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     John Stanley Sr. was born in 1785 at Virginia.²

John married Betsey Reynolds on 17 November 1806 in Greene County, Tennessee, They were apparently married by V. Devid..³ John Stanley Sr. died in 1823.⁴

     Unknown Stanley was born circa 1785. Considering the probable birthdates of his three apparent children; Sally (1805), John (1809), and Dempsey (1811); Unknown was probably born sometime between 1780 and 1785.¹

Little information has been found on Unknown Stanley. His apparent son, John Stanley, was apparently born in Tennessee in 1809. A John Standly is listed in the 1820 Tennessee Census Index (p.413) in Wilson County with 2 daughters and 4 sons. However, only 1 daughter and 2 sons at most have been definitely identified in Indiana.

Several Family Trees on Ancestry.com have identified John's fathers as John Stanley who married a Betsy Reynolds in Greene County, Tennessee on 17 November, 1806 (q.v.) But no definite link has been identified between these individuals and the Stanley family in Indiana other than the similarity in names and the date of marriage which fits nicely with the birth dates of John, Sally, and Dempsey Stanley who grew up in Indiana. As a result, the relationship between this John and Betsy Stanley with John Stanley 1809 must be considered possible but not proven. If they are truly the parents of John Stanley 1809, they may also be the parents of Hannah Lloyd Stanley (1812-1831) who is buried in Sullivan County not far from the Stanley farm but she is apparently not included in the 1830 Census for the Stanley family.

An undated family note (WES Sr. to JoAnn Stanley) states that a John Stanley came to South Carolina, then to Ohio(?), and then to Indiana in 1815. His brother from England came to Massachusetts, then to Minnesota. A descendant was living at the time of the note in Clarendon Hills, Illinois (name not given). No source was given for this information. Note that 1815 was before this part of Indiana was officially settled.

Baber lists a John Stanley as one of the first settlers on Scaffold Prairie in Greene County. He settled on the south edge "where Mr. Landes now lives" (in 1875). Scaffold Prairie was included in Smith Township when Jefferson Township was subsequently split off. Baber also states that John Stanley was among the first white persons to settle in Jefferson Township.

Per History of Greene & Sullivan Counties, Jefferson Township was first settled about 1817 by Edmund Jean, Thomas Smith, Richard Wall and Samuel & Edward Dyer. Within the next few years, arriving settlers included Benjamin Huey and John Stanley. Land was purchased at a land sale in Vincennes in 1816 and at the county seat in 1817. Subsequently, the same reference indicates that the first permanent settler in Smith Township was Jesse Elgin who came in 1820. Among others who "came at the same time or earlier" was John Stanley.

Since the birthdate of Unknown's apparent son, John Stanley (husband of Mary Ball), has been reasonably well established as about 1809 (census and gravestone), it appears that he would have been too young to have been the John Stanley listed as an early settler in Greene County. This implies that Unknown Stanley's first name was probably also John. However, no other records of this name have been found and no gravesite has been located for Unknown Stanley. Since his presumed wife, Betsey, was identified as Betsey Robinet in 1823, Unknown must have died (or divorced) some time before that.²

An uknown Stanley apparently married Elizabeth Unknown about 1805 based on the name and birthdate of their daughter, Sally Stanley. A deed record specifically states that Elizabeth also had a son named Dempsey Stanley. Other deed records suggest that Dempsey Stanley was the brother of John Stanley (husband of Mary Ball). Thus, Sally, John, and Dempsey apparently were all children of Betsey's original marriage to Unknown Stanley.³ He died circa 1823; It is assumed that Unknown Stanley died before 1823 because it appears that his wife, Betsey, was identified as Betsey Robinet at the marriage of their daughter, Sally Stanley that year and at her own marriage to Sipple Harvey later the same year. If Unknown is the John Stanley who was identified as an early settler in Greene County in the 1817-1820 time frame, as seems likely, he was probably still alive as late as 1820.⁴

     Elizabeth's maiden name is unknown and her married name(s) are uncertain. In 1823, when she gave permission for her underage daughter, Sally Stanley, to marry, her name was clearly given as Betsey Robnet. This implies that she must have been previously married to a Stanley and then married a Robnet, locations unknown. Later in 1823 when she married Sipple Harvey, her name was partially partially overwritten but appears to be Elizabeth Robindte.

