This William Ansley is believed to be the number 3 son of William Ansley of Upper Freehold, Monmouth County New Jersey, (baptized Sept 1744 in Old Tennent Presbyterian Church, Monmouth Co NJ)who migrated to Orange County NC and purchased what is nowWest Point Mill from Mr. Abercrombrie, the builder. He also owned Synott's Mill, which was just downstream of West Point Mill, both on the Eno River. Some, notably the late David Ansley of DeKalb Co., GA, believed him to be related to an Ansley family from Virginia (genealogy work to that effect in the Georgia Archives in Atlanta GA); however, his age and the dates of birth of his children do not fit the Virginia family. Work continues to prove, beyond doubt, the above. Before his death, David Ansley (above) acknowledged that William Ansley of New Jersey was the ancestor for this family.
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Descendants of: William ANSLEY
1 William ANSLEY b. 1744 d. 22 JUN 1820
m. abt 1770 Sarah STRAYHORN b. circa 1750 d. circa 1808
m. 03 JAN 1808 Amy EDMONDS b. about 1786 d. about 1857
2 Nancy Ansley b. abt 1770 d. late 1819
m. 11 FEB 1790 Robert Peake b. ?? ??? 1770 d. Unknown
3 Peggy Peake b. ?? ??? 1791 d. Unknown
3 Littebury Peake b. ?? ??? 1808 d. Unknown
3 William Peake b. _____ d. Unkown
3 John Comer Peake b. ?? ??? 1808 d. Unknown
3 Robert Peake b. ?? ??? 1813 d. Unknown
3 Nancy Peake b. ?? ??? 1815 d. Unknown
2 Gilbert Ansley b. abt 1773 d. 1840,41
m. 02 DEC 1797 Airey Dunagan d. Unknown
3 Judith Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
3 Unknown Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
3 Gilbert D. Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
3 Samuel Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
3 Hiram Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
3 Ary Ann Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
m. 15 AUG 1848 Bowling H. Johnson d. Unknown date
3 Averilla Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
m. 01 DEC 1842 John W. Rountree d. Unknown date
2 Samuel Ansley b. 29 JUN 1774 d. 06 SEP 1842
m. abt 1799 Celia Watts b. Circa 1783 d. Circa 1849
3 William Ansley b. circa 1800 d. Unknown date
m. Teresa Smith d. Unknown date
4 C. F. Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
4 David Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
3 Gilbert Ansley b. Circa 1801 d. Before 1838
3 Sarah Ansley b. circa 1802 d. before 1838
m. 29 JUL 1819 Beverly Booth d. Unknown
4 Martha Ann Booth b. _____ d. Unknown date
m. Leonard Peake d. Unknown date
4 Robert Booth b. _____ d. Unknown date
4 Margaret Booth b. _____ d. Unknown date
m. Samuel Peake d. Unknown date
4 Prudence Amanda Booth b. _____ d. before 1847
3 Mary Ansley b. ?? ??? 1805 d. Unknown date
m. 15 AUG 1822 James T. Veazey d. Unknown date
4 Unknown #1 Veasey b. _____ d. Unknown
