Jacob Stanley

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3. Carol McGinnis, Virginia Genealogy, Genealogical Publishing Company, 193, page 159.
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13. Carol McGinnis, "Virginia Genealogy," Genealogical Publishing Company, 1993, page 164.
14. Gary Parks, Virginia Tax Records, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983, page 333.
15. "George Holland to Jacob Stanley," 21 Jul 1766, Bedford Deed Book 3, page 2, Virginia State Library, microfilm.
16. Richard Stith, Richard Stith's Surveying Book, page 96, October 30, 1754 to February 18, 1781, Virginia State Library, microfilm.
17. "George Holland to Jacob Stanley," 21 Jun 1766, Bedford Deed Book 3, page 2, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Va.
18. Found by Beverly Hortor, 98 Cascade Avenue, Madras, Oregon, at Virginia State Library in the microfilm of the Bedford County Order Book 1763-1771, Vol. 3, page 62 and emailed to the author.
19. From the NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC found in a folder marked "Oaths" in Wilkes Co.,NC loose papers.
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24. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Land Entry Book Wilkes County, NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, page 18.
25. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Land Entries Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, page 50.
26. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Land Entry Book Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, page 55.
27. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Land Entries Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, page 95.
28. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Land Entries Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, page 100.
29. From the NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC Wilkes County Loose Tax Records - 1782.
30. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mrs. Paul W. Gregory and Mrs. Samuel E. Sebastion, Wilkes County, NC Taxables 1784-1785-1786, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 7.
31. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County NC Land Grants #702 and 730a - John Standley.
32. Mrs. W. O. Absher and Mrs. W. C. Sidden, County Court Minutes Wilkes Co.,NC 25 jan 1785-1 Nov 1788, Volume II, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 7.
33. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mrs. Paul W. Gregory and Mrs. Samuel E. Sebastian, Wikes Co.,NC Taxables 1794-1785-1786, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 5.
34. Mrs. W. O. Absher and Mrs. W. C. Sidden, County Court Minutes of Wilkes Co.,NC 25 Jan 1785-1 Nov 1788, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 22.
35. Mrs. Alvaretta Kenan Register, State Census of North Carolina 1784-1787, Genealogical Publishing Com., 1978, page 180.
36. "1790 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 19 Apr 1791, microfilm, page 150.
37. W. Mac Jones, The Douglas Register, J. W. Fergusson & Sons, 1928, page 144.
38. Brent H. Holcomb, "Marriages of Wilkes Co., NC 1778-1868," Clearfield Publishing, 1983, page 95.
39. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County, NC - Will of John Howard.
40. Gary Parks, Virginia Tax Records, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983, page 334.
41. William Perry Johnson, Surry & Wilkes Counties, NC Taxables 1771-1777, self published, 1974, page 33.
42. James Fletcher, Wilkes County Entry Taker, "Wilkes County Land Entries 1778-1781," Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
43. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Land Entry Book Wilkes County, NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, 15.
44. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Land Entries Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, 79.
45. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Land Entries Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, page 88.
46. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Land Entries Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, page 93.
47. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Lnnd Entries Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, page 95.
48. NC Land Grants for James Love, #245 and #261.
49. Tax list found at the NC State Archives in Raleigh, NC.
50. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mrs. Paul Gregory and Mrs. Samuel E. Sebastian, Wilkes County,NC Taxables 1784-1785-1786, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 7.
51. Edith Warren Higgins, Burke County,NC, Land Records and More Important Miscellaneous Information 1751-1809 Volume III, page 99.
52. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mrs. Paul W. Gregory and Mrs. Samuel E. Sebastian, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1784-1785-1786, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 7.
53. "Gersham Allen to Reuben Stanley," 7 Sept 1785, Wilkes Deed Bk A-1, page 485, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
54. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mrs. Paul W. Gregory and Mrs. Samuel Sebastian, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1784-1785-1786, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 1.
55. "James Love,Jr. to Reuben Stanley," 14 Nov 1786, Wilkes Deed Bk A-1, page 540-541, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
56. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co., NC Taxables 1787-1788-1789-1790 Vol. III, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 10.
57. Mrs. Alveretta Kenan Register, State Census of North Carolina 1784-1787, Genealogical Publishing Com., 1978, page 175.
58. "Joel Coffey to Reuben Stanley," 20 Apr 1787, Wilkes Deed Book B-1, page 261, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
59. "David and Thomas Witherspoon to Reuben Stanley," 14 Aug 1787, Wilkes Deed Book B-1, page 262, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
60. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1787-1788-1789-1790 Vol. III, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 19.
61. "Joel and Patty Coffey to," 27 May 1788, Wilkes Deed Book B-1, page 391, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
62. "Reuben Stanley to Daniel Holman," 6 Dec 1788, Wilkes Deed Book B-1, page 108, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
63. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co,NC Taxables 1787-1788-1789-1790 Vol. III, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 29.
