Lemuel Manchester

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Lemuel Manchester

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Tiverton, RI, United States
Death: October 15, 1797 (78-79)
Tiverton, Rhode Island, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Manchester and Mary Manchester
Husband of Alice Manchester
Father of Phebe Waite and James Manchester
Brother of Matthew Manchester
Half brother of John Macomber

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Immediate Family

About Lemuel Manchester

Descended from Edward III and Edward II, Kings of England

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Children of Thomas and Mary (MACOMBER) MANCHESTER: (guardianships and wills)

1. John, b. bef. 1720

IV. 2. Lemuel b. abt. 1718-1721 - d. OCT 15 1797, Tiverton, RI

                                            NOTES:

1) Funeral 16 OCT 1797 - Burrpoughs, p. 36000.

2) Will signed 10 JUN 1796, proved 7 NOV 1797; inventory 21 OCT 1797 (Bristo C0., P.R. 35:173, 175).

3) He married Alice TRIPP, the daughter of Ebenezer TRIPP and Abigail CUDWORTH, on NOV 8 1740 in Dartmouth, MA, by P. TABER, J.P , in Dartmouth (Leonard). She was born FEB 19 1717/18 in Dartmouth (V.R.), and died after 1796.

4) Resided in Westport -1790 Census. House carpenter & shipwright (deeds).

5)  There were 4 other sons and daughters indicated on census, but not mentioned in his will, or were they grandchildren?

Source - as noted via Email from rickjudy fellow descendant


Phebe Manchester, b. Atig. 27, 1754, of Westport, Bristol Co., Mass.; dau. of Lemuel and Alice Manchester, who were married Oct. 2, 1740....

June 10, 1796, Lemuel Manchester, of Westport, made his

will, which was probated Nov. 7, 1797, by which he gave to

his daughter, Phebe Manchester Wait, 1 cow, 12 sheep, all

his household goods and indoor movables of every sort and

kind that he had not otherwise before given away, except

one chest to his son James. He also gave to Daniel Wait

a note upon Job Albro which he had theretofore given to

Daniel to collect. The above will and inventory are in

probate records at Taunton, Mass., Vol. 35, pp. 173-176.

John Tripp made the inventory of Lemuel Manchester's

goods, etc.

From

Family Records of the Descendants of Thomas Wait

http://books.google.com/books?id=Go5ZAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA44&dq=%22Lemuel+...



Lemuel Manchester
Birth: 1718 Death: October 15, 1797 (79) Tiverton, Rhode Island, United States Immediate Family: Hide Show

Son of Thomas Manchester and Mary Manchester Husband of Alice Tripp Father of Phebe Waite and James MANCHESTER Half brother of Matthew Manchester

Children of Thomas and Mary (MACOMBER) MANCHESTER: (guardianships and wills)

1. John, b. bef. 1720

IV. 2. Lemuel b. abt. 1718-1721 - d. OCT 15 1797, Tiverton, RI

                                            NOTES:

1) Funeral 16 OCT 1797 - Burrpoughs, p. 36000.

2) Will signed 10 JUN 1796, proved 7 NOV 1797; inventory 21 OCT 1797 (Bristo C0., P.R. 35:173, 175).

3) He married Alice TRIPP, the daughter of Ebenezer TRIPP and Abigail CUDWORTH, on NOV 8 1740 in Dartmouth, MA, by P. TABER, J.P , in Dartmouth (Leonard). She was born FEB 19 1717/18 in Dartmouth (V.R.), and died after 1796.

4) Resided in Westport -1790 Census. House carpenter & shipwright (deeds).

5)  There were 4 other sons and daughters indicated on census, but not mentioned in his will, or were they grandchildren?

Source - as noted via Email from rickjudy fellow descendant


Phebe Manchester, b. Atig. 27, 1754, of Westport, Bristol Co., Mass.; dau. of Lemuel and Alice Manchester, who were married Oct. 2, 1740....

June 10, 1796, Lemuel Manchester, of Westport, made his

will, which was probated Nov. 7, 1797, by which he gave to

his daughter, Phebe Manchester Wait, 1 cow, 12 sheep, all

his household goods and indoor movables of every sort and

kind that he had not otherwise before given away, except

one chest to his son James. He also gave to Daniel Wait

a note upon Job Albro which he had theretofore given to

Daniel to collect. The above will and inventory are in

probate records at Taunton, Mass., Vol. 35, pp. 173-176.

John Tripp made the inventory of Lemuel Manchester's

goods, etc.

From

Family Records of the Descendants of Thomas Wait

http://books.google.com/books?id=Go5ZAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA44&dq=%22Lemuel+...

June 10 1796 Lemuel Manchester of Westport made his will which was probated Nov 7 1797 by which he gave to his daughter Phebe Manchester Wait 1 cow 12 sheep all his household goods and indoor movables of every sort and kind that he had not otherwise before given away except one chest to his son James He also gave to Daniel Wait a note upon Job Albro which he had theretofore given to Daniel to collect The above will and inventory are in probate records at Taunton Mass Vol 35 pp 173 176 John Tripp made the inventory of Lemuel Manchester's goods etc

Same book

Also 1790 Census shows a Lemuel Wait as head of family in Westport MA with 3 Free White Males 16 and older and 3 younger and also 2 Free white females.

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Lemuel Manchester's Timeline

1718
1718
Tiverton, RI, United States
1752
1752
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
1754
August 27, 1754
Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
1797
October 15, 1797
Age 79
Tiverton, Rhode Island, United States