Abraham STOOKEY
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Will of Jacob Stookey (brother of Abraham)
History of Grant and Hardy Counties, WV, by E.L. Judy.
ESTATE SETTLEMENT: of Abraham Stookey; #32508-57, bk 3, p 128-129. BOOK: Hist. of Grant & Hardy Cos., West Virginia by E. L. Judy; pgs. 307, 179. INVENTORY: dated 10 Dec 1816; Hardy Co., W. Va.; FHL film #22405. BOOK: "Shobe Family Connections" (250 years in America) 1737-1987. Compiled by Joyce E. Shobe Allen, Witchita, Kansas. pg. 7 Abraham Stookey fought in the Revolutionary War, as found on the U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Appliction Abraham Stookey and his wife, Eve/Eva Barbara, burned to death in their house fire in 1802, after rescuing their nine children.
BOOK: "Welton Workbook" compiled by Edward E. Hall, pg. 433. BOOK: "Shobe Family Connections" (250 years in America) 1737-1987. by Joyce E. SHOBE ALLEN, Wichita, Kansas. ANCESTRAL FILE: Ver 4.19; (AFN:S1H4-9J)
ESTATE SETTLEMENT: of Abraham Stookey; #32598-57; bk 3, p 128-129.
Other spelling of surname: STUCKEY PROBATE: Will dated: 5 Dec. 1857; Will proved: 1 Mar 1858, Hardy Co., Va.; Estate Settlement of Abraham STOOKEY, Hardy Co., Virginia, FHL #0250007; CENSUS: Hardy Co., Virginia, 1850 FHL #0444940; BOOK: "Welton Workbook" compiled by Edward E. Hall, pg. 433. BOOKLET: "Welton Family", Grant Co. Lib., Petersburg, West Va.
BOOK: "Hist. of Grant & Hardy Counties, West Virginia" by E.L. Judy. Pg. 82 - Listed as child of Abraham STOOKEY in will of Jacob STOOKEY, bro. of Abraham. Pg. 179, 244. IGI: West Va. Batch #693241/66 BOOK: "Welton Workbook" compiled by Edward E. Hall, pg. 434, 435.
He married Eva Barbara Shobe Abt 1775 at Virginia . Eva Barbara Shobe was born at Hardy, Virginia Abt 1755 daughter of Jacob Shobe and Anna Barbara Heyer .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Jacob Stookey
born 1 May 1778.
Daniel Stookey
born 1780.
Mary Stookey
born 20 Aug 1781.
Clary Stookey
born Abt 1783.
Sarah Stookey
born Abt 1785.
Hannah Stookey
born 4 Feb 1787.
Dorothy Stookey
born Abt 1790.
Elizabeth Stookey
born Abt 1791.
Susannah Stookey
born 17 Sep 1793.
Benjamin Stookey
born Abt 1795.
David Stookey
born Abt 1797.
Abraham Stookey died 1802 at Hardy, Virginia .
Eva Barbara Shobe died 1802 at Hardy, Virginia .