64. "Reuben Stanley to John Kerby," 25 Apr 1789, Wilkes Deed Book D, page 505, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
65. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1787-1788-1789-1790, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 38.
66. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1791-1792-1793-1794, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 5.
67. "1790 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 19 Apr 1791, microfilm, 159.
68. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1791-1792-1793-1794, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 28.
69. "Reuben and Sarah Stanley to Robert Netherly," 3 Sept 1793, Wilkes Deed Book D, page 186, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
70. "Reuben and Sarah Stanley to Robert Netherly," 3 Sept 1793, Wilkes Deed Book D, page 203, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
71. "1800 Burke Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1800, microfilm, page 797.
72. "Burke Co., NC Tax List," NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC, CR .014.403.1.
73. NC Genealogy Society Journal, November 1982, page 225.
74. Weynette Parks Haun, North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts Secretary of State Treasurer's and Comptrollers Papers Journal A, self published, for the time period 1775-1776, page 162.
75. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC Survey for Burke Co,NC Land Grant #861.
76. Revolutionary Pay Record for Jacob Stanley from the Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Md.
77. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC -Morgan District Court Minutes 1789.
78. Court notes from the Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Md.
79. Hamill Kenny, "The Place Names of Maryland," Maryland Historical Society, 1984, page 161.
80. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Land Entry Book Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, page 59.
81. Mrs. W. O. Absher and Mrs. R. K. Hayes Sr., County Court Minutes Wilkes Co.,NC 2 Mar 1778-28 Oct 1784, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 10.
82. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC State Grant #1338, Micajah Sansom and NC Land Grant #970, William Gibson.
83. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Burke Co., NC marriages - Curby Hawkins to Axse Stanley.
84. "Robert Edmonston to Charles Stanley," 1 Mar 1819, Buncombe Deed Book 14, page 119, Buncombe County Register of Deeds, Asheville, NC.
85. "1830 Howard Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 161.
86. A. B. Pruitt, Abstracts of Land Entries: Wilkes Co.,NC 1783-1795, self published, 1989, page 6.
87. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #1458, Harris Stanley Jr.
88. Mrs. W. O. Absher and Mrs. W. C. Sidden, County Court Minutes Wilkes Co.,NC 25 Jan 1785-1 Nov 1788 Vol. II, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 34.
89. "1790 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1791 Apr 19, microfilm, page 155.
90. A. B. Pruitt, Abstracts of Land Entries: Wilkes Co.,NC Nov 1796-1805, Self published, 1994, page 26.
91. "1800 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1800, microfilm, page 65.
92. "William Rousseau to Frederick Coots," 4 Apr 1800, Wilkes Deed Book D, page 837, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
93. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Clerk's Account Book
94. A. B. Pruitt, Abstracts of Land Entries: Wilkes Co.,NC Nov 1805-May 1810, Self published, 1994, page 7.
95. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Wilkes Co.,NC Court Minutes Abstracts, Volume III 1789-1793, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 9.
96. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Wilkes Co.,NC Court Minute Abstracts Vol.III 1789-1793, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 14.
97. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Wilkes Co.,NC Court Minute Abstracts Vol. IV 1794-1797, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 11.
98. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Estate settlements of Wilkes County, Evan Bell.
99. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Wilkes Co.,NC Court Minute Abstracts Vol. IV 1794-1797, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 43.
100. A. B. Pruitt, Abstracts of Land Entries: Wilkes Co.,NC Part I (Nov 1796-Nov 1805), self published, 1994, page 46.
101. A. B. Pruitt, Abstracts of Land Entries: Wilkes Co., NC (Nov 1796- Nov 1805), self published, 1994, page 47.
102. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #2078 - John Stanley.
103. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #2079 -John Stanley.
104. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #2082 - John Stanley
105. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #2082 - John Stanley.
106. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC State Grant #2079- John Stanley.
107. "1800 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1800, microfilm, page 63.
108. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bonds 1800.
109. "John Stanley to John Nance," 9 Jan 1801, Wilkes Deed Book C-1, pages 308-309, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
110. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Microfilmed Court Records
111. "Joshua Badger to John Stanley," 18 Oct 1804, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, page 215, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
112. "Joshua Badger to John Stanley," 16 Oct 1804, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, pages 119-120, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
113. "Joshua Badger to John Stanley," 18 Oct 1804, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, page 215, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
114. "Joshua Badger to John Stanley," 18 Oct 1804, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, page 138, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
115. "John Stanley to Jesse Robinette," 2 Nov 1804, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, page 118-119, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
116. "Abbenton Phelps to John Stanley," 14 Dec 1804, Rowan Deed Book 19, page 194-195, Rowan County Register of Deeds, Salisbury, NC.
117. "John Stanley to Jesse Combs," 7 Dec 1805, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, pages 375-376, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
118. "John Stanley to John Stincomb," 25 Dec 1805, Rowan Deed Book 19, page 454-455, Rowan County Register of Deeds, Salisbury, NC.
119. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co., NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 166.
120. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bonds 1807.
121. "David Bell to John Stanley," 20 May 1807, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, page 498, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
122. A. B. Pruitt, Abstracts of Land Entries: Wilkes Co., NC (Nov 1805-May 1810), self published, 1994, page 26.
123. A. B. Pruitt, Abstracts of Land Entries: Wilkes Co.,NC (Nov 1805-May 1810), Self published, 1994, page 47.
124. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds 1809.
125. "John Parker, George Combs and John Combs to John Stanley," 2 Oct 1809, Wilkes Deed Book I, page 79, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
126. Brent H. Holcomb, Wilkes Co.,NC Marriages 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 86.
127. "Zebediah Baker Information," http://www.bakerfamily.org/nc/ZB1810.htm, Oct Term 1810.
128. "Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 22 Dec 1810, microfilm, pge 266.
129. "Sheriff Jesse Allen to Archibald Lovelace," 10 Jun 1811, Wilkes Deed Book G&H, page 255-256, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
130. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds 1817.
131. "John Stanley to Jesse Cordell," 10 May 1817, Wilkes Deed Book M, page 524, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
132. "John Stanley to Benjamin Becknell," 6 Dec 1817, Wilkes Deed Book 24, page 367, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro.
133. This deed was found in the Register of Deeds Office in Carroll Co.,Mo. The book and page number are not known.
134. "John Stanley to Benjamin Lewis," 10 Jun 1819, Wilkes Deed Book L, page 281, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
135. "John Stanley to Benjamin Lewis," 12 Jul 1819, Wilkes Deed Book L, page 280, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
136. "John Stanley to Benjamin Lewis," 12 Jun 1819, Wilkes Deed Book 24, page 459, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
137. Sylvia Trotter Anderson, 560 South Elm Street, Arroyo Grande, Ca. 93420.
138. "1830 Ray Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 384.
139. "1840 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 292.
140. "1850 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 11 Sept 1850, on line image, page 14.
141. Copy of John Stanley's will sent to the author by Marjorie Standley Payne, 263 Hunter Forge, Macungie, Pa. 18062
142. Brent H. Holcomb, Wilkes Co.,NC Marriages 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 95.
143. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds, 1806.
144. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co., NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 103.
145. Mrs. W. O. Absher and Mrs. R. K. Hayes Sr., County Court Minutes Wilkes County, NC 2 March 1778-28 October 1784 - Volume I, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 3.
146. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Land Entry Book Wilkes County, NC 1778-1781, Southern Historical Press, 1988, page 38.
147. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com, 1983, page 176.
148. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co., NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 13.
149. "Gerham Allen to Reuben Stanley," 7 Sept 1795, Wilkes Deed Book A-1, page 485, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
150. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Wilkes Land Grant #823 - Jacob Standley.
151. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co., NC Taxables 1787-1788-1789, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 1.
152. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1787-1788-1789, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 11.
153. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC, from Wilkes County microfilm for Wills, Inventories, Bills of Sale.
154. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #2703, Samuel Anderson.
155. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #2548, Samuel Anderson.
156. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC State Grant #2548, Samuel Anderson.
157. "Samuel Anderson to Samuel W. Anderson," 20 Feb 1836, Wilkes Deed Book I, page 283, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
158. "Samuel Anderson to Wesley Ball," 6 Sept 1837, Wilkes Deed Bk. T, page 101, Wilkes County Register of Deeds.
159. "1790 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 19 Apr 1791, Microfilm, page 160.
160. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory and Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1795-1796-1797-1799, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 45.
161. "Wilkes Co.,NC 1800 Federal Census," Forsyth Public Library, 1800, microfilm, page 64.
162. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Loose Tax Records 1805
163. "1810 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 22 Dec 1810, microfilm, page 265.
164. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant#3097, Elizabeth Stanley.
165. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Co.,Inc., 1983, page 176.
166. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1787-1788-1789-1790, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 1.
167. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1787-1788-1789-1790 Vol. III, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 22.
168. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1787-1788-1789-1790 Vol. III, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 1.
169. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Wilkes Co.,NC Court Minutes Abstracts Volume III 1789-1793, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 25.
170. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Paul W. Gregory, Ruth P. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1791-1792-1793-1794, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 19.
171. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co., NC Taxables, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 32.
172. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Wilkes Co.,NC Court Minute Abstracts Vol. IV 1794-1797, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 3.
173. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1795-1796-1797-1799, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 2.
174. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1795-1796-1797-1799, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 13.
175. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1795-1796-1797-1799, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 25.
176. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co., NC Taxables 1795-1796-1797-1799, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 41.
177. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #2638, Joshua Souther.
178. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Wilkes Land Grants - Thomas Cook, Land Grant #2125.
179. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant, Samuel Anderson #2686.
180. "1800 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1800, microfilm, page 65.
181. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Some Pioneers From Wilkes Co.,NC, Southern Historical Press, 1989, page 75.
