Their first child John Stanly was born in April of 1774, with John Wright and Ann going on to have a large family of nine children.
John Wright Stanly became a successful businessman and entrepreneur in New Bern, with much of his later fortune arising from his activity in outfitting privateers to capture British shipping during the American Revolution. Sometime in the 1780s the Stanlys built a fine Georgian home in New Bern, where they lived for a few years until their passing in 1789. The house is open to the public today as one of the Tryon Palace complex of historical buildings, where one can view portraits and possessions of Ann and John Wright and other family members.
Ann and her husband died a few weeks apart during the yellow fever epidemic of 1789. They were both buried in the churchyard of Christ Church, where they had been parishioners.
It is worth noting that although their gravestones both record their surname as “Stanley”, family documents, historical records, genealogies and biographies, as well as other members of the family, spelled the name “Stanly”, which convention I have retained for Ann’s Find a Grave memorial.
Their first child John Stanly was born in April of 1774, with John Wright and Ann going on to have a large family of nine children.
John Wright Stanly became a successful businessman and entrepreneur in New Bern, with much of his later fortune arising from his activity in outfitting privateers to capture British shipping during the American Revolution. Sometime in the 1780s the Stanlys built a fine Georgian home in New Bern, where they lived for a few years until their passing in 1789. The house is open to the public today as one of the Tryon Palace complex of historical buildings, where one can view portraits and possessions of Ann and John Wright and other family members.
Ann and her husband died a few weeks apart during the yellow fever epidemic of 1789. They were both buried in the churchyard of Christ Church, where they had been parishioners.
It is worth noting that although their gravestones both record their surname as “Stanley”, family documents, historical records, genealogies and biographies, as well as other members of the family, spelled the name “Stanly”, which convention I have retained for Ann’s Find a Grave memorial.
Gravesite Details
aged 35 yrs, wife of John W Stanley (D. Stewart)
Family Members
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