The year 1769 was mentioned in "Genealogy of the States Family" (compiled by James Noyes States)
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/187669/56
and "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/2784629?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22503651785a4e6d5a4b346c526164666563702f67697a56644c6d4955472f5938596b736d587267655841673d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d Adam Staats https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stats-2