Stoutenburgh-Teller

We had mentioned here in a previous post that a Stoutenburgh descendant, Judge John Howland Wood, Jr., was the first federal judge assassinated in the United States. It seems appropriate that we should provide more information about Judge Wood.
John Howland Wood, a grandson of Maria Stoutenburgh and Richard DeCantillon, went off to Texas in 1835 to fight for the Texas Republic. It was his great, great grandson, Judge John Howland Wood, “Maximum John,” that was assassinated. Strangely, I can only find pictures of his killer and the man who paid for the killing but not the judge himself.

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Here’s an interesting “find” for the family collection. It seems that M.S. Rau Antiques is selling a Silver Cream Jug by Tobias Stoutenburgh for a mere $14,500. It’s quite a beautiful piece.

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For any of you that may have wondered about the Stoutenburgh-Teller Family Association (STFA), here’s quick history by Betsy Neal (STFA President) telling how it came to be and a little of what it’s about:

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Lanaii Kline has provided us with the following article, reprinted from the 2008 STFA Annual Newsletter. We very much appreciate the information contained here, but more especially the personal reflection. It reminds us that all of this seemingly “dry history” is about real people who had real lives and hopes and dreams and even family and friends whose lives they impacted and continue to impact down to this very day.

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