Matilda STAFFORD^{[1, 2]}

1808 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Matilda STAFFORD
  Born	1808	Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Logan Co., Virginia
  Census	1860	Logan Co., Virginia
  _UID	E366ADF588A1B94DA811270B1C136B5FFE01
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried	Coleman Cem., Delbarton, Mingo Co., West Virginia
  Person ID	I22519	Branch 006 Thomas Stafford 1695 ENG
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	John Miles STAFFORD, (Branch 019),   b. 1782, Montgomery Co., Virginia ,   d. Dec 1831, Pike Co., Kentucky  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Nancy RUNYON,   b. 1784, Montgomery Co., Virginia ,   d. Aft Aug 1860, Pike Co., Kentucky  (Age > 76 years)
  Married	10 May 1803	Tazewell Co., Virginia   [4, 5]
  Notes	The wedding was officiated by John Tollett.
  Family ID	F8460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John B. FARLEY,   b. 1788, Montgomery Co., Virginia ,   d. 13 Nov 1838, Logan Co., West Virginia  (Age 50 years)
  Married	30 Jun 1833	Pike Co., Kentucky   [5]
  Notes	Ferrell Evans officiated the wedding.
  Children	1. Perry Anderson FARLEY,   b. 19 Jul 1834, Logan Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Patterson FARLEY,   b. 4 Jul 1836, Pike Co., Kentucky ,   d. 21 Nov 1927, Mingo Co., West Virginia  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F8489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Louis COLEMAN,   b. Bef 1830,   d. 15 Apr 1846  (Age > 16 years)
  Children	1. Nancy Jane COLEMAN,   b. Abt 1846, Virginia ,   d. 26 Aug 1929  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F8426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Andrew DEMPSEY,   b. Abt 1808, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F8488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Matilda first married John Farley, and they had two sons. - - - - - - - - Marriage Bonds of Pike Co KY 1822-1865, Clyde Runyon, Copyright 1984, File # 352: License issued June 29, 1833 by John D. Mims, Clk. for marriage of John Farley and Matilda Stafford. Bond signed by John Farley and William McCoy (by mark). Letter: "Mouth of Pond, KY June the 24th 1833. To the honerable Clark of the Cty Cort: Sir, this is to autherize you to issue marriage licens between my dauter Matilda and John Farley as She is of Lawful age given from under my hand this day and date above written." Signed: Nancy Stafford (her mark) Teste: H. Smith William H Farler William McCoy Letter: "This is to cirtify I autherise (marked out: "my brother Wm. H. Farley to write") William Mccoy (written in different ink) "or make use of my name to a marriage bond to the Clark of Pike Cty whare as I have sent him for licens for my self to marry and in obtaining them I impower him to make use of my name, given from under my hand this 26th of June 1833." Signed: John Farley Letter: "Mouth of Pond, Pike Cty, KY June the 26th 1833 "To the Honerable Clark of the Sd County Cort - Sir, this is to autherise you to ishue Marrage Lisens for my self and John Farley as I Know my Self to be of Lawful age by Record given from under my hand this day above written." Signed: Matilda Stafford (her mark) Teste: Cumpton Stafford William McCoy (The witnesses signed with different ink from that used in rest of letter.) Married June 30, 1833 by Ferrell Evans, JPC. Census: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Matilda Coleman Age: 42 Birth Year: abt 1808 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: District 32, Logan, Virginia Race: White Gender: Female Family Number: 555 Household Members: Name Age Matilda Coleman 42 Anderson Farley 15 Patterson Farley 11 Nancy Coleman 3 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Matilda Coleman Age in 1860: 50 Birth Year: abt 1810 Home in 1860: Logan, Virginia Gender: Female Post Office: Pigeon Trace Value of real estate: Household Members: Name Age Matilda Coleman 50 Nancy Coleman 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S4331] Vicky Miller. [S4330] Miles John Stafford. [S4522] E-Mail Message, Vanessa Stafford Allen on 19 Apr [email protected]. [S4332] Eunice West([email protected]). [S4334] Pike Co. Kentucky Historical PapersMiscellaneous.