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H.H. Cunningham
9132 East 37th Court
Tulsa, OK 74145
February 24, 1995
Mrs. Dorothy K. Partain
Pike County Archives and History Society
P.O. Box 238
Murfreesboro, AR 71958
Dear Mrs. Partain:
Greatly appreciate you responding to my query concerning my great-
grandfather Thomas Stallcup, being in the Pike County area in the late
1830's.
My interest in Thomas Stallcup includes the history of the man and would
therefore like to know as much of the details as possible concerning his
migration to Pike County and his stay in the area. As land acquisition
usually was involved in such migrations, I would like to know of any history
of Pike County in the late 1830's that would have played a roll in getting
Thomas Stallcup to the area. It should be noted that he was apparently
preceded to the area by his cousin Pleasant Stallcup.
Thomas Stallcup is believed to have been born in Sumner County, Tennessee in
ca. 1816. In 1830 his father George Stallcup moved about half of his
immediate family, including married children, to the area at what is now
Independence, Missouri. In about 1839, most of the Stallcup family that had
migrated from Tennessee again moved; this time they selected Taney County
Missouri as their new home.
Taney County is better known today as the location of Branson, Missouri. The
Stallcup family prospered in that location and descendants of the original
family still live in the area. Until just recently, I always thought that
Thomas Stallcup moved from Tennessee with his father and the other family
members to Missouri.
Finding him in Pike County in the late 1830's with a first cousin from
Sumner County, Tennessee has made me question that original theory. Thomas
Stallcup did have a considerable family that remained in Sumner Co. after
his father's move to Missouri and may have elected to stay in Tennessee with
them.
From the "Arkansas 1830-39 Tax Lists" by Ronald Vern Jackson, a Pleasant
Stalkup is listed on the Pike Co., Arkansas Territory tax list for 1836, a
Pleasant Stalcup is listed on the Pike Co, Arkansas 1838 tax list, and
Thomas Stalcup is on the Pike Co., Arkansas tax list for 1839. From "The
Stalcup Family History 1641-1986" by Earl E. Jones, Pleasant Stallcup (ID
no. 462) married Dovey A.M. Roney in Sumner Co., Tennessee on 15 April 1829
and was found in Arkansas in the 1836 thru 1844 time period. Pleasant
Stallcup is also referenced as being the son of John Stallcup (ID no. 205)
while Thomas Stallcup (ID no. 456) has been established as the son of George
Stallcup (ID no. 204). George and John Stallcup are identified as being
brothers and the sons of Tobias Stalcop (ID no. 128). Thomas and Pleasant
Stallcup were therefore first-cousins and lived in the same area of
Tennessee until at least the time that George Stallcup moved his family to
western Missouri in 1830. Thomas Stallcup is identified as being in
Washington Co., Arkansas in 1840 by the U.S. census taken that year and
having a wife and one child. His wife was Emily (Pelham) the eldest daughter
of William and Nancy Pelham. By 1842, Thomas Stallcup moved his family to
north Texas area and obtained land through the Peters Colony. He was in the
Collin County, Texas area when it was formed in 1846 and was one of the
first County Commissioners and a Justice of the Peace.
A copy of my five generation pedigree chart is enclosed for your
information. Your assistance in this search would most certainly be
appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
H.H. Cunningham, Jr.
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The Stalcup Family History 1641-1986
John Anderson Stallcop (1) was born about 1627 at Strängnäs, Sweden. He
arrived at Fort Christina (New Sweden and present Delaware) in 1641 aboard
the Charitas from Sweden. He married Christina ... about 1656 ... the
daughter of Carl Johnson who arrived at Fort Christina in 1656 on the
Mercurius ... Children: Andrew Stallcop (2); Carols (Charles) Stallcop (3);
John Stallcop (4); (Daughter) Stallcop (5); Peter Stallcop (6); Mary
Stallcop (7); Jonas Stallcop (8); (Unknown) Stallcop (8A) ... Information
from a land transaction dated 1677 reveals that there were eight children at
that time.
Peter Stallcop (6) son of John Anderson Stallcop (1) and Christina Johnson
was born about 1663 in Delaware colony. He died before May 1710 in New
Castle County, Delaware. He married Catharina Peterson about 1685. She was
the daughter of Samuel Peterson and Brita ------- . After Peter Stallcop's
death she married Lucas Stidham Sr. ... Children: Christina Stallcop (20)
born 19 April 1686; Brita Stallcop (21); John Stallcop (22); Maria Stallcop
(23); Andrew Stallcop (24); Margaretta Stallcop (25).
