Jacob (of Peter of Strasburg) Stover[1]

Male 1753 - 1816  (63 years)


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  • Name Jacob (of Peter of Strasburg) Stover  [2
    Birth 1743  Strasburg, Shenadoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alt. birth listed as abt 1743 in Daniel Bly's From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Vol 1, pg 69. 
    Born 1753  Strasburg, Shenadoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1783  Shenandoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Virginia Census of 1783 shows Jacob with a family of 8. 
    Census 1785  Shenandoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Virginia Census of 1785 shows Jacob with a family of 9. 
    Residence Abt 1816  Shenandoah, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Will 1816  Strasburg, Shenadoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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. 
    Died 1816  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Ref: Veach and Stover Families 1913 pg 66.
    Probate 6 Jan 1816  Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I292412539033  Barton
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 

    Father Peter (of Strasburg) Stover,   b. Abt 1716, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1799, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Mary Frances "Frainey" Funk,   b. 1720, Strasburg Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1795, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1742  Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1751  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Source: Stover research from McNabb [http://www.mcnabbs.org/~nancy] 
    Family ID F3036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Ruffner,   b. 4 Mar 1755, Frederick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1810, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married Bef 1781  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Barbara Stover
     2. Mary Stover
     3. Elizabeth "Betsey" Stover
     4. Catherine Stover,   b. 1781,   d. 1867  (Age 86 years)
    +5. John H (of Shenandoah) Stover,   b. Abt 1789, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Joseph Stover,   b. 1 Jun 1790, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1864, Strasburg, Shenadoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     7. Frances Frainey "ideot" Stover,   b. Abt 1808, Shenandoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F1273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1031698232] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S1023240492] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Will Books, 1772-1866; General Indexes to Wills, 1772-1925; Author: Virginia. County Court (Shenandoah County); Probate Place: Shenandoah, Virginia.

    3. [S_2129524191] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv), Source number: 23829.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4; Submitter Code: .
      Birth date: 16??
      Birth place:
      Marriage date:
      Marriage place: of VA
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1174040&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S1031698232] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Source number: 454.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBC.


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