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Jacob Straley > Jacob Straley Jr.

Jacob STRALEY II (Jr.)

Born: c. 1765, Lynchburg, VA
Died: Bef. 1835, GCVA

Father: Jacob STRALEY

Mother: Susan BARBER

 

Married Jun 16, 1785, GCVA

Martha M. FRENCH

Born: c. 1765 in Culpeper Co, VA
Died:  Aft. 1814, GCVA
Irish ancestry

Father: Mathew H. FRENCH
Mother: Sarah PAYNE

 

Children:
 

1. Joseph C. Straley (b. Jan 14, 1804; d. Jan 29, 1872; m1. Susan FILLINGER; m2. Jane P. BROWN (b. Jan 5, 1807; d. Apr 14, 1874))

Child to Susan:

  1. Jefferson Lee Straley

Children to Jane:

  1. William Dandridge Straley (m. Ann E. BROWN)

  2. David Crockett Straley (m. Sarah Ann Elizabeth STRALEY "Sallie")

Notes:

 

2. Charles M. Straley Sr. (b. c. 1795; d. 1849 in TX; m1. Betsy MCCOMAS; m2. Martha WARNECK)

Children to Betsy:

  1. Mathew Straley

  2. Jacob Straley IV

  3. Andrew Jackson Straley (b. Jan 1826 in IL; m. Rebecca P. TOLLETT)

  4. Charles D. Straley Jr. (b. Jan 1826; m. Susan Elizabeth MORRISON)

  5. Flora Straley (m. Jeremiah WALKER)

  6. Joseph Leland Straley "Lee" (b. Sep 21, 1820, VA; m. Sarah Rebecca CLARK)

  7. Sampson David Straley (b. 1824, VA; m1. Ellen LISENBY; m2. Mary H. B. RICHARDSON)

  8. Elias Straley (b. 1829; m1. Elizabeth ?; m2. Jane E. DUNINGTON)

  9. John Straley

Child to Martha:

  1. Hugh Warneck

Notes:

  • Betsy was of Scottish descent.

  • They moved from Giles Co., VA to Texas. Charles' second wife was Mrs. Martha WARNECK in Illinois.
 

3. John Straley (b. 1792; d. aft. 1841; m. Elizabeth WILSON "Betsy" )

Children:

  1. Louisa Straley (b. Nov 24, 1820, WV; m. Claudius BURDETTE)

  2. Maj. Charles Decatur Straley "C. D." American Civil War (b. c. 1828; d. 1890)

  3. Araminta F. Straley "Minty" (b. c. 1825-1840; m1. Elijah BAILEY)

  4. Harrison Wilson Straley (b. 1827; m. Delilah A. BYRNSIDE "Delia")

  5. Dorcas Straley (b. c. 1838; m. Benjamin TINSLEY)

  6. Martha D. Straley (b. 1834; m. Andrew J. DAVIS)

  7. Harriet Straley (b. 1837, VA; m. J. MCTHOMPSON)

  8. Valeria Straley (b. 1841, VA; m. John O. SPANGLER)

Notes:

  • John served in the War of 1812.

  • He was a Methodist minister.
 

4. Sarah Straley "Sallie" (b. 1788, GCVA; m.  Isaac FRENCH (b. 1792) on Mar 1, 1820, GCVA)

Children:

  1. Elizabeth French (b. Jul 4, 1820, GCVA; m. Oscar Fitzalan JOHNSTON)

  2. Harvey French (never married)

Notes:
 

5. James Jacob Straley III (b. c. 1790; m. Elizabeth VAUGHT "Betsy")

Children:

  1. William Madison Straley (b. 1815, VA; m1. Charlotte WILBURN; m2. Sara Buckner RAY; m3. Virginia E. JESSE)

  2. Martha Straley (m. Joseph SUMMERS)

  3. Talitha C. Straley (b. 1820; m. William H. Hamilton BROWN)

  4. Almeda Straley (b. c. 1820; m. George C. STAFFORD)

  5. Zarilda Straley (b. 1826; m. John M. STAFFORD)

  6. Rebecca B. Straley (b. 1827; m. James H. WILBURNE)

  7. Mahala T. Straley (b. 1829, VA; m. James P. THORNE)

Notes:

  • James served in the War of 1812.

