor started by Mr. Cochran, a Tory, claiming Stockton had taken General Howe's protection caused Stockton to be spoken against for a short time, but "Mr Cochran's known quarrel with him makes it very doubtful to candid persons" Rev. He studied law with David Ogden, of Newark, who was at that time the head of the legal profession in the province. He registered for military service in 1780. Herbert Foster has identified five points of political Calvinism that appear to apply to Witherspoon: fundamental law, natural rights, contract and consent of people, popular sovereignty, resistance to tyranny through responsible representatives (Quoted in Morrison 2005: 81). After nearly five weeks of brutal treatment, Stockton was released on parole, his health ruined. Paintings of Richard Stockton, George Washington and Elias Boudinot hang in Nassau Hall to this day. Related Information | Oct 4, 2013 - Explore Heather Weaver's board "John witherspoon" on Pinterest. The British occupied the area and did much damage to the college, nearly destroyed it. He attended the Haddington Grammar School, and obtained a Master of Arts from the University of Edinburgh in 1739. Nine died of wounds or hardships during the war. Born in Scotland and educated at the University of Edinburgh, Witherspoon was well known for his publications in Scotland before he was invited to be president of the College of New Jersey (todays Princeton University), where he succeeded Jonathan Edwards and served from 1768 until 1794. The tyrannical actions of the Crown were quickly followed by measured and sometimes violent reactions from the colonists. Family tree of John WITHERSPOON. The eulogy was delivered by Rev. Witherspoon was responsible for its reconstruction after the war, which caused him great personal and financial difficulty. An advocate of natural law within a Christian and republican cosmology, Witherspoon considered moral philosophy vital for ministers, lawyers, and those holding positions in government (magistrates). Born in Scotland and educated at the University of Edinburgh, Witherspoon was a prominent 18th-century intellectual associated with the moral philosophy of the Scottish Enlightenment. Stockton served the College, afterwards known as Princeton University, as a trustee 26 years. Declaration House | A week later Stocktons son-in-law and fellow signer Dr. Benjamin Rush wrote At Princeton I met my wifes father who had been plundered of all his household furniture and stock by the British army, and carried a prisoner to New York, from whence he was permitted to return to his family upon parole.. The office of a judge of the province, was never filled with more integrity and learning than it was by him, for several years before the revolution. Stocktons great-grandfather was Richard "The Emigrant" Stockton, 1635-1707, who arrived in Flushing, Long Island, New York, when it was still New Netherland. Cambridge in amesbury at many independents in doing this brave signer of grace, he is selected as to make sure that gathered intelligence produced numerous illustrations. In 1913, a handsome bronze marker was placed at the site by the Sons of the American Revolution. Stockton and his wife had six children, four daughters and two sons: Julia Stockton (married to Benjamin Rush, also a signer of the Declaration), Mary, Susan, Richard, Lucius and Abigail. 1777."[10]. Had you known the pleasure it would have communicated, I flatter myself, your diffidence would not have delayed it to this time. And like Pictet, Witherspoon was eager to show that the truths of supernatural revelation could be squared with reason. Dr. Benjamin Rush wrote: The whole of Mr. Stocktons furniture, apparel, and even valuable writings have been burnt. J. L. BELL is a Massachusetts writer who specializes in (among other things) the start of the American Revolution in and around Boston. John Knox Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 - November 15, 1794) was a Scots Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence [1] as a representative of New Jersey. The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. He opened his law practice in Princeton in 1754, and later another in Newark and was recognized as one of the most eloquent lawyers in the colonies. HE was involved in New Jersey committees of correspondence, and he also signed the Declaration of Independence and served on over a hundred congressional committees. The revisions were completed on the evening of July 4th, the document was adopted without dissent, and the Declaration of Independence was ordered proclaimed throughout the United States. For Gods sake my dear sir, upon the receipt of this collect all the shoes and stockings you can, and send them off for Albany in light wagons; a couple of two horse wagons will bring a great many, which may be distributed among our several Regiments who will be all together at Tyconderoga in a few days if any breeches, gloves and coats be ready send them along; but do not wait for them if the shoes and stockings are ready, and the others notwe have dispatches from General Gates this morning informing that he hourly expects to be attacked by the Enemy; but our works are very strong and a Boom thrown across the water from Tyconderoga to prevent the enemies shipping from getting below us, therefore I trust with the blessing of Almighty God, that we shall disappoint their wishes and sanguinary purposesBut shall the brave troops from New Jersey stand in lines half leg deep in snow without shoes or stockingGod forbid. Some are superior to others in mental powers and intellectual improvementsome by the great increase of their property through their own, or their predecessors industry, and some make it their choice, finding they cannot live otherwise better, to let out their labor to others for hire. Stockton was the first person from New Jersey to sign the Declaration of Independence. Exuberant citizens of Bowling Green, New York hauled down a large equestrian statue of George III and carried it to the Connecticut home of General Oliver Wolcott, a delegate to Congress. Unlike some English advocates of religious freedom, Witherspoon was willing to extend such freedom to Roman Catholics, and he believed that the state could encourage good behavior and that religious virtue led to political strength. There must be no pulling different ways; we must all hang together." [5] Witherspoon became prominent within the Church as an Evangelical opponent of the Moderate Party. Presidents