George Washington Stingley (1763 - abt. 1838)

Born 12 Sep 1763 in Hampshire County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Klorie (Hagler) Stingley — married 1783 in Virginia

Descendants

Died about 23 Mar 1838 at about age 74 in Clark's Hill, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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Biography

Sergeant George Stingley served with Hampshire County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

George Stingley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A110225.

George Stingley, the Revolutionary War Soldier was the son of John and Elizabeth Stingley. He was born in Virginia September 12, 1763 and died 23 March 1838 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

George’s father, John Johannes Stingley was born 7 September 1717 in Raumback, Germany. He came to Philadelphia on September 30, 1738. His name is recorded in VA XVII, Series 2 of the Pennsylvania Archives. He was married to Elizabeth Bussard Oberholtzer on 21 May 1751 in Warwick, Pennsylvania. John and Elizabeth had 7 children: John, Mary Polly, Jacob, Catherine, Lovisa, George and William Stingley. John resided in Hampshire County, Virginia, at the headwaters of Patterson Creek. He died September 1778 in Hampshire County, Virginia.

George married Klorie Hagler, daughter of Sebastion Hagler and Eve Hire Hagler, grand-daughter of Jacob Hagler Sr. and Leonard Hire Sr., both of whom came very early to the present town of Petersburg, West Virginia. George and Klorie married in 1776 in Ross/Pickaway Co., Ohio.

George Stingley, while residing in Hampshire County, Virginia, enlisted in the Revolutionary War about November 4, 1781 and served under Captains Joseph Berry, Stinson and James Simeral. He was stationed at the garrison at Winchester, Virigina, as one of the guards over British prisoners taken at Cornwallis’s surrender, and was discharged May 4, 1882 by Col. Hugh Holmes.

George and Klorie had a large family, sixteen according to some records and seventeen according to others.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ George Stingley, Revolutionary War Soldier, 1763-1838

• Revolutionary War Pension - Revolutionary war papers of George Stingley - National Archives, file S32543

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 Sep 2020), "Record of George Stingley", Ancestor # A110225.

A declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act Congress of &th June

