The Stapleton family is of English origin.
The Stapleton family has been traced as far back as 600 B.C.
The first use of the name was in 1052 A.D. in England at that
time the spelling was Stapylton. Heryon or Herman was seized
of The Manor or Lordship of Stapylton upon Tyes (Tee River). Heryon Stapleton b. abt. 1025 was a Norman Seigneur granted lands through the Norman Conquest of England by William the Conqueror.
The family was of Carlton, Wighill and Myton. The exact
connection to Thomas has not been made.
From "County Families of Yorkshire,
Vol II. - West Riding", edited by Joseph Foster we find:
Galfidus (of Geffrey) de Stapelton had:
I. Miles de Stapelton, m. Sarra
II. Nicholas de Stapelton
III. Mabel, m. William le Scot
IV. Roger de Stapelton
Miles de Stapelton, son of Galfidus de
Stapelton, m. Sarra. Miles & Sarra had:
A. Nicholas, m. Isabel
B. Roger de Stapelton
C. Henry de Stapelton
D. Galfridus de Stapelton
Nicholas de Stapelton, son of Miles de
Stapelton & Sarra, m. Isabel. Nicholas &
Isabel had:
1. John de Stapelton, m1st Sibill; m2nd
Cecilia
2. Gilbert de Stapelton
3. Julian de Stapelton
4. Emma de Stapelton
John de Stapelton, son of Nicholas de
Stapelton & Isabel, m1st Sibill; m2nd
Cecilia. John de Stapelton & Sibill had:
a) Roger de Stapleton
b) Nicholas de Stapleton, m1st Isabella; m2nd Joan; m3rd?
Catherine
c) Gilbert de Stapleton, m. Agnes
d) John de Stapleton
e) Thomas de Stapleton
f) Richard de Stapleton
g) Elizabeth de Stapleton, d. young
Nicholas de Stapleton, son of John de
Stapleton & Sibill, mIst Isabella; m2nd
Joan; m3rd? Catherine. Nicholas de Stapleton & Isabella
had:
1) Sir Miles de Stapleton, m. Isabel
2) Thomas de Stapleton
3) Gilbert de Stapleton
4) Julian de Stapleton
Gilbert de Stapleton, son of John de
Stapleton & Sibill, m. Agnes. Gilbert de
Stapleton & Agnes had:
i. Sir Brian de Stapleton, m. Alice
ii. Nicholas de Stapleton
iii. Katherine de Stapleton, m. John de Boys
iv. Avicia de Stapleton, m. Sir Nicholas de Medilton
v. Annes de Stapleton
vi. Sir Miles de Stapleton, K.G., m1st Isolda; m2nd Joan
The connection
between the above genealogy and our family has yet to be
established (11/95).
In Cavaliers & Pioneers, by Nell Marion
Nugent, Vol. 1 & 3. Vol. I, years 1623-1666 , There is a
listing for a Thomas Stapleton as being transported to
Virginia. In Vol. III, years 1695-1732 , There is a Thomas
Stapleton is listed as follows (p.70):
Thomas
Stapleton, 125 aces, Middlesex
County, beg. by marsh of Peanketank River, cor. of 704 aces.
granted George Keible, dec'd by Blakes's S.W., to land
formerly More's; 24 Apr 1703, p. 528. Trans. of 3 pers: Mary
Walker, Richd Baxter, Richd Burton.
It is believed that the Thomas Stapleton in
both listings are one in the same. This Thomas Stapleton is
the ancestor of the Lee County, Virginia Stapleton's.
According to the Parish Register of Christ Church 1653-1812.
There are four Stapleton families in Middlesex County , they
are as follows:
1. William & Lucy Stapleton. Lucy
Stapleton, d. 23 Apr 1742. Of more later.
2. Thomas & Mary Stapleton. Of more later.
3. Elizabeth Stapleton. Of more later.
4. Thomas & ffrances Stapleton. See
Williamson
1. William & Lucy Stapleton had (1) one
child:
1. Elizabeth, b. 25 Oct 1734, Middlesex
Co., VA.
