Recorded on daughter Sarah (Sallie) marriage to Thomas Gatewood, 10 Oct 1861[3]
Slaves
In 1850, Stapleton Crutchfield held 68 slaves in Eastern District, Spotsylvania County.[4]
Research Notes
DOD is unconfirmed - using FindaGrave date until valid and readable source found.
In 1860, Stapleton's son, Corbin Crutchfield, is shown on the 1860 Slave Schedule as holding 35 slaves jointly with 5 minor heirs - which corresponds to Stapleton having died in 1859.
Sources
↑Marriage:
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7L-TJ5 : 29 January 2020), Stapleton Crutchfield, 1833.
Stapleton Crutchfield marriage to Sarah Ann Alsop on 13 Jun 1833 in Spotsylvania, Virginia.
↑1860 Census:
"U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885"
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Virginia, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1132; Archive Roll Number: 5; Census Year: 1859; Census Place: East District, Stafford, Virginia; Line: 15 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8756 #2193510 (accessed 28 July 2023)
Stapleton Crutchfield (51), widowed. Born in Virginia, USA.
↑Marriage of Daughter "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7K-HCB : 29 January 2020), S. Crutchfield in entry for Tho. H. Gatewood, 1861.
↑1850 Census Slave Schedules:
"1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8055 #93000232 (accessed 28 July 2023)
Stapleton Crutchfield in Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.
1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DR-ZLF : Mon Jul 17 22:27:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Stapleton Crutchfield and Sally A Critchfield, 1850."1850 United States Federal Census" The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 977; Page: 414a; Line Number: 28 Stapleton Orutchfield (42), Farmer, in Eastern District, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
Brooks and Kindred Families, Kellam, Ida Brookshttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062872569&view=1up&seq=7
A History of Early Spotsylvania, Mansfield, James Roger, 1977
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stapleton by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stapleton:
As a member of the US Black Heritage Project, I have added categories and (soon) a list of the slaves owned by Stapleton Crutchfield on this profile with categories using the standards of the US Black Heritage Exchange Program. This helps us connect enslaved ancestors to their descendants. See US Black Heritage: Heritage Exchange Portal for more information.