1720 Ann Custis was named as a daughter in the will of her father Henry. [1]
1771 Joseph Stayton brought suit against Levin Bayly in Accomack County, Virginia. [2]
1771 Joseph Stayton was called to provide an appraisal to the court in Accomack County, Virginia. [3]
1772 Joseph Stayton served on a jury in Accomack County, Virginia. [4]
1773 Joseph Stayton was accused of bastardy in Accomack County, Virginia. [5]
1777 Joseph Staten was commissioned as a First Lieutenant. in the militia of Accomack County, Virginia. [6]
1780 Joseph Staten was taxed in Accomack County, Virginia. [7]
1781 Joseph Staten was recommended as Captain. [8]
1787 Joseph Staton and William Scarburgh and others were on a jury for the Accomack County court. [9] [10]
1789 Joseph Staton and wife Scarbrugh sold land to Jabez Pitt, attorney, all of Accomack County, Virginia. The land was on Wallops Road near the head of Assanoman (Assawoman Creek). Adjacent landowners were sons of Nehemiah Stockly deceased, Joshua Whealton, heirs of Joseph Mathews deceased, and William Conquest Senior. The tract was held and partitioned by Joseph Staton and William Conquest. Witnessed by Samuel Holt, George Clayton, Joshua Blake, Keziah Hinman, and Ann Emmerson. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
1789 Joseph Staten and Esther Staten, and others witnessed a deed from Eli Duncan to Joshua Wheeton. [16]
1789 Joseph Staton brought suit against Robert Pitt for deceit concerning the sale of an enslaved person named David. [17]
1789 Joseph Staton, Warrington Staton, Jabez Pitt, and John Smith were named in a disagreement in the Accomack County court. [18]
1790 An attorney for Warrington Staten recorded a release for Joseph Staten at the Accomack County court on October 23. [19]
A Release from Warrington Staten attorney in fact for Joseph Staten, to Robert Pitt was acknow'ed in Court by the said Warrington as his act & deed and ordered to be recorded, which Release follows in these words to wit "Know all men by these presents that I Warrington Staten - attorney in fact for Joseph Staten have granted and released & by these Presents in consideration of five shillings to me in hand paid do grant and release to Robert Pitt his heirs and assigns all the right title and interest of in and to a certain negroe man slave named David, heretofore sold by the said Robert Pitt to the afore said Joseph Staten for a deceit in which sale a suit has been instituted in district of Accomack and Northampton & a verdict given in favor of said Joseph Staten against said Pitt for the sum of Forty two pounds five shillings In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this 23rd of October Anno Dom 1790 Warrington Staten attorney in fact for Joseph Staten
1791 A court judgement in favor of Joseph Staten against Robert Pitt was no longer suspended. A judgement by the Overseer of the poor for Sarah Satchum against Joseph Staten was suspended. [20]
1793 Joseph Staton witnessed a deed from William and Sarah Wood to John Corwine in Mason County, Kentucky. [21]
Notes for earlier Staton generations:
1697 John Bradhurst brought an action against Joseph Staton. [22] [23]
1708 Fra Jenckins brought action against Joseph Staton. John Bradhurst was a witness. [24]
1708 Francis Jenkins brought an action against Joseph Staton. [25]
1710 The will of Joseph Staton was administered in Accomack County, Virginia by son Joseph Staton. [26] [27]
1711 Alexander Bergwell brought a suit of debt against the estate of Joseph Staton senior. [28]
1711 Joseph Staton Jr presented the inventory of the estate of Joseph Staton Senior. [29] [30] [31] [32]
1715 Richard Lee sold land to Joseph Staton on April 4. [33]
1715 Richard Lee sold land to Nathaniel Andrews on April 4. The tract was bounded by land of Joseph Staton in Accomack County, Virginia. Joseph Staton witnessed the deed. [34]
1715 Richard Lee sold land to Joseph Staton on April 12. [35] The deed has been transcribed. [36]
1715 Richard Lee sold land to Joseph Staton on April 12. [37]
1720 Joseph Staton was named executor for the will of John Marain. [38]
1720 Joseph Staton was executor for estates. [39] [40]
1724 Susannah, widow of Joseph Staton, petitioned to be executor. [41]
1725 Susannah Tunnill late Staton Adm of Joseph Staton presented to this court inventory & appraisemnt of ye estatee of ye Sd Joseph(?) she being sworn to ad same according to law [42]
1734 Walter Warrington brought action against Warrington Staton in the Accomack court. [43]
1743 William Stayton received a patent for land in Caroline County, Virginia. [44]
1760 Daniel Staton of Lunenburg County, Virginia purchased land from John Wallis. [45]
1786 An indenture from James Staten and wife Esther to Jacob Taylor was acknowledged in the Accomack County court. [46]
1788 James Staten and others witnessed a deed from William Andrews Sr to Jabez Pitt. [47]
1787 The overseers of the poor assigned Benjamin Staynton, orphan of Benjamin Staynton deceased, to William Ferguson in Halifax County, Virginia. [48]
1792 A survey for Charles Reynolds described land adjacent to land of William Staten in Amherst County, Virginia. [49]
1792 Joseph Stayton was taxed in Caroliine County, Virginia. [50]
Research Notes:
WikiTree: [51]
The Staton genealogy by Rev. John Samuel Staton reports the following correction about early Staton generations. [52] An incorrect summary had been provided in an appendix. [53]:
We have found new evidence since writing the first part of this chapter which may prove Joseph Staton and the original John Staton were not brothers, but Joseph was the son of John (the original), and Joseph had a son Joseph, and the second Joseph had a son Warrington whose will was made in 1760 and proven in 1761.
