An excellent article has been found related to the children of Benjamin Stillman and Abigail Bennett titled Wedding of the First White Couple in the Territory ILLINOIS TRAILS Presents... The Wedding of the First White Couple in the Territory of Illinois, which later became the County of Sangamon As presented in the Illinois State Historical Society Publication in 1906. Typed and Donated by Sue Reed
Selected information and pictures have been added for each of the family members listed herein.

Stephen Stillman
Born: circa 1777
Place: MA
Died: 1835-1840
Place: Peoria, IL

Stephen Stillman served in the War of 1812.
Stephen Stillman was 1st State Senator from Sangamon County, IL in 1822.
Stephen Stillman was 1st Master of Masonic Lodge in Sangamon County, IL.
Stephen Stillman was unmarried.
Stephen Stillman, the artisan of the new piano legs, gave the name of Fancy Grove and Fancy Creek to those natural features of north Sangamon, names which they still bear.
Stephen Stillman became postmaster in his settlement, the first in the county north of the river.
Stephen Stillman sat upon the grand jury which indicted Nathaniel Vannoy for homicide. Vannoy was executed November 20th, 1826, the earliest instance of capital punishment in the county.

Dr. Joseph Bennett Stillman
Born: circa 1779
Place: MA
Died: 1825
Place: Key West, FL

Doctor Joseph Bennett Stillman was commissioned as a surgeon in the US Navy in 1820.
Doctor Joseph Bennett Stillman was unmarried.
Doctor Joseph Bennett Stillman made a cruise with his vessel in the Mediterranean and died upon the return voyage of yellow fever at Key West, FL.

Roxana Stillman
Born: 22 Mar 1786
Place: MA
Died: 11 Nov 1833
Place: Williamsville, IL
Married: James Stewart
Born: 28 Sep 1777
Place: Ft. Ann, NY
Died: 16 Apr 1872
Place: Williamsville, IL
Date Married: 1803

General Isaiah Stillman Born: 1797 Place: MA Died: 16 Apr 1861 Place: Canton, IL Married: Hannah Harwood Born: 25 Apr 1799 Place: Herkimer County, NY Lived: 1879 Place: Canton, IL Date Married: 18 Jan 1818

Mary Stillman
Born: circa 1799
Place: Bloomfield, NY
Died: 1862
Place: Tremont, IL

Mary Stillman was unmarried.

Martha Stillman Born: circa 1801 Place: Bloomfield, NY Died: 1845 Place: Sprinfield, IL Married: Philo Beers Born: 20 Dec 1793/1794 Place: Woodbury, CT Died: Mar 1858 Place: Springfield, IL Date Married: 2 Nov 1820

Captain Henry Stillman
Born: circa 1803
Place: Bloomfield, NY
Died: circa 1860
Place: Peoria, IL - removed and reburied in St. Louis, MO on 20 Oct 1866
Married: Melina Hickman
Born: circa 1821
Place: St. Louis, MO
Died:
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Date Married: circa 1842

Caroline Stillman
Born: circa 1805
Place: Bloomfield, NY
Died: 1845
Place: Tremont, IL
Married: Colonel Peter Menard
Born: circa 1803
Place: IL
Died:
Place: Tremont, IL
Date Married: circa 1830

Colonel Peter Menard, the son of Pierre Menard - whose statute in bronze stands upon the green in front of the IL State capitol - was the 1st Lieutenant Governor of IL.

Information and data on Captain Henry Stillman is most graciously provided by Martha Mueller of St. Louis, MO. The above URL was obtained from the LDS via Mytrees.com