Third Generation (Continued)
Family of Moses STANLEY (5) & Ann (mn unk) STANLEY

23. William STANLEY. Born ca 1750 in Virginia. William died in Spotsylvania Co.,Va. bef 1830, he was 80.

1779 Oct 15 - King and Queen and Caroline Cos., Va. - William Standley signed a petition, Upper part of Drysdale Parish, for parish division. 138

1781 Nov 1 - Virginia Land Office Treasury Warrant #7767, 348 acres for the sum of five hundred and fifty eight pounds. 139

1783 - Orange Co.,Va. - ,William is on the tax list of Ambrose Madison and May Burton Jr - land alterations - 100 acres per acre 5:4, Amount 16:3:4, tax 0:5:0. There is also with a Zacheriah Stanley who is a Quaker and who also pays has paid a poll tax in Lousia Co.,Va. There is no known relationship between William and Zacheriah Stanley. 140

1783 Mar 28 - Jefferson Co., Ky(now Green Co., Ky)- Virginia Land Entry #8251 - William Standley enters 348 acres upon a Treasury Warrant #7767 on the waters of Robinson's Creek adjoining William Buckners survey of 1500 acres beginning at his east corner 2 dogwoods and a white oak and with his line S45W till it strikes a large Branch of Robinson's Creek thence S45E so far as that a line of equal length will include the Quantity. 139

1784 Jul 19 - Jefferson Co., Ky(now Green Co., Ky) - William Stanleys Virginia Treasury Warrant #7767 Virginia land Entry #8251 of 348 acres on Robinson's Creek adjacent William Buckner was surveyed today. Willaim Buckner Asst. and Geo. May S.J.C. 139

1786 - Caroline Co., Va. - John Standley and William Standley signed a petition, Aspah's Parish, opposed to repeal. 138

1787 - Orange Co.,Va. - William is on the tax list of Ambrose Madison paying on 100 acres of land valued a 3/4, amount of valuation 16:13:4 and tax at 1 1/2 per cent 0:5:0. 141

1788 - Orange Co.,Va. - William is on the tax list of Abner Porter paying on 100 acres of land rate per acre 3/4 amount of valuation 16:13:4 and amount of tax at 1 1/2 per cent 0:5:0. 142

1789 - Orange Co.,Va. - William is on the tax list of Abner Porter paying on 100 acres of land rate per acres 3/4 amount of valuation 16:13:4 and tax at 1 1/2 per cent 0:5:0. 143

1790 - Orange Co.,Va. - William is on the tax list of Abner Porter paying on 100 acres of land rate 3/4 per acre amount of valuation 16:13:4 tax at 1 1/2 per cent 0:5:0. 144

1790 May 17-Jefferson Co., Ky (now Green Co., Ky) - William received a patent for 348 acres on Robinsons Creek adjacent William Buckner and Joseph Richardson Virginia Land Treasurey Warrant #7767 and Virginia Land Entry #8251.

1792 - Caroline Co., Va. - William Stanley is paying on 100 acres of land and William Dabney paying on 100 acres of land from William Stanley. Moses Stanley also on this list paying on 75 acres of land. 145 146

1792 Nov 17 - Orange Co.,Va. Deed Book 20 pages 170-171 from William Stanley and Mary his wife of Caroline Co., Va. to James Bledsoe 100 acres of land in Orange County on the Beaver Dam River for 50 pounds. Witnesses: Joseph Bell, Joseph Bledsoe and Roger Mallory. Deed proven by oath of witnesses on 28 Jan 1793. 147

1793 - Caroline Co., Va. - William Stanley is paying on 100 acres of land. Moses Stanley also on this list paying on 75 acres of land. 145

1794 - Caroline Co., Va. - William Stanley is paying on 100 acres of land. Moses Stanley also on this list paying on 75 acres of land. 145

1795 - Caroline Co., Va. - William Stanley is paying on 100 acres of land. Moses Stanley also on this list paying on 75 acres of land. 145

1796 - Caroline Co., Va. - William Stanley is on the tax list paying on 100 acres of land and William Dabney paying on 100 acres of William's land. Moses Stanley is also on this paying on 75 acres of land. 145

1797 - Caroline Co., Va. - William Stanley is paying on 100 acres of land. Moses Stanley also on this list paying on 75 acres of land. 145

1798 - Caroline Co., Va. - William Stanley on the tax list paying on 45 acres of land for Charles Clark. 145 148

