in reply to emailed info by a kind soul----------------------------------
Cornelius Manning, Jr. did not marry Jane Brooke. That marriage information is erroneous.
HIs first marriage was to Elizabeth Dansey, 1737. I am a descendant of that marriage.

His second marriage was to Jane Ford in 1757/1758.

In a deposition, Cornelius Manning is judged for marrying Elizabeth Dansey for the property rights of "Broadneck." He had the property in 1737, so this is probably when he married her when she was 17 years of age.

Data on the Dansey family is from the Manning Papers, MS1233, Maryland Hall of Records, Annapolis, MD. This traces the ownership of "Radnor" and "Broad Neck" from John Dansey to his brother, Robert Dansey and eventually to his heir, Elizabeth.

From the above papers, it appears that in 1716, property known as "Radnor" and "Broadneck" was "devised" by John Dansey to his brother, Robert Dansey. After the death of Robert, John Shercliffe took possession of that part of the resurvey of "Radnor" claiming it as the heir at law of the original grantee of "Broad Neck" and conveyed the property in 1723 to a Samuel Boyd, who conveyed to Cummings, who conveyed to Cornelius Manning, Jr.

By 1737, it seems that it was resolved that the real owner of this property was Elizabeth Dansey, daughter of Robert Dansey. According to Mary Manning Combs, Cornelius was courting Elizabeth but no one thought that he would have her. A Robert Grason is reported to have sent for Cornelius and asked him if he intended to marry her or not. Grason told him if he did not marry her, someone else would and he would surely loose his land that he now holds under the right of Shercliffe for Elizabeth Dansey is the true heir to it, and with that Cornelius married in a short time to Elizabeth Dansey and she always understood that it was to secure his own land.

From the same source comes a deposition of Elizabeth Peek, aged 74, circa 1775, "it was the common fireside talk of the neighbors that he, Cornelius Manning had married her only with a view of saving his land..."
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Wow, What a gREAT story!
(I got the Jane Brooke from O'Roukes "Manning" chapter and he admits that it is a weak link attributed to the tradition of descent in the Calvert family)

Below are the archived postings between J. Clark, L. Reno, and S. Caldwell but I didn't have much in the way of sources.- so I set it aside to check into later I was working on Abell side. Anyone with progress on this?

My grandfather James Abell Mills book, (below mentioned by L. Reno on her posting) mentions the old family bible record that was copied from the original record by Joseph P. Mills 1824) and from his list by James I Mills (1867)and in the possession of Perry Mills (1839-1909) and Della Mills Mattingly (1869-1935) Alas, I have not been able to track down her children Josephine, Leonard, Alphonsus or Ernest or their children to see if this record still exists.

In the meantime do you have the sources that link offspring of Cornelius, Jr. and Dansey or Ford, namely "Mary" was the Manning that married Ignatius (my ancestor) ? Or to disprove that and that James Manning was her father? With James and Cornelius as named sons of Ignatius, could the older Cornelius and James be brothers and therefore one was the uncle?
I only have Thomas Manning (?-1671) in MD archives sessions biography naming sons John, Thomas and Nathaniel.

See my comments/questions in posting with icons <|:o

Many of the marriage records of the children of Ignatius Mills and Mary Manning can
be found in Thompson's Kentucky Catholic Pioneers, The Rolling Fork Settlement.
(Most of my references are packed up since I'm in the process of moving). Thompson
lists Mary Manning (ref 1052 in Thompson's book) as a daughter of Cornelius Manning
. He references pages 35 and 41 of James Abell Mill's book published in 1936. Does
anyone have a copy of this book or know where to find it? ..<|:o I have several copies and a complete .txt transcript if anyone needs passages.

1. James Mills (ref 1053 in Rolling Fork book though not stated as a son of Ignatius and Mary) married Ann Greenwell. I have a note that Ann Greenwell Mills is buried in Old St. Theresa's Cemetery in Meade County, KY. <|:o Yes, he is confirmed as as son of Ignatius. He may be the father of James I. Mills. I haven't gotten this far yet.

2. Allavisa "Louise" Mills (ref 472 in Thompson's book and stated as a daughter of Ignatius and Mary) married Richard Fenwick on November 6, 1806 by Father Charles
Nerinckx. She died February 19, 1842 in Union County, Kentucky. ..<|:o Yep.

3. Stephen Mills (ref 1070 in Thompson's book) married Ann Railey (Raley) on
January 14, 1829 in Washington County, KY. ..<|:o Left Marion county- address unknown in book.

4. John H. Mills married Mary Hayden Mattingly on August 12, 1812 in Washington
County, KY. ..<|:o offspring not in book.

