John Stapler

Biography

From https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29066383

Son of Thomas Stapler and Margaret Allen.
He married Ann Brian/Bryan (1789-1837); they had the following children: Sarah b. abt 1820, James B. abt 1825, John W. b. abt 1825, and Mary Bryan Stapler b. 1826 in Wilmington, DE, who was the 2nd wife of Chief John Ross.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ross_%28Cherokee_chief%29#Remarr...

John Ross was introduced to the Stapler family of Brandywine Springs, Delaware by Thomas McKenney in 1841. Ross had many common interests with John Stapler, a merchant and widower. His eldest daughter, Sarah, cared for her younger siblings and befriended Ross. However, her younger sister, Mary Brian Stapler, developed a real love for Ross and initiated a romantic attachment in May 1844. As the time came for Ross to return to the Indian Territory, their mutual love ripened. They married in Philadelphia on September 2, 1844.

Sources

• link to John Stapler in the U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Name: John Stapler Birth Date:4 Nov 1789 Birth Date on Image: 04 Eleventh 1789 Birth Place:New Castle, Delaware Father Thomas Stapler Mother Margaret Stapler Event Type: Birth Monthly Meeting Wilmington Monthly Meeting Meeting County: New Castle