182. "Joel and Jesse Standley to John Standley," 4 Feb 1805, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, page 538, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
183. "John Stanley to Samuel Anderson," 26 Jul 1805, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, pages 426-427, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
184. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Miscellaneous Papers.
185. "John Standley Sr. to John Love," 18 Dec 1807, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, page 531, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
186. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC -Wilkes County Estate Settlement Job Cole.
187. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #2902, Samuel Anderson.
188. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co., NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 197.
189. "1810 Wilkes County, NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 22 Dec 1810, microfilm, page 264.
190. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #3002.
191. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - John Stanley State Grant #3001.
192. From the NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC, Receipt #323 found in Land Entry Receipts for Wilkes Co.,NC.
193. NC State Archives, Raleigh,NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds - 1817
194. "1820 Wilkes County, NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1 Feb 1821, microfilm, page 507.
195. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Loose Tax Records, 1829.
196. NC State Archives, Wilkes County Loose Tax Records - 1831.
197. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1787-1788-1789-1790 Vol. III, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 35.
198. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory, Paul W. Gregory, Wilkes Co.,NC Taxables 1791-1792-1793-1794, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 4.
199. "Thomas Cook to Thomas Standley," 1803 Nov 3, Iredell Deed Book 5, page 695, Iredell County Register of Deeds, Statesville, NC.
200. "1810 Iredell Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1810, microfilm, page 252.
201. "John Love to Thomas Stanley," 7 Sept 1813, Wilkes Deed Book G&H, page 506, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
202. "John Love, Sr. to Thomas Standley," 6 Dec 1913, Wilkes Deed Book G&H, page 510, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, Wilkesboro, NC.
203. Brent H. Holcomb, Wilkes Co., NC Marriages 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 45.
204. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grants #3064 and #3062, Thomas Stanley.
205. "John Parker to Thomas Stanley," 1916 Sept 16, Wilkes Deed Book 24, page 25, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
206. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Loose Papers, Bonds.
207. "1820 Wilkes Co,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1 Feb 1821, microfilm, page 527.
208. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Court Records on Microfilm.
209. "John Love to Thomas Stanley," 4 Mar 1822, Wilkes Deed Book K, page 249, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
210. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC State Grant #3258, Thomas Stanley
211. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #3275, Thomas Stanley
212. "Thomas Stanley to Ephriam Cook," 16 Mar 1825, Wilkes Deed Book S, page 503-504, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
213. "Thomas Stanley to Kenthum Cheatham," 1825 Mar 16, Wilkes Deed Book Q, page 138, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
214. Brent H. Holcomb, Wilkes Co.,NC Marriages 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 177.
215. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Loose Tax Records, 1829.
216. "Thomas Stanley to Benjamin F. Martin," 20 Aug 1830, Wilkes Deed Book M, pages 446-448, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
217. "1830 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston- Salem, NC, 16 Nov 1830, microfilm, page 375.
218. "1840 Rush Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 107.
219. "1850 Rush Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 14 Aug 1850, on line image, page 495.
220. "1840 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 31 Oct 1840, microfilm, page 107.
221. "1850 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 21 Aug 1850, microfilm, page 296.
222. "1790 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1790, on line image, page 190.
223. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #1342, Samuel Anderson.
224. "Samuel Anderson to Alexander Gilreath," 25 Aug 1797, Wilkes Deed Book D, page 231, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
225. "1800 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1800, on line image, page 265.
226. Brent H. Holcomb, Wilkes Co., NC Marriages 1778-1686, Clearfield Publishing Co.,NC, 1983, page 177.
227. Brent H. Holcomb, Wilkes Co.,NC Marriages 1778-1866, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 143.
228. "1820 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1820, on line image, page 536.
229. "1830 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 16 Nov 1830, microfilm, page 390.
230. "Samuel Anderson to Wesley Ball," 6 Sept 1837, Wilkes Deed Book T, page 101, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
231. "1840 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 17.
232. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC Burke County, NC Tax Records, 1797
233. "Burke Co., NC Tax Lists," NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC, CR .014.703.2.
234. "1810 Burke Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1810, microfilm, 116.
235. "1820 Buncombe Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1820, microfilm, page 120.
236. "1830 Buncombe Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1830, microfilm, page 238.
237. "1840 Buncombe Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1840, microfilm, page 150.
238. "Charles Stanley to Fletcher Fortune," 1 Feb 1842, Buncombe Deed Book 23, page 380, Buncombe Register of Deeds, Asheville, NC.
239. "1850 Buncombe Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1850, microfilm, page 318.
240. Edith Warren Higgins, Burke Co., NC Land Records and More Important Records 1751-1809 Vol. II, self published, page 35.
241. Earle S. Dennis and Jane E. Smith, Marriage Bonds of Bedford Co., Va., Genealogical Publishing Com., 1976, page 64.
242. Polyanna Creekmore, Early East Tennessee Taxpayers, page 6.
243. Pollyanna Creekmore, Early East Tennessee Tax Lists, page 215.
244. Pollyanna Creekmore, Early East Tennessee Taxpayers, page 226.
245. "1830 Campbell Co., Tenn. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 225.
