Background
The Stamper DNA Project began in September of 2004, when the
first DNA test kit was mailed. The Stamper DNA Project now has new family
volunteer administrators; Jesse Stamper and
co-administrator; Janet Crain.
Due to its inheritance characteristics, DNA testing for
surname-based DNA projects targets the male Y chromosome, therefore only
Stamper males can be tested for the Stamper DNA Project. However, anyone (male
or female) who has Stamper ancestry, but is not a Stamper male themselves, can
get involved in the project by finding Stamper males in their immediate or
extended family to do the testing.
There is nothing to fear from doing the testing. It is a quick,
easy, and painless process that does NOT involve having blood drawn or visiting
a medical lab. The supplier of the testing service will mail out a test kit (view
a test kit here), and the sample
collection can be done anywhere. The test sample is collected easily and
painlessly by rubbing a small swab on the inside of the test subject’s cheek.
Then mail the test kit back to the testing company. Results take about six
weeks. Since the testing occurs in the inactive part of our DNA, no information
regarding any medical or genetic conditions is revealed by the testing. So, we
would like to invite all Stamper males to join the project and sign up for
testing. And, we would like to encourage everyone with an interest in Stamper
genealogy to seek out Stamper males in their family to participate in the
project and do the testing. The benefits of getting tested to both the
participant and the Stamper research community far outweigh the relatively
modest cost of the testing itself.
Click http://www.familytreedna.com/genetic-genealogy-tutorials.aspx
and http://www.familytreedna.com/understanding-dna.aspx
for FamilyTreeDNA's Tutorial on the whole process as well as how to interpret
the results. Using the markers from the male Y chromosome, which pass virtually
unchanged from father to son, several things can be determined. It is possible,
for instance, to determine which STAMPER lines in the United States are related
and possibly even link back to related lines in Europe. Additionally it may be
possible to learn which Haplogroup or Haplotype your markers place you in and
what part of the world your paternal Y and/or maternal mtDNA ancestor
originated. The area may or may not be very specific. But it is very
interesting!
The results of the DNA tests will be made available on the
internet for interested Stamper researchers. But privacy will be maintained and
only the kit # and ancestor's name will be shown.
Facts
and History of the Stamper Surname
The family name of
"Stamper" apparently originated in England in the Middle Ages. It was
customary prior to 1200 A.D. to refer to a person by his occupation or locality
where he lived in order to distinguish him from other people. For brevity and
convenience surnames thereafter came into existence. Bardsley in his
"Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames" (1901) states that
"Stamper" was derived from an occupation: "The stamper, probably
a stamper of coins, a mintman." Gould in his "Family Names and Their History"
refers to the name as follows: "Stamper, the official who put the stamp
either on tin or the nobler metals. It has been corrupted into Stammer."
On the other hand, Ewen in his "Dictionary of Names" says that the
stamper was a "treader of grapes." Some say the name is German in
origin; others say it is Dutch and still others say it is Irish. I have found
nothing to substantiate either fact except a Jewish family in New York City
whose ancestor came from Germany in 1848. None of the relatives nor ancestors
of the writer have or had any Jewish blood. All indications point to the fact
that the name is entirely English in its origin. The first known record of the
name appears in the Hundred Rolls for Cambridge County, England where a John
Stamper is listed. This is a report which was returned in 1273 AD by the royal
commissioners appointed by King Edward I. The commissioners were appointed to
inquire into the impairment of the crown revenues and to make an elaborate
investigation into the trade and financial condition of the country. The
Hundred was a subdivision of the county in England and it probably originated
in the division of the people into an association of a hundred warriors or
perhaps a hundred families for military or administrative purposes. Another
reference to the Stamper surname is found in parish records for Burton-Fleming
which is located in Yorkshire, England, "shire" being another name
for county. It appears that a Thomas and Elizabeth Stamper lived in this parish
from about 1575 to about 1600. A son by the name of Robert was born to them
February 18, 1577; a son, William was born February 17, 1582, and a daughter
Anne was born Feb. 7, 1584. Anne died and was buried May 20, 1589, and her
mother, Elizabeth, died and was buried November 17, 1594. In Bardsley's
"Dictionary of English and Welsh names" there is a statement to the
effect that a Robert Stamper is referred to in "Depositions from York
Castle". According to the parish records of St. Thomas the Apostle in
London, an Anne Stamper married John James in 1658. The name appears in other
records in England between 1500 and 1700. There is a Stamper family in
Cleveland, Ohio, whose ancestor was born in England in 1855. C. W. Scrimshaw,
an attorney now living in Cleveland, Ohio, who was born in Lincolnshire,
England, knew a family near Boston, England, with this name. There are a number
of Stamper families now living in the neighborhood of Durham, England. (Source:
Descendants of James Stamper 1750-1826, by Oliver Stamper)
The following is from a newspaper article entitled "Know
YOUR Name" by John C. Downing: "STAMPER,
STEMPER--In England, the surname Stamper is an occupational surname for one who
stamps out designs and lettering on coins or other metals, makes seals for
official documents and for private use. In Germany, the surname Stampfer,
modernized to Stamper in many instances, has the name meaning. In Yugoslavia,
Stamper denotes a printer. In England, John Stamper was living in
Cambridgeshire in 1273, and Robert Stamper was in Yorkshire around 1320. John
James and Anne Stamper were married in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, London,
in 1658. The English surname Stamp(s) is from a different origin and denotes a
man from Estampes in the Department of Seine-et-Oise, France. Hans Jacob Stamper,
who died in 1579, was a German goldsmith and medal maker. John Stamper held
land in Middlesex County, Va., prior to 1702. The first United States Census in
1790, lists the spellings Stemper in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The
1800, North Carolina Census lists the spelling Stamper. (Source: Richmond
Times-Dispatch, Sun., July 25, 1982)
The Stamper surname is quite common in Cumberland (now Cumbria),
England. The Stampers were reivers during the
reign of Queen Elizabeth I in the Middle March area. Reivers were raiders along
the Anglo-Scottish border (Border country), for nearly three hundred years from
the late 13th century to the end of the 16th century. A Hugh Stamper was a
teacher at Carlisle University in 1562.
According to the Registry of Crosthwaite in Cumberland a John
Stamper of Turpenhow married Margaret Grave of Dailbotthome on November 9,
1589. There was also a Ullrig Stamper (Ulrich Stampfer) from Holland who
migrated to Cumberland County to work as a smelter in the royal mines. Ullrig
married Janet Atkinson on May 8, 1569. Ullrig was buried on September 19, 1606
and Janet was buried on May 7, 1608.
A Hugh Stamper was imprisoned in Carlisle Castle Prison in 1663
(Cumbria County, England) for his Quaker beliefs, and also fined. Shortly
after, he fled to County Armagh, Ireland. Hugh Stamper was buried in 1676, his
wife Bridget in 1681, a son Daniel in 1684, and daughter Sarah in 1674. There
are no gravestones, reflecting the early Quaker belief. A Hugh Stamper
(probably the same one as above) was imprisoned in 1654. The record of which is
below. ANNO 1654 "THOMAS BEWLEY
and HUGH STAMPER, standing at the Sessions in Carlisle with their hats on, were
by the Justices committed to prison without any legal cause assigned. After a
month's confinement they were discharged without paying fees: but Hugh Stamper
was afterwards arrested for fees and again imprisoned and detained there one
and twenty weeks."
This name was introduced to America as early as 1722 in which
year we find a record of the emigration of Johan Stamper, who sailed to
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from Germany.
According to the 1990 Census of the United States, the surname
Stamper ranks 2,488 in order of most common names.
Descendants
of John Stamper
Generation No. 1
JOHN STAMPER was born Abt. 1635, in England, and died 1690, in
Middlesex County, VA. He married (1) DORCAS. She died July 16, 1667, in
Middlesex County, VA. He married (2) ELIZABETH. She died April 29, 1683, in
Middlesex County, VA. He married (3) CARY/CAREW on May 8, 1684, in Middlesex
County, VA; she died Bet. 1712 - 1713, in Middlesex County, VA.
Notes for JOHN STAMPER:
Based on two facts, it is presumed that John
Stamper was the immigrant ancestor and that he was from England. (1) At the
time he arrived, the immigrants of the Virginia Colony were almost exclusively
from England. (2) John Stamper's handwriting points to English rather than
colonial origins or any other country.
We have been unable to find the names of John's
parents for certain. Some researchers have suggested that he may be a son of
Phillipe "Philip" Stamper and Weniffrid "Winifryde"
Hodgshon. They were married June 17, 1645, in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England.
Philip and Weniffrid have 3 known children: John (1647-), Anthony (1651-), and
George (1654-). Their son, John, was christened on May 16, 1647, in Crosthwaite,
Cumberland, England. Other researchers have suggested that John Stamper was a
son of William Stamper (1610-1682/3) and Elizabeth Partridge (ca.1612-1648).
William apparently landed in Massachusetts from Cumberland Co., England.
William's parents were John and Ann Stamper. It has been stated that William
did have a son named John, but nothing more is known of this at this time.
We are not for certain when John Stamper arrived in
Virginia. The earliest known mention of him is in 1665, when he was one of
those listed as fit for military service. John Stamper was a literate man. He
was both a planter and a carpenter. He was requested by both the church and the
court to view the quality of carpentry work done by others. At one time he was
a Major in the Lancaster militia. He entertained Minister John Shepherd in his
home in 1679.
Early records refer to John Stamper as
"Mr". At that time, "Mr." was then a title used for men of
high standing in their community, who had established themselves as gentlemen
of integrity. It is known that John had at least one bound servant. From Court
Orders, Book No. 1, 1673-1680 dated February 2, 1673, page 3: "Mary Grier,
daughter of Anner Grier is bound apprenticed to John Stamper". About a
year after John's death, we find in the court orders on April 6, 1691:
"Mary Grier, Apprenticed to John Stamper decd is this day discharged and
set free and ordered to be paid Corne and Cloathes according to act".
The Will of John Stamper: In ye name of God Amen. I
John Stamper of ye County of Midlesex being in good health of body, and of
sound and pfect Mind and Memory, Praise be therefore given unto Allmighty God,
doe make and ordaine this my pesent Last Will and Testament in manner and forme
following (that is to say) first and principally I commend my Soul into ye
hands of Allmighty God, hopeing through ye Merrits death and passion of my
Savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my
Sins, and to inherite everlasting Life, and my body I commit to ye Earth to be
decently buried at ye discrecion of my Executors hereafter Named and as
touching ye discretion of all Such Temporall Estate, As it hath pleased
Allmighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth; first
I will that my debts and funerall charge shall be paid and discharged. Item I
doe give and bequeath unto My Loving Wife Carew Stamper, & my Loveing Sonn
John Stamper all my Temporall Estate that Lieth of Consisteth in goods and
Chattles whatsoever Jointly betwene them boath, whome I do leave my Joynt and
Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. Item I leaveth Richard Robinson
my Sonns guardian Item That my Loveing wife aforesaid Carew Stamper doe Injoy
and possess the third part of all my Lands for her life, and in Case that my
Sonn John die before he cometh to age my will is that my aforesaid wife Carew
Stamper Shall Injoy and possess all my Lands to her and her heirs forever, and
I doe hereby Revoke and disanull and make voide all former wills and Testaments
by me heretofore made. In Witness whereof I the said John Stamper to this my
Last will and Testament Sett my hand and Seale, this ninth day of November one
thousand Six hundred Eighty and Eight-1688.
