1. ADAM¹ STANLEY has an unknown birthdate.
Accompanied William the Conqueror.^[7]
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ADAM2 STANLEY.

2. ADAM² STANLEY (Adam¹), son of (1) Adam¹ STANLEY, has an unknown birthdate. ^[4]
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WILLIAM3 STANLEY.

3. WILLIAM³ STANLEY (Adam², Adam¹), son of (2) Adam² STANLEY, has an unknown birthdate. ^[7]
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WILLIAM4 STANLEY.

4. WILLIAM⁴ STANLEY (William³, Adam², Adam¹), son of (3) William³ STANLEY, has an unknown birthdate. ^[7]
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WILLIAM5 STANLEY.

5. WILLIAM⁵ STANLEY (William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), son of (4) William⁴ STANLEY, has an unknown birthdate. ^[7]
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ADAM6 STANLEY.

6. ADAM⁶ STANLEY (William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), son of (5) William⁵ STANLEY, has an unknown birthdate. ^[7]
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SIR WILLIAM7 STANLEY, m. (DG-2) JOAN BAMVILLE, daughter of (DG-1) Sir Thomas and (AMA-3) Agnes (de STOURTON).

7. SIR WILLIAM⁷ STANLEY (Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), son of (6) Adam⁶ STANLEY, has an unknown birthdate. He married (DG-2) JOAN BAMVILLE, daughter of (DG-1) Sir Thomas and (AMA-3) Agnes (de STOURTON). ^{[7, 45]}
granted Arms in 1316 by Edward I
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JOHN8 STANLEY of Stourton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, b. about 1250/1 of Stourton; d. about 1350/1; m. (UH-2) MABELL HANSHETT, daughter of (UH-1) Sir James.

8. JOHN⁸ STANLEY (William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Stourton, son of (7) Sir William⁷ and (DG-2) Joan (BAMVILLE), was born between 1189/90 and 1346, and died between 1249/50 and 1456. He married (UH-2) MABELL HANSHETT, daughter of (UH-1) Sir James. ^{[7, 45]}
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SIR WILLIAM9 STANLEY of Stourton, b. about 1340 of Stourton[31]; d. in 1360[10]; m. about 1357 of Timperley, Cheshire (ABU-2) ALICE DE MASCY of Timperley, b. of Timperley[51] about 1339[51], daughter of (ABU-1) Hugh DE MASCY.

9. SIR WILLIAM⁹ STANLEY (John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Stourton, son of (8) John⁸ and (UH-2) Mabell (HANSHETT) STANLEY, was born between 1293/4 and 1346, and died in 1360^[10]. He married of Timperley, about 1357, (ABU-2) ALICE DE MASCY of Timperley, daughter of (ABU-1) Hugh DE MASCY, who was born about 1339^[51] of Timperley^[51]. ^{[7, 47, 50]}
Lord of Stanley & Hooten
Children:

+	10	i.	WILLIAM10 STANLEY of Stourton, b. about 1360[51] of Stourton[49]; d. in Feb. 1428[51]; m. in 1404 (VP-3) MARGERY DE HOOTON of Hooton, Cheshire, b. of Hooton[51] about 1364[51], daughter of (VP-2) William and (ZG-2) Margrett (LEFTWICH) DE HOOTON.
+	11	ii.	SIR JOHN STANLEY of Lathom, Lancashire, England, b. about 1362[51] of Lathom; d. on 6 JAN 1413/4[9] in Ardee, Louth, Ireland[9]; m. in 1385[31] (G-23) ISABELLE DE LATHAM of Lathom, d. on 26 Oct. 1414[9], daughter of (G-20) Sir Thomas and (ARC-10) Joan (VENABLES).
	12	iii.	HENRY STANLEY, b. about 1364 in Storeton, Cheshire; d. about 1400.
	13	iv.	MATILDA DE STANLEY, b. about 1358 in Storeton; d. about 1400.

