Peter Manson (1733 - bef. 1793)

Born 24 Dec 1733 in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Hardaway) Manson — married about 1756 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Husband of Agnes (Hardaway) Manson — married about 1771 in Prince George County, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 18 Nov 1793 before age 59 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia

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Biography

Peter Manson was born on December 24, 1733, in Prince George County, Virginia^[1][2] to John Manson and Mrs. Martha Pegram Lewis.^[3][4] He was baptized December 30, 1733.^[5]

Peter Manson married Susanna Hardaway about 1756^[1][6] in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.^[3] They had several children, including Hardaway, Peter, John,^[1][7] Mary,^[8] and Thomas, born about 1757.^[9]

Susan died about 1764.^[10]

In 1771, Peter married Agnes Hardaway in Prince George County, Virginia.^{[11] [12][13]}

On November 2, 1789, "Peter Manson of the County of Dinwiddie of the one part & Thomas Manson of the County of Brunswick of the other part . . . that the said Peter Manson for the fatherly love & affection which he beareth towards his son Thomas and for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings . . . do give grant bargain & sell unto the said Thomas Manson one certain tract or parcel of land lying & being in the County of Brunswick on the waters of Mountain Branch and Ceeder Creek ..."^[14]

Peter died before November 18, 1793 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia^[1] (November is likely the probate date; another record has death as (p) April 1793, which could be the date of the will).

Children

with Susan:

• James Manson
• Peter Manson (married an Eppes)^[15]
• Hardaway Manson
• Nathaniel Manson
• John Manson (married Elizabeth Rogers, 25 Jan 1790, Brunswick County[1])
• Thomas Manson
• Mary Manson (married Baker Pegram)^[16]
• Martha Manson (married Alfriend)

with Agnes:^[17]

• Agnes Thweatt Manson
• Elizabeth Manson

Research Notes

"PROBABLE KINSHIPS FROM PERSONALTY PROPERTY TAX ROLLS 1782 - 1820"^[18]

MANSON, Capt. Peter

• 1784 - Thomas Manson
• 1787 - John Manson
• 1788 - John, Hardaway & Nathaniel Manson
• 1780 - 1790 - Hardaway & Nathaniel Manson
• 1791 - 1793 - Nathaniel Manson

not his dad

The dad of this Peter Manson, born 1733, is John Manson, born 1702, who is said by some to be the brother of Peter Manson, Jr. born 1697.^[19][20]

Peter Manson born 1697 (as Junior) is the dad of Peter Manson Jr., born December 4, 1737. The Peter Manson born 1697 married Hannah Kerby on April 22, 1725^[21] (see this Ancestry page and JSTOR: "Kerby Family of York & Elizabeth City Cos., Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jan., 1906), pp. 154-158 (Hannah m Peter, page 155). Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture). For Peter & Hannah (Kerby) Manson's children, see Family Records (another JSTOR link; page 155). See also this USGenWeb bio, which includes:

"Mr. G. M. Hobbs, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who is descended from this family, furnished some data about Peter Manson, who was born in August, 1697, and married Hannah Kerby, April 22, 1725. Peter was evidently a grandson of Richard, and seems to have been identified with Virginia. His children were: Mary, born November 3, 1726; John, born September 5, 1728; Frances, born May 18, 1735; Peter, Jr., born December 4, 1737; Hannah, Jr., born January 21, 1741; and Robert, born August 17, 1748. Peter Manson's wife Hannah died December 8, 1754, and, less than two months later, he also died, on February 1G, 1755. Peter, Jr., died December 8, 1751, being only twenty years old. John died at the age of ten."

Leads

Dinwiddie County enumeration, April 9, 1782:

John and Peter Manson are listed (page 102)

from Anthony Cooper:

Notes for Peter Manson: WFT 2 Tree # 3591
There are a series of Peter Mansons that have to be connected genealogically that extend from Peter Manson who immigrated to Maryland in May 1661 and demanded 150 acres of Maryland for "transporting himself, his wife and son", to several Peter Mansons posted in census data from 1789 to the 1800's. It has not been determined yet if these are all related but we're working on it. Sabra Sturt Russell notes that Captain Peter Manson was in the Dinwiddie Militia and is documented in the County Minute Book 2.