4 Unknown #2 Veasey b. _____ d. Unknown
4 James Veasey b. ?? ??? 1831 d. Unknown
4 Mary Veasey b. ?? ??? 1832 d. Unknown
4 Andrew Veasey b. ?? ??? 1834 d. Unknown
3 Anne Ansley b. Circa 1815 d. ?? ??? 1844
m. 02 AUG 1835 Stith M. Carter d. Unknown
4 Charles Carter b. ?? ??? 1840 d. Unknown
4 James Carter b. ?? ??? 1841 d. Unknown
4 Emily Carter b. _____ d. Unknown
4 Josephine Carter b. ?? ??? 1844 d. Unknown
3 James Franklin Ansley b. ?? ??? 1817 d. ?? ??? 1894
m. 28 FEB 1845 Ursula T. Hardy b. circa 1825 d. ?? ??? 1900
4 James Franklin Ansley, JR. b. about 1846 d. Unknown date
m. ?? ??? 1869 Julia Johns b. about 1854 d. Unknown date
4 Samuel B. Ansley b. about 1847 d. Unknown date
4 Alice V. Ansley b. circa 1849 d. Unknown date
4 Marion Ansley b. circa 1850 d. Unknown date
4 William Ansley b. circa 1853 d. Unknown date
4 Rufus D. Ansley b. 24 AUG 1854 d. 04 APR 1927
m. 06 OCT 1874 Josephine C. Brown b. circa 1857 d. Unknown date
4 Nancy E. Ansley b. ?? ??? 1855 d. ?? ??? 1941
m. Unknown Blanton d. Unknown
4 David Ansley b. circa 1858 d. Unknown
4 Mattie Ansley b. ?? ??? 1860 d. ?? ??? 1910
3 Jane Frances Ansley b. Circa 1817 d. by 1847
m. 28 AUG 1839 James Heathman d. late 1841
m. 05 OCT 1843 Morgan B. Hinkle d. Unknown date
4 James W. Heathman b. _____ d. late 1841?
4 Francis A. Hinkle b. ?? ??? 1844 d. Unknown
3 Nancy Ansley b. ?? ??? 1822 d. Unknown date
m. 04 JAN 1843 John T. Coleman d. by 1850
m. 02 MAY 1850 Hugh T. Fountain d. Unknown
4 William Coleman b. ?? ??? 1843 d. Unknown
4 James Coleman b. ?? ??? 1845 d. Unknown
4 John Coleman b. ?? ??? 1847 d. Unknown
3 Benjamin Thomas Ansley b. 25 OCT 1826 d. 09 NOV 1884
m. ?? ??? 1851 Media Ann Elizabeth Lee b. abt 1833 d. ?? ??? 1873
m. 26 JAN 1875 Clara Wilson b. 09 MAY 1840 d. 18 OCT 1904
4 Caroline Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
4 Mary Eleanor Ansley b. ?? JUL 1853 d. ?? ??? 1933
m. 07 JAN 1872 Wesley Z. Meadows d. Unknown date
m. Henry Baltzer d. Unknown date
4 Fanny Estelle Ansley b. ?? ??? 1854 d. ?? MAY 1929
m. 12 DEC 1876 Wilburn Washington Wright d. Unknown date
4 Robert Eugene Ansley b. ?? ??? 1856 d. ?? DEC 1881
4 David Lee Ansley b. 02 DEC 1858 d. 20 MAY 1942
m. 09 JAN 1890 Ola D. Ansley b. ?? JUL 1871 d. Unknown date
4 Martha Jane "Mattie" Ansley b. 20 OCT 1860 d. 21 JAN 1935
m. 18 NOV 1886 Henry Calloway Clopton b. 15 DEC 1850 d. 25 FEB 1930
4 Samuel James Ansley b. 04 OCT 1866 d. 15 FEB 1934
m. 25 JAN 1906 Jessie Augusta Herring b. 11 AUG 1872 d. 29 NOV 1968
4 Richard Henry Ansley b. 26 OCT 1870 d. 14 JAN 1942
m. 12 FEB 1896 Joanna "Jodie" Ansley b. 10 MAR 1878 d. 06 MAY 1966
4 Corrine Ansley b. ?? ??? 1877 d. ?? DEC 1881
4 Emma Ansley b. ?? ??? 1879 d. ?? NOV 1881
4 Clark Ansley b. ?? ??? 1881 d. ?? DEC 1881
2 William Ansley, JR. b. abt 1776 d. ?? NOV 1834