10. WILLIAM¹⁰ STANLEY (William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Stourton, son of (9) Sir William⁹ and (ABU-2) Alice (de MASCY), was born between 1342/3 and 1361^[51] of Stourton^[49], and died in Feb. 1428^[51]. He married in 1404, (VP-3) MARGERY DE HOOTON of Hooton, daughter of (VP-2) William and (ZG-2) Margrett (LEFTWICH) DE HOOTON, who was born about 1364^[51] of Hooton^[51]. ^[50]
Children:

	14	i.	SON11 STANLEY, b. about 1407 in Stourton; d. about 1450.
+	15	ii.	WILLIAM DE STANLEY of Hooton, b. about 1372[51] in Cheadle, Cheshire[51]; d. about 1460[49] of Hooton[49]; m. (BT-7) MARGARET ARDERNE, b. in Aldford, Cheshire about 1386, daughter of (BT-6) Peter and (GX-2) Cecily (BREDBURY) DE ARDERNE.

11. SIR JOHN¹⁰ STANLEY (William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Lathom, son of (9) Sir William⁹ and (ABU-2) Alice (de MASCY), was born between 1342/3 and 1361^[51] of Lathom, and died on 6 JAN 1413/4^[9] in Ardee^[9]. He married in 1385^[31], (G-23) ISABELLE DE LATHAM of Lathom, daughter of (G-20) Sir Thomas and (ARC-10) Joan (VENABLES), who died on 26 Oct. 1414^[9]. ^{[7, 16, 31, 40, 46, 50]}
K.G. 1355-1414. Knighted under Edward III and became a Court Favorite.
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.^[4]
Constable of Windsor Castle; Steward of the King's Household
(Descendants of Charlemagne, Lansing FHC)
Children:

+	16	i.	SIR JOHN11 STANLEY of Burbage, Lancaster, England, b. in 1386 of Burbage; d. about 1440[9]; m. ISABEL HARINGTON.
+	17	ii.	THOMAS STANLEY of Elford, Staffordshire, England, b. about 1380/1 of Elford[48]; d. on 13 May 1463[24]; m. (1) before 1 May 1413[24] (BS-3) MAUD ARDERNE, b. on 2 July 1396[24], daughter of (BS-2) Sir John; m. (2) about 1424 in Elford, Staff, England ELIZABETH LANGTON.

15. WILLIAM¹¹ DE STANLEY (William¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Hooton, son of (10) William¹⁰ and (VP-3) Margery (de HOOTON) STANLEY, was born between 1367/8 and 1381^[51] in Cheadle^[51], and died between 1425 and 1491^[49] of Hooton^[49]. He married (BT-7) MARGARET ARDERNE, daughter of (BT-6) Peter and (GX-2) Cecily (BREDBURY) DE ARDERNE, who was born about 1386 in Aldford. ^[50]
Children:

	18	i.	MARGERY DE12 STANLEY Of Hooton, b. about 1415 Of Hooton; d. about 1450.
	19	ii.	KATHERINE DE STANLEY Of Hooton, b. about 1402 Of Hooton; d. about 1450.
	20	iii.	ELIZABETH DE STANLEY, b. about 1406 in Hooton; d. about 1450.
+	21	iv.	SIR WILLIAM STANLEY of Hooton, b. about 1385[51] of Hooton[51]; d. in 1465[51]; m. ALICIA HOUGHTON of Hooton, b. of Hooton[51] about 1387[51].

16. SIR JOHN¹¹ STANLEY (John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Burbage, son of (11) Sir John¹⁰ and (G-23) Isabelle (de LATHAM), was born in 1386 of Burbage, and died about 1440^[9]. He married ISABEL HARINGTON. ^{[8, 11, 16, 20, 32, 40, 48]}
Constable of Cornavon; Justice of Cheshire and Sheriff of Anglesey (R&E)
Knight^[4]
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THOMAS12 STANLEY, 1ST LORD STANLEY, b. in 1406 in Latham; d. on 11 FEB 1458/9; m. (SU-2) JOAN GOUSHILL, d. about 1500, daughter of (SU-1) Sir Robert and (QJ-17) Elizabeth (FITZ ALAN).

17. THOMAS¹¹ STANLEY (John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Elford, Staffordshire, son of (11) Sir John¹⁰ and (G-23) Isabelle (de LATHAM), was born between 1369/70 and 1399, and died on 13 May 1463^[24]. He married (1st) before 1 May 1413^[24], (BS-3) MAUD ARDERNE, daughter of (BS-2) Sir John, who was born on 2 July 1396^[24]. He married (2nd) in Elford, Staff, England, about 1424, ELIZABETH LANGTON. ^{[25, 44]}
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JOHN12 STANLEY of Elford, Staffordshire, b. before 1423[26] of Elford, Staffordshire[48]; d. about 1480; m. in 1428[26] CICELY ARDERNE.

