from Sheri "Smith-Bristow TREE" I found this she has shared with the family..William Maness JR. B: 1738 Penn.
"Emigrated to North Carolina about 1765 by wagon train, which stopped at the site of Smyrna United Methodist Church north of Robbins on Grassy Creek.
Settled near Bear Creek, in what was then Cumberland County; bought 200 acres of land near Carter's Mill on April 27, 1767, and on May 4, 1769 bought another 100 acres in what is now Robbins. Later bought more; total of about 600 acres. Occupation: Farmer.
Enlisted on July 28, 1775 as Private, First Battalion of the North Carolina Line (Col. Thomas Clark's battalion), part of the Continental Army. This was a dangerous move, as most of the population of Moore County at the time were Scots, who were loyal to the British King. He was one of only about a half dozen local men who volunteered to fight for the American cause. Appears to have fought in northern campaigns and in the guerilla fighting that continued until 1783. Military records show his last pay period to include February 1, 1785, which would indicate that he was one of the few men who stayed on "in readiness" as a peacekeeper.
The 1790 Federal Census show him to have six sons and seven or eight daughters. Some of these children may have been adopted.
After the war, William served as township constable.
He died in 1832 at the age of 94, and is buried north of Robbins off the Robbins-High Falls Road in the Maness family cemetery near Pleasant Hill Church, Moore County, N.C."
Source: The Courier-Tribune, July 3, 1986; article written by Henry King and contributed to by Hurdle Maness and Thurman Maness, descendants of William.
THIS TREE has the spouse: unknown
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FOR this history story to work with our
William JR B:1738 D:1832 -which rootsweb trees say he was born in North Carolina and married our Keziah who was born in North Carolina but married 1759 in Virginia.
(Virginia is only 58 miles north of Bertie, N.C.)
The passenger lists have John Maness born 1655 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland who came to America.
Married Polly Garner -1694 in Bertie, N.Carolina.
Son William was born 1715 N.Carolina.
Married Nalise Williamson b:1715 Orange, N.Carolina
another sources says Nalise "Nancy" was born in Pennsylvania 1715.. ????
AND THEY had a son William D. Maness II B:1738 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia...(which is 200 miles from Bertie N.C.)
This William D. Maness II married
Keziah Brooks born 1740 in Virginia
and they both DIED Moore County N. Carolina.
Except for the state of birth, Penn. vs-N.Carolina this has to be the same man.
The LINK to William Maness Jr 1738-1832 totally matches the
"Enlisted on July 28, 1775 as Private, First Battalion of the North Carolina Line (Col. Thomas Clark's battalion)"
this is the INSCRIPTION on the headstone.
There are a couple of familysearch.org. TREES that give Keziah's middle name as Lydia, makes sense because I have seen this name given to daughters down the line,,they also give her place of birth as Moore County, North Carolina.
Keziah Lydia BROOKS married: 1759 Of. VA. to
William Jacob Maness JR B: 1738
also listed on the familysearch trees are the children:
Josiah B: 1751
Celia B: 1759 D: after 1850
Daniel B: 1762 D: after 1850
Ambrose B: 1763
James B: 1764
Sarah B: 1766
Meschek B: 1770 D: 28 May 1838
Abednego B: 1770 D: 1830
Shadrach B: 1770 D: 8 July 1857
Judith B: 1772
SETH B: 1774 D: 1835 (this is my ancestor)
Jacob B: 1775 D: 14 Aug. 1824
Sarah ? B: 10 Apr. 1780 D: 14 Sep. 1849
William Nathan B: 20 Aug. 1782 D: 1852
Elizabeth B: 1787
the children count is 15 but 2 Sarah's ????
(Shadrach, Meschah, Abednego- and Daniel, there is a beautiful mural and Biblical story of the 4 of them on wiki)
source: Family7search.org several Family Trees
"Emigrated to North Carolina about 1765 by wagon train, which stopped at the site of Smyrna United Methodist Church north of Robbins on Grassy Creek.
Settled near Bear Creek, in what was then Cumberland County; bought 200 acres of land near Carter's Mill on April 27, 1767, and on May 4, 1769 bought another 100 acres in what is now Robbins. Later bought more; total of about 600 acres. Occupation: Farmer.
Enlisted on July 28, 1775 as Private, First Battalion of the North Carolina Line (Col. Thomas Clark's battalion), part of the Continental Army. This was a dangerous move, as most of the population of Moore County at the time were Scots, who were loyal to the British King. He was one of only about a half dozen local men who volunteered to fight for the American cause. Appears to have fought in northern campaigns and in the guerilla fighting that continued until 1783. Military records show his last pay period to include February 1, 1785, which would indicate that he was one of the few men who stayed on "in readiness" as a peacekeeper.
The 1790 Federal Census show him to have six sons and seven or eight daughters. Some of these children may have been adopted.
After the war, William served as township constable.
He died in 1832 at the age of 94, and is buried north of Robbins off the Robbins-High Falls Road in the Maness family cemetery near Pleasant Hill Church, Moore County, N.C."
