WILLIAM STANTON II

William Stanton Jr. was born about 1750 in Culpeper Co VA. William married Lucy Blackwell Sept

24,1773 [Fauquier Co Marriage Bonds Vol1 #4 Pg 491] Lucy Blackwell is the daughter of Joseph

and Lucy Steptoe Blackwell. William was the son of William Stanton Sr. and Diana Field Stanton.

Culpeper County was a fairly new county at the time of William's birth. Culpeper County was cut

off from Orange County, by an act of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1748, effective 1749,

when the first county court convened. Culpeper's rolling hills border the Blue-Ridge Mountains

on the West and are drained by tributaries of the Rappahannock and Rapid Anne rivers, which

form partial boundaries on the north, south and east.

William Stanton was about 13 years old when his father died. The year was 1763. William Sr,

his sister Sarah and his mother Diana were living in Culpeper County and Williams Grandfather

Henry Field played a role in William's life as he grew up.

1770 Sep. 14 Indenture between Goodrich Lightfoot and Susannah his wife of Culpeper County and

Henry Shorter of same of one part. ... in consideration /s/ Diana Stanton, William Stanton Jr.

Wit. H. Field (Culpeper Co VA Deed Book F Pg 139-140)

In the 1770's, Culpeper, like most of Virginia, was rural and dependant upon agriculture. Its

rolling hills were dotted with fields, woods and pasture. Culpeper was a middle ground between

the cultured East and the untamed West. On one side; bustling coastal counties whose large

plantations, handsome mansions and towns could rival any in England. And on the other; a great

wilderness lay just over the mountains to the west, where only a handful of fortified settlements

defied nature and hostile natives.

To be SOLD on the Premise, to the highest Bidder, the 16th of November 1772

THREE HUNDRED ACRES of LAND, with notable RIVER MILL known by the name of Stanton's, which

is on the North River, which is about 20 miles from Fredericksburg and Falmouth, and

convenient to the Roads that lead to either of those Towns. She is suitable for a Merchant Mill,

was rebuilt two Years ago, With two Pair of Stones on a Floor, and a Bolting Cloth all going by

Water. Any Gentleman that is inclined to purchase a Merchant Mill cannot suit himself better, as

Nature as wrought to much in the Conveniency of the Place for a Mill, that the certainly will be

a Mill to the End of Times. Her Dam is now just rebuilt, and was built about twenty years ago.

The Land is well timbered, but has no Improvements, excepting about the Mill, and these but

trifling to mention. One Half of the Purchase Money to be paid down on the Day of the Sale, the

other Half that Day Twelvemonth. The Sale will begin at one o'clock and if not sold that day,

will be sold any Time after at Private Sale. A Plan of the land will be shown on the Day of Sale.

Good Security will be required of the Purchaser, who will have a undeniable Title made to him by 

DIANA STANTON.. WILLIAM STANTON CULPEPER Oct 8th 1772 ( 1772 Oct 22 Publisher, Purdy and Dixon Pg

2 Col 3)                            

1773 Dec. 20 p. 113-115 Indenture bet. Henry Field Jr. and Mary his wife of Culpeper Co. of one

part and William Stanton Jr. of same, witness the said Henry Field and Mary granted unto said Wm.

Stanton land in said co., part of a tract given by Henry Field Sr. and Esther his wife to Henry

Field Jr. ... /s/ Henry Field Jr., Mary Field. Wit. Lawr. Slaughter, Henry James, Francis Gaines

16 May 1774 Wm Stanton and wife Lucy purchased 128 acres Culpeper Co

   May 1774 Wm and Lucy sell 600A, a tract formerly granted to Thomas Stanton to Robert Slaughter

1776 Apr 16. This indenture tripartie bet. William Slaughter of Culpeper. of the 1st part, Henry

Field Jr. and James Slaughter of same Co. of 2nd part and Robert Slaughter and Sarah, his wife,

sister of the said William Stanton of the 3rd part, witnesseth that the said William Stanton in

consideration of a marriage help bet. the said Robert and Sarah ---- in consideration that the

Father of the said William and Sarah died intestate and --- no part of the Slaves descended to

the said William --- or given to the said Sarah hath granted over to said Henry Field Jr. and

James Slaughter as Trustees for the use of the said Sarah and during her life and after death

for the use of Robert Slaughter (skipped rest) Deed Book H Pg?