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GEORGE12 STANLEY, b. about 1440[34]; d. about 1508[34]; m. in 1469 in Lichfield, Staff, England (AOC-9) ELEANOR SUTTON of Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, b. of Dudley Castle about 1439, daughter of (AOC-8) John VI, [baron Dudley] and (H-16) Elizabeth (BERKELEY).

21. SIR WILLIAM¹² STANLEY (William¹¹, William¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Hooton, son of (15) William¹¹ and (BT-7) Margaret (ARDERNE) DE STANLEY, was born between 1389/90 and 1395^[51] of Hooton^[51], and died in 1465^[51]. He married in Hooton, ALICIA HOUGHTON of Hooton, who was born about 1387^[51] of Hooton^[51]. ^{[41, 50]}
Children:

+	25	i.	ISABEL13 DE STANLEY of Hooton, b. about 1413[51] of Hooton[51]; d. about 1490; m. (ARF-13) ROBERT LEGH of Adlington, Cheshire, d. in 1479[51], son of (ARF-10) Robert and Maud (_____) LEGH.
	26	ii.	JANE STANLEY Of Hotton, Cheshire, b. about 1410 Of Hotton; d. about 1450.
	27	iii.	WILLIAM STANLEY Of Hooton, b. about 1433 Of Hooton; d. on 3 March 1512.

22. THOMAS¹² STANLEY, 1ST LORD STANLEY (John¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), son of (16) Sir John¹¹ and Isabel (HARINGTON), was born in 1406 in Latham, and died on 11 FEB 1458/9. He married (SU-2) JOAN GOUSHILL, daughter of (SU-1) Sir Robert and (QJ-17) Elizabeth (FITZ ALAN), who died about 1500. ^{[8, 12, 15, 17, 19, 33, 35]}
knighted 1456; Lord Lieut. of Ireland for 6 years; 1456 summoned to Parliament
as Lord Stanley of Latham and Knowsley. Later he became Comptroller of the
household of Henry VI; installed as Knight of the Garter 14 Mar 1457. (R&E)
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 14301; Chamberlain of North Wales, Forester of
Macclesfield 1439; Justice of the County of Chester, Flintshire, and North
Wales 1448; and of Lancaster; Warden of Calais 1451; Member of Parliament
1455/56; knight of the Garter 1457. (R&E)^[4]
Children:

+	28	i.	a son STANLEY, b. about 1440/1; d. about 1450/1.
+	29	ii.	KATHERINE STANLEY, b. about 1440/1; d. about 1500/1; m. (AKR-15) SIR JOHN SAVAGE of Clifton, Cheshire, b. of Clifton[13] about 1422[13], d. on 22 Nov. 1495[13], son of (AKR-13) Sir John and Eleanor (BRERETON).

23. JOHN¹² STANLEY (Thomas¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Elford, Staffordshire, son of (17) Thomas¹¹ and (BS-3) Maud (ARDERNE) STANLEY, was born before 1423^[26] of Elford, Staffordshire^[48], and died between 1435 and 1524. He married in 1428^[26], CICELY ARDERNE. ^[43]
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SIR JOHN13 STANLEY of Elford, Warwickshire, England, b. about 1446[26] of Elford, Warwickshire[39]; d. on 22 Nov. 1508[26].

24. GEORGE¹² STANLEY (Thomas¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), son of (17) Thomas¹¹ and Elizabeth (LANGTON) STANLEY, was born about 1440^[34], died about 1508^[34] and was buried in Lichfield, Staffordshire^[34]. He married in Lichfield, Staff, England, in 1469, (AOC-9) ELEANOR SUTTON of Dudley Castle, daughter of (AOC-8) John VI, [baron Dudley] and (H-16) Elizabeth (BERKELEY), who was born about 1439 of Dudley Castle. ^[23]
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JOHN13 STANLEY, b. about 1470 in Lichfield, Staff, England; d. on 7 Oct. 1534 in Bromwich Hall, Staff, England; m. (RJ-2) CECILY FREEBODY, b. in West Bromwich, Staff, England about 1474, d. on 6 May 1552, daughter of (RJ-1) Richard and _____ , [freebody] FREEBODY.

