TREKKING STOVER COUSINS
                             NEWSLETTER
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               Newsletter  Vol 1,  No 1,   September 30, 1997
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 Index
     -Genealogist Prayer
     -Palatine Emigrants
     -Johann Casper Stoever Germantown (VA) Lutheran Minister in 1733
     -The first German Settlement - Adam Muller (Miller) 1727
     -Jacob Stover the Swiss promoter
     -Jacob Stover Family by Richard Warren Davis,
     -Dr John Joseph Stoudt
     -Department of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
        Bulletin, dated Apr 1954
     -Name of STAUFFER, its different spellings
     -Royal Stauffer "Hohenstaufen"
        Holy Roman Emperors/ German Kings
        Germany Medieval States
                Dukes of Franconia 906-1196
                Dukes of Swabia 917-1268
                Hohenstaufen Dynasty 1194-1266
                  (King of Naples & Sicily)
     -NEW YORK 1709-1726
        The Hunter List # 753
     -VIRGINIA
        Augusta Co Marriages 1748 - 1850
          by John Vogt & T. William Kethley Jr.
     -Marriages of Some Virginia Resident 1607-1800,  Series 1 vol 6
             complied and published by Dorothy Ford Wulfeck
     -Early Marriages, Wills and Some Rev. War Records, Botetourt Co. VA
             by Anne Lowry Worrell- Genealogical Publ. Co., Inc, 1980
     -PENNSYLVANIA
        A Biographical History of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
         Early Settlers and Eminent Men of the County, by Alex Harris
       "Berks of Old, the History and Genealogy of Berks Co. PA,
           Administration Abstracts, Berks Co. Administration Book 8
           January 16th, 1873
                 edition of the "Reading Times and Dispatch"
           Will Abstracts, Berks County, Will Book 8
           Will Abstracts, Berks County, Will Book 10
    -1750 Assessment List - Lebanon Twp, Lancaster Co. PA
    -1755 Assessment List - Labanon Twp, Lancaster Co. Pa
    -1758 Assessment List - Labanon Twp, Lancaster Co. PA
    -1800 First Anniville Twp Tax List
    -1771 Lancaster Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
             Proprietary Tax List
    -1790 Federal Direct Tax, Head of Families, Lebanon Twp,
             Dauphin Co. Pa
     -Southern Stover
       ALABAMA
          Survey of the Stover Cemetery Lawrence Co. Ala
          (along with the inscription on the tombstones)
       GEORGIA
          "30,638 Burials in Georgia"
          by Jeannette Holland Austin, pub 1995, pp 603
     -Land Titles in Lawrence Co. ALA
       (Source: Lawrence Co Courthouse)
        General Land Office -- Automated Records Project, Alabama
     -Census
       1820 Lawrence Co Co. Ala
       1850 Madison Co. Ala
       1880 Jackson Co. Ala
       1900 Jackson Co. Ala
       1910 Culman Co. Ala
     -Southern Marriages
       Jackson Co. Ala
       Lawrence Co. Ala
       Pickins Co. Ga
     -Buncombe Co. North Carolina
       Emeline Stover
     -Catherine Stover
     -REVOLUTIONARY SURVIVOR -DeKalb Co. GA
     -Honorably Discharged, U. S. Army 1848
     -Debtor to Estate of Dr. William Hunter, 25 Dec 1763 & 2 Oct 1766
     -Book Review
     -Book List
     -Books with No STOVERS
     -Family Chart
       William Stover
       Stover-Chambers
       Sarah Stover
     -New York & Canada
       Andreas Stauffer
       Jacob Stover
       Christian Stover
       Joseph Stouffer
       John Jones Stober
       Elias Stowers
       John Stauffer
       John A. Stober
     -Virginia
       Simon Stover
     -Recipes
     -Queries
     -Stories about your Stovers
     -Folk Remedies from the days of Old
     -Stover Home Town News
     -Alied Families

Trekking Stover Cousins is a Newsletter designed to help further Stover
research. If you like what you see in "Trekking Stover Cousins" and would
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                A Prayer For Genealogists
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              Lord help me dig into the past
              And sift the sands of time
              That I might find the roots that made
              This family tree of mine
              Lord, help me trace the ancient roads
              On which my fathers trod,
              And led them through so many lands
              To find our present sod.
              Lord, help me find an ancient book
              or dusty manuscript,
              That's safely hidden now away
              in some forgotten crypt.
              Lord, let it bridge the gap that haunts
              my soul when I can't find,
              The missing link between some name
              that ends the same as mine.
              author unknown
 This was a contribution by Bev Thomas bev@access.mountain.net
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                      Palatine Emigrants

Bleak and cold was the winter of 1708-1709 on the Rhineland. War and
high taxes seemed to be on Swiss mind. Religious persecution threath-
ened the Anabaptist, and the poor pauper was being force to leave his
country. While  thoughts of America danced in their head like
sugar plums, enticing and inviting them with adventure and intrigue to
sail to America( at that time they thought it to be the West Indies).
The Anabaptist had been forced out of their homeland before. Fear of
not returning did not keep them from sleep at night. It was the same
adventure and intrigue, the not knowing what it would be like not to
be persecuted against. They wanted that for their children to be free
in their beliefs. Going to America offered them freedom.
The voyage to America was hard and long in conditions nearly unbearable.
It was the dream of a better way of life that our Swiss forefather held
on to. Throughout the perilous journey. The first parties were afloat
going down the Rhine April 1709 (it is very possible Jacob Stauffer
was in that first party) for the 4 to 6 weeks journey to Rotterdam. Then
the long wait to cross over to England.
I think that you can better see the plight of the Palatine Emigrants in
the next article by Kraig Ruckel. He had better described what brought
our forefathers in search of a new far off land.
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                       Palatine Emigrants
                         by Kraig Ruckel
                 Do you have a Palatine fact to share?

The winter of 1708-1709 was very long and cold in the Rhineland. It
was a very bleak period. People huddled around their fires as they
considered quitting their homes and farms forever. By early April,
the land was still frozen and most of the Palatines' vines had been
killed by the bitter weather. Since 1702 their country had been
enduring war and there was little hope for the future. The Thirty
Years War lay heavy on their minds, a period in which one out of
every three Germans had perished.

The Palatines were heavily taxed and endured religious persecution.
As the people considered their future, the older ones remembered that,
in 1677, William Penn had visited the area, encouraging the people to
go to Pennsylvania in America, a place where a man and his family
could be free of the problems they were now encountering.

To go to America meant a long, dreadful ocean voyage and a future in
an unknown land, away from their past and family. Everyone knew that
the German Elector would stop any migration as soon as it was noticed.
Only a mass exodus from the Palatinate could be successful. Many
wondered how they could ever finance such a journey even if they wanted
to attempt it. Small boats, known as scows, would have to be acquired
for the long ride down the Rhine River and then there was the price for
the ocean voyage. While some of the people had relatives that could
assist them financially, many were very poor. Soon enough, their minds
were made up for them as France's King Louis XIV invaded their land,
ravaging especially the towns in the Lower Palatinate.

In masses, the Palatines boarded their small boats and headed down
the Rhine for Rotterdam. It was April 1709 and the first parties
were afloat on the Rhine, many with only their most basic goods and
their faith in God as their only possessions. The river voyage took
an average of 4-6 weeks through extremely cold, bitter weather. By
June, 1709, the people streamed into Rotterdam at a rate of one
thousand per week. The Elector, as expected, issued an edict forbidd-
ing the migration, but almost everyone ignored it. By October, 1709,
more than 10,000 Palatines had completed the Rhine River journey.

The Duke of Marlborough was assigned by Queen Anne to transport the
immigrants to England. British troop ships were also used. The Queen
assumed these Protestants would help fuel the anti-Roman feelings
developing in England. The ships from Rotterdam landed, in part, at
Deptford and the refugees were sent to one of three camps at Deptford,
Camberwell, and Blackheath outside the city wall of London. Many
Londoner's welcomed the Palatines, but the poor were not, as they felt
their English food was being taken from them to feed the Germans.
British newspapers published mixed accounts of the Palatines, some
praising them while others cursed them.

