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Captain Isaac MANCHESTER

Male 1731 - 1792  (61 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Captain Isaac MANCHESTER was born 27 Jun 1731, Tiverton, RI (son of John MANCHESTER and Phebe GRAY); died 17 Jul 1792, Tiverton, RI.

    Notes:

    The births of Isaac & Abigail's children are recorded at Tiverton, Vol. 1, p. 79.

    It appears that John remarried only two months after his first wife's death.

    Isaac married Abigail BROWN 1 Nov 1750, Tiverton, RI. Abigail (daughter of Abraham BROWN and Sarah CORY) was born 21 Feb 1731/32; died 1769. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:

    They were married by Restcome Sanford, Justice.

    Children:
    1. Philip Manchester was born 23 Aug 1751, Tiverton, RI.
    2. Sarah Manchester was born 1 Oct 1753, Tiverton, RI; died Aug 1828.
    3. Isaac Manchester was born 4 Aug 1756, Tiverton, RI; died 31 May 1820; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Stone Church Rd., Tiverton, RI.
    4. Thomas Manchester was born 5 Apr 1759, Tiverton, RI; died 26 Sep 1825; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Stone Church Rd., Tiverton, RI.
    5. Abraham Manchester was born 8 Aug 1761, Tiverton, RI; died 27 Apr 1848; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Stone Church Rd., Tiverton, RI.
    6. John MANCHESTER was born 10 Jul 1764, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died Aft 1815.
    7. Phebe Manchester was born 22 Aug 1766, Tiverton, RI.
    8. Abigail Manchester was born 9 Feb 1769; died 21 Oct 1785.

    Isaac married Deborah Cook 9 Apr 1769, Tiverton, RI. Deborah (daughter of Thomas Cook) was born Abt 1740; died Abt Jul 1801. [Group Sheet]

    Notes:

    1769 MANCHESTER, Capt. Isaac, of John, and De?orah Cook, of Thomas, de??, m. by Walter Cook, Justice, April 9, 1769; Vol. 2 p. 67 Tiverton Marriages


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John MANCHESTER was born Between 1685 and 1695, Portsmouth, RI (son of William MANCHESTER and Mary COOK); died Between 1766 and 1774.

    Notes:

    Jane Fletcher Fiske and John Redfern have John's ancestry as William & Mary, then Thomas & Margaret. Alden C. & Rita C. Manchester have his ancestry as John & Marie, then Thomas & Margaret.

    John was executor of his father's will.

    Tiverton Deed Book 1 has a deed dated 27 Jan 1754, naming John Manchester of Tiverton and his son Isaac of Tiverton. Does this pertain to this particular John Manchester? See elsewhere on this family tree, John Manchester born c1688.

    John married Phebe GRAY 22 Mar 1718/19, Tiverton, RI. Phebe (daughter of Edward GRAY and Mary SMITH) was born 6 Sep 1699, Tiverton, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Phebe GRAY was born 6 Sep 1699, Tiverton, RI (daughter of Edward GRAY and Mary SMITH).

    Notes:

    They were married by Thomas Church, Justice.

    Children:
    1. William Manton Manchester was born 9 Feb 1719/20, Tiverton, RI; died Bef 1 Mar 1772.
    2. Philip Manchester was born 11 Feb 1721/22, Tiverton, RI.
    3. John (1) Manchester was born 12 Feb 1723/24, Tiverton, RI.
    4. Mary Manchester was born 23 Jan 1725/26, Tiverton, RI.
    5. John (2) Manchester was born 17 Apr 1728, Tiverton, RI.
    6. Peleg Manchester was born Abt 1730, Tiverton, RI.
    7. 1. Isaac MANCHESTER was born 27 Jun 1731, Tiverton, RI; died 17 Jul 1792, Tiverton, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William MANCHESTER was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI (son of Thomas MANCHESTER and Margaret WOOD); died 15 Oct 1718, Tiverton, RI.

    Notes:

    "William Manchester was admitted freeman of Portsmouth 9 Apr 1675 (records of the town of Portsmouth). He was one of the purchasers of Pocasset in the Plymouth Colony (now Tiverton and Little Compton, RI) in March 1679/80. He was an inhabitant at the organization of Tiverton 2 Mar 1692/93 (Tiverton T.R., vol. 1). He held numerous town offices from representative to the General Court of Massachusetts to fence viewer." (excerpted from "The Manchester Family of Rhode Island" by Alden C. & Rita C. Manchester, published in "Genealogies of RI Families, Vol. I," p. 676; also Family Tree Maker CD 108)

    The cause of death, according to Court Files, Suffolk, 12614: he "fainted away in his field."

    William married Mary COOK Between 1672 and 1675. Mary (daughter of John "Butcher" COOKE and Mary BORDEN) was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft Jul 1725, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary COOK was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI (daughter of John "Butcher" COOKE and Mary BORDEN); died Aft Jul 1725, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    Mary's brother Thomas Cook married Mary Cory (b. 1669, sister of our ancestor Anne Cory who married Robert Bennett). Mary's sister Martha Cook married William Cory (probably the one b. 1659, son of William and also brother of Anne and Mary Cory; but there were four cousins named William Cory in his generation).

    Children:
    1. William Manchester was born Between 1675 and 1680; died Bef 1760.
    2. Mary Manchester was born Abt 1677; died 1729, Tiverton, RI.
    3. Deborah Manchester was born 5 Oct 1677.
    4. Elizabeth Manchester was born Abt 1678; died Bef 1729.
    5. Sarah Manchester was born Abt 1680; died Aft 1741.
    6. Margaret MANCHESTER was born Abt 1682.
    7. Rebecca Manchester was born Abt 1684.
    8. 2. John MANCHESTER was born Between 1685 and 1695, Portsmouth, RI; died Between 1766 and 1774.
    9. Susanna Manchester was born Between 1686 and 1693; died Abt 1774, Tiverton, RI.
    10. Amey Manchester was born Abt 1687.
    11. Thomas Manchester was born Abt 1704; died Dec 1788.

