"12 Nathaniel Stanley. (1 Thomas, 2 Nathaniel.) Youngest child of Nathaniel and Sarah (Boosey) Stanley, born July 9, 1683; was one of the most distinguished men of the colony in both civil and military affairs. He was Lieutenant-colonel of the 1st regiment October, 1739; Assistant 1725-1749; Treasurer 1749-1755; appointed Judge of the County Court in 1734, but declined. He died August 17, 1755. A large tablet in the old burying-ground bears an inscription to his memory. He married. November 14, 1706, Anna Whiting, daughter of Joseph Whiting, Treasurer of Connecticut, and his second wife, daughter of Colonel John Allyn."