Note: The following is a section of a family history compiled by Herbert Armstrong Poole between 1905 & 1960, transcribed by AAA Maitland 1998. Subject numbers are HAP's originals. HAP's page divisions are shown: after subject page numbers are complete document page numbers in brackets and issue dates. The original text had generations indented in turn: here, generation numbers are added to each individual: the children of the title subject are "1/--". Subject 320. P1 (304) 24/4/51 THOMAS MANCHESTER The following is from "The Manchester Family of Rhode Island", by Alden and Rita C. Manchester, Takoma Park, Md., in the New England Historic Genealogical Society of Boston Register, October 1947. It differs considerably from, and corrects many errors in the following other genealogies, from which I have added several items of interest, namely:. Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, Vol 2, p 108: from "New England Families", by William Richard Cutter, Vol 2, p 853, New York, 1913: from "Colonial Families", by the American Historical Society, New York, 1929: from the "Genealogy of Stephen Manchester: from "The Genealogy of the "Briggs Family", by Pearl Leona Heck: from Daniel Wilcox of Puncatest", by Herbert A. Wilcox, South Pasadena, Cal., 1943: and from the "Cooke Family & Descendants and Relatives of Francis Cooke of the Mayflower". The genealogy by Alden and Rita C. Manchester carries the descendants down much further than given below. Thomas Manchester was born in England about 1620, and died at Portsmouth, R.I., about 1691. Alden and Rita Manchester state that no English ancestry of Thomas Manchester has ever been satisfactorily established, and they consider the statement in "Colonial Families" that Thomas was the son of Henry de Mancestre, and grandson of Hugo de Mancestre, Lord Mancestre of Warwickshire, England, was pure guesswork and only worthy of inclusion here as an interesting speculation, Thomas Manchester was an early pioneer of Quinnipiac, called New Haven after 1640, in the Plantation of Connecticut: since he is found there in 1639, it would seem probable that he was of the company of Yorkshire settlers who in 1638 came to America with Ezekiel Rogers, the famous non-conformist minister, with the view of joining the Quinnipiac Plantation, although many of them eventually settled elsewhere. The New Haven colony differed very much from other colonies. Many of the colonists put up large houses. As an explanation why this style of building was so general, it may be said that the founders of New Haven were mainly gentlemen and merchants, used to living in superior houses in London and other parts of England. For a period, Thomas continued at Quinnipiac, but removed to Portsmouth, R.I, before 1642. On February 25/1642 he was appointed to serve on the next jury. From 1674 till his death, he was Town Sergeant. He became a considerable landed proprietor. Prior to 1655 he acquired land on the island of Aquidneck, and on January 25/1655, he made a deed of a tract of 12 acres there to Thomas Wood. On December 10/1657, he shared in the land division and received eight acres at Portsmouth. He also had share in Dutch Island and Quononoquet Island, and conveyed his interest in 1/300th right therein to Richard Sisson on July 6/1658. His mansion and homestead was built on his Portsmouth land. On July 9/1691, Thomas deeded to his son John, his mansion house and all lands at Portsmouth, except the piece at the lower end, which had been theretofore deeded to his son Thomas. According to the deed, half was to be John's on his brother Thomas' death, and the remaining half upon the death of his Mother, conditioned always that pay to his brothers Thomas, William and Stephen, 10 shillings each, to Job 20/-, and to his sisters Mary and Elizabeth, ten shillings each. John also received from his father his personal property, cattle, chattels, implements, bonds, sums of money, and whatever belonged to him at the time of his death. Thomas Manchester married, prior to 1650, Margaret Wood, who died about 1693, daughter of John Wood of Portsmouth, R.I., who bequeathed to his daughter Margaret the sum of œ8. Issue:- 1/1. Thomas Manchester. Born at Portsmouth about 1650, died there before Subject 320, P2. (305) May 9/1722. He married there before January 6/l677-8, Mary