William married MORGAN Rutha M. Rutha was born in in Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

FLORIDA INDIAN WARS PENSION FILE
Stapp, Joseph, widow Lina A., WA-2458 AR 1 Nov 1892, FL War srv FL Vols

Joseph Stapp, Capt Reuben Sam's Company, 1st Brigade, Georgia Mounted Volunteers. Enlisted October 5, 1837 at Hall County, Georgia and discharged May 11, 1838 at Forsyth County, Georgia. He was paid from October 5, 1837 to May 11, 1838 for 7 months and 8 days, including 1 days' travel-no miles to place of rendezvous and 20 miles from place of discharge home. That at the time of entering the service claimed for, her said husband was 19 years of age, 6 feet - inches in height, with blue eyes, black hair, fare complexion by occupation a farmer and that he was born in the County of ---, State of North Carolina.

Lina A Stapp who is applicant for government pensioner, being duly sworn, states that she is the widow of Joseph Stapp, who was born in the state of North Carolina on the 15th day of July 1815 that she was lawfully married to the said Joseph Stapp on the 8th day of August 1839 and that they lived together as such until the 16th day of April 1888, the time of his death, that neither she nor her said husband were ever married prior to August 8th 1839, and claimant further stats that no land warrant has ever been received.
(signed) Lina (her X mark) Stapp

State of Mississippi, Scott County
Personally came before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace of the County and State in beat 3, B.F. Segal, who sears that he saw Linnie Ann Stegal married to Joe Step on the 8th day of August, 1839 in the County of Gwinnett, Georgia.
(signed) B.F. Stegal

I have to advise you in reply to your letter of the 22nd Inst. that the Military Files and Records of this office show that military bounty land warrant No. 4663 for 80 acres, Act of Sept 28, 1850 and No 35.086 for 80 acres, Act of March 3, 1855 issued to Joseph Stapp, a private of the Florida and Creek Wars have both been located and carried into patent.

"I was married to Joseph Stapp near Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, State of Georgia, on August 8, 1839. My husband Joseph Stapp died in Drew County, Sate of Arkansas on April 16, 1888. I am still a widow, not having married since my husband's death. Neither my late husband, Joseph Stapp, nor myself were ever married but once and that we married each other. I have never before applied for a pension. My husband never, to my knowledge, applied for a pension but applied for pay for a horse he furnished the Army. My husband never served in the Army or Navy of the U.S. otherwise than as set forth in my application for pension so for as I know. If my husband had lived until the 7th of July, 1888, he would have been seventy three years old. I am a native born citizen of the United States neither my husband before his death nor myself since his death have ever received a land warrant, bounty or other thing of value from the U.S. government, so for as I know. I enclose a scrap containing two lines of

I knew Joseph Stapp for five or six years prior to his death in 1888, during which time he and his family lived within two miles of me. I know that he died in 1888 some time in the spring. The corpse was brought right by my front gate enroute to the grave when he was buried, and I have known the family ever since that is practical of their family. I was the family physician of Joseph Stapp during his life and of his family since. I know that he and his wife lived together in our community for some five or six years as husband and wife and were universally recognized as such and they have children which they claim to be the offspring of their marriage. The widow, Lina A Stapp, has not married again since the death of her husband, Joseph Stapp. I have only known Joseph Stapp and his family since they have lived in Drew County, State of Arkansas.
(signed) Robt. S. Farish, M.D., Selma, Arkansas


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Joseph mined coal in the Coal City area, loaded it onto log sleds, and pulled it to Collins Cove on the Coosa River, where he loaded it onto a log raft. When the spring rains came, he then floated this coal and logs down the river to Montgomery, where he sold the coal and logs. Joseph was on the elector's board for St. Clair County during the Civil War.

