William Manning (1740-1814)
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This white person has 6 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00198
- Given Name
- William
- Family Name
- Manning
- Birth Date
- 1740
- Death Date
- 1814
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- William Manning was an enslaver who resided in Piscataway, NJ. He was the son of Nathaniel Manning and Mary Harris, and he married Anna Merrill. He served as a Captain of the Middlesex County militia in the Revolutionary War. He had at least 8 enslaved people in his household at the time of his death in 1814 and made provisions for most of them to be liberated over time.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Enslaver of
- Edward Wales
- Harry
- Hetty (b. ca. 1791)
- Jacob (b. ca. 1792)
- Nell
- Peter
- Phebe
- Rachel (b. ca. 1790)
- Tom (b. ca. 1792)
- Child of
- Nathaniel Manning (1707-1766)
- Mary Harris Manning
- Spouse of
- Anna Merrill Manning
- Related Person
- William Benjamin Manning (1786-1847)
- Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1810-04-09 Manumission: Edward Wales (Role: Enslaver, Manumitter)
- 1814-09-23 Will (of William Manning): Phebe, Rachel, Nell, Peter, Jacob, Tom, Hetty, Harry (Role: Enslaver, Testator)
- 1814-10-15 Manumission: Hetty (Role: Enslaver, Deceased)
- 1814-10-15 Manumission: Tom (Role: Enslaver, Deceased)
- 1814-10-15 Manumission: Jacob (Role: Enslaver, Deceased)
- 1814-10-15 Manumission: Rachel (Role: Enslaver, Deceased)
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