2. Thomas & Mary Stapleton had (2) two
children:
2a. Jane, b. 1 Oct 1704, Middlesex Co.,
VA.
3. Elizabeth Stapleton is listed as having
an illegitimate daughter:
3a. Joyce, borne Dec ye 1723, Middlesex
Co., VA, baptized Janry 17, 1724.
In a separate listing Elizabeth Stapleton,
a spinster, and Walter Keebler made a bond on 29 Nov 1755.
Sur. and Wit. Thomas Hardin and John Butterworth .
Thomas Stapleton
4.
Thomas Stapleton, d. 1706, Middlesex Co.,
St. James Parish, VA; m. Frances
Williamson. Thomas & ffrances
Stapleton, according to Christening records had (4) four
children:
4a. John, b. 10 Aug 1683, Middlesex
Co., VA.
4b. George, b. 26 Nov and Baptized at ye great Church
10th Janry 1685/6, Middlesex Co., VA; d. 8 Janry 1720 and
buried 10 Janry 1720, Middlesex Co., VA.
4c. Thomas, b. c. 1689-1690, Middlesex Co., VA; m.
Margaret Williamson.
4d. Ann, b. 14 Sept 1693, Middlesex Co., VA.
Thomas Stapleton
4c. Thomas Stapleton, son of Thomas & ffrances
Stapleton, b. c. 1689-1690,
Middlesex County, St. James Parish, Virginia; m. 7 Aug 1718,
Middlesex County, VA to Margaret Williamson, daughter of
Robert & Katherine Williamson, baptized 5 Aug 1694,
Middlesex Co., VA. Following Thomas' death, Margaret (Williamson) Stapleton
m 2nd 1738 to John Plant, Sr. They raised a large family
together.
Thomas & Margaret Stapleton had (1)
one known child:
- Frances Stapleton, b. 5 Jul 1719, Middlesex Co., VA.
(11/01 - per Paul Stapleton)
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Robert Stapleton
Robert Stapleton, b. 1690; m. Anna Maria Turk/Turkin/Turchin.
Robert * Anna Maria (Turk/Turkin/Turchin) Stapleton had a son:
Johann George "Charles" Stapleton
Johann George "Charles" Stapleton, son of Robert
& Anna Maria (Turk/Turkin/Turchin) Stapleton, b. 10 Aug 1734, Oley
Township, Berks Co., PA; bapt. 2 Sept 1734, by Rev. John Casper Stoever; d.
will probated Sept 1799, Montgomery Co., VA; m. 1754, Shenandoah Co., VA to
Sarah unknown.
Johann George "Charles" & Sarah (unknown)
Stapleton had five (5) children:
A. William S. Stapleton, Sr. (Pvt)
B. Sarah Stapleton
C. Thomas Stapleton
D. Elizabeth Stapleton
E. Polly Stapleton (most likely a Margaret).
William S. Stapleton
A. William S. Stapleton, Johann George
"Charles" Stapleton - son of Robert Stapleton, b. 1690, b. 1769, Augusta Co.,
VA; d. 10 Jun 1835, Blackwater, Lee Co., VA; m1
(unknown); bur. Stapleton Cemetery, West Blackwater, Lee Co., VA - his
grave is marked with a DAR marker; m2 18 Dec 1793, Montgomery Co., VA to Mary Brown,
daughter of Jotham Brown, b. ca. 1761, Roanoke, VA; d. unknown; bur.
Stapleton Cemetery, West Blackwater, Lee Co., VA.
William
& Mary Stapleton lived on a farm in the West Blackwater area of
Lee County, Virginia. The farm was located on Route 2, currently
goes by the name of the Mack Roberts farm (1992). The cemetery in which
William is buried is located on this land.
