Joseph Stover

Other Events:

• Residence: 1850, District 58, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; 1850 Census: Joseph Stover 60, Catharine Stover 45, Joshua Stover 24, Catharine Stover 24, Margaret Stover 14, Regina Stover 12, Nathan Stover 9, David Stover 8, Eliza Sonner 30. Entry is above brother John Stover family.
• Deed: 9 Jun 1856, Hampshire County, Virginia; Deed transferring property in Hampshire Co. from Stockslager family members to Joseph Stover of Shenandoah Co. $116 for tract of land on the North Branch Potomac, same land owned by Easter Reese and Martin Zea, jointly, prev.
• Residence: 1860, Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; 1860 Census: Joseph Stover 70, Eliza Sonner 36, Margaret Stover 23, Regina Stover 21, David Stover 18, Catharine Stover 63.
• Residence: Abt 1864, Shenandoah, Virginia
• Probate: 30 Jan 1864, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
• Death: Dec 1864, Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Ref: Veach and Stover Families 1913 pg 70.

Died:
Ref: Veach and Stover Families 1913 pg 70.

Joseph married Margaret Zea Dec 1817, Virginia, USA. Margaret (daughter of Martin Zea and Anna Stockslager) was born Abt 1795; died 5 Aug 1834. [Group Sheet]

1. Ann Elizabeth Stover was born 13 Nov 1818, , , Virginia, USA; died 10 Jun 1828, , , Virginia, USA.
2. Mary Stover was born 4 Apr 1820.
3. Emanuel Stover was born 11 Nov 1821, , , Virginia, USA; died 26 Feb 1904, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America; was buried , Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America.
4. Joshua Stover was born 29 Apr 1824, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia; died 3 May 1863, , Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA; was buried , Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, United States of America.
5. Sarah Catherine Stover was born 19 Apr 1826, , , Virginia, USA; died 15 Sep 1911, Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America; was buried , Westville, Champaign County, Ohio.
6. Sarah Jane Stover was born 26 Jun 1829, , , Virginia, USA; died 16 May 1908, ,Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; was buried , Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia.
7. Frances Stover was born Abt 1835, , , Virginia, USA; died 8 Oct 1876; was buried , Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America.

Joseph married Catherine Sonner 6 Apr 1835, , , Virginia, USA. Catherine was born 22 Jun 1792, Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; died 24 Aug 1860, Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Margaret Stover was born 22 Jan 1836, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia; died 15 Dec 1899, Parker County, Texas, United States of America; was buried , Millsap, Parker County, Texas, United States of America.
2. Susan Regina Stover was born 31 Mar 1838, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia; died 04 Jul 1907, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.
3. Nathan Stover was born 1 Aug 1840, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia; died 3 May 1863, , Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.
4. David Stover was born 26 May 1842, , , Virginia, USA; died 24 Sep 1916; was buried , Paxico, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States of America.

Other Events:

• Birth: 1743, Strasburg, Shenadoah County, Virginia; Alt. birth listed as abt 1743 in Daniel Bly's From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Vol 1, pg 69.
• Census: 1783, Shenandoah County, Virginia; Virginia Census of 1783 shows Jacob with a family of 8.
• Census: 1785, Shenandoah County, Virginia; Virginia Census of 1785 shows Jacob with a family of 9.
• Residence: Abt 1816, Shenandoah, Virginia
• Will: 1816, Strasburg, Shenadoah County, Virginia; Will of Jacob Stover mentioned sons John and Joseph, daughters Catharine, Betsey, Frainey ("ideot"), sons-in-law Samuel Bowman Sr and Samuel Bowman Jr. Execs: David Stickley (nephew) and John Stover (son). Ref: Veach and Stover Families 1913 pg 66.
• Probate: 6 Jan 1816, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Notes:

The 1816 will of Jacob Stover mentioned no wife. Sons John and Joseph, daughters Catharine, Betsey, Frainey ("ideot"), Mrs Samuel Bowman Sr., Mrs Samuel Bowman Jr. Execs: David Stickley (nephew) and John Stover (son). Ref: Veach and Stover Families 1913 pg 66.

The will makes no mention of alleged sons Nimrod nor Jacob. This casts doubt and adds to confusion as to the true identity of Nimrod's and Jacob's parents.

Daniel Bly has stated he believes Jacob, son of Peter married Elizabeth Ruffner. Supported here: http://www.ruffnerfamily.org/wp/early-genrerations/. Also in Forerunners-Strickler Book pg 119 listed Peter Ruffner will, son-in-law Jacob Stover.

Daniel Bly has speculated that "Jacob of Hardy County" may be son Mary Stover. He suggests that Mary, dau. of Jacob (1717-1791) had children named Jacob and Mary without benefit of marriage. Mary is Christian Stover Junior's sister, who was mentioned in Christian Junior's 1815 will along with her children Jacob and Mary. The Jacob b. 1853 had ties to Hardy County, so Bly may be referring to THIS Jacob.

Birth:
There is some question as to who this Jacob Stover married. Some research suggests this Jacob m. Elizabeth Ruffner and it was a different Jacob who m. Dorothy Neff. So some caution should be taken.

Died:
Ref: Veach and Stover Families 1913 pg 66.