m. abt 1800 Elizabeth "Betsy" Watts b. Circa 1779 d. Circa 1827
m. 06 DEC 1827 Nancy Conyers d. Unknown
3 Sterling G. Ansley b. Before 1827 d. Unknown date
m. 30 OCT 1834 Mary Baty Ansley b. 12 MAY 1813 d. By 1854
4 William T. Ansley b. _____ d. ?? ??? 1894
m. 03 OCT 1865 Margaret Ann Turner d. Unknown date
m. 19 MAY 1877 Norah H. Sayers d. Unknown date
3 John W. Ansley b. Before 1827 d. Unknown date
3 Unknown Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
3 Permelia Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
m. 18 NOV 1834 Joshua L. Sayers d. Unknown date
3 Elizabeth Ansley b. Before 1827 d. Unknown date
3 Harriet Ansley b. 11 SEP 1828 d. 15 MAY 1892
m. 30 APR 1848 Allen Tillman Ansley b. 22 DEC 1925 d. 15 AUG 1957
4 Ann Elizabeth Jane Ansley b. 19 FEB 1849 d. 02 JAN 1925
m. 27 MAR 1870 Elijah Washington Thomas b. 29 APR 1836 d. 14 JUN 1888
4 William Tillman Ansley b. 23 AUG 1850 d. 12 NOV 1940
m. 18 SEP 1873 Olif Evelyn Woods b. ?? ??? 1853 d. 1883-1887
m. 05 OCT 1881 Mary Edwards King d. ?? FEB 1934
4 Allen T. Ansley b. 20 SEP 1852 d. Unknown
4 Maranda Adeline Ansley b. 03 MAY 1854 d. 14 FEB 1925
m. 13 DEC 1877 George Wallace Burge b. 24 MAR 1855 d. 05 FEB 1934
4 Robert T. Ansley b. 29 MAR 1856 d. Unknown
3 Adeline Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
3 Aramantha Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
m. 25 APR 1852 Samuel H. Barrett d. Unkown date
3 Martha W. Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
m. ?? ??? 1847 Issac Cole d. Unknown
2 Rebecca Ansley b. 1775-94 period d. Unknown date
m. Unknown Rhodes d. by 1820
3 Male Rhodes b. _____ d. Unknown date
3 Female #1 Rhodes b. _____ d. Unknown date
3 Female #2 Rhodes b. _____ d. Unknown date
2 Margaret Ansley b. _____ d. before 1820
m. Unknown Norwood d. Unknown date
2 David Ansley b. ?? APR 1783 d. ?? NOV 1824
m. 28 JUL 1804 Margaret Ravlin b. 19 JUN 1785 d. 19 JUL 1835
3 Sarah Ansley b. ?? ??? 1805 d. Unknown date
m. David Atkins d. Unknown date
3 Mary "Minnie" Ravlin Ansley b. 01 JAN 1808 d. 14 JUL 1862
m. 05 MAY 1825 Samuel Jordan, M.D. b. 11 MAY 1793 d. 13 FEB 1876
4 David Ansley Jordan, MD. b. circa 1827 d. circa 1864
4 Johnathan Jordan b. Circa 1831 d. JUL 1864
4 Martha Eleanor "Mattie" Jordan b. ?? ??? 1835 d. Unknown date
m. 01 MAY 1851 J. William Neel b. ?? ??? 1823 d. Unknown
4 Sarah Jane "Sallie" Jordan b. ?? ??? 1841 d. ?? ??? 1917
m. 05 MAY 1857 Capt. Edmund Cowan b. ?? ??? 1827 d. ?? ??? 1894
4 Nancy Adelaide "Addie" Jordan b. 22 NOV 1842 d. 09 JUN 1874
m. 23 DEC 1858 Hugh McIlhenny McCelvey b. 17 FEB 1836 d. 22 MAR 1915
4 Margaret Elizabeth Jordan b. 14 DEC 1847 d. 14 JUL 1916
m. 17 MAY 1866 John Carson Lyon, Capt. b. 19 MAR 1841 d. 04 APR 1906
4 Emma Lucretia Jordan b. 12 JAN 1849 d. 21 OCT 1921
m. 23 JAN 1868 James Warren "Jim" Wideman, M.D. b. 16 SEP 1846 d. 17 APR 1917