of Princeton University. In Scotland, his personal efforts resulted in the acceptance of the presidency of the College by the Reverend John Witherspoon. John Witherspoon brought some impressive credentials and a measure of public acclaim with him when he joined the colonies in 1768, as president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). Died on November 15, 1794 in Near Princeton, New Jersey, USA , United States. He was prominent in many reforms, especially in the areas of medicine and education. "Let my trade perish. Two weeks later, on August 2, 1776, the Congress met again at the State House in Philadelphia to formalize with their legislatures what they had adopted a month before. There was no place to acquire these items and unfortunately no money to purchase them with if they were to be found. In 1768, Stockton was elevated to a seat in the royal executive council of New Jersey; in 1774, he was placed on the bench of the Supreme Court. That risk was not only substantial, it was imminent. ", Although the Stamp Act was subsequently repealed, it had been followed by the Townshend Acts and the Writs of Assistance in 1767, the Boston Massacre in 1770, increasing interference in colonial governments, the Boston Port Bill in 1774, and other "injuries and usurpations, all having, in direct object, the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states.". How far this subjection extends. The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University (accessed Jan 18, 2023). John attended the preparatory school in Haddington Scotland. Birth of Rev. According to John Witherspoon, he arrived on or before July 3rd. American independence Witherspoon was a strong supporter of America and American independence. Worthy to note: John Witherspoon, the only clergyman to sign our Declaration of Independence was the nephew of both Margaret and Janette Witherspoon. Richard Stockton the signer of the Declaration of Independence was born October 1, 1730, the eldest of eight children born to John and Abigail Stockton. Lanham, Md. John Knox Witherspoon (1723-1794)clergyman, educator, and founding fatherserved as Princeton's sixth president from 1768 until his death in 1794. An error has occured while loading the map. Americans prominently involved with First Amendment issues, prohibited clergymen from serving in the state legislature, http://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1233/john-witherspoon. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. On July 1, 1776, Richard Stockton and his good friend Rev. Richard Stockton was born near Princeton, on October 1, 1730. The ancestors of Richard "The Emigrant" Stockton are not known. He died from 9 April 1804 to 2 April 1805, in Salem . If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. Upon his arrival, Witherspoon found the school in debt, with weak instruction, and a library collection which clearly failed to meet student needs. In this sense, the temporal principles of morality required a religious component which derived its authority from the spiritual. He signed the Declaration of Independence, and was a leader in Pennsylvania's ratification of the Constitution in 1788. They traveled to Albany, Saratoga, Ticonderoga, and every facility necessary to implement their mission, aided by General Schuler, who commanded the northern army. In regard to civil magistrates, Witherspoon thus believed moral judgment should be pursued as a science. Witherspoon Street, in: Princeton, New Jersey; Pomfret, John E.. '"Witherspoon, John" in. John Witherspoons American Revolution. "Well," said Jefferson, "if you are decided, I will do as well as I can. [25] The next oldest son, John, graduated from Princeton in 1779, practiced medicine in South Carolina, and was lost at sea in 1795. John Witherspoon, (born Feb. 15, 1723, [Feb. 5, 1722, old style], Gifford, East Lothian, Scot.died Nov. 15, 1794, Tusculum, N.J., U.S.), Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University); he was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. This address, from a person of your refined taste and elegance of expression, affords a pleasure beyond my powers of utterance, and I have only to lament that the hero of your pastoral is not more deserving of your pen; but the circumstance shall be placed among the happiest events of my life. Wife of Signer John Witherspoon Image: John Witherspoon John Witherspoon was born on February 5, 1722, at the village of Gifford, near Edinburgh, Scotland. Witherspoon was an early convert to the Patriot cause, and the British considered his college to be a seminary of sedition (Morrison 2005: 13). He remained at the University to study divinity. Let us shortly consider (1.) Witherspoon also helped organize Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey. As a native Scotsman, long wary of the power of the British Crown, Witherspoon soon came to support the Revolution, joining the Committee of Correspondence and Safety in early 1774. "The summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country, but he that stands it now deserves the thanks of man and woman. Politically active, Witherspoon was a delegate from New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress and a signatory to the July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence. A son-in-law was Congressman David Ramsay, who married Frances Witherspoon on 18 March 1783. Rush and Stockton's recruiting letters can be found in Butterfield, L. H., "John Witherspoon Comes to America", Princeton University Library, Princeton, New Jersey. Dr. Witherspoon was born in Georgia and served as a lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. The Syng inkstand is a silver inkstand used during the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the United States Constitution in 1787. He was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration. Rev. He argued that the colonies should be represented in the Parliament. One night in Edinburgh, Stockton was attacked by a robber and he defended himself skillfully with a small sword, the surprised and wounded robber fled. "Give me the cannon," Nelson shouted. An outspoken advocate of American independence, Rodney was exhausted from many months of battling Delaware's Tories while building up and drilling the colony's militia. He fought against the flood of paper money, and opposed the issuance of bonds without provision for their amortization. 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