1799 - Caroline Co., Va. - William Stanley on the tax list paying on 45 acres of land for Charles Clark. 145 148

1800 - Caroline Co., Va. - William is on the tax list showing 1 white poll and 1 horse. Also Moses Stanley on this same tax list. 149

1810 - Spotsylvania Co.,Va. - William is on the census showing 2 males age 16-26, one male over age 45, one female age 10-16, two females age 16-26 and one female age 45. John Stanley also on this census.150

1810 Feb 9 - Green Co., Ky - William Standley of Spotsylvania Co., Va. sold to Lewis Timberlake of Caroline Co., Va. 348 acres on Robinson's Creek adjacent Joseph Richardson and William Buckner for $1,000.00. Witnesses were Charles T. Martin, Daniel Coleman, Thomas Motley, Tho. Rodgers and William M. Carey. 12 Feb 1810 - This deed proved in Caroline Co., Va. court by Charles Tod Martin, Daniel Coleman and Thomas Motley. This is William's Virginia Land Treasury Note #7767 and Virginia Land Entry #8251. 151

1820 - Spotsylvania Co., Va. - William is on the census showing one male age 26-45, one male over age 45, one female age 16-26, one female age 16-26 and one female over age 45. Absalom Stanley is one person away from William Stanley. 152

William married Mary (mn unk) STANLEY. Born ca 1750 in Virginia. Mary (mn unk) died in Spotsylvania Co.,Va. bef 1830, she was 80.

They had the following children:
117 i. Male (William+Mary) (ca1780-)
118 ii. Female (William+Mary) (ca1782-)
119 iii. Absalom (ca1784-<1870)
120 iv. Lucy (ca1790-)
121 v. Elizabeth (ca1800-)

24. Moses STANLEY. Born ca 1753 in Orange Co.,Va.63 Moses died in Caroline Co., Va. on 20 Mar 1841, he was 88.63

1787 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley on the property tax list. Thomas Scott charged with Moses's tax. 153

1787 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres of land. James Campbell's estate transferred to Moses Stanley of 75 acres. 154 145

1788- Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres of land.154

1789 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres of land.154

1790 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres of land.154

1791 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres of land.154

1792 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres of land. William Stanley also on this list paying on 100 acres of land. 154

1793 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres of land. William Stanley also on this list paying on 100 acres of land. 154

1794 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres of land. William Stanley also on this list paying on 100 acres of land. 154

1795 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres of land. William Stanley also on this list paying on 100 acres of land. 154

1796 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres. William Stanley is also on this list paying on 200 acres. 154

1797 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres. William Stanley is also on this list paying on 200 acres. 154

1798 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres. William Stanley is also on this list paying on 200 acres. 154

1799 Mar 19 -Carolina Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on a tax list paying one white tithe and 1 horse/mule. John Stanley is also on this tax list next to Moses. 24

1799 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list paying on 75 acres. William Stanley is also on this list paying on 200 acres. 154

1800 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the tax list showing 1 white poll and 2 horses. Also on this list is William Stanley. 149

1810 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the census showing two males age 10-16, one male age 16-26, one male age 45 or over, one female age 0-10 and one female age 26-45. 155

1820 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley is on the census showing one male age 16-18, one male age 16-26, two males ages age 26-45 and one male age 45 or over. Thomas Stanley also on this census. 156

1820 Jul 10 - Caroline Co., Va.:
#W3886 - "Moses Stanley served in the marine
service about eleven months under Capt Dicks in the Musquito
Brig commanded by Capt Harris - theirs inlisted in the
regular service - was taken carried to Barbadoes where he was
confined in Jail about seven months and was then carried
to England was a short time in the land service after
his return was absent from home about six years as stated in his
declaration of the 8th of Feb 1819 in which he has received a
pension certificate W3886.
Property about eighty
nine acres very poor land - one horse three cows
wife Mary Stanley about fifty seven years old
daughter Wineford about sixteen years old
(The applicant has lost the use of his legs & has not
been about to walk for many years.
Given before John S. Pendleton" 63

