Joshua Stapp Sr. (abt. 1688 - abt. 1783)

Born about 1688 in Essex County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Coffey) Stapp — married 1709 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 27 Mar 1783 at about age 95 in Orange, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Joshua Stapp Sr. was a Virginia colonist.

Joshua Stapp. This the most prominent of Abrahm Stepp's sons, was born ca 1688, died just prior to March 27, 1783. His wife was Martha Coffey, born ca 1790, died ca 1772. She was the daughter of Edward and Ann Coffey of Essex County, Virginia. Joshua Stapp, Sr. was approximately 95 years old when he died, lending credence to the folk tradition that the early Stapps-Stepps were nearly always long lived. Early scribes juggled the name of Josheway, Joshaway, Stepp, Step, and Sapp.

Under the provisions of the will of his father, Abraham Stapp, Sr., he was devised "the lower part" of the plantation bordering on "Mr. Robert Brooke." This was probably one of the choicest legacies of the estate. The land was still in the possession of Joshua in 1718. Adjacent to this land lay that of Mary Halbert, widow of William, we learn from SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA FAMILIES, by John Bennett Bodie, page 227. ^[1] Rudolph Stepp, researcher on this volume, comments: "This land, adjacent to Widow Halbert, was formerly purchased from Edward Moseley by Abraham Stapp, father of Jacob and Joshua. The entry is confusing because the will of William Halbert was not filed in Essex County until 1723 and it is not recorded in the county, evidently not copied for some reason and the original will is lost." If the will was extant it might provide a clue to the location of the Jacob and Joshua Stapp land.

December 8, 1719, William and Joshua Stapp executed a power of attorney to John Wridings to acknowledge a deed to John Foster, Sr. (See section on William Stapp). In 1734 Joshua Stapp is in Caroline County, whether by a slaves and land to his children and grandchildren. He gave the slaves Narick and Frank to his son Joshua, Jr.,; to Thomas and his wife Ann he gave the slaves James and Winn,; to James he deeded "1 negro man named Abraham and one negro female named Bett and one negro boy named Abraham." (32) Sept. 28, 1775, he deeded his son Joseph 214 acres of land "being the same land which the said Joshua Stepp and Joseph his son now liveth." In addition, in the same instrument he gave Joseph four negros named Baccus, Bett, Lewis, and Moses. In order to provide his children and grandchildren with slaves he purchased from Thomas Porter, Sept. 25, 1776, two slaves, Kate and Jack. He immediately, on the same day, deeded the slave Ben to his granddaughter, Elizabeth Simms. Other instruments alienated practically all the remaining properties.

Having provided for his children and grandchildren Joshua Stepp, Sr., executed his will, December 19, 1782. The first item was the manumission of two slaves, "my negro man," and "negro woman Betty" husband and wife. If there was to be any charge attached to the manumission it was to be paid out of his estate. The "Negro woman Cate" was bequeathed to Achilles Stapp, his grandson. The residue of his estate was to be divided between his grandson, Achilles, his granddaughters, Lucy Willhoit, Sarh Creel, and Martha Hubbard. Achilles was named executor. Witnesses were John Payne, John Wyat and William Wyat. At a court held in Orange County, March 27, 1783, Achilles came into court and exhibited the instrument which was proven by the last named two witnesses. Probate was authorized and Achilles executed a bond for 250 pounds with Robert Miller as security. An inventory and appraisement of his estate, now down to approximately 127 pounds, chiefly in livestock, was returned into the Orange court, April 25, 1783.

Children of Joshua Stapp, Sr. and Martha Coffey Stapp were Eve Salmon, aster, Elizabeth, John, Joshua, Jr., Thomas, Joseph and James. Grandchildren he provided for in his will were Achilles, Lucy (Willhoit), Sarah (Creel), and Martha (Hubbard). John died in Culpepper in 1751, Joshua, Jr., came to Central Kentucky in 1788. Thomas died in Virginia, Joseph is thought to have migrated to North Carolina (Caswell Co.) and James lived in Orange County until 1776 when he disappeared from the records (possibly died during the Revolution).

Residence

BET 1711 AND 1714 Essex, Virginia ^[2]

BET 1782 AND 1785 Virginia, USA ^[3]

Marriage

Husband: Joshua Stapp

Wife: Martha Coffey

Child: Joseph Stapp

Child: John Stapp

Child: Joshua Jr Stapp

Child: Eve Stapp

Child: Anister Stapp

Child: Elizabeth Stapp

Child: James Stapp

Child: Thomas Stapp

Marriage:

Date: 1709

Place: Essex, Virginia ^[4]

Research Notes

Name: Joshua Stapp^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Birth: 1688 Essex, Virginia, United States^[4][5][8]

Death: 27 MAR 1783 Orange, Virginia, United States^[4][8]

DNA

• https://www.familytreedna.com/public/steppstappdna/default.aspx?section=ycolorized

Sources

1. ↑ Bennett, John. Southside Virginia Families. p.227
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Essex County wills and deeds, 1711-1714 Publication: Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data - Fleet, Beverley,. Essex County wills and deeds, 1711-1714. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961. Original data: Fleet, Beverley,. Essex County wills and deeds, Wills: Joshua Stapp
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790. : records of the state enumerations, 1782 to Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Joshua Stapp
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} International and US Marriages Ancestry Record genepoold #2497764 and Ancestry Record worldmarr_ga #1154843
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, Vol. I Note: Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, Vol. I. Ancestry Record genepoolb #4278289
6. ↑ Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. II Note: Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. II. Ancestry Record flhg-vacolonialabstractsii #341143
7. ↑ Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors. Vol. I Note: Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, Vol. I. Ancestry Record flhg-17thcentcolanci #176818
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Ancestry Record genepool #4779437

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: 945S-4LX

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maudenna/f1016.htm#f1465 4/26/22 Bad Link.

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16800513&pid=453855181 4/26/22 Bad Link.

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=17913036&pid=576573745 4/26/22 Bad Link.

• The Stepp/Stapp Families of America, by Henry P. Scalf. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/701227-the-stepp-stapp-families-of-america-a-source-book?offset=3
• https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/112057/?offset=5#page=220&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Joshua%20Stapp%20, page 212

• https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/112057/?offset=0#page=96&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Joshua%20Stapp%20, page 90

• https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/112057/?offset=0#page=80&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Joshua%20Stapp%20, page 76

• https://www.geni.com/people/Joshua-Stapp/6000000041090780215?through=5388541547720037273

• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/stapp/182/

• https://www.familytreedna.com/public/steppstappdna/default.aspx?section=ycolorized

• https://www.geocities.ws/Heartland/Ranch/2298/stappdes.html

• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/stapp/182/

• http://www.ordway-stevenot.net/getperson.php?personID=I9410&tree=tree1

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G8P5-V6W

• https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&pz=timothy+michael&nz=dowling&p=john&n=stapp&oc=1