Source: The Courier-Tribune, July 3, 1986; article written by Henry King and contributed to by Hurdle Maness and Thurman Maness, descendants of William.
THIS TREE has the spouse: unknown
'***********************************************************
FOR this history story to work with our
William JR B:1738 D:1832 -which rootsweb trees say he was born in North Carolina and married our Keziah who was born in North Carolina but married 1759 in Virginia.
(Virginia is only 58 miles north of Bertie, N.C.)
The passenger lists have John Maness born 1655 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland who came to America.
Married Polly Garner -1694 in Bertie, N.Carolina.
Son William was born 1715 N.Carolina.
Married Nalise Williamson b:1715 Orange, N.Carolina
another sources says Nalise "Nancy" was born in Pennsylvania 1715.. ????
AND THEY had a son William D. Maness II B:1738 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia...(which is 200 miles from Bertie N.C.)
This William D. Maness II married
Keziah Brooks born 1740 in Virginia
and they both DIED Moore County N. Carolina.
Except for the state of birth, Penn. vs-N.Carolina this has to be the same man.
The LINK to William Maness Jr 1738-1832 totally matches the
"Enlisted on July 28, 1775 as Private, First Battalion of the North Carolina Line (Col. Thomas Clark's battalion)"
this is the INSCRIPTION on the headstone.
There are a couple of familysearch.org. TREES that give Keziah's middle name as Lydia, makes sense because I have seen this name given to daughters down the line,,they also give her place of birth as Moore County, North Carolina.
Keziah Lydia BROOKS married: 1759 Of. VA. to
William Jacob Maness JR B: 1738
also listed on the familysearch trees are the children:
Josiah B: 1751
Celia B: 1759 D: after 1850
Daniel B: 1762 D: after 1850
Ambrose B: 1763
James B: 1764
Sarah B: 1766
Meschek B: 1770 D: 28 May 1838
Abednego B: 1770 D: 1830
Shadrach B: 1770 D: 8 July 1857
Judith B: 1772
SETH B: 1774 D: 1835 (this is my ancestor)
Jacob B: 1775 D: 14 Aug. 1824
Sarah ? B: 10 Apr. 1780 D: 14 Sep. 1849
William Nathan B: 20 Aug. 1782 D: 1852
Elizabeth B: 1787
the children count is 15 but 2 Sarah's ????
(Shadrach, Meschah, Abednego- and Daniel, there is a beautiful mural and Biblical story of the 4 of them on wiki)
source: Family7search.org several Family Trees
from Sheri "Smith-Bristow TREE" I found this she has shared with the family..William Maness JR. B: 1738 Penn.
"Emigrated to North Carolina about 1765 by wagon train, which stopped at the site of Smyrna United Methodist Church north of Robbins on Grassy Creek.
Settled near Bear Creek, in what was then Cumberland County; bought 200 acres of land near Carter's Mill on April 27, 1767, and on May 4, 1769 bought another 100 acres in what is now Robbins. Later bought more; total of about 600 acres. Occupation: Farmer.
Enlisted on July 28, 1775 as Private, First Battalion of the North Carolina Line (Col. Thomas Clark's battalion), part of the Continental Army. This was a dangerous move, as most of the population of Moore County at the time were Scots, who were loyal to the British King. He was one of only about a half dozen local men who volunteered to fight for the American cause. Appears to have fought in northern campaigns and in the guerilla fighting that continued until 1783. Military records show his last pay period to include February 1, 1785, which would indicate that he was one of the few men who stayed on "in readiness" as a peacekeeper.
The 1790 Federal Census show him to have six sons and seven or eight daughters. Some of these children may have been adopted.
After the war, William served as township constable.
He died in 1832 at the age of 94, and is buried north of Robbins off the Robbins-High Falls Road in the Maness family cemetery near Pleasant Hill Church, Moore County, N.C."
Source: The Courier-Tribune, July 3, 1986; article written by Henry King and contributed to by Hurdle Maness and Thurman Maness, descendants of William.
THIS TREE has the spouse: unknown
'***********************************************************
FOR this history story to work with our
William JR B:1738 D:1832 -which rootsweb trees say he was born in North Carolina and married our Keziah who was born in North Carolina but married 1759 in Virginia.
(Virginia is only 58 miles north of Bertie, N.C.)
The passenger lists have John Maness born 1655 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland who came to America.
Married Polly Garner -1694 in Bertie, N.Carolina.
Son William was born 1715 N.Carolina.
Married Nalise Williamson b:1715 Orange, N.Carolina
another sources says Nalise "Nancy" was born in Pennsylvania 1715.. ????
AND THEY had a son William D. Maness II B:1738 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia...(which is 200 miles from Bertie N.C.)
This William D. Maness II married
Keziah Brooks born 1740 in Virginia
and they both DIED Moore County N. Carolina.
Except for the state of birth, Penn. vs-N.Carolina this has to be the same man.
