The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
BurialAug 1833, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA ®134
MemoCedar Grove Cemetery
OccupationAttorney Politician ®134
EducationPrinceton University ®134
ReligionEpiscopalian ®134
FatherJohn Wright STANLY (1742-1789)
MotherAnne “Nancy” COGDELL (1753-1789)
Misc. Notes
He was the oldest child. ®134 He killed former Gov. Richard Dobbs Spaight in a pistol duel on 5 Sep 1802 in New Bern, North Carolina. ®134 ®136 After a long political career, he had a stroke and was taken by his daughter, Elizabeth Stanly Armistead, to her home in Virginia, where he died. ®134 He was a Member of North Carolina House of Commons ®136 from Craven and a Federalist leader in the state. Twelve times he was a member of the House of Commons from the borough of New Bern between 1798 and 1826 and he was speaker in 1825 and 1826. ®2696 In January, 1827, he had a stroke on the floor of the House of Commons. ®2696
Spouses
Misc. Notes
She was from Craven County. ®136 After the death of her husband, Elizabeth continued living with her daughter, Elizabeth Armistead, in Fauquier County, Virginia, and is probably buried there as there is no tombstone for her in the Stanly lot in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern. ®134 She had 14 children. ®134
Family ID421
Marriage18 Jun 1795 ®134
Misc. Notes
After the death of his parents as a teenager, he, the oldest of 9, ®134 and his siblings were cared for by other family members. He and his wife moved into the Stanly Mansion on Middle Street during the early 1800’s. It may have been vacant since his parents died in 1789.
ChildrenEdward (1810-1872)
Alexander Hamilton (1811-1855)
Fabius Maximus (1815-1882)
Elizabeth Marie (->1833)
Cicero Marcus (-1885)
Frank (-1862)