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Progenitors
nomen nescio of John Manley I expired
with least issue:
JM1A:
John Manley I poss. John S. Manley I
earliest definitive hit: 1676 at MD
earliest possible hit: 1658 MD (deed
records)
and
17 November, 1664 with Thomas Manley
at MD[1]
b. on [1610, 1658]
possibly at
exp. [15 June 1686, 30 January 1687]
pimR
located: in capacity of Clerk of the
Court, St. Mary’s co., MD 1676 - 1679
located: removal from St. Mary’s
co., MD to Westmoreland co., VA documented
on about 1679.
located: Westmoreland co., VA
m.
RT3A Restitute Whitson Steele-Manley rt III
on abt. August, 1680 but before 27 July, 1681
(approx. time of removal from MD and resignation as
Clerk of the Court)
at Westmoreland co., VA;
b. on (27 July 1660, 28 February 1671) pimL
with pfp on (27 July
1672, +inf.)
{using 8 month/12 year pregnancy/progeny rule}
exp. [30 January 1688, 29 February 1688]
daughter of:
RT2A: Restitute Hallowes Whitson rt II
b. on [02 March 1640, 27 April 1660)
{using 8 month/12 year pregnancy/progeny rule}
with pfp on [02 March 1652, +inf.)
at Northumberland co., VA
daughter of:
RT1A Restitute Tue Hallowes rt I
and
John
Hallowes, Senior
(Major
John Hallowes, Senior, esquire - John Hallowes I)
esquire
exp. After 20 July, 1655
b. on (08 June 1612, 08 June 1613]
previously of Rachedale co., Palatine of Lancaster,
England
located at: resided at St. Mary's co., MD on 02 June,
1639
m1. RT1A Restitute Tue Hallowes rt I
on 02 June, 1639
at:
jurisdiction of
b.
at probably
m2.
b. on [20 July 1631, 20 July 1630)
exp. after 20 July, 1655
m1. John Sturman
issue: John Sturman
b. 1650 at MD
exp. 1723
at Westmoreland co., VA
issue:
John Whitson (John
Whitson II)
expired
probably intestate sine prole
m. John Whitson I (John Whitston - John Whetsone)
expired before 28 July, 1670
{VA planter with land grants adjoining John Hallowes,
Senior.}
m.
before 28 July, 1670
siblings (of RT2A Restitute Hallowes Whitson rt II):
RT2B:
John Hallowes, Junior (John Hallowes II)
b.
m.
exp. intestate sine prole
m1. TS2A Matthew Steele
On or about 06 December, 1674
{ceremony performed by Minister John Waugh and
declared
“contrary to law” probably b/c she was too young}
{s/o TS1A Thomas Steele of VA and legatee same}
exp. before 27 July, 1681.
issue:
TS3A Thomas Steele[2]
exp. intestate sine prole on [1691, 26 May
1703) pimR
{using 10 month max pregnancy rule}
“just before” age of 21 years
m2. JM1A John Manley I same
issue
(of JM1A John Manley I and RT3A Restitute Whitson Steele-Manley rt III)
JM2A: William Manley
b.
on [15 June 1686, 30 June 1686] pimR
exp. [30 May 1716, 26 November 1716]
m. PH3A
Penelope Higgins[3]
before 27 October, 1709
b. before 27 October, 1697
Hearsay: born on 1685 at Westmoreland co., VA
with pfp on [30 May 1666, 20 Nov 1734] pimR
{max 50 year fecundity rule and last known birth}
exp. after 1727
daughter of:
PH2B: John Higgins
m.
hearsay PH1A: Penelope Hull
d/o
Augustus Hull and Anne Sturman Hull
exp. on [26 May 1711, 26 September 1711] pieR
{10 month max pregnancy rule and inventory}
at Westmoreland co., VA
issue:
PH3A: Penelope Higgins Manley[4]
same
nephew: Augustine
Elliott
PH3B: Sabella Higgins
born
before 26 March 1713
Notes[5]
m. John Elliot (AKA Captain John Elliot)
exp. on (08 December 1750,
14 June 1751]
son of John Elliot[6]
least issue:
Augustine Elliot[7]
exp. [11 June 1750, 12 September 1750]
PH3C:
Augustine Higgins, esquire
born
before 26 March 1700
exp.
before 26 April, 1721
m1.
Christine ? Higgins
m2.
