Simon I de Manning

Earliest know ancestor of the Manning family of Kent County, England. Said to have participated in the 3rd Crusade under Richard I the Lionheart. John Silvester demised land to him in 1202. The name is said to derive from a town called Manning in Saxony.

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Crusader under King Richard I against the Saracens (1189-1192). In 1202 John Silvester of Westerham demised land to Symon de Manning consisting of Bertrey and the Manor or Castle which lay within.