Regina Stickley

Notes:

Birth:
B. 1776 according to From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Bly Vol2 p185. Ref: Stickley Genealogy 1993 pg 44.

Regina married David (of Culpepper VA) Stover 3 Aug 1799, Shenandoah, Virginia. David (son of Samuel (of Luray, Page Co VA) Stover and Barbara Lionberger) was born 28 Oct 1772, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA; died 28 Jan 1844, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Ann (m. Levi Crabill) Stover was born 1800, Virginia; died 25 Sep 1823, Virginia.
2. Mary (m. James Smith) Stover was born 1803, Virginia.
3. Elizabeth (m. Wm Garner) Stover was born 1803, Virginia.
4. Catharine (m. Mason Browning) Stover was born 1805, Virginia.
5. Frances (m. Peter Hines) Stover was born 1811, Virginia.
6. Barbara (m. Abraham Stickley) Stover was born 1 Apr 1814, Virginia; died 1895.

Other Events:

• Birth: 1750, Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; Benjamin Stickley was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War. Ref: A Short History of Page County Virginia 1952, pg 369.
• Probate: Mar 1797, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Birth:
This reference suggests Benjamin was b. bef 1737. Stickley Genealogy 1993 pg 1.

Benjamin married Ann Elizabeth Stover 1770, Stovertown, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. Ann (daughter of Peter (of Strasburg) Stover and Mary Frances "Frainey" Funk) was born Abt 1750, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia; died May 1809, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Will: 1799, ,Shenandoah, Virginia, USA; Will of Peter Stover was probated 10 Sep 1799. Daughter Ann Stickley mentioned. Transcription located at Ref: Veach and Stover Families 1913 pg 63.

Notes:

Birth:
Ref: Stickley Genealogy 1993 pg 43.

Notes:

Birth:
Hans STOCKLI b. at Guggisberg, Canton Bern, Switzerland, about 1 Dec 1697. Grew up in Holland, came to PA as a young man. Settled in VA abt 1737. Ref: From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Bly, Vol2 p170.

Died:
Ref: From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Bly, Vol2 p170.

Hans — Barbara Morgan. Barbara was born Abt 1706; died 1786, Frederick County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Ref: Stickley Genealogy 1993 pg 1.

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.

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]