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William MANCHESTER

Male Abt 1654 - 1718  (~ 64 years)


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  1. 1.  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]

    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. 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.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  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. 3.  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. 1. 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.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John WOOD was born Abt 1600; died Mar 1654/55, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    John Wood of Portsmouth died intestate; the town council divided his land on 7 May 1655. Mentioned are his widow Elizabeth, sons George, John, Thomas, & William; daughters [unnamed] Manchester; and two young daughters, Susanna & Elizabeth.

    I suspect that at least some of these children are from his second wife, but I don't know their dates of birth, or his dates of marriage.

    John married Margaret CARTER Abt 1625. Margaret was born Abt 1605. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Margaret CARTER was born Abt 1605.

    Notes:

    It is likely, but not certain, that she was Margaret Carter.

    Children:
    1. Thomas Wood was born Abt 1626.
    2. John Wood was born Abt 1628.
    3. 3. Margaret WOOD was born 1630; died Abt 1693.
    4. William Wood was born Abt 1633.
    5. George Wood was born Abt 1636.
    6. Susanna Wood was born Abt 1641.
    7. Elizabeth Wood was born Abt 1643.