4 Mary Celestial "Mollie" Jordan b. OCT 1843 d. 20 OCT 1898
m. James Chiles Lites d. Unknown date
3 Jesse Ansley b. ?? ??? 1810 d. Unknown date
3 Louis Ansley b. ?? ??? 1813 d. Unknown date
3 William Strain Ansley b. ?? ??? 1815 d. ?? ??? 1878
m. 07 MAR 1839 Jane Hearst d. Unknown date
m. ?? ??? 1860 Martha Livingston d. Unknown
4 John Augustus Ansley b. 17 APR 1840 d. 1916
m. 10 AUG 1865 Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" McCelvey b. 24 SEP 1843 d. 22 JAN 1915
4 Bettie Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown
m. Horton Miller d. Unknown
4 Laura Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown
m. W. G. Lewis d. Unknown
4 Eliza Virginia "Jennie" Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown
m. W. H. Wigginton d. Unknown
4 Marie Antoinette "Nettie" Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown
m. Virgil M. Davis d. Unknown
4 Martha Margaret "Maggie" Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown
m. Sam T. White d. Unknown
3 John Strain Ansley b. ?? ??? 1818 d. abt 1843
m. 23 AUG 1840 Sarah Ann Ansley b. 13 DEC 1819 d. Unknown date
4 Mary Celestia Ansley b. 02 AUG 1841 d. 05 JAN 1896
m. about 1861 James Park Moore b. 30 SEP 1835 d. 05 OCT 1906
4 Emma John Ansley b. ?? ??? 1843 d. Unknown date
m. A. J. Hinton d. Unknown date
3 Nancy Caroline Ansley b. ?? ??? 1820 d. ?? ??? 1880
m. ?? ??? 1836 Col. Archibald Kennedy Patton d. 06 APR 1862
4 Margaret Jane Patton b. 27 MAR 1838 d. 28 MAR 1877
m. Thomas Piggott d. Unknown
3 Benjamin Moore Ansley b. ?? ??? 1822 d. ?? ??? 1832
2 Thomas W. ANSLEY b. 14 FEB 1787 d. 01 JUN 1857
m. 13 OCT 1807 Mary Baty MCKINLEY b. 26 DEC 1785 d. 12 NOV 1828
m. about 1829 Rebecca STANTON d. Unknown date
3 Jane Caroline Ansley b. 24 JUL 1808 d. Unknown
m. Peyton C. Wimbish d. Unknown
3 William McKinley Ansley b. 26 NOV 1809 d. 24 FEB 1817
3 Benjamin Strain Ansley b. 06 SEP 1811 d. Unknown date
m. 30 OCT 1834 Martha G. Gary b. ?? ??? 1812 d. By 1854
m. 29 Nov 1859 Jane Scott d. Unknown date
4 Rebecca Hartwell Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
4 William Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
4 Wesley Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
4 James Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
4 John Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
4 Virginia Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
4 Ann Elizabeth Ansley b. Betw 1850-54 d. Unknown date
3 Mary Baty Ansley b. 12 MAY 1813 d. By 1854
m. 30 OCT 1834 Sterling G. Ansley b. Before 1827 d. Unknown date
4 see children above
3 Thomas Wesley ANSLEY b. 05 FEB 1815 d. 29 DEC 1898
m. 10 APR 1839 Virginia Caroline GARY b. 22 DEC 1824 d. 07 MAY 1841
m. 30 MAY 1842 Frances Emily JOHNSON b. 01 DEC 1820 d. 09 JUL 1853
m. 23 MAR 1856 Mary Jane ELAM b. 16 JAN 1832 d. 27 NOV 1893