The first Joseph could have been born to the original John in 1666, and married in 1687 (age 2l), and died in 1710 (his son, Joseph, settled his estate that year).
The Virginia Historical Society published in 1951 a two volume book, called VIRGINIA'S EASTERN SHORE, a History of Northampton and Accomack Counties by Ralph Whitelaw and edited by George Corrington Mason in which he identifies the lands grants on the Eastern Shore by number on a map and traces the ownership from the original patent to the present day.
On page 1264 he lists the first Staton deed and its subsequent ownership among the Statons thus: "Richard Lee sold to Joseph Staton in 1715, 200 acres of A 147. A 147 land that was located on the Chesapeake Bay side of the Peninsula between Temperanceville and Hallwood. No disposition by him was found, but it is believed that a son, Warrington, inherited it. His wife (Catherine) left to a son, Joseph. In 1789 Joseph and Scarburgh Staten sold the 200 acres to Jabez Pitt, Attorney." This is verified by Accomack County Wills and Deeds. The first Accomack County Staton whose estate appears in the record is Joseph Staton's estate administered to his son, Joseph, March 6th, 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, Court Orders Book 1710 - l4, page l6. There were no State Land Grants to Statons in Accomack County, Virginia, or in Northampton County, Virginia. Therefore, the Statons (Joseph, Warrington, and others) there came from Pennsylvania (later Delaware) and Maryland. Joseph Staton and his wife, Jane, are the first Statons that we have a written record of there, proving they were in Accomack County, Virginia.
John Staton was named as one of the executors of Thomas Stockley's Will made on May 1, 1719, Accomack County Wills, Deed, etc., Book 1715-1729, Volume 1, page 244. If this is the original John Staton, he is then age 75 years old.
According to WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS, ACCOMACK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1663-1800 by Statton Nottingham (2 Vol. in 1931) a Thomas Welbourne, (and perhaps Daniel Welbourne also) were perhaps ship owners and often brought many passengers from England. A John Staton and forty-eight others were brought to America March 18, 169O. (This is not the original John Staton.) The above account does not tell us much more; it appeared that Welbourne and each passenger received some land for the trip. I was advised in Richmond Research the passengers got 200 acres each. A Will made May 18, 1733, by Daniel Welbourne of Accomack County, Virginia, refers to a moiety (usually ½) between Thomas Stayton and wife, Elizabeth, and Welbourne's sons concerning ownership of Asateague Island; Will Book 1729-1737, page 299. Thomas Staton had had several other land deals with the Welbournes.
We often read of two brothers coming to America and each taking a different Westerly exodus. The two Statons did not do this. They stayed on the Eastern Shore, but their descendants went in all directions,some are still there. The following chapters explain this.
The Staton genealogy by Rev. John Samuel Staton originally reported the following incorrect summary, with no documentation [54]:
Our first ancestor of which we have definite knowledge was John Staton who lived on the west bank of the Avon River. He was a tanner of leather and married Ann Mathews, the daughter of John Mathews, in 1666. They migrated to Pennsylvania in l666 and settled on the shores of Delaware Bay in Old Mispillion Forest where he set up a leather tannery. They had several children, but I was only furnished the name of my ancestor, Warrington Staton.