Browning who died November 7/1735, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Freeborn) Browning. Thomas was admitted freeman of Portsmouth on April 29/1673. He was a blacksmith. Issue:- 2/1. George Manchester, will dated Tiverton December 27/1729, proved August 20/1734 (this is from the N.E. Hist & Gen Society Register Vol 105, p 75). He married Elizabeth Bailey of Tiverton, daughter of Edward and Frances Bailey. Issue:- 3/1. George Manchester, born December 10/1701. He married on December 29/1724, Abigail Richmond, born at Tiverton, November 25/1704, daughter of Edward and Sarah Richmond. Issue:- 4/1. Edward Manchester, born December 18/1726. He married on January 5/1748, Margaret Lake, born December 21/1731, daughter of Jonathan and Abigail Lake of Tiverton, R.I. Issue:- 5/1. Job Manchester, born March 23/1749. 5/2. George Manchester, born October 13/1751. He married on August 7/1774, Elizabeth Anthony, daughter of Thomas Anthony. 5/3. William Manchester, born October 14/1754. 5/4. Sarah Manchester, born January 27/1757. 4/2. Elizabeth Manchester, born February 27/1729. 4/3. Benjamin Manchester, born August 17/1751. He married Mary ---. Child. Issue:- 5/1. Abigail Manchester, born March 4/1750-1. She married on March 9/1768, Godfrey King, born February 9/1750, died 1834 son of Benjamin and Mary (Russell) King. Thirteen children. 4/4. Margaret Manchester, born 31/1/1734. 5/5. Sarah Manchester, born March 18/1736. She married on August 23/1752, Gideon Macomber, son of Matthew. Seven children. 4/6. William Manchester, born December 25/1738. 3/2. Thomas Manchester. 3/5. Margaret Manchester. She married a Brownell. 3/4. Mary Manchester. 3/5. Sarah Manchester. She married a Hicks, 3/6. Ann Manchester. 3/7. Content Manchester. She married a Crandell. 2/2. Thomas Manchester, died at Cranston, R.I., November 21/1761. He married, 1st, about 1704, Sarah Earle: 2nd, on July 4/1742, Mercy Burlingame, a widow. He was Representative, Town Treasurer, Town Clerk, and Selectman of Tiverton. In 1720 he moved to Cranston. Issue:- (by his first wife Sarah Earle) 3/1. Rebecca Manchester, born May 3/1705. 3/2. Sarah Manchester, born April 22/1708, 3/5. Marabee Manchester, born March 7/1710. 3/4. Job Manchester, born February 3/1713. 3/5. Elizabeth Manchester, born September 20/1715. She married on December 28/1735, William Head, born at Little Compton, January 13/1715, died there 1784, son of Benjamin and Deborah (Briggs) Head: they had seven children. 3/6. Matthew Manchester, born February 26/1720, died September 14/1801 at Providence. He married in 1741, Freelove Gorton, born November subject 320. P3. (306) 1725, died January 6/1795, daughter of Israel and Freelove (Burlingame) Gorton. He was Lieutenant in the Militia 1746-7, Captain 1747-52, Justice of the Peace 1748-1760, Deputy to the General Assembly 1757-1784. He had 20 children by one wife! Issue:- 4/1. Job Manchester, born at Cranston, R.I., July 5/1742, died February 8/1824. He married, 1st, on November 5/1763, Hannah Potter of Scituate, R.I., born December 9/1744, died July 15/1764, daughter of John and Mary (Arnold) Potter: 2nd, Susannah Hinkenbotham, born January 26/1747, died September 11/1795. He was Justice of the Peace at Cranston 1775-78. He had one child by his first wife and seven by his second. 4/2. Mary Manchester, born December 3/1743. She married on December 25/1763, Stephen Knight. 4/3. Sarah Manchester, born December 29/1745, died before 1754. 4/4. John Manchester, born March 29/1747, died young. 4/5. Freelove Manchester, born June 3/1748, died June 24/1772. She married on September 24/1767, Noah Whitman, born October 1/1743, died May 27/1828, son of Ebenezer Whitman: 7 children. 4/6. Thomas Manchester, born September 30/1749, died September 7/1834. He married, 1st, on April 6/1769, Mary Potter, born November 28/1750 died July 30/1793, daughter of Colonel John Potter of Scituate, R.I.: 2nd, on December 12/1793, Hannah Carr, born August 3/1763, died December 22/1795, daughter of Esek and Susannah (Clarke) Carr: 3rd, on June 12/1796, Phebe Hill of Warwick, born April 27/1771, died December 27/1854. Thomas was pastor of Maple Root Church, Coventry in 1786, and East Greenwich Church in 1792. He had twelve children by his first wife and two by his second. 