The Allen Stafford Family

Author and webmaster: Sharlene K. Miller, CGSM

Direct Line: Pedigree chart William Robert Andrew Daniel Clayton

Siblings:  [ Starling Stafford ] [ Allen Stafford ] [ Benjamin Stafford ] [ Andrew Stafford ] [ William II Stafford ] [ James II Stafford ] [ Grant II Stafford ] [ Robert II Stafford ] [ Lydia Stafford ]

Children:  [ Home ] [ Up ] Note:  Children's information is not posted at this time.

 

The Allen Stafford line is a lateral line to the "Direct Line" that is the focus of my research.  There is more documentation needed to complete exhaustive research for his line and that of his descendants.  This information is posted to aid those researching this line descending from William and Robert Stafford.

 

~~~~~Third Generation~~~~~

 

Allen Stafford and wives, Charity Freeman and Margaret Gifford

 

15. Allen Stafford3 (William1   Robert2) Born about 1808 in Ohio1,2 probably in Highland County to Robert and Sarah Stafford nee Bullock;3 died [the date and place of his death has not been documented.]  The exact time that Allen and his parents left Ohio and went to Indiana is not known.  [See Robert Stafford's webpage.] Since Allen would have been only 12 years old in 1820, when Robert Stafford was enumerated in Indiana, he probably moved there when his father did.  On 07 February 1833, Allen Stafford married Charity Freeman in Johnson County, Indiana.4  She was born on 19 August 1817 to William and Mary Freeman.4,5  

 

Although a land patent was also granted to him for a parcel of land in Morgan County, Indiana6 [see map], the 1840 census documented that Allen Stafford lived in Johnson County, Indiana on 1 June 1840,2  and in 1850 Allen and Charity were enumerated there again.1  By 1860, Allen Stafford, was enumerated by himself in Johnson County.7 Charity Stafford nee Freeman died on 06 October 1851 and was buried in the Freeman Cemetery, where her father-in- law, Robert Stafford was buried.8  Other members of her family were also buried in this cemetery.  A picture of her tombstone is available below.  

 

In 1840 the census taker recorded Allen's household with three children.  There were two boys under 10 years of age and 1 girl less than 5 years of age.2  By 1850 only two children, William and Sarah lived with them.1  It is quite possible that Allen helped to care for his father's young children, who were left orphaned when Robert Stafford died in 1833.  [See Robert Stafford's webpage.]  After Charity Stafford died in 1851, Allen Stafford married Margaret Gifford in Johnson County, Indiana on 01 March 1852.9

 

No tombstone was found for either Allen Stafford or his second wife, Margaret.  At this time, their date and place of death is not known.  Since the deed signed by Allen Stafford when he sold land to Henry Swanger in 1859 was signed only by Allen and no dower statement was included10 and the 1860 census confirms that he lived alone, it is quite possible that Margaret was deceased or divorced him before 25 March 1859.10

Future Research:

  • Look for records documenting the death of Allen Stafford.

  • Look for records documenting death of Margaret Stafford nee Gifford.

  • Determine if Allen's daughter, Sarah, married and follow her line forward.

 

  

Allen and Charity Stafford neé Freeman were the parents of the following children:

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i.

William4 Stafford

b. 22 December 1833 in Johnson County, Indiana;11 d. 27 August 1909 in Indiana; m. Sarah J. Kennedy on 12 November 1858 in Johnson County, Indiana.  He is buried in Hamner Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana.11 Sarah was b. 23 January 1832 and d. 23 September 1872 in Johnson County, Indiana.  She is buried in Hamner Cemetery.

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ii.

Son Stafford

b. between 1835 and 1840;2 this boy may not have been Allen's child*

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iii.

Sarah Stafford

b. about 1843 in Johnson County, Indiana; d. [not known at this time]

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iv.

Daughter Stafford

b. between 1835 and 1840;2 this girl may not have been Allen's child.*

 

* Note:  The two unnamed children may have been Allen's half brother and sister, Robert and Lydia Stafford.  These two children had legal guardians appointed when their father, Robert Stafford, Sr.  died.  Court records indicate that the guardianship for them changed and it can be inferred that their older siblings shared in the care of these younger children.

 

Documentation for events in Allen Stafford's life:

Allen Stafford

Census

  • 1840 - Johnson County, Indiana

  • 1850 - Blue River Township, Johnson County, Indiana

  • 1860 - Blue River Township, Johnson County, Indiana

Marriage Records

 

Land Patents 