State of Indiana Tippecannoe county

On this tenth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four before the Probate Court of the said county, and before John Killgore Judge of the same court, during the term of the same court, the said court of Probate being a court of Record, by the laws of the stste aforesaid creating the same, George Stingley a resident of the said county state aforesaid; aged Seventy one years on the twelfth day of September nextjwho being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States as a drafted militiaman during the revolutionary war, about the fourth of November in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one at Remenj? in the county of Hampshire in the state of Virginia, that being the place of rendevous, under Captain Joseph Berry, and the said company to which he belonged under the command of Captain Berry was marched to Winchester in the county of Frederick in the state of Virginia and was not at the said Rendevous by Colonel Vincent Williams who marched with the company to Winchester aforesaid, the leiutenant of the said company was of the name of James or David Parsons and the Ensigns name was James Scott? that this defenent was draftee for a tour of six months; Colonel Williams aforesaid at first commanded the garrison at Winchester he thinked the command then _________ _____ Colonel Niswanger, and then under Captain James Simerel, the last two months of the service of defenent that the following officers were in command in the said garrison during the time this defenent was in service Captain Stinson, Leiutenant Shannen the four last months Ensign James Dunbar who acted as Adjutant four months: also Captain Bush from Newtown in ________ mentioned county, also Leiutenant Stephenson from Shanandoah County. He recollects the names of the following privates, John Nine ?, Joseph O'Banien, William Ratcliff, George Wice, & Peter Wice, offs Davis, Isaac Gots? of Louden County, George Masturen?, that the militia of which he formed a pact wasstationed at Winchester aforesaid about five hundred troops, or about averaging that number and were drafted to guard the prisoners, that had been captured under Lord Cornwallis, and sent into the intenen? for life keeping. This defenent further states that he remained in the said service as a private drafted militia man for two months, and for the four last months he was appointed an acted as a sargent, and was discharged from said service on the fourth of May one thousand seven hundred and Eighty two, by Colonel Hugh Holany who gave defenent a written discharged that the said written discharged after defenent got home was by him, delivered to Colonel Wwoodrow Clerk of Hampshire county aforesaid to ___________________ the pay of Defnent as he said., and who never returned it to defenent, nor has he ever seen or had it since: Served £irst under Captain Berry, next under Captain sfinson, next under Captain James Simerel, who was in command at the time of defoments discharged, unto of which offices gave him certificates as they were relieved, which were presented to Cole Holmes who gave him his discharge which was left with Colo. Hulmes, & he has not seen them since. He further states, that the british prisoners were, sent to Maryland about February 1782, on a Monday, and the next day was known as the Col_______________ day, he was one of the guard, as far as ship-------------- in the Petermark, when they were received by the Maryland troops. He recollects the name of a British officer by the name of Captain Stern? who was a German, also Sergeant Merinsey who belonged to the 36th Regiment as he thinks also Sergeant Webb of the same Regiment. He recollects its being the _______ Tuesday by the fact of some of British prisoners being frozen to death, at night in the Maryland shore not having crossed until eight or nine, o'clock at night and they getting interceded and not making fires. After discharging the prisoners the american troops returned to Winchester. Defenent was not engaged in any Battles while in service. ( after the time serving which they? service? way performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit ) about 2000 hundred of the british troops were _________ to shepherdturn? the ballance remaining behind. The balence of the prisoners were _______________ in the garrison at Winchester when he was dischd. He saw during his service near Winchester several times General Mergan & General Mulenbrugh who came into the garrison. Defenent states that he was about 19 years of age when he was drafted and resided in Hampshire county, Va. The county was afterward divided and he _______ into Hardy County. That he removed from the State of Indiana in October 1832. That he has no written or oral evidence here to prove his said service; there being no person in this county who can prove his service; and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure to prove his said services.(& that he has no record of his age in a testimony and was born in 1763. He hereby relinquished every claim to a pension or Annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll, of the Agency of any state & that there is no clergyman in his neighborhood or in the county to whome his known whose evidence he can procure of his age and his reputation ________ _______ a revolutionary soldier. George Stingley Sworn to and subscribed to by the said George Stingley the day and year first above written in open court.

• Will/Probate records of Tippecanoe County, Ind

Tippecanoe County, Ind-l84l-Final Settlement of the Estate of George Stingley John Killgore Judge of the Probate Court of Tippecanoe County, in the State of Indiana and at the Term of March year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and forty One To-Wit:

George Stingley Estate - Final Settlement Be it remembered that on the Twenty third of March in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight Anthony Stingley filed in the office of the clerk of the Tippecanoe Probate Court the following last will and testament of George Stingly, late deceased to wit: I, George Stingly of the County of Tippecanoe and State of Indiana do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore made First I direct that my body be decently buried and that my funeral be conducted in a manner corresponding with my estate and situation in life and as to such worldly estate as has pleased God to in thrust me with, I dispose of the same in the following manner to-wit: I devise first that all my Just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my decease as possible out of the first moneys that shall come to the hands of my executors from any portion of my estate Real or personal I also direct that a fair valuation or appraisement be made by two Judicious neighbors of all my estate including my household furniture and after being signed with their names that a copy of the same be given by them to my executors I far­ther direct that one (p.170) bed and bedding one chest, and one sorrel roan horse be given to my son Moses Stingly also one fire shovel and tongs also one hatchet, the only one that I own, I further give and bequeath to my son Moses Stingly to cows the only ones I own also one waggon and harnis the same that he the said Moses Stingly now has in his possession I further give and bequeath to my two grandsons Burnet H. Stingley and George R. Stingley forty two acres and forty six hundredth of an acre of Land lying and being in the County of Tippecanoe and State of Indiana and described as follows, being the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section No eighteen in Township number twenty one, north of range number three west of the lands subject to sale at Crawfordsville, Indiana I fur­ther direct that after my decease that all my personal property that is not other wise disposed of be sold at public vindue by my executors and after all my debts is paid out of the proceeds thereof then all the over plus of said money as will as all the cash of which I may dye possessed of be equally divided amongst my heirs and I hereby make and ordain my worthy son Anthony Stingly executor of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I George Stingley the testator have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifteenth day of January in the year of our one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. George Stingley Seal Signed sealed published and declared by the above named George Stingley as his last will and testament in the present of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto in the presents of the above named testator and in the presence of each other  S.F. Clark Josiah Hudson The State of Indiana Tippecanoe county