4/7. Mercy Manchester, born May 28/1751, died December 15/1788. She married on February 9/1769, Josiah Potter, son of Job. 4/8. John Manchester, born July 27/1752, died young. 4/9. Sarah Manchester, born March 23/1754, died young.' 4/10. Gideon Manchester, born September 15/1755, a twin. 4/11. Joseph Manchester, born September 15/1755, a twin. 4/12. Phebe Manchester, born November 8/1756, died February 11/1786 of tuberculosis. She married on April 18/1779, Benjamin Remington, born September 2/1752, died 1837, son of Thomas and Abigail (Eldred) Remington. Benjamin owned the Crompton Mills: He was a member of the town council and of the legislature. After Phebe's death, Benjamin married, 2nd, her sister Lydia, and 3rd, her sister Nancy, after whose death Benjamin married, 4th, Elizabeth --. 4/13. Lydia Manchester, born July 7/1758, died March 5/1791 of T.B. She married on November 25/1787, Benjamin Remington, as his second wife, see above. 4/14. Israel Manchester, born February 28/1760, died Dec 26/1857. He married on January 5/1785 Nabby Knight, daughter of Nehemiah and Eleanor (Hudson) Knight. 4/15. William Manchester, born March24/l763, died September 24/1815. He married on September 25/1785, Hepsibah Dana, who died September 17/1811, daughter of Alexander Sampson Dana: 5 children. 4/16. George Manchester, born April, 8/1764. Subject 320, Page 4. THOMAS MANCHESTER. 4/17. Nancy Manchester, born August 16/1767, died December 8/1798 of tuberculosis. She married on June 29/1797, Benjamin Remington, as his third wife, husband of her sisters Elizabeth and Lydia, see above. 4/18. Alice Manchester, born October 30/1769, died July 29/1790. 4/19. Matthew Manchester, born February 13/1770. 4/20. Isaac Manchester, born February 7/1772. He married Lacy Nason. 3/7. Gideon Manchester, died before 1790. He married on October 19/1746, Lydia Sheldon, born 1725, died December 21/1811, daughter of Joseph and Lydia (Arnold) Sheldon: three children. 3/8. Joseph Manchester. He may have been the Captain Joseph Manchester, who sailed from Providence, R.I., April 5/1759 for Albany, N.Y., drowned on the 14th, knocked overboard by the main boom. He had three children. 2/3. John Manchester, born 1692-3, died 1767. He married in 1713, Mary (possibly a Brownell). He was made freeman May 4/1714, of Portsmouth. Issue:- 3/1. Thomas Manchester, born at Portsmouth, July 2/1715, probably died between 1786 and 1790. He married on August 19/1736, Jane Cook of Portsmouth, born December 21/1714, daughter of Peleg and Sarah (Weeden) Cook, of Portsmouth. They had four children. 3/2. Isaac Manchester, born November 6/1717, died 1782-1790. He married on August 7/1746, Hannah Cundall of Portsmouth, born October 26/1725, died November 22/1706, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Butts) Cundall. It is claimed he was a Tory but this is doubted as he submitted a claim for losses of œ709.4.0 during the Revolution. They had ten children. 2/4. Edward Manchester, born 1697-8, died January 1793, aged 95 years. He married, 1st, at Tiverton, on April 10/1718, Mary --: 2nd, on February 4/1720, Anna Williston, born 1683, died 1778. Issue:- 3/1. Archer (Arthur?) Manchester, of Dartmouth, Little Compton and Westport, Mass., born January 22/1723, died between 1790 and 1798. He married, 1st, on November 10/1751, Elizabeth Gifford, daughter of John and Comfort (Hart) Gifford: 2nd, Susanna - (or Levine Briggs). They had twelve children, by his first wife. 3/2. Job Manchester, born March 6/1724. 3/3. Ruth Manchester, born July 30/1726. She married on June 25/1747, Job Brownell, born at Little Compton, July 1717, son of Thomas and Grace Brownell. They had five children. 3/4. Zebedee Manchester, born January 18/1729. 3/5. Joseph Manchester, born January 9/1730, died before 1789. He married in 1755, Elizabeth Gifford, daughter of John Gifford. They had five children. 3/6. Thomas Manchester, born November 28/1732, died after 1800. He married on June 18/1756, Dorcas Gifford of Little Compton, born May 17/1736, daughter of Enos and Phyllis (Allen) Gifford. They had five children. 3/7. William Manchester, born November 28/1734, died before 1800. He married on September 21/1755, Mary Irish, born May 17/1734, daughter of John and Thankful (Wilbur) Irish: nine children. 