Jacob married Elizabeth Ruffner Bef 1781, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Ruffner and Mary Steinman) was born 4 Mar 1755, Frederick County, Virginia; died Bef 1810, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Ref: http://www.ruffnerfamily.org/wp/early-genrerations/

Other Events:

• Birth: Abt 1716, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; Alternate: Peter Stover (who died in 1799), father to Jacob, Christian and Joseph, was a son of Jacob Jr., as claimed by Through the Years, Your Family and Mine, 1962, Virginia Golden Walgreen Pg 49. http://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G002218.pdf
• Possessions: 1749, ,Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; Jacob Funk Sr emigrated to Virginia soon after Christian Stauffer. Jacob purchased a great deal of land. After his death in 1746, Jacob Funk Jr sold 438 acres to Christian's son, Peter, deed recorded in 1749. Ref: Veach and Stover Families 1913, pg 58.
• Residence: Abt 1749, ,Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; Peter Stover, son of Christian, emigrated to the Shenandoah Valley about 1749. Ref: Veach and Stover Families 1913 pg 61.
• Possessions: 2 May 1749, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia; Peter Stover purchased 483 acres of land from Jacob Funk, his father-in-law.
• Possessions: 1760, ,Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; The above tract of land purchased from Jacob Funk later became the site of the town of Staufferstadt (Stover's Town). All inhabitant were Germans, some from Alsace. It was from influence of those from Alsace that Peter changed the name to Strasburg.
• Possessions: 1761, ,Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; Peter Stover applied for a town charter in November 1761, giving the town the official name of Strasburg.
• Census: 1783, ,Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; Virginia Census shows Peter with a family of eight. Ref: Veach and Stover Families 1913 pg 62.
• Census: 1785, ,Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; Virginia Census shows Peter with a family of seven.
• Residence: Bef 1795, Shenandoah, Virginia
• Will: 10 Sep 1799, ,Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; Will of Peter Stover was proved 10 Sep 1799. Transcription ATTACHED. Source Ref: Veach and Stover Families 1913 pg 63.

Notes:

Will of Peter Stover of Strasburg dated 8 Aug 1795, proved 10 Sep 1799. Mentions son Joseph to provide for wife Frainy. Sons Jacob, John, Christian. Four daughters: Elizabeth Hoffman dec'd (with children), Ann Stickly, Catharine Shroubb, and Regina Spangler. Execs: sons Joseph Stover and Philip Spangler. Wits: Alexander Hite, Thomas Norvell Jun., and _________ (unknown).

Birth:
Peter Stover, founder of Strasburg, VA. Peter is son of Christian Stover according to McNabb document and Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 178. And Ref: A Short History of Page Co, Virginia 1952, pg 369.

Peter married Mary Frances "Frainey" Funk 1742, Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. Mary (daughter of Jacob Sr Funk and Veronica Franey Frances) was born 1720, Strasburg Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Abt 1795, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Frainey Funk dau of Jacob Funk is highlighted in Daniel Bly's From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, pg 69.

Died:
Frainey was mentioned in her husband's will when written in 1795, but she is not found in records after Jacob's death, so it's believed she died before 1799.

Peter — Mary Steinman. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Birth: Abt 1680, Dirmstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; Possibly son of Ulrich Stauffer b.1652 in Eggiwll, Bern Switzerland, who was exiled with other Stauffers abt 1671 to Palatinate, Germany. Ref: Stauffer descendant register, https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/stauffer/510
• Residence: 1706, Mannheim, Germany; Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 46.
• Emigration: Aft 1717, Pennsylvania; Christian left Mannheim Germany after 1717 and was in Salford Twp., Montgomery Co in 1719. Ref: A Midwest Line of Matthias Stouffer, Lancaster Co (2008) pg 15.
• Residence: 28 Nov 1728, Harleysville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; Christian Stauffer of Salford purchased his farm in Harleysville in 1728 from Henry Pennepacker and wife, Eve, of Skippack. See Stauffer Stover History, Genealogical Record of Henry Stauffer 1899 pg 145.

Notes:

Ref to: Stover Genealogy (Bertha Hughey) pg 221.

It is generally accepted (but not proven) that this Christian Stauffer (Stover) had brothers Hans and Jacob (pg 224) and that this brother, Jacob Stover, is the Jacob who married Sarah Boone on 15 Mar 1715 in Pennsylvania, aunt of Daniel Boone. Jacob and Sarah had nine children in Pennsylvania. After Sarah's death, it is believed Jacob left his children with the Boone in-laws and traveled to explore the "Valley of Virginia."

It is also speculated that Bishop William Stover (abt 1725-1800) was closely related to Jacob, the Pioneer of the Valley of Virginia and other Stovers.

Birth:
Known as Christian Stauffer of Salford. Believed to have emigrated from Germany (year not known). His birth is estimated about 1680. Earliest record is a Pennsylvania land purchase in 1728. Ref: Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 145.

Died:
Ref: Will of Christian Stauffer. Stauffer Stover History 1899 pg 146.

Other Events:

• Deed: 7 Aug 1745, Shenandoah County, Virginia; Jacob sold to his son Jacob Jr 438 acres from the 2,030 acre tract for 300 pounds. Ref: Funk Pioneers of Frederick County, VA pg 370.

Notes:

Jacob Funk Sr will written 28 Jun 1746. Proved 3 Oct 1746. Mentioned was youngest son John (b. abt 1735). Wife Frances and two small children. Sons Jacob Jr., Henry, John. Daus Frances, Elizabeth, Mary, Barbara. Execs: Son Jacob Funk Jr. and cousin John Funk.

Jacob married Veronica Franey Frances 1718, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Veronica was born 1696, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 1758, Frederick County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]