Personally appeared before me Samuel Hoover clerk of the probate court of said county, Samuel F. Clark and Josiah Hudson, the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of George Stingley late deceased who being by me sworn in due form of law depose and say that they saw the said testator sign publish and declare the same to be his last will and testament and that they believe said testator was at the execution thereof of sound mind and memory and that they subscribed their names thereto as witnesses in the presence of said testator request and in the presence of each other & further say not, Saml F. Clark, Josiah Hudson sworn to & subscribed before me this 23rd day of March 1838 Saml Hoover Clerk of the Probate court of Tippecanoe county, Indiana. "I Samuel Hoover Clerk of the Probate court of the county of Tippecanoe in the state of Indiana do certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the last will and testament of George Stingly late of the said county deceased and that Anthony Stingly sole executor there­in named hath duly proved the same according to law and is duly authorized to take upon himself the administration of the estate of the said testator according to the said will Witness my hand and the seal of the said court at office in LaFayette on the 23rd day of March eighteen hundred and thirty eight 1828. Saml Hoover Clerk" And afterwards, to wit at a Term of the Tippecanoe Probate court began and held at the court house in the Town of Lafayette in said county on Monday the Four­teenth day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty eight, it being the second monday in said month before the honorable John Killgore Judge of said court and on monday the first Judicial day of the same Term the court approve and conform the grant of letters testimontary (p. 171) during vacation by Samuel Hoover clerk of this court on the twenty third day of March 1838 to Anthony Stingly on the last will and testament of George Stingly late of said county deceased and the Probate thereof as also the bond in the sum of two thou­sand dollars with Samuel F. Clark and James S. Johnson securities therein given the said Anthony is therefore duly authorized to take upon himself the administration of said estate according to the said Testators will. And afterwards, to-wit on the Eleventh day of July in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight said Executor filed in the office of the clerk of the Probate court of Tippecanoe County the following Inventory and ap­praisement, to wit: "An Inventory of the personal property of George Stingly late of the county of Tippecanoe county deceased taken by Anthony Stingly for executor of said estate with the assistance of Daniel Shoemaker & Lemuel Swift two respectable freeholders of the neighborhood April 7, A.D. 1838,"

Three Books 1.00

Shaving glass box and Rasor 50

tin horn 37 1/2

A lot of pewter ware of 31 pieces 12.00

Silver watch 5.00

Brass Clock 5.00

too steel traps 5.00

One third of a x cut saw 1.66

2/3 Saddle Bridle and saddle Bags 10.00

1 Jack screw 5.00

One horse 15.00

One wriding hoe shovel and spade 1.50

a lot of tools 3.00

a lot of chains and horse gears 9.00

too pistols guns 9.00

One riding Bridle and sirsingle 1.00

money 239.80

frow 50 2 pair of sheep sheares 1.00

Daniel Shoemaker, Lemuel Swift, appraisers State of Indiana Tippecanoe County To-Wit: personally appeared before me Sam'l F. Clark a justice of the peace in and for said county Anthony executor of the estate of George Stingly deceased and Daniel Shoemaker and Lemuel Swift appraisers of said estate and being duly sworn the above Daniel Shoemaker and Lemuel Swift say that the above inventory and appraisement as signed by them is a good and true Inventory and valuation of the goods chattels and effects of the said George Stingly to the best of their judgments and the said Anthony Stingly says that the above is a true inventory of the personal estate of the said George Stingly so far as the same has come in to his hands to be administered Sam'l F. Clark, J.P. SEAL

And also the following sale Bill to-wit Account of sales of the personal property of George Stingly late of the county of Tippecanoe and State of Indiana deceased at a public sale held at the late dwelling house of the said deceased on friday the thirteenth day of April A.D. 1838.