246. "1840 Ray Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 321.
247. Earle S. Dennis and Jane E. Smith, Marriage Bonds of Bedford Co., Virginia 1755-1800, Genealogical Publishing Com., 1976, page 64.
248. "1830 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry. com, 1830, on line image, page 6.
249. "1820 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1820, on line image, page 11.
250. "1830 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 216.
251. Kanawha Gen Web page, "1840 Tax lists," http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvkanawh/Tax/1840p2.html, August 7, 2002.
252. "1840 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 51.
253. "1850 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1850, on line image, page 103.
254. "1860 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1860, on line image, page 307.
255. Tennessee Genweb Archives
256. Pollyanna Creekmore, Early East Tennessee Taxpayers, page 2.
257. Pollyanna Creekmore, Early East Tennessee Tax Payers, page 11.
258. Bryon and Barbara Sistler, Early Tennessee Tax Lists, Bryon Sistler & Associates, 1977, page 188.
259. "1830 Campbell Co., Tenn. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 235.
260. Tax List from the Campbell Co., Tenn. GenWeb page.
261. "State of Tennessee to Ruth Stanley," 9 October 1835, Book 19, page 285, Grant #20033, Tennessee State Archives, Nashville, Tenn.
262. "1840 Campbell County Tenn. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 320.
263. "1850 Scott County, Tenn. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 25 Sept 1850, on line image, page 375.
264. Bryon and Barbara Sistler, 1860 Census - Tennessee, Volume %, Bryon Sistler and Associates, 1981, page 110.
265. Pollyanna Creekmore, Early East Tennessee Tax Lists, page 224.
266. "1830 Campbell Co., Tenn. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 235.
267. "1850 Dallas Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 6 Aug 1850, on line image, page 309.
268. "Tennessee State Grant to Garland Standley," 4 Jun 1812, Tennessee Land Grant #2223, Roll 60, Book 3, page 375, Tennessee State Archives, Nashville, Tenn.
269. Estate record of Garland Standley, 1812, Roll #26, page 24 under "Wills" in Campbell Co., Tenn.
270. "Elenor, Preston, Nathan and Sarah Stanley to Sherad Adkins," 27 Jan 1834, Book F, pages 258-260, Campbell County, Tenn. Register of Deeds, Jacksboro, Tenn.
271. Pollyanna Creekmore, Early East Tennessess Tax Lists, page 230.
272. "1830 Fayette Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 36.
273. "1850 Grayson Co., Texas Federal Census," ancestry.com, 9 Dec 1850, on line image, page 337.
274. "1840 Buchanan Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 140.
275. "1850 Grayson Co., Texas Federal Census," ancestry.com, 9 Dec 1850, on line image, page 337.
276. "1830 Howard Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 141.
277. "1840 Howard Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 33.
278. "1850 Howard Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 23 Oct 1850, on line image, page 179.
279. "1850 Andrew Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 30 Oct 1850, on line image, page 79.
280. "1810 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 22 Dec 1810, microfilm, page 271.
281. Information from Adair Co., Iowa Cemetery Records.
282. "Joshua Lewis to Fanny Coots," 18 Nov 1808, Wilkes Deed Book G&H, page 167, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
283. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #2967, Harris Stanley.
284. Johnson J. Hayes, The Land of Wilkes, Wilkes County Historical Society, 1962, page 88.
285. "1820 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1821 Feb 1, microfilm, page 504.
286. "Leonard Sale to Harris Stanley," 23 Sept 1822, Wilkes Deed Book 23, page 363, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
287. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Will of Leonard Sale, 1824.
288. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Will of Samuel Becknell, 1819.
289. "Harris Stanley to Presley Bussell," 18 Oct 1828, Wilkes Deed Book S, page 477, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
290. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Loose Tax Records, 1830.
291. "1840 Hamilton Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 155.
292. "1850 Hamilton Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 24 Sept 1850, on line image, page 98.
293. "1860 Adair Co., Iowa Federal Census," ancestry.com, 5 Jun 1860, on line image, page 8.
294. "Sarah Stanley to Israel Hollar Power of Attorney," 13 Nov 1860, Wilkes County Deed Book Z, pages 112-113, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
295. "1840 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 289.
296. "1850 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 16 Aug 1850, on line image, page 2.
297. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census Slave Schedule," ancestry.com, 2 Jul 1860, on line image, page 134.
298. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 10 Jul 1860, on line image, page 635.
299. "1830 Ray Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 395.
300. "1840 Ray Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 314.
301. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds, 1819.
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303. "1840 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, Page 290.
304. "1850 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 16 August 1850, on line image, page 1.
305. Dewayne Perry, "Stanley Descendants," 6 May 2005, dfperry@charter.net.
306. "1840 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 299.
