Richard Mann, Sr., of Scituate

Richard Mann, Sr. (d. bef 16 Feb 1655/6) and married Rebecca whose last name is unknown. According to "Genealogical and Personal memoirs" by William Richard Cutter, Richard, Sr. emigrated to the colonies during the reign of Charles I, sometime before 15 Jan. 1644 since at that time he took the Oath of Fidelity in Scituate.

Family

The "Genealogical and Personal memoirs" states he "... was a farmer and one of the original proprietors of Scituate. On the east side of his lands was the sea, on the north Musquaschut pond, and still farther north, bordering on the pond, were the 'farmes'so-called. In an attempt to cross this pond on the ice in February, 1655, Richard Man was drowned. The records indicate he was a man of considerable prominence in the colony.

After his death his widow Rebecca married John Cowen, and lived in the house of her former husband until 1670.

Children of Richard Mann and Rebecca:

1. - Nathaniel, born September 23, 1646, died July 20, 1688: no children);
2. - Thomas (b. 15 Aug. 1650; he was the only survivor whose name is known of the ill-fated company of Capt. Michael Peirce annihilated at Attleboro Gore, near Pawtucket, in King Philip's War; his land grant for war service was at Wrentham.
3. - Richard (b. 5 Feb. 1652; married Elizabeth Sutton of Scituate and granddaughter of Elder Nathaniel Tilden. Richard was three years old at the time of his father's death, and only four when his mother married John Cowen. At the age of eleven he was bound out to Thomas Hinckley, (later) governor of the Plymouth Colony, 1681-92, to work in his service for a term of ten years. He received a grant of land in Connecticut for his service in King Philip's War) and is recorded in the Hebron grant;
4. - Josiah (b. 10 December 1654, probably died young, although he may have been the Josiah Mann who was in Boston in 1674.)

General Notes:

REF: Mann Memorial; George S Mann; 1884; pp 56-60. https://archive.org/details/mannmemorialreco00mann/page/60/mode/2up

Richard Man, of Scituate was one of the first bearing the name who, prob w ith wife Rebecca during the reign of King Charles I of England, emigrat ed from that country... no doubt a few years previous to 1644. The first a ppearance of his name on record is found with thirty-one other perso ns in the town of Scituate as having taken the "Oath of Fidelity." This a ct dated 15 Jan 1644. Richard was a farmer, and one of the original land p roprietors. His foresight, no doubt, led him to select one of the most bea utiful locations for a residence on the coast. His neighbor on the south w as John Hoar, who early removed to Concord, Mass. On the east of him was t he sea; north "Musquascut Pond"; still further north, and bordering the "P ond" were the "Farmes" so-called. In an attempt to cross this pond in F eb 1655 on the "iyce", he was drowned. Like most of the earliest settler s, he has no monument to mark his grave. It appears he was a man of some n ote, and much respected in the Colony. Among his descendants may be f ou nd many in the various professions, trades, etc. A great proportion , however, have been and are farmers. His widow petitioned the court 5 Mar 16 55, to administer his estate. See inventory of 14 April 1655. He was o ne of the Conihassett partners in Scituate, 1646. His farm was at Mann Hil l. There is no record of his marriage here.Children: born in Scituate: Nat haniel; *Thomas; Richard; Josiah.

Links

• < http://www.scituatehistoricalsociety.org/families/ManRichard.htm >
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dyer/Mann/D1.htm
• Find A Grave Memorial# 90569513
• http://www.genes2.com/boulch/b4697.html

Sources

1. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal ..., Volume 2  By Ellery Bicknell Crane. Page 107