William Stanley Jr. (1729 - 1807)

Born 11 Jan 1729 in Prince George, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Judith (Hanna) Stanley — married 12 Jan 1754 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1807 at age 78 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Stanley Name Study.

William Stanley Jr. lived in Virginia.

William Standley was born in 1729, in Virginia. He married Judith and they had ten children

Notes

Below info needs verification. It is meant to be a jumping off place only. William Stanley Sr.,was born in 1709, in North Carolina, the son of John Stanley and his wife, Elizabeth Lockett. William died in 1784 in Franklin County, Virginia. William Standley Sr. married Elizabeth Wise in Virginia. They had a son, William Stanley Jr., born in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia. Elizabeth died in Bristol?, Virginia on an unknown date; possibly Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia.

William Stanley Jr. was born in 1729 the son of William Standley and Elizabeth Wise. He died in Henry County, Virginia 28 October 1784. He married Judith Hannah in July 1742. She born in Orange County, Virginia and died 1790 in Franklin County, Virginia, John Hannah and Mary Erwin.

Children of William Stanley Jr. and Judith Hannah were:

• William Stanley born 1746 in Orange County, Virginia Took Oath of Allegiance; Revolutionary War Rolls 1775-1783 Private (William Standley) ; Spouse: Judith; Residence, Henry County.
• John Stanley born 1748 in Orange County, Virginia
• Richard Stanley born 5 December 1750 in Orange County, Virginia, died after 20 July 1838 in Scott County, Virginia. Sgt. in Revolutionary War. Served under Capt. Thomas Henderson and Major Charles Rose.
• Moses Stanley born 1752 in Orange County, Virginia
• Mary Stanley born 1754 in Orange County, Virginia

Below is the WIll of William Stanley Jr

" In the name of God, Amen. This seventeenth day of August, in the year of our Lord God, One thousand seven hundred eighty four. William Stanley of Henry County, being very sick, but of a perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it, and calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men on it to die, so make and ordain this, my last will and testament. That is to say, Principle, and first of all, I give and reccomend my Soul to God, that gave it, and my body to the Earth, to be buried in a Christianlike manner, at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting, but the General Ressurection. I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God, and touching my Worldly Estate, that it pleased God to bless me with, I dispose in the manner, as followeth. That is to say, all my lawful debts to be paid Him. I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife, Judy Stanley, my lands and teniments, and all I possess; Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Hoggs, and Household furniture, and at her decease, my grandson William Stanley, to have a riding mare and her two young, then all to be sold and equally divided amongst all my children, Viz: Mary Stanley, Jane Mullings, John Stanley, William Stanley, Moses Stanley, Richard Stanley, Judy Buck, Hannar Robert Stanley, Jesse Stanley, Ann Adkins. I do make and constitute and ordain my wife, Judy Stanley and my son Richard Stanley, my sole Executors. In witness where of, I have with my hand, and gave my Seal in the pressents of,"

John Turner

William Hunter

William Stanley

William Mullings

Research Issues

• Source 1036590 leads to a transcribed document, not a source document. It is for a William Stanley whos parents were William and Elizabeth Stanley. William’s spouse was not an Elizabeth. Apparently a different William Stanley.
• Not clear what information is being cited from the Valentine source.
• This William Stanley was born abt 1717 in Virginia and died in 1784.
• William Stanley d1784 was Sr, NOT Jr. His son who died in 1830 is on the 1810 US Federal Census as William Stanley Jr and was witness (as shown) to his will.
• William Stanley d1784 married Judith, maiden name unknown. No source has ever identified her maiden name as Hanna or any other.
• William Stanley d1784 died in Henry County, Virginia not in North Carolina. Franklin County, Virginia was formed in 1785 and this portion of Henry Co became part of Franklin County.
• William Stanley d1784 is buried on the burial grounds between the Mullins and Stanley properties in Franklin County, Virginia
• Some (or all) of William’s children are named in his will.
• Collaboration is needed to add references to source documents which should help resolve some of the issues with this profile.

On January 11, 1729, William Stanley was born to William Stanley and Eliza ^[1].

On March 19, 1729, William was Christened, in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia^[2].

Merge

Conflicting death information in a merge 4/2024:

• Died 28 Oct 1784 at age 55 in Henry, Virginia, United States
• Died 11 Nov 1807 at age 78 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR5B-QLX "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR5B-QLX : 28 January 2020), William Stanley, 1729.
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR5B-QLX "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR5B-QLX : 28 January 2020), William Stanley, 1729.

• "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 16 December 2015), William Stanley in entry for William Stanley, 11 Jan 1729; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1036590 IT 2.
• William Standley (1720) and His Standley Descendants. John F. Vallentine. 2013.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Stanley-1150 created through the import of GEDCOM.ged on Jul 14, 2011 by Samantha Stanley.
• Entered by Brian Poe Dec 11, 2011, from firsthand knowledge.
• Entered by Ashley Mullins, May 4, 2012, from firsthand knowledge.
• First-hand information as remembered by Roten Cooper, Tuesday, September 2, 2014.

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