Sands Stanley (Standley?) and Zilphia Edwards File of Bill King @ 2/17/2000
> Descendants of Sands Stanley
> Generation No. 1
> 1. SANDS1 STANLEY was born Bef. 1742 in New Bern District, NC (Source: =
> Virginia Witherington Research Materials.), and died November 19, 1799 =
> in Darlington District, SC (Source: Virginia Witherington Research =
> Materials.). He married ZILPHIA EDWARDS Aft. 1769 in Dobbs County, NC.
> Notes for SANDS STANLEY:
> Probate File - Darlington District, SC. Will of Sands Stanley, (1796) =
> Page 21-22 in Book #4. Inventory in Case A, #13, Package #53. Inventory =
> dated 1 Feb. 1800, Estate Valued at 3303.37 pounds (?) by Stephens =
> Vickers & William Witherington.
> 26 Feb 1796, Will of Sands Stanley named the following children:
> Penelope Hall
> Shadrick Standley
> Zilpah King
> John Standley
> William Standley
> Polley Foret (?) (Forte?)
> Thomas Standley
> Elizabeth Garner
> Sands Standley, Jr.
> Ann Stewart
> James Standley
> Sally Witherington
> Martha Standley
> James O. King indicates that Sands Stanley moved to Darlington District, =
> SC from Old Dobbs (now Craven) County, NC.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Descendants of Sands Stanley (from Suzanne Forte)
> http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/o/r/Suzanne-S-Forte/GENE16-0001.ht=
> ml
> Generation No. 1
> 1. SANDS1 STANLEY was born Bef. 1742 in New Bern, North Carolina, and =
> died Abt. 1799 in Darlington, South Carolina. He married ZILPHIA =
> EDWARDS.=20
> Children of SANDS STANLEY and ZILPHIA EDWARDS are:=20
> i. PENELOPE2 STANLEY, b. Abt. 1760, North Carolina; m. UNKNOWN HALL. =
> 2. ii. SHADRACK STANLEY, b. Abt. 1761, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1830.=20
> 3. iii. ZILPHIA STANLEY, b. Abt. 1762, North Carolina.=20
> 4. iv. JOHN STANLEY, b. Abt. 1763, North Carolina.=20
> 5. v. WILLIAM STANLEY, b. Abt. 1764, North Carolina.=20
> 6. vi. MARY POLLY STANLEY, b. Abt. 1766, North Carolina.=20
> 7. vii. THOMAS STANLEY, b. North Carolina.=20
> 8. viii. ELIZABETH STANLEY, b. Abt. 1770, North Carolina.=20
> 9. ix. SANDS STANLEY, JR, b. Abt. 1772, North Carolina; d. 1829, Henry =
> Co, Alabama.=20
> 10. x. MARY ANN STANLEY, b. Abt. 1773, North Carolina.=20
> 11. xi. JAMES STANLEY, b. Abt. 1775, North Carolina.=20
> xii. SARAH SALLY STANLEY, b. Abt. 1777, North Carolina; m. WILLIAM =
> WITHERINGTON.=20
> xiii. MARTHA STANLEY, b. Abt. 1778, North Carolina; m. DAVID =
> WADDELL.=20
> ******************
> The following info was provided by Marsena Hawk Smith of Florida E-mail: =
> < N4MS@aol.com >
> The following is from a book titled, Sands Stanley of the Pee Dee =
> Valley, by Haywood A. Stanley, 1978.
> > From page 19.
> "Zilpha Standley_ Born about 1762, Dobbs (now Craven) Co., NC, =
> daughter of Sands Stanley and Zilpha Edwards. She married John King, =
> Sr., Darlington, SC.
> Children: Cullen King
> Sarah King
> Abigail King
> (possibly others)"
> The following is quoted from the Darlingtoniana page 12, edited by =
> Eliza Cowan and Horace Fraser Rudisill: (1) "The site selected for the =
> court house was owned by a Mr. King (2) who lived on the hill of Swift =
> Creek..."
> (2) " John King, Sr., who died in 1819. His wife was Zilpha Stanley. =
> Two of his daughters, Sarah and Abigail, married Abraham and Robert, =
> brothers of Col. Bright Williamson. WILL Book 4, p. 21, and 5, p. 199; =
> and Equity Roll 80, Public Records of Darlington County, SC."
> The following list was also taken from the same book.
