[sarah day-murdock file.FTW] Benjamin Stacy was the fourth-born of William Stacy and Sarah Day. Benjamin spent his entir e life in New Salem, Ma. At 17 years of age Benjamin had served in the Revolutionary War. He was at Cherry Valle y during the Cherry Valley Massacre on November 11, 1778. He was his father, Col. William St acy's adjutant and was stationed outside the fort at the Wells's home when the massacre began . Benjamin ran for the fort in a hall of bullets and survived. Each year New Salem celebrat es Old Home Day with a Ben Stacy foot race. Benjamin, along with his brother Nymphas, remained in New Salem when Col. Stacy left wit h the rest of his family for Marietta, Ohio. Thus, six of Col. Stacy's children left for Ohi o. Only Sarah, and her brothers Benjamin and Nymphas failed to make the Ohio trip. From Timothy Page's Account Book and letters between family members, it would appear tha t Benjamin planned to go to Ohio, but failed to do so. Benjamin was granted Power of Attorne y for his father, Col. Stacy. Thus Benjamin apparently conducted much of his father's busine ss for him. Benjamin married twice. He first married Anna Hemingway August 29, 1782, in New Salem , Ma. They were the parents of four children. Anna died at 33 years of age on July 13, 1793 . Benjamin then apparently married Anna's sister, Hannah Hemingway. There were three childr en by this marriage. Hannah died May 11, 1839. Benjamin died January 10, 1844, in New Sale m at 82 years of age. The children of Benjamin Stacy, all born in New Salem, Ma. (From the book, "Col. William Stacy; Revolutionary War Hero, Cordwainer, Minuteman, Prisone r of War, Pioneer", by Leo L. Lemonds,DVM)
[sarah day-murdock file.FTW] Gideon Stacy was the ninth and youngest child born to William Stacy and Sarah Day. He was bo rn October 16, 1776, in New Salem, more than a year after Col. Stacy left for the war. Gideon would have been about 13 years old when he left with the Stacy family for Ohio i n 1789. By the time of Col. Stacy's death, Gideon had become active in family affairs. He a nd his brother William Jr. were made administrators of Col. Stacy's estate when he died in 18 02. Some time after that Gideon removed to New Orleans, Louisiana. There is no family histo ry about the cicumstances of his leaving Ohio. Likewise no death date is available, only th e information that he drowned while running the ferry at Lake Pontchartrain. (From the book, "Col. William Stacy; Revolutionary War Hero, Cordwainer, Minuteman, Prisone r of War, Pioneer", by Leo L. Lemonds,DVM)