My Stoops Connection

My 3rd great-grandmother was Elizabeth (Betsey) Stoops. She was the daughter of Philip and Ann(e) McCormick Stoops.

Elizabeth married her 1st cousin Benjamin Campbell, son of Abraham and Elizabeth (McCormick) Campbell in Highland County, Ohio, 11 March 1819. Unfortunately, the original Highland County marriage books from 1816-1820 are blank and the marriage returns were lost.¹             

  

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Based on the marriage date for Benjamin and Elizabeth as well as tax records of Rockbridge County, Virginia,  the Campbell and Stoops families arrived in southwestern Ohio between 1815 and 1819.^3,4 

In the 1820 Federal census, Philip Stoops and Abraham Campbell are enumerated in Highland County and Benjamin Campbell is in Adams County.^5,6,7

^{In 2011, I discovered the Guild of One-Name Studies (https://one-name.org) and registered the Stoops name. I began researching Stoops individuals in Highland County, and then moved onto other counties in Ohio. I have now expanded my study to several states as well as a few countries.}

^Sources

^{1. David N. McBride and Jane N., compilers, Marriage Records of Highland County, Ohio, 1805-1880 (1982; reprint, Interlaken, NY: Heart of the Lakes Publishing), iii.}

^{2. Highland County, Ohio, Marriage Index Volume 1 (1805-1961), Benjamin Campbell and Betsey Stoops, 11 March 1819; Probate Court, Hillsboro.}

^{3. Rockbridge County, Virginia, Personal Property Tax Lists, 1811-1821, p. 4, entry for Abraham Campbell, 12 March 1811; imaged, "Rockbridge County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1850," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 25 March 2024); citing Commissioner of the Revenue, Rockbridge County.}

^{4. Rockbridge County, Virginia, Personal Property Tax Lists, 1811-1821, p. 30, entry for Philip Stoops, 19 April 1815; imaged,} 

"Rockbridge County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1850," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 25 March 2024); citing Commissioner of the Revenue, Rockbridge County.

^{5. 1820 U.S. census, Highland County, Ohio, Paint Township, population schedule, p. 49 (penned), line 2, Abraham Campbell; imaged, "1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com : accessed 25 March 2024).}

6. 1820 U.S. census, Highland County, Ohio, Fairfield Township, population schedule, p. 44 (penned), line 16, Phillip Stoops; imaged, "1820 United States Federal Census," Ancestry (https://ancestry.com : accessed 25 March 2024).

7. 1820 U.S. census, Adams County, Ohio, population schedule, West Union, p. 13 (penned) , line 9, Benjamin Campbell; imaged, "1820 United States Federal Census," Ancestry (https://ancestry.com : accessed 25 March 2024).