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William Jacob Maness 1715–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Robbins, Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Maness

Mother: Mary Garner

Spouse(s): Nancy Williamson

Children(s): William Jr

The story of William Jacob Maness began in 1715 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. William Jacob Maness married Nancy Nalise Williamson, and had children including William Jacob Maness Jr. William Jacob Maness passed away in 1787 in Robbins, Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Jacob Maness began in 1715 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
  • William Jacob Maness married Nancy Nalise Williamson, and had children including William Jacob Maness Jr.
  • William Jacob Maness passed away in 1787 in Robbins, Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Children(s)

William Maness's Ancestors

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William Maness
1715–1787
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Maner Maness
1655–1728
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Mary ("Polly") Garner
1670–1730
Scotland
Grandparents
John (Thomas "of Clan Gunn") Maness
1630–1700
Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland
Kezia (Lydia) Brooks
1630–1675
Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Maness's Descendants

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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
        1. 1. Francis (Asberry) Manis 1832–1907 m. Matilda (Jane) Manis 1831–1901
        2. 2. William (R) Manis 1830–1908
        3. 3. George (Smith) Manis 1833–1919

William Maness's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of William Jacob Maness in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1787
1787
Age 72
Death of William Jacob Maness in Moore, North Carolina, USA
Moore, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Moore, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Robbins, Moore County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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