/s/ John Stamper
(Seal)
Sealed and
Delivered
in ye psents of
Robard Vallicot
George Wortam
William Vallicot
Notes for
DORCAS:
Dorcas was a rare name in Middlesex
County, and more than likely, she was a newcomer to the area. From the Parish
Register of Christ Church, "Dorcas Stamper, the wife of John Stamper dyed
July 16th 1667."
Notes for
ELIZABETH:
From the Parish Register of Christ
Church, "Elizabeth Stamper ye Wife of Jno. Stamper departd this life 29th
Aprill 1683." Also found in the Register, "Jno. Stamper, the sone of
Jno. and Elizabeth Stamper was borne the 29th of August 1677 and was baptized
at the house of the said Jno Stamper p. Mr. Sheppard, 8th of October
1677."
Notes for
CARY/CAREW:
We are not sure of the maiden name of
Cary/Carew. However, some researchers have suggested that her maiden name may
have been Powell and that she gave her son her maiden name. We may never know
what her maiden name was for certain.
Sometime after John Stamper's death, Carew
married Peter Tindall by whom she had a son, Richard, born early 1694. Peter
died mid-1697, and in September of that year, Carew took the administration of
his estate. Before October 1699, Carew married Henry Barnes. In July 1707 both
Henry and Carew were ordered to account for the Stamper and Tindall estates.
Early 1713 the cross complaints of Powell Stamper and Henry Barnes were
dismissed from court, probably indicating that Carew had died and there were
problems settling what was owed to Powell Stamper. In July 1714, Henry Barnes
married Johanna Lawrence. Henry Barnes died on October 23, 1717.
Child of JOHN STAMPER and ELIZABETH is:
i. JOHN2 STAMPER, b. Aug 29, 1677, Middlesex County, VA.
Notes for JOHN
STAMPER:
According to the book, "Stamper
Court Records of Middlesex Co., VA", only two records were found naming
John Stamper, Jr: his birth record and his fathers will. Since Powell Stamper
(1685/90-1727) inherited all his father's estate, it is assumed that John, Jr.,
died before reaching maturity. The Elizabeth Stamper whose inventory was
returned to court in 1697, makes one wonder if John lived long enough to have
gotten married. Elizabeth Stamper would have to be an adult with her own
property. Since there were no other Stampers in Middlesex County during this
time period, this seems to be the only plausible answer; yet, there are no
records to prove the theory.
We find the following record of John Stamper,
Jr., in the Parish Register of Middlesex Co., VA: "Jno. Stamper, the sone
of Jno. and Elizabeth Stamper was borne the 29th of August 1677 and was
baptized at the house of the said Jno Stamper p. Mr. Sheppard, 8th of October
1677."
More About JOHN
STAMPER:
Baptism: Oct 08, 1677, Middlesex County, VA
Child of JOHN STAMPER and CARY/CAREW is:
2. ii. POWELL2 STAMPER, b. Bet. 1685 - 1690, Middlesex County, VA; d. May 22,
1727, Middlesex County, VA.
More About
POWELL STAMPER:
Burial: May 23, 1727, Middlesex County, VA
Generation
No. 1
1. JOHN1 STAMPER
was born Abt. 1635, in England, and died 1690, in Middlesex County, VA. He
married (1) DORCAS. She died Jul 16, 1667, in Middlesex County, VA. He married
(2) ELIZABETH. She died Apr 29, 1683, in Middlesex County, VA. He married (3)
CARY/CAREW May 08, 1684, in Middlesex County, VA. She died Bet. 1712 - 1713, in
Middlesex County, VA.
Notes for JOHN
STAMPER:
Based on two facts, it is presumed that
John Stamper was the immigrant ancestor and that he was from England. (1) At
the time he arrived, the immigrants of the Virginia Colony were almost
exclusively from England. (2) John Stamper's handwriting points to English
rather than colonial origins or any other country.
We have been unable to find the names of
John's parents for certain. Some
researchers have suggested that he may be a son of Phillipe "Philip"
Stamper and Weniffrid "Winifryde" Hodgshon. They were married June 17, 1645, in
Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England. Philip
and Weniffrid have 3 known children: John (1647-), Anthony (1651-), and George
(1654-). Their son, John, was christened
on May 16, 1647, in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England. Other researchers have suggested that John
Stamper was a son of William Stamper (1610-1682/3) and Elizabeth Partridge
(ca.1612-1648). William apparently
landed in Massachusetts from Cumberland Co., England. William's parents were John and Ann Stamper. It has been stated that William did have a
son named John, but nothing more is known of this at this time.
We are not for certain when John Stamper
arrived in Virginia. The earliest known mention of him is in 1665, when he was
one of those listed as fit for military service.
John Stamper was a literate man. He was both
a planter and a carpenter. He was requested by both the church and the court to
view the quality of carpentry work done by others. At one time he was a Major
in the Lancaster militia. He entertained Minister John Shepherd in his home in
1679.
Early records refer to John Stamper as
"Mr". At that time, "Mr." was then a title used for men of
high standing in their community, who had established themselves as gentlemen
of integrity.
It is known that John had at least one bound
servant. From Court Orders, Book No. 1, 1673-1680 dated February 2, 1673, page
3: "Mary Grier, daughter of Anner Grier is bound apprenticed to John
Stamper". About a year after John's death, we find in the court orders on
April 6, 1691: "Mary Grier, Apprenticed to John Stamper decd is this day
discharged and set free and ordered to be paid Corne and Cloathes according to
act".
The Will of John
Stamper:
In ye name of God Amen. I John Stamper of ye
County of Midlesex being in good health of body, and of sound and pfect Mind
and Memory, Praise be therefore given unto Allmighty God, doe make and ordaine
this my pesent Last Will and Testament in manner and forme following (that is
to say) first and principally I commend my Soul into ye hands of Allmighty God,
hopeing through ye Merrits death and passion of my Savior Jesus Christ to have
full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my Sins, and to inherite
everlasting Life, and my body I commit to ye Earth to be decently buried at ye
discrecion of my Executors hereafter Named and as touching ye discretion of all
Such Temporall Estate, As it hath pleased Allmighty God to bestow upon me I
give and dispose thereof as followeth;
first I will that my debts and funerall charge shall be paid and discharged.
Item I doe give and bequeath unto My Loving Wife Carew Stamper, & my
Loveing Sonn John Stamper all my Temporall Estate that Lieth of Consisteth in
goods and Chattles whatsoever Jointly betwene them boath, whome I do leave my
Joynt and Sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. Item I leavethGeneration
No. 2
2. POWELL2
STAMPER (JOHN1) was born Bet. 1685 - 1690, in Middlesex County, VA, and died
May 22, 1727, in Middlesex County, VA. He married MARY BROOKS Apr 10, 1708 in
Middlesex County, VA, daughter of JONATHAN BROOKS and SARAH. She was born 1687,
in Middlesex Co., VA; and died 1735, in Middlesex Co., VA.
Notes for POWELL
STAMPER:
No record of Powell Stamper's birth has been
found. The fact that Powell named a daughter Cary who died young and a later
daughter Kerah (probably the same name spelled differently by the church
scribes of the day) is good indication that he was the son of John Stamper and
his third wife, Cary/Carew. He also named his first son John (after his
father?). Research in the Tidewater Virginia area has not revealed definite
evidence of Stampers in that area before John Stamper.
According to the Parish Register of Christ
Church, "Powell Stampar & Mary Brookes were married ye 10th of April
1708".
In 1711, Powell Stamper sold 100 acres (out
of his 200 acres) to John Lewis. The 100 acres which were left remained in the
Stamper family until James Stamper and Nancy Stamper Williams sold it to
William F. Newcomb in October of 1852.
Powell seems to have inherited his fathers
estate and to have been a reasonably prosperous Tidewater farmer. At the time
of his death, he left a considerable estate.
The inventory of his estate was presented to
the Court of Middlesex Co., VA. "In obedience to an order of Court held
the six of June 1727. We the Subscribers first sworn have met and appraised the
Estate of Powell Stamper deceased as followeth:
3 young steers,
3 yearlings, 3 cows with calf, 8 barren cows, 1 heifer, 1 old mare, young mare,
4 Ewes and 6 lambs, 2 old beds and furniture, bed and furniture, 1 old bed and
furniture, 1 old table, 1 old chest, 1 smal chest, 1 ditto, 5 old chares and 3 frames,
1 felt hat, 2 remnants of cloth, 2 *Quires* of Paper, parcel of old cloths, 1
Raw dowe skin, 3 jiggs, 1 meal sifter, 1 *Rundet*, 1 old tub and 3 old poles, 3
frying pans, 1 iron pot, one grate pot and one small do (pot) & hooks, 1
ladle and flesh hook, 1 pare of fior tongs & gridiron, 1 brass skillet, a
parcel of carpenters tools, a pare of old Shoes, 1 Sadle and bridle and cloth,
1/2 Powder & a Shott 6 fish hooks, 1 Box Iron and heater, a parcel of old
books, 47 lb of tabo and 10 p pound, 9 lb of old Puter, 1 dish, 1 old tankard,
a parcel of lime, 15 quart bottles, 1 Small Looking glass, 1 old gun, 1 old do
(gun), 3 pr of wool cards, 13 1/2 pounds of picked cotton, a parcle of old
cotton, 22a of unpicked cotton at 2 pa to 10 3/4 pounds of cotton at 4 p pound,
2 wedges & 1 cutting knife, 1 Iron Pestle, 2 Grubbing hoes/2 axes/2 weed
hoes, 38 pd of old iron, 1 old rope 1 old gun barrell, 3 old tubs, 1 sifting
tray 1 tub, 2 raw hides, cask, 8 barren hogs at 4 shill pr hog, 4 Sows at fore
shilling sow, 13 Shott at 12 d piece, and 4 hogs not yet come to hand."
Executor: Mary
Stamper (her X mark) Witnesses: J.C. Tagel, J.H. Lewis, Lawr. Orrill.
(*Quires*- is a book of loose pages, *Rundet*- is a cask)
At a court held
for Middlesex County the 11th day of July 1727:
Mary Stamper made Oath to this Inventory of
Powell Stamper decd Estate and it was admitted to record.
Test H Stanard
CMC
Although, Powell was not a rich man, he was
comfortable for a man of his time.
More About
POWELL STAMPER:
Burial: May 23, 1727, Middlesex Co, VA
Notes for MARY
BROOKS:
Mary's parents were Jonathan and Sarah
Brooks. From records of Christ Church Parish we find: "Mary daughter of
Sarah widow of Jonathan Brooks bap'po, May 1687". This means that Mary's
father had died before or shortly after her birth.
Sarah's maiden name is believed to be Mayo.
This assumption probably stems from the will of Jonathan Brooks dated May 7,
1686, naming his wife as 'Saray' and Valentine Mayo as a witness. This assumes
that Sarah was Sarah Mayo, a possible sister of Valentine Mayo. After the death
of Jonathan Brooks, Sarah supposedly married John Burk (or Bourk) and had two
children (twins), Mayo and Sarah, born May 22, 1690, and baptized on June 15,
1690.
It is known that John Mayo, Sarah, and
Valentine Mayo lived in close proximity to each other.
Mary was left a widow with five young
children, Cary had died at age eight. There is a record of a Mary Stamper
marrying a John Dobbs on May 11, 1735. This would of been our Mary, for at that
time women did not stay widows. The book, "Stamper Court Records of
Middlesex Co., VA", states Mary died in July of 1735.
