Stapleton, John, fl. 1839.
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Stapleton, John, fl. 1839.
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Stapleton, John, fl. 1839.
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Lawyer of London, England; native of Ireland; Lieutenant in the British 17th Light Dragoons ("The Queen's Own"); Captain and Adjutant General of British Southern Army during American Revolution; married, 10 July 1782, in Charleston, S.C., to Catherine Beale (niece of Lieut. Governor and Mrs. William Bull II); managed Bull family property on St. Helena Island; lent Duke of Wellington money to purchase his commission of Major in the British Army; attained rank of Lieutenant Colonel by 1810s.
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Saint Helena Island (S.C.)
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Beaufort County (S.C.)
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