Person:Daniel Stauffer (6)

Daniel Stauffer (Stover) was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 61.--11th April, 1746. Peter Rufnaugh (Rufnedt) to Daniel Stover, £10 current money Virginia; on South River, Shanando, at mouth of Hawksbill Creek, part of 250 acres granted to John Landrum purchased by Rufnaught from Landrum containing 196 acres. Witnesses, same as p.68. Acknowledged, 14th April, 1746.

• Page 338.--13th August, 1773. Daniel Smith and Jean ( ) to Daniel Stover. Patented to Samuel Harrison, 5th September. 1749, and conveyed to Daniel. Teste: John Henton, Joseph Smith, Daniel Smith, Jr.

• Page 341.--13th August. 1773. Samuel Samples and Hannah ( ) to Daniel Stover, 38 acres patented to Alexander Herring, 30th August, 1763.

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

• K-297: Daniel Stover of Frederick County, 160 acres in said County. Surv. George Hume. Adj. John Bumgarner, Daniel Stover. __ July 1761. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 127].

Records in Virginia

• M-432: Pater Ruffner of Frederick County, 70 acres surplus in his 250 acres in said County granted John Landrum (then of Orange County) by patent from the King's Office 27 Jan. 1734. Landrum sold to said Ruffner (Orange County Court Records). Resurv. Mr. Robert Rutherford. 320 acre Grant to Ruffner, on S.R. of Shannandoah in said County, Hawk's Bill Creek, adj. Peter Waggoner, Daniel Stover, 6 Aug. 1765. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, Vol. 2, 1742-1775, pg. 166].

• O-57: Philip Crume of Frederick County, 200 acres on Flint Run of South River of Shannandoah in said County. Surv. Thomas Rutherford. Adj. William Linch, Daniel Stover, Robert Edwards. 4 Aug. 1767. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, Vol. 2, 1742-1775, pg. 191].

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

• Vol. 1 - FEBRUARY 19, 1746/7. - (153) Administration of Abraham Drake's estate committed to Thos. Grubbs, guardian of Abraham Drake, son of Abraham Drake. John Davis, Alexr. Mathews, Daniel Stover and George Leath, appraisers.

• Page 106.--15th February, 1748. Daniel Stover qualifies guardian of John, Mary and James Campbell, orphans of John Campbell, with sureties Abraham Strickler, George Leath.

• Page 114.--16th February, 1748. Executors qualify on above, with sureties Daniel Stover, Peter Rufenough (signed Peter Ufner).

• Page 195.--16th June, 1749. Martin Kaufman's appraisement, by Daniel Stover, Jacob Borner, Jno. Holdman.

• Page 346.--7th March, 1750. Rude Mack's inventory, by Mathias Selzer, Daniel Stover, Jacob Burnet.

• Page 793.--10th August, 1750. John Neglee, yeoman (Nägle), of the Northern Liberties of Philadelphia, and Jacob Neglee, tanner, of same, executors of Jacob Neglee, shopkeeper, of Philadelphia, to Ladwick Haunsdone, taylor, of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Mathias Elser, the Massanutting tract; corner to Propeckers. John Neglee was uncle of Jacob, deceased, and Jacob was cousin of Jacob, deceased. Proved by oath of Saml. and John Wilkins and affirmation of Jacob Strickler and recorded on motion of Daniel Stover. Teste: Saml. and John Wilkins, Jno. Reiley, Saml. Bähm, Jacob Burner, Jacob Strickler. Whereas, by deed 24th July, 1740, by Mathias Elias of Orange Co., to Jacob Neglee (deceased) of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, conveys part of tract called the Massanutting tract, 1200 acres, Jacob died leaving will dated 27th May, 1747, appointing his uncle, Jno. Neglee, and cousin, Jacob Neglee, executors. Will recorded in Register's office in Philadelphia. Delivered: Jacob Burner, 17th August, 1756.

• Vol. 2 - Page 62.--27th August, 1750: Orphan Mary Campbell bound to Daniel Stover (past 6 years).

• Vol. 1 - ORIGINAL PETITIONS AND PAPERS FILED IN THE COUNTY COURT. 1751-1752. - Petitioners for road from Thorn's Gap to Henry Netherton's: Henry Netherton, Barnebas Agan, Elisha Job, Shadk. Parlour, John Davis, William Bethell, William Whitson, Daniel Stover.

Notes

From Davis, pp 150 (PDF pp 154):

511. Daniel Stauffer, b. 1707. d. 1776, Shenandoah County (now Page County), Virginia. He supposedly married Eva. He arrived in Philadelphia, age 24 with his probable brother Jacob on the ship "Pink Plaisance" on 19 Sep 1732. He probably settled first in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with his brother. By 1743 he moved to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, where he was one of the leaders of the Mennonite congregation by 1758. One source says he was married to Eva Albrecht, however there was an Eva Albrecht who was married to John Rhodes, a Mennonite minister living at the same place. I'm not sure which man was actually married to Eva.

