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"Three of the children of William Stamps were "rec'd into care" of the Broad Run Baptist Church on 14 Apr 1765, Ann, William & John." I've seen this statement repeatedly but transcripts of the Broad Run Baptist Church minutes do not have the infant William Stamps at all. On April 14th 1765, the following infants was received into the care of the church: John Stamps, son of Wm. Stamps. Ann Stamp, daughter of John Stamps. And on May 19th, 1769, Molly Stamps, daughter of Wm. Stamps was received into the care of the church.

William, John and Mary Stamps purchased three thousand acres on Eagles Creek in Fayette Co., KY--when it was still known as Virginia.

On Jan. 25, 1790, John Stamps married Mary McGrew of Baltimore, MD, at the home of his brother, William Stamps, Jr., in Bourbon Co., KY. Mary was born Oct. 20, 1766 in Virginia. She was of Scottish descent. John & Mary settled in Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; where their eight children were born. Later, they moved to a plantation near Nashville. John, a stonemason by trade, operated a grist mill, a saw mill, a distillery and manufactured gun powder during the War of 1812.

Suffering financial reverses, John moved to St. Louis, MO.; arriving there on June 17, 1828. His son, William Shackelford Stamps, established the first brickyard in St. Louis, in partnership with his brother, Charles Fox Stamps. <>

John Stamps died at the age of 82 on Dec. 01, 1845. Mary died at the age of 79 on July 14, 1845. They are buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St.Louis. In 1972 the Daughters of the American Revolution honored his grave site by putting up an appropriate marker denoting his services to his country during that great conflict. The inscription on the marker states that he was a soldier of the American revolution.


Letter written by John Shackelford Stamps to his uncle, William Stamps of Walnut Lea, Paris, Bourbon Co., KY. He relates to his uncle, his father's continuing battle with alcohol...

Grand Gulf 20th Oc. 1837
Dear Uncle,

I have long delayed writing to you thinking time would bring forward something more interesting.

After we left you we had a pleasant trip to Missouri. We lived 100 miles below St. Louis where we spent the remainder of the summer in good health. I went ten days after to St. Louis, found father and mother and all well. The great interest Father exhibits in hearing from you convinces me he loves you as much as one brother loves another. I should like much to see you meet. But if you ever do meet I will not be there. My two brothers in St. Louis, Wm and Charles, are doing well, increasing their property slowly in good company. Father looks broke in the last twelve months more than five years before, and has been drinking which makes him sick, very sick for sometime, but then slowly recovers his flesh and strength, wont avoid anything to stimulate him for six or twelve months, begins on cider, next weak wine, stronger even, Porter,and finally whiskey, in four or five months he is completely outdone,gets sick and soon, when he is in the "temperate zone" he is very stout for his age. Strong as most men. He talks of going to Texas. Mother wont go and he cant get on without her.

We came from Missouri here in September, found this more healthy than Ky or Mo. If this country continues as healthy as it has been for the last two summers, it may become a place of resort for Kentuckians. In summer Natches has suffered by the yellow fever. It has been uncommonly fatal. No other town or place in this state has had it, never have corn crops are shortened by a drought in four or five counties, including this Claiborne. Cotton much injured throughout the state, except fresh bottomlands. Crops on the river are excellent. I am preparing for Texas. Have bought ten negroes. Will try and buy ten or twelve more and go to farming.

I have 1700 acres land in Texas just where I want to settle (Cowles Settlement) and remain as long as I live. Quit scattering about.

Nov. 10th. I have not finished this letter before now because I had to save a finger. As I told the ladies I couldn't not sit, have to stand,yet have suffered much, lost flesh as if I had a severe attack of fever, but have additional news. She came to this state the 2d day of November,we call her Moina Stamps. The ladies say she is exactly like me and very handsome.

Our love to all the relations, write,

Yours
John Stamps

Birth	9 Nov 1764	Fauquier County, Virginia
Marriage	26 Jan 1790	Bourbon County, Kentucky - Mary "Polly" McGrew
Death	1 Dec 1845	Saint Louis County, Missouri

Spouse	Mary "Polly" McGrew (1766 - 1845)
Child	Living
Child	Nancy Stamps (1793 - 1845)
Child	Elizabeth "Betty" Stamps (1797 - 1868)
Child	Willis Braziel Stamps (1797 - )
Child	John Stamps (1798 - 1867)
Child	Angeline Stamps (1805 - )
Child	William Shackelford "Shack" Stamps (1807 - 1893)
Child	Volney Stamps (1808 - 1879)
Child	Charles Fox Stamps (1809 - 1890)

Father	William Stamps (1741 - 1772)
Mother	Ann "Nancy" Metcalfe ( - )
Sibling	Ann "Nancy" Stamps ( - )
Sibling	William Stamps (1765 - 1855)
Sibling	Mary "Molly" Stamps ( - )