Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Dr. Joseph MANNING | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joseph Manning, s. of Samuel and Deborah, bp. May 12, 1706* Cambridge [ref 12] *conflicting date - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JOSEPH5 MANNING (Saml.,4 Saml.,3 Wm.,2 Wm.1) bap. 1705*, May 12, at Cambridge, Mass. He became a student at Harvard College; the first of his family to enter there; and graduated in 1730, after which he began a career as a physician, the first of his family in that profession. Our knowledge of his life is deplorably limited. In the diary of Thomas Seccomb, of Medford, are found these entries: 1736, Dec. 12, "Mr. Manning our schoolmaster preached." And 1739, Aug. 5, "Sermon by Mr. Manning, Doctor." From this it will be seen he had located at Medford; that he was practicing medicine, and that, like other professional men of his time, he also engaged in teaching. He had been admitted to full communion in the Cambridge church 1727, Nov. 16. The above diary shows us that Doctor Manning filled the pulpit on sundry occasions. In 1740 he was at Billerica, where, Nov. 24, he was paid �20 for teaching school three months, and, 1740 [1741?], Feb., a like sum for another three months. Our next information comes through the medium of his will, which shows he had removed to Woburn. In view of the fact that none of the unofficial lists of benefactions to Harvard College which the compiler has seen makes mention of a legacy from Dr. Manning, it is worthy of notice that such a legacy was left; that the executor stated that it was paid, and that he must have had a receipt or the Judge of Probate would not have accepted the account. It is not known that Dr. Manning ever married, and the disposition of his estate shows that he then had no family. He died between the date of the will, 1744, Oct. 29, and the time of the first account, 1745, Oct. 29. The date and place of his death have nowhere been found. It will be seen that he had a "design * * to go to Sea," but if he died on the sea it must have been near land, for his executor's charges have an item, "one pair of gravestones and setting up." Search for them has been unsuccessful; the place of his burial is unknown, but we have seen that his last residence was Woburn. [ref 13:155] *conflicting date - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Manning, Dr. Joseph (Sam., Sam., Wm., Wm.) bp. Camb. 12 May 1705*, H. C. 1730, res. Billerica and Woburn, d. 1745. [ref 17:476] *conflicting date - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Joseph Manning baptism 12 May 1706 Cambridge /s of Saml and Deborah [ref 76] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WILL of JOSEPH MANNING, 29 Oct 1744 - 29 Oct 1745: In the fear of God amen, the twenty ninth Day of Octobr Anno: Dominie 1744 I Joseph Manning of Woburn in the County of Middlesex, of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Physician. Calling to mind the mortality of my Body, having a design by the divine permission to go to Sea, Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament. And as touching such worldly Goods and Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me I give demise and dispose of in the following manner That is to say after my just Debts and Funeral charges are paid Firstly I give and Bequeath to my Brother John Manning The Land given to me by my Honourd Father by Deed of Gift lying in the Town of Windham in Connecticut. Secondly my will is that my books and my Watch, be Sold to the best advantage by my Executor hereafter named, and the money received for them, together with what is due to me by Bonds and Notes or any other Ways, shall be disposed and distributed in manner following vizt I give the sum of seventy pounds in Bills of publick Credit of the Old Tenor. to Harvard Colledge as a fund, the Interest of which to be improved for the use of said College, at the discretion of the Revrd and Honourable the Corporation of said Colledge forever. Further my will is that one fourth part of yt residue of my said money be given equally to the children of my Elder Brother Sam1 Manning deceasd And that the remainder of said money be given equally to my three Sisters, Abigail Carter, Elizabeth Bingham, and Mary Case: for their personal Improvement during their natural lives, and after their or either of yr decease to be given equally to their Children lawfully begotten of their Bodies, that is to the Children of either of the above nam'd Sisters at their Decease, what was yr respective Parent's proportion Moreover my will is yt my Honour'd Father Sam1 Manning shall during his natural Life have the one half of the Interest of the foresaid money which I have hereby given to my Elder Brother's Children; and to my said Sisters, and at his decease ye above mentioned Persons to whom said money is given are to have the whole Improvement thereof Again, My Will is that my Honour'd Father should have the Gun of mine that is now in his custody And that my said Sister Abigail Carter shall have my Book being Mr Burkitts Expositions on the New Testamt and my gold sleeve Buttons, my Saddle, Bridle, Portmanteau, and my wearing apparel, which I have left with her; together with my Boots Lastly, I do constitute, make and ordain my afore nam'd Brother John Manning the Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former wills or Testaments and Executors by me in any ways before nam'd, or mentioned, Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and Seal the Day and year above written Joseph Manning (seal) witnesses Simon Tufts, Thomas Seccomb, and Simon Tufts, Jr. After Dr. Manning's death his brother, the executor, settled the estate. The first paper, dated 1745, Oct. 29, is an account of the bonds and notes due the deceased, with the appraised value of certain personal property added. The total was �363.14.7, but this was increased at the time of the final accounting to �461.6.7, of which �96.8.0, was from the sale of Dr. Manning's books, �30, the sale of his watch, and �35 the cash left by him. The residue was from bonds and notes. The executor craved allowance for a total of �139.19.6, among which items were the following: "The Deceased Funeral Charges, �9.2.6. A pr of Gravestones and setting up, �12." "To the Colledge, a Legacy, pd �70." The balance after the settlement of the estate was �321.7.1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
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