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Jacob STRALEY (STRAHLE)

Born: c. 1725 in Frankfort-on-the-Main (Frankfurt am Main), Germany

Died: Lynchburg, VA

Father:

Mother:

Married in Germany in 1758

Susan BARBER (BARBOR)

Born: c. 1737
Died: in Lynchburg, VA.
Father:

Mother:

Children:
 

1. Elizabeth Jane Straley (m1. William CALDWELL Sr. c. 1769; m2. Marshall Jacob BURTON (b. 1759; d. 1824).

Children to William:

  1. Alexander Caldwell (b. c. 1757, m. Margaret ?)

  2. William Caldwell Jr. (b. c. 1770; d. Jan 23, 1850, GCVA; m. Priscilla LOONEY "Peggy" (b. 1771) in 1789)

Children to Marshall:

  1. Isaac Burton (b. 1799; m1. Peggy SNODGRASS; m2. Barbara Croy DIAMOND)

  2. Polly Burton (b. c. 1800-1805; m. John HARLESS in 1820)

  3. Frances Burton (d. Sep 28, 1885; m. Berry BLANKENSHIP)

Notes:

  • Elizabeth is probably buried in Botetourt County, VA, on Craig's Creek.

  • Marshall Burton's occupation is listed as a shoemaker & he fought in the 20th Virginia Regiment & General Scott's Brigade/12th Regiment during America's Revolutionary War.

  • Alexander Caldwell served in Captain Henry Pauling's Militia of Botetourt County VA and fought at the Revolutionary War's Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. They then moved to TN.

  • Here is more information on Caldwell history where Elizabeth Straley is noted.
 

2. Andrew Straley (b. c. 1758 in Lynchburg, VA; d. c. 1841 in New River, VA; m1. Sarah WATKINS (b. Oct 2, 1789 in Montgomery, VA) on Oct 2, 1789; m2. Sophia PARSONS in Jul 1796, but had no children)

Notes:

  • Andrew was a (private) soldier in the American Revolutionary war. He entered the military AUG 1780 & served 18 months under Captain Epps in Colonel Buford's Regiment of the Virginia Line, which was attached to General Green's Brigade. Andrew was discharged at Warrens NC in 1782. (Entry prepared by David FRENCH, Giles County VA 08 SEPT 1819; Ref: Roll 779, Pension & bounty land files, entry no. 719, National Archives, Washington, DC).

  • Andrew lived into his eighties, with his nephew, James Jacob Straley.

 

 

3. Catherine Straley (b. c. 1775 in Lynchburg, VA; m. William ADKINS (b. c. 1803 in VA))

Children:

  1. Straley Adkins (b. c. 1805 in VA; m. Anedocia DAY "Annie" (b. Jul 20, 1827 in Morgan, KY) on Jul 25, 1827)

  2. Caswell Adkins

  3. Harrison Adkins

Notes:
  • Catherine died in Little Sandy, Morgan Co, KY.
  • Catherine and William lived in Morgan Co. and Elliott Co, KY.
 

4. Jacob Straley Jr. (II) (b. c. 1765 in Lynchburg, VA; d. bef. Jun 1835 in Giles Co, VA; m. Martha M. FRENCH in 1785, GCVA)

Children: 

  1. Joseph C. Straley (b. Jan 14, 1804; m1. Susan FILLINGER; m2. Jane P. BROWN)

  2. Charles M. Straley (b. c. 1795; m1. Betsy MCCOMAS; m2. Martha WARNECK)

  3. John Straley (b. 1792; m. Elizabeth WILSON)

  4. Sarah Straley "Sallie" (b. 1788, VA; m.  Isaac FRENCH)

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

  6. David Straley (m. Elizabeth PERKINS)

  7. Daniel H. Straley(b. c. 1792, VA; m. Mary P. FRENCH)

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

  9. Matthew French Straley (b. VA)

  10. Leland Straley (b. c. 1800)

  11. Nancy S. Straley (b. Dec 25, 1802, VA; m. Edward MORGAN Jr.)

Notes:
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Notes:

  • It is believed that Jacob STRALEY (STRAHLE in German), along with this brother, came to America around 1758 from Frankfort am Main (Frankfort-on-the-Main), Germany, on the Main River. The ship may have been the Main. Another account details that Jacob and Susan emigrated on the ship Speedwell. It is believed the ship sailed into New York City harbor. 

  • It is also believed that Jacob was from Prussia (Germany).

  • He settled in the Virginia Colonies along the James River, where the town of Lynchburg, Virginia now stands. Jacob's sister married Jacob LYNCH, who had brought her to America several years before. The original Straley plantation still stands in Virginia.

  • John Straley, Jacob's brother, supposedly landed in New York, then moved to Pennsylvania with his wife and several children. It is believed that Christian STRALEY was one of his sons.

  • Susan Barber STRALEY's middle name may have been "Tradition".

  • It was the custom by many emigrants to Americanize their names upon their arrival in America, so it is not surprising that the German spelling of Strahle was changed by both Jacob and John to Straley.

  • The German word “strahle” means “sunshine” or “ray of light.”

  • Page Sources:
    1. Majority of information from A History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory called "The New River Straleys".
    2. Genealogy of The Straley Family by Grace (Rhodes) Straley SWARTZ on Gateway Press
    3. Gene Williams (Gwill2405@aol.com).
    4. Descendants of Jacob Straley books by Cathy Cox Straley.
    5. Your French-Straley-Davis Ancestry yfsda

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