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William John Maness 1655–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: Kildonan, Dunfermline, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Feb 1729

Death Location: Hertford Village, Bertie County, North Carolina, American Colony

Father: John MacManess\Manus\Maness

Mother: Lady Brooks

Spouse(s): Polly Manis, Mary Garner, Elizabeth Alsten

Children(s): William Sr, Henry Maner, Jacob Maness, William Maner, Jacob Maness, Henry Maness, Ambrose Maness, Benjamin Maness

In 1655, William John Maness entered the world in Kildonan, Dunfermline, Scotland, born to John Of Clan Gunn Macmaness Manus Maness And Lady Kezia Lydia Brooks. William John Maness married Elizabeth Alsten, Mary Polly Garner, Polly Manis, and had children including Ambrose Maness, Benjamin Maness, Henry Maner, Henry Maness, Jacob Maner Maness, Jacob Maness, John Maner, William Jacob Maness Sr, William Maner. William John Maness passed away in 1729 in Hertford Village, Bertie County, North Carolina, American Colony.

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Biography

  • In 1655, William John Maness entered the world in Kildonan, Dunfermline, Scotland, born to John Of Clan Gunn Macmaness Manus Maness And Lady Kezia Lydia Brooks.
  • William John Maness married Elizabeth Alsten, Mary Polly Garner, Polly Manis, and had children including Ambrose Maness, Benjamin Maness, Henry Maner, Henry Maness, Jacob Maner Maness, Jacob Maness, John Maner, William Jacob Maness Sr, William Maner.
  • William John Maness passed away in 1729 in Hertford Village, Bertie County, North Carolina, American Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

John MacManess\Manus\Maness
1630–1700
Birth Location: Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland
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Lady Brooks
1630–1675
Birth Location: Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
LB

Spouses(s)

Polly Manis
1670–1730
Birth Location: Scotland
PM
Mary Garner
1694–1730
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
MG
Elizabeth Alsten
1668–
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
EA

Children(s)

William Sr
1715–1787
Birth Location: Kildonan, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
WS
Henry Maner
–1760
Birth Location: –
HM
Jacob Maness
1720–
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
JM
William Maner
1705–1756
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
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Jacob Maness
1695–1787
Birth Location: Chowan, Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
JM
Henry Maness
1700–1756
Birth Location: Chowan(Bertie)North Carolina USA
HM
Ambrose Maness
1702–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
AM
Benjamin Maness
1704–1800
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina
BM

William Maness's Ancestors

Self
William Maness
1655–1729
Birth Place: Kildonan, Dunfermline, Scotland
Parents
John of Clan Gunn MacManess\Manus\Maness
1630–1700
Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland
Lady (Kezia Lydia) Brooks
1630–1675
Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Enrich (Henderson) MacManess\Manus\Maness
1600–1630
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Herny Manus\Maness
1580–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thorfinn Einarsson
1560–1636

William Maness's Descendants

1.
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William (John) Maness (1655–21 Feb 1729) m. Polly Manis (1670–1730) m. Mary ("Polly") Garner (1694–1730) m. Elizabeth Alsten (1668–)
  1. 1. William (Jacob Maness) Sr 1715–1787 m. NANCY ("NALISE") WILLIAMSON 1715–1800
    1. 1. William (Jacob Manes) Jr 1738–1832 m. Keziah Brooks 1740–1832
      1. 1. Rev (Seth I Maness (Manis)) Rev. 1762–1852 m. Susan (Patsy) Fields 1763–1842 m. Lydia (Mary) Lawson 1794–1860
        1. 1. George (R) Manis 1782–1852 m. Malinda Lawson 1787–1864
        2. 2. Isom (Isham) Manes 1784–1820
        3. 3. James Manes 1796–1796
        4. 4. Jesse Manes 1790–1846
        5. 5. Elizabeth Manes 1794–1859
        6. 6. Tempa (Temperence " Tempy") Maness 1800–1832
        7. 7. Jacob (Wilson) Manes 1783–1853
        8. 8. John (William) Maness 1781–1850
        9. 9. Isom ((Isham)) Manes 1782–1819
        10. 10. Edmund Manus☑️ 1793–1877
        11. 11. Ephraim (H) Manes 1801–1888
        12. 12. William (R Maynus MANUS Mann) Manis 1780–1852
        13. 13. Seth Maness 1781–1850
        14. 14. Nancy Manis 1787–1870
        15. 15. Jesse (James) Maness 1790–1846
        16. 16. John (B. "William") Maness 1795–1856
        17. 17. James (Joseph) Maness 1796–1809
        18. 18. William (Billy Maness) Senior 1782–1842 m. Lydia (Mary) Lawson 1794–1860
        19. 19. Joseph Maness 1782–1842
        20. 20. Vincent Maness 1796–1830
        21. 21. Stephen Maness 1798–1879
        22. 22. James Maness 1783–1809
        23. 23. Jacob (Wilson Maness) (Manis) 1781–1852
        24. 24. George (Emanuel) Maness 1800–
        25. 25. Elizabeth (Manis)Fields 1794–1859
        26. 26. Sarah Maness 1780–1849
    2. 2. Lydia Williamson 1752–1846
  2. 2. Henry Maner –1760
  3. 3. Jacob Maness 1720–
  4. 4. William Maner 1705–1756
  5. 5. Jacob (Maner) Maness 1695–1787
  6. 6. Henry Maness 1700–1756
  7. 7. Ambrose Maness 1702–
  8. 8. Benjamin Maness 1704–1800

William Maness's Timeline

3 Records

1655
1655
Birth of William John Maness in Kildonan, Dunfermline, Scotland
Kildonan, Dunfermline, Scotland
1694
1694
Age 39
William John Maness was married in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
1729
21 Feb 1729
Age 74
Death of William John Maness in Hertford Village, Bertie County, North Carolina, American Colony
Hertford Village, Bertie County, North Carolina, American Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Kildonan, Dunfermline, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1729
    Event Place: Hertford Village, Bertie County, North Carolina, American Colony
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