Elizabeth's place of birth is unknown. She was probably born about 1775 based on her age group in the 1830 Census.¹

Elizabeth may have married an unknown Stanley about 1805 based on the name and birthdate of her daughter, Sally Stanley. A deed record specifically states that she also had a son named Dempsey Stanley. Other deed records suggest that Dempsey Stanley was the brother of John Stanley (husband of Mary Ball). Thus, Sally, John, and Dempsey apparently were all children of Betsey's original marriage to Unknown Stanley.²

Elizabeth married Unknown Robnet sometime before 1823.³

Elizabeth agreed to the marriage of her daughter, Sally Stanley, to William Hewey on 16 April 1823 at Greene County, Indiana.⁴

Elizabeth Unknown and Sipple Harvey obtained a license to marry on 4 November 1823 at Greene County, Indiana.⁵

Elizabeth married Sipple Harvey on 4 November 1823 in Greene County, Indiana. She was apparently identified as Elizabeth Robindte in the marriage record.^6,7

Betsy probably appeared in the census of 1830 in the household of her husband Sipple Harvey at Jefferson Township, Greene County, Indiana. She was in the 50-59 age group.⁸

Betsey apparently died sometime between 1830 when she apparently appeared in the census and 1840 which she did not.⁹

     Betsey Reynolds was born circa 1787.²

Betsey married John Stanley Sr. on 17 November 1806 in Greene County, Tennessee, They were apparently married by V. Devid..³ Betsey Reynolds died before 1840.⁴

     Sipple Harvey was born in 1750 in North Carolina.¹

Per Greene County Bio Memoirs, Sipple Harvey may have served in the American Revolution. This is feasible if his age of 70-80 in the 1830 Census is correct but he has not been found in any other listings of Revolutionary soldiers in Indiana.²

Sipple Harvey obtained a land grant for 40 acres on the waters of Hickory Creek at Guilford County, North Carolina, on 31 July 1800. A metes and bounds description of this 40 acre tract is also available on Ancestry.com. Note that a Sipple Harvey married Nancy Kirkman on 14 July 1837 in Guilford County and is apparently listed in the 1840 Census in North Carolina. Since our Sipple Harvey was well established in Greene County, Indiana around this time and is listed in the 1840 Census there living with his son, it seems almost certain that the Sipple Harvey in this marriage and the previous land grant was a different individual..³

Sipple may have served in the War of 1812.⁴

Sipple married First Wife [--?--] Harvey in 1812?.⁵

Sipple Harvey lived near the Eel River in Smith Township, Greene County. He was one of those that marched in the squad of fourteen on July 4th in Bloomfield in the long ago (source was published in 1908). He was a very large man. Big "Jim" Harvey, the famous flatboat pilot of old Point Commerce, was his son; also Anderson Harvey, another great pilot of the olden flatboat times, was a farmer.⁶

Sipple Harvey and Elizabeth Unknown obtained a license to marry on 4 November 1823 at Greene County, Indiana.⁷

Sipple married Elizabeth Robinet on 4 November 1823 in Greene County, Indiana.^8,9

Sipple was involved in several land transactions in T8N R5W, Greene County, Indiana including:

     - On 28 Nov 1826, Sipple and Betsy Harvey gave as a gift to Dempsey Stanley 40 acres (W 1/2 SE 1/4 Sec 17). Dempsey is specifically identified as the son of Betsey Harvey. Dempsey subsequently sold all of this plot to John Stanley in 1829 who, in turn, sold it back to Sipple on 16 Mar 1833;

     - On 1 Jan 1837, Dempsey and Margaret Stanley sold to Sipple 40 acres (NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec 18);

     - On 1 Feb 1837, Dempsey and Margaret Stanley sold to Sipple 30 acres (partial of SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec 8);

     - On 16 Oct 1839, Sipple made a gift to Anderson Harvey (his son) of 40 acres (W 1/2 SE 1/4 Sec 17). The 3rd transaction for this plot of land;

     - On 17 Aug 1840, Sipple made a gift to John Harvey (his son) of 30 acres (partial of SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec 8), the plot that he had purchased from Dempsey Stanley in 1837. On the same date, Sipple gave as a gift to John Harvey the same 40 acres he had purchased from Dempsey in 1837 (NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec 18).¹⁰

Sipple was listed as the head of household in the 70-80 age group in the 1830 Census at Jefferson Township, Greene County, Indiana. Included in the household was 1 female 50-60, presumably his wife Betsy Harvey..¹¹

Sipple probably appeared in the census of 1840 in the household of his son Anderson Harvey at Greene County, Indiana. He was in the 90-100 age group.¹²

Sipple died sometime after 1840 but probably before 1850.¹³

     First Wife [--?--] Harvey was born in 1770?.¹

First married Sipple Harvey in 1812?.²

     Unknown Robnet was born in 1778?.²

Unknown married Elizabeth Stanley before 1823.³

Unknown died before 1823?.⁴

     Father Ball was born ??? 1790.

Father married Mother ? ??? 1808. An assumed event. Date of marriage based on birthdate of assumed daughter, Mary Ball.
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