Martha Stafford
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1797 13
Christening:
Death: 1866 - ( at age 69) 13
Burial:
Parents
Father: Robert Stafford
Mother: Jane Blair 13
Spouses and Children
1. *Joseph Wiggins 13
Marriage:
Status:
Mary Stafford
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1797
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Thomas Stafford
Mother: Lucy Thomas
Mary Stafford
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1804 13
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Robert Stafford
Mother: Jane Blair 13
Spouses and Children
1. *George W. McDonald 13
Marriage: 28 Mar 1829 13
Status:
Mary Stafford
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 25 Jan 1809 - Tattnall Co., GA 13
Christening:
Death: 1851 - ( at age 42) 13
Burial:
Parents
Father: Ezekial Stafford
Mother: Mary Eastwood
Spouses and Children
1. *John Pittman 13
Marriage:
Status:
Mary C. Stafford
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1 Aug 1807
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *William Mills Jr
Marriage: 19 Jul 1821 - Camden Co., GA
Status:
Nancy Stafford
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1797 - Montgomery County, Georgia 13
Christening:
Death: 25 Aug 1811 - ( at age 14) 13
Burial:
Parents
Father: Ezekial Stafford
Mother: Mary Rawls
Nathaniel Bell Stafford
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1817 13
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Ezekial Stafford
Mother: Mary Eastwood
Spouses and Children
1. *Luvicy E. Popwell 13
Marriage:
Status:
Rebecca Stafford
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1810
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Robert Stafford
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1765 - South Carolina 13
Christening:
Death: 1829 - ( about age 64)
Burial:
Parents
Father: Joshua Stafford
Mother:
Spouses and Children
1. *Jane Blair 13
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Martha Stafford
2. Sibbiah Stafford
3. Jane Amanda Stafford
4. Mary Stafford
5. William Stafford
6. Robert Stafford Jr.
7. James Stafford
Notes
General:
STAFFORD, Robert1765-1829 Wayne Robert Stafford, a Revolutionary soldier of South Carolina, was an early settler of Wayne County, Georgia. He was born in South Carolina about 1765, and was a son of Joshua Stafford, R.S. The elder Stafford and his family moved to Effingham County, Georgia from Barnwell County, South Carolina in 1790, later being cut into Screven County when that county was created, 1793. Robert Stafford married Jane Blair, daughter of William and Sibbiah (Earl) Blair of Effingham County. Mrs. Sibbiah Blair rendered valuable services to the Revolutionary cause for which reason her descendants are eligible to membership in the D.A.R. (see Mrs. Margaret Davis Cate, a descendant, N.S., D.A.R., No 270594). To Robert and Jane Stafford were born the following children:
1. Marthab. 1797, m. Joseph Wiggins. Died 1866.
2. Sibbiahb. 1788? m. Thomas O'Neal September 23, 1917.
3. Jane Amandab. 1801? m. John Hatcher January 24, 1821.
4. Maryb. 1804, m. George W. McDonald March 28, 1829.
5. Williamb. 1805, m. Aleph Walker February 9, 1825.
6. Robertb. 1808, m. (1) Martha Rateliff, dau of James, Dec 24, 1830 (2) Smithy Ann Haile of Tallahassee, Florida.
7. Jamesb. 1812, m. (1) Mrs. Martha Munden Bryant Nov 19, 1833 (2) Elizabeth Burney, Glynn Co. June 5, 1845.
Robert Stafford was County Surveyor of Effingham County in 1793 and of Screven County in 1794. He was a Justice of Peace in Screven County for several years. He was one of the Justices of the Inferior Court of Wayne County, 1818-1820, having moved to Wayne in 1810.
He was the owner of several large tracts of land in Screven County which he granted from the State, and in Wayne County had a large plantation. He died in 1829 leaving a will dated February 1, 1829, probated May Term, 1829, Wayne Court of Ordinary.
Robert Stafford was one of the two executors of the will of his father, Joshua Stafford, in Screven County in 1795.
In the Revolutionary War he was a private in the South Carolina Militia, 1781, also furnished supplies.
Census References: Wayne, 1820.
