When Jacob Staats was born on 8 May 1795, in Lewis, West Virginia, United States, his father, Abraham Staats, was 45 and his mother, Anna King, was 40. He married Ellen Evans on 22 February 1815, in Gallia, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Jackson, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Saugerties, Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States in 1870. He died on 21 July 1857, in Ripley, Jackson, Virginia, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, United States.
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North German and Dutch: patronymic from Staat .
History: This was the name of a prominent Dutch family in New Netherland, where it was often spelled Staets.
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