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- This person's ancestry is one of my biggest stumpers. I have no idea who this man’s father is.
This is a long note that talks about a lot of Mannen families in Bracken & Mason counties, to sort out their ancestries. If you’re interested, keep scrolling down . . . He is on the Kentucky Mysteries page. I would request a death record, but death records from Bracken Co. for 1879 don't exist: see http://www.kdla.ky.gov/research.htm.
There are a number of Mannens in Mason and Bracken counties, but they are difficult to connect. I describe facts about Mannens in Mason and Bracken Co through 1870 to sort these families out. Mannan, Manning and other variants exist.
A John Mannen is listed on the internets as an early settler at Fort Boonesborough/Boone's Station in 1775, but this may be an error. No John Mannen is named in the Land 1779-1780 commission records (see the 1923 articles).
In the1800 census John Mannon appears as a taxpayer.
The first time John Mannen, or any Mannen/Mannon etc., appears in the Mason Co. Wills and Estate index is in Oct. 1804, when John Mannen, Samuel Frazee, and Benjamin Hiatt are named in an estate inventory for John Scott (dated 27 Aug. 1804, recorded Oct. 1804).
In the1810 census John Mannon again appears.
On 22 Sept. 1812, John Mannon and Thomas T[olley] Worthington witnessed the will of John Watson. A Thomas Mannen married Thomas Tolley's daughter Rachel; she was born in 1800. I've seen Thomas’s birthdate listed, unsourced, as 1798.
In the War of 1812 a sergeant "John Mannan" served in Capt. Dowden's company of Pogue's Kentucky Volunteers in the War of 1812; he served from Aug. 27, 1812 to Sept. 26, 1812. Another "John Mannan" served as a private in Robert Crutchfield's detachment of the Virginia Militia (a pretty big coincidence with the marriage of 1814, next).
On 27 July 1814 John Mannen married Charity Crihfield (Crutchfield) in Mason Co. This is likely to be John Mannen Jr., son of the John Mannen who m. Elizabeth Hughes. This also seems to be the named “Gen. John Mannen” later, an early founder of Mason Co.
23 November 1815, Catherine Mannen m. William Neal; she is a daughter of John Sr. d. 1822.
On 26 Feb. 1816 Elizabeth Mannen married William Thomas in Mason Co. She is a daughter of John Sr. d. 1822.
In 1819, a John Mannen is listed as leaving an estate in Mason Co., and as having left a will. (Query: Who is this???)
In the 1820 Census the following all appear living closely to each other>: Jas Pollock; Jos Pollock; and then several lines later, all as heads of household: Jno Mannon, Sra Perkins, Jas Mannon, Jno Mannon Jr.
On 24 May 1821 Thomas Mannen married Rachel Worthington in Mason Co.
A John Mannen Sr. died in 1822. This would most logically be the man on the 1820 census, with his sons after him. His will lists the following as his family, including John Sr. and eight children. The will is in Will Book E, on pages 296-97:
| James Mannen, b. before 1801
| John Mannen, b. before 1801
| Elizabeth Mannen, b. before 1801 (m. William Thomas on 26 Feb. 1816 in Mason Co., KY)
| Catherine Mannen, b. before 1801 (m. William Neale on 23 Nov. 1815, in Mason Co., KY)
| Thomas Mannen, b. before 1801
| Patty Mannen, b. after 1801
| Sidney Mannen, b. after 1801
| Nancy Mannen, b. after 1801
The problem of fitting my John as the son of John d. 1822 is that the dates don't jibe. My John was born in 1814 according to his gravestone and every census after 1850. Therefore, he would only be about 8 at the time of this will, not 21 or of an age to be an executor. Maybe, then, my John is a son of James or John, the sons of John?
Query: Is Thomas son of John Sr. d. 1822 the one who married Rachel Worthington?
Query: Could my John Mannen b. 1814 be a *son* of James or John Jr. or even Thomas?
John Sr. was married to Elizabeth Hughes: Sidney S. Mannen was married (by the Rev. James Savage) to Eliza Walton on 10 Aug. 1837 in Bracken Co. He is more than likely the son of John Mannen Sr. d. 1822 named Sidney. This Sidney is named as the son of John "Manning" and Elizabeth Hughes, a couple who were married in Pennsylvania and then traveled to Ohio. Sidney later (1844) moved to Jefferson Co., Illinois, where he died in 1872, and his 10 children had families.
In the 1830 census: James Mannen and John Mannen appear.
I assume that these are the same two as in the 1820 census, sons of John Sr. d. 1822. A guess is that my John is a son of one of these.
• In 1832, a John Mannen died and left an estate, with no will, in Mason Co.
• In 1834, a James Mannen died left an estate, with no will, in Mason Co.
Query: are these the sons of John d. 1822? If so, who are the James and John on the 1840 census, below?