Over 3,000 of these Palatines were sent to Ireland, again to
reinforce the Protestant faith in that land. The trip from england to
Ireland was short, taking only about 24 hours. Included among these
immigrants were a line of my possible ancestors, Sebastian ROCKEL
(later called RUCKEL, RUCKLE, and RUTTLE)and his wife and children.
They settled on Lord Southwell's estate near Ballingrane in County
Limerick, Ireland. Several branches remained in Ireland, becoming
known as the RUTTLE's. Other branches came to New York in the
mid-1700's.

Meanwhile, streams of Palatines went to America, with most going to
Pennsylvania. The ocean voyage was harsh, with over-crowded,
under-supplied, and unsanitary ships. What provisions were supplied
were generally the least expensive available to the ship's master.
Water frequently ran out, as did food. Dreadful mortality occurred
on many voyages. In addition to those woes, the Palatines faced
robbery, deception, and worse from those transporting them.

Estimates on the number of Germans in Pennsylvania during this period
varies from author to author, but a common estimate is 10,000-15,000
by 1727 and 70,000-80,000 by 1750. A good source for reviewing German
arrivals to Pennsylvania is Rupp's "Thirty Thousand Immigrants in
Pennsylvania" which contains numerous ship passenger lists and has an
excellent surname index. Another good resource is Walter Knittle's
"Early Eighteenth-Century Palatine Emigration".

Immigrants not only came from Germany, but also Bohemia and Switzer-
land. Most were either Lutheran, Reformed, or Mennonite in religious
belief.

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The State of Poor Palatines As Humbly Represented by Themselves Upon
Their First Arrival In This Kingdom, About June 1709 (from London,
England)
We the poor distressed Palatines, whose utter Ruin was occasioned by the
merciless Crutlty of the Blood Enemy, the French, whose prevailing
Power some years past, like a Torrent rushed into our Country, and
overwhelmed us at once; and being not content with Money and Food
necessary for their Occasions, not only dispossess us of all Support but
inhumanely burnt our House to the ground, where being deprived of all
Shelter, we were turned into open fields, and there drove with our
Families, to seek what Shelter we could find, being obliged to make the
cold Earth our Lodgings, and the Clouds our Covering. In this deplorable
condition we made our Humble Supplications and Cries to Almighty God,
who has promised to relieve them that put their Trust in him, who
Goodness we have largely Experienced, in disposing the Hearts of Pious
Princes to a Christian Compassion and Charity towards us in the
miserable condition, who by their Royal Bounties and large Donations,
and the exemplary Kindness of well-disposed Nobility, Gentry, and
Others, We and our poor Children have been preserved from Perishing;
specially since our Arrival into this happy Kingdom of GREAT BRITAIN.
.
While not only like the Land of Canaan abounds with all things necessary
for human Life, but also with a Religious People, who as freely give to
the Distressed for Christ's Sake, as it was given to them by the
Almighty Donor of all they enjoy. Blessed Land and Happy People!
Governed by the Nursing Mother of Europe, and the Best of Queens Whose
unbounded Mercy and Charity has received us despicable Strangers from
afar off into Her own Dominions, where we have found a Supply of all
things Necessary for our present Subsistence; for which we bless and
praise Almighty God, the Queen's most Excellent Majesty and all Her good
subjects, from the Highest Degree to those of the meanest Capacity; and
do sincerely and faithfully promise to all our utmost Power, for the
future, to render ourselves Thankful to God, and Serviceable to Her
Majesty, and all her Good Subjects, in what whay soever her goodness is
pleased to dispose of Us: and in the mean time be constant in our
Prayers, that God would return the Charity of well disposed People a
thousand fold into their own Bosoms, which is all the Requital that can
present be made by us poor distressed Protestants.

                     THE PALATINES
                Whitter's Ship "Palatine"
               (From his "Tent on the Beach")

            And old men mending their nets of twine,
                Talk together of dream and sign,
                Talk of the lost shop Palatine.
                           *****
            "The ship that a hundred years before,
                Freighted deep with its goodly store,
                In the gales of the equinox went ashore".
                           *****
            "Into the teeth of death she sped:
                (May God forgive the hands that fed
                The false lights over the rocky head!)".
                           *****
            "And then, with ghastly shimmer and shine
                Over the rocks and the seething brine,
                They burned the wreck of the Palatine".
                           *****
            "And still on many a moonless night,
            >From Kingston head and the Montauk light,
            The spectre kindles and burns in  sight".
                           *****
          "And the wise Sound skipper, through skies be fine,
                 Reef their sails when they see the sign
                 Of the blazing wreck of the Palatine."

Kraig Ruckel's home page on the Palatine & Pennsylvania-Dutch
Genealogy and has so graciously agreed for us to use these articles.
If you get the time stop by his page you will not be sorry.

Kraig Ruckel <kraigtex@itouch.net>
kraigtex@itouch.net
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3955
Palatine & Pennsylvania-Dutch Genealogy
 

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                   Ships Passenger List
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Names of Ship     Passenger Name        Birth     Birth Place
DOA

Ship ?            Hans Stauffer         1644      Eggiwil, SW
1710              Kinget Hiestand (W)   1658      Richterseill, SW
                  Jacob Stauffer        1696      Ibersheim, Gr
                  Daniel Stauffer       1697      Ibersheim, Gr
                  Heinrich Stauffer     1700      Ibersheim, Gr
                  Paul Friedt           1685      Germany
                  Elisabeth Stauffer    1688      Ibersheim, Gr
                  Anna Friedt           1708      Alsheim, Gr
                  Gerhard Clemens       1680      Dittelsheim, Gr
                  Anna Reiff (W)        1682      Mettenheim, Gr
                  Abraham Clemens       1707      Niederflorsheim, Gr
                  Jacob Clemens         1709      Niederflorsheim, Gr

?                 Jacob Stauffer        1685      Switzerland
Abt 1712

?                 Christian Stauffer    1680      Dirmstein, Gr
Abt 1718          His wife              1684
                  Mathias Stauffer      1704      Mannheim, Gr
                  Annali Stauffer       1706      Mannheim, Gr
                  Christian Stauffer    1709      Mannheim, Gr
                  Ulrich Stauffer       1712      Mannheim, Gr
                  Peter Stauffer        1715      Mannheim, Gr
                  Jacob Stauffer        1717      Mannheim, Gr

James Goodwill    Ulrich Stauffer       1680      Signau, Sw
27 Sep 1727       Lucia Ramseyer (W)    1685      Signau, Sw
                  Margaret Stauffer     1706      Signau, Sw
                  Magdalena Stauffer    1708      Signau, Sw
                  Ulrich Stauffer       1709      Signau, Sw
                  Barbara Stauffer      1711      Signau, Sw
                  Elsbeth Stauffer      1715      Signau, Sw
                  Johannes Stauffer     1722      Grosshochstetten, Sw

Mortonhouse       Vincent Stauffer      1692      Steffisburg, Sw
23 Aug 1728

Ship Samuel       Jacob Stauffer        1713      Ibersheim, Gr
11 Aug 1732

Pink Plaisance    Daniel Stauffer       1707      Muckenhauserhof, Gr
21 Sep 1732       Jacob Stauffer        1712      Muckenhauserhof, Gr

Hope              Anna Stofer           1714      (?)
28 Aug 1733

Snow Molly        Valentine Stober      1688      Staffort, Gr
10 Sep 1737       His Wife              1692      Staffort, Gr
                  Jacob Stober          1715      Staffort, Gr
                  Valentine Stober      1717      Staffort, Gr
                  Catherina Stover      1719      Staffort, Gr
                  Eva Christina Stover  1721      Staffort, Gr
                  Wilhelm Stover        1723      Staffort, Gr
                  Eva Stover            1725      Staffort, Gr
                  Martin Stover         1730      Staffort, Gr
                  Eva Barbara Stover    1732      Staffort, Gr
                  Georg Stover          1734      Staffort, Gr