Strode, John. Grantee 9 December 1776.Culpeper County.84 acres adjoining Wm. Stanton and others

Northern Neck Grants Q, 1775-1778, p. 72 (Reel 297)

William Stanton served in the Culpeper Co Militia

(Executive papers 1770-1776, Index, Rev. Soldier of VA Vol 8 pg 415)

The following are signers of Culpeper County legislative petitions in the 1770's on record in

the Virginia State Library, they are presumed to have been Minutemen. (Culpeper Co. His.

Society, p.39-41)

William Stanton

At the Virginia convention held May 1775, in Richmond, the Colony of Virginia was divided into 16

districts and each district instructed to raise and discipline a battalion of men "to march at a

minute's notice." Culpeper, Fauquier and Orange counties, forming one district, raised a cadre of

350 men, 150 men from Culpeper, 100 from Orange and 100 from Fauquier, called the Culpeper Minute

Men. Organized July 17, 1775, under a large oak tree in "Clayton's old field" (later known as

Catalpa Farm).

The Committee of Safety commissioned Lawrence Taliafero, of Orange, to be the Colonel; Edward

Stevens, of Culpeper, to be the Lieutenant Colonel; and Thomas Marshall of Fauquier to be the

Major of this Battalion. They also commissioned ten Captains for the Companies which were to

make up the Battalion, among them were: John Jamieson, then Clerk of Culpeper County and a

member of the Committee of Safety; Philip Clayton; James Slaughter; George Slaughter; and Capt.

McClanahan, A Baptist minister, who regularly preached to his troops. (It was the custom then

to put all the Baptists in one Company, for they were among the most strenuous supporters of

liberty, The Methodists went into another, according to the wishes of the Committee of Safety

which recommended that the different religious denominations each organize companies of their

own kind.) They adopted uniforms consisting of hunting shirts of strong, brown lines, dyed with

an extract of the leaves of trees (probably the broad of oak leaves). On the breast of each

shirt was worked in large white letters the words: "LIBERTY OR DEATH." (A wag of the times said

that this was too severe for him, but that he would enlist if they could change the motto to

"Liberty or be Crippled." Their flag had a rattlesnake with 13 rattles, coiled in the center,

read to strike. Underneath it were the words: "DON'T TREAD ON ME." On either side were the words:

"LIBERTY OR DEATH." And at the top "THE CULPEPER MINUTE MEN." The Minute Men took part in the

Battle of Great Bridge, the first Revolutionary battle on Virginia soil. No sooner were they

formed than the companies of Culpeper Minute Men were absorbed into regiments of the Continental

Line, and by Act of Assembly in October 1776, they were dissolved and merged into the militia.

Several original Culpeper Minute Men were sufferers at Valley Forge.

Culpeper Minute Men organized in May 1775, and served courageously in the first Revolutionary

Battle in Virginia at Great Bridge, near Norfolk. After the War, this unit designation was not

disbanded, and men were still assigned to in 1806.

