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It is proven by Craven County, North Carolina Court records that he is the son of Wright Stanly and Susannah Cogdell and a nephew of John Wright Stanly (1742-1789).
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“Wright Stanly was an old bachelor, and as it often happens with that class of gentlemen, there was nothing particularly interesting in his history. He was the only member of the bar in Newbern who wore glasses all the time.
I have heard him make speeches in courts, but I retain no impression of them half so clear as of the flashes of his spectacles whenever he turned his face in a new direction. His hair was red—his deportment refined and agreeable. He was a member of the State Senate in 1814. Perfectly honorable in his character, he had no enemies, so far as I know.
For the last thirty years, or more, he has resided in Mobile as a practicing lawyer. His relations to the Hon. John Stanly was not nearer than that of cousin. Probably Mr. W. Stanly had experienced unkindness from the world, as I was informed by a gentleman who heard from his lips (while the topic of conversation was the habit of fishes, the large devouring the small) the remark, that “fishes were not the only specimens of animated nature that preyed on each other; for man acted thus toward his fellow man.”
His widowed sister, Mrs. Ward, and her children, lived with him, for whom he provided with paternal liberality. His hospitalities were unlimited, and the colored race never knew a better or more considerate master than was “Uncle Rectus,” as the “boys” irreverently called him.”
Source: Stephen Franks Miller (1805->1860), “Recollections of New Bern, North Carolina Fifty Years Ago,” https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/1313.
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Sometime in the 1830s, he moved to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. His sister Lydia Duncan Stanly Ward and her family joined him there about 1838.
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In 1840, he and probably the children of his recently deceased sister Lydia are living in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Mobile City, Mobile, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 3
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Persons Employed in Commerce: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 5
Total Free White Persons: 12
Total Slaves: 1
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 13
Ancestry.com
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In 1850, he is living alone in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. His name is noted as W. C. Stanly. He is age 65, about 1785 in North Carolina.
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He maybe resting in a cemetery in Mobile. Any additional info is greatly appreciated.
It is proven by Craven County, North Carolina Court records that he is the son of Wright Stanly and Susannah Cogdell and a nephew of John Wright Stanly (1742-1789).
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“Wright Stanly was an old bachelor, and as it often happens with that class of gentlemen, there was nothing particularly interesting in his history. He was the only member of the bar in Newbern who wore glasses all the time.
I have heard him make speeches in courts, but I retain no impression of them half so clear as of the flashes of his spectacles whenever he turned his face in a new direction. His hair was red—his deportment refined and agreeable. He was a member of the State Senate in 1814. Perfectly honorable in his character, he had no enemies, so far as I know.
For the last thirty years, or more, he has resided in Mobile as a practicing lawyer. His relations to the Hon. John Stanly was not nearer than that of cousin. Probably Mr. W. Stanly had experienced unkindness from the world, as I was informed by a gentleman who heard from his lips (while the topic of conversation was the habit of fishes, the large devouring the small) the remark, that “fishes were not the only specimens of animated nature that preyed on each other; for man acted thus toward his fellow man.”
His widowed sister, Mrs. Ward, and her children, lived with him, for whom he provided with paternal liberality. His hospitalities were unlimited, and the colored race never knew a better or more considerate master than was “Uncle Rectus,” as the “boys” irreverently called him.”
Source: Stephen Franks Miller (1805->1860), “Recollections of New Bern, North Carolina Fifty Years Ago,” https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/1313.
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Sometime in the 1830s, he moved to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. His sister Lydia Duncan Stanly Ward and her family joined him there about 1838.
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In 1840, he and probably the children of his recently deceased sister Lydia are living in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Mobile City, Mobile, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 3
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Persons Employed in Commerce: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 5
Total Free White Persons: 12
Total Slaves: 1
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 13
Ancestry.com
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In 1850, he is living alone in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. His name is noted as W. C. Stanly. He is age 65, about 1785 in North Carolina.
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He maybe resting in a cemetery in Mobile. Any additional info is greatly appreciated.