WARRINGTON STATON, married Catherine (?) The maiden name of the wife was illegible on the yellowed records. They were married about 1718. Shortly after their marriage, they set their faces to the south and settled on a grant of land on the east shore of Virginia in Accomac County, near Cheaspeake Bay where oysters and sea foods were plentiful.
CHILDREN OF WARRINGTON AND CATHERINE STATON:
1. Joseph Staton, born about 1720
2. George Staton
3. Sophia Staton
4. Keziah Staton
5. Elizabeth Staton
6. Anne Staton
7. James Staton
8. Jacob Staton
9. Comfort Staton
10. Warrington Staton, Jr.
(Thomas Staton accidentally omitted)JOSEPH STATON, [error: son of Warrington, Sr. and Catherine Staton,] married Anne Custis about 1750. About this time the first Arlington, an eight gabled mansion was built at Mount Custis, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Here was born Ann Custis. She was a sister of John Parke Custis, who married Martha Dandridge. After the death of John, MARTHA married GEORGE WASHINGTON. Joseph and Anne had several children, but I have no information regarding any of them except my ancestor, Thomas Staton, their sixth child.
Ancestry.com trees:
Joseph (1687-1724) https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/55096033/person/292568314706/facts
Joseph (1666-1710) https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/55096033/person/292568315151/facts
The FamilySearch tree for Joseph Staton lists two wives: Ann Custis and Scarborough Matthews each with a list of children born during overlapping time periods. This is unlikely to be correct for one husband. [55]
Husband: Joseph Staton III (1740–1790)
Wife: Scarborough Matthews (1741–1797)
Married on about 1760 in Accomack, Virginia, British Colonial America.
Children: Julia Staton (1760–Deceased), Rebecca Staton (1761–Deceased), John Staton (1767–Deceased), Hannah Anna Staton (1770–1827), Catherine Staton (1772–Deceased), Ann Scarborough Staton (1775–1826), Joseph Riley Stayton IV (1775–1850), Hannah Staton (1779–Deceased)Husband: Joseph Staton III (1740–1790)
Wife: Anne Custis (1725–1768)
Children: Benjamin Staton (1755–1854), Nancy Staton (1758–1834), Henry Staton (1771–1804), Peter Staton (1772–1851), Peggy Staton (1775–1826), Elizabeth Staton (1778–Deceased), Nancy Staton (1781–Deceased), Betty or Betsey Staton (1783–Deceased)
The following notes are for Benjamin, son of Redding Staton (relationship unknown):
1850 B F Staton (age 4, born in North Carolina) lived in Union County, North Carolina, in a household with Redding Staton (30), Martha J Staton (26), Alx Wade (21), John Hagar (21), Michael Linboggan (30), and Martin Sigman (50). [56]
1870 Benjamin Staton (age 23, born in North Carolina) lived in New Salem, Union County, North Carolina, in a household with Lydia Staton (21), Henry D Staton (3), Dora Staton (8/12), and Hannah Clark (14). Benjamin Staton was a farmer. [57]
1880 Benjamin Staton (age 34, born in North Carolina, married) lived in New Salem, Union County, North Carolina, in a household with Lydia Staton (32), Henry D Staton (13), Dora E Staton (10), Sarah Staton (8), Mimmie Staton (7), Mary J Staton (4), Hettie Staton (5), and Anna Staton (2). Benjamin Staton's parents were both born in North Carolina. Benjamin Staton was a farmer. [58]
1900 Benjamin B Slaton (born in North Carolina in Jun 1846, married for 33 years) lived in Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina, in a household with Lidia A Statan (53), Robert L Statan (19), James F Statan (18), John C Statan (17), Castan C Statan (15), and Harman P Statan (10). Benjamin B Slaton's parents were both born in North Carolina. Benjamin B Slaton was a farmer. Benjamin B Slaton's residence was f. [59]
1910 Benjiman F Staton (age 65, born in North Carolina, married for 38 years) lived in Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina, in a household with Lidia Staton (63), Clifford Staton (25), and Harman D Staton (20). Benjiman F Staton's parents were both born in North Carolina. Benjiman F Staton could not read or write. Benjiman F Staton was a farmer. Benjiman F Staton's residence was on a farm. [60]
1915 Benjamin Franklin Staton, spouse of Lydia Ann Staton, died on August 15 in Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina. He was born on June 17, 1846 in Union County, North Carolina. [61] [62]
1915 Ben F Staton died on August 16, at age 69 in Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina. He was born in North Carolina, son of Redman Staton and Jane Binton. [63]
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