William Manning, Sr. was born 1592 in Braintree, Essex, England to Henry Manning (1560-1614) and Jacosa Dey (1550-1597) and died 17 February 1665 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Hannah Manning (1593-1634) 1612 in Essex, England.
Biography
1634 Immigration to America
William Manning (Sr.) and his son William both traveled to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in approximately 1634. It is not known whether they traveled on the same ship. William Manning's first wife, whose name is no longer known, died during the voyage. After arrival, he was to remarry. This second wife, named Susannah (her maiden name is no longer known), would die at Cambridge on Oct. 16, 1650.
Cambridge Estate
Immediately following their arrival in the Colony, the Manning family took temporary lodgings in Roxbury for nine or ten weeks. Being of some means (by modern standards probably comfortable middle class), they soon purchased property in Cambridge (a house and garden), together with some outlying land for crops and such.
The original homestead was at the southwest corner of what are now called Mount Auburn and Holyoke Streets, just a block south of Harvard Square. There is, at present, a house on this site which is very old, but it is probably a replacement dwelling for the original Manning Homestead.
William Manning Sr. would eventually return to Boston, where he died, probably in 1666, at the age of 74. Uncertainty exists regarding the dates of both his birth and death. At the time of his death, he was living in Boston, where he had joined the First Church. The location of his grave is no longer known.
Marriage & Family
William Manning's first wife, whose name is no longer known, died during the voyage. After arrival, he was to remarry. This second wife, named Susannah (her maiden name is no longer known), would die at Cambridge on Oct. 16, 1650.
- William Manning (1614-1691) - young immigrant to America, principal rebuilder of Harvard College 1672-1682. William Jr. was a very successful merchant, and became one of the most respected members of the Cambridge community. Perhaps the crowning achievement of his life was the rebuilding of Harvard.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Manning (1614-1691) | 1614 Essex, England | 14 March 1691 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Dorothy Unknown Manning |
Siblings
References
- William Manning 1614 List of Famous Descendants - English Royal Ancestry Gateway.
- Manning Family History