• She came to America in 1856 on the ship Thornton.  No other Stanley family members are on the ship manifest with her.  She is listed there as a wife.  

James G. Willie Company (1856)

• Age at Departure: 39

Sources

• "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
• Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot," Salt Lake Tribune, 4 January 1914.
• Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 9 November 1856, 19.
• Moulton, Sarah to Mark H. Forscutt, 13 Aug. 1856, in Mark H. Forscutt, Journal #5, 1856 Apr. 7-Oct. 31, reel 1, 308-10, in Mark Hill Forscutt, Journal 1855-1900.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1848-1886, Ledger B, p. 214.
• Rogerson, Josiah. "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856 [No. 1]," Salt Lake Herald, 15 December 1907, [5].