Census Records of 1820 and 1830 for Lee County Virginia
indicate that in 1820 he has two (2) sons 0-10 years old, 4 daughters (0-10)
and his wife was 26-25 years old. (per-Paul Stapleton).
In 1846 Mary (Brown) Stapleton filed for a pension for
William S. Stapleton.
Revolutionary War Service:
It is believed that he was living in Hawkins Co., Tennessee
at the start of the Revolution. He enlisted in Feb of 1776 at the age
of 16.
Served
in the 7th Regiment of the Virginia Line, under Captain
Dangerfield and Colonel Lewis was the Commander. He was a
private. He served in the military in Feb 776 in the Viriginia Line,
7th Regiment. His captain was Thomas Posey under Col. Dangerfield who
with Brig. Gen. Andrew Lewis, marched to York, Virginia, then defended
Guinn's Island. While at Guinn's Island they built breastworks and
artillary positions and brought the British under fire when they landed on
the island. Fire bombs burned three of the British ships and after
about two (2) months the rest of the ships sailed south. After some
time the regiment went into winter quarters at Williamsburg. Where
William received a four (4) month furlough - after which he went to Botetourt
County.
William returned to the army from Montgomery County where he
joined Capt. Robeson's company, which then joined Gen. Nathaniel
Greene's fighting the British at Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina.
William & Mary (Brown)
Stapleton had:
- Johnathon
Stapleton
- Sylvanus
Stapleton
- William
Stapleton , Jr.
- George
Stapleton, m. 7 Nov 1804 to Nancy Newton
- Lewis
Stapleton, m. Cynthia Anderson
- Martha
Stapleton, m. Elder Isaac H. Robinette
- Cynthia,
Stapleton m. Solomon Robinette
- Lydia
Stapleton, m. William Testerman
- Eliza H.
Stapleton, m. Thomas T. Livesay
- Nancy
Stapleton, m. Wickerson Gobble
George Stapleton
4. George
Stapleton, son of William & Mary (Brown) Stapleton, b. 1797,
Montgomery Co., VA; d. aft. 1880. George Stapleton had:
- Jasper Stapleton
- Ann Stapleton
- Pvt. William R. Stapleton
- Jesse Stapleton
- John Stapleton
- Robert Stapleton
- James Stapleton
- George Stapleton
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From information received 11/2001, from Paul
Stapleton the information here needed to be changed. The ancestor
of Thomas Stapleton, b. 1724 is not Thomas & Margaret (Williamson)
Stapleton, but instead one John Stapleton of Harford County, Maryland.
Thomas Stapleton
Thomas Stapleton, possible son of John
Stapleton of Harford County, Maryland, b.
1724-1729, Middlesex Co., VA; d. 1804-1814, Russell County,
VA; m. 15 Jan 1756, St. George's Parish, Harford Co., MD to Sarah Crooks.
Thomas Stapleton together with one Edward Stapleton (b.
1711) moved from Maryland to Rowan County, North Carolina.
Thomas & Sarah (Crooks) Stapleton had at least four (4)
children:
4c1a. Joseph, b. 1765; Of more later.
4c1b. Daughter Stapleton, b. Harford Co., MD
4c1c. Daughter Stapleton, b. Harford Co., MD
4c1d. Daughter Stapleton, b. Harford Co., MD
*(possible child) Robert, m. 21 May 1803 to Anne
Picklehimer
Information on Edward
Stapleton:
Edward and Thomas are always close to each other
although no proof has been found that Thomas is the son of John, it is
proven that Edward is the son of John Stapleton of Harford Co., MD.
- per Paul Stapleton.
Edward Stapleton, son of John Stapleton (d. 1764,
Harford Co., MD), b. 1711, McDeer Creek, Harford Co., MD; d. 1780, Rowan
Co., NC; m. Rachel Parks. Edward & Rachel (Parks) Stapleton
had a son:
- Edward Stapleton, Jr., m. possibly Catherine
Fraley. It is this Edward Stapleton that moved together with
Thomas Stapleton to Virginia via Robertson County, Tennessee
Joseph Stapleton
4c1a.