Ann Turley West-Higgins
born on (16 November 1700, 16 November 1704]
exp.
after 26 April, 1721
located:
Stafford co., VA later became Fairfax co., VA
m1.
nomen nescio West
issue:
W1A:
Hugh West (established by will)
born before 16 November 1716
cousin:
WM1C John Manley wmI
located:
Fairfax co., VA
m2.
PH3C Augustine Higgins same
m3.
Thomas Barnes before 26 April, 1721
located:
Fairfax co., VA
issue
(of Augustine Higgins and Christine ? Higgins):
PH4A:
Penelope Higgins
mother:
Christine Higgins
father
PH3C Augustine Higgins, esquire same
b. on (26 March 1712, 26 March 1713]
exp. on 26 March, 1732
at Westmoreland co.,VA
interred at
m. Daniel McCarty II[8]
exp.
on [29 March 1724, 09 June 1724]
(AKA Captain Daniel McCarty)
of Cople Parish,
Westmoreland co., VA
issue:
Daniel McCarty III
exp. poss. intestate sine prole
m1.
JM2A William Manley same
m2.
AR1A Andrew Russell on [30 May 1716, 31 March 1725]
exp.
[13 April 1727, 31 May 1727]
located
at: Broad Run at Potomac River Prince William co., VA.
issue (of Andrew Russell and
PH2A
Penelope Higgins Manley-Russell):
AR2A:
Francis Russell
AR2B:
Anthony Russell
half-brother:
WM1C John Manley wmI
{called
“brother” in will of WM1C John Manley wmI}
b.
m.
exp.
On [02 January 1779, 08 March 1779]
testate
least issue:
AR3A: Andrew Russell
AR3B: Francis Russell
AR3C: Pamelia Russell
(Milly Russell -
Melia Russell)
AR3D: Penelope Russell
issue (of JM2A William Manley and PH3A Penelope Higgins Manley):
WM1A: Penelope Manley I[9]
aunt:
PH3B Sabella Higgins Elliot
uncle:
Augustine Higgins
b.
on [15 June 1698, 01 September 1717] pimR
located at: Richmond co., VA
m. Richard Barnes
m1.
m2. WM1A Penelope Manley same
exp. on 30 September, 1760
at
issue:
Thomas
Barnes
gentleman (s/o Frances Ingo)
m. Ann Turley West-Higgins-Barnes
before 26 April, 1721
Catherine
Barnes AKA Caty Barnes
exp.
c. 1750
Mary
Barnes
m.
Captain Younger Kelsick
on: m. c. 1752
Rebecca
Barnes
m.
Jonathan Beckwith
on: 27 May 1753
Eleanor Barnes
m.
John Morton Jordan
esquire
on:
c. 1752
Sarah
Barnes
m.
Gerard Hooe, gentleman
on:
09 January, 1761
Elizabeth
Barnes
m.
John Alexander, gentleman
on:
1761
located at:
Loudon co., VA
WM1B:
Jemima Manley
b. on [15 June 1698, 01 September 1717] pimR
disposition and status unknown
poss. m. James Stout
before 08 August, 1754
at Hunterdon co., NJ
while residing at Hopewell, Hunterdon co., NJ.
WM1C:
John Manley wmI[10]
born
on [15 June 1698, 26
June 1717] pimR
cousin:
W1A Hugh West (through uncle Augustine Higgins)
half-brother: Anthony
Russell (through mothers second m.)
exp. [13 June 1748, 28
March 1750] pieR
located: residing on 13 June, 1748
at Captain Obsorn’s District
OR Mr. Hugh West’s District both at
Fairfax co., VA
m. Sarah Harrison Triplett-Manley on [1720, 1744]
exp.
on [03 October 1785, 13 October 1785]
m1.
John Triplett on [1720, 1740]
m2.
WM1C John Manley wmI same
mother:
Sarah Hawley Harrison-Lewis
m1.
William Harrison
exp.
[1746, 1748]
m2.
William Lewis [1746, 1768]
exp.
on [1746, 1768]
siblings:
Sybil Harrison West
exp.
1786
m.
Hugh West[11]
poss. W1A
issue:
John
West
Sybil
West
Jemima West
Sarah
West
nomen
nescio West
b.
on
[10
August 1766,
10
March 1768]
(Mary Pike - Mary Peake).
m1. John Brown
m2.
