Lt. James Bayard STAFFORD, Sr. (Branch 159)

1750 - 1838  (88 years)

• Name	James Bayard STAFFORD
  Prefix	Lt.
  Suffix	Sr. (Branch 159)
  Born	2 Feb 1750	Allentown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  _UID	3F505867339C8B41BB0F38CDA29042699531
  Died	19 Aug 1838	Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey
  Buried	Riverview Cem., Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey.
  Person ID	I30635	Branch 159 James Bayard Stafford b. 1748 IRE and family
  Last Modified	29 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	William Howard STAFFORD,   b. 1725, Nottinghamshire, England ,   d. Bef 21 Aug 1801, Stoke-Ferry, Norfolk, England  (Age < 76 years)
  Mother	Mary BAYARD,   b. 1728, England ,   d. 1753, Ireland  (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F50949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary WARD,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1791
  Notes	Married: They had a daughter in 1792.
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F51460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Abigail SMITH,   b. 1775, Dedham, Suffolk Co.,, Massachusetts ,   d. 9 Aug 1861, Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey  (Age 86 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1793	Westchester Co., New York
  Notes	Married: Married by Rev. Nathaniel Finch, Pastor of the Greenwich Church, Fairfield Co., CT. Abigail may have been previously married.
  Children	1. Mary Phoebe STAFFORD,   b. Nov 1794, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut ,   d. 25 Jun 1822, Allentown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey  (Age ~ 27 years)   2. Thomas Fairfax STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1796, New Jersey ,   d. 1799  (Age ~ 3 years)   3. Sarah Smith STAFFORD,   b. 27 Jul 1802, Allentown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey ,   d. 6 Jan 1880, Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey  (Age 77 years)   4. Dr. Joseph Bloomfield STAFFORD,   b. 13 Dec 1804, Connecticut ,   d. 19 Oct 1897, Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey  (Age 92 years)   5. Samuel Bayard STAFFORD,   b. 16 Dec 1807, New Jersey ,   d. Aft 3 Jun 1884  (Age > 77 years)   6. James Bayard STAFFORD, Jr.,   b. 1811,   d. 1838  (Age 27 years)
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F11374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Revolutionary War Navy service. W#6216 - BLW 26728-160-55 - NJ 4889 A midshipman on the Frigate Kitty commanded by Captain Barry of the Alliance commanded by Barry in the U.S. Service American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Name: James B. Stafford Birth Date: 1750 Birthplace: New Jersey, Volume: 166 Page Number: 192 Biographical Info: midshipman Reference: Official reg. Of officers and men of NJ. In the Rev. War. Ed. By Will. S. Stryker. Trenton, NJ. 1872. (878p.):872 He was captured on the "Kittie", and was in the encounter with the "Serpis" where he was wounded. He was second in command under John Paul Jones on "Bon Homme Richard." He achieved a national reputation as the custodian of the first American flag and other Revolutionary relics. He was married to Abigail Smith.