4 James Thomas Stegall Ansley b. 28 FEB 1843 d. 18 DEC 1920
4 Wesley Soule ANSLEY b. 13 MAR 1844 d. 02 MAY 1922
m. 17 DEC 1867 Eudora Muse COLE b. 10 MAY 1847 d. 05 JUN 1929
4 Andrew Holmes Ansley b. 30 MAY 1845 d. abt 1915
4 Olynthus Few Ansley b. 19 JUL 1847 d. 07 JAN 1938
4 Fredonia Elizabeth Ansley b. 18 DEC 1851 d. Unknown
4 Mary Virginia "Mamie" Ansley b. 06 APR 1857 d. ?? ??? 1945
m. H. W. Trippett d. Unknown date
4 Annie Louise Ansley b. 26 JUL 1859 d. 16 APR 1895
m. 26 SEP 1882 William D. Bailey b. 09 MAY 1859 d. 02 NOV 1947
4 Charles Lee Ansley b. 31 OCT 1860 d. 15 FEB 1950
m. May Speer b. 19 MAY 1864 d. 18 FEB 1953
4 Oscar Elam Ansley b. 14 NOV 1862 d. 27 JAN 1946
m. Alice Noble d. Unknown
m. Annie Scales d. Unknown date
4 Edgar Davenport Ansley b. 14 NOV 1862 d. 19 JAN 1911
m. Cora Prince d. Unknown date
4 Unknown #1 Ansley b. 25 NOV 1872 d. 08 JAN 1873
4 Unknown #2 Ansley b. 25 NOV 1872 d. 08 JAN 1873
3 Jesse McKinley Ansley b. 02 SEP 1816 d. 13 OCT 1864
m. about 1842 Sidney Ann Unknown b. 01 MAY 1822 d. 09 NOV 1871
4 William Ansley b. abt 1843 d. Unknown
4 George Ansley b. abt 1847 d. Unknown
4 Ella Tom Ansley b. 08 MAR 1851 d. 05 JAN 1871
m. 04 NOV 1867 Noah S. Rawls b. 06 FEB 1841 d. 27 SEP 1874
3 Sarah Ann Ansley b. 13 DEC 1819 d. Unknown date
m. 23 AUG 1840 John Strain Ansley b. ?? ??? 1818 d. abt 1843
m. 23 AUG 1845 George W. Leak d. Unknown
m. 30 JUN 1850 Charles C. Shell, M.D. d. Unknown
4 see children above
3 Rebecca Elizabeth Ansley b. 06 SEP 1822 d. about 1847
m. 14 MAR 1845 Charles C. Shell, M.D. d. Unknown
4 Mary Roxanna Shell
3 Jonathan Wilson Ansley b. 01 FEB 1825 d. Unknown date
m. 22 JUL 1847 Margaret E. Johnson d. Unknown date
2 Jesse Ansley b. 1789 d. 07 NOV 1863
m. 14 DEC 1818 Catharine Louise Banks Urquhart b. 1800 d. 19 SEP 1863
3 Catharine "Caroline" Elizabeth Ansley b. late 1819 d. 19 APR 1905
m. Robert Campbell Black d. Unknown
3 Louisa Frances Ansley b. prob. 1821 d. 15 FEB 1830
3 Sarah Jane Ansley b. 1824 d. Unknown
m. 09 JUN 1846 Jonathan Samuel Wilcox, JR. d. Unknown
3 William John Ansley b. 1825 d. 29 JAN 1872
3 Jesse Augustus Ansley b. 18 JUL 1826 d. 1902
m. 01 NOV 1848 Annie Elizabeth Smith b. 25 APR 1827 d. 1899
4 Louisa L. Ansley b. 03 SEP 1849 d. before 1923
m. Unknown Fox d. Unknown date
4 Francis Jesse Ansley b. 23 JUN 1857 d. 14 OCT 1918
m. 19 MAY 1880 Alice McPherson b. 10 AUG 1860 d. 01 MAR 1920
4 Clifford Wilcox Ansley b. 27 MAR 1858 d. before 1923
4 Annie Lee Ansley b. 04 AUG 1860 d. before 1923
m. Philip Harrison d. Unknown date
4 Henry Craig Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
m. ?? ??? 1875 Nannie Virginia Colquitt d. Unknown date
m. Harriet Waight Fuller d. Unknown
4 William Smith Ansley b. 27 SEP 1864 d. after 1923
m. Annie Howard d. Unknown date
4 Edwin Percival Ansley b. 30 MAR 1865 d. 1923