The Battle of Great Bridge

December 9, 1775

In April of 1775, an increasingly wary Lord Dunmore, the colonial governor of Virginia,

raided the Williamsburg magazine and seized all of the gunpowder. The anger of the local

populace caused Dunmore to repair with his family to a British ship. By mid-May, tempers

had subsided sufficiently that Dunmore returned his family to the palace. Within two weeks,

he again feared for their safety and sent his family to England in the face of the rising

revolution in Virginia. Dunmore considered that a state of near anarchy was extant in

Williamsburg and after brief forays into Yorktown and Hampton, finally raised his standard

in Norfolk in early autumn of 1775. Norfolk was considered a "nest of Tories" but Dunmore

found it necessary to declare martial law in the new seat of ministerial power for the Old

Dominion. His troops began a series of outrages against the people of lower Tidewater. Raids

were conducted against local arsenals and weapons were confiscated. The local press was shut

down when it became critical of the Governor. The plunder of Norfolk and Princess Anne

Counties by British troops aroused such anger with the citizenry that the intimidated Lord

Dunmore established his residence and headquarters on British ships anchored in the harbor.

A Virginia Gazette article in September pleased the patriot readers in reporting that when

a hurricane swept through Norfolk, Lord Dunmore tumbled into the water but was rescued. The

editor opined that "those who are born to be h___d, will never be drowned. " Great Bridge,

nine miles south of Norfolk where the Carolina Road bridges the Southern Branch of the

Elizabeth River, was the only land access to Norfolk and, as such, became the focus of

Dunmore's defense strategy. In November, Dunmore directed that a fort with breastworks be

constructed and manned at the northern end of the long bridge, or great bridge, to secure

Norfolk from approach by land. The patriots, under the direction of Colonel William Woodford,

had erected a breastwork or redoubt across the road some 500 yards south of the bridge beyond

another smaller bridge. Barricades were also thrown up on the southern shore of the river on

the western flank of the patriot breastwork. The shabby British fort, christened Fort Murray

for Lord Dunmore who was John Murray, was hastily built on the edge of a marsh and immediately

dubbed the "hogpen" by patriot observers. Tories in Norfolk were armed, indentured persons

released for service and runaway slaves granted freedom in exchange for enlistment in Dunmore's

Ethiopian Regiment. The number of patriot forces grew as units from all over Virginia moved

toward Great Bridge. An alarmed Dunmore strengthened his presence at the fort and in adjacent

areas along the Elizabeth River. Woodford, considered overly cautious by his officers,

declined their advice to move across the bridge against the British. He was mindful of the

field pieces that were trained on the open area leading to the bridge that the "shirtmen"

(patriots) would have to cross to attack the fort. The British were unsure of the patriot

strength and confined their probing and skirmishes to adjacent sites. The stalemate was broken

when Lord Dunmore acted on false information about patriot strength and ordered an attack across

the bridge. One of the units recently arrived at Great Bridge was the Culpeper Regiment under

Major Thomas Marshall. His son, John, the future Chief Justice of the United States was also

there with the Regiment. Col. Woodford later reported that Major Marshall's black manservant

had, by design, deserted to volunteer for loyal service in order to inform the British that

only 300 shirtmen were then present at the bridge but great numbers were expected soon from

North Carolina. The number of patriots at Great Bridge is difficult to ascertain., but it was recorded

that at the patriot breastwork during the battle, forces under the command of Lt. Travis numbered

"70 or 80." A force of up to 900 men may have been present, but the short engagement precluded the

participation of all as they were encamped over 400 yards away.

The Battle

Early in the morning of December 9-11, as the Virginians had beaten reveille, British Captain

Fordyce led a force of sixty grenadiers and a corps of regulars across the bridge. With two

cannons that had been brought onto the island, Fordyce pushed toward the patriot redoubt.

Patriot Lieutenant Travis ordered his men to hold fire until the British force of some 120 men

was within fifty yards. Without response, the British believed that the redoubt was abandoned

and Lt. Fordyce, with a wave of his hat, shouted "the day is our own." and rushed toward the

redoubt. As Fordyce and his troops drew close to the patriot position, some eighty patriots

rose up, took sure aim, and delivered a devastating volley at the approaching troops. Fordyce

fell with fourteen bullets only fifteen steps from the breastwork. Numerous British

fell and the remainder retreated in confusion. British field pieces at the bridge continued to