Information on DAR Application #533330 of Mary Lucille Collier notes under services performed that Captain Peter Manson was a Captain in the Dinwiddie County Militia and in the referenced Dinwiddie County Court Booklet, Page 2, for Court held March 19, 1782 names:
"Captain Peter Manson, Military Officer" and lists supplies furnished by him:
To Captain Peter Manson for 156 lbs. bacon 6c per lb.
" four lbs powder @ 5/c each
" three & 1/4 lbs. tea
" Three Guns for the Continental Army

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Patriot Ancestor #A073583
2. ↑ Bristol Parish, York County according to the data fields for the profile as of August 12, 2014; Prince George County according to sources:
   • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 11 Feb. 2019), "Record of Peter Manson", Ancestor # A073583.
   • "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR5B-DCW : 10 February 2018), Peter Manson, 24 Dec 1733; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1036590 IT 2.

   York and Prince George counties are not adjacent; however, in 1752, Dinwiddie County was formed from Prince George County (see this page).

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Susannah (Susan) Hardaway", #26, Pegram Family Album
4. ↑ Family Search record for Peter Manson's Birth and Christening:
   • Christening Date: 30 Dec 1733
   • Birth Date: 24 Dec 1733
   • Father's Name: John Manson
   • Mother's Name: Martha
5. ↑ Records from the Vestry Book and Register of Bristol Parish, Virginia, 1720-1789: "Peter, son of John & Martha Manson, born 24 Dec. 1733, baptized 30th Dec." (Births from the Bristol Parish Register of Henrico, Prince George, and Dinwiddie Counties, Virginia, 1720-1798, Transcribed and Published by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne (1898). Available online (accessed September 30, 2014).
6. ↑ 1756 from this record
7. ↑ USGenWeb Brunswick deeds (son John)
8. ↑ #6279 Pegram Family Album
9. ↑ Hardaway-9 had Thomas as son of Peter & Susan/Susannah (Hardaway) Manson and Susan's death as 1764.
10. ↑ another record had 1764/1765, and DAR records show that son Peter was born about 1765 to Peter and his first wife, m c. 1756. A note on the record states that Susanna Hardaway was "mother of previously proven children" (Hardaway, Peter, John).
11. ↑ Pegram Family Album, Note #36.
12. ↑ from Manson-40 (this changes page)
13. ↑ just Agnes (no last name) in DAR record
14. ↑ USGenWeb Brunswick deeds, which implies that Thomas is "of age," so he was born before 1768
15. ↑ DAR desc. record for Francis Eppes Manson (1800-1874), son of Peter & ____ (Epes) Manson, desc. of Thomas Hardaway, Patriot Ancestor #A051388.
16. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 9, 2016), "Record of Baker Pegram", Ancestor # A088173.
17. ↑ lists of children with Susan and Agnes from "Leads" above, which lists children named in Peter Manson's 1793 will
18. ↑ Dinwiddie County Compiled Data 1752-1865, 174-page pdf, (accessed 2 March 2024).
19. ↑ "The Manson Family," by Rosalind Manson James, Summer 1982, Publication No. 19 of the Rutherford County Historical Society (Murfreesboro, Tennessee: available online, accessed October 18, 2014)
20. ↑ 1702 also according to Ancestry; one Ancestry tree shows John as a brother to Peter born 1697)
21. ↑ Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly (accessed August 14, 2014)

• Southside Virginian, page 25 (wives Susannah and Agnes)
• #6279 Pegram Family Album (accessed August 11, 2014).
• Patriot Ancestor #A073583 and this record.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 23, 2015), "Record of Peter Manson (patriotic service)", Ancestor # A073583.
• USGenWeb Brunswick deeds

Acknowledgements

• The WikiTree profile Manson-17 was created on 04 March 2011 through the import of THWEATT43.GED.
• The WikiTree profile Manson-40 was created on 03 April 2011 through the import of Bwiki.ged (prior to import, this record was last changed 19:05:05 10 Jul 2005.). It included the user ID A6E5AC9385AD8744A0FC241B9BB3EE916F34.
• Liz Shifflett, 6x-gr-granddaughter