1824 May 21 - Caroline Co., Va.:
"Personally appeared before me a Justice
of the Peace for the County aforesaid Moses Stanly
aged seventy one years a resident of said County
who being first duly sworn doth in his oath declare
that he entered in the army of the revolution in the
marine service in the year 1776 under Capt Miscanda
Dick, on board the mosquito Brig of 12 guns com-
manded by Capt Harris for about eleven months when
he entered the regular service was taken prisoner carried
to Barbadoes, where he was confined in Jail about
seven months, as then carried to England, and was
about six years absent from home before he could
return - That all nine months of fact were before
stated by him in his declaration of the 8th of July 1819
and filed in the pension office at Washington on
which declaration he received a pension certificate
No 1834 in which he received his pension until
the 28th day of April 1821, when he was striken
off the pension roll because the brigg Misquito
which he served in did not belong ot the contina-
tal establishments, as appears by the letter of J. L.
Edwards hereunto annexed, and he the said Moses
Stanly further declares that he was a resident of
Caroline County at the time he made his first decla-
ration for a pension and that he has always since
that time been and is a resident of said County
and he further declares that he now old and
infirm that he cannot travel to the Court House
of his county without great inconvenience, which
given in this inclement season of the year, and he
has therefore made this declaration before
a Justice of the peace of the said County of
Caroline in order that his name may be again
placed on the pension role agreeable to the
date act of Congress, and he hereby relinquintes
all claim to any pension or annunity except the
present, and he also declares that his name is
not on the pension roll of any agency in any
state. Moses Standley
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24 day
of [words worn off] 1834 Wm. J. Dickinson
Know all men by these presents that Moses
Stanley of the County of Caroline do hereby con-
stitute and appoint John M. Patten Esq. my
true and lawful attorney for me and in my name
to ask for and receive all monies that may be due
to me from the United States for my services as a rev
olutionary soldier by way of pension or otherwise and
for that purpose to grant or discharge and give a
receipt for the same and to me every
that I could as ought to do even I personally
do hereby satisfying all that my said atty
may do in the premises as binding in my hand
forever - Witness my hand and seal this 24th day
of Feby 1834 Moses Stanley Seal
Caroline County to wit
Personally appeared before me a Justice of
the peace for the County aforesaid Moses Stanley who
signed sealed and acknowleged the above power
of attorney to John M. Patten to be his own voluntary
act and deed - and include for the purpsoe therein
mentioned - In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal the 24th day of Feb
1834 - Wm J. Dickinson Seal"

1830 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses is on the census showing one male age 0-5, one male age 40-50, one male age 70-80, one female age 15-20 and female age 60-70. 157

1834 Mar 4 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses Stanley received a pension of $240.00 with $40.00 allowance ending Sept 1834.

1840 - Caroline Co., Va. - Moses is on the census showing 2 males age 15-20, one male age 50-60, one male age 80-90, one female age 0-5, and one female age 50-60. 158