m. Margaret Barry d. Unknown date
4 Marion MacGahee Ansley b. 06 DEC 1867 d. 03 JAN 1951
m. Katherine Walton Harris
3 David Henry Ansley b. 04 JAN 1828 d. 14 JUL 1897
m. 15 DEC 1857 Sarah "Sallie" Ann Neal Burge b. 19 JAN 1837 d. 18 AUG 1906
4 Hamilton Burge Ansley b. ?? ??? 1859 d. ?? ??? 1883
4 Frances "Fannie" Graves Ansley b. ?? JAN 1861 d. 17 NOV 1861
4 Sarah "Sally" G. Ansley b. 01 SEP 1863 d. 24 AUG 1929
m. James Graves Paine b. ?? ??? 1860 d. Unknown
4 Catharine Urquhart Ansley b. ?? ??? 1865 d. ?? ??? 1913
4 Henry Iverson Ansley b. ?? ??? 1867 d. ?? ??? 1911
4 Elizabeth Walton L. Ansley b. ?? ??? 1869 d. ?? ??? 1950
m. Walter G. Flake
4 Annie Louise Ansley b. ?? ??? 1871 d. Unknown
m. Marion Alfred Scott Bucher d. Unknown
4 Wiley Shorter Ansley, M.D. b. 29 MAY 1875 d. 04 DEC 1930
m. Roba Boynton Goss b. 08 MAY 1875 d. ?? APR 1963
4 Francis Wilcox Ansley b. ?? ??? 1879 d. Unknown
m. Ellen Bennett
3 Edwin Ansley b. 1829 d. 12 AUG 1830
3 Frances Louisa Ansley b. 1830 d. 1916
m. David Hand Wilcox d. Unknown date
4 Eliza M. Wilcox b. _____ d. Unknown
4 Ansley Wilcox b. _____ d. Unknown
4 Marion Wilcox
4 Elizabeth Hand Wilcox b. _____ d. Unknown
4 Daniel H. Wilcox b. _____ d. Unknown
4 Francis Urquhart Wilcox b. _____ d. Unknonw
4 Ethel Ansley Wilcox b. _____ d. Unknown
4 Mabel MacGehee Wilcox b. _____ d. Unknown
4 Katharine Meigs Wilcox b. _____ d. Unknown
4 David Urquhart Wilcox b. _____ d. Unknown
3 Edwin Wilcox Ansley b. ?? JUL 1833 d. 10 JAN 1863
3 John Urquhart Ansley b. 1835 d. 19 JUN 1891
m. Fannie Ansley? d. Unknown date
m. Unknown Carter d. Unknown date
4 Unknown Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
m. John Newman d. Unknown date
3 Mary Isabel Ansley b. 1837 d. 09 JAN 1917
m. B. Palmer Rogers d. Unknown date
3 Sarah Garner Ansley b. 1838 d. 1920
3 Lucy Marion Ansley b. 1839 d. 14 JAN 1917
3 Louis Clay Ansley b. 1842 d. 07 SEP 1849
2 Benjamin Ansley b. 1790-1800 d. about 1830
2 Sarah Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
m. 30 JAN 1801 John Connell d. Unknown date
3 Thomas Connell b. 08 OCT 1805 d. 14 AUG 1853
m. 26 JUL 1838 Margaret Jane Andrews d. Unknown
3 Anna Connell b. ?? ??? 1810 d. Unknown
m. 25 JAN 1827 Littleberry Patrick d. Unknown
3 Penelope Connell b. _____ d. Unknown
m. 25 JAN 1827 Unknown Patrick d. Unknown
3 Unknown Connell b. _____ d. Unknown
3 Unknown Connell b. _____ d. Unknown
2 Winifred "Winny" Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
m. Henry Ivey d. Unknown date
2 Mary Ansley b. 1810 d. 1893
m. 4 APR 1833 Richard Griffin b. 1807 d. 1874
3 William Andrew Griffin b. ~1837 d. Unknown date
3 Louisa India Griffin b. 1844 d. 1925
2 Elizabeth Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
2 Sarah-Ann Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date
2 Louisa Ansley b. _____ d. Unknown date