Stapleton, John, fl. 1839.

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.

From the description of John Stapleton papers, 1790 Oct. 5-1839 Aug. 22. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 46429392