> "The names of the children listed below were found in Sands' WILL:
> 1. Penelope Stanley - (c. 1760 - ? ) m. Mr. Hall
> 2. Shadrack Stanley - (c. 1761 - ? ) m. Nancy Hall
> 3. Zilpha Stanley - (c. 1762 - ? ) m. John King, Sr.
> 4. John Stanley - (c. 1763 - 1805 ) m. Elizabeth Garner
> 5. William Stanley - (c. 1764 - 1817 ) m. Mary ?
> 6. Mary "Polly" Stanley - (c. 1766 - 1811 ) m. Egbert Fort
> 7. Thomas Stanley - (c. 1768 - 1813 ) m. Charlotte Daughtery
> 8. Elizabeth Stanley - (c. 1770 - ? ) m. John Garner
> 9. Sands Stanley Jr. - (c. 1772 ) m. Sarah Cawthon
> A. Ann Stanley - (c. 1773 ) m. John Stewart
> B. James Stanley - (c. 1775 ) m. Elizabeth ?
> C. Sarah "Salley" Stanley - ( 1777 - 1845 ) m. William Witherington =
> (Jr.)
> D. Martha Stanley - ( 1778 - ? ) m. David Waddell"
> In the WILL of Sands Stanley, he leaves the following to his daughter, =
> Zilpha King.
> "Forthly - I give and bequeath to my well beloved son and daughter =
> viz Shadrack Standley and Zilpha King one negro man named Ned to be =
> equally divided between them their heirs forever."
> Notes for ZILPHIA EDWARDS:
> > From Linda Stringer, Aiken, SC (Stanley Researcher)
> "An interesting note is that Zilphia Edwards had a brother named Cullen =
> Edwards. I suspect that is the source of the "Cullen" that travels down =
> later generations, but haven't proven it. My gggf was named Cullen =
> Edward Stanley - but it is conceivable that it was originally Cullen =
> Edwards Stanley and the "s" was lost over the generations. "Cullen =
> Edward" as a given name repeats in the descending lines of both the =
> daughters and the sons.... Linda"
> Children of SANDS STANLEY and ZILPHIA EDWARDS are:
> i. PENELOPE2 STANLEY, b. Abt. 1760, North Carolina; m. HALL.
> ii. SHADRACK STANLEY, b. Abt. 1761, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1830; m. (1) =
> NANCY HALL; m. (2) REBECCA GRUBBS, April 08, 1816, Tattnall CO, GA.
> iii. ZILPHA STANLEY, b. Abt. 1762, Dobbs County, NC (Source: James O =
> King Information, June 1999.); d. Unknown; m. JOHN KING , SR., Unknown.
> Notes for JOHN KING , SR.:
> > From 'The Darlingtoniana', A History of Darlington County, SC by
Ervin & =
> Rudisill
> See Will Book #4, p.21 and Book #5, p.199 for the John King, Sr. will. =
> (Darlington, SC Public Records)
> John King Sr. lived on Swift Creek. Wife #2 was Zilpha Stanley; two =
> daughters: Sarah (m. Abraham Williamson) and Abigail (married Robert =
> Williamson). Both Abraham and Robert were brothers of Colonel Bright =
> Williamson.
> p.119 refers to John Ellis, Pastor of Baptist Church of Mechanicsville, =
> SC in 1818 - John King, Witness. [Could this be John King, Sr., the year =
> prior to his death in 1819?]=20
> Text: A quote from THE DARLINGTONIANA. "I, James Lide of the District of =
> Darlington...for and in consideration of the regard and affection I have =
> for the Baptist Church at Mechanicsville...have given unto John =
> Ellis,pastor...a certain lot of land containing two acres...in the =
> village of Mechanicsville, Darlington District...Signed : James Lide =
> Witnessed: John King And Rasha Cannon.=20
> p. 29-30 George King was one of Subscribers (of 169) of the $25,000 =
> contributed to St. David's Academy in January 1778 - Society Hill.
> In 'Chester, SC Tombstone Records' by Louise K. Crowder (1970),=20
> 'Fish Dam Graveyard', Fish Dam Baptist Church, Union CO, SC shows:=20
> Benjamin Ellis, born Nov. 1783 and died 31 December 1847.=20
> Wife, Sarah Coleman Ellis, born 14 January 1790 and died 15 September =
> 1860.