Joseph Stapleton, son of Thomas & Sarah (Crooks) Stapleton, b. 1765, possibly Russell Co., VA; d. (unknown); m.
1793 to Elizabeth Green. Joseph & Elizabeth lived in the
following areas:
1794-1802 Russell Co., VA
1802-1810 Knox Co., KY
1840 Floyd Co., KY
1844 Johnson Co., KY.
Joseph & Elizabeth (Green) Stapleton
had (1) one known child:
4c1a1. Joseph, Jr., b 1798, possibly Russell Co., VA; m. Sarah
Edwards..
Joseph Stapleton, Jr.
4c1a1. Joseph Stapleton, Jr., son
of Joseph
& Elizabeth (Green) Stapleton,
b. 1798, possibly Russell Co., VA ; d. 1877-1878, Lee Co., VA
m. ca. 1815-1825, Harlan Co., KY to Sarah "Sally"
Edwards, b. 1807; d. aft 1860 & bef. 1877, Lee Co., VA.
Joseph m2nd to Nancy (Unknown).
Joseph Stapleton purchased a 55� acres of
land located on the North side of Wallins Ridge in Lee
County, Virginia on 31 Oct 1826 for the sum of $69.37�.
Joseph and Sarah (Edwards) Stapleton purchased an additional
55� acres of land located, adjacent to the first tract, on
the North side of Wallins Ridge in Lee County, Virginia on 9
Oct 1830 from Charlie Page.
A Joseph Stapleton, 30-40 years old appears
in the 1840 Census.
Joseph, Jr. & Sarah (Edwards) Stapleton
had at least ten (10) children and possibly three (3)
additional sons:
4c1a1a. William
Stapleton, b. 1826, VA; d. 19 Sept 1860, Lee Co., VA; m.
Nancy Napier.
4c1a1b. Thompson, b. 1831, VA
4c1a1c. Robert R.
Stapleton, b. 13 Oct
1818 (1833, VA ), Kentucky; m. Nancy J. Banks. See Banks
4c1a1d. Abigail
Stapleton, b. 1835,l VA
4c1a1e. Silas
Stapleton, b. 1837, VA
4c1a1f. Barthena
Stapleton, b. 1840, VA
4c1a1g. Eliza J.
Stapleton, b. 1841, VA
4c1a1h. Mary A.
Stapleton, b. 1843, VA
4c1a1i. James
Stapleton, b. 1845, VA
4c1a1j. Newberry
Stapleton, b. 1847, VA
Other possible sons of Joseph & Sarah
Stapleton:
4c1a1k. Jess
Stapleton, b. 1824, VA; m. Lucy
(Unknown), b. 1828, VA. Jess & Lucy Stapleton had two
daughters at the time of the 1850 Census:
- Mary Stapleton, age 2, (b. 1848)
- Elizabeth
Stapleton, age 7 mons. (b. 1850).
4c1a1l. Samuel
Stapleton, b. 1828, VA.
4c1alm. John
Stapleton, b. 1830, VA; m. Christina (Unknown), b.
1831, VA
William Stapleton
4c1a1a. William Stapleton, son of Joseph, Jr.
& Sarah (Edwards) Stapleton, b.
1826, VA; d. 19 Sept 1860, Lee Co., VA of a fever; m. Nancy
Napier, daughter of Thomas Napier, b. 1829, VA William &
Nancy (Napier) Stapleton had four (4) children:
4c1a1a1. Diana Melvina
Stapleton, b. 1850, VA
4c1a1a2. Sarah
Stapleton, b. 1857, VA
4c1a1a3. George
Stapleton, b. 1860, VA
4c1a1a4. Ellen
Stapleton, b. 1861, VA (after the death of her
father?)
Robert
R. Stapleton