307. "1850 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 21 Nov 1850, on line image, page 48.
308. "1840 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 291.
309. "1850 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 14 Nov 1850, on line image, page 44.
310. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 3 Aug 1860, on line image, page 557.
311. "1850 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 15 Nov 1850, on line image, page 45.
312. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 14 Jul 1860, on line image, page 637.
313. "1840 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 288.
314. "1850 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 23 Aug 1850, on line image, page 5.
315. "Sarah Herren to Joel Stanley," 8 Oct 1796, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, page 253, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
316. "Jesse Grayson to Edward Long," 25 Oct 1804, Wilkes Deed Book G&H, page 63, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
317. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Loose Tax Records 1805.
318. "Joel and Jesse Stanley to John Stanley," 24 Feb 1805, Wilkes Deed Book F-1, page 538, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro.
319. NC Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds, 1805.
320. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #518, John Walker.
321. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds, 1806
322. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 177.
323. "Edward Long to Levi Laxson," 16 Mar 1809, Wilkes Deed Book G&H, page 64, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
324. "Wilkes Co.,NC 1810 Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 22 Dec 1810, microfilm, page 273.
325. "Joel Long, Joel Stanley and wife Susannah, Nellie McKinney heirs of Samuel McKinney to William Dula," 12 Oct 1815, Wilkes Deed Book 24, page 479, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
326. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Insolvent List, 1815.
327. "1820 Burke Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1820, microfilm, page 48.
328. "Burke Co., NC Tax Lists," NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC, CR .014.703.3.
329. "1830 Burke Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1830, microfilm, page 111.
330. Jackie Browning Hedstrom, An Abstraction of and Index to Burke Co.,NC Inventories of Sales of Estates 1832-1838, self published, 1990, page 42.
331. "1840 Burke Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1840, microfilm, page 320.
332. Marjory Standley Payne, 263 Hunter Forge, Macungie, Pa. 18062.
333. "1820 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1821 Feb 1, microfilm, page 531.
334. "1830 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 122.
335. Mrs. W. O. Absher, Ruth P. Gregory and Paul W. Gregory, Wikes Co., NC Taxables 1795-1796-1797-1799, Wilkes County Genealogical Society, page 37.
336. "Mary and Michael Souther to Samuel Anderson," 26 Jan 1807, Deed Book F-1, pages 426-427, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
337. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Undated Tax Lists.
338. "Richard Allen agent for Benjamin Yeargin to Shadrack Stanley," 18 Feb 1808, Wilkes Deed Book F-2, pages 94-95, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
339. "1820 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1821 Feb 1, microfilm, page 534.
340. NC State Archives, Estate Settlement of Samuel Becknell, Wilkes Co.,NC - dated 1827, Samuel Becknell died 1821.
341. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds, 1822.
342. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds 1826.
343. "1830 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 16 Nov 1830, microfilm, page 389.
344. "Sheriff John J. Bryan to Shadrack Stanley," 21 Mar 1833, Wilkes Deed Book N, page 232, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
345. From microfilm, "Equity Minute Docket 1819-1860" from the NC State Archives.
346. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds, 1833
347. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #3846, Shadrack Stanley.
348. "Sheriff John J. Bryan to Shadrack Stanley," 11 Nov 1835, Wilkes Deed Book N, pages 523-534, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
349. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - William Tedder, NC Land Grant#3818.
350. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #3819 for Robert Moore.
351. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Loose Tax Records, 1837.
352. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Loose Tax Records, 1839.
353. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #4536, Shadrack Stanley.
354. Information sent to the author from Sylvia Trotter Anderson, 590 South Elm Street, Arroyo Grande, California.
355. "Shadrack and Hannah Stanley to Mary Hammons," 27 Feb 1840, Wilkes Deed Book R, page 218, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
356. "1840 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 31 Oct 1840, microfilm, 61.
357. "Shadrack Stanley to Larkin J. Becknell," 5 Aor 1841, Wilkes Deed Book 2, pages 167-168, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
358. "Shadrack Stanley to Wesley Ball," 4 Aug 1842, Wilkes Deed Book T, pages 101-102, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
359. From the personal papers belonging to Lori Landsdown, 2601 Rising Star Drive, Diamond Bar, California.
360. "1850 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 13 Sept 1850, microfilm, page 324.
361. "Shadrick Stanley to Joel H. Tedder," 4 Aug 1852, Wilkes Deed Book 7, page 504, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
362. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Estate Settlement of Shadrack Stanley, 1868.
363. "Shadrack Stanley to Wesley Ball," 6 Jan 1856, Wilkes Deed Book 7, page 146, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
364. "Shadrack Stanley to Wesley Ball," 21 Jan 1857, Wilkes Deed Book T, page 102-103, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
365. "Shadrack Stanley to Robert Stanley," 21 Jan 1857, Wilkes Deed Book T, page 35-36, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
366. "Shadrack Stanley to Sary Lansdown," 22 Jan 1857, Wilkes Deed Book T, pages 26-27, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
367. "Robert Stanley to Shadrack Stanley," 6 Oct 1857, Wilkes Deed Book T, pages 36-37, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
368. Information sent to the author by Susan Manolakos, 105 Hillcrest Rd., Syracuse,NY 13224. This divorce is located in Wilkes County Court Records.