More About MARY
BROOKS:
Baptism: May
1687, Middlesex County, VA
Children of
POWELL STAMPER and MARY BROOKS:
i. CARY STAMPER, b. Jun 23, 1712, Middlesex County, VA; d. Sept 02, 1720,
Middlesex County, VA.
More About CARY
STAMPER:
Burial: Sept 04,
1720, Middlesex County, VA
ii. JOHN
STAMPER, b. 1714, Middlesex County, VA; d. Bef. Oct 24, 1774; m. SARAH PERROT,
Mar 25, 1733, Middlesex County, VA.
More About JOHN
STAMPER:
Baptism: Oct 17,
1714, Middlesex County, VA
iii. SUSANNAH
STAMPER, b. Dec 19, 1716, Middlesex County, VA.
More About
SUSANNAH STAMPER:
Baptism: Jan 27,
1716, Middlesex County, VA
iv. JONATHAN
STAMPER, b. Apr 21, 1719, Middlesex County, VA; d. 1799, Wilkes County, NC.
More About
JONATHAN STAMPER:
Baptism: May 24,
1719, Middlesex County, VA
v. LETITIA STAMPER,
b. Sept 22, 1723, Middlesex County, VA.
More About
LETITIA STAMPER:
Baptism: Nov 24,
1723, Middlesex County, VA
vi. KERAH
STAMPER, b. Mar 21, 1725, Middlesex County, VA.
More About KERAH
STAMPER:
Baptism: Apr 24,
1726, Middlesex County, VA
Records concerning Cary, Susannah, Letitia,
and Kerah are lacking. We are fortunate to follow the lines of John and
Jonathan Stamper, Sr., in more detail.
Generation No. 3
3. JOHN3 STAMPER
(POWELL2, JOHN1) born 1714, and died 1774. He married SARAH PERROT Mar 25,
1733, in Middlesex County, VA, daughter of ROBERT PERROT and CATHERINE DANIEL.
She was born Feb 06 1708/09 in Middlesex County, VA.
Notes for JOHN
STAMPER:
John died shortly before his will was
probated (October 24, 1774).
The Will of John
Stamper:
Will Book No F,
1772-1787. p. 35
IN THE NAME OF
GOD AMEN. I John Stamper of the Parish of Christ Church and County of Middlesex
being very sick and weak, tho of sound sense and memory praised be to the
Allmighty God for the same I do make constitue and ordain this my last Will and
Testament in manner and form as followeth That is to say First I give and
Bequeath to my Son Robert Stamper and his heirs all my Lands Lying and being in
the County aforesaid forever. Secondly My will and Desire is that the Remaining
part of my Estate be sold to the greatest advantage it Possibly can and the
money a Riseing from the sale I leave in the Hands care and Management of my
Son Robert Stamper for the support and maintainance of my beloved wife Sarah
Stamper during her Life and after her Decease her funeral Expences to be paid
if any of the aforesaid Personal Estate should Remain the Hands of my Son
Robert My Desire is it shall be Equally divided among all of my children. I do
appoint my son Robert Stamper whole and sole Executor of this my last will and
Testamt as WITNESS my hand this Twenty Fifth day of July one Thousand seven
Hundred and seventy four.
/s/ John Stamper
(Seal)
Signed Sealed
& Delivered
in presents of
Henry Chowning
William Daniel
At a Court held for Middlesex County at the
Court house in Urbanna on Monday the 24th day of October 1774.
"THIS WILL
was this day proved in Open Court by the Oaths of Henry Chowning & William
Daniel Witnesses thereto and by this Court ordered to be Recorded and is
Recorded."
Test. Will Churchill
Truly recorded
Test. Will Churchill CK
More About JOHN
STAMPER:
Baptism: Oct 17, 1714, Middlesex County, VA
Children of JOHN STAMPER and SARAH PERROTT are:
5. i. ROBERT4 STAMPER, b. Dec 17, 1733, Middlesex County, VA; died Jan/Feb
1807.
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ROBERT STAMPER:
Baptism: Jan 12, 1734, Middlesex County, VA
ii. JOHN STAMPER5, b. Apr 14, 1737, Middlesex County, VA5; d. Feb 16, 1738/39,
Middlesex County, VA.
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STAMPER:
Baptism: May 06, 1737, Middlesex County, VA
iii. POWELL STAMPER5,
b. Mar 20, 1738/39, Middlesex County, VA.
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POWELL STAMPER:
Baptism: Bet. Apr 25, 1738 - 1739, Middlesex County, VA
iv. JOHN
STAMPER, b. Aug 17, 1741, Middlesex County, VA; d. 1774, Halifax County, VA; m.
ELIZABETH, Abt. 1765.
More About JOHN
STAMPER:
Baptism: Sep 13, 1741, Middlesex County, VA
v. SARAH
STAMPER5, b. Oct 21, 1743, Middlesex County, VA.
More About SARAH
STAMPER:
Baptism: Nov 20, 1743, Middlesex County, VA
vi. MARY
STAMPER5, b. Nov 13, 1745, Middlesex County, VA.
More About MARY
STAMPER:
Baptism: Dec 15, 1745, Middlesex County, VA
4. JONATHAN3
STAMPER, SR (POWELL2, JOHN1) was born Apr 21, 1719, in Middlesex County, VA,
and died 1799, in Wilkes County, NC. He married RACHEL PARKS Abt. 1749,
daughter of JOHN PARKS and MARY SHARP. She was born Dec 03, 1733, in King
George County, VA, and died Aft. Dec 17, 1793, in Wilkes County, NC.
Notes for
JONATHAN STAMPER:
The birth and baptism (May 24, 1719) of
Jonathan Stamper, Sr., is recorded in the Registry of Christ Church Parish,
Middlesex Co., VA. We have no other
records of Jonathan until we find him, his family, and some other Stampers
living in Amherst Co., VA in 1763.
We do not know the date that Jonathan
Stamper, Sr., arrived in Amherst Co., VA, but he was there in 1755, when his
son, Joel, was born. Jonathan is thought
to have left Middlesex Co., VA in the 1740's.
Jonathan Stamper, Sr., and his family were
among the first settlers in the area that became Wilkes County, NC (then Rowan
Co., NC). They arrived in Wilkes County
around 1767 (per son Joel's pension papers for service in the Revolutionary
War), from Amherst Co., VA. The
destination of Jonathan Stamper, Sr., and his family was the land called
"Lord Granville's Domain between the Yadkin and the Catawba Rivers"
in North Carolina. North Carolina had
been established originally as a proprietary colony belonging to eight English
lords. In 1729, seven of these lords
sold their rights to the colony to the King, but one, the Earl of Granville,
refused to part with his share which, in 1744, was set apart with specified
boundaries. Part of his
"domain" consisted of a vast area which had been organized in 1749, as
Anson County, but from which Rowan County had been cut off as a separate county
in 1753. Shortly after Rowan County had
been created, the county seat was established and named initially Rowan Court
House, but this was later changed to Salisbury.
North Carolina was the first colony to be
settled by the yeomen farmers and ex-indentured servants from the tidewater
area of Virginia. Prior to 1752, there
were virtually no settlers in the Forks of the Yadkin. The settlers of this region were largely of English
stock, though there was a substantial number of Germans.
The Stampers initially lived on Bugaboo
Creek, near the present-day town of Ronda, Wilkes Co., NC. They moved to the Roaring River area in the
1780's. Jonathan Stamper, Sr., and some
of his sons owned land in Montgomery Co., VA (which then included the territory
that is now Kentucky).
There are enough records in Wilkes Co., NC
for one to determine that the Stampers were in NC several years before the
first state grants were issued to them in the early 1780's. Yet, the Montgomery Co., VA records provide
enough Stamper information for one to conclude there was some moving back and
forth over the VA/NC border before their final settlement in NC.
Surry County was formed from Rowan County, NC
in 1770. Wilkes County was formed from
the western part of Surry County in 1777.
Ashe County was formed from Wilkes in 1799, which then included
Alleghany County and a part of Wautauga County.
According to the book, "History of North
Carolina Baptists", the Wilkes County area had the largest Baptist
population of any other area in the entire world during the years 1772-1778.
Mar. 7, 1763,
Amherst Co., VA. John FREEMAN & wife
Abigail sell to JONATHAN STAMPER of the Parish and County of Amherst 200 acres
on Stonehouse Creek for £40. (Amherst
Co., VA, Deed Book A, p. 102.)
Sept. 16, 1765,
Amherst Co., VA. JONATHAN STAMPER
received a Virginia Land Grant of 124 acres on the head branches on the north
side of Buffalo River. (Patents No. 36,
1764-1767 p. 881.)
July 1766,
Amherst Co., VA. JONATHAN STAMPER and
his wife RACHEL sell to John ROWZEE a parcel of land containing 124 acres on
the North side of Buffalo Creek for £18.
(Amherst Co., VA, Deed Book B, p. 100.)
Proven July 7, 1766.
Oct. 3, 1768,
Amherst Co., VA. JONATHAN STAMPER and
Rachel sell to Joseph RICHARD a parcel of land they purchased from John and
Abigail FREEMAN for £25. (Amherst Co.,
VA, Deed Book B, p. 383.) Proven Oct. 3,
1768.
1771 Tax List,
Surry Co., NC. JONATHAN STAMPER
1772 Tax List,
Surry Co., NC. JONATHAN STAMPER
1772, Surry Co.,
NC. JONATHAN STAMPER was a constable.
1777 Tax List,
Surry Co., NC, Capt. Benjamin Cleveland's District. JONATHAN STAMPER
1778, Wilkes
Co., NC. JONATHAN STAMPER granted a
license to operate an ordinary (inn).
Richard ALLEN and Benjamin CLEVELAND, securities.
May 30, 1778,
Wilkes Co., NC. JONATHAN STAMPER entered
320 acres on Bugaboo Creek against the Old Mill to CANADY's (KENNEDY's) line,
including JONATHAN STAMPER, Jr.'s, improvement.
(Wilkes Co., NC, Land Entry Book, No. 130.)
Nov. 9, 1778,
Wilkes Co., NC. JONATHAN STAMPER entered
a claim for 314 acres of land on Bugaboo Creek.
Jacob STAMPER and Andrew CANADY were chain carriers for this
survey. (Wilkes Co., NC, Book A-1, p.
266.) Grant issued March 25, 1780.
Oct. 24, 1778,
Wilkes Co., NC. George PARKES entered
150 acres on Bugaboo Creek about a mile above JONATHAN STAMPER's. (George PARKES marked out, Wm. TOLBEY written
in.) (Wilkes Co., NC, Land Entry Book,
No. 480.)
Feb. 6, 1779,
Wilkes Co., NC. JONATHAN STAMPER, SR.,
entered 100 acres on the waters of Bugaboo Creek at his other entry. (Wilkes Co., NC, Land Entry Book, No. 799.)
Oct. 2, 1779,
Wilkes Co., NC. JONATHAN STAMPER entered
a claim on Bugaboo Creek for 208 acres.
Thos PAYNE, Senr. and Josiah STAMPER were the chain carriers for this
survey. Issued Oct. 23, 1782.
Nov. 8, 1779,
Wilkes Co., NC. Thomas PAYNE, Jr.,
entered 100 acres on the waters of Big Bugaboo Creek on JONATHAN STAMPER's
line. (Wilkes Co., NC, Land Entry Book,
No. 1273.)
Dec. 31, 1779,
Wilkes Co., NC. John BAKER entered 200
acres on a fork of Cranberry Creek on north side branch, runs into creek north
side of Turkey Knob including the good land.