25. ISABEL¹³ DE STANLEY (William¹², William¹¹, William¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Hooton, daughter of (21) Sir William¹² and Alicia (HOUGHTON), was born about 1413^[51] of Hooton^[51], and died between 1452 and 1533. She married (ARF-13) ROBERT LEGH of Adlington, son of (ARF-10) Robert and Maud (_____) LEGH, who died in 1479^[51]. ^{[41, 50]}
Children: See (ARF-13) Robert LEGH
28. _____ STANLEY (Thomas¹², John¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), son of (22) Thomas¹², 1st Lord Stanley and (SU-2) Joan (GOUSHILL), was born between 1419/20 and 1459/60, and died between 1433/4 and 1568/9. ^[8]
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a son STANLEY, b. about 1520; d. about 1600.

29. KATHERINE¹³ STANLEY (Thomas¹², John¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), daughter of (22) Thomas¹², 1st Lord Stanley and (SU-2) Joan (GOUSHILL), was born between 1419/20 and 1459/60, and died between 1433/4 and 1568/9. She married (AKR-15) SIR JOHN SAVAGE of Clifton, son of (AKR-13) Sir John and Eleanor (BRERETON), who was born about 1422^[13] of Clifton^[13], and died on 22 Nov. 1495^[13]. ^{[14, 21, 29, 36, 38, 39]}
Children: See (AKR-15) Sir John SAVAGE
30. SIR JOHN¹³ STANLEY (John¹², Thomas¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Elford, Warwickshire, son of (23) John¹² and Cicely (ARDERNE) STANLEY, was born about 1446^[26] of Elford, Warwickshire^[39], died on 22 Nov. 1508^[26] and was buried in Northenden, Cheshire^[26]. ^[42]
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ANNE14 STANLEY, b. about 1470/1; d. about 1500/1; m. (AKR-17) SIR CHRISTOPHER SAVAGE, d. in 1513[39], son of (AKR-15) Sir John and (29) Katherine13 (STANLEY).

31. JOHN¹³ STANLEY (George¹², Thomas¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), son of (24) George¹² and (AOC-9) Eleanor (SUTTON) STANLEY, was born about 1470 in Lichfield, Staff, England, and died on 7 Oct. 1534 in Bromwich Hall, Staff, England. He married in West Bromwich, Warwick, Staffordshire, (RJ-2) CECILY FREEBODY, daughter of (RJ-1) Richard and _____ , [freebody] FREEBODY, who was born about 1474 in West Bromwich, Staff, England, and died on 6 May 1552. ^{[34, 51]}
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ELIZABETH14 STANLEY, b. about 1513 in West Bromwich, Staff, England; d. about 1600/1; m. (ZW-4) ROGER LYTTELTON, ESQ. of Groveley, Worcestershire, England, b. of Groveley[27] about 1525[1], d. between 1 Jan. and 11 Jan. 1589[27], son of (ZW-3) John, Esq. and (AOL-11) Elizabeth (TALBOT).

32. _____ STANLEY (_____¹³, Thomas¹², John¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), son of (28) _____ STANLEY, was born between 1472/3 and 1539, and died between 1532 and 1649. ^[8]
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PETER15 STANLEY of Ashford, Kent, England, b. about 1543 of Ashford; d. about 1620; m. about 1571 of Ashford (ABZ-2) JOANE MASTERTON of Ashford, b. of Ashford about 1543, daughter of (ABZ-1) Richard and Joane (BECHYNG) MASTERTON.

33. ANNE¹⁴ STANLEY (John¹³, John¹², Thomas¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), daughter of (30) Sir John¹³, was born between 1449/50 and 1499, and died between 1463/4 and 1609. She married (AKR-17) SIR CHRISTOPHER SAVAGE, son of (AKR-15) Sir John and (29) Katherine¹³ (STANLEY), who died in 1513^[39]. ^{[30, 39]}
Child: See (AKR-17) Sir Christopher SAVAGE
34. ELIZABETH¹⁴ STANLEY (John¹³, George¹², Thomas¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), daughter of (31) John¹³ and (RJ-2) Cecily (FREEBODY) STANLEY, was born about 1513 in West Bromwich, Staff, England, and died between 1528/9 and 1633. She married (ZW-4) ROGER LYTTELTON, ESQ. of Groveley, son of (ZW-3) John, Esq. and (AOL-11) Elizabeth (TALBOT), who was born about 1525^[1] of Groveley^[27], and died between 1 Jan. and 11 Jan. 1589^[27]. ^{[28, 51]}
Child: See (ZW-4) Roger LYTTELTON, Esq.