 

6. David Straley (m. Elizabeth PERKINS)

Children:

  1. Granville P. Straley (a lawyer in Maury Co. TN)

  2. David B. Straley (died young)

  3. Martha T. Straley (m. Dr. George A. LONG Doctor of Medicine)

  4. Mary Ann Straley (b. c. 1836; m. Girard WILLIS of Chattanooga, TN)

  5. Sarah F. Straley "Sallie" (b. c. 1840; m. William E. ANDERSON and lived in South Carolina).

Notes:

  • David was a blacksmith.
 

7. Daniel H. Straley (b. c. 1792 in Montgomery Co, VA; d. Oct 8, 1867 in Mercer Co, WV; m. Mary Polley FRENCH (b. 1796 in Montgomery Co, VA) on Sep 14, 1814, GCVA)

Children:

  1. Julia T. Straley (m. Col. James Madison BAILEY (b. 1812 in VA; d. May 12, 1868; buried in Bailey Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV) of Mercer County.)

  2. Sarah Elizabeth Straley "Sallie" (b. 1816; d. 1863 in Elgood, Mercer Co. WV; m. Elijah BAILEY "Eli" (b. Feb 22, 1810; d. Sep 9, 1897 in Mercer Co, WV))

  3. Jacob C. Straley (b. c. 1819, VA)

  4. James French Straley (b. c. 1820, VA)

Notes:

  • Daniel H. served in the War of 1812, and was also blacksmith (like his brother David) and landowner in GCVA.

  • From 1850 US Census, Mercer Co, VA:
    146-146 Daniel Straly, age 58, Blacksmith, $1000 value, born VA
    Mary Straley, age 56, born VA

  • During the Civil War, Jacob C. was a Captain who led a company in the 17th Virginia Calvary Regiment. A quote from New River Settlements nrs, "He was bold and fierce on the battlefield and rode into the thickest of conflict and abreast the storm as if on parade. His courage was not exceeded by any man who ever drew sabre."

  • Sarah E. Straley is buried in Tuggle Cemetery cem, Mercer Co, WV. The gravemarker is a triple headstone containing husband Eli, Sarah, and Eli's second wife, Arminta F. Straley, Sarah's cousin.  

  • Daniel's wife, Mary, was his first cousin. Her parents were James W. and Susan (HUGHES) FRENCH.

  • From 1850 US Census for Mercer Co, VA:
    Jacob C. Straley, age 31, Farmer, $1200 land value, born VA
    James F. Straley, age 30, Farmer, $1200 land value, born VA
    Jane Straley, age 21, born NC
    Sarah Perish, age 46, born NC

 

8. Rev. Jacob Lynch Straley III (b. bet. 1785 -1815, GCVA; m. Eliza BERGAN in New River, VA)


Children:

  1. Margaret C. Straley (m. Jefferson E. ELDREDGE)

  2. Caladonia Straley (b. 1832; m. Joseph TAYLOR)

  3. Sarah Ann Elizabeth Straley "Sallie" (b. Mar 23, 1838; m. David Crockett STRALEY)

Notes:

  • Jacob L. was a Methodist minister and his ministerial duties took him and his family to Burnesville, NC, in Yancey Co. They lived there for approximately 3 years.

  • Sarah Ann married David C. STRALEY, her first cousin.

  • Caladonia's husband, Joseph TAYLOR, was a builder/contractor known for building the best homes in Cleveland/Bradley county TN.
 

9. Matthew French Straley (b. near Eggleston, VA)

 Child:

  1. Martha Ann Virginia Straley (b. 1831; d. Jul 12, 1881; m. Jefferson Lee STRALEY, son of Joseph C. STRALEY)

Notes:

  • Matthew F. Straley died unmarried.
 

