Edward Manson (abt. 1785 - 1833)

Born about 1785 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Walker (Maclin) Manson — married 13 Dec 1815 in Brunswick County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1833 at about age 48 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Edward Manson was born in Brunswick County, Virginia to Captain Thomas and Ann (Pegram) Manson in 1781.^[1]

The following information is from "The Manson Family," by Rosalind Manson James.^[2] At the beginning of the article, she states: "There is much information here and some mis-information, no doubt." There is also conflicting information.^[3]

~page 50

• born 1785, Brunswick County
• married December 11, 1815^[4]
  • Nancy Walker Maclin, born July 1, 1797 (Bible) died March 7, 1880, Rutherford County, Tennessee^[5]
• died 1820^[6] in Brunswick

~page 49

• Edward Manson born 1784, died 1833, Brunswick^[7]
• married Nancy Walker Maclin - born July 11, 1797 (Bible)^[8]

On December 13, 1815, Edward Manson and Nancy^[9] MacLin married in Brunswick County, Virginia.^[10]

They had the following children, all born in Brunswick County, Virginia:^[11]

• Lucy F. Manson, born 1816
  • married Benjamin S. Orgain,^[12] November 24, 1834 in Brunswick Co.
  • moved to Tennessee with her mother after her father died
• Martha J. Manson, born in 1818^[13]
  • married Henry N. Mason, November 24, 1834 in Brunswick Co.
  • moved to Tennessee with her mother after her father died
  • married John H. Neal, August 30, 1837, Williamson Co., Tennessee
• Susan Manson, born 1821 (unmarried)
• James Edward Manson, born June 30, 1824^[14]
  • moved to Tennessee with his mother after his father died
  • married Anne Eliza Crockett,^[15] June 30, 1844
  • died January 6, 1888, Rutherford County, Tennessee
• Joseph J. Manson born 1826
  • moved to Tennessee with his mother after his father died
  • married Martha Anne White
• Agnes, born August 18, 1827^[16][17]
  • married James Owen
  • died September 27, 1850, Davidson County, Tennessee (one daughter)^[16]

Edward Manson died in 1833^[18] in Brunswick County "where he spent his entire life." The "inventory of Edward Manson, dec, recorded Feb. 1833" (Probate records of Brunswick Co., Va.).^[11][19]

After he died, Nancy "came to Tenn. with her two married daughters- Martha and Lucy, and her two younger sons- James Edward and Joseph."^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ date from merged profile (Manson-856), source "Edward Manson in VA Marriages"
2. ↑ Summer 1982, Publication No. 19 of the Rutherford County Historical Society (Murfreesboro, Tennessee: available online, accessed October 18, 2014)
3. ↑ Some of the "mis-information" and inconsistencies in "The Manson Family" article may have been introduced in the publication process. Regardless, information from the article should be verified elsewhere.
4. ↑ marriage bond date; marriage was Dec. 13, according to the abstract of her obituary
5. ↑ Death information must be for someone else; Edward's wife, Nancy Walker (Maclin) Manson, died in Williamson County on January 13, 1857. See her profile for additional information and sources.
6. ↑ 1820 cannot be right, as he has children born after that date
7. ↑ death was probably before 1833, as the article reports that the inventory was recorded February 1833, Brunswick County
8. ↑ July 11 cited elsewhere also, see her profile
9. ↑ abstract
10. ↑ License issued: Edward Manson, Nancy W. MacLin, 11 Dec 1815, Brunswick.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} "The Manson Family," by Rosalind Manson James, Summer 1982, Publication No. 19 of the Rutherford County Historical Society (Murfreesboro, Tennessee: available online, accessed October 18, 2014)
12. ↑ Benjamin L. Organ later, as witness in 1842 transaction; then 1857 witness as Benjamin S. Orgain
13. ↑ see her profile
14. ↑ James Edward Manson, M.D., was the great-grandfather of Rosalind Manson James, author of the source for much of this material, and her article includes a lot more information on this family
15. ↑ Anne Eliza Crockett: January 6, 1825 - March 6, 1818 (Rutherford County, Tennessee)
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} abstracts
17. ↑ Her father had died by 1833 and her mother was in Tennessee by 1838; Rosalind Manson James doesn't state that Agnes went to Tennessee with her mother, but Agnes would have been 6 in 1833 and only 11 in 1838. Rosalind does say that she (Rosalind) found only the marriage of Martha to John Neal in Williamson Co., so perhaps Agnes stayed in Virginia with an aunt or uncle and came to Tennessee later (she died in Davidson County).
18. ↑ abstract
19. ↑ Nancy's obituary in 1857 referred to him as Captain, but he is not found in the online records for the DAR (based on applications) or NSUSD of 1812.

See also:

• abstract of Nancy W. Manson's obituary in The Nashville Christian Advocate, transcribed by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith:

February 5, 1857

NANCY W. MANSON died Williamson Co., Tenn., Jan. 13, 1856; born Brunswick Co., Va., July 11, 1797; md Capt. Edward Manson Dec. 13, 1815; he died in 1833; moved in 1836 to Williamson Co., Tenn.

• Obituary Abstracts, January 27, 1853, Louisville and Nashville Christian Advocate, transcribed by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith
• abstracts: Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, The Nashville Christian Advocate, 1850-1851, by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith (Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2003):

November 15, 1850

AGNES T. OWEN wife of James S. Owen; daughter of Edwards and Nancy W. Manson; born Brunswick Co., Va., August 18, 1827; died Davidson Co., Tenn., September 27, 1850; one daughter.

• Genealogy Trails:

Edward Manson, Nancy W. MacLin, 11 Dec 1815, Brunswick

Acknowledgements

• The WikiTree profile Manson-325 was created by Liz Shifflett (4x-gr-granddaughter).