Valentine Stalnaker (1758 - 1834)

Born 1758 in Augusta, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Parsons) Stalnaker — married 1776 (to 1803) in Randolph County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 29 Nov 1834 at about age 76 in Beverly, Randolph, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Valentine was born about 1758 and passed away about 1834

BAPTISM BY REV JACOB LISCHY AT THE MONOCRACY EVANGELICAL LUTHERN CHURCH FREDERICKSBURG MD 13 FEB 1757

IN MANY RECORDS HE IS LISTED AS FELTY.

IN 1774 A JACOB AND VALENTINE SERVED IN CAPT RALPH STEWART'S COMPANY IN THE DUNMORE WAR. JACOB, JACOB JR. AND VALENTINE MADE PUBLIC SERVICE CLAIMS FOR REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES IN 1783. 32 DAYS PAY (THIS IS INDEXED AS A BEDFORD COMPANY), UT THE NAMES DO NOT APPEAR IN THE HARRISON CO LAND OR TAX RECORDS.

1 MAY 1784, VALENTINE WAS GRANTED A CERTIFICATE OF SETTLEMENT, ASSIGNEE OF JOHN TRUBYFOR 150 ACRES ON TEH EAST SIDE OF THE TYGARTS VALLEY RIVER ADJIONING THE LAND OF JACOB. VIRGINIA LAND GRANTS PG 257

JACOB, JACOB JR AND VALENTINE SIGNED FOR THE CREATION OF MONONGALIA COUNTY IN NOV 1777. VALENTINE WOULD HAVE JUST OF LEGAL AGE. JACOB'S OTHER SONS DO NOT APPEAR ON THIS PETITION OR IN ANY COURT APPOINTMENTS OR LAND GRANTS, THEY MAY HAVE BEEN YOUNGER THAT VALENTINE.

16 APR 1783 FELTY RECEIVED 35 RATIONS . PUBLIC SERVICE CLAIMES, MONONGHALIA CO. COURT BOOKLET PG 9 COMMISSIONERS BOOK II PG 343.

APPLICATION FOR REVOLUTIONARY PENSION 1833 WAS MARKED " THIS MAN DEAD" 1HIS WILL DATED 13 OCT 1833 AND PRBATED DEC 1833, INDICATED HE APPLIED BEFORE HIS DEATH AND DURING THE PROCESS HE HAD DIED.This person was created through the import of Martin_O_Daniels_Lorentz_Toale.ged on 21 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.

Valentine Stalnaker, son of Jacob first, was granted land along with his father, Jacob, 1780. His home was what is known as the Yokum farm, and an old cemetery on the place, which has been restored, has disclosed interesting data of the family. We find that Valentine died November 28, 1834, age 76, being born 1758.

He was laid to rest by his first wife, Catherine, who was born, 1753; died 1803.

The children to this union were: George Washington, Rebecca, Ann, Isaac, Abraham, and Jacob.

After the death of his first wife, he married Lucretia Junkins in 1806. [Note: This doesn’t make sense. -dh]

His Will, dated October 13, 1833, probated December, 1833, devises to his wife, Lucy, and sons; Abraham and Jacob. Will Book 2, page 447, Randolph County Records.

In 1832, Jacob Stalnaker and Valentine applied for pension, but Valentine’s application is marked "This man is dead." Later his wife, Lucy, made application on same service. Court records declare his death, 1833. Tombstone, 1834, So we find mistakes even in cemeteries.

Biographical sketch

Valentine Stalnaker^[1] was born on the Holston River in Augusta County, Virginia, in 1758, the son of of Jacob and Elizabeth Truby Stalnaker and died there on 27 November 1833.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} An alternate source says he died in November 1833 in Randolph County, Virginia.^[7][8][9] Another says he was born in Virginia in 1750.

Death

He died on 29 Novebver 1834 in Beverly, Randolph County, Virginia.^[10] (His grave marker gives his date of death as 1834.)

Property

Valentine was granted land in Randolph County by Governor Benjamin Harrison of Virginia on October 25, 1780.

Military Service

Valentine served as a soldier in the Revolution, ^[11] and later as a scout for the military from 1790-1792 in Randolph County, Virginia.

Marriage and family

Valentine first married Catherine Parsons. She was born in 1753 and died in Randolph County in 1803. A few years later, on 19 February 1806, Valentine married Lucretia Jenkins in Randolph County. Lucretia died June 30, 1845.

Valentine applied for a Revolutionary Veteran's pension in 1833, but he died before in was granted. Lucretia later applied for and was granted a pension for his service.

Sources

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• From "The Stalnaker Family" Written by Knight Wees , Published in the Randolph Enterprise, Thursday, August 25,1932

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110934108/valentine-stalnaker: accessed 9 October 2023), memorial page for Valentine Stalnaker (1758–28 Nov 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 110934108, citing Old Stalnaker Family Cemetery, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Robert Rucker (contributor 48128421).

Acknowledgments

• This person was created on 19 May 2010 through the import of My Family File.ged.