(John Peake - John Pike)
William
Harrison
m. Isabella Triplett
exp. 1750
least issue:
Susanna Harrison
Margaret Harrison
Sarah Harrison
Mary Harrison
George
Harrison
m. Martha Price
exp. 1748[12]
nephew: John West
son of Hugh West
issue
(of
WM1C John Manley wmI and
Sarah
Harrison Triplett-Manley):
WM2A: Penelope Manley II
b on
[01 January 1714, 25 March 1752]
with pfp on [15 June 1746, d.]
m. Daniel French on [1720, 1773)
WM2B: Sarah Manley
b. on [01 January 1714, 25 March 1752]
with pfp on [15 June 1746, d.]
possibly m. Townsend Dade
WM2C: Harrison Manley
b. on [01 January 1714, 25 March 1752]
with pfp on [15 June 1746, d.]
exp.[08 December 1773, 15 September 1783] pieL
m. Margaret Barrey
poss m2. Sarah Triplett
WM2D: John Manley wm II[13]
b. on [15 June 1714, 13 June 1732] pN
{using 14 y/o minimum pfp rule}
with pfp on
[01 January 1728, 01 January 1804]
located: residing on 13 June, 1748
at Captain Obsorn’s District
OR Mr. Hugh West’s District both at
located:
on 1761 and 1774 at
that
rent roll for heirs John Manley existed.[14]
m. ?
WM2E: poss Jemima Manley
poss. m. James Stout
b. on b. on [01 January 1714, 08 August, 1754]
at Hunterdon co., NJ
while
residing at Hopewell, Hunterdon co., NJ.
JM2B: John Manley II[15]
located: Fairfax co., VA
m. nomen nescio
born: on [15 February 1687, 30 November 1687] pN
{primogeniture to JM2A; 8/10 month min/max pregnancy
rule;
expiration of JM1A}
at: Westmoreland co., VA
least issue (of John Manley II and wife nomen nescio):
JM3A:
John Manley III (inventory of 1734)
born:
on (22 November 1713, 22 November 1734]
{not
of age on 22 November, 1734; 20 y/o max}
at:
patria nescio probably Fairfax co.,
VA
possibly
located:
residing
poss. on [01 January 1749, 25 March
1749]
located:
located:
located:
m.
poss. Elizabeth Simmond Manley[16]
(Elizabeth
Simmons - Elizabeth Simmonds -
Elizabeth
Simmons Manley -
Elizabeth
Simmonds Manley -
Elizabeth
Symonds Manley)
known
relatives:
Jonathan Simmons
Thomas Simmons
John Simmons
Edward Simmons
issue
(of JM3A John Manley III and Elizabeth ? Manley):
JM4A:
Jonathan Manley II
exp.
(07 August, 1820, 05 April 1824]
born
on . (-inf., 10 April 1760]
located:
located:
located:
located:
Harrison co., WV
on [1787, 1803]
located:
Warren co., KY on [1805, 1820]
m.
poss.
known relatives:
father James
Blanks
located:
Charles City co., VA
siblings:
Thomas
Blanks
Mary
Blanks
Henry
Blanks
John
Blanks
Jane
Blanks
Betsey
Blanks (Betsy Blanks)
One of her sisters m. Benjamin Warberton with issue:
Susanh
Warberton (Susannah Warberton)
Nancy
Warberton
before 01 January, 1777
exp.
at:
Nashville, Davidson, co., TN
poss. m2 on 18 January, 1827
at Davidson co., TN
Sterling H.
(
but prob. Richard Manley’s
line instead
least
issue (see index for more info):
JM5A:
John R. Manley
partial
issue:
Elizabeth
Manley Long
JM5B:
Cornelius Manley
exp. testate
JM5C:
Jonathan Manley III
JM5D:
Gabriel G. Manley
partial
issue:
John
G. Manley
Benjamin
B. Manley
JM5E:
Thomas Manley[18]
JM5F:
William Manley[19]
JM4B:
Richard Manley[20]
located:
Spartanburg, co., SC 1800
located:
Lincoln co., NC 1803
located:
Warren co., KY 1805
located:
Davidson co., TN 1830
located:
Williamson co., TN 1840
m.
exp.
on [01 January 1833,
31 December 1833]
at: Williamson co., TN
born
on [01 January 1771,
31 December 1771]
born
on (20 June, 1764, 20 June 1765]
exp.
