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	1. Elizabeth Jane STRALEY ( b. 1758, Frankfort, Germany) m1. William CALDWELL Sr. (b. 1 Feb 1704, Londonderry, Ireland; d. 17 Feb 1761, Cub Creek, CharCtyVA) c. 1769    Parents: John CALDWELL / Mary Margaret PHILLIPS   m2. Marshall Jacob BURTON (b. 1759; d. 1824) Children to William:   1. Alexander CALDWELL (b. c. 1757, Craigs Creek, BoteCtyVA; d. 15 June 1830, Easten, KnoxCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 2967182) m. Margaret LOONEY (b. c. 1758, BoteCtyVA; d. 5 Nov 1830, Easten, KnoxCtyTN) on 5 Jan 1778, Craig's Creek, BoteCtyVA   2. William CALDWELL Jr. (b. c. 1770, GileCtyVA; d. 23 Jan 1850, GileCtyVA m. Priscilla LOONEY "Peggy" (b. 1771) on 24 Mar 1789, Craig's Creek, BoteCtyVA   3. Martha CALDWELL (b. VA; d. 15 May 1802, Abbeville, AbbeCtySC)     4. Joseph Caldwell (b. 1778)     Children to Marshall:   1. Isaac BURTON (b. c. 1800, VA) m1. Margaret SNODGRASS "Peggy" (b. c. 1791) on 28 Apr 1821, GileCtyVA   m2. Barbara Croy DIAMOND (b. 1819, Montgomery, VA) on 28 Nov 1855, GileCtyVA   2. Polly BURTON (b. c. 1800-1805) m. John HARLESS in 1820   3. Sarah Ann BURTON "Sally" (b. 16 Apr 1824, GileCtyVA; d. c. 1875, GileCtyVA; Find-A-Grave 172272038, VA) m. William Riley ALBERT (b. 10 Jan 1824, GileCtyVA; d. 1870, GileCtyVA, age 45; Find-A-Grave 172271523, VA) in Apr 1847, GileCtyVA 7    Parents: Jacob Allen ALBERT / Mary Anna WILLIAMS   4. Frances BURTON (d. Sep 28, 1885) m. Berry BLANKENSHIP   Notes: Elizabeth J. Straley Caldwell/Burton is probably buried in Botetourt County, VA, on Craig's Creek. Marshall Burton's occupation is listed as a shoemaker & he fought in the 20th Virginia Regiment & General Scott's Brigade/12th Regiment during America's Revolutionary War. Alexander Caldwell served in Captain Henry Pauling's Militia of Botetourt County VA and fought at the Revolutionary War's Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. They then moved to TN. He and Margaret had 7 children. Alexander and William married sisters, Margaret and Peggy, daughters to Absalom LOONEY and Margaret MOORE.
	2. Andrew Straley (b. c. 1758, Lynchburg, CommCtyVA; d. c. 1841, New River, VA) m1. Sarah WATKINS (b. 2 Oct 1789, MontCtyVA) on 2 Oct 1789   m2. Sophia PARSON on 4 Oct 1796, MontCtyVA 5 Notes: Andrew was a (private) soldier in the American Revolutionary war. He entered the military AUG 1780 & served 18 months under Captain Epps in Colonel Buford's Regiment of the Virginia Line, which was attached to General Green's Brigade. Andrew was discharged at Warrens NC in 1782. (Entry prepared by David FRENCH, Giles County VA 08 SEPT 1819; Ref: Roll 779, Pension & bounty land files, entry no. 719, National Archives, Washington, DC). Andrew lived into his eighties, with his nephew, James Jacob Straley 8. Andrew outlived two wives and had no children of his own. There is a second record of marriage with Sophia (Mrs.) Parson, with a marriage date of July 1, 1796. Andrew shows up on the 1810 US Federal Census for Giles County, Virginia in a household with two white adults, one male, one female, over the age of 45. The census entry before Andrew is Jacob Straley's family.
	3. Catherine STRALEY (b. c. 1775, Lynchburg, CommCtyVA; d. Little Sandy, MorgCtyKY) m. William ADKINS (b. c. 1803, VA) Children:   1. Caswell ADKINS (b. 1801, VA) m. Margaret CONLEY "Peggy" (b. 1818, KY) on 17 Aug 1833, MorgCtyKY   2. Straley ADKINS (b. c. 1805, VA) m. Anedocia DAY "Annie" (b. 20 July 1827, MorgCtyKY) on 20 July 1827, MorgCtyKY   3. Harrison ADKINS m. Rebecca CLICK on 6 June 1843, MorgCtyKY   Notes: Catherine and William Adkins lived in Morgan and Elliott counties in Kentucky. Straley and Annie (Day) Adkins had 11 children. They lived in Morgan Kentucky. His grandson, Sgt Straley Adkins, died during the Civil War in 1862 in Whitesburg, LetcCtyKY. He was 19. He enlisted on 2 Oct 1861 at West Liberty, KY. He was in Company B., Kentucky 5th Regiment. He was promoted to full Sergeant and mustered out on 20 Jan 1862. He died that same year. What happened?
	4. Jacob STRALEY Jr. (II) (b. c. 1765, Lynchburg, CommCtyVA; d. bef. June 1835, GileCtyVA) m. Martha M. FRENCH in 1785, GileCtyVA Children:   1. Joseph C. STRALEY (b. Jan 14, 1804) m1. Susan FILLINGER m2. Jane P. BROWN   2. Charles M. STRALEY (b. c. 1795) m1. Betsy MCCOMAS m2. Martha WARNECK   3. John STRALEY (b. 1792) m. Elizabeth B. WILSON   4. Sarah STRALEY "Sallie" (b. 1788, VA) m.  Isaac FRENCH   5. James Jacob STRALEY III (b. c. 1790) m. Elizabeth VAUGHT   6. David STRALEY m. Elizabeth PERKINS   7. Daniel H. STRALEY (b. c. 1792, VA) m. Mary P. FRENCH   8. Rev. Jacob Lynch STRALEY III (b. bet. 1785 -1815, VA) m. Eliza BERGAN   9. Matthew French STRALEY (b. VA)     10. Leland STRALEY (b. c. 1800)     11. Nancy S. STRALEY (b. 25 Dec 1802, VA) m. Edward MORGAN Jr.   Notes: For more detailed information on Jacob Straley Jr., click his name above.

