Jacob (of Orange Co VA) Stover

Other Events:

• Birth: 1688; Jacob Stover's surname is also found in records as Stauffer, Stauber, Stober, Stowber.
• Emigration: Bef 1713, Pennsylvania; Jacob Stover came to Pennsylvania from Switzerland before 1713, when he patented 510 acres in Oley Creek (now Berks County, PA).
• Possessions: 8 Feb 1713, Oley, Berks County, Pennsylvania; 8 Feb 1713 Jacob Stover purchased a patent for 510 acres in Oley, Berks County, Pennsylvania, next to Edward Evans. Source: Trekking Stover Cousins.
• Possessions: 1723, Oley, Berks County, Pennsylvania; Jacob sold 72 acres of his land to John Leinbach or Germantown. The deed recorded his name as Jacob Stauber. Source: Trekking Stover Cousins.
• Residence: 1729, Massanutten, Shenandoah County, Virginia; Jacob Stover came to Massanutten in 1729 or before. He was baptozsed on 14 Mar 1741 by Rev John Craig of Augusta Stone Church (Presbyterian). Jacob died the same year. Ref: A Short History of page County, VA, 1952 pg 368.
• Death: 27 Nov 1740, Orange County, Virginia; 27 Nov 1740, the estate of Jacob Stover, dec'd, was sold (Orange Co., VA Will Book 1, pages 202-206). Purchasers were: Jacob Stover Jr., Capt. Patten, Jacob Castle. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7076745/person/292243150648/facts
• Will: 1741, Augusta County, Virginia; Jacob Stover's estate. Exec: John Bowen Admr. Aug 1746. Ref: Forerunners; History of the Strickler Family, pg 406.
• Baptism: 14 Mar 1741, Augusta County, Virginia; Jacob Stover the pioneer was baptized by Rev. John Craig of Augusta Stone Church on 14 Mar 1741. Presumably shortly before his death. Ref: A Short History of Page County VA, pg 64.
• Death: 17 Mar 1741, Virginia; Alternate: Died 17 Mar 1741. Buried in Old Augusta Stone Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, VA. Source: Trekking Stover Cousins.
• Death: 20 Jun 1741, Orange County, Virginia; Death listed as 20 Jun 1741 in Stauffer descendant register, https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/stauffer/510

Notes:

Ref to: Stover Genealogy (Bertha Hughey) pg 221.

It is generally accepted (but not proven) that this Jacob Stauffer (Stover) had brothers Hans and Christian (pg 224) and that this Jacob Stover, is the Jacob who married Sarah Boone 15 Mar 1715 in Pennsylvania, aunt of Daniel Boone. Jacob and Sarah had nine children in Pennsylvania. After Sarah's death, it is believed Jacob left his children with the Boone in-laws and traveled to explore the "Valley of Virginia."

It is also speculated that Bishop William Stover (abt 1725-1800) was closely related to Jacob, the Pioneer of the Valley of Virginia and other Stovers.

Ref: A Short History of Page County, Virginia 1952, pg 368. Jacob Stover m. Sarah Boone.

Birth:
Jacob Stover of Massanutten, known as Swiss land agent or Jacob the Pioneer. Birth is listed as 1688 in Bern, Switzerland according to Ref: Stauffer descendant register, https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/stauffer/510

Buried:
Buried in Old Augusta Stone Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, VA, however no marker has been found.

Died:
Jacob Stover of Massanutten died in Orange Co in 1741. His son, Jacob Jr, qualified as admr on 22 Mar 1741. His wife's name was Ruth. Ref: Forerunners; History of the Strickler Family, pg 406.

Jacob married Sarah Boone 15 Mar 1715, Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Sarah (daughter of George Boone and Mary Maugridge) was born 18 Feb 1689, Bradninch, Devonshire, England; died Bef 1744, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

1. Barbara (m. Martin Kaufman) Stover was born 1712; died 1749.
2. Jacob Jr Stover was born Abt 1716, Oley, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
3. Elizabeth Stover was born Abt 1718, Oley, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
4. Abraham (of Franklin Co VA) Stover was born Abt 1723, Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania; died 1780, Carter County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Ulrich Stauffer b.1652 is possibly father of Christian Stauffer b.1680. Ulrich was born in Eggiwll, Bern Switzerland and was exiled with other Stauffers abt 1671 to Palatinate, Germany. Ref: Stauffer descendant register, https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/stauffer/510

Birth:
Ulrich Stauffer was christened 4 Aug 1652 in Eggiwil. Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 46.

Died:
Ulrich was know to be living in Mannheim in 1717. No further info. Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 46.

Notes:

Birth:
This entry for Christian Stauffer follows Stauffer descendant register: https://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/trees/164484/P24556/-/registry.

Christian married Margret Anthoni Bef 1650, Switzerland. Margret was born 1621, Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Birth: 1579, Rottenbach, Berne, Switzerland; Ref: Stauffer Descendant Register: https://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/trees/164484/P24556/-/registry and supported by https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/stauffer/510
• Birth: 1582, Bern, Switzerland; When Christian Stauffer was 90, reportedly in 1672, with a second wife (aged 70), he was father, grandfather and great-grandfather to 94 descedants, of whom 78 were still living. Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn (Colket), pg 3.
• Death: 1671, Ibersheim, Germany

Notes:

Ref: Stauffer Families, RW Davis pg 11.
Christian Stauffer b. 1579 Anabaptist of Eggiwil and Ibersheim. Ancestor of the vast majority of Stauffer immigrants.

This entry for Christian Stauffer follows this descendant register:
https://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/trees/164484/P24556/-/registry
This registry conflicts with information from Stauffer Stover Family History 1899 pg 195.

Supporting ref also at : Confusion, Real Father of Hans Stauffer,
https://Iwww.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/stauffer/510

Christian Stauffer b.abt 1579 (or 1582), is attributed as the father, grandfather and great-grandfather of 94 descendants, when as of 1672 (when he was 90) 78 were still living and 16 were dead. Ref: Genealogical Memoranda, Stouffer, 1903, by Kate Snively. Also Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, Meredith Colket, pg 3.

Birth:
Ref: Emigrants, Refugees and Prisoners Vol 1, Davis pg 357.

Died:
Ref: Stauffer Stouffer Stover Family of Penn, Meredith Colket, pg 3.

Christian married Adelheid Opplinger Bef 1611, Switzerland. Adelheid was born 21 Nov 1588, Rottenbach, Berne, Switzerland; died 1632, Ibersheim, Germany. [Group Sheet]