fire but reinforcements of the patriot breastwork and crossfire from the flanking patriot

positions discouraged any further advances by the British. In some twenty-five minutes, Dunmore's

attempt to quash patriot buildup near Norfolk was emphatically turned back. Following a "truce"

to permit the British to remove wounded and killed from the island, the loyal forces sneaked out

in the night to return to the ships at Norfolk. Several wounded British were treated by the

patriots and Lt. Charles Fordyce was buried with full military honors by the patriots near the

site of the battle. Casualty estimates ranged from Dunmore's "official" sixty-two killed or

wounded to an escaped patriot's report that the British losses totaled 102. A single patriot

casualty was a slight wound to the thumb. The Battle of Great Bridge was short but decisive. One

of his own troops recorded that "His Lordship has much to answer for - besides sacrificing a

handful of brave men. he has ruined every Friend of Government in this Colony & done the Cause

much Disservice." A young British officer described the battle as *"an absurd, ridiculous and

unnecessary attack., and extravagant folly." After a series of skirmishes between loyalist and

patriot forces, Dunmore realized that he could not hold Norfolk. On January 1, 1776, he elected

to withdraw from his refuge at Norfolk, but not before shelling the town that had been, at one

time, a bastion of loyalty. Many of the loyalists left with Dunmore, but many remained amidst

the ruins of the city. After five months aboard the ships of the British fleet in coastal waters

attempting to maintain a presence in the colony he governed, Lord Dunmore and his entourage,

finally, in the summer of 1776, fled northward to New York and thence to England. The Battle of

Great Bridge was the beginning of the end for the British in the Old Dominion. Some have

mistakenly labeled it as the *"Bunker Hill of the South." It would be more appropriately named

the "Concord of the South."

“Col. William Woodford, in charge of the second Virginia Regiment, was gathering forces at Great

Bridge of minute men from Fauquier, Augusta and Culpepper Counties, in the western part of the

Colony as well as volunteers from Princess Anne and Norfolk Counties. Woodford reported two

hundred fifty Carolina men arriving under Colonel Vail "composed of regulars, minute men, militia

and volunteers..." The Virginia Gazette reported "150 gentlemen volunteers had marched to Virginia

from North Carolina on hearing of Lord Dunmore's insolences and outrages”

In 1833, Shadrach Barnes applied for Pension and in among his papers it was said:

“On Sept. 1, 1779 the said pensioner again substituted himself for his father Francis Barnes for

a tour of 3 months duration to serve in the capacity of a private in the Virginia militia in the

company under Capt. Wm. Stanton and in the regiment under command of Col Thornton. He joined his

regiment at Culpeper Court house in Culpeper County Virginia and from there they then marched to

Holts Forge on the Rapannanock River, near the town of Fredericksburg. He was again honorably

discharged at the said Forge Feb. 1, 1780 verbally by the said Capt. Stanton and he then went

home to his father in Culpeper County”

In March 1833 Philemon Yancey applies for Pension and in among his papers it was said:

Philemon Yancey enlisted 1779 as substitute for his father, and served 18 months under Capt.

Wm Stanton, Col John Stubblefield in the Virginia regiment, during which he marched south,

was in the battle of Camden and later marched with prisoners to New Kent County Va where he

was discharged. He enlisted shortly after his return to Culpeper Co., Va, served as a private

in Capt. Thomas Blackwell's company, Col Edmonds's Va regiment, was in the siege of Yorktown

and was discharged shortly after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis

Philemon Yancey entered the service of the United States sometime in the summer or fall of 1779

as substitute for his father Philemon Yancey (who was drafted for eighteen months under the act

of the Virginia Legislature of May 1779 to be placed on the [footing?] of the regular troops on

the Continental Line) under Captain William Stanton in the county of Culpeper, Virginia where

his said father resided. His company was attached to the regiment commanded by Colonel Stubblefield.

