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David Staples 1781–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1781

Birth Location: Albermarle Co, VA

Death Date: 1 Jul 1861

Death Location: Lynchburg, Amherst, Virginia

Father: Thomas Staples

Mother: Eleanor Harper

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hood

Children(s): Robert Staples

David Staples was born in 1781 in Albermarle Co, VA, the child of Thomas Staples And Eleanor Harper. David Staples married Elizabeth Hood, and had children including Robert Sanford Staples. David Staples passed away in 1861 in Lynchburg, Amherst, Virginia.

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Biography

  • David Staples was born in 1781 in Albermarle Co, VA, the child of Thomas Staples And Eleanor Harper.
  • David Staples married Elizabeth Hood, and had children including Robert Sanford Staples.
  • David Staples passed away in 1861 in Lynchburg, Amherst, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Staples
1747–1805
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Eleanor Harper
1753–1795
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hood
1790–1861
Birth Location: Buckingham Co, VA
EH

Children(s)

Robert Staples
1815–1860
Birth Location: Virginia or Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
RS

David Staples's Ancestors

Self
David Staples
1781–1861
Birth Place: Albermarle Co, VA
Parents
Thomas Staples
1747–1805
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Eleanor Harper
1753–1795
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David (D. Or T) Staples
1716–1780
Fluvanna, Albermarle, Virginia, USA or New Kent, Virginia, USA or Henrico, Virginia USA
Giles (???) Tompkins
1719–1795
Charles County or Caroline, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOHN STAPLES
1690–1769
Giles Tompkins
1670–1722
Mary Browne
1679–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susanna Pococke
1637–1727
Giles Clarke
1635–1685
Mary Christian
1637–1682
Mary Wilder
1659–1701

David Staples's Descendants

1.
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David Staples (26 Jul 1781–1 Jul 1861) m. Elizabeth Hood (1790–abt 1861)
  1. 1. Robert (Sanford) Staples 1815–1860 m. Mary (D. Morris) (Cope) 1826–1900
    1. 1. Eugene (Nelson) Staples 1851–1920 m. Nancy (Jane) Southard 1856–1934
      1. 1. Cora (Inez) Staples 1889–1956 m. Earl (Marvin) Sands 1890–1982
        1. 1. Alice (Lorene) Viles 1915– m. Ernest Viles 1910–1970

David Staples's Timeline

4 Records

1781
26 Jul 1781
Birth of David Staples in Albermarle Co, VA
Albermarle Co, VA
1802
about 1802
Age 21
David Staples was married in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1807
abt Jan 1807
Age 26
David Staples was married in Buckingham Co, VA
Buckingham Co, VA
1861
1 Jul 1861
Age 80
Death of David Staples in Lynchburg, Amherst, Virginia
Lynchburg, Amherst, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1781
    Event Place: Albermarle Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: about 1802
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt Jan 1807
    Event Place: Buckingham Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Amherst, Virginia
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