James
Stafford
Born in Staffordshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Lucretia Lucinda (Reins) Stafford
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Stafford, Rebecca (Stafford) Hennen, William Stafford, Thomas Stafford, Lucinda (Stafford) Neal, Seth Stafford, Mary (Stafford) Rogers, Nehemiah Stafford, James S. Stafford and Nancy Ann (Stafford) Jenkins
Died
at age 72
in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Feb 2014
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James Stafford served with Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.
James Stafford is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A108070.
Biography
James recorded his 400 acres at the fork of the Cheat and Monongalia Rivers in 1774.[1]
James Stafford's Will was written on 16 Sep 1826.[2] At the time of his death, Lucretia is his wife. The children mentioned in the will are:
- Seth
- Nehemiah, b. 1794; d. 03 Jul 1858[3]
- Thomas
- William
- John (deceased at date of will)
- Rebecca, m. Mr. Hennen
- Mary, m. Mr. Rogers
- Lucinda "Lucy", m. James Neel/Neal[4]
- Nancy, m. Thomas Jenkins[5]
The slaves mentioned in his will are:
- Sam
- Visa
- Rachel
- a few unnamed slaves
Additions by Francis E. Berkey (Berkey-120), 13 Jun 2020: When my wife (Stafford-3336) began research on the family we went to WVU Library and came up with a bunch so I will begin expansion here. We found that James came to this country with 2 brothers which I will move into at a later time.
Revolutionary War Service
Sources
- ↑ History of Monongalia, Virginia
- ↑ West Virginia Will Book, v. 001 1819-1903
- ↑ West Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1854-1932
- ↑ West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970
- ↑ West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 29 April 2018), "Record of James Stafford", Ancestor # A108070.
- Find A Grave Memorial # 122659188
- Stafford-1519 was created by Tisha Henderson through the import of Henderson Main Family Tree.ged on Jan 31, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~0.39%
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They appear to be two separate families, which will need to be properly sorted.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S196-R3P
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZH-GP2 : 11 February 2018), James Stafford and Lucretia Reins, 28 Nov 1836; citing Grayson County, Virginia, reference reg 1 p28; FHL microfilm 31,758.
Need to check marr date.