William
Manchester
Born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Manchester
and Margaret (Wood) Manchester
Brother of
Thomas Manchester, John Manchester, Job Manchester, George Manchester, Stephen Manchester and Elizabeth Mary (Manchester) Sweet
Husband of
Mary (Cook) Manchester
— married
1678 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Descendants 
Father of
William Manchester, Sarah (Manchester) Wilcox, Deborah (Manchester) Sanford, Mary (Manchester) Gray, Margaret (Manchester) Shearman, Elizabeth (Manchester) Sheffield, John Manchester, Amy (Manchester) Bennett, Susanna (Manchester) Cory and Thomas Manchester
Died
at about age 64
in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2011
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Biography
William Manchester was born about 1654 in Portsmouth, RI and died about 1718 in Tiverton. RI, the son of Thomas Manchester and his wife Margaret Wood.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Western Michigan Genealogical Society, WMGS Members' Genealogy (http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I8040&tree=Schirado : accessed 16 November 2017)
- Manchester, Alden C. & Manchester, Rita C., The Manchester Family of Rhode Island, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1947) Vol. 101, Page 309.
- https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/e/Joseph-S-Stevenson/GENE1-0022.html
- Genealogies of Rhode Island Families (Genealogical Pub. Co., Inc., Baltimore 1989) Vol. 1, Page 700.
- "The definite date of his death was 15 Oct. 1718, shown by Suffolk Co., Mass., Supr. Court File No. 12614, in the report of an inquest, he having died in his field."
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Rick Pierpont
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Before their last child, Thomas, was born, they had a daughter Rebecca (See NEHGR 101:310). This may be Manchester-671 or Manchester-345, or someone else.
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