E.W. Johnson to 3 Dutch Books l.00

Moses Stingly to shaving utensils 50 cents

Anthony Stingly to an Arithmetic 12 1/2 cents

Moses Stingly to one tinhorn 43 3/4

Daniel Shoemaker to 3 P Plates 87 1/2

Anthony Stingly to 3 P plates 86

Wm. Stingly to 5 P plates 63

Wm. Stingly to 1 P Dish 50

David Nicewonder to 1 P Dish 12 1/2

David Nicewonder to 1 P Dish 31 1/4

Moses Stingly to 1 P Dish 56

Anthony Stingly to 1 P Dish 75

Moses Stingly to 1 S P plates 1.12 1/2

Moses W. Murquess to 1 p Dish 15

Anthony Stingly to 2 P dishes 15

Anthony Stingly to 1 P dish 37 1/2

Abram Stingly to 1 P dish 25

Moses Stingly to 1 P dish 62 1/2

Wm Stingly to 1 P dish 40

Anthony Stingly to 1 P dish 25

Moses W. Marques to 1 P Mug 37 1/4

E.W. Johnson to 1 watch 9.75

Abram Stingly to 1 Brass Clock 3.75

Moses Stingly to 1 stell trap 3.06 1/4

Daniel Shoemaker to 1 steel trap 1.75

Anthony Stingly to 1 Lanthorn 47

Abram Stingly to a Cross cut saw 1.56

Moses W. Marquess to 1(172) Bridle 15.00

Wm Stingly to 1 saddle 5.10

Moses Stingly to 1 pair saddlebags 4.00

Moses W. Marquess to 1 Juch screw 5.25

Jesse Stingly to 1 hor 62 1/2

Moses Stingly to 1 shovel 68 3/4

Moses Stingly to 1 spade 40

Moses Stingly to a stone hammer & trowel 56

Abram Stingly to 1 hammer 18 3/4

Daniel Shoemaker to one square 37 1/2

Wm Stingly to 1 P compasses 57

Moses Stingly to a 2 in auger 24

Moses Stingly to 1 drawing knife 1.43 3/4

Anthony Stingly to a hatter chain and coler 62 1/2

Moses Stingly to a halter chain & coler 87 1/2

Daniel Shoemaker to a halter chain & coler 25

Abel Stingly to 1 P brace chains 38

Moses W. Marquess to 1 belly band 32

Abraham Stingly to 1 belly band 20

Moses Stingly to 1 back band 25

James Newcomb to 1 P trace chains 50

Moses Stingly to 1 bridle britching & coler 50

Abraham Stingly to 1 Pair of hames 31

Abel Stingly to 1 P of hames 8 3/4

E.W. Johnson to 1 Pistol 3.93 3/4

Abraham Stingly to 1 short rifle & rigging 15.73

Anthony Stingly To 1 circingle 52

Joshua Parvis to 1 bridle 50

Moses Stingly to 1 Fro? 75

Moses Stingly to 1 pr sheep shears 25

Anthony Stingly to 1 P sheep shears 25

Moses Marquess to 1 ??? 15.50

$ 80.39

Test. Edwin W. Johnson Clerk of said sale. Anthony Stingly State of Indiana Tippecanoe County, to wit: The above named Edwin Johnson makes oath that the above is a just and true account of the sale of the personal estate of George Stingly late of said county deceased Sworn before me a justice of the peace of said county the 12th day of May 1838. Sam'l P. Clark, J.P. SEAL

And afterward To-wits at a Term of the Tippecanoe Probate Court begun and held in the courthouse in the Town of Lafayette in said County on the eighth day of March in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and forty One it being the Second Monday in said month, before the honorable John Killgore Judge of said court and on Tuesday the second judicial day of the same Term comes said executor and files the following account (insert) of his said administration of said estate to wits Anthony Stingly executor of the last will & Testament of George Stingly deceased declares amount of cash on hand belonging to said testator at his death $239.30, To amount of sale Bill for property sold 80.39 1/2 to amount collected on account 5.48 amount of assets $325.67 Cr