Virtuous Grace    Christian Stauffer    1709      Muckenhauserhof, Gr
24 Sep 1737       Johannes Stauffer     1715      Muckenhauserhof, Gr

Friendship        Philip Stober         1707      Baden, Gr
20 Sep 1738       Elisabeth (W)         1704      Baden, Gr
                  Daughter              1736      Baden, Gr

Francis &         Martin Stauffer       1718      (?)
Elizabeth
21 Sep 1742

Ship (?)          Anna Stapher          1704      Sulz, Zurich, Sw
1743

Muscliffe Galley  Johannes Stauffer     1709      Ibersheim, Gr
22 Dec 1744       Mary (W)              1712
                  Johannes Stauffer     1734      Ibersheim, Gr
                  Mary Stauffer         1737      Ibersheim, Gr
                  Christian Stauffer    1740      Ibersheim, Gr
                  Christian Stauffer    1711      Ibersheim, Gr
                  Barbara (W)           1720
                  Johannes Stauffer     1741      Ibersheim, Gr
                  Jacob Stauffer        1743      Ibersheim, Gr
(To be continued)

"The Stauffer Families of Switzerland, Germany and America" by Richard
Warren Davis, pg 14-15, publ 1992
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Johann Casper Stoever became Germantown (VA) Lutheran Minister in 1733.
Johann and his son came to Pennsylvania from Germany in 1728. Johann
Casper Stoever sr visited Germans in NC and VA and in 1733 he was
accepted as a resident pastor by the Germans on Robinson Shenandoah
Valley. The son was the first to officiate in the Shenandoah in  Valley.
April 1734 was in Massanutten Colony and baptized the son of Matthias
Seltzer. To find out more about Johann Casper Stoever, William and Mary
College Quartly, Williamsburg, Va . -Vol. IV (1895-6), pp 62, 63: The
Rev Johann Casper Stoever, Sr. by Dr. A. G. Grinman-Mr. Stoever was
pastor of the Lutheran Church in Madision Co. Va prior to 1738.
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      "Index to Will Books and Interstate Records of Lancaster CO. PA,
       betw 1729- 1850"

John Casper Stoever
            Will dated 1779 Lancaster Co. PA
            Will Book C, Vol 1, pg 93
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The first German Settlement - Adam Muller (Miller) 1727

Adam Muller b 17 Nov 1703 Schresheim, Baden, Germany. d in 1783 age 80
S/o John Peter Muller & Ann Margaretha ________. md Barbara _______.
 
Muller was a young peasant from Baden and landed in Pennsylvania three
years earlier. He left Lancaster Co. PA for Massanutten Land Located in
the Shenandoah Co, Hawksbill Creek between Blue Ridge and Massanutten
Mountains with seven other settlers.
  Eight Massanutten Settlers had bought their farmsteads from Jacob
Stover.
          Adam Muller (Miller),   Abraham Strickler,   Mathias Selser,
          Philip Long,            Paul Long,         Michael Rinehart,
          John Rood,          Michael Kauffman.

As early as Jun 1728 the first grants of land were made. Jacob Stover
obtained  on the Shenandoah River  two tracts of land 5000 acres each
on June 17, 1730. Muller and his friends bought up one 5000a tract
(Massanutten Tract) for 400 pounds.
Jacob Stover (Swiss) was a Swiss promoter instrumental in bringing many
Germans into the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
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Switzerland 1709
         A Jacob Stauffer was in Rotterdam awaiting a ship to cross him
over to England. Departure List on Jul 15, 1709 Jacob Stover time had
come for him to get on the  Ship.
             "Jacob Stauber and Wife and one child"
         also
             " Joost Heyt and Wife and one child"
        (Joost Heyt was a Native of Strasburg in Alsace).

From July until the Fall both Stauber and Heyt shared the same exper-
iences  as  Palatines.  For  6  months  the  emigrants stayed in
"Blackheath Camp" and subsisted on handouts. Toward the end of 1709
they were loaded on a vessel which did not sail until April the follow-
ing year (April 1710). They were to produce tar in the Colony of New
York. The tar project never begun. In the fall of 1710 they were plac-
ed on a large stretch of land along the Hudson River. By 1712 the
Germans were released to their own fate in an unfamiliar and unforgiv-
ing  land.  Jacob  Stauber  left  New  York for Pennsylvania. Their he
patented 510a on Oley Creek in Berks Co. PA in 8 Feb 1713.

Germantown merchant J. S. Sprogell had know Jacob Stover for almost
20 years wrote for  Jacob a letter of recommendation.

  " Jacob Stover  made Settlement in the remotest parts among Indians,
whereby he has acquired the Reputation among all the Knew him of one of
the best skilled in Husbandry, and acquired by this particular Industry
very handsome means."

A friend Ezekiel Harlan was a Indian interpreter. John Rudolf Ochs was a
Swiss Promoter. Ochs came to America from Berne, Switzerland in 1705. He
left America after a number of years, settled in London, became a
Quaker, and maintained close touch with Pennsylvanian and Swiss sectart-
ians. Ochs  with Stover and Harlan planned a number of large scale
emigration schemes. Stovers area was the entire Western Region extend-
ing from Pa to NC. Jacob truly loved the Shenandoah Valley.

In 1728 or 1729 Jacob spent three month exploring the Valley and select-
ing choice locations to be included in his request for a Virginia Grant.
Ochs with Stover and Harlan planned a number of large scale emigration
schemes.
Stovers area was the entire Western Region extending from Pa to NC.
Jacob  truly loved the Shenandoah Valley. Stover and Harlan joined Ochs
in London to put their plan into motion.
Feb 1731 Stover, Harlan and Ochs petitioned the Board of Trade for a
grant containing all the territory along 200 miles from N. to S. behind
the first mountain range the  Mississippi to be its Western limits. The
Board's first reaction was a request for more information and for a map.
Providing  both  Stover  and  Associates  lost  no time  renewing their
petiton.  The vast new colony was to be filled with German and Swiss
immigrants who Ochs volunteered to secure. To be christened "Georgia"
to the sovereign's pleasure, and to be administered by not other than
Spotswood, it was cleverly described as a potential buffer between the
seaboard provinces and the French dominions. The Board and the Lords
Commissioners for Trade and Plantations found the plan appealing enough
to devote serious and prolonged discussion to it. When the Lords Fairfax
and Baltimore and the heirs of Penn's proprietorship voiced grave ob-
jections, the Board hesitated to submit the project to the Crown. De-
spite considerable support and the express recommendation of Stover as
the "fittest and properest Person" to undertake the settlement beyond
the "Blew Hills in Virginia" the petitioners did not prevail against
the proprietors' protest.
Sometime in the middle of Oct 1732 Stover returned to America empty
handed and disillusioned. . Jacob Stover had invested and  lost two
years of his life and all his cash in the venture. When he joined his
family in Virginia more bad news awaited him.

