Samuel Manning

Samuel Manning removed to Billerica, where he subsequently rose to prominence in business, social and political circles, representing the town of his adopted home in the Massachusetts General Court in 1695 and 1696, and held other positions of public trust. Samuel Manning m. 1st, Elizabeth Stearns of Watertown, Mass., April 13, 1664. After the death of Mrs. Elizabeth (Stearns) Manning, her husband m. for his second wife, Miss Abia Wright, May 6, 1673· They had twelve children.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 457

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The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families of New ... By William Henry Manning May 6, 1673 Samuel Manning married (2nd) Abiel Wight-p.128 of above source her name has been spelled many ways: Abiah in her husband's will; at birth:Abihaile. Samuel Manning died in Billerica Feb. 22, 1710/11 His exact place of burial is unknown.

p. 129 lists children and birthdates of children born to Abiel and Samuel-Timothy,William, Mary, Sarah,Dorothy, Issac,Ephraim, Elizabeth, Timothy, Eliphalet, Abiel

William Manning, the ancestor of this extensive family came to America about the year 1634. He first settled at Roxbury, Mass., then the southern boundary town of Boston, but ** a part of that city by annexation in 1867. There his stay was one of only a few weeks; he removed to Cambridge, on the o:-site side of Boston, where his descendants were long represented. About 1662 his grandson, Samuel Manning, removed to Billerica, where the male line has been represented continuously ever since. Samuel's seven sons had no sooner reached their :ority than they began the process of removal which has been - n: on to the present time. Samuel, the eldest of these sons, went to Cambridge about[442] in New York State shortly after the Revolution; Phineas Manning [447] in Goshen, Mass., about 1775; William Manning [448] in Fort Ann, N.Y., as early as 1818, and, later, in Benson, Vt., and Thomas Manning [450] in Clermont Co., Ohio, early in the nineteenth century. John Manning, the second son, settled in Cambridge about 1697, and lived and died there. His immediate descendants were not of a migratory nature, and removals were not numerous for some generations. Samuel Manning [37] settled in Townsend, Mass., about 1728; John Manning [152] in Lancaster, Mass., be fore 1755; Edward Manning [156] in Roxbury, about 1748; Joseph Manning [169] in Providence, R.I., before 1767; Israel Manning [470] in Sterling, Mass., at an early date and, about....p.31-32 of Manning Family History by William H. Manning.

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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 457
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Samuel Manning, son of William

From: "Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester Massachusettswith a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity", Vol. I, Prepared under the Editorial Supervision of Ellery Bicknell Crane, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907

"Samuel Manning, son of William (2) and Dorothy, born 1644, was reared in his native town and educated in the midst of the good school surroundings of Cambridge. His handsome penmanship and easy style of composition showed him much superior to his associates. When eighteen years of age he and other associates were summoned before the court and reproved for firing off their guns at night to cause an alarm. They belonged to a militia company, and the real object of the alarm was to give the impression that Indians had attacked the town, but even the court was not disposed to look too sternly upon the boyinsh prank. He married at about that date (1666) and removed to Billerica, twenty miles distant. He was in the true sense a pioneer. When he settled only forty- six years had elapsed since the "Mayflower" landed on the "stern and rock-bound coast." The Indians were still strong on all sides—friendly one day and hostile the next. King Philip's war was in 1675, and twice his new home was assailed by savages. While they lived beyond the Concord river they were greatly exposed to danger, conflagration and death. In 1696 his new house became a "garrison." He was made a corporal in 1682. sergeant in 1684, and- ensign in 1699. He followed farm life and endured great hardship to subdue his lands. In 1668 he was surveyor of highways, sealer of weights and measures, 1675-1700; constable, 1677; trial juryman. 1679; assessor, 1694, 1698, 1702; tithing man, 1679-82-97, 1704-9: town clerk seven years; selectman eighteen years; and representative. 1695- 97. The town records are full of commissions to him. At various times between 1677 and 1700 he was connected

with repairing "the great bridge" over the Concord river. He followed surveying a quarter

of a century. In 1692 he was paid fourteen shillings for writing fourteen pages in the

"town book." In 1693 he superintended the erection of a meeting house. In 1670 he

was made a freeman of the colony. He was a large real estate holder. His will was

made February 21, 1710. The children by his two wives are as follows: By Elizabeth:

Samuel, born 1665, and John. By Abiel: Timothy, born 1673; Hannah, William, Mary,

Sarah, Dorothy, Isaac, Ephraim, Elizabeth, Timothy, Eliphalet, Abiel."