10. Leland Straley (b. c. 1800)

 

Notes:

  • Leland died young without leaving children.

 

11. Nancy Sarah Straley (b. Dec 25, 1802, GCVA; d. Feb 23, 1879; m. Edward MORGAN Jr. (b. 1798; d. 1878) on Jun 5, 1823, GCVA)

Children:

  1. Nancy Sarah Morgan "Sallie" (b. 1835; d. 1854; died young)

  2. Virginia Ann Morgan (b. c. 1836; d. 1898; m. Richard GILLIAM)

  3. Martha French Morgan (b. 1830; d. 1897; m1. Riley N. STYPE; m2. Robert Clinton NOFTSINGER)

  4. John Wesley Morgan (b. May 29, 1831; d. May 6, 1899; m. Margaret Hester NOFTSINGER)

  5. Newton Jasper Morgan (b. Jul 24, 1838; d. Jul 25, 1916; m. Eliza HICKMAN)

  6. Rufus Granville Morgan (b. Jan 12, 1840; d. Jun 28, 1912; m. Virginia Antoinette BROWN)

  7. Josephus Morgan (b. Jul 3, 1846; d. Feb 28, 1933; m. Nannie Sarah LOWMAN)

Notes:

  • Edward Morgan's father, Rev. Edward Morgan Sr., was ordained by Rev. John Wesley in England as a Methodist minister and he organized the first congregation west of New River in 1801 at Page's Meeting House, which still exists today.

 
Notes:

  • Jacob Jr., at age 15 or 16, along with his brother, Andrew, served in the Lynchburg VA Home Guard Reserves during the Revolutionary War (and is shown on governmental records among those who served in the Colonial Wars).

  • After the War, Jacob Jr. became a brick mason. He was primarily a landowner and farmer. Tax rolls show Jacob paying taxes in Wythe and Grayson counties in 1795 (in 1806, these became part of Giles Co.)

  • In about 1782, he moved west across the Allegheny Mountains to the New River Valley in the area that is now Giles County (was Montgomery Co). It is there that he established a homestead (2000 acres or more) and married Martha FRENCH. They built a home in the Green Valley located at Whitley's and Bear Spring's branch of Walker's Creek. This southwestern Virginia valley is set in the shadow of Buckeye Mountain and the New River Alleghenies.

  • In 1789, Jacob was taxed taxed $5.61 for four tithes (age 16 & under), four slaves, seven horses, and 32 cattle. In 1790, personal property tax rolls in Montgomery Co. (Giles) show Jacob with 45 acres adjacent to land he lived on, and T. Copley's land on Meadow Creek of the New River. Jacob's residence location in 1790 is shown at Whitleys and Bear Spring Branch of Walker's Creek (Green Valley).

  • In 1810, for Jacob's service during the Colonial Revolutionary War, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia granted him 49 acres, located on the west side of New River on Rich Hill. The Giles County census of 1810 lists Jacob with five slaves.

  • In the 1815 Giles County Deed Book, Jacob deeded his sons John & Charles 102 acres located on the north side of Buckeye Mountain. Also that year, Jacob paid taxes on four slaves, 32 head of cattle, and seven horses.

  • The old house that Jacob and Martha lived in still stands and is owned by STRALEY descendants near Eggleston, Giles Co, VA.

  • It is thought that all Southern STRALEY branches descend from Jacob STRALEY II.

  • Pages Sources:
    1. Genealogy of The Straley Family by Grace (RHODES) Straley SWARTZ on Gateway Press,
    2. Descendants of Jacob Straley books by Cathy Cox Straley.
    3. Betsy Vaught: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mvyoung1/cvaught/d469.htm,
    4. A History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory nrs.  I have extracted pertinent passages here:  The New River Straleys.
    5. Betsy VAUGHT's information from rootsweb Vaught page owned by Marilyn Vaught YOUNG (mvyoung@shawneelink.com)

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