20 June, 1847
at Williamson co., TN
JM4C:
John Manley IV
located:
located:
located:
possibly Wood District,
Clarke co., IN
on: 07 August, 1820
m.
Mary Shagnasha
on
22 Jul, 1786
at
JM4D:
Thomas Manley
located:
located:
Warren co., KY 1820
m.
Priscilla Ray on 15 January, 1785
Full
trace unsuccessful
How do we
know that the Jonathan Manley, Sr. of KY and the Jonathan Manley of
Well, we
don’t for sure, but we have the frustrating situation where there is a lot of
circumstantial evidence for this claim but no smoking gun. In any case, there
are 4 lines of primary source evidence that substantiate this:
1.)
Richard Manley resided at Warren co., KY on 1810 as did Jonathan Manley, Sr. of
KY. Richard Manley resided within 5 miles of Obadiah Oliphant at Thickety Creek,
Spartanburg co., SC at the same time. Richard Manley was legally enjoined to
return land to the heirs of the rightful owner, Thomas Steele, in a legal writ
in SC. Given how the land was inherited, this suggests a direct line descent
from John Manley I.
2.)
Thomas Manley was “nearest kin” to the Jonathan Manley of
3.)
Jonathan Manley, Senior of KY purchased two Treasury Warrants for land granted
in 1801 at Harrison co., WV in 1783, just 2 or 3 months following John Manley
IIIs death. John Manley III of MD was “nearest kin” to the Jonathan Manley of MD.
Jonathan Manley of MD falls off the records after this and re-appears in 1787
at Harrison co., WV.
4.)
a. John
R. Manley’s known birth date matches within 1 year the known birth date of
Jonathan Manley’s first male child who came of age in Harrison co., WV.
b. John
Manley is tax liable in Harrison co., WV in 1799 while Jonathan Manley, Sr. is
still there.
c. John
Manley m.
The birth
date of John R. Manley is known to be 11 September, 1778 and the USC recorded
him as born in MD. If John R. Manley was born in MD in 1778 then his father
Jonathan Manley, Sr. of Warren co., KY was, beyond most doubt, also there.
Ergo, the
Jonathan Manley, Sr. of KY and the Jonathan Manley of
What
evidence is lacking in the pedigree above?
Better
evidence for John R. Manley’s paternity is advisable. The only other thing I am
not positive about right now is whether or not the John Manley of
Suggestion:
to follow the reasoning of this pedigree, choose a term in
the pedigree and copy and paste it into a search in the LMGA index. One should
then be able to follow the rationale for the pedigree.
Terminology:
expire
means to die
sine prole is latin for “without issue”
nomen nescio is a latin term that means “name
unknown”.
‘testate’
is a type of legal status at the time of death. It means that the decedent had
a will that was probated after death
‘intestate’
is type of legal status at the time of death. It means that the decedent did
not have a will that could be probated after death; this type of death in most
jurisdictions forced an inventory and account record to be recorded which
detailed what the decedent owned and to whom it was to be given respectively.
‘issue’ is
another type of legal status which refers to the fact that a decedents estate
must be resolved with respect to direct blood descent natural heirs (children)
alive at the time of death. Thus issue implies that the decedent had biological
children.
legate is
the legal term for ‘heir’. Legatee is the plural of legate. A legate can be
anyone the decedent chooses; not necessarily a relative.
Explanation
of notes:
pimR =>
probability p(x) monotonically increasing for all x element of R lim as x -> +inf
[odds
increase as we move to the right of the interval]
pimL =>
probability p(x) monotonically increasing for all x element of R lim as x -> -inf
[odds
increase as we move to the left of the interval]
pieL =>
probability p(x) exponentially increasing for all x element of R lim as x -> -inf
[odds
greatly ncrease as we move to the left of the interval]
pieR =>
probability p(x) exponentially increasing for all x element of R lim as x -> -inf
[odds
greatly increase as we move to the right of the interval]
pN =>
probability p(x) approximately normalized for all x element of R
[odds
peak at the middle of the interval]
pAND =>
putative AND operator [two events taken together obviously require the
conclusion]
dAND =>
deductive AND operator [two events taken together obviously imply the
conclusion]
pfp =>
indicates the time interval for which there was potential for progeny
possibly means there was some evidence for
the conclusion but the conclusion cannot be relied upon
probable means there was evidence for the
conclusion that requires contrary evidence to discount
Neither
qualifier means that the conclusion was beyond most doubt.
