Ancil Washington Manley (1763 - 1853)

Born 28 Sep 1763 in Albemarle County, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Butler) Manley — married 9 Nov 1785 in Bedford, City Of Bedford, VA, US

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1853 at age 89 in Robertsville, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA

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Ancil Washington Manley was born September 28, 1763 in Fluvanna County, Virginia and died June 22, 1853 in Anderson County, Tennessee. He married Elizabeth D. Butler on November 19, 1785 in Bedford County, Virginia. Ancil was a private in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted June 18. 1780 in Fluvanna County under Captain Joseph Hardin as a private serving in Virginia. He started recieveing his annual pension of $22.34 on June 17, 1833 at age 71. By 1807 he had removed to Anderson County, Tennessee where he bought 200 acres on Main Poplar Creek from his brother in law Thomas Butler(Boetler) for $400. The 1830 census Anderson County, Tennessee listed Ancil as Answell with his wife and one son. John, one of his sons is also listed living there with his wife and one son. Ancil is buried on his farm on Poplar Creek.

Biography

Ancil Manley migrated from Virginia to Tennessee.

Private Ancil Manley served with Fluvanna County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Ancil Manley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A073379.

Death

Death:

Date: 22 JUN 1853

Place: Anderson Co., TN, US^[1]

Note

Note: 1832 - listed age as 71 - served in Virginia - Pensioned in Anderson County, TN

Military

Event:

Type: Military

Date: 18 JUN 1780

Note: Brigadier General Stephens

Col. Spencer, commander of the 2nd Regiment of the Virginia Militia

Capt. Joseph Haden

Discharged November 1780

Was at the battle of Cowden 16 August 1780 under Captain Thomas Leftwich.^[2]

Was a substitute for his brother, Micajah Manley.

Marched from Virginia to Hillsborough South Carolina under General Stephens and was then transferred to General Gates.

Event:

Type: Military

Date: 1812

Note: ANCIL MANLEY

ANDERSON COUNTY

PRIVATE

VIRGINIA LINE

$22.34 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE

$67.02 AMOUNT RECEIVED

JUNE 17, 1833 PENSION STARTED

AGE 71

Research Notes

Fluvanna County was created in 1777 from Albemarle County (see Category: Fluvanna County, Virginia). I edited the birth location to be Albemarle County.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S59 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Data: Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc.
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 13, 2016), "Record of Ancil Manley", Ancestor # A073379.

• Pension application of Ancil Manly (#W959, pdf) transcribed by C. Leon Harris, posted by Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements, accessed 24 October 2020.
• Source: S59 Abbreviation: Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm) (Provo, UT, USA: Title: Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm) (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., n.d.) Subsequent Source Citation Format: Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm) (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., n.d.) BIBL Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm) (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., n.d.). Note: ABBR One World Tree (sm) TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm) (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., n.d.) FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm) (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., n.d.) FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm) (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., n.d.). TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Data: Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc.