| Father |
Abraham 'Abram' Staats, b. 1750, Bound Brook, New Jersey, British America  , d. Between 1 Jul 1826 and 4 Sep 1826 (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Anna King, b. 1755, New Castle Co., DE , d. Bef 1812, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age < 56 years) |
| Notes |
from New Castle Co., DE and moved to Jackson Co. VA/WV about 1800
Mason Co tax list
Abraham Staats 1805-06-07-09-10-11-12-13-14
John House "Pioneers of Jackson Co"
It is probable that Staats came from Harrison Co to Mill Creek, his sister Betsy being the wife of Adam Flesher
Abram had 5 children in his first family, Elijah, Sarah, Jacob, Cornelius
Isaac Staats, who came to Warth's Bottom about 1805 may have been a brother and Daniel and Elijah Staats of Grant District are said to have been brothers of Abraham.
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| Family ID |
F775 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Anna CARNEY, b. 8 Mar 1794, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA , d. 8 Jul 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 85 years) |
| Married |
26 Sep 1812 |
Mason, Mason County, West Virginia [2] |
| Notes |
Marriage Record
Date: Sept 26th 1812
Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
Cornelius Statts [indexed as Stalls]
Anna Carney
Mason Co tax list
Cornelius Staats 1813-14
John House:
He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and was killed.
"Jackson County in the Wars"
War of 1812
In the summer of 1813, a body of Mason County troops under Capt. William Lowther Parsons, who then lived on Scyamore Creek near present Ripley, crossed the Alleghenies and served for a time at Norfolk, VA, They were mustered out in 1814. Known men from present Jackson County who served with Capt. Parsons' Company in the 6th VA Regiment were:. . .
Cornelius Staats, who was either killed in action or died of other causes at this time. . .
Cornelius Staats was born in Pennsylvania in 1790, the oldest son of Abraham and Ann (King) Staats, early pioneers of Jackson County. Before his untimely death, he had only two children: Isaac Staats, the miller at Staats Mill, for whom the village is named, and Mary (Polly) who married James Chancey, the ancestor of many of the families of that surname in the county.
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| Children |
| | 1. Mary "Polly" Staats, b. 14 Mar 1814, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 14 Mar 1893, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 79 years) |
| | 2. Isaac Staats, b. Abt 1815, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 8 Apr 1890 (Age ~ 75 years) |
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| Family ID |
F271 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
West Virginia Pioneers
1790 - 1814 (24 years)
