David Staples

1757 - 1831  (74 years)

• Name	David Staples
  Birth	21 Mar 1757	Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Mar 1831	Florida, Berkshire, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I4363	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Nathan Staples,   b. 28 May 1733, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA d. 3 Feb 1824, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jemima Comstock,   b. 5 Aug 1735, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA d. 21 Mar 1757, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island (Age 21 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Sep 1752	Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F5569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sylvia Ballou,   b. 25 Jul 1754, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA d. 9 Apr 1834, Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	27 Mar 1774  [1]
  Children	1. David Staples,   b. Between 1774 and 1803   d. Bef 1831 (Age < 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Nathan Staples,   b. Between 1774 and 1803   d. Between 1780 and 1882 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Olney Staples,   b. 13 Nov 1778, Cumberland, Massachusetts d. Bef 1834 (Age < 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Silvia Staples,   b. Between 1774 and 1803   d. 1832 (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Stephen Staples,   b. 18 May 1776, Cumberland, Massachusetts d. Between 1777 and 1866 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Welcome Staples,   b. Between 1774 and 1803   d. Between 1780 and 1885 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Anna Slocum Staples,   b. Between 1774 and 1803   d. Between 1780 and 1885 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Cynthia Chadwick Staples,   b. Between 1774 and 1803   d. Between 1780 and 1885 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Lovina Staples,   b. 22 Jun 1774   d. Between 1821 and 1869 (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #5006, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1997] David and Sylvia had five sons, five daughters.

  
  

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