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Cathy Manly Sockol and are reproduced here with her permission. They are
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Manly Family Photos
Photos & Images dating from the 1700s - 1930s
My branch of the Manley family settled in Maryland in the 1600s. After the death of his wife, Mary Ford Manley, Thomas decided to move the family to North Carolina. Thomas died aboard ship, leaving his son John Basil the head of the family. John Basil Manley became known as Captain (of the American Revolution) Basil Manley.
Basil settled in, building a plantation home called Oak Mount. His family runs deep in the traditions and history of the south, predominately North Carolina and Southern Baptist history.
It was here, in Chatham County that my "branch" seems to have lost the "e" in the surname's spelling.
The first set of
images are from Charles G. Manly's 1999 reprint of Louise Manly's 1930
book,
"The Manly Family".
They are published here with his permission.©
All images on this page are "thumbnails" and are linked to larger images. Click on an image to see a larger picture. The names of the individuals are found on the larger images.
The two images below are courtesy of Dixie Davidson
This photo is one of my favorites! It's from the 1920's and is courtesy of David Cureton.
The following excerpt was forwarded to me by Charles Manly. It is taken from a message to him, written by his cousin, Basil Manly regarding the picture above.
"...Since I have not yet seen the photo I can only speculate, but I suspect it was one of our many "parades" in front of my parents house. These were frequent events in our childhood and could occur with the least provocation. Whatever uniforms, costumes or band instruments that were available were to be used. Pascal Cureton referred to in the photo was my mother's nephew. His father was also Pascal, but the family called the father "Pack". I do not remember him, only conversations about him. He died when I was small. I understand that the younger Pascal is also dead. Mother was Edna Richardson Cureton before marriage. ..."
Best regards,
Basil
Our Branch of the Tree!
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