Samuel Stanley was born on October 24, 1678 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, recorded as Samuell, son of Samuell Stanley.[1][2] His parents were Samuel Stanley and Joanna Towne.
Samuel Stanley married Mary Kenney in Topsfield on 2 May 1706.[3][4]
Children of Samuel Stanley and wife Mary were:
Hannah, born in Topsfield, 26 October 1706, recorded as the daughter of Samuel Stanley, jr and Mary.[5]
Samuel, born in Topsfield, 10 December 1708, recorded as the son of Samuel Stanley jr. and Mary.[1]
Jonathan, born in Topsfield, 2 May 1711, recorded as the son of Samuel Stanley, jr and Mary.[5]
Abigail, born in Topsfield, 9 November 1712, recorded as the daughter of Samuel Stanley, jr and Mary.[5]
Matthew, born in Topsfield, 14 September 1714, recorded as the son of Samuel Stanley, jr and Mary;[5] died in November 1714[6]
Ruth, born in Topsfield, 25 October 1715, recorded as the daughter of Samuel Stanley, jr and Mary.[1]
David, born in Topsfield, 28 September 1717, recorded as the son of Samuel Stanley, jr and Mary.[5]
Jacob Stanley, born in Topsfield, 13 September 1719, recorded as the son of Samuel Stanley, jr and Mary.[5]
Elizabeth, born in Topsfield, 4 June 1722, recorded as the daughter of Samuel Stanley, jr and Mary.[5]
He died in 1747 in Town of Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay.
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2 Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Topsfield, Vol. 1, page 98
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLG-F8F : 10 February 2018), Samuell Stanley, 24 Oct 1678; citing Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, 160; FHL microfilm 877,468.
↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Topsfield, Vol. 1, page 188: STANLEY (see also Standly), Samuel and Mary Kenney, May 2, 1706.
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GSL7 : 5 November 2017), Samuel Stanley and Mary Kenney, 02 May 1706; citing Marriage, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 887,762.
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"Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1Y-GX4 : 10 February 2018), Samuel Stanley in entry for Matthew Stanley, 14 Nov 1714; citing Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v A p 95; FHL microfilm 887,762.
Cutter, William Richard, 1915, New England families, genealogical and memorial; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation. p 603
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