He recollects that when he entered the service aforesaid he was examined by Colonel James Barbour

and Major Terrell before he was received as a substitute as [aforesaid?]

During its session begun in May 1780 the General Assembly passed an act authorizing the governor to

impress supplies needed by the American army. The governor appointed commissioners of the provision

law in each locality to carry out the terms of the act. The commissioner, when he impressed property,

gave the owner a certificate describing what was taken. Between 1781 and 1783 county courts held

special sessions at which certificates were presented and authenticated, and booklets listing

authenticated certificates were compiled and sent to Richmond for settlement. Two commissioners

appointed to settle the claims recorded those for which they authorized payment, and warrants were

issued by the auditor of public accounts

William Stanton

1780 12 Oct Adam Banks 34 acres on The Rapidan River adjoining Wm Stanton and Isaac Smith

(Culpeper Co VA N.N. Grants p 126)

Revolutionary War Public Service Claims, During its session begun in October 1780 the General

Assembly passed an act designed to fill the state’s quota of troops for the Continental Army

by drafting militiamen to serve for eighteen months. Culpeper County was required to supply

106 men. This was done by dividing the militia into 106 classes and drafting a man from each

class by lot.

William Stanton

13 Mar 1781 William Stanton rents farm from John Proctor

1782 William STANTON taxed for 18 slaves, 9 horses, 31 cattle Pg 15
[Note that he is not taxed as a tithable here on Elijah Kirtley's List.]

1783 William Shows up on the “Virginia Taxpayers (1782-1787 ) Pg 26

William Stanton.....(29 Slaves 11 horses, 38 Cattle, and 4 wheels.) Culpeper Co 1783

James Hordes Gent. List:

Ned, Ben, Tam, James, Jean, Dick, Milly, Frank, Daniel, Reggy, Cloe, Bett, Amy, Harry, Joe, Tom,

Ambrose, Willis, Charles, Rueben, Joseph, Andrew, Armistead,  Tithes; 1 stage wagon, George

Henry 5 cattle, Bob Wright, 3 horses

1790 July 9 Roberts, Joseph. grantee.  9 July 1790. Culpeper County. 411 acres adjoining Wm.

Stanton, Henry Field, and others Northern Neck Grants U, 1789-1790, p. 607-608 (Reel 300). 

1790 Wm Stanton of Culpeper owes William Churchill of Middlesex six hundred pounds.

1791  STYLE : McCoull vs Staunton

PLAINTIFF(s) : Neil McCoull

DEFENDANT(s) : William Staunton

PLACES MENTIONED : Culpeper

REMARK(s) : Construction - James, carpenter

Death ref. - abates April 1791 by Neil McCoull's death

Slave - James, property of Neil McCoull

CITATION : McCoull vs Staunton / 1791 / CR-DC-L / 672

Virginia Court Records

1791 Stanton Vs Richards (Record ID: 672-60)

Defendant: Humphrey Richards, John Richards

Locality: Culpeper Co.

Plaintiff: William Stanton; Robert Latham Jr. 

26 Apr 1791 Wm Stanton and Lucy his wife sold land to Jacob Pickering

(Same time frame) Stanton to Woodrow

f1792 Feb 27 From William STANTON of Culpeper County, Virginia and Lucy his wife to Humphrey RICHARDS

William and Lucy STANTON grant to said Humphrey RICHARDS a certain tract of land in Fauquier County

to contain about 1140 acres purchased by William STANTON of Armistead CHURCHILL recorded Feb 27, 1792

(Fauquier County, Virginia Deed Book 10 page 436 May 4, 1791)

6 Sep 1794  Lathan Jr sells land to Stanton

Virginia Court Records

1795 Roberts vs Stanton  (Record ID: 389-4)

Defendant: William Stanton

Locality: Culpeper Co.

Plaintiff: Joseph Roberts

Virginia Court Records

1796 Day vs Stanton  (Record ID: 390-42)

Defendant: William Stanton

Locality: Culpeper Co.

