I do not know anything about John Stokely, except that He bought 50 acres of land from Edward Gambrel/Gambriel in November 1810. I am assuming that is when the Gambrels left Wood County and moved to Hamilton County OH. They appear in Hamilton County records in 1812. The land was part of Hannaway Tract which Edward Gambrel, William Woodyard, and Lewis Gregory bought from Joseph Spencer in April 1806. I am curious if any of these migrated into Wood County together? Some think that the Woodyards and the Gregorys came from Maryland. Verbal tradition from my family indicates the Gambrels came from North Carolina. However, Edward Gambrel was born in VA in 1779 according to the 1850 Census. He had brothers born also in VA in 1784, 1789 and 1795. I am trying to find anything prior to Wood County in 1805/6, when Edward first appears.