William
Stanley
Sr.
Born in Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Maddox Stanley
and Huldah (McGee) Stanley
Brother of
John Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, Obediah Stanley, Mary Stanley, Rachel Stanley, Hulda Stanley and Maddox Stanley
Husband of
Ursula Stanley
— married
11 Nov 1769 [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Bridgers) Stanley
— married
1778 in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret (Stanley) Strickland, Jesse Stanley, John Stanley, Polly (Stanley) Corbett, William Stanley, James Stanley, Elisha Stanley, Lewis Stanley and Sierty (Stanley) Wallace
Died about
at about age 59
in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2010
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William was a Friend (Quaker)
Biography
He was born on 22 July 1750 in Virginia [1] and his parents were Huldah "Hilda" (McGahea=McGee, 1715–1771) and Maddox Stanley. [2] (1715–1771),
William Stanley first married on 11 November 1769 to Ursula Stanley, daughter of Martha (Hutchins) and John Stanley (1691-1783).
William Stanley married secondly about 1778 in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA to Marianne "Mary Ann" Bridgers (1757–1850).
He passed away about 1810 in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA.
Children
- Margaret "Peggy" (Stanley) Strickland 1780–1865
- Jesse Stanley 1782–1850
- John C. Stanley 1784–1864
- William Stanley, Jr. 1785–1864
- Amy "Polly" (Stanley) Corbett 1786–1830
- James Stanley 1789–1865
- Elisha Stanley 1790–1860
- Lewis Stanley 1791–1870
- Sierty (Stanley) Wallace 1793–1815,
Sources
- ↑ U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy 1607-1943 on ancestry.com citing v6; for William Stanley, image: 22 Fifth 1750; translated b: 22 Jul 1750 Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting in Virginia
- ↑ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t0vq36t81;view=2up;seq=30;size=300
- 1790 USA Census of Edgecombe, North Carolina; on ancestry.com; for William Stanley @16+ with 4M@<16 & 4F; ttl=9
- 1800 USA Census of Johnston County, North Carolina; on ancestry.com; for William Stanley @45+yrs with wife @45+yrs & 2M@16-25 & 2M@10-15 & 1F@10-15 & 2M@<10 & 1 slave; ttl=10
- "Virginia Quaker Stanley and Descendants" compiled in 1931 by descendent, Celeste Terrell Barnhill, assisted by George Tatum Stanley of Huntington Park, California & Clayton V. Stanley of DesMoines, Iowa; citing p6; "(3) William Stanley"
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Ora Jane Johnson
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1, haplogroup H52, FTDNA kit #396851
-
~1.56%
Christie Moore :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A718395 [compare], Ancestry member ChristieMoore33
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T727206 [compare], FTDNA kit #472108
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Jack Van Horn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A497695 [compare], Ancestry member j_vanhornet
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~0.78%
Jessica (Turley) Spears :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch UT7469903 [compare]
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~0.39%
Matthew Edmundson :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Christina Bullock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A168393 [compare], Ancestry member Mrsragdoll1989
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Rejected matches › William Howard Stanley (1900-) › William Stanley (1729-1807) › › William Thomas Stanley I (bef.1714-1784) › William Joseph Stanley III (abt.1746-abt.1840)
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