> *********************
> EMail Message from John Andrews, Old Darlington Dist. Gen Society on =
> 10/98
> Bill- John King Cemetery, aka Fountain Cemetery. Located 1/2 mile =
> north of Black Creek near Darlington. Local tradition indicates that =
> Rev. War Soldier John King is buried here, but no stone has been found. =
> The following stones were found....M.A. Fountain, J.A. Fountain, Martha =
> E. Fountain, Henry King Fountain, Eliza A. Fountain, and John Fountain. =
> John Andrews, ODDC SCGS
> *********************
> > From the Darlington Web Pages of Deeds of Slave Transactions:
> http://members.aol.com/ScottWilds/index.html
> Hannah King, John King & Noel King
> I-276-77. Deed. Sept. 13, 1824. Hannah King, single woman, conveys =
> all
> her interest in the estate of her father John King, including land,
> livestock and household goods and part of 12 negroes [not named], to
> Alexander D. McDougald, for $300. Wit. Abel Davis, Noel King. Ack. Feb. =
> 20,
> 1826. Rec. Mar. 6, 1826.
> John King Estate
> I-344-45. Mortgage. Mar. 8, 1826. Alexander D. McDugald to Geo.
> Bruce, commissioner in equity, to secure a bond of $3933, conveys to him
> negro slaves Jack, man aged about 40; Dicey, girl about 17; Willis, a =
> boy;
> Nelly, a girl; Jack Jr.; Ann, a girl; Siller, a girl; Mourning. These
> negroes formerly belonged to the estate of John King, deceased. Also, =
> lands
> of the estate of John King to which McDugald might be entitled in right =
> of
> his wife. Conveyance is void if McDugald performs on the bond as =
> intended.
> Wit. James Dove, Caleb Coker, Jr. Ack. Aug. 7, 1826. Rec. Aug. 12, 1826.
> ***************
> EMail Message from Gayle Rowlett
> Found this in the book Darlington County, SC A Pictorial History , by =
> Horace Fraser Rudisll.
> A trading post, boat landing, and village emerged on the west bank of =
> the Pee Dee in the Welsh Neck which by the late 1750's came to be known =
> as Long Bluff. (The closest town to what was Long Bluff, is now Society =
> Hill.) With the seat of the provincial government in Charles Town, there =
> was considerable demand during the 1750's and 1760's for local courts. =
> Finally in 1769, the judicial district of Cheraws was created and =
> provision made for a court house and jail. Long Bluff and Cheraw Hill =
> actively competed to become the site for the proposed court house with =
> Long Bluff the victor. The court house was built and the first session =
> was held there in November 1772.
> The new county was to be governed by justices of the county court, who =
> were lawfully empowered to " erect, or cause to be erected and kept in =
> good repair, a good and convenient court house with necessary jury =
> rooms, and one good and sufficient county goal of such materials, =
> workmanship, size and dimension as the justices shall order and =
> appoint...together with a whipping post and stocks...and they shall have =
> the power to purchase or receive by donation two acres of land, wheron =
> to erect the county buildings for the use of such county...." John King =
> donated two acres of land from his plantation as a compromise site for =
> the a History of court house.
> Now from: Darlingtoniana, A History of People, Places and Events in =
> Darlington County, South Carolina edited by Eliza Cowan Ervin and Horace =
> Fraser Rudisill pg. 12
> The site selected for the courthouse was owned by a Mr (John) King2 who =
> lived on the hill of Swift Creek, in the house now occupied by the =
> Misses Fountain. The house at that time was in front of where it now =
> stands, the body of the house in the street. From the end windows one =
> could see the public square in front of the court house. =20
> Footnote 2---John King, Sr., who died in 1819. His wife was Zilpha =
> Stanley: two of his daughters, Sarah and Abigail, married Abraham and =
> Robert, brothers of Col. Bright Williamson.=20
> Will books 4,p. 21, and 5, p.199; and Equity Roll 80, Public Records of =
> Darlington County, SC.
> pg. 16 and 17 (descriptions of early Darlington)
> The house of Mrs. Charles A. Dargan was built by E.H. Lide in 1834, and =
> sold next year by him to Mrs. E. Bacot. About the same time E.A. Law had =
> his house built. The house now standing at the depot was there when the =
> village was first located. It was then owned by Mr. King, (33) a brother =
> of the gentleman who owned the lands where the Court House was located.
> Footnote (33)=20
> In 1812, John Gee conveyed to John Gibson a tract of land near =
> Darlington village ".....whereon Capt. George King resided....",
> Deed Book CD, p. 204, Public Records of Darlington County.
> There's lots more including Rev, Coleman, Big Billy and Factory Billy.