(John BAKER & Solomon BAKER marked out; JONATHAN STAMPER written
in.) (Wilkes Co., NC, Land Entry Book,
No. 1457.)
Mar. 25, 1780,
Wilkes Co., NC. Land Grant to JONATHAN
STAMPER, 314 acres Bugaboo Creek, line between STAMPER and Andrew CANADA (CANNADY)
including STAMPERS Improvements. (Wilkes
Co., NC, Deed Book A-1, p. 267.)
Land Records,
Montgomery Co., VA (Book A, p. 55).
JONATHAN STAMPER, 300 acres on Steep Hill
Branch
JACOB STAMPER, 200 acres on Brush Creek
JOEL STAMPER, 100 acres on Muddy Branch
POWELL STAMPER, 200 acres on Chestnut
Ridge
1782 Tax
List. Montgomery Co., VA.
JACOB STAMPER
JAMES STAMPER
JOEL STAMPER
JONATHAN STAMPER, JR.
JONATHAN STAMPER, SR.
JOSIAH STAMPER
POWELL STAMPER
(May 30, 1782,
Jonathan Stamper requested a survey of 300 acres to begin at the Steep Hill
Branch and run up the branch, so as to include his improvements. Land Records of Montgomery Co., VA [Book A,
p. 55])
July 25, 1783,
Wilkes Co., NC. Deed from Wm. LENOIR to
JONATHAN STAMPER, £10, 30 acres north side of New River at mouth of Fighting
Creek. Land granted LENOIR by state,
Oct. 23, 1782. Wits: Richard ALLEN,
Rowland JUDD. Signed: Wm. LENOIR. (Wilkes Co., NC, Deed Book A-1, p. 279.)
July 26, 1783,
Wilkes Co., NC. Deed from JONATHAN
STAMPER to Andrew CANADY, £70 Virginia money, 150 acres Bugaboo Creek. Pine marked in the presence of John TOLIVER. Signed: JONATHAN (X) STAMPER. (Wilkes Co.,
NC, Deed Book A-1, pp. 264-265.)
July 26, 1783,
Wilkes Co., NC. Deed from JONATHAN
STAMPER to Thomas ROBBINS, £120 Virginia money, 157 acres Bugaboo Creek where
JONATHAN STAMPER formerly dwelt, upper part 314 acres tract. Wits: Edward FINCH, Richard ALLEN, John
MORGAN. Signed: JONATHAN (X) STAMPER. (Wilkes Co., NC, Deed Book A-1, p. 266.)
Oct. 29,
1784. Wilkes Co., NC. Deed from Thomas ROBINS to Richard ALLEN,
£130, 157 acres Bugaboo Creek. Pine
marked in presence of John TALIFERO [TALIAFERRO]. Upper part 314 acre tract entered by Jonathan
STAMPER, including improvement where STAMPER formerly dwelt. Wits: John BROWN, Benjamin HERNDON, James
FLETCHER. Signed: Thomas ROBINS. (Wilkes Co., NC, Deed Book B-1, pp. 349-359.)
1785, Wilkes
Co., NC. Deed from George WHEATLEY, Jr.
to JONATHAN STAMPER, £100, 150 acres south side GAMBILL's fork Roaring River,
conditional line between ALEXANDER and STAMPER, including STAMPER's
plantation. Wits: George WHEATLEY, Sr.,
Randol ALEXANDER, Moses WHEATLEY.
SIgned: George (X) WHEATLEY, (Jr.)
(Wilkes Co., NC, Deed Book C-1, pp. 86-87.)
1787 Tax List,
Wilkes Co., NC, Capt. Johnson's District:
JONATHAN STAMPER, SR., 150 acres, 1 poll
JOEL STAMPER, 200 acres, 1 poll
JONATHAN STAMPER, JR., 340 acres, 1 poll
JACOB STAMPER, 120 acres, 1 poll
Nov. 10, 1787,
Wilkes Co., NC. Deed from Randolph
ALEXANDER to George WHEATLEY, 52 acres south fork Roaring River. Wits: George WHEATLEY, Sr., Jonathan STAMPER,
Mason WHEATLEY. (Wilkes Co., NC, Deed
Book D, p. 435.)
1787, Wilkes
Co., NC. Deed from JONATHAN STAMPER to
Peter WHITAKER of Montgomery Co., VA, £15, 30 acres mouth of Fighting
Creek. Wits: George WHEATLEY, George
WHEATLEY, Jr., Mason WHEATLEY. Signed:
JONATHAN (X) STAMPER. (Wilkes Co., NC,
Deed Book C-1, pp. 89-90.)
May 18, 1789,
Wilkes Co., NC. Land grant to JONATHAN
STAMPER, JR., 200 acres Roaring River at Martin GAMBILL's upper line. (Wilkes Co., NC, Deed Book B-1, p. 457.)
1790 Census,
Wilkes Co., NC, 6th Company, p. 121:
JONATHAN STAMPER
2 white males over 16
0 white males under 16
2 white females
1 slave
Also listed (p.122): Joel STAMPER (1-3-3-1); Jonath. STAMPER
(2-4-3-0)
Oct. 26,
1790. Wilkes Co., NC. Court
Minutes. Ordered that the Iron Works
Road now ending at Long Bottom on Roaring River be extended to Widow
Gambill's. Jonathan STAMPER [probably
Jr.], Joel STAMPER, and others appointed to a jury for that purpose.
Oct. 3, 1796,
Wilkes Co., NC. Land grant to Charles
GORDON, Sr., for 61,227 acres, mentions JONATHAN STAMPER's line on the south
fork of the Roaring River, Joel STAMPER's line, and others. (Wilkes Co., NC, Deed Book B-1, pp. 548-550.)
1797 Tax List,
Wilkes Co., NC, Capt. Nall's District:
JONATHAN STAMPER, 300 acres, no polls
(over 60 years of age)
JOEL STAMPER, 200 acres, 1 poll
JONATHAN STAMPER, JR., 100 acres, 2 polls
JESSE STAMPER, 250 acres, 1 poll
JACOB STAMPER, 322 acres, 1 poll
Dec. 13, 1798,
Wilkes Co., NC. Land grant to JONATHAN
STAMPER, 300 acres on Thomas JOHNSON's line.
(Wilkes Co., NC, Deed Book D, p. 600.)
1799 Tax List,
Wilkes Co., NC, Capt. Johnson's District: JONATHAN STAMPER, 300 acres, 1 poll
Among Jonathan's neighbors were the Caudills,
Turners, Sebastians, Whitakers, and Adamses.
Jonathan Stamper, Sr., and his sons owned
enough land at Bugaboo Creek to make several large plantations.
In 1772, Jonathan Stamper, Sr., served as a
constable in the King's service in the Parish of Saint Jude, Surry Co.,
NC. Constables were appointed to
preserve the peace in the different sections of the county. It is well to remember that only land owners,
and men of good character were permitted to discharge any of the duties as a
juror, constable, ranger, or justice.
These persons were, in their day, recognized leaders.
Jonathan was a patriot during the American
Revolution, he helped supply provisions for the Continental militia. One DAR
application states Jonathan, "paid for material aid in Salisbury District,
NC for sundries furnished the militia of NC, VA, & SC as allowed by Brown,
Erwin, and Greenlee Auditors Salisbury District in April 1782".
In December 1778, Jonathan Stamper, Sr.,
applied for a license to keep an Ordinary (tavern) at his dwelling house, with
Richard Allen and Benjamin Cleveland as securities. The term "ordinary" in this
instance was interchangeable with inn or tavern. It was a place where a traveller could expect
to obtain lodging not only for himself and his family, but for his horses as
well, and he could also expect to find food and drink. Not only was a license required to operate an
ordinary, but the court set the prices that the proprietor might charge. In order to be granted a licence, one had to
present a formal written petition.
Furthermore, the proprietor of such an establishment was required to
arrange for two citizens of substantial means to serve as securities.
Jonathan Stamper, Sr., lived on his large
plantation until 1783. He then sold his
land and moved to upper Wilkes County where he died in the spring of 1799.
Jonathan Stamper, Sr., was an owner of slaves
as were most farmers of the time, but he did care for the slaves. He stated in his will that, "My will and
desire is that the Negroes may not be sold out of the family." We know that he owned at least three slaves,
two women and one boy named James.
We are led to believe that Jonathan couldn't
read or write because he signed his will with an "X" mark. However, not everyone in those days who
signed by mark "X" were illiterate, and even if they could not write
they could often read. Perhaps Rachel
was able to read and write.
Jonathan Stamper, Sr., died testate in the
spring of 1799. His will was proved in
the April term of 1799, in the Court of Wilkes Co., NC. Jonathan's personal property was sold at an
estate sale on the 4th and 5th of June 1799, raising a total of £354.2.5
(pounds, shillings, pence). The will
granted Rachel a "life estate" in the personal property; therefore,
she must have predeceased her husband.
The Will of Jonathan
Stamper, Sr:
In the name of God Amen. I, Jonathan Stamper, Senr. of Wilks County
and State of North Carolina am very old But in good helth and sound memory I give my Soul to God to him that gave it to
me my Body to the earth to be Buried. My
Will and desier is that first all of my just debts be paid. I lend all my Estait both rail (real?) and
personal to my Dearly Beloved Wife Rachel Stamper enduring life or
Widowhood. After her lif or widowhood I
give and bequeth to my son Jesse Stamper the land and plantation Where I now
Live one negro boy By the name of James
and the Bed that sd Jesse Stamper now lyeth on and If the sd Jesse Stamper Dies
Without a Lawfl are (heir?) of his body my Will and Desire is that the Estate
Be Brought in and Equally Divided amongst his Brothers and Sisters and after my
Wifs Life or Widowhood my will and Desire is that the rest of my Estate be
equall devided amongst the Rest of my Children
my Will and desire is that the negroes may not be sold out of the
family Given under my hand Seald With
Seal and dated This Seventeenth day of decmber one Thousand Seven Hundred and
ninety three - - -
Jonathan
Stamper Senr (Seal)
signed X (his
mark)
Test
John Forrester
William
Sebastin Jut
I Leave my
Son(s) Jonathan Stamper and Jesse Stamper Executors to my Estate.
(Jonathan
Stamper, Sr.'s original will was in Wilkes County Wills 1778-1948 C.R
104-801.8; Jonathan Stamper File 1799)
April Term 1799:
The within deed
was proven in open court by the oath of William Sebastian.
Wm. B.
Lenoir, C.C
Recorded on page
509
By Wm. B. Lenoir
C.C
After Jonathan Stamper, Sr.'s., death in
1799, the inventory of his estate showed he was a man of "means" or
wealth.
WILKES COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA
WILLS, BONDS,
INVENTORIES, AND BILLS OF SALE
July Term 1799
An account of the sale of Jonathan Stamper's
Estate on the 4th and 5th of June 1799.
