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| Jacob Stover (Stauffer), Sr. | |
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| Born |
c. 1685[1] near Bern, Switzerland[2] |
| Died | 1741[3] |
| Resting place | Augusta City, Orange County, Virginia[4] |
| Spouse | Sarah Boone (m. c. 1714–), Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennesylvania[5] |
| Children | Jacob Stover Jr.[6] |
Family
Jacob led a party of friends and family to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in 1729. He applied for a land grant but was denied by the Council of Va.
By trickery, Jacob applied to the King of England for his grant and was approved. Jacob began to sell off his acquired land for profit. Many good and bad things have been said about Jacob's trickery. He made many voyages to Switzerland and Holland acting as a Land Agent for the settling of the Valley of Virginia and Pennsylvania. The first village in the Shenandoah Valley was Stovertown, later renamed Strausburg.
Sarah was the daughter of George Boone and Mary Maugeridge. She was born February 18, 1690/91 in Exeter Devonshire, Bradninch, England. With her many siblings, she preceded her parents to America.
Notes
- ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/STOVER/1999-04/0923436336
- ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/STOVER/1999-04/0923436336
- ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/STOVER/1999-04/0923436336
- ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/STOVER/1999-04/0923436336
- ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/STOVER/1999-04/0923436336
- ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/STOVER/1999-04/0923436336