John Stallcop (22) son of Peter Stallcop (6) and Catharina Peterson was born
about 1692 in New Castle County, Delaware. He married Maria Morton about
1719. She was the daughter of Mathias Morton and Annika Justis. She was born
about 1695 in Ridley, Chester County, Pennsylvania. John died 24 June 1751
and is buried at Old Swedes Church in Wilmington. Children: Peter Stallcop
(67) born 1712; Christina Stallcop (68) born 20 October 1714; Matthias
Stallcop (69) born 26 September 1716; Tobias Stallcop (70) born 29 September
1718; Catharina Stallcop (71) born 28 March 1721; Ericus Stallcop (72) born
15 August 1723; Israel Stallcop (73) born 24 December 1725; Annika Stallcop
(74) born 12 April 1729; Johan Stallcop (75) born 19 December 1733; Andreas
Stallcop (76) born 27 January 1737.
Peter Stallcop (67) son of John Stallcop (22) and Maria Morton was born in
1712 in New Castle County, Delaware. He married Susannah Paulson at Old
Swedes Church on 15 December 1737. She was the daughter of Woola (William)
Paulson and Elizabeth (Anderson) Colesburg. She was born March 1716 in New
Castle County, Delaware ... Peter's Bible record gives July 19, 1768 as the
date of his death ... Children: John Stallcop (126) born 22 April 1739;
William Stallcop (127) born 27 May 1741; Tobias Stallcop (128) born 1 August
1743; Swithin Stallcop (129) born 1745; Rachel Stallcop (130) born 1 August
1749; Lydia Stallcop (131) born 11 June 1752; Susanna Stallcop (132) born 10
August 1754; Peter Stallcop (134) born 21 January 1757.
Tobias Stallcop (128) son of Peter Stallcop (67) and Susannah Paulson was
born 1 August 1743 in New Castle County, Delaware. He came to Orange County
with his brothers about 1768. Name of his wife and place and date of
marriage are not known. By elimination of the names of children in other
Stallcop families of the area these are listed in his family: Swen Stallcup
(203); George Stallcup (204); John Stallcup (205); Austin Stallcup (206);
Sarah Stallcup (207); Mary Elizabeth Stallcup (208) born 16 May 1781; Nelly
Stallcup (209).
John Stallcup (205) son of Tobias Stallcop (128) ... was born about 1773 ...
in Orange County, North Carolina. He married first Silvira Pleasant on 30
January 1801 in Caswell County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of
Beaufort (Buford) Pleasant and Lucy ------- ... He married a second time ...
to a Miss Benson ... He is believed to have moved to Arkansas in the 1840's
... Children: John Stallcup (459); Alexander B. Stallcup (460) born 10
December 1806; Rhesha Green Stallcup (461) born 26 December 1812; Pleasant
Stallcup (462); Edward Stallcup (463); Joseph Stallcup (464); Martha
Stallcup (465); Elizabeth Stallcup (466); Mary Stallcup (467). By marriage
to (Miss) Benson: Buford Benson Stallcup (468).
Pleasant Stallcup (462) son of John Stallcup (205) and Silvira Pleasant
was born about 1802 probably in North Carolina and died in Texas before
1880. He married Dovey A.M. Roney in Sumner County, Tennessee on 15 April
1829. She was born about 1809, place unknown. He was in Arkansas (Pike
County) 1836-1844 and in Cass County, Texas by 1850. Names of children
compiled from 1850 census of Cass County, Texas and from L.D. Stallcup
research ... One Pleasant Stallcup married Nancy Ann Collins on 4 May 1851
in Cass County, Texas. He was likely the above Pleasant since only one
found in Cass County. Children: William Pleasant Stallcup (1243) born 1836;
Joseph Green Stallcup (1244) born 1838; M. (male) Stallcup (1245); N.C.
(male) Stallcup (1246) born 1844; Ellen Stallcup (1247); Rachel Stallcup
(1248); Mary Stallcup (1249); Silvira Stallcup (1250).
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Excerpts from The Stalcup Family History 1641-1986, Volume 1, compiled by
Earl E. Jones, 1986, pages 14, 18-19, 24, 31, 40, 63-64, 128-130.
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David Kelley 2002