10 Aug. 1837 Sidney S. Mannen was married (by the Rev. James Savage) to Eliza [Agnes] Walton on in Bracken Co.
There are two different James Mannens here, and at least three different John Mannens:
• John Sr. d. 1822
• John who d. 1832
• John on the 1840 census
• My John, b. 1814, who may be the one on the 1840 census.
• John who m. Sally Tarrant
On 27 Jan. 1834, Richard Kirk married Mary (Cushman) Mannen in Mason Co. Her name, as Mary Kirk, is on my John Mannen's gravestone because her first husband was named Mannen. Richard Kirk was her second husband; unfortunately, her first husband's first name is not given. But the John Mannen d. 1832 is a possibility. Mary was born in 1794, making her 40 when she married Richard as his second wife, and died in 1870. Note that John Mannen d. 1822 has no daughter named Mary.
On 7 Nov. 1836 Mary Ann Mannen m. John D. Hern in Mason Co.
On 15 Sept. 1838 Nancy Mannen married Benjamin F. Driskell in Mason Co.
In 1839, a Susan Mannen died and left an estate in Mason Co., with no will.
In the 1840 census the following appear:
• John Mannen Jr. (Northern Div., Mason Co, Kentucky, page 37)
• James Mannen (first name partly obscured, but it must be him) is again nearby, on page 39 (which is actually the next page on that 2-page census).
• John Mannen in Bracken County in the 1840 census.
• Sidney S Mannon, Bracken Co. KY
In 1840, several Mannens—"Colonel Thomas Mannen," "Capt. T. Mannen," and "Gen. John Mannen" served as Electors for the Democratic party in that year's presidential campaign. No doubt one of the "T" Mannens is the one who served in the war of 1812 as a major. I've seen unsourced reference to the fact this "Gen" John Mannen is the one who married Charity Critchfield in 1814, but I have nothing further here.
On 27 Feb/4 March 1840 Thomas Mannen m. Susan Anderson in Mason Co.
On 27 Apr. 1844, Andrew I. Mannen married Sarah Shotwell in Bracken Co.; married by Thos. Grange.
On 17/21 Oct. 1847 Martha Mannen m. Edward Robertson in Mason Co.
On 5 Apr. 1848 David Mannen m. Comfort Ann Pepper in Mason Co.
On 15 November 1849 Elizabeth Mannen married William Soward in Mason Co.
In the 1850 census the following apper:
• John Mannen b. 1814 m. Minerva Hamilton lists his birthplace, and the rest of his family's, as Kentucky. He is in district 3. In this census, John Mannen and Minerva Hamilton live 2 houses away from Joseph Frazee and Ann Cushman.
• David Mannen (aged 36), wife Ann (aged 23) and child Mary L (aged 1), all born in Kentucky. They are only two pages after John Mannen. This would probably be David and Ann (Peppers). Mary L. Mannen, b. 1850 is listed as their daughter. On 30 May 1871 in Mason Co. Mary L. married Alexander R. Victor from Harrison Co., Ky, born 1845,
• Thomas Mannen (aged 51), wife Susan (aged 42), with four children from ages 9 to 2. This is Thomas m. Susan Anderson in 1840. He would be the correct age to be the son of John Sr. d. 1822.
• Martin M. Mannen, aged 26, married to Susan, aged 23, with children Mary E. (aged 2) and David A. (aged 1/12). Note that John and Minerva's daughter is also named Mary Elizabeth, born the same year.
On 15 Oct. 1850 Francis Mannen m. Ann Fernoughly or Fennoughty in Mason Co.
In the 1860 census:
• Thomas H Mannen, aged 18, household of George Wood, with Susan (12) Richard L (15)
• James Mannen, 19, in household of Charles Anderson
• Thomas Mannan born in Ireland, married to Bridget
• John, with Minerva and Leslie and Mary E.
Several Mannens (Thomas H., John N. or W., and Enoch) served with the 40th Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry in the US Army during the Civil War. Thomas H. Mannen is mentioned in War Reports (War of the Rebellion I.XX Part I: Reports, page 147); this is a report on Morgan's Raid.
In 1865, John Mannen appears on the Official List of Incomes of the Sixth Internal Revenue District of Kentucky, Mason Co.; income was $309. No other Mannens appear on the list. (Maysville Eagle, August 15, 1866)
31 Oct. 1866: Mason County, KY Deed Book 1811-1866, T.H. Mannen
4 Oct. 1869, D. Stockton Lane (24, from Fleming Co.) m. Susan A. Mannen (20 of Mason Co.). Bondsman George Wood. To be married at the residence of George Wood, Mason Co., Ky on 5th day of October 1869. Marriage Book 9, Page 231.
3 Nov. 1869, Leslie Mannen (27) m. Sallie Pollock (21) Wm F. Pollock, bondsman. To be married at the residence of Dr. Isaac Pollock, Mason Co., Ky on 4th day of November 1869. Marriage Book 9, Page 265.
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