Agnes Emilea Stamper

Emily "Millie" Polly, also seen as Agnes Emily Milly Polly,. was born August 2, 1778 in North Carolina and died April 17, 1850, Morgan County, Kentucky. She is buried Stamper Cemetery, Grassy Creek, Morgan County, Kentucky.

Parents: daughter of Edward and Mary Agnes Mullins Polly. Emily's father, Edward, was a Revolutionary soldier who died in 1845, as listed in military pension papers and Acting commissioner letter of 20 Sep 1928 about Claim, W. 9236 and Agnes Mullins.

Married:

1. probably in N.C. about 1796 to William Stamper "Tater Bill","Old Billy" and "Old William" was born March 22, 1774, Granville County, N.C., son of James W. Stamper and Sarah Moore

After the birth of their 12 children, they moved to Morgan County, Kentucky.

Links

• The USGenWeb Project: John Stamper born in England ...

Sources

• Pollitt/Stamper Family Genealogy
• "Descendants of James Stamper 1750-1826" & November 1997, Carolyn Dyer sites the Letcher County, Kentucky Census, the LetcherCounty, Kentucky Methodist Heritage, the Mountain Eagle Newspaper on William came from East Ky., page 9, 1-4, 1965-1969 E. Ky. Vol. 1 #2, Sep 1965, as listed on the Internet.

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A BIG THANK YOU TO F.A.G. MEMBER ROBIN PAGE FOR SPONSORING THIS MEMORIAL! ;D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some people are disputing the assertion that Emily "Millie" was the daughter of Edward Polly.

In his pension application, Edward Polly stated that he had twelve children and then proceeded to name them. He did not name an Emily or Millie.

The source for Emily being a Polly and daughter of Edward is Oliver Stamper's book "Descendants of James Stamper" written in the 1940's. He offered no proof or documentation.

Some researchers have concluded that Emily was actually a Whitaker. William Stamper and Emily's oldest son John Whit Stamper is referred to in early Perry Co., Kentucky court records as John Whitaker Stamper.

The name Millie is found throughout the Whitaker line, but not among the Polly descendants of Letcher Co., KY.

Some years ago, a lady wrote about this and the DAR had denied her admission through this line because there was insufficient evidence that Emily Stamper, wife of William, was the daughter of Edward Polly.

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/ read/STAMPER/2002-11/1037273027 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's one theory:

Millie, as she was called, was the daughter of Peter Whitaker and Amelia Bates. Emily was born on 2 Aug 1778 in Pittsylvania Co, VA, died on 17 Apr 1850 in Morgan Co, Kentucky at age 71, and was buried in Stamper Cemetery; Grassy Creek, Morgan Co, KY. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's another theory:

Oliver Stamper in his book, "Descendants of James Stamper 1750-1826" (1945), wrote:

William Stamper, farmer, trapper, hunter and trader. Referred to by some of his descendants as Old Billie or Old William b. March 22, 1774, in NC. m. Emily (Millie) Polly, daughter of Edward (Edwin or Edmund} and Agnes (Mullins) Polly. Edw. Polly was born in 1758 and was a private in the Revolution under Captains Burton and Webb, Colonels Gibson and Stephen of the Virginia Line. Edw. Polly migrated from NC to Kentucky and settled at or near Mayking on the Kentucky River in what is now Letcher Co, where he died about 1845.

Children from Millie and William were:

James B Stamper was born on 13 Dec 1797 in VA, died on 30 Jan 1864 near Tricktown Bridge, Morgan Co. KY at age 66, and He is buried at or near Grassycreek Kentucky.

Sarah 'Sallie' Stamper was born on 15 Nov 1799 in NC? VA? and died on 30 Nov 1874 in Carter Co, KY? at age 75.

Martha Stamper was born on 23 Feb 1801.

Rachel Stamper was born on 20 Feb 1803 in Letcher Co, KY6 and died on 24 Jan 1896 in Letcher Co, KY at age 92.

Hiram H. Stamper was born on 19 Apr 1806 in NC and died on 14 Jul 1847 in Morgan Co, KY at age 41.

Isom Stamper was born on 10 Nov 1806 in VA, died on 4 Mar 1899 in Turkey Creek, Letcher Co, KY at age 92, and was buried about 6 Mar 1899 in J. H. Colonel Stamper Cemetery, Turkey Creek, Letcher Co, KY.

John Whitaker "Whit" Stamper was born on 28 May 1808 in Letcher Co, KY, died on 26 Jun 1849 in Letcher Co, KY at age 41, and was buried in Head Of Elkhorn Creek (now Jenkins) in Letcher Co, KY.

Elizabeth Stamper was born on 16 Jan 1811 in Perry Co, Ky and died on 6 Mar 1870 in Quicksand, KY at age 59.

Melinda Stamper was born on 29 May 1814 in Perry Co, Ky and died on 18 May 1894 in Knott Co, KY at age 79.

Isaac Daniel Stamper was born on 19 Sep 1816 in Letcher Co, KY and died on 27 Sep 1865 in Letcher Co, KY at age 49.

Nancy Stamper was born on 19 Sep 1816 in Ashe Co, NC and was buried in Gladstone Cemetery, Morgan Co, KY.

William M. Buckner Stamper was born on 1 May 1820 in KY and died in Letcher Or Owen Co?, KY.

Mary 'Polly' Stamper was born on 30 Apr 1823 in KY Or NC and died in 1880 in Letcher Co, KY at age 57. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Individual Record FamilySearch.org Ancestral File v4.19

Emily POLLY (AFN: 1BK0-N5X) Sex: F

Event(s) Birth: 2 Aug 1778 Letcher Co, Ky Death: 17 Apr 1850 Grassy Creek, Morgan Co, Ky Parents Marriage(s) Spouse: William (Tater Bill) STAMPER (AFN: 1BK0-N4Q) Marriage:

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