Plaintiff: Benjamin Day

12 Oct 1797 William Stanton Justice of Culpeper County

Virginia Herald 1787-1876 This information is on William Stanton and Slaughter Stanton,

which was William Stanton’s nephew. I believe this was in Culpeper Co.

Stanton William sale 05 Jul 1792

Stanton William sale 26 Apr 1792

Stanton William Sale 17 Jan 1793

1799 Fauquier Co Tax List

                                          Negroes Negroes of         Carriage Wheels

Persons Chargeable   Names of Tithables   # Free     16+       12-15                 

William Stanton John Stanton                2        20          1          13

William Stanton Jr                          1         3                      1

Virginia Court Records

1801 Day Vs Stanton (Record ID: 561-47)

Plaintiff: Benjamin Day

Defendant: William Stanton; William Stanton Jr  

Locality: Fauquier Co

Remarks: Slave Willis and Henry; property of William Stanton

Stanton Vs Commonwealth

William Stanton Culpeper Co

Remark: Grant Edmund Hsaell of Spotsylvania 1734

Inquistion of escheat of lands of Edmund Hasell - Culpeper Co - 1801

1802 Jan 31 Wilkes Co GA Stanton Vs Day

1804 Feb 2 Wilkes Co GA Stanton Vs Day

1811 Diana Field Stanton left a will (Culpeper records, W.B.F. p. 329), dated Sept. 26, 1794,

probated Dec. 16, 1811, in which she mentions son William, his children Henry and Betsy Stanton,

and her grandson Stanton Slaughter, son of Robert Slaughter

The above information is where it seems to have stopped for William and Lucy Stanton in Virginia.

In 1811 William would have been about 61 years old. Several Stanton researchers believe that

William and some of his children when leaving Virginia had gone to South Carolina, while William

the 111 had gone to Kentucky. There’s a possibility that William and Lucy went to Edgefield Co

SC and then to Richmond Co GA to Columbia Co GA. where William possibly died.

Sons Joseph Blackwell Stanton had Married Lucy T. Howell on 01 Mar 1810 in Richmond County GA while

son Henry Stanton married Martha Ann Stallings on Oct 29 1811 in Richmond County GA and

2^nd Henry married Lucinda Foster on June 26 1817.

1810 STANTON WILLIAM Edgefield District SC 65

3 males 1 between 16 -25; 1 male 26-45 ; 1 male 45 & up; 16 slaves.

The 1810 Edgefield Co SC reading indicates that Lucy may of died before then.

1810 STANTON JOSEPH B Edgefield District SC 65

Joseph B. Stanton: 1 male 16-25yrs & 1 female 16-25 & 1 slave 

1812 Franklin County, Ga., records shows that "James Brooks of Franklin County, Ga." appointed   

James Martin his attorney to "recover and receive from William Stanton of SC County of Pendleton,

(to wit) four Negro slaves named as follows, Bill, Jacob, Frank and George, children of a certain

Negro woman Slave called Dina given by Simon Thomasson dec'd, when a child to his daughter Margaret

Thomasson, whom the said James Brooks afterwards married, which said Negroes I claim as my just

rights to me and my heirs forever." that right was held from  him by William Stanton. Thomas Stanton

was named Ex. of the will of Simon Thomasson in Chatham County, NC. The fact that he does not say he

claims the Negroes as the right of his wife, Margaret, is more evidence that she is dead, and that

he was claiming the Negroes for himself and his heirs. This record was dated Jan. 13, 1812.”