The LINK to William Maness Jr 1738-1832 totally matches the
"Enlisted on July 28, 1775 as Private, First Battalion of the North Carolina Line (Col. Thomas Clark's battalion)"
this is the INSCRIPTION on the headstone.
There are a couple of familysearch.org. TREES that give Keziah's middle name as Lydia, makes sense because I have seen this name given to daughters down the line,,they also give her place of birth as Moore County, North Carolina.
Keziah Lydia BROOKS married: 1759 Of. VA. to
William Jacob Maness JR B: 1738
also listed on the familysearch trees are the children:
Josiah B: 1751
Celia B: 1759 D: after 1850
Daniel B: 1762 D: after 1850
Ambrose B: 1763
James B: 1764
Sarah B: 1766
Meschek B: 1770 D: 28 May 1838
Abednego B: 1770 D: 1830
Shadrach B: 1770 D: 8 July 1857
Judith B: 1772
SETH B: 1774 D: 1835 (this is my ancestor)
Jacob B: 1775 D: 14 Aug. 1824
Sarah ? B: 10 Apr. 1780 D: 14 Sep. 1849
William Nathan B: 20 Aug. 1782 D: 1852
Elizabeth B: 1787
the children count is 15 but 2 Sarah's ????
(Shadrach, Meschah, Abednego- and Daniel, there is a beautiful mural and Biblical story of the 4 of them on wiki)
source: Family7search.org several Family Trees
"Emigrated to North Carolina about 1765 by wagon train, which stopped at the site of Smyrna United Methodist Church north of Robbins on Grassy Creek.
Settled near Bear Creek, in what was then Cumberland County; bought 200 acres of land near Carter's Mill on April 27, 1767, and on May 4, 1769 bought another 100 acres in what is now Robbins. Later bought more; total of about 600 acres. Occupation: Farmer.
Enlisted on July 28, 1775 as Private, First Battalion of the North Carolina Line (Col. Thomas Clark's battalion), part of the Continental Army. This was a dangerous move, as most of the population of Moore County at the time were Scots, who were loyal to the British King. He was one of only about a half dozen local men who volunteered to fight for the American cause. Appears to have fought in northern campaigns and in the guerilla fighting that continued until 1783. Military records show his last pay period to include February 1, 1785, which would indicate that he was one of the few men who stayed on "in readiness" as a peacekeeper.
The 1790 Federal Census show him to have six sons and seven or eight daughters. Some of these children may have been adopted.
After the war, William served as township constable.
He died in 1832 at the age of 94, and is buried north of Robbins off the Robbins-High Falls Road in the Maness family cemetery near Pleasant Hill Church, Moore County, N.C."
Source: The Courier-Tribune, July 3, 1986; article written by Henry King and contributed to by Hurdle Maness and Thurman Maness, descendants of William.
THIS TREE has the spouse: unknown
'***********************************************************
FOR this history story to work with our
William JR B:1738 D:1832 -which rootsweb trees say he was born in North Carolina and married our Keziah who was born in North Carolina but married 1759 in Virginia.
(Virginia is only 58 miles north of Bertie, N.C.)
The passenger lists have John Maness born 1655 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland who came to America.
Married Polly Garner -1694 in Bertie, N.Carolina.
Son William was born 1715 N.Carolina.
Married Nalise Williamson b:1715 Orange, N.Carolina
another sources says Nalise "Nancy" was born in Pennsylvania 1715.. ????
AND THEY had a son William D. Maness II B:1738 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia...(which is 200 miles from Bertie N.C.)
This William D. Maness II married
Keziah Brooks born 1740 in Virginia
and they both DIED Moore County N. Carolina.
Except for the state of birth, Penn. vs-N.Carolina this has to be the same man.
The LINK to William Maness Jr 1738-1832 totally matches the
"Enlisted on July 28, 1775 as Private, First Battalion of the North Carolina Line (Col. Thomas Clark's battalion)"
this is the INSCRIPTION on the headstone.
There are a couple of familysearch.org. TREES that give Keziah's middle name as Lydia, makes sense because I have seen this name given to daughters down the line,,they also give her place of birth as Moore County, North Carolina.
Keziah Lydia BROOKS married: 1759 Of. VA. to
William Jacob Maness JR B: 1738
also listed on the familysearch trees are the children:
Josiah B: 1751
Celia B: 1759 D: after 1850
Daniel B: 1762 D: after 1850
Ambrose B: 1763
James B: 1764
Sarah B: 1766
Meschek B: 1770 D: 28 May 1838
Abednego B: 1770 D: 1830
Shadrach B: 1770 D: 8 July 1857
Judith B: 1772
SETH B: 1774 D: 1835 (this is my ancestor)
Jacob B: 1775 D: 14 Aug. 1824
Sarah ? B: 10 Apr. 1780 D: 14 Sep. 1849
William Nathan B: 20 Aug. 1782 D: 1852
Elizabeth B: 1787
the children count is 15 but 2 Sarah's ????
(Shadrach, Meschah, Abednego- and Daniel, there is a beautiful mural and Biblical story of the 4 of them on wiki)
source: Family7search.org several Family Trees