2/5. Nathaniel Manchester, born about 1701-2. He married on May 4/1716, Elizabeth Norton of Edgartown, Mass., born about 1695, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Bayes) Norton. He was made freeman February 1723. Subject 320. P5 5. Issue:- 3/1. Timothy Manchester, born January 12/1717. 3/2. Joseph Manchester, born January 30/1718, died at Scituate, R.I., May 4/1785. He married, 1st, on October 24/1753, Mary Roberts of Providence, daughter of Peter Roberts: 2nd, on December 3/1750, Elizabeth Sheldon, born July 18/1734, daughter of Joseph and Lydia (Arnold) Sheldon. He had three children by his first wife. 3/3. Anne Manchester, born December 4/1719. 3/4. Bayes Manchester, born November 19/1720, died February 10/1800. He married, 1st, on March 20/1740, Mary Slocum, born at Newport, R.I., June 21/1720, daughter of Giles and Elizabeth (Wanton) Slocum: 2nd, Mehitable Eddy, born May 22/1739, died May 7/1808. He had four children. 2/6. William Manchester, no data. 1/2. William Manchester. Born at Portsmouth about 1654, died at Tiverton, October 15/1718. He married Mary Cooke, born 1650, daughter of John and Mary (Borden) Cooke, subject 694. He was a freeman of Portsmouth on April 9/1675, and removed to Pocasset where he joined in the purchase from Governor Josiah Winslow of Pocasset, lands at Tiverton and Little Compton in March 1679-80. Of the total 30 shares into which it was divided, he took five, which at the rate of œ100 for the whole, made his disbursement œ16. At the time of the foundation of Tiverton on March 2/1692, he removed there. He was a very wealthy man and his estate was inventoried at œ1586.O.0. He held numerous town offices, from Representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, to fence viewer. Issue:- 2/1. John Manchester, no data. 2/2. William Manchester, born perhaps 1675-80. He married before February 13/1716, Comfort --- of Dighton. 2/3. Mary Manchester, died 1729. She married at Tiverton, as his second wife, Edward Gray, born January 3/1667, died June 7/1726, son of Edward and Dorothy (Lettice) Gray, subject 324. Edward Gray had married, 1st, Mary Smith, daughter of Philip and Mary Smith. See subject 162 for Edward Cray's issue by both wives. 2/4. Sarah Manchester, died after 1718. She married in 1699, Edward Wilcox, born at Tiverton in 1675, died May 19 or 29/1718, seventh child of Daniel and Elizabeth (Cocks) Wilcox: the Briggs genealogy says Daniel Wilcox' wife was Hannah Cooke, see subject 694. Edward Wilcox lived most of his life in Tiverton. He inherited all his father's lands, south and east of the west road at Tiverton Four Corners, and at the death of his father in 1702, took his place among the proprietors of Pocasset, the meetings being held in his house. His will is printed in Vol 2 (October 1918) of "The Mayflower Descendants). They had four children. 2/5. Deborah Manchester, born about 1677. She married Samuel Sanford, born October 5/1677, died September 3/1738, son of John and his second wife Mary (Green) Sanford. They had five children. 2/6. Elizabeth Manchester. She married on December 27/1694, Ichabod Sheffield, born March 6/1669-70, died 1736, son of Ichabod and Mary (Parker) Sheffield. They had six children. 2/7. Margaret Manchester. She married in 1698-1700, Joseph Sherman, born February 11/1678-9, died 1755, son of Benjamin and Hannah (Mowry) Sherman. They had five children. 2/8. Amey Manchester. She married Robert Bennett. Subject 320. P6 (309) 2/9. Susannah Manchester, born between 1685 and 1693, died l774. She married, 1st, John Taber, born July 18/1684, died before October 11/1728, son of Philip and Mary (Cooke) Taber, subject 334, and had eight children. She married, 2nd, on February 24/1732, Thomas Cory, who died in 1738, son of William and Mary (Earle) Cory, subject 332. See subject 166 for their children. 2/10. Rebecca Manchester. No data. 2/11. Thomas Manchester, born about 1704, died December 1988. He married, 1st, on July 28/1920, Sarah Earl, born at Little Compton, December 18/1696, died 1727-9, daughter of William and Hepsibeth (Butts) Earl: 2nd, on August 15/1729, Elizabeth Jennings of Tiverton, born 1705, died June 20/1789. A bible record in the Pennsylvania branch of the family calls her Elizabeth Jenkins. Tiverton Vital Records calls Thomas' first wife Sarah Carle, probably wrong. Issue:- (by his first wife Sarah Earle) 3/1. Mary Manchester, born April 9/1721. 