(The Virginia Germans, by Klaus Wurst pub 1969 & The German Element of
the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia by John Walter Wayland, pub 1907)
to be continued
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                        -Jacob Stover Sr.-
 Jacob was b 1685 in Switzerland. Jacob Stover arrived sometime in
 America bef 8 Feb 1713 when he purchased a patent for 510a Oley, Berks
 Co. Pa, The land is located next to Edward Evans. He married on 15 Mar
 1715 at Christ Church in Philadelphia Co. PA to Sarah Boone b 18 Feb
 1691 Bradninen, Devonshire, England. She is the daughter of George
 Boone III and Mary Margrave and is the Aunt of Daniel Boone the
 frontiersman. In 1723, he sold 72 acres of his land in Oley to John
 Leinbach, of Germantown. The deed records his name as Jacob Stauber.
 Jacob could not write as he made a mark for his signature. About the
 year 1730, Jacob received a grant of 10,000 acres in Virginia. In the
 grant he was referred to as a Switzer. He was to settle at his own ex-
 pense a certain number of people on his land or he would forfeit it. He
 apparently made sever trips to Europe to persuade people to settle the
 land. He d 17 Mar 1742 (buried in Old Augusta Stone Church Cem, Ft.
 Defiance. Va). He had a second wife named Margaret.  Jacob was probably
 not a Mennonite.
 Affirmed Children of Jacob Stover and Sarah Boone were:
     Jacob Stover Jr. b abt 1716, Oley, Berks Co., PA. He administered
 his fathers estate in 1741. In 1754 he was living at Lunenburg Co., Va
 when he sold the last of his fathers land in Augusta Co. He married
 Ruth ______.
    Elizabeth Stover b abt 1718 Oley, Berks Co. PA. She married William
 O'Neil of Augusta Co according to court records there.
    Abraham Stover b abt 1723, Oley, Berks Co. PA He was living on 200
 acres of his father land on Cub Creek in 1748. He may be the Abraham
 Stover who was living in Franklin  Co.  Virginia  in  1790.  According
 to Orange  Co. Virginia records, Abraham was a Minor in 1741.

(The Stauffer Families of Switzerland, Germany, and America (including
Stouffer and Stover) by Richard Warren Davis, pub 1992  P.O.B. 50182,
Provo, Utah 84605, ch 20, pg 151).
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Dr John Joseph Stoudt, a noted historian  states  "Jacob Stover arrived
from Switzerland to New York State as a member of the Kocherthal Coloney
of Ulster County, N. Y. in 1710.  Dr. Stoudt says, "A document, vellum,
written in pen, is still in the possession of the Stoudt Family, which
shows that Jacob came to Berks County, PA and to the Oley area in the
year 1711" this being one year after Jacob arrived in New York. The
document is a legal record of land sales transaction in which Jacob sold
property to Matthias Bowman. Both signatures (Jacob and Sarah Boone) are
on the document. The land in question was part of the 510 acres that
Jacob had patented during the years of 1713-14. The actual confirmation
date was 9 Jun 1714. Jacob's land was located east of the Schuykill
River in Oley Valley, which is some 10-12 miles southeast of Reading, PA
of today.
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A Quote from the Department of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Bulletin, dated Apr 1954. The secretary of the Internal
Affairs Department of 1954 was Mr. William Livengood he says, "It is
somehow amazing to know that such a little area of Penn's Woods as Oley,
Berks County, produced so much for the future of our nation. This place
and it can hardly be called that, for the Oley of Colonial times had no
defined boundaries, was not only the birth place of Daniel Boone, but
was also the home of some of the forebears of both Abraham Lincoln and
President Dwight D. Eishenhower. What is even more amazing is the fact
that the Boones, the Lincolns and Jacob Stauber, the Ancestor of Presi-
dent Eisenhower's mother ( Ida Elizabeth Stover), were all neighbors of
each other and, in various ways, related. An Abraham Lincoln married in-
to the Boone family, while Staubers Wife, Sarah Boone was the Aunt of
Daniel Boone." Mr Livengood pointed out the fact that many of those ear-
ly pioneers, for various reasons, were quite impoverished and had to
work  diligently  at  hard  labor in  order just to survive.  He  says,
" Nevertheless, it would be a mistake to assume that these people were
ignorant. Nothing of the sort. Many of them were well educated or highly
skilled mechanics for their day." Livengood says,  "John Lienbach, who
purchased part of Jacob Stauber's Oley farm in 1723, was an organist and
a teacher in Germany before he came to America.  The Boones were old
settlers in Berks County, among the first white  persons to found a
home in  that area with it  was  the  frontier of Pennsylvania.  Sarah
Boone went into the wilderness with her husband Jacob Stauber, a Swiss
pioneer from Zurich Switzerland, and a direct ancestor  of Ida Elizabeth
Stover the mother of Dwight David Eisenhower".
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     The name STAUFFER and its different spellings
  Stober,  Slover, Stover,  Stoehr, Storer, Stoever, Stiver, Stoner,
  Stower,  Stuber,  Stauber, Staver,  Stoerer,  Stroher, Staufert,
  Stawfer, Stoupher,  Stoeher, Stouffer, Stoufer, Staufer, Staufen
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                Royal Stauffer "Hohenstaufen"
Imperial dynasty of Germany in the 12th/13th Centuries became dukes of
Swabia in 1079 and Franconia in 1115, and rulers of Germany in 1138.
The premature death of Henry VI in 1197, just after he had added the
kingdom of SICILY to his possessions, led to temporary eclipse for the
family, and the last effective Hohenstaufen, Emperor Frederick II,
concentrated  his  efforts  on  building  up a great Mediterranean
power based in Italy, which involved him in a ruinous struggle with the
PAPACY and the loss of real control in Germany. After his death in 1250,
the dynasty was soon extinguished, its last ruling member, Manfred of
Sicily, being killed in battle in 1266. (4, 39a-b, 62b) pg 66
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                         code
B   brother
BS  brothers son
GD  grandchild via daughter
HD  Husband of daughter (Son-in-law)
S   son
UB Uterine brother
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

               Holy Roman Emporers/ German Kings
4, pg 171
    Conrad III of Hohenstaufen (D. Franconis)  1138-1152
    he was the gs/o Henry IV

    Frederick I Barbarossa (D. Swabia) 1152-1190
    he was the bs/o Conrad III of Hohenstaufen

    Henry VI 1190-1197
    he was the s/o Frederick I Barbarossa (D. Swabia)
    Philip (of Swabia) 1198-1208
    he was the s/o Frederick I Barbarossa (D. Swabia)
    Frederick II (of Sicily) 1212-1250
    he was the s/o Henry VI
    Conrad IV 1250-1254
    he was the s/o Frederick II (of Sicily)
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39a-b pg 223-224
                  Germany Medieval States
                Dukes of Franconia 906-1196
a
 1. Conrad I (of Germany)         906
 2. Eberhard                      912  B1
 3. Conrad II                     939  GD1
 4. Otto (I)                      955  S3
 5. Henry I (II of Bavaria)       985
    Otto (2)                      995
 6. Conrad III                   1004  S4
 7. Conrad IV                    1011  S5
 8. Conrad V (II of Germany)     1030  BS6
 9. Henry II (III of Germany)    1039  S8
10. Henry III (IV of Germany)    1056  S9
11. Henry IV (V of Germany)      1106  S10
12. Conrad Vi (III of Germany)   1115  GD10
13. Frederick of Rothenburg
    D. Swabia                    1152  S12
14. Conrad VII (of Germany)      1167-1196 (S16 Germany)

b              Dukes of Swabia 917-1268
 1. Burkhard I                     917
 2. Hermann I                      926
 3. Ludolf (Of Germany)            949 (S3 Germany) HD2
 4. Burkhard II                    954  S1
 5. Otto I                         973  S3
 6. Conrad I                       982  BS2
 7. Hermann II                     997  S6
 8. Hermann III                   1003  S7
 9. Ernest II of Babenberg        1012 (S1 Austria) HD7
10. Ernest II                     1015  S9
11. Hermann IV                    1030  S9
12. Henry I (III of Germany)      1038  UB11
13. Otto II (C. Palatine)         1045
14. Otto III of Schweinfurt       1048
15. Rudolf of Rheinfelden
     (German King)                1057  HD12
16. Berchtold                     1079  S15
17. Frederick I of Hohenstaufen   1079
18. Frederick II                  1105  S17
19. Frederick III (I of Germany)  1147  S18
20. Frederick IV of Rothenburg    1152  BS 18
21. Frederick V                   1167  S19
22. Conrad II (VII of Franconia)  1191  S19
23. Philip (of Germany)           1196  S19
24. Frederick VI (II of Germany)  1208  BS23
25. Henry II                      1216  S24
26. Conrad III (IV of Germany)    1235  S24
27. Conradin                      1254-1268  S26
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62b pg 241       Hohenstaufen Dynasty 1194-1266
                  (King of Naples & Sicily)

 1. Henry (VI of Germany)         1194 HD3 Roger II (King 1130)
                                           s/o 1 Roger of Hauteville
 2. Frederick (II of Germany)     1197 S1
 3. Conrad (IV of Germany)        1250-1254 S2
 4. Manfred                       1258-1266 S2
(Monarchs Rulers Dynasties and Kingdoms of the World, by
R. F. Tapsell, pub 1983)
More can be added on The Hohenstaufen's in upcoming issues if there is
an interest.
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                     -- NEW YORK 1709-1726 --
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The Hunter List # 753 is a Quote in its entirity.