(Note: Prices have not been included)
SOLD
TO---------------ITEM
Jesse
Stamper____one negro woman
Jacob
Stamper____one negro woman
John
Burton______mare and colt
Jesse
Tollivar___one yearling colt
Moses
Tollivar___one mare
William
Reavis___cow and yearling
Rubin
Parks______cow and calf
Jacob
Stamper____one cow
Joel
Stamper_____one cow
Rubin
Parks______cow and calf
John
Burton______one yearling
John
Burton______heifer yearling
Jesse
Toliver____heifer yearling
Robert
Burton____one heifer
George
Reeves____five head of sheep
David Hickerson__twenty-four
hogs
Joel
Stamper_____one saddle
Jesse
Stamper____one feather bed
Jacob
Lyon_______one feather bed
Jesse
Stamper____pot and hooks
Jesse
Stamper____oven 8/one skillet 4/
Jesse
Stamper____one wheel 14/
Jesse
Alexander__one skillet
Jonathan Burton__frying
pan
Jonathan
Stamper_kettle
Jonathan
Stamper_one flax wheel
Jesse
Stamper____pair of wedges
Jesse
Stamper____one wheel
Jesse
Tolliver___one wheel
Jacob
Lyon_______one hoe
Jesse
Stamper____two basons
James
Stamper____three basons
Jesse Stamper____eight
plates
James
Stamper____one bason
Jesse
Stamper____one dish
Jacob
Stamper____one pair of shears
Jesse
Stamper____spoons
Jacob
Lyon_______one jugg
Jesse
Stamper____one shevel ploug
Jesse
Stamper____one pair fire dogs
Jesse
Tollivar___two axes
Ruben
Parks______one mattock
James
Stamper____one broad ax
Jonathan
Stamper_one ploug
Jesse
Stamper____ax 4/6 3 hoes 13/6
Jesse
Stamper____one colter 4/6
Jacob
Lyon_______one hackle
Jesse
Stamper____one clevis
Ruben
Parks______bar of iron
Ruben Parks______bar
of iron
Jesse
Stamper____two flat irons
Jonathan
Stamper_tobacco knife
Jesse
Tollivar___one handsaw
Jesse
Tollivar___one drawing knife
Jesse
Stamper____one chisel
Ruben Parks
Jr.__hammer and chissel
Jacob
Stamper____one hymn book
Jacob Stamper____one
howell
Jesse
Alexander__one howell
Hezekiah
Barber__one round shave
Jesse
Alexander__one screw augar
George
Lewis_____one wimble bitt
Jesse
Stamper____two cotton
Henry
Johnson____one frow
John
Burton______two cotton
Joseph
Hammon____four pounds flax
Jesse
Stamper____four pounds flax
Willis
Alexander_one augar
Jesse
Stamper____wheat patch
David
Hickerson__spun yarn
David
Hickerson__spun yarn
George
Lewis_____two wool
James
Stamper____one Bible
Jesse
Stamper____one Testament
Jesse
Stamper____one book
Jesse
Tolivar____two books
George
Lewis_____one bottle
George
Lewis_____one bottle
Jesse
Tollivar___one quart pott
Jesse
Stamper____one bee hive
John
Burton______one bee hive
John
Townzee_____one bee hive
James
Stamper____one bee gum
Moses
Tollivar___one bridle
Jacob
Stamper____one jointer
Ruben
Parks______one jugg
James
Stamper____one bridle
George
Lewis_____one bell
Joseph
Hammon____two hemp
James
Stamper____two jointers
John
Burton______one bell
Jesse
Stamper____one table
Jesse
Stamper____two chairs
Jesse
Stamper____knives and forks
Owen
Hall________three slays 10/6
Owen
Hall________three butcher knives 14/
Owen
Hall________two paper boxes and salt seller 5/
Owen
Hall________one file3/ two cage 2/
Owen Hall________two
saw 1"5 one hackle 2/
John
Burton______pair compasses
Jacob
Lyon_______one canister
Thomas
Baker_____foot addze
Jesse
Tollivar___shoe knife
Jesse
Tollivar___one pewter half pint
Wm
Raynolds______swingletrees
Wm
Raynolds______one chest
George Lewis_____hogshead
7/Loom & slay 14
The above was
retd. by Adrs. on Oath
Jonathan
Stamper) Adrs.
Jesse Stamper)
Adrs.
Wilkes Co., NC Will Book 2, pg. 79. November
4, 1802: Settlement with administrators of estate of Jonathan Stamper (Sr.),
dec'd. Administrator Jonathan Stamper
(Jr.) presented receipts and vouchers from different legatees (no names) in
amount of $202.10. Signed: Jno. R.
Johnson, William Petty, & R. Owens.
More About
JONATHAN STAMPER:
Baptism: May 24, 1719, Middlesex County, VA
Notes for RACHEL
PARKS:
We have not found any marriage records
for Jonathan Stamper, Sr., but he refers to his wife as "Rachel
Stamper" in his will of 1793. The
Diary of E.M. Parks shows a "Rachel Stamper" born December 3, 1733,
in it. This diary goes on to state that Rachel's parents were John Parks and
Mary Sharp and that her grandfather was Thomas Parks. So it is assumed that this "Rachel"
married Jonathan Stamper, Sr., and that her parents were John Parks, Sr., and
Mary Sharp.
Jonathan Stamper, Sr., witnessed a Deed of
Gift document for John Parks, Sr., in 1772:
A Deed of Gift
To all People to
whom these Presents shall come I John Parks Senior of the Parish of and County
of Surry Planter for and in consideration of the Love goodwilll and affections
which I have and do bear to my children one and all I freely give grant and
granted and by these presents do freely give, grant unto my children their
Heirs Executors Administrators all and singular my Estate of
Land, Negroes,
and all ......of stock. And the yearly increase of the Earth; all ... and .....
together with all other House Furniture and it shall be lawful at whatsoever
time that all and every of my Children
will be jointly and severally agrees to sell the said goods and chattels
aforesaid for money and divide it among them all which shall be done at the
discretion of William Parks and John Parks my two eldest sons as follows, they
shall deliver to my Daughter Sally Sale one Negroe Boy named Goin in
consideration of taking care of two helpless children and the said Sally Sale
to take them into her care with their Equal Portions and his.. one the said
Sally Sale and her Heirs and the said William and John Parks to pay off all the
rest their equal parts of what there is to them their heirs and to be allowed
said ...full reward for their trouble without any manner of Condition in
Witness whereof have ... my and land and seal this twenty eight day of
September one
thousand seven hundred and seventy two.
Test
Jesse Walton
Jhn.White John Parks (Seal)
Jonathan Stamper
Children of JONATHAN STAMPER and RACHEL PARKS are:
6. i. JAMES4 STAMPER, b. Nov 04, 1750, Amherst County, VA; d. Mar 12, 1826,
Grassy Creek, Morgan County, KY.
7. ii. JOSHUA STAMPER, b. Abt. 1753, Amherst County, VA; d. 1825, Clark County,
KY.
8. iii. JOEL STAMPER, b. May 17, 1755, Amherst County, VA; d. Apr 30, 1833,
Wilkes County, NC.
9. iv. JONATHAN STAMPER, b. Abt. 1757, Amherst Co, VA; d. 1831, Ashe County,
NC.
10. v. JESSE STAMPER, b. Abt. 1760, Amherst County, VA; d. Abt. 1828, Wilkes
County, NC.
11. vi. JACOB STAMPER, b. Dec 15, 1762, Amherst County, VA; d. Jun 15, 1834,
Eagle Creek, Owen County, KY.
12. vii. MARTHA FRANCES 'FRANKY' STAMPER, b. Feb 14, 1767, Amherst County, VA;
d. 1854, Sparta, Allegheny County, NC.
13. viii. SUSANNAH STAMPER, b. Aug 22, 1767, Wilkes County, NC; d. Aug 10,
1845, Lawrence County, IN.
Generation No. 4
5. ROBERT4
STAMPER (JOHN3, POWELL2, JOHN1)5 was born Dec 17, 1733, and died Jan/Feb 1807.
He married MILDRED Abt. 1759, in Middlesex County, VA.
Notes for ROBERT
STAMPER:
The Will of
Robert Stamper:
Will Book No. 2,
1799-1812, pp. 337-338.
In the name of God Amen. I Robert Stamper of the County of Middlesex
and State of Virginia being weak and low but of perfect sense and memory do
make and constitute and ordain this be my last will and testament revoking all
others heretofore made by me. In manner
following. Imp. To my Son John Stamper and his heirs forever
I give and bequeath my tract of land which I heired by my father being by
estimation two hundred acres more or less and is bounded as followeth - by
Abbotts Orphans Lollisons Brooks and Lewis lines which lands I have
since purchased. Item I give to my Son John and his heirs an equal
part of all my property exdept the balance of my land which joins the said two
hundred acres of which he is not to have any part or portion. Item
whereas my daughters Elizabeth Cardwell and Sally Kidd have negroes
which I lent them. Now if either of my
daughters should wish to hold the said negroes lent and not forward them at the
day of division my desire is they shall
have no other part of my estate but if the negroes lent Charles, Anna, and her
incres be returned my desire then is for them to have an equal dividend. Item
to my Son Robert Stamper I give and bequeath to him and his heirs one
Spanish Milled dollar and no other part of my estate whatsoever. Whereas I become my Son James Stampers
Security for a certain sum of money (say fifty or sixty pounds) now if my
estate should have that sum of money to pay
my desire is the same shall be deducted out of my Son James heirs
part namely George Stamper and Polly
Stamper heirs of the said James Stamper
and if either the said children George
or Polly should die without lawful heir or issue my desire is for their part to be returned
to my estate to be divided among all my children except John Stamper and Robert
Stamper - All the rest of my estate I equally divide between my Children namely
William Stamper Leo Stamper Nelson Stamper Samuel Stamper and Elizabeth Cardwell and Sally Kidd when
the Negroes lent them be returned to my estate--Lastly I nominate and appoint
Leo Stamper and Nelson Stamper executors to this my last will and testament
heretofore by me made. In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this tenth day of Jany
18 hundred and three.
/s/ Robert Stamper (Seal)
Signed and
Sealed and acknowledged
in presence of
Thos Kidd
Polly Meacham
At a court held for Middlesex County at the
court house in Urbanna on Monday he 23rd day of February 1807.
"The last will and testament of Robert
Stamper was proved by the oaths of Thomas Kidd and Polly Meacham Witnesses
thereto and is ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Nelson Stamper one of
the executors therein named who made oath thereto and together with Thomas Blake John Jesse and Staige Davis his
securities entered into and acknowledged
this bond in the penalty of Ten thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs. Certificate is granted him for obtaining
probat in due form--liberty is reserved for the other executor in the said will
named to join in the probat when he shall think fit."
Teste Thomas Muse CK
Truly
recorded
Teste Thomas Muse C M C
More About
ROBERT STAMPER:
Baptism: Jan 12, 1734, Middlesex County, VA
Children of ROBERT STAMPER and MILDRED are:
i. LEONARD5 STAMPER, b. Dec 14, 1769.
ii. SAMUEL STAMPER, b. Oct 06, 1775; m. SALLY KIDD, Apr 04, 1801.
iii. GEORGE STAMPER, b. Jul 22, 1777.
6. JAMES4
STAMPER (JONATHAN3, POWELL2, JOHN1) was born Nov 04, 1750, in Amherst County,
VA, and died Mar 12, 1826, in Grassy Creek, Morgan County, KY. He married SARAH
MOORE 1773, in Wilkes County, NC. She was born Aug 09, 1749, in Ashe County,
NC, and died Mar 12, 1839, in Grassy Creek, Morgan County, KY.
Notes for JAMES
STAMPER:
[James.FTW]
Oliver Stamper in his book Descendants of
James Stamper 1750-1826 terms James
Stamper as “farmer, trapper, hunter, and trader”. He says that James and wife
Sarah
Moore Stamper arrived in Kentucky sometime between 1796 and 1825 and that they
may have first lived in what is now Letcher Co., Kentucky before migrating to
Morgan Co., Kentucky.