  3. 6.  Edward GRAY was born 3 Jan 1665/66, Plymouth, MA (son of Edward GRAY and Dorothy LETTICE); died 7 Jun 1726, Tiverton, RI.

    Notes:

    Information for this family group is found in "Genealogies of RI families, Vol. I," "The Manchester Family of RI," by Alden C. & Rita C. Manchester, p. 676; also Family Tree Maker CD 180.

    Jane Fletcher Fiske has Edward's date of birth as 31 Jan 1667.

    One genealogy, from the Gray-Ide Bible Records, has this Edward Gray as marrying Dorothy Lettice, and having a son Philip who settled in Little Compton. (Family Tree Maker CD 180)

    Edward married Mary SMITH Abt 1690. Mary (daughter of Philip SMITH and Mary Unknown) was born Abt 1670; died Bef 1712. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary SMITH was born Abt 1670 (daughter of Philip SMITH and Mary Unknown); died Bef 1712.
    Children:
    1. Peleg Gray was born Abt 1695.
    2. Sarah Gray was born 8 Apr 1697; died 16 Oct 1770.
    3. 3. Phebe GRAY was born 6 Sep 1699, Tiverton, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas MANCHESTER was born Between 1615 and 1620, England; died Abt 1691, Portsmouth, RI.

    Thomas married Margaret WOOD Bef 1650. Margaret (daughter of John WOOD and Margaret CARTER) was born 1630; died Abt 1693. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Margaret WOOD was born 1630 (daughter of John WOOD and Margaret CARTER); died Abt 1693.
    Children:
    1. Thomas Manchester was born Abt 1650, Portsmouth, RI; died 1722, Portsmouth, RI.
    2. 4. William MANCHESTER was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI; died 15 Oct 1718, Tiverton, RI.
    3. John Manchester was born Abt 1656; died 1708, Portsmouth, RI.
    4. Mary Manchester was born Abt 1657.
    5. George Manchester was born Abt 1659; died Aft 1727.
    6. Stephen Manchester was born 1661, RI; died 1719.
    7. Job Manchester was born Abt 1663, Portsmouth, RI; died 1713, Tiverton, RI.
    8. Elizabeth Manchester was born Abt 1667; died Abt May 1754, North Kingstown, RI.

  3. 10.  John "Butcher" COOKE was born 30 Mar 1630, Dorset, England (son of Thomas "Butcher" COOKE, Jr. and Mary Unknown); died 16 May 1691, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    "John Cooke alias Butcher" was made a freeman of Portsmouth, RI, on 10 July 1648 at the age of 18. In March 1656/57 he signed as one of the purchasers of Conanicut Island (Jamestown). On 14 May 1660 his parents deeded to him 60 acres of land in Portsmouth. He was a grand juryman at the Court of Trials in 1667, 1669, and 1673. His name appears in many official records of the time period.

    See his will dated at Portsmouth on 15 May 1691, proved 25 May 1691. The will describes John as aged. He names four sons and seven daughters, plus one granddaughter: John, Joseph, Thomas (probably the one who married Mary Cory, b. 1669), Samuel, Mary (Mrs. William Manchester; these are our ancesters), Elizabeth (Mrs. William Briggs), Sarah (Mrs. Thomas Wait), Hannah (Mrs. Daniel Wilcox), Martha (Mrs. William Cory), Deborah (Mrs. William Almy), Amy (Mrs. David Clayton), and granddaughter Sarah Manchester, plus six other unnamed daughters (or granddaughters, or daughters-in-law).

    According to the book "Thomas Cooke of Rhode Island," he died of smallpox.

    John married Mary BORDEN Abt 1652. Mary (daughter of Richard BORDEN and Joan FOWLE) was born Abt Jan 1632/33, Cranbrook, Kent, England; was christened 13 Jan 1632/33, Cranbrook, Kent, England; died 23 Dec 1690, Portsmouth, RI. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary BORDEN was born Abt Jan 1632/33, Cranbrook, Kent, England; was christened 13 Jan 1632/33, Cranbrook, Kent, England (daughter of Richard BORDEN and Joan FOWLE); died 23 Dec 1690, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    The ages and birth order of the children are not certain. Birth years have been estimated for most.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth COOK was born Abt 1653.
    2. 5. Mary COOK was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft Jul 1725, Portsmouth, RI.
    3. John Cook was born Abt 1657.
    4. Sarah Cook was born Abt 1659.
    5. Hannah COOK was born Abt 1661.
    6. Joseph Cook was born Abt 1663.
    7. Thomas Cook was born Abt 1665.
    8. Deborah COOK was born Abt 1667.
    9. Martha Cook was born Abt 1669.
    10. Amy Cook was born Abt 1671.
    11. Samuel Cook was born Abt 1674.

  5. 12.  Edward GRAY was born Abt 1629.

    Edward — Dorothy LETTICE. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Dorothy LETTICE

    Notes:

    She may have been a daughter of Thomas & Ann.

    Children:
    1. 6. Edward GRAY was born 3 Jan 1665/66, Plymouth, MA; died 7 Jun 1726, Tiverton, RI.

  7. 14.  Philip SMITH

    Philip — Mary Unknown. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Unknown
    Children:
    1. 7. Mary SMITH was born Abt 1670; died Bef 1712.