> From: Gayle Rowlett 6/18/99 << GWTWLVR@webtv.net >>
> ********************
> EMail message from James O. King dated 7/30/99
> Bill, I certainly agree that a few days in the D. C. libraries could be =
> very fruitful for you. Most of the George Kings mentioned are not ours =
> based on time and date. There is one tid bid of info that raised my =
> curiosity - the two marriages of George King: 1st to a Miss Hiss and 2d =
> to Mary Hannah. Mary Hannah should be Mary Kolb. I want to look at the =
> sources in the lineage. It appears to be our Capt. George King. I have =
> suspected that Capt. George King was married twice and that John was a =
> son of the 1st marriage since he was not on the Kolb Chart yet refers in =
> his will to brothers George and James. Now we need to try to find a =
> Hiss family and see if the children of that marriage can be identified. =
> That may be answer to John's omission in that Kolb Chart. Jim King.
> EMail message from James O. King dated 9/6/99
> Bill, thanks for the info. Sarah King, dau of John King was the child =
> of his first wife - Patience Speight as was Nancy and John King. =
> Abigail was the dau of Zilpha. Both Sarah and Abigail md Williamsons. =
> Jim King.
> iv. JOHN STANLEY, b. Abt. 1763, North Carolina.
> v. WILLIAM STANLEY, b. Abt. 1764, North Carolina.
> vi. MARY (POLLY) STANLEY, b. Abt. 1766, North Carolina; m. EGBERT FORT.
> vii. THOMAS STANLEY, b. Abt. 1768, North Carolina; m. CHARLOTTE =
> DAUGHTERY.
> viii. ELIZABETH STANLEY, b. Abt. 1770, North Carolina; m. JOHN GARNER.
> ix. SANDS STANLEY II, b. Abt. 1772, North Carolina; d. 1829, Henry =
> County, AL; m. SARAH CAWTHON.
> x. MARY ANN STANLEY, b. Abt. 1773, North Carolina; m. STEWART.
> xi. JAMES STANLEY, b. Abt. 1775, North Carolina.
> xii. SARAH "SALLY" STANLEY, b. March 22, 1777, Old Dobbs County, NC =
> (Source: From Virginia Witherington, Arkadelphia, AR.); d. June 01, =
> 1845, Sepulga District, Conecuh CO, Al. (Source: Ann Witherington Morton =
> Info (Aug 1999).); m. WILLIAM WITHERINGTON , JR., February 13, 1794 =
> (Source: Fam Sheets of Alline W. Kelley, El Dorado, AR.).
> Notes for SARAH "SALLY" STANLEY:
> > From the Minutes of the Bethany Baptist Church, Burnt Corn, Alabama
=
> (1821-1885)
> Page 57 (1842) A list of the black male members names;
> 4. Lewis, belonging to Sarah Witherington
> 20. Witherington's...... Samuel=20
> Page 62 Conference held on Saturday before the first Lord's Day in =
> January 1843. Bro. J. Reeves, Mod. "2nd Received a black Bro by the name =
> of Samuel belongtin to Mrs. Witherington by baptism."
> Page 70 A list of the Black Male Members of Bethany Church:
> 5. Lewis died/62 S. Witherinton
> 6. Samuel, dismissed by letter 10th Feby 1849 *
> * It is thought that Samuel, the slave of Sarah - who died in 1845,=20
> was willed to Augustus Levan Witherington, her youngest son.
> Page 94: Conference held on Saturday before the second Lord's Day in =
> Feb. A.D. 1849, Bro Alex. Travis, Mod. "Item 2nds: Application was made =
> by Bro. G.L. Lee for a coloured brother, Sam'l, belonging to A. =
> Witherington which was granted."
> > From Ann Witherington Morton, of Alabama, August 1999:
> Sarah "Sally" (Edwards) Stanley died in Sepulga Dist, Conecuh, Al.
> Her father, Sands died Nov. 19, 1799 and Zelphia died Mar 31, 1808
> Notes for WILLIAM WITHERINGTON , JR.:
> > From the research of Lela Fletcher Kidwell of Oklahoma
(deceased):=20
> William Witherington, born April 11, 1773, Craven County, NC, NE of =
> Lynche's Creek, near the fork of a place called the Little Beaver Dam in =
> Craven County.
> *****************
> > From the research of Virginia Witherington, the marriage of William
=
> Witherington, Jr. and Sarah Stanley was 10 February 1794. Location of =
> marriage not known.
