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	Robert F. Stockton -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Stockton was from a notable political family and also served as a (additional info and facts about U.S. Senator) U.S. Senator from (A Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies) New Jersey.
		After that conflict, Lieutenant Stockton was assigned to ships operating in the (The largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia) Mediterranean, in the (Region including the Caribbean islands) Caribbean and off the coast of (An area of western African between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea) West Africa.
		Captain Stockton was absolved of responsibility for the February 1844 explosion of a gun on board the ship that killed two cabinet officers and several others.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/robert_f._stockton.htm (472 words)

	Stockton
		Robert Field Stockton, born on 20 August 1795 at Princeton, N.J., entered the United States Navy as a midshipman in 1811.
		The second Stockton (Destroyer No. 73), a torpedo boat destroyer, was laid down on 16 October 1916 by William Cramp and Sons at Philadelphia, Pa.; launched on 17 July 1917; sponsored by Miss Ellen Emelie De Martelly; and commissioned on 26 November 1917, Comdr.
		The name Stockton was assigned on 22 January 1941 to DD-504, an experimental 900-ton destroyer ordered on 9 September 1940 from the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J. However, the contract was cancelled on 10 February 1941 and replaced by a contract for a 1,630-ton destroyer of the Gleaves class, Stockton (DD-646).
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s19/stockton-ii.htm (613 words)

	Military.com Content
		Stockton's natural cool during such actions as the defense of Baltimore and Alexandria against the British won him the sobriquet "Fighting Bob." Stockton was promoted to lieutenant in 1814.
		Stockton resigned his commission in 1826 for his first foray into the world of politics but returned to active duty as a captain in 1838.
		Stockton was exonerated from blame for the incident.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent?file=ML_stockton_bkp (437 words)

	Robert Field Stockton Biography / Biography of Robert Field Stockton Biography
		Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866), American naval officer, politician, and promoter of internal improvements in the nation, was very important in the conquest of California and served briefly in the U.S. Senate.
		Born on Aug. 20, 1795, at Princeton, N. J., Robert F. Stockton was the son of a prominent lawyer and U.S. senator.
		Robert entered the College of New Jersey at the age of 13, studying mathematics and languages, but withdrew to accept an appointment as a midshipman in 1811 aboard the President, flagship of Commodore John Rodgers.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-robert-field-stockton (555 words)

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		Stockton Manor is in the town of Malpas, Cheshire County, England, and it is known that David De Stockton inherited it from his father in the year 1250.
		Annis Boudinot Stockton was a woman of remarkable culture and wit, a writer of graceful verse, and a friend and correspondent of General Washington, whom he warmly eulogized.
		Its original derivation is from the Welsh, "maes," a field, therefore the significance is "the place in the open field." The arms of the Lummis family, as used by this in this century: Argent between two palets gules, three fluers de lis in pale sable, a chief azure.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/historical/southernnewyork/s_ny_50.htm (3990 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: STOCKTON, ROBERT FIELD
		Stockton was so eager to bring Texas into the Union and to extend its limits at the expense of Mexico, that his superiors felt it necessary to warn him against rashness.
		He resigned from the navy in 1850, held the office of senator from New Jersey (1851-53), espoused the cause of the American party, and in 1861 was a delegate to the Peace Conference at Washington.
		Fort Stockton in present Pecos County, Texas, was named in his honor.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/fst61.html (362 words)

	New Jersey Historical Society
		Robert Field Stockton, and Robert Field Stockton, Jr.
		For example, John Stockton’s son, Richard Stockton (1730-1781), was not only a "gentleman farmer" and lawyer, but was also a participant in the Revolutionary War and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
		Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866), son of Mary Field Stockton and Richard Stockton (1764-1828), was a Navy officer and later a Senator.
	www.jerseyhistory.org /findingaid.php?aid=0368 (821 words)

	Stockton Expedition
		Stockton took charge of the negotiations with leaders of the Dey and Bassa peoples who lived in the area of Cape Mesurado.
		But Stockton forced King Peter -- some accounts say at gun-point -- and other indigenous rulers of the cape, at the barrel of a gun, to sign a treaty which ceded land from the indigenous people to the African-American settlers.
		Robert Field Stockton was born in Princeton, New Jersey, on 20 August 1795.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/stockton.htm (779 words)

	COMMODORE ROBERT FIELD STOCKTON - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 11/09/1821
		ROBERT F. The future Commodore directs an Ensign to perform the duties of an acting Lieutenant, rewarding his conduct.
		Stockton later helped supervise the construction of the Princeton and commanded it on a demonstration cruise on the Potomac in 1844 with President John Tyler aboard.
		Stockton was sent to Texas with the U.S. resolution of annexation in 1845 and then sailed for California aboard the Congress to take command of the Pacific Squadron, arriving in Monterey on July 15, 1846.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/3_2001/military/COMMODORE_ROBERT_FIELD_STOCKTON.htm (351 words)

