Notes:

Thanks to Donald MacDavid, ( Lancaster Historical Society ) for the following information:
"The first mention of a cemetery in Bowmansville was in the deed of land sold by
Abraham Frick to Isaac Staley in 1840. It specified that a quarter acre of fenced land
used as a burial ground was not to be included in the sale. This is the section at the
east front of Transit Rural Cemetery, the part that contains the oldest graves and stones.

1850 census with wife and son in Amherst under name Staly

Isaac married SCHAEFFER, Sarah on 16 Jan 1821 in Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed Congregation, Jackson Township, Lebanon County, PA. Sarah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This is my best guess as to his marriage. The dates fit well. Source - on-line - Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed Congregation, Jackson Township, Lebanon Co at Ancestry.com

1. STALEY, Susannah was born on 15 Dec 1825 in Amherst, Erie County, NY; died on 4 Mar 1888 in Amherst, Erie County, NY.
2. STALEY, Catharine Ann was born in Oct 1830 in New York; died in 1902 in New York.
3. STALEY, Anna M was born on 8 May 1843; died on 25 Jun 1858; was buried in Skinnersville Cemetery, Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY.

Isaac married REID, Elizabeth on 26 Nov 1846 in Amherst, Erie County, NY. Elizabeth (daughter of REID, John and LANDIS, Fannie) was born on 5 Oct 1782 in Lancaster County, PA; died on 15 Apr 1854 in New York; was buried in Frick Cemetery, Eggertsville, Erie County New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. STALEY was born on 2 Jan 1849 in New York; died on 2 Jan 1849.
2. STALEY, Isaac R was born in Mar 1850 in Erie County, NY; died on 18 Dec 1884 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY.

Notes:

Could be in CHANCEFORD AND LOWER CHANCEFORD TOWNSHIPS, York County.

Town in PA could be Elizabeth, Lancaster Co.; This is NOT the same Christian as mentioned in Wythe County, VA. The Fact that he was born in 1768 and would have taken an oath of allegance on July 27, 1778 - he would have been 12 years old. Meanwhile, he was supposed to have died in Old Mount Airy, VA in 1796. Therefore, could not have father children after 1800. Believe his grandfather was Ulrich but his father was another of the sons and not Martin. Perhaps it was Jacob or Peter. Or could Ulrich have had a son, Christian, who was the father of a son by the same name.

2/2005-Obtained book "Some Descendants of Ulrich Stehley" by Joan Keller from library on interlibrary loan for 3 weeks. Found that a Jacob Staley has built a church in 1784 - St Luke's Lutheran in Chanceford Township, York, PA where many of the baptisms and marriages took place.

In 1803 Christian Staley purchased several pieces of property on "Buffalo Road" near "18 Mile Creek". Buffalo Road is now Main Street and, I believe, that "18 Mile Creek" is now known as Ransom Creek in Clarence. Showed him as being from Lancaster, PA on the deeds. Property being Township 11 Range 8. Also, John C Staley purchased property at the same time at the same Township and Range. Are they brothers?

1810 Census shows C Stailey in Buffalo, Niagara County, NY - Series: M252 Roll: 29 Page: 127

1800 Census shows Christian Stailey, Jr. in Elizabeth, Lancaster County, PA - Series: M32 Roll: 39 Page:
***** there is a Son with wife and father with children shown on this census - why is there no child named Christian??? Because Christian, Jr. had established his own household. Therefore, his father is also Christian.


1820 Census shows Christian Stailey in Greenwood, Perry County, PA - Series: M33 Roll: 104 Page: 361

Could this site be helpful - http://home.sprynet.com/~rstaley01/stn.htm

This reply from the man who has the above web site:
Hi Char
I doubt that this is the same man. My info shows Christian Staley of N.C. having children there in 1804, 1814, 1816, and 1823. None of the chidren's names are the ones you mentioned.
Robert Staley



-----Original Message-----
From: Charsoos@aol.com
Sent: Oct 17, 2006 9:12 PM
To: rstaley01@sprynet.com
Subject: Staley genealogy


Hi

I'm not sure if I have written to you before or not. I have a Christian Staley who was born in 1768 and has some children in Pennsylvania and others in New York State. My current information shows that the first of his children, Isaac, was born in 1801 in Lancaster County, PA. It appears that he was married in Lancaster, PA. Other children were: Jonas, Margaret, John Seba, Samuel, Elizabeth and Suzanna.

The records in Erie County, NY show that he purchased property in 1803 in Erie County.

Could this be your Christian Staley born between 1767 and 1772 in North Carolina????

Appreciate your assistance.

Char Soos

NOTE: In Skinnersville Cemetery there are two stones with the same dates one with the name of Christian Staley and one with Christian Stailey. The Christian Stailey has his wife, Margaret, next to him. The other Christian Staley is with the stones from John and Barbara.

Location of Skinnersville Road Cemetery - North Forest west of Millersport - south on Audubon Parkway - left at first signal which is Frontier Road - stones on left side of street in the far left hand corner - next to Neuman Chapel now part of UB used to be "The Little White Church - 1873" This was a community cemetery and not afflliated with any particular church.

Mary Wolf of St Paul Eggertsville (716-835-0407) is checking their records for me - 8/20/2007. This is the Lutheran church closest to the cemetery.

Christian married MargaretLancaster County, PA. Margaret was born in PA; died on 30 Dec 1855 in Amherst, Erie County, NY; was buried in Skinnersville Cemetery, Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This is his father because in the 1800 census Christian Staley 1768 is listed as a "Jun" junior. That would make his father also Christian.

In the same township - Elizabeth - shows a Christian 45 and over with a son 16 thru 25, wife 45 and over and 2 daughters ages 16 to 25 on the 1800 census.

From Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834, Lancaster Co. :

July 12, 1797 May 30, 1809
STAHLEY, CHRISTIAN

Wife. Elizabeth Stahley. Children: Christian, Jacob, John, Benjamin,
Abraham, Anna wife of Abraham Day, Catharine wife of John Illig.
Ex. Christian, Jacob, John, Benj. and Abraham Stahley. Elizabeth Twp.1. Linda B. Morin at LinLB5@Ashlandnet.net 4 Nov 03Note:There is a Dauphin County, PA deed i n 1786 B-I: 34 between Christian STEHLY and wife Elizabeth of Lancaster County, PA to Samuel JON ES and Valentine SHOUFTER (sp?)of Dauphin County, PA which explains how the land was passed fro m Ulrich STEHLY to his children: Martin, Abraham, Jacob, Barbara BOYER, Mary GERBER, Fronic a KOBER, and Peter. A few lines later the list of heirs included Christian GERBER and Kedy(? ) KOBER. I was researching the GERBER line, but thought that the list of spouses would be o f interest to others as well.

Will probated 5/30/1809 showing he died 7/12/1797 in Lancaster Co Page 1007 showing wife and children with spouses of the girls. Name listed as Stahley.

Christian married Elizabeth about 1750. Elizabeth was born about 1729 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

For more information see the book by Joan Eileen (Butts) Keller, Hemlock, MI - staleygeni@aol.com - Joan has requested I take down the site which contained data from her book on 9/12/2007. That site also contained other related information.

Ulrich married Anna about 1724 in Canton Berne, Guggisberg, Switzerland. Anna and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]