Basic
interval notation:
‘[‘ means
left inclusive and ‘]’ means right inclusive
‘(‘ means
left exclusive and ‘)’ means right exclusive
Commas
separate the endpoints of the interval
Example 1:
[26 November 1610, 03 December 1640] means the event occurred at some time
between the 26th of November, 1610 and the 3rd of
December, 1640; up to and including both given dates.
Example 2:
(26 November 1610, 03 December 1640] means the event occurred at some time
between the 26th of November, 1610 and the 3rd of
December, 1640; excluding the 26th of November, 1610 but including
the 3rd of December, 1640.
abbreviations
and defintions:
USC --
United States Census; the decennial census performed by the United
States Government since 1790 inclusive.
Acknowledgements:
Special
thanks to Caroline Manley of
[1] This was a large new-world land grant with William
Cole (who was known to be associated with our John Manley I) that may fix the
approximate time of John and Thomas Manleys arrival from overseas. A Cornelius
Manley also appeared in MD at about this time but no connection to John Manley
has yet been established. Immigration records on the
[2] Some 100 years later Richard Manley of Spartanburg
co., SC would find himself embroiled in a legal dispute over lands ‘seized’ by
his ancestors from Thomas Steele. See LMGA.
[3] Penelope Higgins may be woman who
was “woman servant” of Richard Sturman on [02 June 1691, 29 November 1691.
[4] Her nephew Augustine Elliot had no
male heirs - thus she inherited fathers land.
[5] Close relation of Richard Barnes (Richard Barns) -
husband of Sabella Higgins’ niece - of Richmond co., VA . On 14 December, 1750
Sabella gave land to Richard Barnes out of love and affection for HER daughters
- rationale not clear as she did not appear to m. Richard Barnes. Unlikely that
there were additional sisters of Sabella since inheritance passed directly from
Penelope to sister Sabella, suggesting they were the only daughters or they
were BOTH the oldest daughters. Augustine Higgins died early.
[6] John Elliot I exp. [09 January 1707,
31 March 1708] pimR
m.
Sarah Foxall Elliot
least
issue:
William Elliot
John Elliot II
Augustine Elliot
exp. [11 June 1750, 12 September 1750]
Betty Elliot
Mildred Elliot (AKA Millie Elliot)
Martha Elliot
[7] Recorded in will as nephew of Penelope Higgins. He
exp.
before 1730.
[8] Was cousin of Humphrey Pope and son
of s/o Daniel McCarty I
[9] Daughter of William Manley stated to have m. Richard Barnes
[10] A popular genealogy text (“The Flowering of the
Maryland Palatinate”) claims that this John Manley was the son of John Manley
II, however, the brother and cousin relations he indicates in his will prove
the author wrong. Further, in order for John Manley II to be the SON of JM2A
William Manley, and not his brother, the generations would be compressed to the
extent that the average male in the line would be procreating before puberty. In a
nutshell, the author incorrectly assumed that WM1C John Manley was the son of
JM2B John Manley. Rather, WM1C John Manley was the son of William Manley; as
indicated by his will in two different familial relations he recorded - a
brother and cousin. JM2A William Manley and JM2B were brothers.
[11] This is probably WM1C John Manley wm1s cousin, but not how that relation
is established. Here, from WM1C John Manley wm1s
point of view, he might consider him a “brother-in-law”, but he would not
conceivably be mistaken as a cousin by marrying his wife’s sister. However, if
either JM2B John Manley II OR Augustine Higgins married Ann Turley, who we know
had a son named Hugh West from a previous marriage, then, inasmuch as Hugh West
was JM2B John Manley IIs or Augustine Higgins’ adopted son by marriage, WM1C
John Manley wm1s first cousin was Hugh West, just as he says in his will. We
have evidence now that it was in fact Augustine Higgins who appears to have
married a woman named Ann. All other possible paths to a cousin relation
between these two men have been eliminated.
[13] This represents a special problem of identification.
