Nathaniel Man was born on 23 Sep 1646[1] in Scituate, Plymouth, Ma and died on 21 Jul 1688[2] in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. At the age of 41, he lost his reason, which was made over his estate to his brothers in 1680. He ran away and drowned in a sea tide pool (Pond) in 1688.
In 1670, Nathaniel Man, eldest son of Richard, sued his Stepfather, John Cowen, before the Selectmen of Scituate, for "using & improving his house & lands" without his order. He was given 89 shillings damages. He appealed to "His Majesties Court", but the appeal was not pleaded. It is evident he received the house since in 1680 Nathaniel Man-made over his estate to his brothers, Thomas & Richard, Thomas had signed a bond for the support of Nathaniel on account of infirm health.
On July 21, 1688, Nathaniel Man died suddenly. The verdict was: "We do find that the sd. Nathaniel Man hath formerly been troubled with fitts his falling sickness & sometimes hath been distracted & out of his witts heretofore & on the 19th of July at evening at the house of his brother Thomas Man at Conihasset in Scituate aforesaid grievously distracted or Lunatized & in a raging manner so continued till break of the day & then ran out of the house & tore his clothes off & ran away in the said distracting frame & on the 20th inst. was found in the scarf of the sea between a high water mark & low watermark amongst a body of Rocks lying against Little Pond & was dead that he running amongst the sd. Rocks they being very slippery did fall upon some of them & wounded his head whereof he died."[3] His inventory was taken on 1 September 1688. [4]
22 June 1696 An agreement between Thomas Man of Scituate, the Elder Brother of Nathanael Man of Scituate deceased and Richard Man of Scituate younger brother of Nathanael Man.
Nathaniel Man died owning several parcels of land which Thomas and Richard divided. signed by Thomas, Richard made his mark.
I have not found any evidence yet, that Nathaniel Man was ever married or had any children.
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