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Descendants of Robert Stooksbury

Generation No. 3

3. JACOB³ STOOKSBURY (ROBERT², ROBERT¹)³ was born May 10, 1753 in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died Abt. 1839 in York Springs, Anderson County, Tennessee. He married ELIZABETH MOOREHEAD Abt. 1780. She was born Abt. 1750 in Virginia.

Notes for JACOB STOOKSBURY:
Alternate spelling of last name Stukesbury.

Alternate birth date of 1750 in New York.

Jacob Strechberry listed in Virginia, Fredricks County in 1782 as the head of the household and 2 in the household.

Jacob was not pensioned for his service in the revolutoin, the Daughters of the American Revolution ( DAR ) and the Sons of the Revolution ( SOR ) accept Jacob's declaration and allow his decendents into their organizations. ( page 9 To Loy's Cross Roads, by William G. Tharpe )
Jacob applied for a Revolutionary War pension September 8,1818. Served on the Va. Line. Pension application no. S39094.
Lived in Frederick County, Virginia at the time of his enlistment. Moved to Montgomery County for several years and the to Anderson County, Tennessee
Jacob,enlisted in Fredrick Co. Va. in the spring of 1776, served under Capt. William Frost and Col. Dan Milligan of the Va. Line and was discharged below Richmond from the Melinburg Brigade. He was hurt by a wagon running over his hip. His job was wagoneer. He also served under Lt. Abraham Anderson until 1781, After the battle of Eaton Springs. He was discharged near Williamsburg. ( bessys ferry on the Shenadough)
His petition was witnessed by Jacob Strader. Benjamine Wheeler, Edward Ervin, and William King.

Jacob Stooksbury sold 100 and 640 acre tracts in Loudoun County, Virginia to a Joseph and William Parks for 5 Shillings.

More About JACOB STOOKSBURY:
Military service: Revolutionary War

More About JACOB STOOKSBURY and ELIZABETH MOOREHEAD:
Marriage: Abt. 1780

Children of JACOB STOOKSBURY and ELIZABETH MOOREHEAD are:

4.	i.	ROBERT ROBIN⁴ STOOKSBURY, b. Abt. 1782, Virginia; d. Abt. 1856, Campbell County, Tennessee.
5.	ii.	WILLIAM STOOKSBURY, b. Bet. 1790 - 1800, Virginia; d. Bet. 1830 - 1840.
6.	iii.	JOSEPH STOOKSBURY, b. Abt. 1795, Anderson County, Tennessee; d. Bet. 1846 - 1850, Anderson County, Tennessee.
7.	iv.	JACOB STOOKSBURY, b. Abt. 1797, Virginia.
	v.	FRANKLIN S. STOOKSBURY, b. Abt. 1799; d. 1869, Union County, Tennessee.

Notes for FRANKLIN S. STOOKSBURY:
Found in the grave removal list by TVA as done before the filling of Norris Lake about 1934- 1935. This person has not shown up on any census list or has been listed in any marriage records in Anderson and Union Counties.
Grave relocation authorizd by Jake Anderson who lived in Knoxville at the time of the relocation.

More About FRANKLIN S. STOOKSBURY:
Burial: Stooksbury Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee
Reburial: November 08, 1935, New Loyston Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee

vi.

ENOCH STOOKSBURY, b. Abt. 1800, Virginia; d. Kansas.

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