James STAFFORD, Sr.^[1]

Abt 1775 - 1850  (~ 75 years)

• Name	James STAFFORD
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	Abt 1775	Caswell Co., North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1800	Person Co., North Carolina
  Census	1810	Person Co., North Carolina
  Census	1820	Person Co., North Carolina
  Residence	1834	Fayette Co., Tennessee
  _UID	155AA2A33A479544A470676B92963BE43BC9
  Died	1850	Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee
  Person ID	I8292	Branch 006 Thomas Stafford 1695 ENG
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Laban STAFFORD, (Branch 078),   b. Abt 1745, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1811, Caswell Co., North Carolina  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Mother	Esther,   b. Abt 1745,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1764	North Carolina
  Notes	Living Parent(s) - Details withheld
  Family ID	F3067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Pauline ESKRIDGE,   b. Abt 1779, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1851, Fayette Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	8 May 1799	Caswell Co., North Carolina   [2]
  Children	1. Basil G. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1800, North Carolina ,   d. 1847, Fayette Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 47 years)   2. Sampson STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1801, North Carolina ,   d. 1861, Fayette Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 60 years)   3. Uriah E. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1802, Person Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1855, Fayette Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 53 years)   4. Byrd Reed STAFFORD,   b. 27 Dec 1805, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 30 May 1891, Fayette Co., Tennessee  (Age 85 years)   5. John STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1808, North Carolina ,   d. Between 1869 and 1870, Fayette Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 61 years)   6. Vincent R. STAFFORD,   b. 1810, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1878, La Grange, Fayette Co., Tennessee  (Age 68 years)   7. James Mathew STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1813, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Emily STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1814, North Carolina ,   d. 7 Oct 1865, Fayette Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 51 years)   9. Paulina STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1815, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Thomas J. STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1817, Person Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1887, Maury Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 70 years)   11. William Haywood "Heck" STAFFORD,   b. Between 1819 and 1821, North Carolina ,   d. Possibly Poinsett Co., Arkansas   12. Barbara STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1820, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 1846  (Age ~ 25 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F3161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Had 13 chiidren. Census: 1800. He and wife are listed in the 16-26 year old range. No children. He and wife listed in the 26 to 45 year old age group with 6 sons (?) under age 10. He is listed as James Stafford, Sr. There are 4 sons under age 10, and there are 2 sons 10 to 16 age group. There are 2 sons in the 16 to 18 category, and those 2 sons are counted again in the next category 16 to 26 age group. (The 16 to 18 year olds get counted twice in the peculiar 1820 census. That's the way I understand it. But it can be confusing.) If the instructions were understood and followed this census indicates 8 sons, but if it was not understood, then it's possible there were 10 sons. There are 3 daughters under age 10. I know that on page 486 of this 1820 census there is a listing for James Stafford, Jr., who had married Salley Lea 30 Dec. 1817. Who the parents of this James, Jr. are -- has been a puzzlement to me. After this census this James & Salley moved to Jackson Co., TN, where William Stafford & John Stafford and Laban Stafford, Jr. & Joseph Stafford were located. In 1820 James & Polly had 8 (or 10?) sons and 3 daughters living with them, and one of those sons was named James who was born about 1812. So I am not convinced that the James Stafford, Jr. listed on the 1820 census was a son of James & Polly. Information from Susan L. Smith [email protected] Residence: He had land next to his brother Eli.

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Stafford Data Branch 18. [S4545] Stafford Genforum Message, #2604 dated 25 Nov 2001Ron [email protected].