James Laffoon

1763 - 1852  (89 years)

• Name	James Laffoon
  Birth	25 Mar 1763	Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1820	Fayette Co, KY   [2]
  	age >45(58), spouse age >45(?), & 9 family members
  Census	1830	Fayette Co, KY   [3]
  	age 60-69(68), spouse-age 40-49(?), & 5 family members
  _MILT	10 Sep 1832  [4]
  	Rev War pension app #S13694
  Census	1840	Western Division, Fayette Co, KY   [5]
  	age 78, widowed, living with son Anderson B Laffoon & family
  DAR.org	See Notes -- #A067801 -- *S13694 - Private
  Death	27 Dec 1852	Fayette Co, KY   [1, 4]
  Probate	15 Jan 1853	Fayette Co, KY   [6]
  	Inventory
  Probate	01 Feb 1853	Fayette Co, KY   [6]
  	Sale Bill - p.637
  Findagrave.com	02 Mar 2021
  	See Notes
  Will	Fayette Co, KY
  	Will Book T - p.263
  Burial	Lexington-Fayette, Fayette Co, KY   [1]
  	Laffoon Family Cemetery
  Person ID	I1545	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Matthew Laffoon, Sr,   b. Between 1727 and 1728, VA d. Between 25 Mar and 27 Apr 1789, Brunswick Co, VA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary ???,   b. Between 1730 and 1735, Lunenburg Co, VA d. 30 Dec 1807, Lunenburg Co, VA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1749	VA
  Family ID	F436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Jincy Samford-xx,   b. Brunswick Co, VA
  Marriage	23 Nov 1789	Brunswick Co, VA   [7, 8, 9]
  Notes	Children: son Matthew Laffoon 12/9/1790 Brunswick Co, VA - d. bef 1850 Carroll Co, AR - on 4/7/1814 in Lunenburg Co, VA married Elizabeth Murrell dau Martha 'Patsey' Laffoon abt 1794 Mecklenburg Co, VA - d. abt 1860 Carroll Co, AR - on 12/18/1815 Fayette Co, KY married Young Stokes Samford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQN-S8R Name: James Laffoon Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Jincy Sanford **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 23 Nov 1789 Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M53580-1 System Origin: Virginia-EASy GS Film number: 30659 Reference ID: Citing this Record "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQN-S8R : 11 February 2018), James Laffoon and Jincy Sanford, 23 Nov 1789; citing Brunswick, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 30,659. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7M-N4M Name: James Laffoon Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Jeney Samford **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 23 Nov 1789 Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86857-6 System Origin: Virginia-EASy GS Film number: 30631 Reference ID: 56 Citing this Record "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7M-N4M : 11 February 2018), James Laffoon and Jeney Samford, 23 Nov 1789; citing Brunswick, Virginia, reference 56; FHL microfilm 30,631. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeh 'Milly' Burks-xx,   b. 25 Jul 1780   d. 16 Jan 1817, Fayette Co, KY (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1800	Brunswick Co, VA   [7, 8]
  Notes	Children: dau Mary Laffoon abt 1800 Fayette Co, KY - Dec 1842 Clay Co., MO - on 11/4/1818 in Fayette Co, KY married John Robert Hall son William Burks Laffoon 12/7/1801 Fayette Co, KY - 2/3/1880 Clay Co, MO - on 4/26/1833 in Fayette Co KY married Elizabeth Brawner son Littleberry Laffoon abt 1802 Fayette Co, KY - 9/2/1836 Lexington MO or Fayette Co, KY ? dau Rebecca Laffoon 1/13/1803 Fayette Co, KY - 8/19/1883 Clinton Co, MO - on 8/10/1819 Fayette Co, KY married John Church - on 1/6/1830 in Clay Co, MO married Matthew Everett dau Elizabeth "Betsy Laffoon abt 1804 Fayette Co, KY - abt 