	FREMONT - LoveToKnow Article on FREMONT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The extent of his responsibility for the events that ensued is not wholly clear, and has been the subject of much controversy; his defenders have asserted that he was not responsible for the seizure of Sonoma or for the so-called Bear-Flag War ; and that he played a creditable part throughout.
		Stockton, ignoring Kearny, commissioned Frmont military commandant and governor.
		But Kearnys authority being confirmed about the 1st of April, Frmont, for repeated acts of disobedience, was sent under arrest to Washington, where he was tried by courtmartial, found guilty (January 1847) of mutiny, disobedience and conduct prejudicial to military discipline, and sentenced to dismissal from the service.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FR/FREMONT.htm (1101 words)

	Stockton Generations
		Richard Stockton, eldest son of John and Abigail (Phillips) Stockton, known as "The Signer" because he was a member of the Continental Congress and one of the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence, was a graduate of the first class of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in the Class of 1748.
		On June 21, 1776 he was chosen by the Provincial Congress of New Jersey one of the delegates of the Colony to the Congress which promulgated the Declaration of Independence.
		Upon his return from this mission, Richard Stockton found his family and home in danger, Lord Cornwallis being on the march across the Jerseys and Princeton lying in the direct line of advance of the British Army.
	www.stockton-law.com /genealogy/stockton4.html (1183 words)

	Hunterdon County - Stockton Borough Historical Information
		A railroad was graded in Lambertville in 1850 and reached Stockton shortly thereafter.
		In 1853 a new post office was built near the bridge and the town was named Stockton in honor of Senator Robert Field Stockton who helped to make the canal a reality, with which helped the new community to thrive.
		On April 14, 1898 Stockton became a Borough of the County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey.
	www.co.hunterdon.nj.us /mun/stockton/history.htm (1460 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Stockton
		Great-grandson of Richard Stockton; son of Robert Field Stockton.
		Son of Richard Stockton (1730-1781); father of Robert Field Stockton.
		Stockton, Robert Field (1795-1866) — of New Jersey.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/stockton.html (495 words)

	CHRONOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA HISTORY
		Robert Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, an English Nobleman and historiographer, publishes his three-volume work, Arcano Del Mare, and describes in It Mare d'America Occidenale, the trips of the galleons from the Philippines making the northwest coast of America.
		This is on the occasion of the arrival in San Diego of Commodore Stockton of the United States Navy and General Kearney of the United States Army.
		Commodore Robert Field Stockton arrives at the Port of Monterey and Commodore Sloat appoints Stockton Commander-in-Chief of the American forces, and the latter undertakes the conquest of California against the Mexican General José Castro.
	www.srcalifornia.com /cal-chron.htm (11454 words)

	Avila Adobe - Historic Adobes of Los Angeles County by John R. Kielbasa ISBN: 0-8059-4172-X - Things To Do In Los ...
		Stockton chose to sail north to San Francisco and placed Lieutenant Archibald Gillespie in charge of a garrison of fifty men.
		Stockton's men marched triumphantly into the tiny pueblo with a brass band proudly leading the way.
		Stockton left the Avila adobe and headed north to assume the position of military governor of California.
	www.laokay.com /halac/AvilaAdobe.htm (4913 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Bear Flag Rising: The Conquest of California, 1846 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Notable among these are Commodore Robert Field Stockton and General Stephen Watts Kearny, both ostensibly with the same purpose--to claim California and fulfill America's Manifest Destiny--but with differing methods and goals.
		In keeping with the spirit of the philosophy of Manifest Destiny that was gripping the nation in the middle of the nineteenth century, three veteran military commanders sought individual glory and national fulfillment in the conquest of California.
		Stockton then commanded a force of sailors, marines and the Pacific Battalion which accomplished the conquest of the coastal regions of California.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0312875126 (1498 words)

	Mountain Democrat Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		On Dec. 29, 1846, Commodore Robert Field Stockton, along with General Stephen Watts Kearny and some 600 soldiers, sailors, marines and volunteers, left the area of San Diego on a march towards Los Angeles were they intended to retake the capital of Mexican California.
		Commodore Robert Field Stockton returned all the men to the ships and the Congress set sail for San Diego, leaving the Savannah at San Pedro.
		On October 12, 1846, Major John Charles Frémont and 170 men boarded the ship "Sterling." Their orders from Commodore Robert Field Stockton were to sail directly to Santa Barbara and surprise the soldiers of the Mexican army who had revolted in the Los Angeles area.
	www.mtdemocrat.com /columnists/doug_noble/2004 (2545 words)