Source: N. Dale Morgan's Submission in book, Heritage of St. Clair County, Alabama

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Joseph Stapp mortgage to Samuel Higganbotham, Page 242

Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Stapp of St Clair County in the State of Alabama for and in consideration of the sum of sixty dollars paid to Samuel Higginbotham I do hereby acknowledge do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell, and convey unto the said Samuel Higginbotham his heirs and assigns for ever the following tract parcel of land to wit (the southeast half of the southeast quarter of section twentytwo in Township fifteen of Range four East and twenty acres of the north half of the Northeast quarter of Section twenty seven in Township fifteen of Range four East (?) in the Tuscaloosa land district in said St. Clair County containing one hundred acres more or less to have and to hold to the above bargained premises to the said Samuel Higginbotham his heirs and assigns to the sole and only properties (?) of the said Samuel Higginbotham his heirs and assigns forever provided (?) these presents and upon this express condition that if the said Joseph Stapp shall pay to the said Samuel Higginb
Joseph Stapp (seal)

The State of Alabama}
County of St. Clair }
I John Burne an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and state aforesaid hereby certify that Joseph Stapp whose name is signed to the foregoing conveyance and who is known to me acknowledged (?) on this day that being informed of the contents of the conveyance he executed the same (?) on the day the same date given under my hand this 28th day of January A.D. 1897. John B Byrne Justice of the Peace.

Recorded in office for record and duly render the above mortgage of this 29th day of January A.D. 1857
Bob Philips
Judge of Probate

Joseph married STEGALL Lina Anna on 8 Aug 1839 in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia. Lina (daughter of STEGALL Birdwell) was born on 15 Jan 1821 in Pendleton, South Carolina; died on 5 Mar 1895 in Selma, Drew County, Arkansas; was buried in Mar 1895 in Selma, Drew County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The date of Lina's death has been recently found in her pension claim of her husband, Joseph "Joe" Stapp's Indian War service. The document which contains this info is as such:

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C., March 30, 1896

Will you kindly inform this bureau whether Mrs. Lina A Stapp, aged about 75 years and the alleged widow of Joseph Stapp still receives her mail at your office or whether she has deceased? If Mrs. Stapp has deceased can you state an approximate date of her death? Please enclose you reply on the reverse side of this letter and return in the enclosed envelope.

Very Respectfully,
Wm Lochren, Commissioner

The Postmaster, Florence, Drew County, Arkansas

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(on the back is written:)

Florence, Drew County, Arkansas
April 7, 1896

Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,
In reply to your [inquiry] about widow Stapp. She is dead. She died on March 5, 1895. She has not received any mail here at this office since I have been postmaster.

Yours Truly,
C.H. Pickens, asst P.M.

Notes:

The 1826 Georgia Land Lottery has John Stapp in Capt. Moor's District, Number 272, District 8, Section 1.

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FORSYTH COUNTY LAND DEEDS, BOOK D

This indenture made and entered into this twenty ninth day of June in the year of [our] Lord Eightenn hundred and thirty six between John Stapp of the County and State aforesaid of the one part and William Martin of the County of Forsyth and state aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said John Stapp for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the siad William Martin at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted, bargained, sold, and conveyed and do by these presents grant bargain and sell and convey unto the said William Martin, his heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of Land containing forty acres situate lying and being the second district of the first section of Cherokee County now Forsyth County and State aforesaid known by the number Four Hundred and Twenty (420) to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of Land unto him the said William Martin his heirs and assigns tog

Hardy Strickland & Samuel Edmondson John Stapp (Seal)

State of Georgia, Forsyth County
Personally came before me Mr Samuel Edmondson who being duly sworn saith that he saw John Stapp sign the within deed for the purpose therein mentioned and also saw Hardy Strickland subscribe his name as a witness and myself was a witness likewise sworn to and subscribed beofre me this 7th day of January 1837

WW Vaughan, J.P., Samuel Edmondson. Recorded 10th January, 1837

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(I wasn't sure which John Stepp/Stapp this was, so I have included it with both John Sr. and John Jr.)

Court December Term 1843

Wm J Winn heirs )
vs. ) Case
John Stepp )

The defendant John Stepp according to law and appeared in Court. It is ordered by the court that he be permitted to Swear (hard to read) to said Schedule agreeable & that he be discharged.

John married UNKNOWN Chaney in North Carolina?. Chaney was born about 1789 in Tennessee; died between 1860 and 1870 in Saint Clair County, Alabama; was buried between 1860 and 1870 in Saint Clair County, Alabama?. [Group Sheet]