James Stamper apparently had several daughters
in addition to the two sons identified by Oliver Stamper. The 1790 census of
Randolph Co., North Carolina lists a
Jammez Stamper with three sons and six daughters. It seems that most or all of
the
daughters had already married in North Carolina, and when James decided to
accompany his sons to Kentucky they did not follow. James and his wife Sarah
are buried at or near Grassy Creek in Morgan Co., Kentucky.
James Stamper's general movements can be
documented by his appearance in various tax lists and census records:
1774 - Surry Co., NC tax list
1779 - Randolph Co., NC tax list
1782 - Montgomery Co., VA tax list
1784 - Wilkes Co., NC tax list
1790 - Randolph Co., NC census
1820 - Clay Co., KY census
Records of the Kentucky Historical Society
shows James Stamper was at Strode Station in 1779.
More About JAMES
STAMPER:
Burial: At or near Grassy Creek, Morgan County, KY
More About SARAH
MOORE:
Burial: At or near Grassy Creek, Morgan County, KY
Children of JAMES STAMPER and SARAH MOORE are:
14. i. WILLIAM 'TATER BILL'5 STAMPER, b. Mar 22, 1774, Surry Co., NC; d. Apr
30, 1852, Grassy Creek, Morgan Co., KY; m. Emily Polly.
ii. SUSAN STAMPER, b. May 22, 1778, NC; d. Dec 19, 1857, Ashe Co., NC; m.
LUTHER PERKINS, Nov 07, 1801, Ashe Co., NC; b. Feb 07, 1777, Ashe Co, NC; d.
Jun 01, 1858, Ashe Co., NC.
15. iii. THOMAS MOORE STAMPER, b. Abt. 1780, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Bef. 1850,
Morgan Co., KY.
iv. JOANNA STAMPER, b. Nov 05, 1781, Ashe Co., NC; d. Jul 1861.
7. JOSHUA4
STAMPER (JONATHAN3, POWELL2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1753, in Amherst County, VA,
and died 1825, in Clark County, KY. He married JANE 'JENNIE' WOODRUFF Abt.
1778, in Bourbon County, KY.
Notes for JOSHUA
STAMPER:
Joshua reportedly served in
Revolutionary War. He appeared on the 1773, 1774, and 1775 tax lists for Wilkes
Co., NC. A Court Declaration in 1805,
stated that Joshua was at Boonesborough in 1780, and resided at Strodes Station
from 1780 to 1784. Joshua settled at Stroud's Station near Winchester, KY in
1779, where he died in 1825. Joshua and
Jane attended a sermon of Francis Asbury in 1790.
One Joshua Stamper filed for a pension for
his service in the Revolutionary War. It
was filed in Illinois. However, this
could have been a widows pension.
The Will of
Joshua Stamper of Clarke Co, KY (received Apr 2007 from Hettie (David-Woodall)
Sebastian, widow of Samuel Elihu Sebastian, Sr.)
In the name of God Amen. I, Joshua Stamper of
the County of Clarke, and State of Kentucky, being weak and feeble of body but
disposing mind and memory, do make and establish this my last will and
testament: First it is my will and desire that after my death, that my body be
buried in a decent and Christian like manner and that after all my just debts
are paid, I give and bequeath my estate both real and personal in the following
manner; to wit;
Item; I give and bequeath to my daughter Rachel two cows and two feather beds,
five sheep and one horse worth eighty dollars, the whole to be of good quality
and the beds to have the furniture with the steds, the balance of my children
having received heretofore the full amount. I therefore will that my wife,
Jinny Stamper have the use of the whole of my land during her lifetime and
three cows, seven sheep,, two horses, six hogs, two beds and ?? and furniture,
one large plow, one small, one hoe and ax, and large one oven and pot, one dining
table, six chairs all to be of her own choice, the balance of my personal
estate to be sold and be equally divided amongst all my children, my son
Richard Stamper’s two children, Nancy and Tommy to have one share, Polly
Arnett, Rachel Stamper, John Stamper, Jonathan Stamper, Susan Gardiner, Nancy
Donley. It is my will that all of my fore named children should have an equal
share except my daughter Nancy Donley and if she should ever consent to live
with her husband, William Donley, then in that case she is not to have any of
my estate more than she has heretofore received in my lifetime and at the death
of my wife, I will that the whole of my lands be sold and the balance of my
personal estate also be sold and divided to heretofore expressed. I do appoint
my son Jonathan Stamper to be my executor of this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof, I set my hand and seal this 13th day of July 1822.
Joshua Stamper (Seal)
Witness present.
Robert Cunningham
Elias Gardner
Clarke County October Court 1825
This last will and testament of Joshua Stamper dec’d was produced in open court
and proven according to law ????
Notes for JANE
'JENNIE' WOODRUFF:
The following is taken from the book,
"Methodist History of Adair Co., KY," pages 78 & 79 by Vista
Royse Allison:
"One of the
earliest families to join the Methodist Church in KY was Joshua Stamper and his
wife, Jane. She joined first and he followed later. They are the parents of
Rev. Jonathan Stamper. Mr. & Mrs. Stamper came from VA about the year 1778.
They were forced to live in forts for twelve years and endure the hardships of
frontier life."
"They lived first at Bonnesboro and then at 'Strondes Station'. Mrs.
Stamper was an extremely sensitive woman and was often in fear she would not be
among the elect. She was a faithful Christian woman and her home was always
open to the weary itinerant and for many years served as a preaching place. She
led a Godly life and the world is better that she lived, for she trained and
sent out a Christian family of sons and daughters who loved and labored for the
cause of Christ."
Their son, Rev. Jonathan Stamper has been
quoted as saying "I have often heard my parents say they lived without
bread or salt from the time of their arrival in Kentucky which was late in
October until the corn ripened in the ensuing summer."
Children of JOSHUA STAMPER and JANE WOODRUFF are:
i. RICHARD5 STAMPER, b. 1779, Rowan Co, NC; d. 1822, Bath Co, KY.
ii. JOHN STAMPER, b. 23 Dec 1783, Clark Co, KY; d. 29 Sep 1871, IN.
iii. NANCY STAMPER, b. Abt. 1785; m. WILLIAM DONLEY, 1813.
iv. RACHEL STAMPER, b. Abt. 1790.
v. JONATHAN STAMPER, b. 27 Apr 1791, Madison Co, KY; d. 26 Feb 1864, Decatur,
IL; m. ALETHA TUCKER, Abt. 1812.
Notes for
JONATHAN STAMPER:
Stamper Footprints, pg 31 .. From the records of the Kentucky Historical
Society we find: (1) Jonathan, son of Joshua and Jane Stamper was a famous
minister throughout Kentucky. He was a Methodist circuit rider. he also served
in the war of 1812. (2) Joshua Stamper was at Boonesboro in 1779. (3) Joshua
and Jane Stamper attended a sermon of Francis Asbury in 1790.
vi. SUSANNAH STAMPER, b. Abt. 1800; m. (1) ELIAS GARDNER, Abt. 1818; m. (2)
MARK SHUMATE, 29 Nov 1830, Wilkes Co, NC.
vii. MARY 'POLLY' STAMPER, b. 1802; m. SAMUEL ARNETT.
8. JOEL4 STAMPER
(JONATHAN3, POWELL2, JOHN1) was born May 17, 1755, in Amherst County, VA, and
died Apr 30, 1833, in Wilkes County, NC. He married NANCY CANNADY Jul 29, 1780,
in Wilkes County, NC. She was born Abt. 1755, in Halifax County, VA, and died Aft.
1820, in Wilkes County, NC.
Notes for JOEL
STAMPER:
Joel Stamper appeared in open court
February 4, 1833, he was seventy-seven years old. He stated in his pension application record
(File No. S 3999) that he was born May 17, 1755, in Amherst Co., VA. When he was twelve years old his father moved
the family to Wilkes Co., NC. He entered
the service as a volunteer in Captain Jesse Walton's company of Minute Men. About a week later, he marched to Salisbury
where he was stationed under General Rutherford for three months. At the end of the three months he was
discharged and went home. After being
home a short time they were again ordered out to go against the Tories at Cross
Creek or Fayetteville. He was again
ordered out by General Rutherford in quest of Tories in the Forks of the Yadkin
for three weeks. Ordered out by Colonel
Cleveland and marched to Burke County and King's Mountain. Having no horse, he did not reach battleground
in time for battle. Marched with Tory
prisioners to Salem, NC where he received his discharge having been gone three
months. He states he has no documentary
evidence to prove his service, but refers to William Spicer, Joseph Pruitt, and
William Johnson as witnesses who can testify to his services. He states that he has a record of his age in
his Bible.
Joel was granted $32.33 per annum commencing
March 4, 1831. In the Daughters of the American Revolution Patriot Index of
1966, his death date is listed as April 30, 1833.
On May 5, 1801, Joel purchased 100 acres on
Fork of the Roaring River for £50. This included the plantation on which
Matthew Ramey formerly lived.
According to the minutes of early Wilkes
County, NC: Joel Stamper helped to lay off road in 1803.
We know that Joel owned land near his father
and his brothers. Joel was a baptist.
Notes for NANCY
CANNADY:
Some researchers believe Nancy may be a
daughter of Andrew Cannady, but it is not proven.
Children of JOEL STAMPER and NANCY CANNADY are:
i. RICHARD5 STAMPER, b. 1781, VA; d. Aft. 1850, Breathitt Co., KY.
ii. RACHEL STAMPER, b. Abt. 1783, NC; d. Abt. 1840.
iii. NANCY STAMPER, b. 1784, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Abt. 1860.
iv. JOEL STAMPER, b. 1788, Wilkes Co., NC; d. 1852, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY.
v. JAMES STAMPER, b. Abt. 1792, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Feb 15, 1868; m. SUSANNAH;
b. Abt. 1810, Wilkes Co, NC; d. 24 Apr 1871, Wilkes Co., NC.
vi. WILLIAM STAMPER, b. Abt. 1793, NC.
vii. MARY STAMPER, b. 1798, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Abt. 1822; m. THOMAS HANDY, 24
Feb 1817, Wilkes Co., NC.
viii. ELIZABETH STAMPER, b. 22 May 1796, Wilkes Co., NC; d. 1865, Dallas Co.,
IA; m. UNKNOWN CARTER.
ix. MARGARET 'PEGGY' STAMPER, b. 1798, Wilkes Co., NC; d. 1823; m. JOHN HANDY,
23 Dec 1820, Wilkes Co., NC.
9. JONATHAN4
STAMPER (JONATHAN3, POWELL2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1757, in Amherst County, VA,
and died 1831, in Ashe County, NC. He married MARY "POLLY" DAVIS Bef.
1780, in Wilkes County, NC. She died Abt. 1800.
Notes for
JONATHAN STAMPER:
Jonathan, Jr., lived at first in Wilkes
Co., NC, but seems to have moved to the waters of Cranberry Creek, which later
became Ashe Co., NC. His will was dated April 9, 1822, and was proved in
February of 1831. He refers to a 300-acre tract of land, wife, and eight
children. Jobe is the only one of his children that is identified by name in
the will. Jobe was left a mare named Yellow and a colt named Bounce.
Jonathan Stamper, Jr. is believed to have
fought in the Revolutionary War. He
appears on an undated List of Cox's company, probably ca. 1783. In a letter dated August 30, 1948, Will H.
Daniel stated, "I have in my possession a powder horn which was given to
me by Mrs. Mary Cornet, who said it was carried in the Revolutionary War by
Jonathan Stamper, Senior". Below
that he speaks of Jonathan Stamper, Senior, and his wife, "Polly Davis". This shows us that when he said
"Jonathan Stamper, Senior", he was really referring to Jonathan
Stamper, Jr.