	Pecos County,Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Fort Stockton, the county seat of Pecos County, is on Interstate Highway 10, U.S. highways 67, 290, and 385, and the Santa Fe Railroad, 329 miles northwest of San Antonio and 245 miles east of El Paso.
		By then, however, it was rapidly becoming the center for an extensive sheep and cattle ranching industry, and in 1926 the opening of the nearby Yates oilfield brought on an economic boom.
		In 1980 Fort Stockton had a broad-based economy and a population of 8,868.
	www.co.pecos.tx.us /fortstockton.html (447 words)

	alderson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Los Gatos resident Martha Stockton Alderson presents two slide show/lectures locally on her distant and famous family ancestor, Commodore Robert Field Stockton.
		He was also a grandson of a Declaration of Independence signer, a naval officer during the War of 1812 and a financial backer of the first U.S. Navy battleship driven with steam engines and an underwater screw propeller.
		Stockton, for whom the California city was named, was also a partner in the construction of the canal that linked New York to Philadelphia through New Jersey, a founder of the free African state of Liberia and a presidential candidate for the Know-Nothing party.
	www.svcn.com /archives/lgwt/09.25.96/alderson.html (270 words)

	Stockton Attorney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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		Robert Field Stockton, Attorney at Law of Princeton, New Jersey USA.
		Jeffrey Passafaro is the Town Attorney in the Town of Stockton Attorney's Office.
	www.allwebdirectories.com /ww/li/stockton-attorney.html (217 words)

	John C. Fremont
		The extent of his responsibility for the events that ensued is not wholly clear, and has been the subject of much controversy; his defenders have asserted that he was not responsible for the seizure of Sonoma or for the so-called "Bear-Flag War"; and that he played a creditable part throughout.
		Commodore John D. Sloat, after seizing Monterey, transferred his command to Commodore Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866), who made Fremont major of a battalion; and by January 1847 Stockton and Fremont completed the conquest of California.
		But Kearny's authority being confirmed about the 1st of April, Fremont, for repeated acts of disobedience, was sent under arrest to Washington, where he was tried by court-martial, found guilty (January 1847) of mutiny, disobedience and conduct prejudicial to military discipline, and sentenced to dismissal from the service.
	www.nndb.com /people/885/000049738 (999 words)

	JCSWEB1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It was surveyed by Robert E. Lee before the Civil War and during the War, Union troops had a detachment there to look for blockade runners.
		The Arlington House mansion and grounds belonging to Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his wife, were confiscated in 1864 by the Union Government and 200 acres were set aside for the Union dead.
		It was at Fredericksburg that the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, led by General Robert E. Lee, halted the Union Army of the Potomac, led by General Burnside.
	www.libsci.sc.edu /bob/class/clis734/webguides/jcsweb1.html (2527 words)

	FORT STOCKTON HISTORIC SITE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Continued military presence was placed in Camp Stockton by a detachment of twenty men of the 1st and 8th Infantry Regiments, U.S. Army in December, 1858.
		In July 1867, Fort Stockton was re-established by four Companies of the 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment on 960 acres leased from civilian landowners, one-half mile northeast of the first post.
		About 87 percent of all soldiers garrisoned at Fort Stockton from 1867 until 1886 were Black troops of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments and the 41st, 24th and 25th Infantry Regiments.
	www.coax.net /people/lwf/STOCKTON.HTM (492 words)

	US People--Stockton, Robert W., Captain, USN.
		The original engraving was based on a painting on ivory owned by Commodore Stockton's son, the Hon.
		Stockton relieved Commodore John D. Sloat as commander of the Pacific Squadron in July 1847.
		Perrine; Lieutenant Hunt; Representative Virgil Maxcy, of Maryland; Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur; Captain Beverly Kennon, Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair; Thomas Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy; Captain Robert F. Stockton; Sailors; Senator Phelps and Senator Thomas Hart Benton.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/pers-us/uspers-s/r-stockn.htm (670 words)

	Stockton Family Papers
		Deed of the Executors of Richard Stockton to Isaac Field for Property in Mansfield, NJ 25 Jan. [182-?]
		Release of Lucius Horatio Stockton to Richard Stockton for land in Montgomery, NJ 9 Dec. 1831
		Stockton and Miss M. Stockton, with frontispiece of an engraving of James Bogie and bookplate of Samuel W. Pennypacker, bound volume, 145 pp.
	libweb.princeton.edu /libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/stockton.html (2689 words)

	calbk-177 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Robert Selden Garnett, afterward a brigadier general in the Confederate army.
		We have finished the field work, with the exception of four lines to the four winds, from the church as a centre-each line two leagues long.
		Stockton, which had then but one house and a number of tents, now has a population of 10,000, and there are steamers running much higher up the San Joaquin River; there are four or five cities, some of them thriving ones, above it.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /gc/calbk/177/177sgm_old (18937 words)

	Stockton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Stockton, the county seat of San Joaquin County, is located seventy-eight miles northeast of San Francisco.
		The city was founded in 1849 and received its name in honor of Commodore Robert Field Stockton, U. Navy, who took possession of California for the United States.
		Stockton contains many beautiful buildings and is an enterprising and up-to-date American city.
	americahurrah.com /SanFrancisco/1905/miscStockton.htm (73 words)

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