Robert Stafford : b) 1755 Barnewll Dist., South Carolina d) 1829 Stafford Plantation Wayne County Georgia
Marriage 1. Jane Blair b) 1722 d) 28 June 1838
1. Martha Stafford b) 1797 d) 1866 Wayne County Georgia
2. Sibbiah Stafford b) 1798 D) 1838 Glynn County Georgia
3. Jane Amanda Stafford b) 1801 Georgia d) 1829
4. Mary Stafford b) 1804 Georgia d) Darien, Georgia
5. Robert Earl Stafford b) 31 March 1808 Georgia or South Carolina d) 29 September 1868
6. James Stafford b) 1812 Wayne County Georgia
War Service: Served in S. C. Militia l78O - 8l, see Book "I", Page 5, Book L. N., Page 311 -
Married c1795, Jane Blair, Daughter of William Blair, R. S. and his wife Sibbiah of Effingham Co.
Seven Children:
1. Martha b.1797 m. Joseph Wiggins
2. Sibbiah b.l798 m. Thomas O'Neal
3. Jane Amanda b.l8Ol m. John Hatcher
4. Mary b.l8O4 m. Ceo. W. McDonald
5. William b.l8O5 m. Aleph Walker
6. Robert Jr. b.l8O8 m. 1st Martha Ratcliff
m. 2nd Smithy Ann Haile
7. James b.l8l2 m. 1st Martha Munden Bryant
m. 2nd Elizabeth Burney
Taken From: THE GEORGIA GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE, By Folks Huxford, EditorNo. 2 - October, 1961 - Page 73
Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers -
Robert Stafford, cl755 - l829, Effingham, Screven, Wayne Counties. Born in South Carolina c1755, Son of Joshua Stafford, R. S., moved with his parents to Effingham County, Ga. from Barnwell Dist., S. C.
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Robert STAFFORD was born in 1755 in Beaufort Co., North Carolina. Another source has is birth abt 1765 in South Carolina. He died in 1829 in Wayne Co., Georgia. He signed a will on 1 FEB 1829 in Wayne Co., Georgia. His Will Proved in MAY 1829 in Wayne Co, Georgia. Robert was a County Surveyor in Effinham County in 1793 and of Screven Co., in 1794. He was a Justice of the Peace in Screven Co., for several years. He was a Justice of the Inferior Court of Wayne Co., 1818-1820 having moved to Wayne Co.l, in 1810. He was the owner of several large tracts of land in Screven County and in Wayne Co., had a large plantation. According to his tombstone, he was a private in the SC Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was married to Jane BLAIR on 26 JUN 1795 in Effingham Co., Georgia. Click.
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Around 179?, Robert Stafford married Jane Blair, daughter of William Blair of northern Ireland and his wife, Sibbiah Earl Blair. Records indicate that Robert and Jane relocated from Effingham County, Georgia to Glynn/Wayne County around 1810. In a letter dated June 23, 1939, Margaret Cate said, "He lived and died on the old Post Road at Tuckerville, the first county seat of Wayne County."
William Blair c 1748-battle of Briar Creek GA. Wife: Sibbiah Earl
Birth: ABT 1740 in Northern Ireland
Death: ABT 1780
Married: 26 OCT 1771 in Effingham Co., GA
William Blair was County Surveyor in Burke County, GA. He was a Rev.War Soldier, serving under Col. Francis Pugh. He died during the latter part of the war, probably from exposure or other hardship and suffering caused by his war service. Bounty land was granted February10, 1784 to his heirs by the state of Georgia. Mrs. Sibbiah Blair furnished supplies to the Revolutionary cause, and her descendants are eligible for membership in the D.A.R. through her service. Mrs.Margaret Davis Cate, well known historian of Coastal Georgia, is a descendant and member on Sibbiah Blair's contribution to the war. Mrs.Cates's DAR Nat. No. is 270594,
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16 January 1816 Effingham County, Georgia Robert Stafford exchanges his 250 acres of land in Effingham County with Jonathan Knight for 300 acres of land in Glynn and Wayne Counties, Georgia. Effingham County Deed Book "G-H" pages 414 and 415 Plat Map of above property. Effingham County Tract Book "C" page 427
WAYNE COUNTY, GEORGIA, RECORDS Guardian and Administrative Bonds (1822-1843)
SOURCE: THE SOUTH GEORGIA HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL
QUARTERLY, VOL. 1, JULY 1922, NO. 3, pp. 03-05.