The Will of
Jonathan Stamper, Jr., of Ashe Co, NC, (received April 2007 from Hettie
(Davis-Woodall) Sebastian, widow of Samuel Elihu Sebastian, Sr.)
Know all men by these presents that I
Jonathan Stamper of Ashe County and state of North Carolina being weak of body
but of Sound and disposing Judgement, and knowing that it is appointed for all
men once to die, do this day make this my last will and testament in manner and
form as follows
In the first
place I recomend that all my Just debts be paid, 2dlly the tract of land that I
live on of 300 acres my wife she is to have during her life time also all
household furniture and clothing and also what money may be on hand or owing to
me. She is to have to support her while
she lives- and after that each of my children being eight alive gets one cow
apiece the remainder of my stock I want
to be sold at publick sale giving a reasonable credit and the money that arises
therefrom to be retained in the hands of my executors for the use and support
of my wife during her life.
I give to my son
Job a certain mare and colt called Bounce and the mare called yellow and all contracts between Job and myself
concerning land is to stand good and binding on me, as the contract mentions
between us already made and at my wifes
decease I want all that may then remain of her property to be equally divided
among my children that may then be alive and I hereby Constitute and appoint my
son Job Stamper and my son in law John Long executors to see this my last will
and testament truly performed according to the true intent and meaning thereof,
and do declare this to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this
9th day of April 1822.
/s/ Jonathan
Stamper (Seal)
Test
A.B. McMillan (Jurat)
Jno McMillan
(Ashe County, NC
Wills C.R.006.801.5; Jonathan Stamper File 1822).
More About
JONATHAN STAMPER:
Burial: Stamper
Cemetery, south of Sparta, NC near the community of Laurel Springs
Notes for MARY
"POLLY" DAVIS:
According to tradition, Mary
"Polly" Davis was killed by men named Hart, Cox, and Bledsoe who were
attempting to rob her of $700 in gold which she had buried near her home. This
story was repeated by the late Will H. Daniel, a West Virginia lawyer who was a
descendant of Jonathan and Polly. He was one of the first to do serious
research on this line. According to him, the robbers killed Polly, but did not
get the gold. Roy Wyatt, also a descendat of Jonathan and Polly, says that in
the early 1900's a search was conducted around Jonathan and Polly's old
homesite in present-day Alleghany co., NC and some of the gold was unearthed.
Jonathan Stamper, Jr.'s will was written in
1822, about nine years before his death, and makes reference to his wife, so if
he was only married once, the event, if true, happened sometime after that,
possibly even after Jonathan Jr., had died and left his wife a widow.
More About MARY
"POLLY" DAVIS:
Burial: Stamper
Cemetery, south of Sparta, NC near the community of Laurel Springs
Children of JONATHAN STAMPER and MARY DAVIS are:
i. WILLIAM B5 STAMPER, b. ca. 1780, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Bef. 1855, Ashe Co., NC;
m. MARGARET "PEGGY" BALDWIN.
ii. JOBE STAMPER, b. 1783, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Aft. 1860, Alleghany Co., NC; m.
ELIZABETH ROSE.
Notes for JOBE
STAMPER:
Deed of Knob in Alleghany County a round top
patch of cleared land to Jobe Stamper and his heirs forever by Continental
Congress. Granted all land that a man
with good eyesight can see from top of
"Tommy's Knob". (1799)
iii. JOSHUA STAMPER, b. ca. 1785, Wilkes Co., NC; d. ca. 1853, Ashe Co., NC; m.
MARY 'POLLY' BLEVINS.
iv. JOHN STAMPER, b. ca. 1786, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Ashe Co., NC; m. SARAH
"SALLY" LEWIS.
v. SOLOMON STAMPER, b. ca. 1788, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Oct 21, 1854, Ashe Co., NC;
m. ELIZABETH SIZEMORE.
vi. FRANCES STAMPER, b. ca. 1792, Wilkes Co., NC; d. ca. 1835, Ashe Co., NC; m.
TOBIAS LONG.
vii. SUSAN
STAMPER, b. ca. 1793, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Aft. 1860, Ashe Co., NC; m. JOHN LONG.
viii. LARKIN
STAMPER, b. Jun 14, 1800, Wilkes Co., NC; m. EMILY MAUPIN.
10. JESSE4
STAMPER (JONATHAN3, POWELL2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1760, in Amherst County, VA,
and died Bet. 1820 - 1830, in Wilkes County, NC. He married BARBARA DEVAIT Aft.
1793.
Notes for JESSE
STAMPER:
Jesse was ill at the time of the
writing of his fathers will and had no heirs.
It is assumed that he was not married at that time. Records show that Jesse was a midget, as were
two of his daughters, Rachel and Delphia. . We do not have a record of his
height, but according to legend, he was so short he had to ride his horse to
sow wheat and rye. Jesse and Barbara
owned a large farm. Jesse inherited his fathers plantation and a negro boy
named James.
Land Grant of
JESSE STAMPER, 100 acres in Wilkes Co., NC, south fork of Roaring River,
entered April 2, 1799.
Nov. 30, 1801,
Wilkes Co., NC. Land grant to JESSE
STAMPER 100 acres both sides south fork Roaring River Jonathan Stamper's
line. (Wilkes Co., NC, Deed Book C-1, p.
342.)
March 25, 1826,
Wilkes Co., NC. JESSE STAMPER and wife
Barbary and son Jacob bill of sale for a slave.
(Wilkes Co., NC, Deed Book M)
Notes for
BARBARA DEVAIT:
Unlike her husband, Barbara was of
normal height. We have no information on who her parents were.
Children of JESSE STAMPER and BARBARA DEVAIT are:
i. JACOB5 STAMPER, b. ca. 1795, Wilkes Co., NC; m. SUSAN CLARISSA 'CLARY'
LAWSON, Nov 18, 1826, Wilkes Co., NC.
ii. DELPHIA STAMPER, b. ca. 1800, Wilkes Co., NC.
Notes for
DELPHIA STAMPER:
Delphia was a midget, and she never married.
iii. RACHEL STAMPER, b. ca. 1802, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Apr 12, 1883.
Notes for RACHEL
STAMPER:
Rachel was a midget, and she never married.
iv. SUSANNAH STAMPER, b. ca. 1803, Wilkes Co., NC; m. MARK SHUMATE, 1830.
v. CLARINDA STAMPER, b. ca. 1808, Wilkes Co., NC; m. JOHN S. BROWN, 01 Mar
1842, Wilkes Co., NC.
vi. SARAH ANN HARRISSEE STAMPER, b. ca. 1811, Wilkes Co., NC; m. EZEKIEL BROWN,
Apr 16, 1844, Wilkes Co., NC.
vii. FRANCES IRENE STAMPER, b. ca. 1814, Wilkes Co., NC; m. AARON BROWN, Abt.
1844, Wilkes Co., NC.
11. JACOB4
STAMPER (JONATHAN3, POWELL2, JOHN1) was born Dec 15, 1762, in Amherst County,
VA, and died Jun 15, 1834, in Eagle Creek, Owen County, KY. He married (1)
SUSANNAH 'SUSAN' Abt. 1780, in Wilkes County, NC. He married (2) JUDY PEAKE
COBB Nov 24, 1829, in Owen County, KY.
Notes for JACOB
STAMPER:
From the Court Minutes of early Wilkes
County: Jacob helped to lay off road in 1803.
Feb. 26, 1779,
Wilkes Co., NC. Jacob STAMPER entered
100 acres on the fork Little Elkin Branch near the little mountain. (Wilkes Co., NC, Land Entry Book, No. 884.)
Jacob Stamper was in the Revolutionary
War and fought at the Battle of King's Mountain.
He applied for
his pension in Owen Co., KY.
Jacob Stamper appeared in open court on
October 5, 1832, he was sixty-nine years old.
He stated in his pension application record (File No. S. 16544) that he
was born Dec. 15, 1762, in Amherst Co., VA.
He entered the service in 1778 at age 16. He was selected by his Captain as a spy to
make a survey on Tories at New River.
That he did go upon said service in company with only one man, and on
his mare crossed New River by fording.
He came near killing his fine mare belonging to himself and which he so
naturally injured that she was never after of much service. He persuaded his brother (un-named) who lived
in the vicinity of their rendezvous and who was well acquainted with their
principle maneuvers and intentions to accompany him to the American
Forces. Zachariah Goss was with the
Tories and was one of their principal men, being a brother-in-law of one of the
Tory Captains. Zachariah was taken only
two days later and was tried by the officers and condemned to be hung which
sentence was expected on the same evening that he (Goss) was taken.
Lyman Draper in his book, "King's
Mountain Men" on page 388, deals with a Tory hanging at Peach Bottom on
New River in Ashe County. He calls
Zachariah Goss "one of Sam Brown's gang of murderers, plunderers, and
horse thieves."
He states after he left service he soon
married and moved from Wilkes County, NC to Grayson County, VA. Afterwards moved back to Wilkes County - and
then moved to Botetourt Co., VA where he did not remain very long - then moved
back to Wilkes County and after remaining there some time moved to the State of
Kentucky in the now County of Owens on Eagle Creek in which section of the
Country he yet resides in Exceedingly indigent circumstances and totally unable
to provide for himself and family by reason of his almost total blindness in
which condition he has been for several years past.
This disease is called Retinitis pigmnetosa and
it is a progressive degenerative disease of the retina of the eye. This results
in night blindness and a total loss of vision in later life. This disorder is
passed direct from parent to child, never skipping a generation. Jacob's son, Jonathan, inherited this
disease, and passed it onto one or more of his children.
When asked if Jacob had a record of his age,
he replied, "I have a record of my age at home on a separate paper which
was taken from my father’s family record and which has ever since been
carefully preserved by me." He
states he volunteered as a private in Captain Richard Allen's Company and
served there in about two years.
Afterwards, he volunteered as a private in the Company of Absolem
Cleveland upon a three month tour.
He states at the time of his service he was
quite young and does not recall the names of the officers except those he was
placed under command of. He received no
discharge that he remembers for the first portion of his service, but did
receive a discharge for the last tour he preformed, but it has since been lost.
Jacob's certificate pension was issued
February 5, 1833, semiannual allowance ended March 5, 1833.
It has been passed down through family
tradition that Jacob was a man of small stature. He served as a mounted scout, he not being
able to walk long trips. According to
the late Samuel Elihu Sebastian, Sr., Jacob and his sons Jesse and Jonathan
went to Cincinnati, OH, where they made brick and built brick houses. They later went to Owen Co., KY. Jacob's son, Jesse, married Nancy Sebastian and
Jesse's brother, Jonathan, married Mary 'Polly' Sebastian. Both Nancy and Mary were daughters of
Benjamin Sebastian of Wilkes Co., NC.
The following Owen County Court Record
names four of Jacob's children and states that Jacob died June 15, 1834, in
Eagle Creek, Owen Co., KY.
It was this day satisfactorly proven to the
satisfaction of this court in Owen County by the auth (oath) of George Wood who
is a crucible person that Jacob Stamper late of Owen County Kentucky departed
this life on the 15th of June 1834 and that at the time of his death he left no
widow but the following children towit Jonathan Stamper Jepe Stamper (Jepe is a
German way of writing the double "S" in Jesse), Nancy Wood late Nancy
Stamper Elizabeth Morgan late Elizabeth Stamper all of whom still survive and
are residents of Owen County and the court further certifies that this is
further proven satisfactorily that the late Jacob Stamper was the identical
person named in an original certificate presented to the court and respected by
them bearing the date on the 5 day of Feby 1833 and signed by Lewis Cap (Gap?)