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It is proven by Craven County, North Carolina Court records that he is the son of Wright Stanly and Susannah Cogdell and a nephew of John Wright Stanly (1742-1789).
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“Wright Stanly was an old bachelor, and as it often happens with that class of gentlemen, there was nothing particularly interesting in his history. He was the only member of the bar in Newbern who wore glasses all the time.
I have heard him make speeches in courts, but I retain no impression of them half so clear as of the flashes of his spectacles whenever he turned his face in a new direction. His hair was red—his deportment refined and agreeable. He was a member of the State Senate in 1814. Perfectly honorable in his character, he had no enemies, so far as I know.
For the last thirty years, or more, he has resided in Mobile as a practicing lawyer. His relations to the Hon. John Stanly was not nearer than that of cousin. Probably Mr. W. Stanly had experienced unkindness from the world, as I was informed by a gentleman who heard from his lips (while the topic of conversation was the habit of fishes, the large devouring the small) the remark, that “fishes were not the only specimens of animated nature that preyed on each other; for man acted thus toward his fellow man.”
His widowed sister, Mrs. Ward, and her children, lived with him, for whom he provided with paternal liberality. His hospitalities were unlimited, and the colored race never knew a better or more considerate master than was “Uncle Rectus,” as the “boys” irreverently called him.”
Source: Stephen Franks Miller (1805->1860), “Recollections of New Bern, North Carolina Fifty Years Ago,” https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/1313.
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Sometime in the 1830s, he moved to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. His sister Lydia Duncan Stanly Ward and her family joined him there about 1838.
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In 1840, he and probably the children of his recently deceased sister Lydia are living in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Mobile City, Mobile, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 3
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Persons Employed in Commerce: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 5
Total Free White Persons: 12
Total Slaves: 1
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 13
Ancestry.com
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In 1850, he is living alone in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. His name is noted as W. C. Stanly. He is age 65, about 1785 in North Carolina.
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He maybe resting in a cemetery in Mobile. Any additional info is greatly appreciated.
It is proven by Craven County, North Carolina Court records that he is the son of Wright Stanly and Susannah Cogdell and a nephew of John Wright Stanly (1742-1789).
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“Wright Stanly was an old bachelor, and as it often happens with that class of gentlemen, there was nothing particularly interesting in his history. He was the only member of the bar in Newbern who wore glasses all the time.
I have heard him make speeches in courts, but I retain no impression of them half so clear as of the flashes of his spectacles whenever he turned his face in a new direction. His hair was red—his deportment refined and agreeable. He was a member of the State Senate in 1814. Perfectly honorable in his character, he had no enemies, so far as I know.
For the last thirty years, or more, he has resided in Mobile as a practicing lawyer. His relations to the Hon. John Stanly was not nearer than that of cousin. Probably Mr. W. Stanly had experienced unkindness from the world, as I was informed by a gentleman who heard from his lips (while the topic of conversation was the habit of fishes, the large devouring the small) the remark, that “fishes were not the only specimens of animated nature that preyed on each other; for man acted thus toward his fellow man.”
His widowed sister, Mrs. Ward, and her children, lived with him, for whom he provided with paternal liberality. His hospitalities were unlimited, and the colored race never knew a better or more considerate master than was “Uncle Rectus,” as the “boys” irreverently called him.”
Source: Stephen Franks Miller (1805->1860), “Recollections of New Bern, North Carolina Fifty Years Ago,” https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/1313.
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Sometime in the 1830s, he moved to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. His sister Lydia Duncan Stanly Ward and her family joined him there about 1838.
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In 1840, he and probably the children of his recently deceased sister Lydia are living in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Mobile City, Mobile, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 3
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Persons Employed in Commerce: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 5
Total Free White Persons: 12
Total Slaves: 1
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 13
Ancestry.com
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In 1850, he is living alone in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama. His name is noted as W. C. Stanly. He is age 65, about 1785 in North Carolina.
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He maybe resting in a cemetery in Mobile. Any additional info is greatly appreciated.
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