From: My Stewart and Other Kin of Iredell County, NC, by Jeanette Kelley
Ralph Stewart, known to all as Rafe, served in the War of 1812. He is listed with men who served from Iredell County, NC, but his military record has not been found in the National Archives. Ralph served in the War of 1812 in the 6th Regiment, Iredell County. He marched with a company of men under Captain John Mckee, Lieutenant William Kerrand, Ensign Thomas Forterner.
John Stewart's Revolutionary War pension application is dated 1832.Hismilitary commanders at the time of entry were Capt. James Purviance,Col.Locke and General Rutherford. He participated in the battle of Cross Creek, North Carolina where the opposing forces were defeated soundly.
Born in England, Simon migrated from England to an English Colony in Maryland in the mid 17th Century. Simon married twice and live inMaryland as well as Virginia. Later migratory patterns will show a stronglink between early Maryland and Virginia colonist who settled in those areas. Simon settled in York County, VA later and is shown to be a memberof the House of Burgesses at Jamestown, VA around 1710. Of course Jamestown, by 1710 was a virtual Ghost Town, according to Jim Stacy, a Stacy researcher and analyst, and Simon may have been elected to the position as a courtesy during his retirement years. Earlier Stacys, Robert Stacy and Thomas, preceded Simon in 1619 at Jamestown, Va. Direct links to Robert Stacy and Thomas have yet to be established to Simon's Stacy's family branch.
(1) Barbara Mathews Stacy, published much about this families ancestorsand descendants in her Stacy Journals. Many text about Symon Stacy, b.Abt 1638 may be found on the Internet with credit given to BarbaraMathewsStacy, Stacy Journals.
Dennis Stacey discovered the following Instance of Colonial Life in St.Mary's City, Maryland that Included Simon Stacy.
On July 20, 1681 John Hoskins of St Mary's County was summoned to make anappearance before The Right honorable, The Lord Proprietorship, PhilipCalvert, Esquire Chancelor and William Calvert Esquire Secretary to givetestimony about that which he may have told Captain Coode while they werein the company of others who were partaking of the drink. John Hoskinssaid that Captain Goode is likely to say anything under the influence ofdrink that he cannot back up with facts. Someone in the St Mary's Cityhad started a rumor about the Lord Proprietorship giving shot and powderto the Indians. The Indians which camped outside the City of St. Mary'swere a peace loving band, but there are always bad seeds in any of theirpopulations and killing had, at times, occurred on both sides. In anycase the population of St Mary's City was alarmed at hearing the rumorwhich apparently spread like wildfire through the colony.
William Hodgeson was summoned to the Council for testimony and swore upon the Holy Evangelist that he had been up at a horse race at Mr. Rumsey'sin the company of Simon Stacy and others where he said he had heard Simon Stacy had barricaded himself in his house. In further testimony he saidStacy had reported to him that Mr. Tyrling had reported My Lord had furnished the Indians with powder and shot. He further called ThomasLawson and Richard Thomas to witness that Mr. Rumsey heard Mr. Tyrling mention it. Then, Simon Stacy testified he never said such a thing and Thomas Lawson denied that he had heard such a thing in anyones company.Richard Lawson testified that he heard Mr. Rumsey say that Mr. Tyrling should say My Lord had furnished the Indians with powder and shot. Mr.Rumsey upon testifying said he heard of the Lords Proprietorship furnishing power and shot to the Indians one day before Church and that it had been the subject of general discourse of the people who were attending including Mr. Tyrling, but he said he could give no credit to anything he had heard. Mr. Tyrling was discharged from further appearance before the council.
An actual transcript of the above report is on file with Dennis Stacy,Stacy researcher, Glen Allen, VA. Such were the type activities going on in St. Mary's County while it was the suite of Provisional Government for the State of Maryland. The Simon Stacy mentioned in this document isSimon Stacy, B. 1638, North Petherton Parish, Somerset, England. Simon Stacy and 4 of his other brothers migrated to America from England and settled in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina colonies during the 17th century. He and most of his brothers traveled to America under the Indenture Plan. In other words, they would serve under servitude for the person who would pay their fare or bring them to America. Most were given land acreage at the end of their Indenture. White slavery and black slavery were not uncommon in the early colonies.
Source: The Valentine Papers, page 1396 as excerped.
Upon petn. of Capt. William Randolph these are to certify that there is due him 550a of land, for the importacon of eleven persons into the Colony (same being legally proved), to-wit: Edward Newcome, Mary Newcome, Hannah Stacye, Charles Pistor, Christian Pistor, Robert............, Edward Coyle, Jno. Dyer, Jno. Wodrum, Elizabeth Gaffin (Gaffir or Gaffirs?) & Margaret Mayer: 20 Augut. 1697. Ibid, P. 163.
Josias Stacy migrated from England with his brother. His destination wasYork County, VA
Oliver Hicks Stacey's Uncle Charles Spurgeon Norville wanted his nephew to become a minister. Hicks stayed with his Uncle in Chapel Hill, NCwhile attending college there, and even did baby sitting work for his uncle's children, Charles and Lucy Norville. Alas, Oliver Hicks Stacey did not become a minister like his Uncle Spurgeon.
(Oliver Hicks Stacey is my Uncle and this information is known personally by me, Dennis Stacey,)