Sylvester STOVER b. Abt 1625 Ipswich, , Suffolk, England d. Bef 14 Feb 1689/90 , , , At Sea: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1625 - Bef 1690 (~ 65 years)

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Name	Sylvester STOVER [1]
Birth	Abt 1625	Ipswich, , Suffolk, England [2]
Gender	Male
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Residence	13 Jul 1649	York, , Maine, [3]
Land Grant at Cape Nedick
Will	21 Jul 1687	Cape Neddick, York, Maine, [3, 4, 5]
(proved 14 Feb 1689/90)
Court Records, D, 26. July 21 ano Dom: 1687 This being the last Will and testament of the sd Silvester Stover liueing in Cap nadick belonging to york in the province of Maine in New England who being bound by the grace of god into old England Doe here Giue and Will vnto my sone John Stover my right and title that I haue in the Cape neck in Whole after the decease of my wife And I doe here confirme vnto my sone dependence Stover, Three score and ten acres of land where his house is vp the river lieing in Cape Nadick. And to my sone Josiah Stover I giue to him the new pasture lieing vppon the right hand of the lane goeing from my house to yorke and so vppon the Southard side of the way to run west south west so farr as my bownes go. and the salt Marsh belonging to it lieing vp the river, after the decease of my wife. And the houses and the rest of my land that is not Disposed of I will and Giue unto my sone George Stover and If my sone John Stover please he shall haue that Libertie for to change with my sone George Stover for what land and houses which he haue at the Cape neck for that which my sone George Stover haue here after the decease of my wife. And as for the Moueables I leaue to my wife for to Dispose amongst the rest of my children as shee see Good at her Decease Wher vnto I here haue sett my hand and fixed my seale in the presence of Signed Sealed delivered in the presence of Sillvester X Stover X of Nathhaniell Clayce Henry Goddard Sworn to by both attesting witnesses 14 Feby 1689-90; Inventory returned at £731:07:00 by Elizabeth Stover, widow, 17 Feby,1689-90— [See Sargent for Stover's marks]
Residence	1652-1688	Cape Neddick, York, Maine, [2, 3]
Sylvester Stover had is home on the South West bank of the Cape Neddick River, a few rods above the present Passaconaway Bridge. He carried on his fishing business and was also a ferryman for the river and kept a tavern.
Occupation	1652-1688	Cape Neddick, York, Maine, [2, 6]
Fisherman, Ferryman, Tavern Keeper
Sylvester Stover had is home on the South West bank of the Cape Neddick River, a few rods above the present Passaconaway Bridge. He carried on his fishing business and was also a ferryman for the river and kept a tavern.
Death	Bef 14 Feb 1689/90	, , , At Sea [2, 7]
Person ID	I3572	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	19 Oct 2023

Family Elizabeth NORTON, b. 1631, , , Massachusetts, d. 4 Sep 1722, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Age 91 years)

Marriage 25 May 1652 York, York, Maine, [2, 3, 8]

Children

	1. Elizabeth STOVER, b. May 1651 d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. John STOVER, b. May 1653, York, York, Maine, d. 12 Apr 1748, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 94 years)
	3. Sarah STOVER, b. 1656, York, York, Maine, d. Yes, date unknown
+	4. Dependence STOVER, b. 1659, York, York, Maine, d. 25 Sep 1723, York, York, Maine, (Age 64 years)
	5. Josiah STOVER-STAFFORD, b. 1662 d. 9 Apr 1743, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, (Age 81 years)
	6. Mary STOVER, b. Abt 1664, York, York, Maine, d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Deborah STOVER, b. 1667, York, York, Maine, d. 13 Jul 1734, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, (Age 67 years)
+	8. George STOVER, b. Abt 1668, York, York, Maine, d. 25 Sep 1753, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 85 years)
	9. Hannah STOVER, b. 17 Aug 1670, York, York, Maine, d. 21 Jun 1731, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Age 60 years)

Family ID F853 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 19 Oct 2023

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1625 - Ipswich, , Suffolk, England
	Residence - Land Grant at Cape Nedick - 13 Jul 1649 - York, , Maine,
	Marriage - 25 May 1652 - York, York, Maine,
	Will - (proved 14 Feb 1689/90) - 21 Jul 1687 - Cape Neddick, York, Maine,
	Residence - 1652-1688 - Cape Neddick, York, Maine,
	Occupation - Fisherman, Ferryman, Tavern Keeper - 1652-1688 - Cape Neddick, York, Maine,
	Death - Bef 14 Feb 1689/90 - , , , At Sea

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3572&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Sylvester STOVER."

Sources

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[S1309] Charles Edward Banks, History of York, Maine, successively known as Bristol (1632), Agamenticus (1641), Gorgeana (1642), and York (1652). Internet Archive. Digital images. 2 vol. (Vol. 1: Boston, Mass.: Calkins Press, 1931; Vol. 2: Cambridge, Mass.: The Murray Printing Company, 1935), (https://archive.org: 2019), II: 21. accessed 2009.