This page is dedicated to the Standley, or Stanley family. Rachel Standley married George Alexium Sharum, my third great grandparents. The family tree I have so far, much of which was provided by others and is unverified, is:
1 Joseph STANDLEY
+ Sarah ?
Joseph and Sarah were married bef. 1765
2 William STANDLEY b. 1756
+ Deborah HORNEY b. abt. 1758
2 Elizabeth STANDLEY b. 1758 d. 1832
+ John MASTEN b. 1761 d. 1829
2 Thomas STANDLEY b. 1760 d. 1813
+ Rachel HANES b. abt. 1761 Guilford County, NC
3 Samuel STANDLEY b. 1782
3 Sarah STANLEY b. 1788 d. 1875
+ Johannes TASH b. 1781 d. 1832
3 Joseph STANLEY b. 1790
+ Mary BARHAM
3 William STANDLEY b. 1792 Stokes County, NC d. aft. 1860 Daviess County, IN
+ Jane LOVE b. 1789 Stokes County, NC d. aft. 1860 Washington, Steele Twp, Daviess County, IN
William and Jane were married on 1/3/1814 in Stokes County, NC. Source: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Record # 02 294.
4 Joseph STANDLEY b. 1811 Stokes County, NC d. Martin County, IN
+ Rhoda SALMON b. abt. 1815
4 Jacob STANDLEY b. 1814 Stokes County, NC
+ Malinda or Mariah ? b. abt. 1818
4 William STANDLEY b. 1815
+ Martha E ?
4 Sabra Ann STANDLEY b. 6/14/1816 Stokes County, NC d. 11/4/1878 Doverhill, Martin, IN
+ James Dominick SHARUM b. 2/25/1815 KY d. 10/28/1875 Martin County, IN
4 Rachel STANDLEY b. 1826
+ George Alexius SHARUM b. 6/13/1820 Brown Twp, Martin, IN d. 4/7/1886 Brown Twp, Martin, IN
Rachel and George were married on 2/21/1840 in Martin County, IN. Source: Ancestry.com Gene Pool Individual Records - Marriages
4 John L STANDLEY b. 9/5/1827 Stokes County, NC or IN
+ Sinthia Ann FAITH b. abt. 1831 IN
3 Mary STANLEY b. abt. 1793 d. 1834
+ Jacob TASH b. 1790 d. 1881 IN
3 Thomas STANLEY b. abt. 1794 d. 11/5/1823 IN
3 ? STANLEY b. abt. 1796
3 ? STANLEY b. abt. 1798
3 John STANLEY b. 1800
3 ? STANLEY b. abt. 1802
3 ? STANLEY b. abt. 1804
2 Mary STANDLEY b. 1763
+ Ezekiel TEAGUE
2 Sarah STANDLEY b. 1766
+ Mathias MASTEN b. 1765 d. 1856
2 Reuben STANDLEY b. 1768 d. 1804
+ Mary MOCK b. 1777 d. 1817
I learned about Joseph Standley at the Family of Joseph "The Nicholite" Standley website.
Courty Family Genealogy, Standley Family, Christine M Courty (ccourty@infionline.net), 5 Jun 2004