                 JACOB STUBER (Hunter List #753)
A Johann Jacob Stuber, shoemaker in Bacharach, md 14 Jul 1699 at 6761
Feilbingert, Baptized of this man's ch. 1709 Jacob Stauber his wife,
and 1 Child were on Capt. Jno Blouwer's Ship in Holland in the 5th
party (Rotterdam List)

Jacob Stuber made his initial appearance on the Hunter List
  4 July 1710 with 3 person over 10 and 1 und 10 yrs
  4 Jul 1710  with 2 person over 10 and 1 und 10 yrs (Family)
  31 Dec 1710 with 3 person over 10 and 1 und 10 yrs
  25 Mar 1711 with 3 person over 10 and 2 und 1o yrs

Jacob Stuber and Nesserin were listed together on 24 Jun 1711
  24 Jun 1711 with 6 person over 10 and 1 und 10 yrs
  29 Sep 1711 with 5 person over 10 and 2 und 10 yrs
  24 Dec 1711 with 3 person over 10 and 2 und 10 yrs
  25 Mar 1712 with 3 person over 10 and 1 und 10 yrs
  24 Jun 1712 with 4 person over 10 and 1 und 10 yrs
  13 Sep 1712 with 3 person over 10 and 1 und 10 yrs
 
A Jacob Stouger was noted as a Palatine carpenter in vol. 58 & 59, of
N. Y. Col. Mss. dated 1712.

Jacob Hoeber was on the roll of the Independent Compainie of Mannor of
Livingston 30 Nov 1715 (Report of the State Historian, Vol. I, p.522).

Jacob Stuber with wife and child was at Hunderston ca. 1716/17 (simmen-
dinger Register).

Jacob Stoever was a Palatine Debtor in 1718, 1719, 1721, 1722, and 1726
(Livingston Debt Lists).

Jacob Stover was a freeholder of Nortpart Livingston in 1720 (Albany CO.
Freeholders). He appears as the grandfather living with the Johannes
and Catherine Rau family on the St. Peter's Lutherian Family List in
the Rhinebeck Lutherian Chbk. ca. 1734. His (2) wife my have been named
Catherina, as Jacob Stubber and Catherina sp. Philipp Kunts at Tackana
in 1721 (N. Y. City Luth. Chbk.)(HJ).
 ch were
      Maria Catharina (St. Peter's Family List), conf, 30 Apr 1711 at
 the new German Colony (West Camp Luth. Chbk.).
      Maria Ottilia (HJ), md Henrich Neus 3/12 Apr 1720 (N. Y. City
 Luth. Chbk.).
      Anna Elisabetha (HJ), conf Easter 1715 at Queensberg by Pastor
 Kocherthal (West Camp Luth. Chbk.). She md Andreas Kerner 8 Dec 1726
 (Linlithgo Ref. Chbk.) They were sp. by Jacob Stuywer at Kinderhook
 in 1729.

to be continued

The Palatine Families of New York, A Study of the German Immigrants
Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710, by Henry Z. Jones, Jr. pgs
1020, 1021, Universal City, Calif, publ 1985
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                           -- VIRGINIA --
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                    Augusta Co Marriages 1748 - 1850
by John Vogt & T. William Kethley Jr.Iberian Publ Co. Athens, Ga. 1986
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Stofer , Henry & Ellen Humphrey Jul 1826 Minister Joseph Smith
       , Simon & Catharine Wyand  Jan 1804 Minister John Brown
Stover, Daniel & Mary Hannah 30 Mar 1803 Minister William King
      , Daniel & Mary Eliza Swartz 27 Mar 1845 Minister T. T. Castleman
      , David & Mary Shelly 15 Jan 1805 Minister William King
      , Henry & Polly Piper 4 Feb 1814 Minister William King
      , Jacob & Margaret Towell 26 Aug 1800 Minister William WIlson
             (Jacob of age, dau John bro of John Towell)
      , Michael & Louisa Stiegle 24 Nov 1812 Minister Samuel Wagner
      , Samuel (Jr) & Mary Ann Wiseman 9 Nov 1848   Minister Alonzo P.
              Ludden
      , Samuel D. & Catherine Hart 5 Jun 1837 Minister George A Leopard
      , Samuel I Rachel Frankam 28 Sep 1831 Minister William Wilson
      , Samuel & Betsey Shelly 26 Apr 1814 Minister William King
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       Marriages of Some Virginia Resident 1607-1800,  Series 1 vol 6
             complied and published by Dorothy Ford Wulfeck
                 51 Park Ave, Naugatuck Conn 06770
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   Stover, Ann md David Stickley
         , Elizabeth Catherine md ? Count
         , Jacob md Margaret Towell 26 Aug 1800 (Augusta Co Marriage Rcds)
         , Regina md Col Philip Spangler/Spengler 15 Nov 1788 Shen Co Va
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             "STOVER/STOUFFER, etc Marriages", by Ruth V. McKee,
                   Minneapolis, 1997
Stover, Abraham md 1) Barbara Hershey 2) Elizabeth Boyer
       Rev War Period, probably Franklin Co. Pa
Stover, Abraham md Anna Nissley
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   Early Marriages, Wills and SOme Rev. War Records, Botetourt Co. VA
    by Anne Lowry Worrell- Genealogical Publ. Co., Inc, 1980
 
Stover, Hannah, dau  Wm. Stover  md Edward Carwin 22 Jan 1812
      , Margaret dau Wm. Stover  md Samuel Jackson 1 Mar 1806
      , Mary dau George Stover ms Peter Deal 18 Sep 1811
      , Catherine dau Wm Stover md James Franklin 16 Mar 1806
      , Esther dau Wm Stover md John Frantz 17 Aug 1810
      , Catherine dau George Stover md Robert Looney s/o John 9 Dec 1809
      , Abraham md Amy Rader dau Adam Rader 29 Jun 1811
      , Daniel md Polly Frantz dau of Michael Frantz 8 Apr 1806
      , George md Anna Rader dau Adam Rader 1 Nov 1810
      , Jacob md Susannah Solonbarger Wm Stover Surety 19 Mar 1798
      , John md Caty Snider, Henry Snider Surety 28 Oct 1801
      , John md Sally Coon dau Jacob Coon 9 Oct 1819
      , Michael md Elizabeth Solonbarger 4 Feb 1799
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                RIVERVIEW CEMETERY STRASBURG
               Largest Cemetery in Strasburg
             several thousand tombstones and about five thousand inscriptions.

   Stover, David Douglas 1888 - 1935
   Stover, Edmonia Chrisman 1884 - 1966
   Stover, Francis Marion 1854 - 1928
   Stover, Frank Carson 1890 - 1971
   Stover, George C. 1859 - 1911
   Stover, Joshua Ruffner 1881 - 1900
   Stover, Major Joshua 29 Apr 1824 - 3 May 1863
   Stover, Mary J. 17 Jan 1829 - 18 Apr 1899 w/o Major Stover
   Stover, Mary Margaret 1858 - 1953
   Stover, Mary Virginia 1892 - 1970
   Stover, Peter In Memory of Peter Stover found of the Town of
            Strasburg in the year of 1749
   Stover, Rosena Newell 1860 - 1932 w/o George C. Stover
   Stover, Samuel Windle 1917 - 1977
   Stoner, Aaron H. 18 Jul 1917
   Stoner, Virginia C. 22 Dec 1916
   Stover, Bessie L. 4 Jun 1913 - 28 Mar 1992
   Stover, James G. 11 Apr 1910 - 7 Feb 1984

              St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
                  Strasburg Virginia
       Located on West Washington Street, Strasburg, Virginia.