369. "William B. Transou to Isaac S. Call," 13 May 1859, Wilkes Deed Book T, page 437-439, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
370. NC State Archives,Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Estate Settlement of Shadrack Stanley, 1868.
371. "Samuel Becknell Estate to Hannah Stanley," 13 Dec 1825, Wilkes Deed Book L, page 210-211, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
372. "1860 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 13 Sept 1860, microfilm, page 135.
373. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #1851, Elizabeth Roberts.
374. NC State Archives, Raleigh,NC - Wilkes County Loose Tax Records, 1805.
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378. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co., NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 6.
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381. "1820 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1821 Feb 1, microfilm, page 512.
382. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Loose Tax Records, 1823.
383. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Loose Tax Records, 1826.
384. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds, 1827.
385. "1830 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1830 Nov 16, microfilm, page 391.
386. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 143.
387. Grace Turner and Miles S. Philbeck, Wilkes Co.,NC Will Abstracts 1777-1910, self published, 1988, #385.
388. "1850 St. Genevieve Co., Missouri Census," ancestry.com, 14 Oct 1850, on line image, page 253.
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390. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - Wilkes County Bastardy Bonds, 1820
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392. "1830 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 385.
393. "1840 Rush Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 209.
394. "1850 Rush Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 14 August 1850, on line image, page 495.
395. "1860 Rush Co., Ind. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 31 Jul 1860, on line image, page 885.
396. Beverly Horttor, "Family of One Reuben," 26 Feb 2005, bjbhdh@yahoo.com, Bible Record of Mrs. Larry S. Thomas from the research of Geneva King.
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403. "1850 Rush Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 14 Aug 1850, on line image, page 495.
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406. "1830 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 387.
407. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC State Grant #3275, Thomas Stanley.
408. "1830 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 1830 Nov 16, microfilm, page 315.
409. "1860 Rush Co., Ind. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 2 Aug 1860, on line image, page 900.
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414. Kay Sataris, "Stanley/Anderson Family," 1 May 2003, ksakaris@hal-pc.org.
415. Kay Sakaris, "Stanley/Anderson Families," 2 May 2003, ksakaris@hal-pc.org.
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417. Burke Co., NC Marriage bond from NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
418. "1820 Burke Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1820, on line image, page 29.
419. "1830 Burke Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, Page 110.
420. "1850 Caldwell Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 28 Aug 1850, on line image, page 28.
421. "1830 Campbell Co., Tennesse Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 220.
422. "1820 Whitley Co., Kentucky Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1820, on line image, page 127.
423. "1850 Decatur, Iowa Federal Census," ancestry.com, 3 Nov 1850, on line image, page 332.
424. "1840 Ray Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 321.
425. "1850 Ray Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1850, on line image, page 349.
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428. "1830 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 212.
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430. "1850 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1850, on line image, page 136.
431. "1860 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1860, on line image, page 80.
432. "1830 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 213.
433. "1840 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 15.
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435. "1860 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1860, on line image, page 310.
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437. "1860 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1860, on line image, page 307.
438. "1850 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1850, on line image, page 27.
439. "1860 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1860, on line image, page 305.
440. "1840 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 50.
441. "1850 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1850, on line image, page 27.
442. "1860 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1860, on line image, page 302.
443. "1850 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1850, on line image, page 100.
444. "1860 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1860, on line image, page 303.
445. "1830 Campbell County, Tenn. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 233.
446. "1850 Scott Co., Tenn. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 21 Sept 1850, on line image, page 372.
447. Bryon and Barbara Sistler, "Early East Tennessee Marriages Vol. I Grooms," Bryon Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1987, page 347.
448. Bryon and Barbara Sistler, 1850 Census - Tennessee, Bryon Sistler & Associates, 1974, page 137.
449. Bryon and Barbara Sistler, Early East Tennessee Marriages Volume 1 Grooms, Bryon Sistler & Associates, 1987, page 346.
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451. "1850 Ray Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 25 Oct 1850, on line image, page 357.
452. Viv Brown, "Stanleys/Browns," 8 Aug 2004, rbrown@cnz.com.
453. "1850 Fayette County Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 8 Aug 1850, on line image, page 221.
454. "1840 Rush Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 199.
455. "1850 Rush Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 16 Sept 1850, on line image, page 564.
456. "1860 Rush Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, Jun 1860, on line image, page 636.
457. "1870 Rush Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 22 Aug 1870, on line image, page 365.
458. "1880 Rush Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 14 Jun 1880, on line image, page 75.
459. Marriages from Fayette County Indiana GenWeb page.
460. "1840 Fayette Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 105.
461. "1850 Fayette Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 9 Aug 1850, on line image, page 222.