By Amount Paid

No 1 Daniel Shoemaker $1.00 No 2 Lemuel Swift $1.00 No 3 Moses Stingley $3.00 No 4 James Keller $12.64 No 5 John Fawberman $8.00 No 6 J. & J.D. Smith $2.00 No 7 S.F. Clark $5.00 No 8 Thomas Tobert $1.37 No 9 James B. Johnson $1.12 No 10 Leonard Stingley Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 11 Sabastian Stingley Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 12 Ann Stingley Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 13 Abraham Stingley Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 14 William Stingley Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 15 Jacob Stingley Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 16 Soboston Stingley Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 17 George Stingley Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 18 Elizabeth Stingley Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 19 J.M. Grovy Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 20 Meiley Nicewonder Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 21 Eve Marquis Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 22 Moses Stingley Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 23 Jonathan Bryan & wife Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 24 Leonard Bradford Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 25 George Bradford Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 26 George Bradford Legatee No heirs $16.00 No 27 Clerk of Probate Court $16.00 Anthony Stingley Executor $16.00

By amount paid allowed executor for services for making on this account $29.16; amount due John Bradford from ex & 4.00 Total $325.67,

State of Indiana Tippecanoe county Probate Court of March Term 1841 To the honorable the Judge of the Probate court of said county. The undersigned executor of the last will and testament of George Stingly late of Tippecanoe county deceased respectfully sheweth that he caused the last will and testament of said George Stingly dec'd to be duly proven in the Probate court of said county according to laws that letters testimony were granted to him by said court on said will that he proceeded to take an inventory of the goods chatties rights credits moneys & effects which were of the said testator and come to the hands & knowledge of said executor except the specified articles bequeathed to Moses Stingly by said will & testament which articles were duly delivered over to said Moses Stingly his receipt for the same is here with filed and marked A. That he has collected the moneys belonging to said decedants and that he has paid and satisfied all the debts outstanding against said testator so far as they have come to his knowledge and that he hath made distribution of the assets in his hands after the payment of the debts against the same in the following manner amongst the heirs & legatees of said testator Viz Leonard Stingly, Ann Stingly, Abraham Stingly, William Stingly, Jacob Stingly, Sabastian Stingly, George Stingly, Elizabeth Stingly, J.M. Graves intermarried with Susan Stingly, Miley Nicewander intermarried with David Nicewander, Eve Marquis intermarried with Smith Marquis, Jonathan Bryan intermarried with Chloe Bryan his wife the sum of Sixteen dollars as their distributive shares of said estate that the undersigned executor as one of the heirs & legatees of said testator also returns in his own hands the sum of Sixteen dollars and to Moses Stingly the sum of Sexteen dollars to Sabastion Stingly in trust for Noah Stingly, Gilead Stingly, Tobitha Stingly & Juliann Stingly being the heirs of John Stingly deed the sum of Sixteen dollars. To Leonard Bradford, Daniel Bradford, and George Bradford being three of the heirs of Mary Bradford deed the sum of four dollars each as their proportion of said estate that he has taken receipt of such of the heirs & Legatees which he has paid the same which are herewith presented and there remains in his hands the sum of four dollars as the distributive shares of John Bradford One of the heirs of Mary Bradford he being entitled to one fourth of her share which he holds ready to be paid to him or his heirs or legal representatives. And the undersigned prays that this may be considered as a final settlement and that he be henceforth discharged from any farther liability in that behalf and as in duty bound will ever fourg? & Anthony Stingly Executor & of George Stingly deed And the disbursements therein claimed being supported by legal vouchers now filed & by the court allowed from voucher No 1. To voucher No 27 both inclusive and it appearing from said account that said executor had fully discharged his duties as such . It is therefore ordered by the court now here that such settlement be final of said estate and that said executor be discharged from any farther trusts or liabilities as such and go hence etc.