"Jackson County in the Wars"
Revolutionary Soldiers
Abraham Staats. Came to Jackson (then Kanawha) County from Harrison county about 1800. Was living in Harrison county in 1795 when his daughter, Ann, married Jacob Starcher. Was residing in Hampshire county in 1782, 6 people in family; had removed to Harrison county by 1784. In 1810 Mason county census, he was aged 45+, and there were 5 males and 2 females in his family; in 1820 there were also 5 males and 2 females. He was born in New Jersey in 1750 and died at Evans, Jackson county in 1826, from the effects of wounds given him by a bear. An article in the Jackson Herald by a descendant, Mrs Corinne (Staats) Fisher, of Ripley, states that he was a soldier in the Revolution. His wife was Anna King and their children were: Cornelius, Abraham Jr, Elijah, Jacob, Anna, Catherine, Susana, Sarah, and Rebecca. Anna King Staats died in 1811 and Abraham married Sarah Tilghman, by whom he had the following children: Hannah, William and John. Abraham Staats had lived at Ft Boreman (Parkersburg) for several years before he came to Jackson (then Kanawha) county.
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Will
7/1/1826, proved 9/4/1826
my beloved wife Sarah Staats
my two younger sons William Tillman Staats, and John Staats the plantation I lately lived on situated and joining the farms of Elijah Staats & Daniel Sayres
my two daughters Anna Starcher and Hannah Staats
my other children namely Catharine Cruse (Crusan), Sarah Runyen, Rebecca Hews (Hughes), Elijah Staats, and Jacob Staats
heirs of my son Abraham Staats
heirs of my daughter Susanna Hushaw
heirs of my son Corniluis Staats
Person ID I2288 WVPioneers
Revolutionary Soldiers
Abraham Staats. Came to Jackson (then Kanawha) County from Harrison county about 1800. Was living in Harrison county in 1795 when his daughter, Ann, married Jacob Starcher. Was residing in Hampshire county in 1782, 6 people in family; had removed to Harrison county by 1784. In 1810 Mason county census, he was aged 45+, and there were 5 males and 2 females in his family; in 1820 there were also 5 males and 2 females. He was born in New Jersey in 1750 and died at Evans, Jackson county in 1826, from the effects of wounds given him by a bear. An article in the Jackson Herald by a descendant, Mrs Corinne (Staats) Fisher, of Ripley, states that he was a soldier in the Revolution. His wife was Anna King and their children were: Cornelius, Abraham Jr, Elijah, Jacob, Anna, Catherine, Susana, Sarah, and Rebecca. Anna King Staats died in 1811 and Abraham married Sarah Tilghman, by whom he had the following children: Hannah, William and John. Abraham Staats had lived at Ft Boreman (Parkersburg) for several years before he came to Jackson (then Kanawha) county.
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Will
7/1/1826, proved 9/4/1826
my beloved wife Sarah Staats
my two younger sons William Tillman Staats, and John Staats the plantation I lately lived on situated and joining the farms of Elijah Staats & Daniel Sayres
my two daughters Anna Starcher and Hannah Staats
my other children namely Catharine Cruse (Crusan), Sarah Runyen, Rebecca Hews (Hughes), Elijah Staats, and Jacob Staats
heirs of my son Abraham Staats
heirs of my daughter Susanna Hushaw
heirs of my son Corniluis Staats
Person ID I2288 WVPioneers
"Jackson County in the Wars"
Revolutionary Soldiers
Abraham Staats. Came to Jackson (then Kanawha) County from Harrison county about 1800. Was living in Harrison county in 1795 when his daughter, Ann, married Jacob Starcher. Was residing in Hampshire county in 1782, 6 people in family; had removed to Harrison county by 1784. In 1810 Mason county census, he was aged 45+, and there were 5 males and 2 females in his family; in 1820 there were also 5 males and 2 females. He was born in New Jersey in 1750 and died at Evans, Jackson county in 1826, from the effects of wounds given him by a bear. An article in the Jackson Herald by a descendant, Mrs Corinne (Staats) Fisher, of Ripley, states that he was a soldier in the Revolution. His wife was Anna King and their children were: Cornelius, Abraham Jr, Elijah, Jacob, Anna, Catherine, Susana, Sarah, and Rebecca. Anna King Staats died in 1811 and Abraham married Sarah Tilghman, by whom he had the following children: Hannah, William and John. Abraham Staats had lived at Ft Boreman (Parkersburg) for several years before he came to Jackson (then Kanawha) county.
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Will
7/1/1826, proved 9/4/1826
my beloved wife Sarah Staats
my two younger sons William Tillman Staats, and John Staats the plantation I lately lived on situated and joining the farms of Elijah Staats & Daniel Sayres
my two daughters Anna Starcher and Hannah Staats
my other children namely Catharine Cruse (Crusan), Sarah Runyen, Rebecca Hews (Hughes), Elijah Staats, and Jacob Staats
heirs of my son Abraham Staats
heirs of my daughter Susanna Hushaw
heirs of my son Corniluis Staats
Person ID I2288 WVPioneers
Revolutionary Soldiers
Abraham Staats. Came to Jackson (then Kanawha) County from Harrison county about 1800. Was living in Harrison county in 1795 when his daughter, Ann, married Jacob Starcher. Was residing in Hampshire county in 1782, 6 people in family; had removed to Harrison county by 1784. In 1810 Mason county census, he was aged 45+, and there were 5 males and 2 females in his family; in 1820 there were also 5 males and 2 females. He was born in New Jersey in 1750 and died at Evans, Jackson county in 1826, from the effects of wounds given him by a bear. An article in the Jackson Herald by a descendant, Mrs Corinne (Staats) Fisher, of Ripley, states that he was a soldier in the Revolution. His wife was Anna King and their children were: Cornelius, Abraham Jr, Elijah, Jacob, Anna, Catherine, Susana, Sarah, and Rebecca. Anna King Staats died in 1811 and Abraham married Sarah Tilghman, by whom he had the following children: Hannah, William and John. Abraham Staats had lived at Ft Boreman (Parkersburg) for several years before he came to Jackson (then Kanawha) county.
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Will
7/1/1826, proved 9/4/1826
my beloved wife Sarah Staats
my two younger sons William Tillman Staats, and John Staats the plantation I lately lived on situated and joining the farms of Elijah Staats & Daniel Sayres
my two daughters Anna Starcher and Hannah Staats
my other children namely Catharine Cruse (Crusan), Sarah Runyen, Rebecca Hews (Hughes), Elijah Staats, and Jacob Staats
heirs of my son Abraham Staats
heirs of my daughter Susanna Hushaw
heirs of my son Corniluis Staats
Person ID I2288 WVPioneers
