Eva, Hello there! >   The confusion starts with Elizabeth and Eleanor Truby, They where > both married to Jacob Stalnaker's.           So Here is out lay and we > will go from there. > > +++ Wow!  All this time I tought they were the same lady! >                                  JACOB STALNAKER, SR  >     The family of Jacob Stalnaker, Sr, consisted, for the most part, > possibly of 12 members.  His father was Captain Samuel Stalnaker of > the Holstein aria, and his mother is listed in some places as Sarah, > possibly Williams.  Jacob Stalnaker married John Truby's daughter, > Elizabeth Truby and moved to the Tygart Valley in 1772 with the first > permanent settlement. > > +++ A few questions.  Do we know where Jacob orginated, where he was > born and where he met and married Elizabeth.  I have that John Truby > was born in Penn., but that can mean very little. > > He and his sons settled at Beverly, WV.  Jacob Stalnaker died at > Beverly, Wv in 1792 as evidenced by his will which was probated that > date.  His wife, Elizabeth [Truby] Stalnaker, died in 1816.  The > following is a list of their children: 1. Jacob Stalnaker Jr. married > Eleanor Truby2. Sebastian Stalnaker married Margaret Hamilton3. > Valentine Stalnaker; married [1] Catherine Parsons [2] Lucretia > Jenkins.4. Samuel Stalnaker; married Susannah Radcliffe5. John > Stalnaker; married Margaret White6. Adam Stalnaker; married Catherine > Whitman7. Andrew Stalnaker; married Catherine Marteney8. Nancy > Stalnaker, if not a daughter of Captain Samuel; married James Booth9. > Katherine Stalnaker; married [1] John White  [2] Matthew Whitman10. > Levi Stalnaker; no record, but may have been killed at Fort Fincastle > by Indians.11. Mary Stalnaker, no record12. William Stalnaker; married > Margaret McHenry. > > +++ I had most of these. >                      JACOB STALNAKER , JR Jacob Stalnaker Jr, born > about 1739 in Augusta Co, Southwest Virginia;  Augusta was formed from > Orange County in 1738. > > +++ Do you know what part of Augusta county this was, what town? > > He applied for a Revolutionary War pension on 5 Aug 1834, stating that > he was in his 95th year.  He moved with his father's family into > Tygart River Valley in 1772.  On 23 Oct 1780, he was granted 122 acres > of land on the East side of Tygarts River from Petty's Ford to Leading > Creek, adjoining lands of his father and Job Westfall [land records, > richmond, Va; Book 1, pl. 272].  He d 7 Nov 1834 [George McLean's > Diary].  Randolph County land records show a deed dated 25 Apr 1800 > between Jacob Stalnaker, Jr and his wife Elearnor for 100 acres on > South side of Files Creek for $200  to Jacob Stalnaker III [Randolph > County Deed boodk 3 & 4 p 107.  In another deed dated 23 Feb 1807 , > Jacob and his wife Eleanor sold to Adam Stalnaker a tract of land on > Files Creek previously purchased from Cornelius Bogard [Randolph > county DB 3 p 5]  Eleanor Truby was a daughter of Christopher Truby. > > +++ I assume you mean John TRUBY's Brother Christopher, b.1736, d. 27 > Feb1802, and not their Father Christopher.  Christopher's Wife was > Sybilla BOWMAN.b. 24 Nov 1743, d. 24 Aug 1801.  So, Jacob Jr. Married > his second cousin?  His Mother's cousin. I do not know when Eleanor > was born.  Can we assume they both died in the Tygart River Valley > area.  > Children of Eleanor and Jacob are.1. Jacob Stalnaker III b 1776 [age > 74 in 1850 U.S. Census of Randolph Co, WV; m 18 Jun 1803 to Nancy > Channel, b 1782 daugher of Joseph and Juda [Hodges] Channel2. > Catharine Stalnaker b 15 Oct 1778 d 9 Mar 1857; m 1 Oct 1795 to > William Daniels, Jr, son of William Daniels, b in New Jersey, 19 Sept > 1772  died 20 Aug 18683. Elizabeth Stalnaker b 1780 near beverly; > married Westfall > > +++ Which one I wonder?  > 4. William O. Stalnaker, b 1783 in RAndolph Co, Wv d 18 Sept 1874; m 8 > Dec 1807 to Elizabeth Goff, dau Salathiel & Elizabeth [Gray] Goff5. > Andrew Stalnaker, b 1789, married 1812 Clarissa Danbury6. Mary > Stalnaker, m 28 Mar 1808 to John Myers. This is just at the beginning > of the Stalnaker book.  I will check with Ed Stalnaker and see if they > have any books left.  They had a few that they sold at the Stalnaker's > family reunion this summer. But I will check for you.  I have a lot of > information on the Stalnaker's, Westfalls and a lot of the other names > you have mentioned.  I will pull up the records on Christopher Truby > and see what else I have.  Looking forward to hearing from you. > > +++ This is great. I do not have Stalnaker in my immediate line, but > it appears that the Westfalls that went into Randolph Co., married > into that family.  I am getting the feeling that the Stalnakers are > Dutch and originated from the Dutch colonies in NY and NJ as well.  > Does that sound right to you? > > Jay