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Samuel Manning, son of William

From: "Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester Massachusettswith a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity", Vol. I, Prepared under the Editorial Supervision of Ellery Bicknell Crane, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907

"Samuel Manning, son of William (2) and Dorothy, born 1644, was reared in his native town and educated in the midst of the good school surroundings of Cambridge. His handsome penmanship and easy style of composition showed him much superior to his associates. When eighteen years of age he and other associates were summoned before the court and reproved for firing off their guns at night to cause an alarm. They belonged to a militia company, and the real object of the alarm was to give the impression that Indians had attacked the town, but even the court was not disposed to look too sternly upon the boyinsh prank. He married at about that date (1666) and removed to Billerica, twenty miles distant. He was in the true sense a pioneer. When he settled only forty- six years had elapsed since the "Mayflower" landed on the "stern and rock-bound coast." The Indians were still strong on all sides—friendly one day and hostile the next. King Philip's war was in 1675, and twice his new home was assailed by savages. While they lived beyond the Concord river they were greatly exposed to danger, conflagration and death. In 1696 his new house became a "garrison." He was made a corporal in 1682. sergeant in 1684, and- ensign in 1699. He followed farm life and endured great hardship to subdue his lands. In 1668 he was surveyor of highways, sealer of weights and measures, 1675-1700; constable, 1677; trial juryman. 1679; assessor, 1694, 1698, 1702; tithing man, 1679-82-97, 1704-9: town clerk seven years; selectman eighteen years; and representative. 1695- 97. The town records are full of commissions to him. At various times between 1677 and 1700 he was connected

with repairing "the great bridge" over the Concord river. He followed surveying a quarter

of a century. In 1692 he was paid fourteen shillings for writing fourteen pages in the

"town book." In 1693 he superintended the erection of a meeting house. In 1670 he

was made a freeman of the colony. He was a large real estate holder. His will was

made February 21, 1710. The children by his two wives are as follows: By Elizabeth:

Samuel, born 1665, and John. By Abiel: Timothy, born 1673; Hannah, William, Mary,

Sarah, Dorothy, Isaac, Ephraim, Elizabeth, Timothy, Eliphalet, Abiel."

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Based on info I found: He opened "Manning Manse Tavern" in 1696, which is supposed to still be in operation.

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Based on info I found: He opened "Manning Manse Tavern" in 1696, which is supposed to still be in operation.

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• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees by SmartCopy: Oct 27 2014, 9:23:33 UTC

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MANING, Samuel (dup Manning) and Abiall Wight (dup Abial Weight) of Medfield, May 6, 1673

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For all the members of the William Manning family, however, there is an Old Home stead in which they may well feel an interest, though they never have seen it. In the north part of Billerica, Mass., about two and one- quarter miles from the Center village, on the south side of the road to Chelmsford, and one-quarter of a mile from the boundary line between the two towns, stands, in the year 1900, an aged house that means much to the Manning family. Erected in the year 1696, it is now over two hundred years old. The builder was Samuel Manning of the third generation (who died in 1711), and as he was the ancestor of all later members of the family, he having neither brother nor uncle who lived to marry, all living members have the same interest in him and the Old Homestead. It was for one hundred and seventy-five years the continuous home of a branch of the family, and, though outsiders have at times been tenants during the last generation, has never passed from the con trol of the family. The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families of New England and Descendants... by William H. Manning

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His first wife was Elizabeth Stearns Manning. They were married 13 Apr 1664 at Watertown,MA.

His second wife was Abiah Wight, married 6 May 1673 at Cambridge,MA.

Children(by first marriage): Samuel Manning Jr and John Manning.

Children(by second marriage): Timothy Manning, Hannah Manning King, William Manning, Mary Manning, Sarah Manning Robinson, Dorothy Manning Walker(wife of Daniel Walker), Isaac Manning, Ephraim Manning, Elizabeth Manning, Timothy Manning, Eliphalet Manning, and Abiel Manning Shed. Inscription: MEMENTO MORI FUGIT HORA

HERE LYES THE BODY OF ENSN. SAMUEL MANNING AGED 67 YEARS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE FEBR. ye 22ND 1 7 1 0/ 1 1

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 6 2016, 22:09:59 UTC

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Birth:  Jul. 21, 1644 Cambridge Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Death:  Feb. 22, 1711

His first wife was Elizabeth Stearns Manning. They were married 13 Apr 1664 at Watertown,MA.

His second wife was Abiah Wight, married 6 May 1673 at Cambridge,MA.

Children(by first marriage): Samuel Manning Jr and John Manning.

Children(by second marriage): Timothy Manning, Hannah Manning King, William Manning, Mary Manning, Sarah Manning Robinson, Dorothy Manning Walker(wife of Daniel Walker), Isaac Manning, Ephraim Manning, Elizabeth Manning, Timothy Manning, Eliphalet Manning, and Abiel Manning Shed. []

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