3/2. William Manchester, born July 13/1724. 3/3. Thomas Manchester, born February 29/1727. Issue:- by his second wife Elizabeth Jennings) 3/4. Lydia Manchester, born June 10/1730. She married on May 13/1749, John Manchester, son of Edward and Mary Manchester, see last page. 3/5. David Manchester, born November 19/1732: freeman in Tiverton 1759. 3/6. Elizabeth Manchester, born April 15/1736. She married on February 5/1969, Walter Moon of Portsmouth, son of Hope Moon. 3/9. Hannah Manchester, born November 18/1740, died August 1/1813. She married on August 5/1759, John Spencer, born August 15/1739, 3/8. George Manchester, born June 20/1747. 3/9. Priscilla Manchester. No data. 3/10. Beersheba Manchester. She married in 1795, Benjamin Springer, son of Thomas Springer. 1/3. John Manchester. Born at Portsmouth about 1656, died there 1708. He may have married Mary --- who died in 1703. He was admitted freeman of Portsmouth on April 25/1672: town constable 1694-5. See subject 160 for issue and further particulars. 1/4. George Manchester, Born about 1659, died about 1705. Admitted freeman of Portsmouth in 1680. He was a blacksmith: no other data. 1/5. Stephen Manchester. Born about 1661-2, died 1719. Freeman of Ports- mouth on November 4/1683 and of Tiverton March 2/1692. He married, 1st, on September 13/1684, Elizabeth Wodell, daughter of Gershom and Mary (Tripp) Wodell of Warwick R.I. Elizabeth died in 1719 and he married, 2nd, Damaris (or Danorest) Wodell, sister of his first wife. Issue:- (by his first wife Elizabeth Wodell) 2/1. Gershom Manchester, born about 1689, died at Marblehead, Maine, on March 15/1749. He married, 1st, about 1707, Anna ---: 2nd, on December 18/1731, Mary Farrow of Freetown, Mass. He resided in Tiverton and in 1738-9 moved to Marblehead, (now Windham, Maine), and settled on lots 15 and 16. Soon after his son Stephen went to Marblehead, Gershom followed with his second wife and some of his children, built himself a house and cleared 8 acres of land. He and his sons were living in the Fort in April 1746, and he was an Indian scout in Capt. George Berry's company that year Issue: - (by his first wife Anna ---) 3/1. Elizabeth Manchester, born September 28/1709. She married on April 28/1730, John Tripp of Tiverton, born November 1694, son of John and Mary (Hart) Tripp. Subject 320. P7 (310) 3/2. Hannah Manchester, born February 4/1710-11. She married on February 4/1732, Othneal Tripp, born July 6/1705, son of John and Mary (Bart) Tripp. They had three children, 3/3. Stephen Manchester, born at Tiverton, R.I., May 23/1717, died June 24/1817, over 100 years old. He married, 1st, in 1738, Grace Farrow, born 1719, died 1745, daughter of John and Persis Farrow of Tiverton and Windham, Me. He married, 2nd, on December 21/1749, Seafair Mayberry, born 1730 on her passage over from Ireland, from which fact her name was given, died December 12/1753, daughter of William Mayberry. He married, 3rd, Mary Bailey, born November 4/1726 at Marblehead, Me., died May 15/1815, 88 years old, daughter of John and Rachel Bailey of Newberry and Falmouth. An interesting account of Stephen Manchester's life is given in a booklet at the New England Historic Genealogical Society of Boston, from which I quote as follows:- "He was born and spent his early life at Tiverton, R.I., and became much interested in a neighbor's daughter Grace Farrow: her parents objected to his attentions, but were unable to prevent them. Therefore her father John Farrow with his wife Persis and other children emigrated to Marblehead, hoping Grace would forget Stephen: they were the third settlers there. However, Stephen after two weeks, walked into the new Farrow home and married Grace that year, settling in a log house on lot 23, next to her father. Not long after, the Indian Chief Polin was bent on the destruction of the new settlement. Stephen never liked Polin who claimed the English had no right to settle there. To protect the town, the settlers built a fort on lot 33, 50 feet square, two stories high, with walls one foot thick of hewn hemlock timber, the upper story jutting out with a row of port holes: it was finished in 1744 and cost œ100. Due to the declaration of war that year between the French and English, the Indians destroyed the settlers' crops and reduced the inhabitants almost to beggary: they had