OLD RECORDS BOOK "H" OF BONDS, WAYNE COUNTY, GEORGIA, COURT
OF ORDINARY, FIRST 77 PAGES.
SIBBIAH O'NEIL, guardian of MARTHA and MARY T. O'NEIL, $500,
May 3rd, 1824. Sureties LEVI J. KNIGHT and ROBERT STAFFORD.
WILL OF ROBERT STAFFORD
In the name of God, Amen. I Robert Stafford, citizen of the
County of Wayne and State of Georgia, being of Sound mind and
memory, do hereby make this my last Will and Testament after re-
signing my soul to the Creator and my body to be interred. I do
therefore bequeath my property in the following manner and to be
distributed by my executors herein after named.
That is to say:
Item 1st. I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife
Jane Stafford one Negro man named Ruby and one Negro woman named
Silvia also my stock of cattle in my own mark, one bed and furni-
ture, all my household and kitchen furniture to be left at her
discretion for her disposal as she my think proper.
Item 2nd. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sibbiah Oneal
one Negro woman named Drissy and her child Glory and the children
which Drissy may here after have.
Item 3rd. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Martha
Wiggins one Negro woman named Judy and her child Peggy. Now if
the said Martha dies without lawful issue of her body born after
this date then the said Negroes are to be divided between my law-
ful heirs.
Item 4th. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Mc-
Donald one Negro girl named Lucinda.
Item 5th. I give and bequeath unto my son Robert Stafford
one Negro woman named Peggy and her child Elenor. Also one bed
and furniture attached to it.
Item 6th. I give and bequeath unto my son James Stafford
one Negro boy named Peter and one Negro girl named Abigail and one
bed and furniture attached to it.
Item 7th. I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Jane
Amanda Hatcher one Negro girl named Hester and all her Mother's
stock of Cattle and the said Negro girl to remain with My Dearly
Beloved Jane Stafford untill the said Jane Amanda Hatcher becomes
of age and also if the said Jane A. Hatcher dies without lawful
heirs of her body, the said Negro girl Hester and the Stock of
Cattle are to be divided between my heirs which are living.
Item 8th. And Lastly it is my desire that my land lying on
the Post Road near the Buffalo in Wayne County and State of
Georgia shall be sold by my Executors to pay my just debts which
may be against me and further preserve a lot regularly. "Dwain"
County lot as ll in the 11th Distrect near Lorends Fort for the
use of My Beloved Wife Jane Stafford and Robert Stafford and
James Stafford to be disposed of as they may think proper.
And further I do hereby appoint My Dearly beloved said Jane
Stafford Executor and Robert Stafford and James Stafford my law-
ful executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revokeing
all former wills or Codicils to wills, Henceforth by me made in
writing.
Whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal.
Georgia Wayne County ) Before S. C. King, James Strickland
and Joseph Wiggins, Esquirs Justices of the inferior Court for
the County of Wayne - Sitting for ordinary purposes Personally
appeared John Foot, Jr. in open Court a subscribing witness to
the within and annexed will - who being duly Sworn Saith that
he Saw the testator Robert Stafford (Sen) sign and execute the
within will and heard him pronounce Publish and declare the
Same to be his last will and testament and that the testator at
the time - was to the best of this deponents knowledge & belief
of Sound mind and memory and that he saw Peter McIntyre and
John Ammons sign the same in his presence and in the presence
of the deceased.
In Open Court John Foot, Jr.
May Term l829 Recorded 21 - June l829
R. B. Wilison, Clk. R. B. Wulson, Clk
Being Signed, Sealed and
Acknowledged in the Pre-
sence of us.
This the first day of
February in the year of Robert Stafford (Seal)
our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Twenty
Nine.
WITNESSES:
Peter McIntyre
John Foot, Jr.
his
John X Ammons
mark
Camden County Deed Abtracts - Book A & B
(A/33) James CASHAN, an lien, makes his affidavit and has it recorded in
connection with gaining his citzenship in Georgia; it being stated "Agreeably
to an Act of the Assembly passed for the admission of aliens in the State of
Georgia, personally appeared James CASHAN and desired his name to be enrolled
in this office; this 26 day of March, 1788."
(A/33) Robert STAFFORD, An Alien, same affidavit as above, made August 4,
1788.