Virginia Court Records

1815 Barnett vs Landrum (Record ID: 39-16)

Defendant: James Landrum; Alexander Brink; Daniel F. Strother; George F. Strother; Lucy Strother;

Daniel Gray; Polly Gray; John Evans; Gillie Evans; Nimrod Evans; Elizabeth Evans; Margaret Slaughter

(decd); Philip Slaughter; French Strother (decd); Philagathus Roberts; Lenah Roberts; Boanarger

Roberts (aka Boenargis Roberts); William Roberts; Benjamin Roberts; Alfred Roberts; Elizabeth

Roberts; Susanna Roberts; Joseph Roberts (decd); Alexander Brink (aka Alexander Brinck) 

Deponet/Affiant: William Richards

Grant: George William Fairfax lands claimed by William Stanton

Locality: Culpeper Co; Fredrick Co KY

Marriage:  Philip Slaughter -mr- Peggy Strother, daughter of French Strother

Marriage:  John Evans -mr- Gilley Strother, daughter of French Strother 

Marriage:  Daniel Gray -mr- Polly Strother, daughter of French Strother 

Marriage:  Benjamin N. Barnett -mr- FNU Richards, daughter of William Richards

Plaintiff: Benjamin N Barnett

Columbia Co GA was created in 1790 from Richmond Co GA

3-4-1818: p oo3 col 02 Georgia, Columbia County

Whereas, Henry Stanton has applied for letters of administration on the estate and effects of William

Stanton, deceased, these are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors

of said deceased to be and appear at my office within the time allowed by law, to shew cause, if any

they have, why said letters of administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 21st

day of February 1818. A. Crawford, cl'k March 4th

8-19-1818 p. 003 col 03

All persons indebted to the estate of Col. William Stanton, deceased of Columbia County, are

requested to make immediate payment; and those to whom the estate is indebted will please

present their claims legally attested for settlement. Henry Stanton, adm'r August 15

 Children of William and Lucy Stanton

 1 HENRY STANTON born 1774 Culpeper Co VA. Henry Stanton married 1^st Martha Ann Stallings Oct 29

   1811 Richmond County Georgia, 2^nd Henry married Lucinda Foster on June 26 1817 Richmond County

   GA

   On 20 Mar 1815, Henry Stanton of Columbia Co.,GA, sold for $42 to Thomas Pierce 1/6th part

   of a fishery on the Savannah River above the mouth of Stephen's Creek known by the name of

   Delaughter's fishery.  Witnessed by Justice Charles Hammond and John C. Garrett. Steven's

   Creek drains into the Savannah River about ten miles up river from Augusta, GA. Edgefield

   Co. SC Deed Book 32, p. 305

   Mar 4 1818: p oo3 col 02 Georgia, Columbia County

   Whereas, Henry Stanton has applied for letters of administration on the estate and effects

   of William Stanton, deceased, these are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the

   kindred and creditors of said deceased to be and appear at my office within the time allowed

   by law, to shew cause, if any they have, why said letters of administration should not be

   granted.  Given under my hand, this 21st day of February 1818. A. Crawford, cl'k March 4th

   Aug 19 1818 p. 003 col 03

   All persons indebted to the estate of Col. William Stanton, deceased of Columbia County,

   are requested to make immediate payment; and those to whom the estate is indebted will

   please present their claims legally attested for settlement. Henry Stanton, adm'r August 15

   1820 STANTON HENRY Columbia Co GA Dist 1 55 01001-00101 (26-44)

   1 FEMALE STANTON born 1795-1804

   2 MALE STANTON born 1805-1810

 2 WILLIAM STANTON born abt 1776 Culpeper Co VA...............................

  3 JOSEPH BLACKWELL STANTON born 1778 Culpeper Co VA. Joseph married 1st Grace Arlington, 2nd

    Lucy T. Howell on 01 Mar 1810 in Richmond County, Georgia. Joseph died in Haywood County TN

    on Feb. 29, 1860

    1820 Stanton Joseph B Richland Co SC 99 000120-20010

    1840 Stanton Joseph B Haywood Co TN 00000001 (50-60)-0000001 (40-50)

    1850 STANTON JOSEPH B Haywood Co TN 75

    Joseph B Stanton 63 WM Farmer VA

    Lucy E           58 WF        GA

    Joseph Ware       6 WM        TN

    1850 ADAMS NATHAN Haywood Co TN 77

    Nathan Adams 40 WM Farmer Ireland

    G A H        38 WF        SC

   Goodspeed, History of Tennessee, Haywood County, 1887
   Stanton, situated on the Memphis division of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad twelve

   miles southwest of Brownsville, was named after Joseph B. Stanton, an old settler, on

   whose land the village was located in 1856. F. W. Cbainey erected the first house for a

   store-room in 1856, and was the first postmaster, the office being established that year.