> The 1790 Dobbs County, NC Census shows the following Witherington =
> Families:
> William
> Cleaverly
> Nathan
> Robert
> Willis
> Stephen
> Daniel
> The WITHERINGTON FAMILY BOOK (by Bill Witherington) indicated that =
> William was a Justice of the Peace in Conecuh County about 1820. Records =
> of Alline W. Kelley of El Dorado (a descendant) indicates that Wm =
> Witherington SR. moved from Dobbs CO, NC to SC during the Revolution. =
> This family moved to LA about 1809-1812, and then by 1821 to Conecuh =
> County, AL. The two older girls, Elizabeth Witherington (m. Ezekial =
> Norwood) and Martha Witherington (m. David Pipes), remained in Feliciana =
> Parish, Louisiana. Elizabeth Norwood is buried at the Ellis Place =
> Cemetery in Norwood, LA. Martha Pipes is buried in the Pipes Family =
> Cemetery at Beechwood Plantation, Clinton, LA.
> William Witherington served as Justice of the Peace, Conecuh County July =
> 15, 1824. He was one of the earliest residents of Conecuh County. =
> Youngest daughter (Amanda) is said to have been born August 21, 1821 in =
> Alabama, so the Witherington Family arrival in Conecuh from Feliciana =
> Parish, LA would have been before 1821.
> *******************
> > From "History of Conecuh County, AL", by Rev. Riley (1881), Chap.8,
pg. =
> 58
> "Among the earliest residents at Fort Sepulga were Abraham Baggett, the =
> grandfather of Rev. Dr. Hawthorne, and William Wetherington."
> *******************
> > From the Wellman Web Site: =
> http://www.duke.edu/~wellm003/awellman/d415.htm#P1718
> William WITHERINGTON Jr. was born on 11 Apr 1773 in Darlington, SC =
> (???). He was not found in a search of the 1790 census index for all of =
> SC. Listed as the only WITHERINGTON in all of SC in the 1800 census for =
> DARLINGTON County, SC (NE of SUMTER), pg. 124, as: WILLIAM WITHERINGTON =
> (probably SR.) as follows: "One male over 45 (WILLIAM, Sr.); one female =
> 10-15 (Daughter); and=20
> One female 26-44 (Elizabeth Lewis).=20
> Wm Witherington, Jr. was married to Sarah "Sally" STANLEY before 1809.
> ********************
> > From Ann Witherington Morton of Newton, AL (Oct. 1999)
> "William Witherington (II) sold his land on Lynches Creek in South =
> Carolina in 1804 and emigrated to East Feliciana Parish, LA, where he =
> and his family lived for several years. During that time, the two oldest =
> daughters, Martha and Elizabeth married and when the family moved to =
> Alabama, the married daughters remained behind."
> *********************
> William Witherington, Jr. received an Ensign's Commission on July 7, =
> 1813, granted by the Governor of the Mississippi Territory, David =
> Holmes. He served during the War of 1812 against the British. It is said =
> that he fought in the Battle of New Orleans. This would have been during =
> the period that the family was living in Felicaina Parish, La.
> *********************
> Earliest Land Records of William Witherington in Conecuh County, Alabama =
> (Cahaba Land Office):
> June 4, 1833 W1/2 of NE of Section 10, Township 7 N, Range 11 E. 79.9 =
> Acres
> June 4, 1833 E 1/2 of NW of Section 10, Township 7 N, Range 11 E. 79.9 =
> Acres
> (Located North of Lyeffion, AL)=20
> NOTE: William Witherington, Jr. would have been 60 years of age at the =
> time of these land acquisitions. His Son, William Sebastian (b. 1810), =
> would have been only 23 years of age in 1833. These are likely lands =
> acquired by William Witherington, Jr.
> **********************
> According to Jan 12, 1969 letter from Lela Fletcher Kidwell (Talihina, =
> OK) to her cousin Betty Grimmett Steel (Tulsa, OK), William =
> Witherington, Jr. and wife Sarah 'Sally' Stanley Witherington are buried =
> in the original cemetery located on Witherington land on the Sepulga =
> River in Conecuh County. This was prior to later families moving to =
> Lyeffion (on higher ground) to avoid the 'death causing fevers' of the =
> swampy lands on the Sepulga River.=20
> xiii. MARTHA STANLEY, b. Abt. 1778, North Carolina; m. DAVID WADDELL.
> xiv. MATTHEW STANLEY, b. Unknown.
This data was submitted by Bill King.
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