William Manley Sr.
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William Enoch Manley Sr. (1703 - 1788)

Deacon William Enoch Manley Sr.
Born in Charlestown, Suffolk Co, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 25 May 1727 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 85 in Bloomfield, Hartford Co, Connecticutmap
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Biography

Deacon William Manley Sr. served during the French and Indian War.

Deacon William Manley [1] was born on 30 Jan 1703 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Lazarus Manley and Sarah Hartshorn. [2] He will marry Mary Carter on the 25 May 1727 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony. [3] He died on 11 Nov 1788 in Bloomfield, Connecticut and is buried in the Bloomfield Cemetery. [4]

William Manley Sr. - son of Lazarus Manley Sr. & Sarah Elizabeth Hartshorn. William served in the Military and was a Militia Captain in the French & Indian War. Also known as the 'The Seven Years' War. He also served in the Connecticut Legislature. He was a Joiner by trade. William was admitted to the Charlestown church 18 July 1725 where he was called deacon in the records. He went to Windsor and was admitted to the church there on 3 March 1744/1745. He married Mary Carter on May 25, 1727 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. To this union, 5 children were born: Mary, William Jr., Margaret, George, Ebenezer. [5]

Slaves

Jenny Unknown

Sources

  1. "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F72W-Y99 : 16 September 2020), Deacon William Manley, 1788.
  2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCT6-96N2 : 10 November 2020), William Manley, 30 Jan 1703; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
  3. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH4Z-SLD : 10 November 2020), William Manley, 25 May 1727; citing Marriage, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
  4. "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7DN-J3R : 16 January 2020), William Manley, 1788.
  5. Find A Grave: Memorial #13977899

See Also

Ancestry.com Oliver Family Tree

Source S1
Repository: #REPO1
Title: Ancestral File (R)
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
Repository REPO1
Name: Family History Library
Address: 35 N West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA




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Manley-233 and Manley-2790 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates, same parents, same wife, etc.
posted on Manley-2790 (merged) by Stephen Cole
I've added the Connecticut Slave Owners category to this unimproved Gedcom profile, as well as a new Section, Slaves, to link to and identify Jenny Unknown.
posted by Jennifer Mortimer

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