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John Maner Maness 1655–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 21 February 1728

Death Location: Hertford Village, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Maness

Mother: Kezia Brooks

Spouse(s): Mary Garner

Children(s): William Maness

In 1655, John Maner Maness entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Thomas Of Clan Gunn Maness And Kezia Lydia Brooks. John Maner Maness married Mary Polly Garner, and had children including William Jacob Maness. John Maner Maness passed away in 1728 in Hertford Village, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1655, John Maner Maness entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Thomas Of Clan Gunn Maness And Kezia Lydia Brooks.
  • John Maner Maness married Mary Polly Garner, and had children including William Jacob Maness.
  • John Maner Maness passed away in 1728 in Hertford Village, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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John Maness's Ancestors

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John Maness
1655–1728
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Thomas "of Clan Gunn" Maness
1630–1700
Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland
Kezia (Lydia) Brooks
1630–1675
Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Maness's Descendants

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John (Maner) Maness (1655–21 February 1728) m. Mary ("Polly") Garner (1670–1730)
  1. 1. William (Jacob) Maness 1715–1787 m. Nancy (Nalise) Williamson 1715–1800
    1. 1. William (Jacob Maness) Jr 1738–1832 m. Keziah Brooks 1740–1832 m. Margaret Thomas 1744–1824
      1. 1. Seth Manis 1762–1852 m. Susan (Patsy) Fields 1763–1842
        1. 1. Ephraim (M.) Manis 1801–1888 m. Anna Lovelace 1803–1878

John Maness's Timeline

2 Records

1655
1655
Birth of John Maner Maness in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1728
21 February 1728
Age 73
Death of John Maner Maness in Hertford Village, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Hertford Village, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1728
    Event Place: Hertford Village, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hertford Village, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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