   Stoner, Abraham  born Nov. 12, 1798 died Feb. 2, 1862
   Stoner, John  born Aug. 14, 1796 died March 20, 1860
   Stover, Chas. M.  born 1847  died Aug. 28, 1898
   Stover, Sarah  died Aug. 10, 1872

              Stover - Findleys Cemetery

Location: On the late Jesse Funk property there is an unmarked cemetery. Stovers and Findleys are
probably buried there. There is an Indian graveyard on the same property and is straight back from
the home of Frances Hoover. Sandy Hook area just South of Strasburg. No visible head stones.
Strickler - Bauserman Cemetery

USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription
Project http://www.geocities.com/~pamreid/memorial.html . Thanks to Pam
Reid and her efforts, the cemetery files have been growing fast!
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   8 ft Monument at Workman's Creek, Raleigh Co, WV Cemetery
         Drawing of Pioneer Man and Pioneer Woman -
                  inscription reads:

              Dedicated to  Jacob Stover ca 1767-1844
                            Sally McGhee  ca 1767-1836
                                  Married on 16 Mar 1788
and their children, Jacob Jr, Obediah, Henry, John, Lewis, Francis,
Abraham, Susan, Sampson, Jubal.
         "Who with great faith in God left their homeland in Franklin
Co, VA and settled here on Coal River at the mouth of Lick Run about
1815, and by word and deed set, an example for their ancestors to
follow.  We, their many descendants
are forever grateful to these, 'true pioneers for the courage They showed
and the hardships they faced.  It is to these the grandparents of us all
that we give our greatest honor and our deepest respect."

                      Dedicated 5-29-1994
       Gracie Stover       ggracie@feist.com
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              Stover Cemeteries in Putnam Co, WV
  "Putnam County Cemeteries publ by Upper Vadalia Hist Society

                      Asbury Cemetery

 Margaret Adelaine Stover b 13 Jan 1924 d 20 Feb 1944
       d/o S.W & Lula Stover

                      Buffalo Memorial Park

     Perry A Stover b 1898 d 1980
     Weatthia M Stover b 1903 d 1954
     S Lawrence Stover b 28 Sep  1885 d 16 July 1959
     Nellie I Stover b 31 Mar 1891 d 21 Dec 1975

                      Ellis Cemetery

     Van B Stover b 1883 d 1906

                      Hurricane Cemetery

     Ed Stover b 28 Aug 1888 d 15 Sep 1943
         AKA Joseph Edward Clendenen

                      McCallister Cemetery

     Hiram Stover b 1865 d 1924
     Anna Burdette Stover b 1872 d 1945
       wife  d/o L.P. Burdette
                      New Antioch Cemetery

     Brian Wayne Stover b 19 May 1971 d 14 Oct 1971

                      Otin Heights Cemetery

     Elmer G Stover b 25 Feb 1903 d 1 May 1958
     Infant Stover b July 1945 d July 1945

                      Walker Chapel Cemetery

     Mary Stover b 21 Oct 1899
     Christopher Allen Stover  d 20 Aug 1975
         s/o Jerry & Katherine Stover
     Denzil D Stover  b 8 Jan 1926 d 27 May 1948
         PFC 399 Inf US Army WWII
     Bobby A Stover 1946
     John Carl Stover b 26 Mar 1896 d 25 Oct 1967(WWII)
     Daniel M Stover b 1873 d 1961
     Annie E Stover b 1875 d 1928
     G.W. Stover b 26 Dec 1864 d 25 June 1913
     Joseph Stover  b 23 Jan 1890 d 24 Jan1970
     Katie Stover b 13 Feb 1899 d 9 June 1976
     (Baby) Stover b 1958 d 1958
     Beryl V.Stover b 17 Aug 1920 d 20 Oct 1977
     E.J."Pug" Stover b 11 Mar 1900 d 14 Jun 1978

                      Mount Zion Cemetery
 
     Selena Stover b 5 Sep 1973 d 5 Sep 1973

                     Haven of Rest Cemetery

     Billy Ray Stover  b 1954 d 1978
     Erkie Otis Stover b 6 Oct 1895 d 27 Apr 1981
        Bglr US Army WWI

                     St Patrick Cemetery

     Frances E. Hill Stover b 16 Jan 1934 d 25 June 1987

                     Valley View Memorial Park

     Virginia Lynn Stover b 7 Oct 1983 d 25 Apr 1984
     James E. Stover b 25 Apr 1918 d 19 May 977
         S Sgt US Army WWII

Putman Co Cemeteries from Gracie Stover ggracie@feist.com
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  A Biographical History of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
         Early Settlers and Eminent Men of the County
    by Alex Harris -- publ 1872 reprint 1989 Heritage Books inc

  Stauffer, Benjamin M. elected Register of Wills 1854
          , Christian elected County Commissioner 1813
          , Capt William D. native of Lanc Co enlisted as private in Co
            B. 1st Reg of A. Reserves. Served all of the Civil War--dis-
            charged as Capt of Co. II 195th Reg Penn Reserves.

  Stauffer Family
           John Stauffer and his brother Jacob emigrated from Germany
           about the year 1740. They were boys of 12-15 years. John
           married the dau of John Martin Amwey & had a son, Martin.

           Jacob Stauffer b in Manhiem in the county of Lancaster, on
           the 30 Nov 1808. Graduate of West Point-- Artist (Father
           didn't approve) md 3 times.
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        "Berks of Old, the History and Genealogy of Berks Co. PA,
                    Vol II number 3", Nov 1984
               by Southwest Pa Genealogical Services
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           Administration Abstracts, Berks Co. Administration
                             Book 8
 p-14
          GABRIEL KLINE of Colebrookdale Twp, yeoman. Letters of
          Administration granted 18 May 1819 to Henry Geyer, a
          son-in-law, and Jacob Stauffer, a friend
                                               (page 235)

              Items from an Old Berks County Newspaper
    The following items have been reprinted from the Thursday morning,
    January 16th, 1873 edition of the "Reading Times and Dispatch":

p-32      Arrivals at the Keystone House, up to 12 O'clock Midnight:
          G. W. Griesemer, Reading: ...J. H. Grant, Boyertown...
          J. Funk, Lebanon;... ? Stauffer, Lancaster; H. K. Stoner,
          Lancaster...
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                           WILL
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         "Berks of Old, the History and Genealogy of Berks Co. PA,
                    Vol II, Number 1", May 1984
               by Southwest Pa Genealogical Services
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               Will Abstracts, Berks County, Will Book 8
p-8
    John Stoner of Union Twp, yeoman. "Being under weakness and
indisposition of Body". Wife: Magdalen. Sons: John (over age 21) and
Abraham (youngest son). Daughters: Veronica Stoner (eldest Daughter,
over the age of 18), Magdalen CLEMENTS (second Daughter), Ester MILLER
(young Daughter, over age 18). Mentions the servant girl named Rebecca
REESE. Also mentions: 1) his stone dwelling house; 2) that part of his
plantation on which he lives that lies to the Southward of the road
leading from the Town of Reading to the city of Philadelphia, bounded
by George CARSON and Jacob RITCHY, together with 62 acres 100 perches,
being  southeasterly part of a tract of 92 acres 100 perches of wood-
land situate in Union Twp, bounded in part by Martin (URNER ? or WERNER
?) and Ulrich Switzer and vacant land, with all buildings and improve-
ments; 3) Sixpence Creek which runs through the preceeding land; 4) his
saw mill; 5) the stone quarry; and 6) the rest of his plantation on the
north side of the above road, bounded by George CARSON, Jacob RITCHY,
and the Schuylkill River, with the residue of 92 acres 100 perches of
woodland. Executors: Wife Magdalen and trusty friend Jacob HIGH of
Nantmeal Twp, Chester Co. PA. Witnesses: Jacob REDGE, Henry LEHR, and
Simon Meredith. Will dated 15 Nov 1783; proved 8 Dec 1783
                                               (pg 78)
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          "Berks of Old, the History and Genealogy of Berks Co. PA,
                    Vol II, Number 2", August 1984
               by Southwest Pa Genealogical Services
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           Will Abstracts, Berks County, Will Book 10
p-10
     John Stauffer was an executor to Philip EAGLE of Douglas Twp.
William Stauffer was a witness to Eagle's will.
Will dated 4 Dec 1843, proved 30 Sep 1853
Renunciation of John Stauffer filed
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Wills for Stovers and Stauffers in Bedford County, PA
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The address for the Bedford County Courthouse is:

                           Bedford County Court House
                               230 S. Juliana St.
                            Bedford, PA 15522-1716
                                 814-623-4836
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I have been told by a researcher that has done extensive research in
Pennsylvania that the Bedford County Courthouse has sent most of their
old records to:

           The State Division of Archives and Manuscripts,
              Pa Historical and Museum commission
                       Harrisburg, PA

STAUFFER:
     Anna Mary Stauffer, File # 1978-00013, Date of Death-1/11/1933;
     code 37, Woodbury
     Township;Correspondent, J Irvin Byers.
     Mark B Stauffer, File # 1933-00188, Date of Death-11/22/1978;
     code 36, Woodbury
     Bourgh;Correspondent, Dorothy E Stauffer.

STOVER:
     Daniel Stover, File # 1881-20049, Date of Death-5/30/81; code 36,
     Woodbury
     Borough;Correspondent, C.R Stover.
     Henry Stover, File # 1826-00040, Date of Death-0/00/00; code 11,
     Hopewell Township;
     Correspondent, John Piper.

These are the only ones I have so far. If any of you have others that
can be posted to help other researcher, please email me.
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               Land Records Bedford County, PA.
                 Bedford County Court House
          230 S. Juliana St., Bedford, PA 15522-1716
                       814-623-4836
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 NAME             TYPE          BOOK      Pg #     RECORDED     DIST
Stover, A Grace   Deed           236       498    8/30/1946      011
        A Grace   Morgage         49       266    3/27/1947      003
        A Grace   Release         42        95    4/26/1952      003
        A Grace   Release         44       372    4/10/1954      003
        A Grace   Deed           273       361   12/15/1962      011
        A Grace   Deed           318       595    9/09/1974      011
        A Grace   Deed           318       598    9/09/1974      011
        A Grace   Deed           318       602    9/09/1974      011
        A Grace   Deed           318       606    9/09/1974      011
        A Grace   Deed           320       322    2/13/1975      011
        A Grace   Deed           320       325    2/13/1975      011
        A Grace   Deed           320       328    2/13/1975      011
        A Grace   Deed           320       331    2/13/1975      011
        A Grace   Deed           320       458    2/24/1975      011
        A Grace   Deed           320       501    5/26/1975      011
  Christopher     Agreement      AO         51    5/30/1867      037
  Christy E Jr    Release        61        341    2/06/1964      018
  Daniel          Deed           K         398   10/11/1816      000
  Daniel          Deed           P         176    8/25/1828      000
  Daniel          Deed           Q         189    1/23/1832      000
  Daniel          Deed           AQ        395   11/15/1869      000
  Daniel          Deed            87       102    4/27/1897      000
  Donald E        Deed           306       528    4/15/1972      006
  Donald E        Deed           230        21    6/19/1985      006
  Eleanor Ott     Deed           296       439    9/09/1969      002
  Eleanor Ott     Release         75       460    9/21/1973      002
  Eleanor R       Deed           299       393    7/11/1970      001
  Eleanor R       Mortgage        97       353    7/11/1970      001
  Eleanor R       Assignment      70       601    4/28/1971      000
  Eleanor R       Deed           329      1003   11/29/1976      001
  Eleanor R      Partial Assign   81       444   10/31/1977      000
  Eleanor R Ott  Satisfaction P  430       198    6/05/1990      002
  Elsie M        Agreement        14       392   12/15/1919      037
  Elsie M        Agreement        14       392   12/15/1919      037
  Frederick      Deed             P         11   11/26/1827      000
  Grace          Mortgage         47       231    8/28/1944      003
  H V            Mortgage         47       231    8/28/1944      003
  H V            Mortgage         49       266    3/27/1947      003
  H Verius       Release          42        95    4/26/1952      003
  H Verius       Release          44       372    4/10/1954      003
  H Verius       Deed            270       138    3/02/1961      011
  H Verius       Deed            273       361   12/15/1962      011
  H Verius       Deed            318       595    9/09/1974      011
  H Verius       Deed            318       598    9/09/1974      011
  H Verius       Deed            318       602    9/09/1974      011
  H Verius       Deed            318       606    9/09/1974      011
  H Verius       Deed            320       322    2/13/1975      011
  H Verius       Deed            320       325    2/13/1975      011
  H Verius       Deed            320       328    2/13/1975      011
  H Verius       Deed            320       331    2/13/1975      011
  H Verius       Deed            320       458    2/24/1975      011
  H Verius       Deed            320       501    2/26/1975      011
  H Verius       Plat              4       154    5/15/1989      011
  H Verius       Plat              4       154    8/30/1946      011
  H Verius       Deed            236        49    8/30/1989      011
  Henry          Deed            F         135    2/16/1903      011
  Henry          Deed            K         392   10/10/181       011
  Henry          Deed            P          11   11/26/1827      000
  Henry          Deed            P         466    2/25/1829      011
  Herman M       Agreement        14       392   12/15/1919      037
  Herman M       Agreement        14       392   12/15/1919      037
  Hettie         Release          13       321    1/19/1917      037
  Jeanne Fait    Release          61       341    2/06/1964      018
  Jonathan       Deed            Y         320    8/28/1849      037
  Kenneth C      Deed            273       361   12/15/1962      011
  Kenneth C      Deed            318       598    9/09/1974      011
  Kenneth C      Deed             35        54   10/09/1979      011
  Kenneth C      Deed             35        54   10/09/1979      011
  Kenneth C      Mortgage         67       303   12/08/1980      000
  Kenneth C      Deed            376       128    6/08/1988      011
  Kenneth C      Deed            376       128    6/08/1988      011
  Mary E         Deed            306       528    4/15/1972      006
  Mary E         Deed            230        21    6/19/1985      006
  Nancy          Deed            Y         320      28/1849      037
  R Lucille      Deed            273       361   12/15/1962      011
  R Lucille      Deed            318       598    9/09/1974      011
  R Lucille      Deed             35        54   10/09/1979      011
  R Lucille      Deed            376       128    6/08/1988      011
  Susan          Deed             K3       518    3/13/1883      036
  Susan          Deed             87       102    4/27/1897      000
  Susannah       Deed            P         176    8/25/1828      000
  Susannah       Deed            Q         189    1/23/1832      000
  William        Deed            P          11   11/26/1827      000
  William H      Deed            296       439    9/09/1969      002
  William H      Deed            299       393    7/11/1970      001
  William H      Mortgage         97       353    7/11/1970      001
  William H      Deed            329      1003   11/29/1976      001

"The State Division of Archives and Manuscripts", Pa Historial and
Museum commission, Harrisburg, PA

          Gracie Stover              ggracie@feist.com
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           1750 Assessment List - Lebanon Twp, Lancaster Co. PA

