John Stigant

Abt 1728 - Abt 1815  (~ 86 years)

• Name	John Stigant
  Relationship	with Marion Murdoch Johnson
  Gender	Male
  Born	Abt Nov 1728
  Baptism	17 Nov 1728	St Thomas, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain   [1]
  Residence	Bef 1815	Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom   [2]
  Died	Abt 1815
  Probate	17 Feb 1815  [2]
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	William Stigant           b. Abt 1690
  Mother	Sarah Bound           b. Abt 1695
  Marriage License	13 Aug 1720	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain   [3]
  Married	14 Aug 1720	St Thomas, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain   [4]

  
  

  Wife	Mary Woodison           b. 1733           d. Abt Apr 1816  (Age 83 years)
  Married	11 Aug 1754	St Mary, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain   [5]
  Age at Marriage	He was 25, she was 21
  Children	1. Mary Stigant           b. 1759   2. Elizabeth Stigant           b. 1761   3. John Stigant           b. Abt Nov 1764   4. Ann Stigant           b. Abt Nov 1767           d. Oct 1797  (Age ~ 29 years)   5. Phillip Stigant           b. 1771
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Early Life John Stigant was born around November 1728 and baptised on the 17th of that month, the son of William Stigant and Sarah Bound. Family Life John married Mary Woodison at St Mary Portsea on the 11th of August 1754. They had at least 5 children: Mary, b. 1759 Elizabeth, b. 1761 John, b. 1764 Ann, b. 1767 and who married William McPherson Rice (a schoolmaster in the Royal Navy) Phillip, b. 1771 Death John's will references his properties at 35 Gloucester Street and 28 James Street in Portsea, which he gives to his wife Mary. He also mentions: His daughter Elizabeth, spinster His son and heir, John, a shipwright His son Phillip, a shipwright His daughter Mary, the wife of Thomas Brown, a pilot [of ships] His granddaughter Mary, the wife of Mark Smith of Weymouth His grandson William McPherson Rice His grandson William Freeland?? His son-in-law Thomas Brown The will in full reads as follows: John Stigant the elder of the town of Portsea in the county of Southampton, Shipwright… I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary all that my messuage, tenement or dwelling ?? with the outhouses, yard and premises with the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situated, lying and being number 35 on the East side of Gloucester Street in the town of Portsea aforesaid now in the occupation of William Yellard, Carpenter, of his Majesty’s ship Hannibal and also all that my messuage, tenement or dwellinghouses with the said ?? and appurtenances thereunto belonging number 28 and situate lying and being on the east side of James?? Street now in the occupation of James Lang, Shipwright… …[when Mary dies, the same properties to] my daughter Elisabeth Stigant of Portsea aforesaid, spinster [but if she should marry, then equally to] my son and heir at law John Stigant of the town of Portsea aforesaid, shipwright, my son Philip Stigant of the same town, shipwright, and my daughter Mary ?? the wife of Thomas Brown of the town of Portsea aforesaid, pilot, and my said daughter Elizabeth. I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Mary ?? the wife of Mark?? Smith of Wyemouth in the county of Dorset, taylor, the sum of £20; unto my grandson William McPherson Rice the sum of £20 but in case of his death I give and bequeath the same unto my son John Stigant. Unto my grandson William Sterland?? the sum of £5 and unto my granddaughter Ann Freeland?? the sum of £5. [household goods etc to] unto my said beloved wife Mary. I appoint my son John Stigant and my son-in-law Thomas Brown executors of this my last will and testament….? Day of June in the year 1810 Proved at London 17 Feb 1815 Lots of online trees incorrectly give his death as 1810, with no evidence.

  
  

• Event Map

  Baptism - 17 Nov 1728 - St Thomas, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, Kingdom of Great Britain Residence - Bef 1815 - Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S0307] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, FamilySearch, (familysearch.org), John Stigant; (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB4X-LJ3 : 11 February 2018, John Stigant, 17 Nov 1728); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,725, 17 Nov 1728. [S0143] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, Ancestry, (ancestry.co.uk), John Stigant;Portsea, Southampton, England, 17 Feb 1815. [S0350] Hampshire, England, Allegations for Marriage Licences, 1689-1837, Ancestry, (ancestry.co.uk), Bownd / Stigant; Moens, William J. C. Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester, 1689–1837. Vols. 1 and 2. Digitized extracts. London: The Harleian Society, 1893., 13 Aug 1720. [S0170] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, Ancestry, (ancestry.co.uk), Stigand / Bound; FHL Film Number 919725, 919730, 919731, 919732, 919733, 14 Aug 1720. [S0309] England Marriages, 1538–1973, FamilySearch, (familysearch.org), John Stigant / Mary Woodison; (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N24V-F8X : 10 February 2018), John Stigant and Mary Woodison, 11 Aug 1754; citing Saint Marys,Portsea,Hampshire,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genea, 11 Aug 1754.