Hannah Standfield

was born on 16 Nov 1709 in New Garden Mm, Chester, Penn Or, West Meath Ire.. She died on 31 May 1783 in Cane Creek, Orange, North Carolina. She was buried in Cane Creek Cemetery, Chatham, Orange, North Carolina

[Founding Member of Cane Creek MM,NC;

her Manor House at Hillsborough, Orange co,NC was confiscated by General Lord Cornwallis & used as his Headquarters during the Battle of Guilford Court House in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR she was instrumental in organizing the Cane Creek Meeting House on her farm as a center to support the American Cause during the Revolution, the offering passive resistance to the Tories]

Quaker Collection: HADLEY Line [0233]

       Hannah HADLEY, b.16 11M 1709/10 OS, County of West Meath, IRELAND; dau of Simon HADLEY (ca.1675-1756) & Mrs Ruth (MILLER) KERAN; d.31 May 1783, Orange co,NC; bur. Cane Creek cem; [Founding Member of Cane Creek MM,NC; her Manor House at Hillsborough, Orange co,NC was confiscated by General Lord Cornwallis & used as his Headquarters during the Battle of Guilford Court House in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR; she was instrumental in organizing the Cane Creek Meeting House on her farm as a center to support the American Cause during the Revolution, thus offering passive resistance to the Tories] marr.1(25 8M 1727, New Garden MM, Chester co,PA) Thomas DIXON, b.ca.1705, New Castle co,DE; son of William DICKSON (ca.1662-ca.1708) & Ann GREGG; d.ca.1734, Chester co,PA; marr.2(13 8M 1742, Newark MM, New Castle co,DE) John STANFIELD, b.ca.1715, County Armagh, IRELAND; son of Samuel STANFIELD (ca.1680- ? ) & Jane ANDREW; d.ca. Aug 1755, Orange co,NC; [Founding Member of Cane Creek MM,NC; the original Cane Creek Meeting House was built on his farm at Hillsborough]

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issue(1st marr.):
(1) Simon DIXON, b.12 10M 1728, New Castle co,DE;
d. Apr 1781, Orange co,NC; bur. Cane Creek cem;
[Founding Member of Cane Creek MM,NC;
died during REVOLUTIONARY WAR defending
his mill against the Tories]
marr.(8 Nov 1752, New Garden MM, Chester co,PA)
Elizabeth ALLEN, b.29 2M 1728, London Grove twp, Chester co,PA;
dau of John ALLEN (1694-1771) &
Amy COX;
d.13 Oct 1793, Orange co,NC; bur. Cane Creek cem;
[Founding Member of Cane Creek MM,NC]
(2) Rebecca DIXON, b.13 1M 1731/2 OS, New Castle co,DE;
d.19 Feb 1803, Orange co,NC;
marr.(28 3M 1746, Hockessin PM of Newark MM, New Castle co,DE)
William MARSHILL, b. 6 8M 1724, County Tyrone, IRELAND;
son of Jacob MARSHILL Jr (ca.1690-bef.1729) &
Ann GRIFFITH;
d.28 May 1803, Orange co,NC;
[per gene.recs. at Cane Creek MM,NC;
donated 26 acres to the Monthly Meeting
on which the 2nd Meeting House was built]
(3) Ruth DIXON, b.17 Oct 1733, New Castle co,DE [per AF];
d.1764, Orange co,NC; bur. Cane Creek cem;
[her grave is the oldest at Cane Creek Friends cem]
marr.(25 Nov 1756, Cane Creek MM,NC)
John DOAN, b.30 11M 1732/3, Bucks co,PA;
son of Joseph DOAN (ca.1706- ? ) & Mary CARTER;
d. 6 Mar 1811, Chatham co,NC;
[per gene.recs. at Cane Creek MM,NC]
issue(2nd marr.):
(4) John STANFIELD, b. 1 Aug 1743, Chester co,PA [per PA IGI];
d.abt.1815, Cumberland co,KY;
[Charter Member in 1793 of Deep Creek MM,NC]
marr.(2x Apr 1762, Cane Creek MM,NC)
Phillipina Christina JONES, b. May 1746, Berks co,PA;
dau of John JONES (ca.1717-1781) & Mary;
[mentioned in 1786 as Member at Deep River MM,NC]
(5) Samuel STANFIELD, b.29 Dec 1745, Chester co,PA [per PA IGI];
d. 5 Feb 1832, Greene co,TN;
[disowned in 1808 at Newhope MM,TN]
marr.(ca.1770, prob. Anson co,NC)
Lydia VERNON, b.ca.1749, Chester co,PA;
dau of Isaac VERNON (1715-1786) &
Hannah TOWNSEND;
d.23 Mar 1838, Greene co,TN;
(6) Thomas STANFIELD, b.29 Dec 1747, New Castle co,DE [per DE IGI];
d.11 May 1824, Logan co,OH; bur. Goshen cem;
[disowned in 1767 at New Garden MM,PA;
restored in 1791 at Westfield MM,NC;
Charter Member of Newhope MM,TN;
Founding Member of Goshen MM,OH]
marr.(ca.1770, Chester co,PA)
Hannah VERNON, b.ca.1749, Wilmington, New Castle co,DE;
dau of Mordecai VERNON (1726- ? ) &
Mary ELLET;
d.24 Sep 1830, Logan co,OH;
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jrichmon/qkrcoll/hdly0233.htm

Hannah Hadley was born on 16 November 1709 in County Westmeath, Ireland. She was the daughter of Simon and Ruth Hadley, and came to America with her parents sometime before 1712.

On 25 August 1727 she married Thomas Dixon (1709-1737) at New Garden Monthly Meeting in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Thomas was the son of William Dixon and Ann Gregg. Hannah and Thomas had the following children:

     1. Simon Dixon (1728 - 1781)

2. Rebecca Dixon (1731 - 1803)
3. Ruth Dixon (1734 - ??)
On 18 October 1742, Hannah married John Stanfield (1715 - 1755) at Hockessin, Delaware. Hannah and John had the following children:

     1. John Stanfield (1743 - ??)

2. Samuel Stanfield (1745 - 1832)
3. Thomas Stanfield (1747 - ??)
Hannah and Thomas were founding members of Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in North Carolina. Hannah and her family were received by Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, North Carolina, 06 April 1754 on certificate from Newark Monthly Meeting, Pennsylvania. Her second husband John, died the following year.

Hannah's Manor House at Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina was confiscated by General Lord Cornwallis and used as his headquarters during the Battle of Guilford Court House in the Revolutionary War. She was instrumental in organizing the Cane Creek Meeting House on her farm as a center to support the American cause during the Revolution, thus offering passive resistance to the Tories.

She and all of her children were remembered in her father, Simon's will.

Hannah is buried in the cemetery at Cane Creek Meeting House in Snow Camp, North Carolina. Next to her grave is a memorial to her son Simon Dixon, who was killed defending his mill during the Revolutionary War.

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