  Stouffer, Jacob

           1755 Assessment List - Labanon Twp, Lancaster Co. PA

  Stouffer, Jacob
  Stoever, Rev John Casper

           1758 Assessment List - Labanon Twp, Lancaster Co. PA

  Stouffer, Jacob
  Stoever, Rev John Casper
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            1800 First Anniville Twp Tax List

  Stouffer, John

 (History of Dauphin & Lebanon Co. PA by Henry Egles)

            1771 Lancaster Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
                        Proprietary Tax List

 Stouffer, Henry             2.6
 Stouter, Henry              3.0
 Stoner, Widow               3.0
 (PA Archives, Series 3, Vol 17)

            1790 Federal Direct Tax, Head of Families
                    Lebanon Town, Dauphin Co. Pa

   Stover,   Daniel     1  1  3  -  -
   Stover,   Frederic   2  3  1  -  -
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                        SOUTHERN STOVERS
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--Alabama--
              Survey of the Stover Cemetery Lawrence Co. Ala
             (along with the inscription on the tombstones)

Mary A. _____( wife of  Riley C. Stover) b 16 Apr 1857 d 26 Jun 1899
      Christ is my Hope (FM) M. A. S.
Riley G. Stover b 29 Mar 1837  d 1 Dec 1888
      Death is another life
T. C. Stover b 28 Apr 1823  d 9 Feb 1893
      Gone to dwell with Jesus

Elijah Stover (Masonic Emblem) b 26 Feb 1827  d 13 Apr 1888
Elijah Stover b 17 Jan 1796  d 13 Apr 1871
Delphia Logan (wife of Elijah Stover) b 8 Jun 1800  d 10 Aug 1878

Lulleen Stover (Dau of P.M. & S.N. Stover) b 21 Jun 1895 d 6 Feb 1902
        This lovely bud
        so yound and fair
        Called hence by early doom;
        come to show how sweet a flower
        In paradise would bloom
             (FM) L.S.

Lovic G. son of P. M. & N. Stover b 24 Sep 1891  d 9 Jan 1892 (FM)L.G.S.

Pascal M. Stover b 25 Mar 1855   d  19 Apr 1904
                    Kind father of love,
                    thou art gone to thy rest.
                    Forever to be
                   admid the
                    joys of the blest
                Stover (FM) P.M.S

Elijah Stover (Husband of M.L. Stover) b 11 Jan 1863 d 11 Aug 1891
                       Remember me, as you pass by,
                       As you are now, so
                       once was I,
                       As I am now, so
                       shall you be,
                       Trust in the Lord
                       and follow me.
                Rosenbrough St Louis
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                   "30,638 Burials in Georgia"
           by Jeannette Holland Austin, pub 1995, pp603
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STOVER, David Gordon b 11 May 1888 d 23 Jun 1968
                      Jefferson City Cemetery, Jackson Co. GA
STOVER, Grady b 20 Aug 1918 d 25 Jan 19555
                      Oconee Church, Jackson Co. GA
 comments: Ga. SFC 309 Field Hospital, WW II spouse Polly W.
STOVER, Leila Emmett 24 Aug 1896
                      Jefferson City Cemetery Jackson Co. GA
STOVER, Nettie Jane b 1849 d 1917
                      Zion Baptist Ch Cemetery Jackson Co. GA
STOVER, Polly W. 1923
                      Oconee Church Jackson Co. GA
 comments: spouse Grady Stover
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                        LAND RECORDS
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                    T  R  S   DESC.                 DATE
STOVER, Obediah     8  6  12  NE 1/4 of NE 1/4
                    "  "  "   SW 1/4 of NW 1/4
                    "  "  27   S 1/2 of NW 1/4      8/1/1855
                    "  "  "   N 1/2 of MW 1/2           "
                    "  "  35  SW 1/4 Section       10/8/1855

STOVER, Elisha      7  6  34  SW 1/4 of SE 1/4     3/22/1836
                    "  "  "   SE 1/4 of SE 1/4          "

STOVER. Abram       6  6  36  SW 1/4 of NW 1/4     6/29/1831
                    "  "  "   NW 1/4 of SW 1/4
                    "  "  "   NE 1/4 of SW 1/4
                    "  "  "   SW 1/4 of SW 1/4
                    "  "  "   SE 1/4 of SW 1/4
                    "  "  "   SW 1/4 of SE 1/4
                    7  6  1   NE 1/4 of NW 1/4      4/2/1857
                    "  "  "   NW 1/4 of NE 1/4

Land Titles in Lawrence Co. ALA (Source: Lawrence Co Courthouse)
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                     General Land Office -- Automated Records Project, Alabama
                Patentee Last Name: STOVER
                Patentee First Name: JACOB
                Patentee Middle Initial: B
                Land Office: HUNTSVILLE
                Document Number: 32504
                Title Authority: CASH ENTRY SALE
                Signature: Y
                Signature Date: 1861/05/01
                Land Description Number: 4
                Aliquot Parts: SWNW
                Section Number: 23
                Township: 13S
                Range: 9W
                Base Line: HUNTSVILLE
                Total Acres: 319.2700
                Fractional Section: N
                Subsurface Rights Reserved: N
                Metes and Bounds Description: N
                Canceled Document: N
                Multiple Patentee Names: N
                Multiple Warantee Names: N
                Accession Number: AL3970__.291
                Image Name: 00005710
                Volume ID: 067
 
                      General Land Office -- Automated Records Project, Alabama
                Patentee Last Name: STOVER
                Patentee First Name: ISAAC
                Patentee Middle Initial: J
                Land Office: HUNTSVILLE
                Document Number: 6397
                Miscellaneous Document Number: 13062
                Title Authority: HOMESTEAD
                Signature: Y
                Signature Date: 1891/06/06
                Land Description Number: 1
                Aliquot Parts: E«SE
                Section Number: 9
                Township: 5S
                Range: 7E
                Base Line: HUNTSVILLE
                Total Acres: 80.3200
                Fractional Section: N
                Subsurface Rights Reserved: N
                Metes and Bounds Description: N
                Canceled Document: N
                Multiple Patentee Names: N
                Multiple Warantee Names: N
                Accession Number: AL4130__.431
                Image Name: 00010822
                Volume ID: 069

                      General Land Office -- Automated Records Project, Alabama
                Patentee Last Name: STOVER
                Patentee First Name: JEREMIAH
                Patentee Middle Initial: J
                Land Office: HUNTSVILLE
                Document Number: 6252
                Miscellaneous Document Number: 12986
                Title Authority: HOMESTEAD
                Signature: Y
                Signature Date: 1891/06/06
                Land Description Number: 1
                Aliquot Parts: NE
                Section Number: 10
                Township: 6S
                Range: 6E
                Base Line: HUNTSVILLE
                Total Acres: 159.8600
                Fractional Section: N
                Subsurface Rights Reserved: N
                Metes and Bounds Description: N
                Canceled Document: N
                Multiple Patentee Names: N
                Multiple Warantee Names: N
                Accession Number: AL4130__.378
                Image Name: 00011089
                Volume ID: 069

                    General Land Office -- Automated Records Project, Alabama
                Patentee Last Name: STOVER
                Patentee First Name: SAMUEL
                Patentee Middle Initial: C
                Land Office: HUNTSVILLE
                Document Number: 5441
                Miscellaneous Document Number: 11392
                Title Authority: HOMESTEAD
                Signature: Y
                Signature Date: 1890/05/21
                Land Description Number: 1
                Aliquot Parts: SW
                Section Number: 15
                Township: 6S
                Range: 6E
                Base Line: HUNTSVILLE
                Total Acres: 160.3100
                Fractional Section: N
                Subsurface Rights Reserved: N
                Metes and Bounds Description: N
                Canceled Document: N
                Multiple Patentee Names: N
                Multiple Warantee Names: N
                Accession Number: AL4120__.157
                Image Name: 00010644
                Volume ID: 069
 
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                          CENSUS
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                  1820 Lawrence Co. ALA Census

STOVER, Abraham 1 male over 21