George Manchester
Abt 1701 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. George Manchester was born Abt 1701 (son of Stephen Manchester and Damaris Unknown).
2. Stephen Manchester was born 1661, RI (son of Thomas MANCHESTER and Margaret WOOD); died 1719. Notes:
Elizabeth & Hannah may have been born of his second wife.
A book about his life is available free online: http://archive.org/details/stephenmancheste00gool
"Stephen Manchester, the slayer of the Indian chief Polin, at New Marblehead, now Windham, Maine, in 1756, and a soldier of the revolution, with his ancestry (1897)" by Nathan Goold
Stephen married Damaris Unknown Aft 1697. [Group Sheet]
3. Damaris Unknown Children:
- William Manchester was born Abt 1700.
- 1. George Manchester was born Abt 1701.
Generation: 3
4. 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]
5. Margaret WOOD was born 1630 (daughter of John WOOD and Margaret CARTER); died Abt 1693. Children:
- Thomas Manchester was born Abt 1650, Portsmouth, RI; died 1722, Portsmouth, RI.
- William MANCHESTER was born Abt 1654, Portsmouth, RI; died 15 Oct 1718, Tiverton, RI.
- John Manchester was born Abt 1656; died 1708, Portsmouth, RI.
- Mary Manchester was born Abt 1657.
- George Manchester was born Abt 1659; died Aft 1727.
- 2. Stephen Manchester was born 1661, RI; died 1719.
- Job Manchester was born Abt 1663, Portsmouth, RI; died 1713, Tiverton, RI.
- Elizabeth Manchester was born Abt 1667; died Abt May 1754, North Kingstown, RI.
Generation: 4
10. 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]
11. Margaret CARTER was born Abt 1605. Notes:
It is likely, but not certain, that she was Margaret Carter.
Children:
- Thomas Wood was born Abt 1626.
- John Wood was born Abt 1628.
- 5. Margaret WOOD was born 1630; died Abt 1693.
- William Wood was born Abt 1633.
- George Wood was born Abt 1636.
- Susanna Wood was born Abt 1641.
- Elizabeth Wood was born Abt 1643.