   The village has had a slow growth. It now contains two dry goods stores, two drug stores,

   three groceries, two saloons, a grist-mill and cotton-gin, a wheelwright and black- smith

   shop, a livery stable, undertaker's shop, three churches-Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian

   - two colored churches, and two schools-one white and one colored.

   Circa 1830, Joseph Blackwell Stanton was buying land in the area for approximately $3.50 an

   acre. Wesley did not grow fast, 40 families in 1830 and only 56 in 1850. Joseph B. Stanton

   is said to have used his money and influence to bring the railroad through his land and by-

   pass Wesley, thus creating the new town of Stanton.

   Joseph B. Stanton was born in 1778. m. Lucy Taylor Howell in Richmond Co. Ga. In 1820 census

   of Richland Co., SC, he and family lived there before coming to Stanton, Haywood County, TN.

   Came in early 1830's. Founded the town of Stanton, TN in 1856. Died on Feb. 29, 1860 at age

   of 73. Lucy died on Oct. 22, 1852 at age of 60. They had one daughter, Grace Arrington Howell

   Stanton, who was born in SC. She married Nathan Adams, Born in Stabane, Ireland, but grew up

   in Nashville, Tn.  He came to Haywood County, married Grace Stanton on June 13,1833. They had

   no children therefore no descendants. Grace died in 1877 and Nathan in 1881.

  4 SARAH STANTON born 1780 Culpeper Co VA. Sarah married Thornton Buckner 1791 Fauquier Co Va.

    Fauquier County, Virginia - Soldiers in the Revolution

    Buckner,  Thornton

    1810 BUCKNER THORNTON Fauquier Co VA 362 10010-30010

    1820 BUCKNER THORNTON Fauquier Co VA 100101-42010--162-433

  5 ELIZABETH STANTON born 1782 Culpeper Co VA. Elizabeth was referred to as Betsy at the age

    of 29 in her grandmother, Diana Stanton’s will dated 1811. Betsy was listed as a Stanton,

    so maybe she never married or perhaps her name didn’t change ? In 1800 Orange Co VA an

    Elizabeth married a Taylor Stanton… and an Elizabeth Stanton married a James Clemmon

    1810 TAYLOR STANTON Madison County VA 365 10010-30010-00

    1810 CLEMMONS JAMES Harrison County Ky  318 01010-1010-00

    There is also the possibility that Elizabeth Stanton that married Robert Ware Jr. Dec 20 1805

    Edgefield Co SC.

     NOTE: Thoughts from other Stanton Researchers:

          Seeking information on ELIZABETH STANTON (b. unk and d. after Jan. 1 1834) who married

    ROBERT WARE, JR, son of Capt. Robt. Ware, on Dec. 20, 1805 in Edgefield District. JOSEPH B.

    STANTON, who shows as marrying in Richmond County, GA. and in family documents, is possibly

    her brother. I would appreciate any info on the parents/siblings of Elizabeth Stanton and

    same for Joseph. I definitely feel there is a connection. Thank you.

    I'm not sure yet about when or how many in the family came to the Edgefield, SC area. I also

    do not have a birth date on Elizabeth yet. I do know that Joseph, John, and William Stanton

    were all enumerated in the Edgefield Census for 1810. They were neighbors of Capt. Robt. Ware,

    and Robert Ware, Jr., husband of my Elizabeth Stanton (married by Moses Waddell on Dec. 20,

    1805)