Secretary of War and numbered 5226 by which said certificate he became intitled
to receive sixty dollars per annum during his natural life proven the 4 March
1831.
Notes for
SUSANNAH 'SUSAN':
We have been unable to locate the source for
the name of Jacob's first wife, "Susan".
Notes for JUDY
PEAKE COBB:
Judy is believed to be the daughter of
Nathaniel Peake. She was previously married to Samuel Cobb (1735-1809).
Children of JACOB STAMPER and SUSANNAH UNKNOWN are:
ii. JONATHAN STAMPER,
b. Abt. 1782, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Abt. 1854, Breathitt Co., KY; m. MARY 'POLLY'
SEBASTIAN, Feb 23, 1801, Wilkes Co., NC.
Notes for
JONATHAN STAMPER:
Jonathan was living two doors from his
parents in the 1820 Census for Owen Co., KY.
He is shown as blind in the 1850 Census for Breathitt Co., KY, he was
also listed as a wheelwright. Jonathan's
father, Jacob, stated in his pension application that he is "totally
unable to provide for himself and family by reason of his almost total
blindness in which condition he has been for several years past." This eye disease is called Retinitis
Pigmentosa and it is a progressive degenerative disease of the retina of the
eye. This results in night blindness and a total loss of vision in later life.
This disorder is passed direct from parent to child, never skipping a
generation. It was passed on to
Jonathan, and he passed it on to one or more of his children.
Notes for MARY
'POLLY' SEBASTIAN:
Mary was a daughter of Benjamin Sebastian of
Wilkes Co., NC. Her sister, Nancy Sebastian, married Jesse Stamper, a brother
of Mary's husband, Jonathan.
ii. JESSE5 STAMPER, b. Abt. 1782, NC; d. Jun 16, 1845, Eagle Creek, Owen Co.,
KY; m. (1) NANCY SEBASTIAN, Abt. 1800, Wilkes Co., NC; m. (2) MARY 'POLLY'
HAMMOND, Jun 11, 1823, Owen Co., KY.
Notes for JESSE
STAMPER:
The Will of
Jesse Stamper (received May 2007 from Hettie Sebastian, widow of Samuel Elihu
Sebastian, Sr).
I, Jesse Stamper, this day being in a very low state of health yet in proper
mind, do make this my last Will and Testament; First I want as much of my
property sold as can be best spared to pay all my just debts and I will (sic)
is that my wife Mary Stamper have the land, the plantation she now lives on
during her lifetime or widowhood to support and raise the children. And to have
control of all the property belonging to the said estate after my just debts is
all paid and my will is that my son, George Wesley Stamper have the property he
now claims towit; One mare and colt, one suckling steer and I want the other
two boys to have a horse worth forty dollars each. And the girls to have one
bed and furnature and one cow each. This they are to have before my first wifes
children get anything, after this the law makes an equal division for all alike
but the younger children to get this as they come of age. And I also appoint my
son Hirum Stamper as my trustee to sell the property and pay my debts and no
further. Given under my hand and seal as Witness 18th day of June 1844.
In the prence of,
Andrew Goss
Samuel Poe
/s/ Jesse Stamper (Seal)
AB. I also appoint my son Hirum Stamper to see to and give the younger children
their part as they come of age.
Proven in Owen County Court June term 1845 by oath of Andrew Goss & Samuel
Poe
Owen County KY Will Book C, page 285
iii. NATHANIEL STAMPER, b. Abt. 1785, Wilkes Co., NC; m. (1) SARAH GAMBELL, Aug
23, 1800, Wilkes Co., NC; m. (2) POLLY HALSEY, Abt. 1850, Ashe Co., NC.
iv. ELIZABETH STAMPER, b. Abt. 1788, Wilkes Co., NC; m. SAMUEL MORGAN.
v. NANCY STAMPER, b. Abt. 1800, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Dec 09, 1873, Clark Co., IL;
m. GEORGE WOOD, 1831, KY; b. 1793, KY; d. Nov 06, 1864, Clark Co., IL.
12. MARTHA
FRANCES 'FRANKY'4 STAMPER (JONATHAN3, POWELL2, JOHN1)6 was born Feb 14, 1767,
in Amherst County, VA, and died Bet. 1850-60, in Ashe County, NC. She married
JESSE TOLLIVER 1782, in Wilkes County, NC. He was born Abt. 1756, in Fauquier
County, VA, and died Mar 04, 1838, in Ashe County, NC.
Notes for MARTHA
FRANCES 'FRANKY' STAMPER:
The 1850 Ashe Co., NC census shows
Martha living with her son, Soloman Tolliver, she was 82 years old.
Notes for JESSE
TOLLIVER / TALIAFERRO:
Jesse Taliaferro changed his name to
Tolliver in 1782. From 1777 to 1782, he was enlisted as a private in Wilkes
Co., NC. Jesse and Martha lived in various locations in what is now Alleghany
Co., NC. Jesse Tolliver originally lived in the upper Mulberry Creek area of
Wilkes County, NC. By 1789, he was
living in the vicinity of the New River and Elk Creek. This area became part of Ashe County in 1799,
and Alleghany County in 1859.
Land grants give such descriptions as Jewel
Swamp, south side of Peach Bottom Mountain, Little River, Glade Creek, and Dog
Creek. They owned several farms at one time and it is believed they had slaves
to help with the farming.
In 1780, Jesse TOLIVER fathered a child out
of wedlock with Lucy ROBINS. Moses TOLIVER and Hilliar ROUSSEAU posted a
"bastardy bond" for the child on June 6, 1780. This required them to
reimburse the county should it incur any expenses in supporting the child.
Wilkes Co. court records indicate that Lucy ROBINS died in 1787 and her
daughter Elizabeth was "bound out" to Thomas ROBINS till age 18 to
learn to spin, read, and write.
In 1834, Jesse applied for a Revolutionary
War veteran's pension. He was awarded $55 per year. After his death, his widow,
Franky, applied for widow's benefits. In 1842, Franky Toliver applied for
pension benefits as Jesse's widow. In 1847, Franky's son Solomon Toliver filed
a declaration in support of her application and included four pages from the
family Bible. The family Bible records the birth dates of their 10 children and
various grandchildren of Jesse and Franky Tolliver.
Children of MARTHA STAMPER and JESSE TALIAFERRO are:
i. JANE5 TOLLIVER, b. Jul 06, 1783, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Ashe Co., NC.
ii. SUSAN TOLLIVER, b. Feb 14, 1785, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Bef. 1800, Wilkes Co.,
NC.
iii. SARAH 'SALLY' TOLLIVER, b. May 09, 1786, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Dec 28, 1859,
Lee City, IL.
iv. JOHN TOLLIVER, b. Jun 20, 1788, Wilkes Co., NC; d. 1834, Ashe Co., NC.
30. v. MARTHA 'PATSY' TOLLIVER, b. Mar 13, 1797, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Wilkes Co.,
NC.
vi. JACOB TOLLIVER, b. Jul 26, 1799, Wilkes Co., NC; d. Oct 1854, Clay Co., IL;
m. SUSANNAH ISOM, Dec 27, 1821, Grayson Co., VA.
vii. ALLEN TOLLIVER, b. Jul 18, 1802, Ashe Co., NC; d. Feb 11, 1891, Mitchell,
Lawrence Co., IN; m. (1) SUSAN FENDER; m. (2) MAHALA LASWELL.
viii. SOLOMON TOLLIVER, b. May 13, 1804, Ashe Co., NC; d. Abt. 1865, Wilkes
Co., NC.
ix. STARLING TOLLIVER, b. Mar 13, 1806, Ashe Co., NC; d. Aft. 1870, Alleghany
Co., NC; m. MILLY SPURLIN.
x. HIRAM TOLLIVER, b. Mar 10, 1808, Ashe Co., NC; d. Dec 27, 1895, Wyoming Co.,
WV.
13. SUSANNAH4
STAMPER (JONATHAN3, POWELL2, JOHN1) was born Aug 22, 1767, in Wilkes County,
NC, and died Aug 10, 1845, in Lawrence County, IN. She married JOHN PLEASANT
BURTON 1779, in Ashe County, NC. He was born Jul 08, 1758, in Richmond, VA, and
died Jul 04, 1836, in Mitchell, Lawrence County, IN.
Notes for
SUSANNAH STAMPER:
At the Burton Gap Cemetery near Mitchell, IN,
there is a monument dedicated to John Pleasant Burton. On one side of the monument is the following
inscription: "Susannah Stamper Wife
of John P. Burton Born In Wilkes Co., North Carolina August 22, 1767 Died in
Lawrence Co. Ind. August 10, 1845."
More About
SUSANNAH STAMPER:
Burial: Burton
Gap Cemetery
Notes for JOHN
PLEASANT BURTON:
John was the son of Richard Burton and
Mary Pleasant. He fought in the American
Revolution as a private in Joynes Company, 9th Virginia Regiment. He brought his family to Lawrence County, IN
in 1826. John was a member of the
Masonic Order. Besides their own
children, they helped raise 6 orphans.
John was buried in an upright position at his
own request. An inscription on a
monument reads: "John Pleasant Burton Born In...Co. Ind. Buried standing
at his own request Masonic Funeral Ceremonies Performed By George Tincher A
Brother Mason."
More About JOHN
PLEASANT BURTON:
Burial: Burton
Gap Cemetery
Children of SUSANNAH STAMPER and JOHN BURTON are:
i. RICHARD P5 BURTON, b. 1782, VA; d. Sep 04, 1872, IN.
ii. MARTHA 'PATSY' BURTON, b. 1784, Ashe Co., NC; d. 1852, Clark Co., IL.
iii. ALLEN BURTON, b. Apr 20, 1786, Ashe Co., NC; d. Mar 01, 1861.
iv. JOHN M BURTON, b. 1788, Ashe Co., NC; d. 1838, Green Co., IN.
v. MARY 'POLLY' BURTON, b. Jul 06, 1790, Ashe Co., NC; d. Apr 26, 1864.
vi. DAVID BURTON, b. Mar 15, 1792, Ashe Co., NC; d. Jul 22, 1880.
vii. WILLIAM BUCHANAN BURTON, b. Feb 14, 1794, Ashe Co., NC; d. Sep 20, 1846,
Lawrence Co., IN.
viii. HUTCHINS BURTON, b. Feb 12, 1797, Ashe Co., NC; d. Jun 03, 1869.
ix. HARDIN BURTON, b. Aug 15, 1798, Ashe Co., NC; d. Oct 06, 1873, IN.
x. ZACHARIAH BURTON, b. Sep 12, 1801, Ashe Co., NC; d. Jun 19, 1888.
xi. ANN BURTON, b. 1803, Ashe Co., NC; d. Jul 12, 1891.
xii. ELI BURTON, b. Oct 15, 1807, Ashe Co., NC; d. Mar 23, 1899.
xiii. ISOM BURTON, b. Oct 15, 1807, Ashe Co., NC; d. Sep 01, 1885.
The above information has been
provided by Betty Stamper-Latham, Golden Combs Ferguson, Hettie Sebastian,
Gloria "Kay" Vandiver Inman, Dorothy E. Stamper, Rebecca Moon, Pamela
Stamper-Fitch, Judy Lawrence, Betty M. Maynard, Sadie Stamper Greer, and many others.
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