From Stanley and Kindred Families:

David M. Stanley b 1820 in Clark Co., Ala., was dead by April 12, 1869; was the 4th child of Benjamin F Stanley and wife Nancy who was the dau of Joshua and Rebecca Wheeler Thomas, m Sarah Davis b 1818 in Ga. His children as listed in his estate were Jane White, Mary Stanley, Benjamin Stanley, Willis Stanley, Nathaniel Stanley, Susan Stanley and Joshua Stanley.
In the 1850 Census of Fayette, Alabama:
D. N. Stanley age 30 years born in Ala. (1820)
Sarah age 32 years born in Ga. (1818)
*John age 7 years born in Ala. (1843)
a dau. age 5 years born in Ala. (1845)
Nancy age 3 years born in Ala. (1847)
Benjamin age 1 year born in Ala. (a849)
In the estate Adm *John Stanley is not mentioned, perhaps he died young.
Willis, Joshua and Susan Stanley removed from Ala. to Ark. No further record on these families.

Land Patent Details
Accession Nr:AL2600__.269   Document Type:State Volume Patent   State:Alabama   Issue Date:9/20/1839   Cancelled:No

Names On Document Miscellaneous Information
STANLEY, DAVID Land Office:Tuscaloosa
 US Reservations:No
 Mineral Reservations:No
 Tribe:---
 Militia:---
 State In Favor Of:---
Military Rank:--- Authority:April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
 
Document Numbers Survey Information
Document Nr:19561 Total Acres:40
Misc. Doc. Nr:--- Survey Date:---
BLM Serial Nr:AL NO S/N Geographic Name:---
Indian Allot. Nr:--- Metes/Bounds:No
 
Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey # County
ALHuntsville017S - 010WNW¼NW¼26 Tuscaloosa

Land Patent Details
Accession Nr:AL2790__.231   Document Type:State Volume Patent   State:Alabama   Issue Date:6/1/1858   Cancelled:No

Names On Document Miscellaneous Information
STANLEY, DAVID M Land Office:Tuscaloosa
 US Reservations:No
 Mineral Reservations:No
 Tribe:---
 Militia:---
 State In Favor Of:---
Military Rank:--- Authority:April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
 
Document Numbers Survey Information
Document Nr:29492 Total Acres:278.87
Misc. Doc. Nr:--- Survey Date:---
BLM Serial Nr:AL NO S/N Geographic Name:---
Indian Allot. Nr:--- Metes/Bounds:No
 
Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey # County
ALHuntsville017S - 010WSE¼22 Tuscaloosa
ALHuntsville017S - 010WE½NE¼27 Tuscaloosa
ALHuntsville017S - 010WSW¼NW¼26 Tuscaloosa

Land Patent Details
Accession Nr:AL2910__.364   Document Type:State Volume Patent   State:Alabama   Issue Date:6/1/1858   Cancelled:No

Names On Document Miscellaneous Information
STANLEY, DAVID M Land Office:Tuscaloosa
 US Reservations:No
 Mineral Reservations:No
 Tribe:---
 Militia:---
 State In Favor Of:---
Military Rank:--- Authority:April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
 
Document Numbers Survey Information
Document Nr:36357 Total Acres:39.915
Misc. Doc. Nr:--- Survey Date:---
BLM Serial Nr:AL NO S/N Geographic Name:---
Indian Allot. Nr:--- Metes/Bounds:No
 
Land Descriptions
State Meridian Twp - Rng Aliquots Section Survey # County
ALHuntsville017S - 010WNE¼SE¼27 Tuscaloosa

• Married: CA 1842

1. Abbrev: Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records
   Title: ; United States Bureau of Land Management "General Land Office Records," digital images, U S Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ : accessed ).
   Repository:
   Name: RAS Private Collection (from compiled online database)
   
   Page: David Stanley; accessed, downloaded; 30 October 2012
   Quality: 3
2. Abbrev: 1850 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M432
   Title: 1850 United States Federal Census.
   Note:
   
   
   Repository:
   Name: Ancestry.com
   Provo, Utah
   USA
   Note:
   (downloaded digital image)
   
   Page: Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 15, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M432_5; Page: 59A; Image: 314.
   Quality: 3
3. Abbrev: Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records
   Title: ; United States Bureau of Land Management "General Land Office Records," digital images, U S Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ : accessed ).
   Repository:
   Name: RAS Private Collection (from compiled online database)
   
   Page: David M Stanley; accessed, downloaded; 30 October 2012
   Quality: 3
4. Abbrev: 1860 United States Federal Census- Slave Schedules
   Title: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls., 1860 United States Federal Census- Slave Schedules (scans of original images) (Ancestry.com. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.)
   Text:
   
   
   Note:
   
   
   Repository:
   Name: RAS Private Collection (scan/digital photo of original image)
   
   Page: Page 432, Trist Western Division
   Quality: 3
5. Abbrev: 1860 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication M653
   Title: 1860 United States Federal Census.
   Note:
   
   
   Repository:
   Name: Ancestry.com
   Provo, Utah
   USA
   Note:
   (downloaded digital image)
   
   Page: Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_25; Page: 755; Image: 767; Family History Library Film: 803025.
   Quality: 3