John C. STAPLES

HAIRSTON.org ID#6321
Father*Col. Samuel Staples1 b. a 1763, d. 23 Mar 1825
Mother*Lucinda PENN1 b. 3 Sep 1771, d. 9 Apr 1850
John C. STAPLES was the son of Col. Samuel Staples and Lucinda PENN.1 
WillJohn C. STAPLES was mentioned in the will of Col. Samuel Staples on 28 August 1818 in Patrick, Virginia; Mentions his son Abraham, son John, daughter Ruth, deceased daughter Kiziah and their mother. Executors are his son Samuel Staples, son-in-law Waller Redd and John Redd Sr. Witnessed by Horatio Penn and Samuel Howell.2 
Marriage*John C. STAPLES married Mary MARTIN, daughter of Col. Joseph MARTIN and Sallie HUGHES, on 21 June 1826 in Henry, Virginia. Married - On Wednesday, June 21, by Rev. Arnold Walker, Capt. John C. Staples of Patrick County, to Miss Mary W. Martin, daughter of Col. Joseph Martin, of Henry County. (p. 3, c. 4), Virginian, Thursday, July 13, 1826. From the marriage and obituary citations compiled by Bernard J. Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia.3,4 

Family

Mary MARTIN
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S145] Pedigo, Virginia G. and Pedigo, Lewis Gravely. History of Patrick and Henry Counties, Virginia - Genealogical Publishing Co., 1933. - CAUTION - this book was written in 1933 and has many errors regarding the Hairston family.
  2. [S3880] Will of Samuel Staples - Patrick County, VA Will Book 2, p. 153-154. FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-GNW8), IGN: 007646049, image 89/231.
  3. [S3044] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
  4. [S22] Hairston, Elizabeth Seawell, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations, Roanoke, Virginia 1940., Ancestry.com.
Last Edited1 Mar 2018