West Virginia Pioneers
Mary "Polly" Staats
1814 - 1893 (79 years)-
Name Mary "Polly" Staats Born 14 Mar 1814 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia 
[1] Gender Female Died 14 Mar 1893 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Person ID I718 WVPioneers Last Modified 2 Sep 2014
Father Cornelius Staats, b. 1790, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1814 (Age 24 years) Mother 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.
Family ID F271 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family James Chancey, b. 5 Aug 1817, Wood County, West Virginia, USA , d. 9 Aug 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 58 years) Married 27 Apr 1837 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3, 4] Notes
JCMR
James Chancy
Mary Staats
4/27/1837
1840 Jackson, VA
1m 0-5
1m 20-30
1f 0-5
1f 20-30
1850 Jackson, VA pg 49, # 358-362
Chancey James 35 M Farmer Va
Chancey Polly 36 F Va
Chancey Riley 14 M Va
Chancey Caroline 12 F Va
Chancey Anne E 8 F Va
Chancey John 6 M Va
Chancey Rozzle 4 M Va
Chancey Isaac 2 M Va
1860 Jackson, VA pg 111, #1034-972
James, 43
Mary 45
Caroline, 20
Ann E, 18
John 17
Roswell, 13
Isaac S 9
Hiram 7
James Jr 3
1870 Mill Creek Dist , Jackson, WV# 313
James Sr, 52
Mary 53
John J, 25
Ann Elizabeth, 27
James Jr, 14
Roswell, 22
Martha 8
1870 Isaac is living with William
1880 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia all born WV WV WV
Chancy, John 30
Emaly 27
Leanza 5 da
William T 3 son
Almeda G 3/12 Mar da
Mary 65 mother
Ann E 38 sis
James 21 bro
Buried Mt Calvary, Cedar Lakes Drive, Jackson Co, WV
Children 1. William Riley Chancey, b. Abt 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown2. Caroline Chancey, b. 9 Feb 1840, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 26 Aug 1902, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 62 years)3. Anne Elizabeth Chancey, b. Abt 1841, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 9 Oct 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 40 years)4. John J Chancey, b. 11 May 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 5 Mar 1932 (Age 87 years)5. Hiram Chancey, b. Mar 1845, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown6. Roswell Chancey, b. Abt 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown7. Isaac S Chancey, b. 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 31 Aug 1931, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)8. Letha Chancey, b. 22 Jan 1854, d. 5 Jan 1857, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 2 years)9. James Chancey, b. 1858, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1917 (Age 59 years)10. Martha L Chancey, b. 9 Oct 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Mar 1932, Wood County, West Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)Family ID F750 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 14 Mar 1814 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia 
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