Johan Jacob Staley, Jr.

The children of Jacob Staley Sr. and his wife Barbara are thought to be Jacob (m. Eve Porter), Christian, Adam (m. Sarah Sullivan), Frederick (m. Mary M. Kirk), Elizabeth (m. Valentine Powers), Eve (m. Moses Roark), Polly (m. George Kirk), Catey (m. Philip Delp), and John ( m. Jane ?).

The children of Jacob Staley Jr. and Eve Porter are thought to be Adam (m. Margaret Elizabeth Cargile), Barbara (m. Hardwick Johnson), Elizabeth (m. Frederick Tysor), Jacob (m. Ellender Childers), Ellender (m. John Dowdy), and Mary (m. James Joseph Johnson).

It looks like Jacob had children with an unknown woman: Frederick Staley b: ABT 1803 & Dolly Staley b: ABT 1808

Jacob Jr’s name is frequently seen as Adam. That seems a mixup with his son Adam Stailey.

Notes

A “The term “Adam Jacob Staley” has often been applied to a combination of Jacob Staley Sr. and Jacob Staley Jr., which is a tradition that was established by "The Heritage of Wilkes County, 1982":

"I have no idea where it originated, and it appears to me that in every case Adam Staley and Jacob Staley are two different people. I have never seen a reference to an Adam Jacob Staley in any of the records. Hopefully, their other data concerning Jacob Staley Sr. as being born in Germany in 1740 is accurate (although I wonder where that came from too ...)"

See “The Three Jacob Staleys by Robert M. Staley,” Revised November 6, 2004. document attached (no longer online at the original URL)

Timeline 

• 1769 Witnessed an Orange County, NC deed (became Guilford in 1770, Randolph in 1779). 
• 1771 Bought 40 acres on Stinking Quarter Creek from Martin Staley. 2 
• 1771 Bought 45 acres on Stinking Quarter Creek from John Barton. 3 
• 1773 Signed petition to move Guilford Co. courthouse closer to county center. 4 
• 1773 Bought 200 acres on Sandy Creek from Bartholomew & Elizabeth Dunn. 3 
• 1775 Sold 85 acres on Stinking Quarter Creek to Martin Staley. 3 
• 1779 Tax list showed he owned 200 acres in Randolph Co., NC. 5 
• 1785 Tax list showed he owned 200 acres in Randolph Co., NC. 6 
• 1787 Sold 200 acres on Sandy Creek to John Clapp. 2 
• 1788 Bought 347 acres on the Knob Fork of Elk Creek, Montgomery County, VA. 
• 1790 Elk Creek area became Wythe Co., VA. 
• 1793 Elk Creek area became Grayson Co., VA. 
• 1808 Sold 347 acres on Knob Fork of Elk Creek, Grayson Co., VA. 
• 1 FEB 1809 Bought 160 acres for $640 in Montgomery Co., TN

WikiTree: 116 seems to have a Biography for a different Jacob Staley.

Footnotes

• DNA: Clan #5: Adam Jacob Staley born 1740 in ?? Germany; died 1812 Yadkin River, Wilkes, NC. A participant from Georgia with the surname "Stailey" has an exact 12/12 match, suggesting a common male ancestor. "Staley" and "Stailey" in the USA. (FTNA). 30505 Adam Staley(1740 -1812) Germany E1b1b1

• Gleanings From Randolph County Criminal Actions: Capias (4 Jul 1799) against Jacob Staley to make bond for keeping the peace with his wife Eve Staley, she making oath before Daniel Dawson that she is afraid he will beat, wound, maim or kill her. Jacob posted bond 6 july 1799, with Conrod Staley and Shubal York, securities.

Sources

• Staley, R. L. Record and Timebook. Original document, 1902 - 1911
• Staley, R. L. Record and Timebook.
• Genealogical Society of Wilkes County, NC.
• "Bulletin of the 'Original' Wilkes County" - August 1968, vol. 2 No. 3, in Genforum: Genealogy

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