Research: In addition to the numerous marines, several sailors on the ship were from Caroline They included Henry Rains, MOSES STANLEY, William Mitchell and William Thorp. STANLEY kept a diary which was published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register and the Dishmans wrote a series of letters to their sister, Mrs. Sarah Beazley, of Caroline, which have been preserved. The author drew the information about the voyage of the Mosquito and what happened to her crew from these sources along with the applications for land bounties from servicemen in the Revolution.
The cruise of the Mosquito began auspiciously enough. She reached the West Indies without mishap and captured the British merchantman, Snow John, laden with clothes, beef, bacon, candles and flour, worth 8o,ooo livres, off Antigua. The men aboard were elated. They figured that their shares of the spoils were worth sixty louis each. But Capt. Collier, the commander of the ship, refused to let them enjoy their good fortune. He put in at Guadeloupe, but instead of selling the booty there engaged a Frenchman, M. Souliez, to transport it to Martinique where the market was better, while the crew got the Mosquito ready to continue the voyage. A Dominican privateer seized M. Souliez's sloop with the booty aboard while it was on the seas between Guadeloupe and Martinique, and although Collier protested he was unable to get redress. The Mosquito sailed from Guadeloupe with a saddened crew.
Back at sea misfortune struck again and smallpox broke out on board. Captain Collier turned the ship about and returned to Guadeloupe to inoculate every man in his crew. William Dishman wrote his sister, Mrs. Beazley in Caroline, that the inoculation did no great harm, as was often the case, but much time was lost while the men convalesced.
This delay proved the Mosquito's undoing. The British found out where she was and sent the Ariadne, a twenty-gun man-of-war to blockade Guadeloupe. But when his men were again in shape the American commander decided to try to run this blockade. MOSES STANLEY reports that it was a futile gesture. The Mosquito was soon overhauled by the larger and heavier armed British ship. The surrender took place on June 4, 1777.
The British promptly divided their American officer and enlisted men prisoners. The enlisted men were incarcerated in Bridgetown, Barbados jail, and the officers sent on to Fortune prison, at Gosport, near Plymouth on the south coast of England.
Officers and men, alike, suffered from many indignities. The British forced Francis Pickett, Reuben Brooks and William Chandler, although they were marines and not seamen, to serve as sailors on British ships, where at least two of them were seized with fever and died from lack of necessities.
The Dishman brothers were more fortunate. The Frenchmen, M. Souliez, came to their rescue. He managed to smuggle clothes to them in the Bridgetown jail which they used as a disguise to escape to Jamaica. After a long wait on that island a Dutch merchant let them work their way to Philadelphia on one of his vessels. They reached their destination the night the whole city was illuminated to celebrate the signing of the treaty of military alliance between France and the American colonies.
After seven months at Bridgetown, according to MOSES STANLEY, all the remaining American marines and seamen were transported to Gosport. In Fortune jail with the officers, William Thorp furnished the wherewithall for him and George Catlett to bribe a jailor and escape. Once outside the prison they stole a small boat and crossed the English channel to France. Thorp's fate after this escapade is not of record. But Catlett did not get back to Virginia until the Spring of 1781. After he got home he declared "that his feelings against the British were so violent from the treatment he received while in jail that he would never leave the service so long as there was a chance of fighting" and immediately left for the front. He was true to his word because he was one of the Caroline men at the surrender of Cornwallis to Washington at Yorktown.
Catlett and Thorp's flight caused other Americans locked up in Fortune prison to try to escape. Led by William Mitchell, a group succeeded in undermining the prison walls, seizing a vessel and crossing the channel to France, where they joined John Paul Jones, and finished the war as members of his crew.
With the second successful flight the British became wary of the Americans and offered all who who remained, pardons if they agreed to take the oath of allegiance to the king. Upon hearing of this offer the Americans replied "Damn King George, and his pardon, too."
The remaining Americans apparently remained locked up for the rest of the war. During this period MOSES STANLEY, completed his A Yankee Privateersman in Prison in England referred to above. " 159
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register was found in the DAR library in Washington, DC and the A Yankee Privateersman in Prison in England was found in this Register. Moses Stanley's name is not mentioned in this diary, nor is he given any credit for writing the diary. The Brig Mosquito is mentioned in the diary.



On 1 Sep 1784 when Moses was 31, he married Mary Mills ALLEN, in Caroline Co., Va.63 Born ca 1754 in Virginia.63 Mary Mills died in Caroline Co., Va. aft 31 Jan 1849, she was 95.63

1829 Dec 24 - Caroline Co., Va. - Mary M. Stanley, wife of Moses Stanley, states that they were married in 1784 soon after he returned from England where he had been confined after his capture. He served with Capt. Alexander Dick's Va. troops. 160

1843 Feb 23 - Caroline Co., Va. :
"On this the 23rd
day of February 1843 Personally appeared before me
a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid
Mary M. Stanley who after being duly sworn according
to Law doth on her oath make the following decla-
ration in order to obtain the benefit of the act-
of Congress passed July 7th 1838 that she is the
widow of Moses Stanley decd. who died in this county on
the 20th day of Mar 1841, and that the said Moses
her husband was and has been for many years a
pensioner That she married to the said Moses
Stanley in this County by Parson Shields on the first
of September 1784 - she is now in her seventy ninth
year she knows nothing of said Moses service
That, she is now and has remained the widow of said
Moses Stanley decd. Mary M.(X) Stanley" 63

1849 Jan 31 - Caroline Co., Va. - Mary M. Stanley widow of Moses Stanley issued a pension of $80.00. 63


They had the following children:
122 i. John (ca1785-<1830)
123 ii. Thomas (ca1787-)
124 iii. Male Child (ca1788-)
125 iv. Winifred (ca1790-<1880)

25. John STANLEY. Born ca 1755 in Orange Co.,Va.

1783 - Caroline Co., Va. - John is on the tax list paying one white tithe and one black tithe. 161

1786 - Caroline Co., Va. - John Standley and William Standley signed a petition, Aspah's Parish, opposed to repeal. 138

1810 - Spotsylvania Co., Va. - John is on the census showing one male age 10-16, one male over age 45, one female age 0-10 and one female age 26-45. William Stanley also on this census. 162

John married Wife (mn unk) STANLEY. Born ca 1766 in Virginia.

They had the following children:
126 i. Male (John+Wife) (1794-)
127 ii. Female (John+Wife) (1800-)

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