  • Certificate No. 33112 - US to Allen Stafford of  Morgan County, Indiana, SW1/4 of NW 1/4 Section 4 Township 12 North of Range 1 East in the district of Crawfordsville, Indiana, containing 39.91 acres, (10 November 1840).

Deed Records

Death and burial: Allen Stafford

  • Need death and burial information for Allen Stafford

Death and burial: Charity Stafford

  • Charity Stafford nee Freeman, died 06 October 1851

Cem_INJohnsonFreeman_STAFFORDCharity.jpg (633210 bytes)

Tombstone,  Freeman Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana

Will

No will found in Johnson County, Indiana

 

 

Freeman and Hamner Cemetery Photos:

Freeman Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana

 

 

  • William Freeman, died 30 September 1864

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  • Mary Freeman, died 07 September 1856 - 2nd wife of William Freeman

Note:  See the stones below for Jacob, Sophriah and Elizabeth Freeeman.

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  • Martha Freeman, died 06 October 1851 - 3rd wife of William Freeman

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  • Theophilus Freeman, son of Wm. A. & S. J. Freeman, died 03 September 1855
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  • Susan Jane Freeman, wife of Wm. A. Freeman, died 28 June 1855
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  • Children of William Freeman - Jacob, Sophriah and Elizabeth, drowned on 27 March 1825

Note:  These stones provide evidence that William Freeman was married first to Elizabeth and 2nd to Mary.  Also in this cemetery is the stone for his 3rd wife, Martha.

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  • Charity Stafford nee Freeman, died 06 October 1851

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  • Ruth Stafford, died November [Remainder of inscription is not legible because it is buried.  This is probably the first wife of Benjamin Stafford.]
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  • William Stafford, died 20 April 1848 [This William Stafford was the son of Robert Stafford, husband of Rebecca Stafford nee Freeman.]
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  • Rebeca [sic] Stafford, died 31 July 1845
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Hamner Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana

 

  • John H. Stafford, son of William II and Sarah J. Stafford, nee Kennedy, died 19 September 1864

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  • Sarah J. Stafford nee Kennedy, died 23 September 1877

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  • William Stafford, died 27 August 1909 [This William Stafford was the son of Allen and Charity Stafford nee Freeman.]

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Citations for Allen Stafford 

1

Allen Stafford household, 1850 U.S. Census, Johnson County, Indiana, population schedule, Blue River Township, page 108, dwelling 607, family 607; National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 155.

2

Allen Stafford household, 1840 U.S. Census, Johnson County, Indiana, page 543, line 12; National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 84.

3

Robert Stafford household, 1820 U.S. Census, Delaware County, Indiana, Flat Rock Township, page 33, line 18; National Archives microfilm publication M33, roll 14.

4

Stafford – Freeman marriage record (05 February 1833), Johnson County Marriage Record Book 1:57, Clerk’s Office, Franklin, Indiana and William Freeman affidavit for marriage of Allen Stafford and Charity Freeman, Johnson County loose marriage records; Johnson County Historical Society, Franklin, Indiana.

5

Charity Stafford tombstone, Freeman Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana; photographed by Sharlene K. Miller, September 2005.

6

Allen Stafford, Federal Land certificate 33112, Morgan County, Indiana; downloaded from Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office website, http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/; downloaded spring 2006.

7

Allen Stafford household, 1860 U.S. Census, Johnson County, Indiana, population schedule, Blue River Township, Edinburgh post office, page 65, dwelling 492, family 486; National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 271.

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Charity Stafford and Robert Stafford tombstones, Freeman Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana; photographed by Sharlene K. Miller, September 2005.

9

Stafford – Gifford marriage record (01 March 1852), Johnson County Marriage Record Book B:120, Clerk’s Office, Franklin, Indiana.

10

Stafford -Swanger warranty deed (25 March 1859), Johnson County Deed Record Book U:175; Recorder’s Office, Franklin, Indiana.

11

William Stafford tombstone, Hamner Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana; photographed by Sharlene K. Miller, September 2005.

 

 

 

 

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