to live in the fort. In the final battle on May 14/1756, Stephen shot and killed Polin, and was a hero in that settlement for years after. In 1775, although 58 years old, he enlisted in the Revolutionary War, and served under Washington in many regiments. When 72 years old, he moved to East Windham and built another farm on what is now known as Manchester Hill. Issue:. (by his first wife Grace Farrow) 4/1. Thomas Manchester, born 1739, died 1779 at Ticonderoga, He resided in Windham, Me., and in 1770 moved to Haverhill, N.H. He was a private in Capt. Samuel Young's Company in the Revolution, and was at the capture of Ticonderoga, where he died. He was a Ranger, and made the march to the St. Lawrence River with the New Hampshire Rangers: he fought at the Battle of the Cedars, 43 miles above Montreal. He had nine children. Issue:. (by his second wife Seafair Mayberry) 4/2. Stephen Manchester, born August 9/1751, died January 5/1778. He was not married. On January 1/1777 he enlisted in Colonel Joseph Vose's First Massachusetts Regiment, was in the Saratoga campaign and then at Valley Forge, and was at the surrender of Burgoyne. He was taken sick at Valley Forge, and carried to Reading, Pa., where he died. 4/3. Abigail Manchester, born November 9/1753. She married on January 28/l773, Davis Thurrel of Poland, Maine. Subject 320. P8 (311) Issue:- (by his third wife Mary Bailey) (married April 9/1758) 4/4. Gershom Manchester, born May 10/1761, died 1853, aged 92 years. He married on July 23/1787, Anne Bunker of Windham, who died in 1842, aged 82 years, They had thirteen children. 4/5. Anna Manchester, born July 5/1763, died young. 4/6. Anna Manchester, born February 13/1765, died February 10/1857, aged 92 years. She married in 1785, William Field of Falmouth, Maine, born 1763, died 1836, and had twelve children. 4/7. John Manchester, born 1767, died September 1839. Me married on February 8/1795, Mary Hannaford, and had nine children. They lived at East Windham and West Gray, Maine. 3/4. Alex Manchester, (twin), born April 14/1721. 3/5. Eber, Ober or Olive Manchester, (twin), born April 14/1721. Issue:- (by his second wife Mary Farrow) 3/6. John Manchester, born November 4/1732, died after 1790. In 1752 he took up lot 16 at Windham, cleared 9 acres of land and built a house. In 1757 he was a garrison soldier. In 1761 he sold his land at Windham and went to Mount Desert because of the drought and wasting fires during those years west of the Kennebec river: he was still there in 1790. he served in Capt. Stevens Smith's Company at Machias and in Capt. Paul Sullivan's Company during the Revolution. He married, 1st, on June 26/1756, Comfort Bunker of North Yarmouth, Me., born 1736, daughter of Benjamin and Abigail Bunker. He married, 2nd, Mary -. He had six children by his first wife. 2/2. Ruth Manchester, born May 27/1690. She married in 1712, Nathaniel Potter, son of William and Anne (Durfee) Potter, see subject 350. They had two children. 2/3. Elizabeth Manchester. No data. 2/4. Hannah Manchester. No data. 2/5. William Manchester, born about 1700. in 1724 he was elected for jury service: in 1727 he was elected hog constable. 2/6. George Manchester, born 1701. 1/6. Job Manchester. Died 1713. he married Hannah --- who survived him. He was at Tiverton at the organisation of this town on March 2/1692-3 but removed to Dartmouth where he had land on December 12/1712. Issue:- 2/1. Stephen Manchester, born April 8/1689. He married on September 6/1714, Sarah Earle of Wareham, Mass., born at Freetown, Mass., January 18/1698, daughter of Ralph and Mary (Hicks) Earle. Issue:- 3/1. Edward Manchester, born November 7/1718. He married Mary -- and had two children. 3/2. Martha Manchester, born July 21/1720. She married on April 27/1746, Joshua Lewton of Portsmouth, R.I. 3/3. John Manchester. No data. 3.4. William Manchester, born at Tiverton in 1720, died 1776. He married on August 8/1749, Elizabeth Macamber of Dartmouth, born September 4/1705, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Crandall) Macamber. They had two children. 3/5. Elias Manchester, born about 1725, died about May 1758. He married Hannah Seabra who died in childbirth August 15/1758, of her son Elias, Elias later moved to Dutchess County, N.Y. 1/7. Mary Manchester. No data. 1/8. Elizabeth Manchester. No data.