 

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It is believed that Jacob STRALEY (STRAHLE in German), along with this brother John, came to America around 1758 from Frankfort am Main (Frankfort-on-the-Main), Germany, on the Main River. The ship may have been the Main. Another account details that Jacob and Susan emigrated on the ship Speedwell. It is believed the ship sailed into New York City harbor.  It is also believed that Jacob was from Prussia (Germany). He settled in the Virginia Colonies along the James River, where the town of Lynchburg, Virginia now stands. Jacob's sister married Jacob LYNCH, who had brought her to America several years before. The original Straley plantation still stands in Virginia. John Straley, Jacob's brother, supposedly landed in New York, then moved to Pennsylvania with his wife and several children. It is believed that Christian STRALEY (b. Sep 21, 1742 in Strettgarst, Germany (m. Christina LANTZ)  was one of his sons. Susan Barber STRALEY's middle name may have been "Tradition". It was the custom by many emigrants to Americanize their names upon their arrival in America, so it is not surprising that the German spelling of Strahle was changed by both Jacob and John to Straley. The German word “strahle” means “sunshine” or “ray of light.”   Page Sources: Majority of information from A History of The Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory called "The New River Straleys". GeneCtyALogy of The Straley Family by Grace (Rhodes) Straley SWARTZ on Gateway Press Gene Williams (Gwill2405@aol.com). Descendants of Jacob Straley books by Cathy Cox Straley. Virginia Marriages 1785 - 1940, Andrew Strayley, Indexing Project Number: M86878-8 Your French-Straley-Davis Ancestry yfsda New River Families on rootsweb by Andrew Hamblin A Census of Pensioners For Revolutionary or Military Services 1841, Virginia - Western District.   ModLog: Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes 20 Apr 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.

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