Gabriel Edward Manigault (abt. 1704 - abt. 1781)

Born about 21 Apr 1704 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Ashby) Manigault — married 29 Apr 1730 in St Thomas and St Denis Parish, Berkeley, Province of South Carolina

Descendants

Died about 5 Jun 1781 at about age 77 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Gabriel Edward Manigault was a South Carolina colonist.

Gabriel Edward Manigault was a Son of a Huguenot emigrant (1540-1790).

Gabriel Manigault^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} accumulated a large fortune as a merchant and planter, and served in public office as Public Treasurer from 1735 to 1743 and in lesser offices almost to the end of his life in 1781. His wife kept a famous Journal from 1754 to 1781, recording both political upheaval and family illnesses with equal diligence. These were published in the South Carolina Historical Magazine volumes XX (1919) and XXI (1920). ^[7]

Marriage

Gabriel married Ann Ashby on April 29, 1730.

Residence

Date: 1740

Place: Charleston, South Carolina, United States^[8]

Death

Gabriel Manigault died in 1781. He wrote his will 16 Jan 1781, and it was proven 15 Jun 1781.^[9]

He is buried in the French Protestant Huguenot Church Cemetery in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America^[10][11]

Slaves

In 1781 Gabriel Manigault named a number of enslaved persons in his will.^[9] In 1786 there was a number of enslaved persons named in several lists of Gabriel Manigault's probate inventory.^[12]

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Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-466841463 Page: Document: Jury Lists, 1740, Acts #664 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 3; Family Number: 66 APID: 1,2234::64488
2. ↑ Source: #S-466861259 APID: 1,60525::40981006
3. ↑ Source: #S-466850583 APID: 1,70625::36239
4. ↑ Source: #S-466841274 Page: American Archives (Series), 1774-1777 - Excerpts; Author: Force, Peter; Publication Place: Washington, D.C.; Publisher: Peter Force; Page Number: 621 APID: 1,7831::438042
5. ↑ Source: #S-466841161 Page: Volume: 355; SAR Membership Number: 70823 APID: 1,2204::712214
6. ↑ Source: #S-466841161 Page: SAR Membership Number: 76958 APID: 1,2204::793881
7. ↑ Crouse, Maurice A. (ed.), Papers of Gabriel Manigault, 1771-1784, The South Carolina Historical Magazine, vol. 64, no. 1, January 1963
8. ↑ Source: #S-466841463 Page: Document: Jury Lists, 1740, Acts #664 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 3; Family Number: 66 APID: 1,2234::64488
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
   Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 19 1780-1783 Wills v. 20 1783-1786
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1780-1783, Vol. 019 > image 211 of 869; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JXSR-QF (accessed 18 September 2022)
   • 1781 will of Gabriel Manigault
10. ↑ Source: #S-466861259 APID: 1,60525::40981006
11. ↑ Source: #S-466850583 APID: 1,70625::36239
12. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
    Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1783-1810
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1783-1787 > No File Description Available > image 234 of 280
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-VS3M-7Z (accessed 18 September 2022)
    • Several inventory lists, p.434-437

• "Gabriel Manigault." In Dictionary of American Biography. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Gale In Context: Biography (accessed October 28, 2020). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/BT2310008419/BIC?u=chascol&sid=BIC&xid=ac03e442.