1890 Jessamine Co, KY - on 9/7/1829 in Fayette or Jessamine Co, KY married Zebediah Crow son Richard Laffoon abt 1805 Fayette Co, KY - d. Jessamine Co, KY - on 6/3/1828 in Jessamine Co, KY married Lucretia Crow son George Laffoon abt 1806 Fayette Co, KY - 1839 Clay Co, MO - on 9/28/1828 in Clay Co, MO married Mahala Everett son Preston Parker Laffoon abt 1807 Fayette Co, KY - 10/7/1839 Clinton Co, MO - on 9/25/1835 in Clay Co, MO married Elizabeth Jane Miller dau Jane Laffoon abt 1807 Fayette Co, KY - d. ? - in Fayette Co, KY married Joseph Uttinger son Anderson B Laffoon 12/12/1809 Fayette Co, KY - 2/3/1867 Clinton Co, MO - ** Admin of father's will ** - on 7/21/1834 Jessamine Co, KY married Francis "Fanny" Sharp - on 10/5/1838 in Fayette Co, KY married Marian Shirley ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7M-W7Q Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 26 May 1800 Name: James Laffoon Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Elizabeth R. Burks **** Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States Source Details: 121 Digital Folder Number: 007578837 Microfilm Number: 30631 Originating System: EASY Indexing Batch: M86857-6 Citing this Record "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7M-W7Q : 29 January 2020), James Laffoon, 1800. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F878	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Margaret ???-xx
  Marriage	10 Apr 1820	Fayette Co, KY   [8, 10]
  Family ID	F879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 4	Elizabeth Sherley-xx,   b. 1780   d. 1838 (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Mar 1763 - Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co, VA Marriage - 23 Nov 1789 - Brunswick Co, VA Marriage - 29 May 1800 - Brunswick Co, VA Census - age >45(58), spouse age >45(?), & 9 family members - 1820 - Fayette Co, KY Marriage - 10 Apr 1820 - Fayette Co, KY Census - age 60-69(68), spouse-age 40-49(?), & 5 family members - 1830 - Fayette Co, KY Census - age 78, widowed, living with son Anderson B Laffoon & family - 1840 - Western Division, Fayette Co, KY Death - 27 Dec 1852 - Fayette Co, KY Probate - Inventory - 15 Jan 1853 - Fayette Co, KY Probate - Sale Bill - p.637 - 01 Feb 1853 - Fayette Co, KY Will - Will Book T - p.263 - - Fayette Co, KY Burial - - Lexington-Fayette, Fayette Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - Will Book T p.263 - Fayette Co, KY - Inventory 1/15/1853 - Sale Bill 2/1/1853 - p.637 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 3/2/2021 James Laffoon Birth: 25 Mar 1763 Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA Death: 27 Dec 1852 (aged 89) Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Laffoon Family Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 153838145 Bio: James Laffoon was the son of Matthew and Mary Laffoon. Inscription: Revoluntionary War Veteran Family Members Spouses Elizabeth E Burks Laffoon 1780-1817 Elizabeth Sherley Laffoon 1780-1838 Children William Burks Laffoon 1801-1880 Created by: Charlotte Raley McConaha (47558988) Added: 17 Oct 2015 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153838145/james-laffoon Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 March 2021), memorial page for James Laffoon (25 Mar 1763–27 Dec 1852), Find a Grave Memorial no. 153838145, citing Laffoon Family Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Charlotte Raley McConaha (contributor 47558988) . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at DAR.org on 12/23/2018 LAFFOON, JAMES Ancestor #: A067801 Service: VIRGINIA - GEORGIA Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: 1763 LUNENBURG CO VIRGINIA Death: 12-27-1852 FAYETTE CO KENTUCKY Pension Number: *S13694 Service Source: *S13694 Service Description: 1) CAPTS WEBB,HARRISON,THREADGILL 2) COL GLEN; GENS STEPHENS,LAWSON Residence 1) County: LUNENBURG CO - State: VIRGINIA Spouse Number Name 1) JINCEY SAMFORD 2) ELIZABETH R. BURKS Hint: Click on the member number to see more. Associated Applications and Supplementals Nat’l Num Add Vol. Docs Child [Spouse #] Spouse 331412 REBECCA [1] MATTHEW EVERETT Purchase 410974 REBECCA [1] MATTHEW EVERETT Purchase 261186 427 REBECCA [1] MATTHEW EVERETT Purchase 524362 ANDERSON B. [1] MARIA SHIRLEY Purchase 528033 ANDERSON B. [1] MARIA SHIRLEY Purchase 528287 PRESTON P. [1] ELIZA JANE MILLER Purchase 676415 S ANDERSON B. [1] MARIA SHIRLEY Purchase 457188 676 S REBECCA [2] MATTHEW EVERETT Purchase 757650 REBECCA [1] JOHN CHURCH Purchase 759783 ANDERSON B. [1] MARIA SHIRLEY Purchase 764941 ANDERSON B. [1] MARIA SHIRLEY Purchase 859160 ANDERSON B. [1] MARIA SHIRLEY Purchase 925365 ANDERSON B. [1] MARIA SHIRLEY Purchase = Supporting documentation available = Descendants list available for this member and this ancestor = Descendants list available for this member but not this ancestor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://www.argenweb.net/marion/familylines/laffoon-lineage.html 7. James Laffoon Born abt 1763 in Lunenburg Co., VA Died 27 Dec 1852 Fayette Co, KY Married 1) Jane "Jincy" Samford 23 Nov 1789 Brunswick Co., VA 2) Elizabeth "Milly" Burks 29 May 1800 Brunswick Co., VA 3) Margaret Baxter 10 Apr 1820 Fayette Co., KY Children of James Laffon and Jane Samford 1. Matthew Laffoon Born 9 Dec 1790 Brunswick Co., VA Died bef. 1850 Carroll Co., AR Married Elizabeth Murrell Samford 7 Apr 1814 Lunenburg Co., VA 2. Martha "Patsy" Laffoon Born abt 1794 Mecklenburg Co., VA Died abt. 1860 Carroll Co., AR Married Young Stokes Samford 18 Dec 1815 Fayette Co., KY Children of James Laffoon and Elizabeth Burks 3. Mary Laffoon Born abt 1800 Fayette Co., KY Died Dec 1842 Clay Co., MO Married John Robert Hall 4 Nov 1818 Fayette co., KY 4. William Burks Laffoon Born 07 Dec 1801 Jayette Co., KY Died 3 Feb 1880 Clay Co., MO Married Elizabeth Brawner 26 Apr 1833 Fayette Co., KY 5. Littleberry Laffoon Born abt 1802 Fayette Co., KY Died 2 Spet 1836 Lexington MO or Fayette Co., KY ? 6. Rebecca Laffoon Born 13 Jan 1803 Fayette Co., KY Died 19 Aug 1883 Clinton Co., MO >Married 1) John Church 10 Aug 1819 Fayette Co., KY 2) Matthew Everett 6 Jan 1830 Clay co., MO 7. Elizabeth "Betsy Laffoon Born abt 1804 Fayette Co., KY Died abt 1890 Jessamine Co., KY Married Zebediah Crow 7 Sep 1829 Fayette or Jessamine Co., KY 8. Richard Laffoon Born abt 1805 Fayette Co., KY Died ? Jessamine Co., KY Married Lucretia Crow 3 Jun 1828 Jessamine co., KY 9. George Laffoon Born abt 1806 Fayette Co., KY Died 1839 Clay Co., MO Married Mahala Everett 28 Sep 1828 Clay Co., MO <9>10. Preston Parker Laffoon Born abt 1807 Fayette Co., KY Died 7 Oct 1839 Clinton Co., MO Married Elizabeth Jane Miller 25 Sep 1835 Clay Co., MO 11. Jane Laffoon Born abt 1807 Fayette Co., KY Died ? Married Joseph Uttinger Fayette Co., KY 12. Anderson B. Laffoon Born 12 Dec 1809 Fayette Co., KY Died 3 Feb 1867 Clinton Co., MO Married 1) Francis "Fanny" Sharp 21 Jul 1834 Jessamine Co., KY 2) Marian Shirley 5 Oct 1838 Fayette Co., KY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S46] See Documents. [S48] See Notes. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S71] Cecil D McDonald, VA Marriages 1700-1799 - Vol 18-22. [S41] Marriage License.