Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Samuel MANNING | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Samuel Manning, s. of John and Sarah, Apr. 20, 1703 Cambridge [ref 12] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SAMUEL5 MANNING (John,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.1) b. 1703, Apr. 20, at Cambridge, Mass. He was in Billerica when he sold his rights in his father's estate, in 1725, and he married there in 1728, but removed to Townsend, which was from that time his home until his death. When he went to the latter place is unknown, but he was there while its area was without a form of organization, sparsely settled and without an official name; and when it was incorporated as the town of Townsend, in 1732, he had been there long enough to be well known and of influence, as is shown by the fact that he was at once elected to the highest offices his associates could bestow, selectman and town clerk. From that time until his death he constantly represented the interests of the town and the local church in elective and special positions of trust. He was elected selectman, 1732-5, '37-9, '42-4, '51-2, '55-6, '69, or a total of 15 years; town clerk, 1732-45, '48-56, '69, or 24 years; constable, 1736; treasurer, 1738-9, '54-60, or 9 years; assessor, 1740, '42, '44, '48; warden, 1761, '72; tithingman, 1765; and one of a committee to examine the town treasurer's accounts, 1743 and 10 subsequent years. His special appointments were numerous. He was on special committees as follows: In 1735 and '45, to lay out new roads; in 1738, to build a road, and, in 1743, to "agree" as to a road; in 1736, "to examine the accounts of any Persons that have had any of the town's money & to sue such persons on their refusal to render such account;" in 1740, to defend the town's interests against the neighboring town of Groton; in 1768, "to treat with the proprietors of Townsend, concerning the common land about the meeting house and to secure the town's interest;" in 1745, to build a school house, and, 1748, to engage a schoolmaster and to provide a place, or places, for him to keep the school; in 1754, to settle accounts with the minister. He was appointed a special committee, without an associate, in 1746, to consult with eminent men concerning the minister's salary; in 1759, to act as the town's representative in a certain case and to consult a lawyer for them; in 1739, "to appear at the General Court at their next Session to pray for a tax of one penny an acre upon all the unimproved lands lying in the bounds of said town for three years." He was successful, and was paid for his services by the town in 1740, after which he was appointed to "gather the penny rate." This was an effort to secure aid by means of taxation from non-resident land-owners to build a much-needed bridge over the Squannicook river. Mass. Archives, CXIV-445, 449, show Mr. Manning's petition and the result. The non-residents strongly opposed the tax, but the petition was granted by the General Court. In 1744, and again in 1746, he was appointed by the Court of General Sessions of the Peace as one of a committee "to inform against and prosecute" the violators of a currency act. [For copy of this document see sketch of his brother William, who was of the same committee.] In 1741 and 1752 he was a member of the grand jury of the county. In 1773, at a meeting convened in Townsend to consider the injustice inflicted upon the colonies by the British government, he was elected as one of five citizens to act as a patriotic "Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety." His death soon followed, but his devotion to the patriot cause had been proved. He had been a church member before going to Townsend, and, at the latter place, was one of the founders of the church there, he being one of the original 16 members, of whom one was the pastor, who signed the formal covenant, 1734, Oct. 16. His wife joined at the same time, but was one of three women, wives of male members, whose names were accidentally omitted from the list; an error not rectified until 1761, Mch. 26, when, at a church meeting, the omission was made a matter of record. Both continued in full communion while they lived. He was a farmer. He bought, 1734, June 10, of the Proprietors of Townsend, 10 acres of land on the Squannicook river, and made other purchases in 1740, '43, '56, '59 and '67. It is difficult to give the total; minus one lot, there was about 90 acres. He sold no land. This farm remained in the family over 100 years. Its present owner is Wm. S. Dudley. It lies one mile and 5/8 from Townsend Center common, and is reached by going a trifle more than half a mile on the road from the Center to Brookline, N. H., and then turning to the left near a school house and continuing a little more than a mile further. The old house was burned about 1885. By his will, dated 1773, Nov. 5, he made his son Samuel executor, and to him gave "all and singular my land, buildings g and tenement goods and chattels, even all my estate both real and personal," with the exception of the following legacies. 1st, to the heirs of his daughter Betty, wife of Thomas Stearns, �40 jointly. 2d, to his daughter Esther, wife of Stephen Hildreth, �40. No other heirs were mentioned. He d. at Townsend, 1773, Nov. 6, and he and his wife are buried in the ancient cemetery half a mile east of the Center village. He m. at Billerica, 1728, Oct. 21, his half-cousin, Elizabeth Manning, b. 1701-2, Mch. 4, at Billerica; d. 1770, Mch. 7. Her gravestone gives her age as "in her 78th year," an error of 10 years. With allowance for difference in time between Old and New Style she died aged 67 years, 11 mos. and 20 days; hence, in her 68th year. Children abt 1730-abt 44: Betty, Samuel, William, Joel, Joel, Esther, John, Sarah, Martha. [ref 13:163] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Manning, Samuel Oct 21, 1728 Billerica, Middlesex Co., MA; Manning, Elizabeth [ref 23:0769338 & 0901881] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Manning, Samuel (John, Sam., Wm., Wm.) [b. 20 Ap. 1703, prom. citizen of Townsend, m. in Billerica Elizabeth Manning (Wm., Sam., Wm., Wm.) 21 Oct. 1728, who d. 7 Mar. 1770; d. Townsend, 6 Nov. 1773.]. [ref 17:476] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Samuel Manning birth 20 Apr 1703 Cambridge Middlesex /s of John and Sarah [ref 76] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - buried in the old cemetery, Townsend: Here lies the Body of | Mr SAMUEL MANNING | Who Departed this life | Novmr. the 6th | 1773, in the | 71ft year of his age. | The Towns Warm Friend in Various Pofts he ftood | and From its Infancy he Sought its Good | The Churchs Intereft too he Did Defend | Till of the Prefent life he reached the end. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
| Notes for Elizabeth MANNING | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ELIZABETH, b. 1701-2, Mch. 4; m. Samuel Manning [ref 13:140] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Elisabeth Manning 4 Mar 1701-2 Billerica Middlesex /d William and Elisabeth [ref 76] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - buried in the old cemetery, Townsend: Here lies the Body of | Mrs ELIZABETH MANNING | the Wife of | Mr SAMUEL MANNING | Who Departed this life | March the 7th 1770 | in the 78 Year | of her age | The Memory of the Juft is Bleffed. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
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