(A/33) Thomas STAFFORD, an alien, same affidavit and date as Robert STAFFORD. Note: these two
men were brothers and had been residing in East Florida and had been Loyalists during the
Revolution (auth: Mrs. Margaret Davis CATE, well-known Coastal area historian).(f/92)
Georgia Court House Records - Page 140 - Camden County voters
in an election for a member of Congress. Robert Stafford
election held at Dungenness on Cumberland Island. Jan. 9, 1789.
Page 140 - Voters in election April 6, l789, at Point Peter
Camden County to elect three delegates to a State Convention,
Robert Stafford and Thomas Stafford.
No.4 - April, 1962 - Page 217 - Minutes of Superior Court -
March 3, l806 - Robert Stafford was excused from Jury duty,
being over 60 years of age.
Revolutionary War Veterans in Land Lottery
STAFFORD, ROBERT WAYNE 1820 11 11 IRWIN 11/7/1823
No. 4 - April, 1962 - Page 212 - Georgia Court House Records -
Camden County - Abstracts of Deed Records - Book (k/419)
Page 212 - John, George, James and William Stafford heirs of
Robert Stafford, deceased, of Camden Co., dated Sept. 22, 1822
for 200 acres of land south side of Great Satilla River.
Robert Stafford Jr.
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1808 - Screven Co., GA 1
Christening:
Death: 29 Sep 1863 - Wayne County, GA ( at age 55) 1
Burial:
Parents
Father: Robert Stafford
Mother: Jane Blair 13
Spouses and Children
1. *Martha Ann Ratcliff
Marriage: 24 Dec 1830 1
Status:
Notes
General:
STAFFORD, ROBERT, JR.1808-1863 WAYNE
Robert Stafford, Jr., son of Robert Stafford, R.S. (Vol. 1), was born in Screven County March 31st, 1808 and died at his home on his plantation known as Whitaker in Wayne County September 29, 1863. He was brought as a small child to Wayne County by his parents when they moved there, and continued to live there until his death.
Mr. Stafford was married twice. His first wife was Martha Ann Ratcliff, daughter of James Ratcliff of Glynn County (Vol 1). They were married December 24, 1830. By her fourteen children were born. The second wife was Miss Smithey Ann Haile of Leon County, Florida, where they were married June 1st, 1854. By her one son was born, Peter Stafford. The first wife was born September 20, 1812 in Glynn County, and died December 25, 1850. She was buried at Waynesville. The fifteen children were:
1. James W.b. January 24, 1832, m. Rebecca Zouks of Liberty Co.
2. William Henryb. January 27, 1833, m. ? Moved to Texas.
3. Robert Earlb. March 27, 1834, m. Sarah E. Zouks, sister to Rebecca above.
4. Mary Amandab. March 8, 1836, m. James R. Stafford, son of Joshua.
5. Martha Annb. May 24, 1838, died single, July 8, 1881, at Columbus, Texas.
6. Jane Blairb. February 11, 1840, m. John E. Stafford, son of Joshua. Moved to Uvalde, Texas.
7. Carolina Elizab. April 2, 1841, m. Asa Burney of Glynn Co.
8. Hardee Monroeb. April 10, 1842, m. Louise Brooks.
9. Susan Sarahb. November 8 1843, m. Rev. M. C. HoWard. Moved to Texas.
10. Harriet Barbarab. August 23, 1845, m. Henry M. Johnson. Moved to Texas.
11. Benjamin F.b. April 29, 1847, m. Annie Walker. Moved to Texas
12. Johnb. April 2, 1849, m. Grace Walker. Moved to Texas.
13. Joseph Wigginsb. December 18, 1850, died single, May 29, 1870, near Oakland, Texas.
14. Francis Marionb. December 18, 1850, m. Mattie Walker. Moved to Texas.
15. Peterb. 1855, m. Amedia V. Harrison.
Mr. Stafford was Captain of the militia in the 334th district, Wayne county, 1828-1831. He served as Justice of Wayne Inferior Court, 1840-1845 and 1849-1854. His home place plantation was located on the old post road from Fort Barrington. This road formed the county line between Wayne and Glynn counties. He lived in comfortable circumstances and was a prominent citizen of his county in his day.
Census References: 1840, 1850, 1860, Wayne.