William Stacy Sr (1801 - aft. 1870)

Born 1801 in Russell, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Proffitt) Stacy — married 28 Jun 1819 in Floyd, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Rebecca (Blankenship) Stacy — married 9 May 1845 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died after 1870 after age 69 in Knox Creek, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Stacy was born in 1801. He passed away in 1870.

He had two marriages and two known mistresses. He had 33 identified children.

Big Billy married Rebecca Proffitt in 1819.

Sarah Mallett gave birth to her daughter Kezziah in 1820. The father was William “Big Billy” Stacey who was married to Rebecca Proffitt at the time. Sarah Mallett never married to William "Big Billy " Stacy, although he fathered several of her children. She was actually married to Henry Davis, with whom she also had children. All of Sarah's children went by the surname of Davis. According to researcher Pat Hatfield, Henry Davis Sr married Sarah and soon left her for another woman. Sarah became romantically involved with other men out of marriage in addition to Big Billy. Around 1824 John Davis brought a charge of bastardy against her in order to have one of her children bound out.

Big Billy was also the father of the children of Sarah Elizabeth Proffitt, his wife Rebecca’s sister. All of his children with Sarah used the Proffitt surname. According to family legend, Sarah Proffitt fell in love with William Stacy, but her sister Rebecca married him and Sarah vowed to have his children.

Big Billy later married Rebecca Blankenship.

Sources

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DN-QLPK : 22 July 2021), William Stacy and Rebeca Profett, 18 Jun 1819; citing Marriage, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 2,109,935.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR1-H2H : 24 August 2015), William Stacy, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing p. 63, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 579; FHL microfilm 29,693.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-RD7 : 9 November 2014), Wm Stacy, Tazewell county, part of, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing family 981, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41S-FPF : 30 December 2015), William Stacy, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLV-CVN : 17 October 2014), William Stacy, Virginia, United States; citing p. 6, family 42, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,136.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:69Q5-LBZM : 6 March 2021), William "Big Billy" Stacy; Burial, Big Sandy River Cemetery, Buchanan, Virginia, United States of America; citing record ID 216672076, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Source: S968756726 Repository: #R951065501 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=119395099&pid=1596
• Repository: R951065501 Ancestry.com
• Source: S968756726 Repository: #R951065501 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=119395099&pid=1596
• Repository: R951065501 Ancestry.com

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Carol Blankenship for help building this profile.