The generations of the William Manley paternal line would make it biologically
possible for this to be JM3A John Manley III. This is supported by the fact
that WM2D John Manley wmII was known
to be of age by 1748 because he mustered with the militia in VA. There were 3 Potomac
John Manleys alive at the crucial time around 1740 to 1750, crucial because it
is the likely time that JM3A John Manley III would have removed from VA to MD,
and can almost be accounted for at
the same times in three different places. Thus it would seem that this cannot
be JM3A John Manley III as he was recorded residing in Prince George’s co., MD
while both the WM1C John Manley wmI
and WM2D John Manley wmII were
recorded residing in two separate districts of Fairfax co., VA at about the same time. The problem
however, is that the two recordings didn’t occur at exactly the same time. The
two Johns in VA were recorded at exactly the same time, on 13 June, 1748 at VA,
but the other on [1748, 1749] at MD. That seems to suggest that they are two
different John Manleys, but still allows for the possibility of the removal of
one John Manley from the first location to the second in the time between the
two datings in VA and MD. As for the two John Manleys in VA, both were residing
in two different districts which was recorded on the same day; therefore, we
can be relatively certain that these two men were WM2D John Manley wmII and WM1C John Manley wmI. Currently, we have no hits on John
Manley at
The one John Manley of
about the right age in St. Mary’s co., MD that existed was there in 1741, 1742
and on 06 December, 1753 and thus could not be the John Manley residing Prince
George’s co., MD on [1748, 1783]. The same pattern appears for the John Manley
of Cecil co., MD; appearing there on 1762, 1763 and 1764 when he expired at
Cecil co., MD. Immigration records have not, so far, shown a John Manley
arriving in the early 1700’s.
[14] This could have been for the heirs of his father,
WM1C John Manley, but it seems more likely to have been set up for him since
his fathers heirs were of age at his death about 1750. A rent roll or deed for
“heirs” is usually set up at the time of death for minor children, something
that does not appear to apply to WM1C John Manley but could very well apply to
WM2D John Manley if he died before 1761. It is essential therefore that we find
the evidence necessary to disentangle the identities of JM3A John Manley and WM2D
John Manley.
[15] Known not to have any sisters. This
means that ‘cousin’ relation to W1A Hugh West cannot be traced through any of
his sisters - only through his one brother, John Manley II or Penelope Higgins’
brother Augustine Higgins. It deductively leaves us with the conclusion that
this relation could only come by marriage; i.e. through John Manley IIs or
Augustine Higgins’ wife - see other notes. But there’s something fishy about
this guy. He lives very close to his supposed brother William Manley. We know
JM1A John Manley was exceptionally wealthy and had a son named John, but
something doesn’t look right. First, JM2B, even though primogeniture left
William all the wealth, looks remarkably pedestrian, even obscure, from his
inventory of 1734. The demographics, though we would expect some difference due
to primogeniture, are too different. (but I note that there is a hint that the
literate Jonathan Manley, Senior recently descended from wealth as VERY few
planters were literate back then - losing literacy was easy but gaining it from
a planters background was very unlikely). Also, he appears to have his first
male child sometime after 1720. But by then he’s already 33 and was probably
closer to 40 when he had his eldest male, JM3A John Manley. In the 1800’s this
would cause little alarm, but in the early 1700’s this was very odd. Our
earliest adult-life hit on JM1A John Manley’s son John Manley comes from 1712
to 1716 when he was recorded at St. Mary’s co., MD as the Clerk of the Land
Office. Given that the job is similar to the job his father held in the same
place, this looks to genuinely be him. But is there another generation between?
Why would a Clerk of the Land Office move to Stafford/Fairfax co., VA near his
brother and become a planter (farmer) - a lowering of social rank from educated
gentry to planter was a huge step back then - marry so late and then die at the
age of about 47. It seems more likely to me that there was yet another John
Manley in between and that he was born at St. Mary’s co., MD. The Clerk of the
Land Office may be the man who started the Manley line we later see in St.
Mary’s co., MD. It all makes sense, but we have not one scintilla of evidence
for it yet. This needs to be resolved. The target counties are
[16] John Manley III witnessed the inventory of the
estate of Jonathan Simmonds on 04 January, 1763. The administratrix was
Elizabeth Simmonds (Elizabeth Manley’s mother?). The Simmons family and the
Turleys and Wests have connections in
[17] This is the only direct hit I’ve found on Nancy
Manley outside of her appearance in 1803 at Harrison co., WV.
[18] This issue not certain but is probable
[19] This issue not certain but is probable
[20] This issue is possible but not certain; Richard
Manley may have been John Manley IIIs nephew. If so, Richard Manley’s father
may have also been named Richard Manley. See index for their appearance in WV
and Botetourt co., VA. Demographic differences between Richard Manley and
Jonathan Manley do indicate this possibility.