Daniel bought 196 acres in Augusta County, Virginia (now Page County) on South River of Shenandoah at the mouth of Hawksbill Neck from Peter Ruffner on 11 Apr 1746 for 10 pounds current Virginia money. Isaac Strickler was one of the witnesses to the deed in 1746. In 1748, Daniel was the administrator of the estate of John Campbell of Augusta County. He was the guardian of the Campbell children in 1750 and had been for 6 years. On 19 Feb 1747 he, John Davis, Alexander Matthews and George Leath were the witnesses to the administration of Abraham Drake’s estate at Augusta County. On 16 Jun 1749 he, Jacob Borner and John Holdeman were the appraisers of the goods from the estate of Martin Kaufman in Augusta County. Daniel Stover, Mathias Selzer and Jacob Burnett made the inventory of the estate of Rude Mack at Augusta County on 16 Jun 1749.

He could not write and made his mark “D” on the ship list in 1732 and also later in Virginia ‘DS”.

On 7 Sep 1758, Daniel Stauffer, Martin Kaufmann, Jacob Borner, Samuel Bohm and others of the Virginia Mennonite congregation wrote to the Mennonites in Holland asking for assistance from the Indians. The letter was written one mile from Lancaster Town, Pennsylvania. He was taxed at Frederick County, Virginia in 1759 and 1764. He was granted 200 acres in Frederick County adjacent to the land of John Bumgartner on 3 Jul 1761. On 25 Jul 1761, Daniel was of Frederick County, Virginia when he bought 408 acres adjoining the lands of William Calfee in Frederick County from Charles and Elizabeth Reagan. The witnesses to the deed were James Jones and George Leith. On 6 Aug 1765, he was of Frederick County, Virginia when he bought 385 acres on Pass Run in Frederick County from John and Mary Wood of Frederick County. The witnesses to the deed were John Hite, Jacob Vertree and Fergus Cron. Daniel was taxed at Dunmore County (later became Shenandoah) in 1774, 1775 and 1776.

On 26 Aug 1776, his son Samuel Stover and Samuel’s wife Barbara sold 330 acres to John Lionberger and the deed stated that the land was first granted to John Wood on 1 Jan 1753 and that John Wood later sold it to Daniel Stover, now deceased. On 26 Aug 1776 Samuel and his wife sold additional land totaling 385 acres on Pass Run to John Lionberger and the deed stated that it was land original granted to John Wood on 17 Nov 1752 and Wood conveyed the land to Daniel Stover, now deceased and Daniel conveyed it to his son Samuel. Daniel apparently bought at least four tracts of land over his lifetime, 196 acres, 408 acres, 385 acres and 330 acres totaling 1,319 acres. His son Samuel had two tracts of 330 acres and 385 acres which he sold in 1776 to John Lionberger. The Stauffers who went to Virginia, on the most part had their name anglicized to Stover.

Name: Daniel STAUFFER/STOVER, M

Birth: 1707, Muckenhauserhof, Bayern, GERMANY

Death: 1776, Shenandoah County, Virginia

Father: Daniel STAUFFER , M (~1685-)

Mother: Magdalena KREHBIEL , F (~1684-)

Spouses

Eva ALBRECHT, FatherJacob ALBRECHT , MotherMagdelena ??? , F

Children

Catherine , F (1740-)

Samuel , M (1743-1809)

Daniel , M (1745-1822)

David , M (1748-1797)

Magdelene , F (1752-)

Notes for Daniel STAUFFER/STOVER

Daniel arrived in PA in 1732, with his brother Jacob (b.1712) and was living in Shenandoah Valley by 1743 as leader of a Mennonite community. In 1758 when Indians had driven all Mennonites out of Shenandoah Valley, Daniel moved his family to Warwick Twp., Lancaster county, PA. He later returned to Augusta county, VA, where he died before 1776. He signed the 1732 ship list and court documents in Augusta county, VA, and was known as Daniel Stover in VA.

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1.   GenForum.

   The Daniel Stover (c1750-1826) you refer to was not the son of Abraham Stover. He was the son of Mennonite Daniel Stauffer (b. 1707 )who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732. He first lived at Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and then to what is now Page County, Virginia.
   
   Jacob Stover married Sarah Boone and had at least three children (2 sons and 1 daughter). Only two sons are mentioned in deed and orphan court records in Augusta County; Jacob Stover Jr. and Abraham Stover. Abraham owned land on Cub Run. Both Jacob and Abraham left the county and left no male descendants there.
   
   Daniel Stover (b. 1707) was the oldest son of Daniel Stauffer (b. 1685)of Muckenhauserhof near Ibersheim, Germany. He came to Pennsylvania with his brother Jacob in 1732. His brothers Christian and Johannes Stauffer came to Pennsylvania in 1737. His sister Barbara arrived in 1732 and was married to Martin Kaufman and lived in Page County, Virginia.
   
   Daniel Stauffer (b. 1707) was the ancestor of President Eisenhower (not Jacob Stover who married Sarah Boone).
   
   http://genforum.genealogy.com/stover/messages/761.html