35. PETER¹⁵ STANLEY (_____¹⁴, _____¹³, Thomas¹², John¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Ashford, son of (32) _____ STANLEY, was born about 1543 of Ashford, and died between 1571 and 1663. He married of Ashford, about 1571, (ABZ-2) JOANE MASTERTON of Ashford, daughter of (ABZ-1) Richard and Joane (BECHYNG) MASTERTON, who was born about 1543 of Ashford.
The Richardson - Ellsworth Genealogy provides no source information, and contains two generations of just "Stanley" prior to this point whereupon it connects to a royal line. This connection seems extremely suspect.

Furthermore, Douglas Richardson does not list the immigrant Mary Stanley as a descendant of Joan Goushill:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=goushill+stanley+group:soc.genealogy.medieval+group:soc.genealogy.medieval&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=soc.genealogy.medieval&selm=5cf47a19.0307010921.b217798%40posting.google.com&rnum=1^[8]
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JOHN16 STANLEY, bp. on 9 March 1572 in Ashford; d. about Aug. 1619; m. on 1 June 1590 in Ashford SUSAN LANCOCK, b. in Ashford about 1474, d. about 1601.

36. JOHN¹⁶ STANLEY (Peter¹⁵, _____¹⁴, _____¹³, Thomas¹², John¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), son of (35) Peter¹⁵ and (ABZ-2) Joane (MASTERTON) STANLEY, was christened on 9 March 1572 in Ashford, and was buried on 10 Sept. 1619. He married in Ashford, on 1 June 1590, SUSAN LANCOCK, who was born about 1474 in Ashford, and died about 1601. ^{[2, 8]}
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THOMAS17 STANLEY, bp. on 20 Oct. 1597 in Ashford; d. on 30 June 1663 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, United States; m. on 3 Aug. 1630 in Ashford (AQB-3) BENIDICTA TRITTON, b. in Ashford on 1 Aug. 1609, d. about 1664, daughter of (AQB-2) Daniel and (SM-3) Alice (GOLDHATCH) TRITTON.

37. THOMAS¹⁷ STANLEY (John¹⁶, Peter¹⁵, _____¹⁴, _____¹³, Thomas¹², John¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹), son of (36) John¹⁶ and Susan (LANCOCK) STANLEY, was christened on 20 Oct. 1597 in Ashford, and died on 30 June 1663 in Hartford. He married in Ashford, on 3 Aug. 1630, (AQB-3) BENIDICTA TRITTON, daughter of (AQB-2) Daniel and (SM-3) Alice (GOLDHATCH) TRITTON, who was born on 1 Aug. 1609 in Ashford, was christened in 1609, and died about 1664. ^{[3, 6, 18, 22]}
Came from England in the ship Planter in 1635, removed to Hartford, Conn., on its settlement 1636 as one of its first planters.
(R&E): His name is on the Hartford Founder's Monument. Freeman 1635; Constable
1644, 1648, 1653; juryman; member of the General Court of Lynn, Mass. 1635.
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MARY18 STANLEY of Ashford, bp. on 2 FEB 1633/4 of Ashford; d. on 13 Sept. 1688[22] in Windsor, Hartford Co.[22]; m. in 1650[22] (AHX-5) JOHN PORTER, chr. in Felsted, Essex, England on 26 May 1632, d. in Windsor[22] on 2 Aug. 1688[22], son of (AHX-4) John and (ATM-14) Anna (WHITE) PORTER.

38. MARY¹⁸ STANLEY (Thomas¹⁷, John¹⁶, Peter¹⁵, _____¹⁴, _____¹³, Thomas¹², John¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, John⁸, William⁷, Adam⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Adam², Adam¹) of Ashford, daughter of (37) Thomas¹⁷ and (AQB-3) Benidicta (TRITTON) STANLEY, was christened on 2 FEB 1633/4 of Ashford, and died on 13 Sept. 1688^[22] in Windsor^[22]. She married in 1650^[22], (AHX-5) JOHN PORTER, son of (AHX-4) John and (ATM-14) Anna (WHITE) PORTER, who was christened on 26 May 1632 in Felsted, and died on 2 Aug. 1688^[22] in Windsor^[22]. ^{[5, 37]}
Child: See (AHX-5) John PORTER