William Benjamin Manning (1786-1847)
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This white person has 15 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00232
- Given Name
- William Benjamin
- Family Name
- Manning
- Birth Date
- 1786
- Death Date
- 1847
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Legal
- Biographical Description
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William Benjamin Manning was the son of Benjamin Manning from Piscataway, NJ.
In 1814, he served as one of the executors of the will of his uncle William Manning (1740-1814) and was one of the chief heirs listed in the will. He carried out his uncle's wishes to manumit several enslaved people belonging to the estate. - Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- government official
- executor or administrator for estate of enslaver
- Child of
- Benjamin Manning (1744-1801)
- Related Person
- William Manning (1740-1814)
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This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54150758 - Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1814-03-27 Manumission: Sarah Bogert (Role: Judge)
- 1814-09-23 Will (of William Manning): Phebe, Rachel, Nell, Peter, Jacob, Tom, Hetty, Harry (Role: Executor or Administrator)
- 1814-10-15 Manumission: Hetty (Role: Executor or Administrator)
- 1814-10-15 Manumission: Tom (Role: Executor or Administrator)
- 1814-10-15 Manumission: Jacob (Role: Executor or Administrator)
- 1819-08-24 Manumission: Hannah (Role: Judge)
- 1819-08-24 Manumission: Harry (Role: Judge)
- 1819-10-28 Manumission: Thomas (Role: Judge)
- 1820-03-18 Manumission: Mariah (Role: Judge)
- 1823-12-25 Manumission: Harry (Role: Judge)
- 1824-03-27 Manumission: George Ross (Role: Judge)
- 1824-11-29 Manumission: Richard (Role: Judge)
- 1825-03-24 Manumission: John (Role: Judge)
- 1825-04-11 Manumission: Jack Dunn (Role: Judge)
- 1825-04-11 Manumission: Peter Wooding (Role: Judge)
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