462. "1860 Fayette Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 16 Jun 1860, on line image, page 610.
463. "1870 Fayette Co., Ind. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 13 Jun 1870, on line image, page 101.
464. "1870 Fayette Co., Ind. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 10 Jun 1870, on line image, page 13.
465. "1840 Morgan Co., Ill. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 403.
466. "1850 Grayson Co., Texas Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1850, on line image, page 338.
467. "1860 Adair Co., Iowa Federal Census," ancestry.com, 15 Jun 1860, on line image, page 12.
468. "1850 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 18 Sept 1850, on line image, page 17.
469. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 9 Jul 1860, on line image, page 632.
470. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1 Aug 1860, on line image, page 649.
471. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 7 Jul 1860, on line image, page 630.
472. "1850 Ray Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1850, on line image, page 314.
473. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1 Aug 1860, on line image, page 650.
474. "1850 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 16 Aug 1850, on line image, page 2.
475. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 9 Jul 1860, on line image, page 631.
476. "1850 Carroll Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 16 August 1850, on line image, page 2.
477. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 10 Jul 1860, on line image, page 634.
478. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 23 Aug 1860, on line image, page 671.
479. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 13 Aug 1860, on line image, page 490.
480. "1870 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 22 Aug 1870, on line image, page 293.
481. "1860 Carroll Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 3 Aug 1860, on line image, page 559.
482. "1850 Cape Giradeau Co., Missouri Federal Census," ancestry.com, 13 Sept 1850, on line image, page 387.
483. "1820 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1820, on line image, page 506.
484. "1830 Clark Co., Ind. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1830, on line image, page 57.
485. "1840 Clark Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 261.
486. "1850 St. Francois Co., Mo. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 3 Apr 1850, on line image, page 153.
487. "1840 Wayne Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 324.
488. "1850 Whitley Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 20 Sept 1850, on line image, page 487.
489. There is not an existing marriage bond in Wilkes Co.,NC for this marriage date.
490. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co,NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 9.
491. "1850 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 14 Sept 1850, on line image, page 326.
492. "1850 Wilkes Co.,NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 28 Jul 1850, microfilm, page 263.
493. "1860 Lee Co.,Va. Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 30 Jun 1860, microfilm, page 710.
494. Found on the internet in the notes of Thomas G. Untiedt at ancestry.com
495. "1840 Wayne Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 326.
496. "1850 Whitley Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 14 Sept 1850, on line image, page 479.
497. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co., NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 112.
498. Children of Seymore and Sarah Lansdown shared by Paul Lansdowne, 2056 Lincoln Street, Eugene, Oregon 97405-2604. Email address: paulsroots@pacinfo.com
499. NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC - NC Land Grant #5274, Semore Landsdown.
500. "1850 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 18 Oct 1850, on line image, page 358.
501. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 114.
502. "1840 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 66.
503. "1840 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 67.
504. "1860 Rush Co., Ind. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 2 Aug 1860, on line image, page 898.
505. Marty, "Stanleys," Sept. 8, 2004, Crosstitch1200@aol.com.
506. Kaye Stanley Watkins, "William Arthur Stanley," 6 March 2003, 2901 N. Athenian, Wichita, Kansas 67204-4717 or Email: kstanley@HomeRelay.net.
507. "1840 Whitley Co., Kentucky Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1840, on line image, page 189.
508. "1860 Kanawha Co., Va. Federal Census," ancestry.com, 1860, on line image, page 337.
509. Kanawha, W. Va. Gen Web Site, "Death Records," http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvkanawh/death/1853.htm, August 7, 2002.
510. "1870 Rush Co., Indiana Federal Census," ancestry.com, 11 Aug 1870, on line image, page 356.
511. Dewayne Perry, "Stanley's," 11 May 2005, dfperry@charter.net.
512. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co., NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 138.
513. Brent H. Holcomb, Marriages of Wilkes Co.,NC 1778-1868, Clearfield Publishing Com., 1983, page 155.
514. "Robert Stanley to Elus Anderson," 31 Oct 1857, Wilkes Deed Book T, pages 116-117, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
515. "Robert A. Stanley to James H. Hayes," 2 Apr 1859, Wilkes Deed Book Z, page 118, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
516. "1860 Wilkes Co., NC Federal Census," Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, 13 Sept 1860, microfilm, page 197.
517. Johnson J. Hayes, The Land of Wilkes, Wilkes County Historical Society, 1962, page 480.
518. "Robert A. Stanley to Joel N. Tedder," 23 Jul 1868, Wilkes Deed Book Y, page 321, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
519. "Robert A. Stanley and wife Evaline to Biddy Anderson," 15 Feb 1872, Wilkes County Deed Book C-2, page 258-259, Wilkes County Register of Deeds, Wilkesboro, NC.
520. Bryon and Barbara Sistler, Early East Tennessee Marriages Volume 2 Brides, Bryon Sistler & Associations Inc., 1987, page 346.

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