5. Cornelius Mills (ref 1043 in Thompson's book) married Sarah Bolds on January
8, 1814 in Washington County, KY. He died December 12, 1877 in Marion County, KY.
..<|:o Charly and Billy mentioned as bachelor sons and a daughter "Aviella, or some similar name"


6. "Ann" Nancy Mills (ref 1054 in Thompson's book) married James Mills (who are
his parents?). I have that she died 1893 in Nodaway County, Missouri. ..<|:o No. she never married. I have her prayer card- died Feb 24, 1893 at "aged 99, 11 mo, 24 days"

7. Martha Mills (ref 78 in Thompson's book) married Joseph Abner Abell, Jr. on November 9, 1819 in Washington County, KY by Father Charles Nerinckx. ..<|:o Yes. I have complete chart of offspring and details

8. Martin Mills (ref 1062 in Thompson's book) married (1) Eliza Simms on March 2, 1827 in Washington County, KY and (2) Susannah Wimsatt on January 12, 1828 in
Washington County, KY. He died November 9, 1833 and is buried in Old Holy Name of Mary Cemetery in Marion County, KY...<|:o Yes

9. Mary Mills. I have no information on this daughter. ..<|:o No further mention in book.

10. Leo Mills. Moved to Memphis, TN ..<|:o Yes.

11. Thomas Mills (ref 1076 in Thompson's book) married Ann Nancy Thurman November
2, 1832. He died September 12, 1868 and is buried in Old Holy Name of Mary Cemetery
in Marion County, KY. ..<|:o This is my great-great grandfather.More info available if wanted.

Sandy Caldwell


Linda Reno wrote:

> Mary Manning, dau. of James Manning and Margaret Fenwick, was baptized at St.
> Andrew's Episcopal Church on 9/17/1765.
>
> Will of James Manning, SMC, planter 5/4/1768-6/18/1768. Son: William, 151 ac.
> "Revell's" where I now live. Son: John, "Taunton Dean", 40 ac. and "Mark's
> Adventure", 36 ac. Daughter: Mary, negro girl Anastasia. Exec: Wife, Margaret,
> father-in-law, John Fenwick, and brother, John Manning. Wit: Ignatius Jarboe,
> Henry Wimsatt, carpenter and James Pike.
>
> 9/20/1768: Admin. accts. of James Manning, SMC. NOK: John Wiseman Greenwell
> and John Manning. Execs: Wife, John Fenwick, and John Manning.
>
> 8/13/1771: Admin. accts. of James Manning, SMC. Sureties: Ignatius Combs and
> Robert Fenwick. Legatee: daughter, Mary. Distribution to: widow, 1/3; residue
> equally to: William, John, and Mary Manning; Execs., Philip Combs and his wife,
> Margaret Combs, John Fenwick and John Manning (Skinner).
>
> Cornelius Manning, Jr. who m. first, Elizabeth Dansey and second, Jane Ford
> (widow of Ignatius Greenwell) also had a daughter named Mary. Jane Ford m.
> third, _____Smith. Sources?
>
> Will of Cornelius Manning, SMC 8/2/1764-9/3/1764. Son: John, negro Charles and
> his wife Monica and their two children Matthew and Prudence upon his returning
> to my estate Millie or Nacy which pleases him best. To pay debt son John owes
> Mr. Fisher and Mr. Theobold. Son: John, 4 cows and calves. Daughter: Ann
> Elizabeth Fenwick, 200 ac. bought of Raphael Taney; cows and calves. Grandson:
> Cornelius Fenwick, negro girl Susanna. Wife: Jane, 4 negroes named Joseph,
> Nell, James, and Shoemaker James. Son: Robert, negroes Sall and her two
> children Stacey and Nan and Will, Basil, and Tom. Son: Robert, 1/5 of stock.
> Children: Monica Manning, Francis Manning, and Mary Manning negroes Beck and her
> two children Betty and Mary Nell and child called Frank, Enoch, Raphael, Moses,
> and Barnaby. Son-in-law: John Greenwell, a negro girl Rachel. Wife: Jane, the
> plantation I now live on and after her death to be divided among my three
> children Monica, Frances, and Mary Manning. Wife: Jane, land I bought of John
> Smith called "Nun's Oak" and remaining pt. of stock. Exec: Wife, Jane. Wit:
> Peter Ford, Jr., William Williams, Mary Combs, Frances Williams.
>
> Will of Jane Smith, SMC, 7/14/1803-5/22/1804. Daughters: Monica Fenwick and
> Frances Hill, my land, equally divided. If one dies without heirs, the other to
> inherit; if both die without heirs to my grandsons, Enoch Fenwick and Athanasius
> Greenwell. Daughter: Frances Hill, my carriage and horse which I drive. To:
> The two following Reverend gentlemen (not named), 20 lbs. current money, equally
> divided. Granddaughter: Elizabeth Greenwell, 30 lbs. current money and one bed
> and furniture. Daughters: Monica Fenwick and Frances Hill, the residue of my
> estate. Execs.: Daughters, Monica Fenwick and Frances Hill. Wit.: Joseph
> Gough, Ignatius Peake, Catherine Greenwell.
>
> Note that Jane (Ford) Greenwell/Manning/Smith names only daughters Monica
> (Manning) Fenwick and Frances (Manning) Hill. She didn't name any of her
> Greenwell children, but then she apparently survived most, if not all of them.
>
> Donnelly also stated that Mary Manning was the daughter of Jane Ford and that
> she m. Philip Greenwell and had no children. I can find no Philip Greenwell
> that fits the bill. can you help here?
>
> Donnelly stated that Ann Elizabeth Manning, sister of Mary, was also the
> daughter of Jane Ford. Well, that's a problem. She was having children by
> 1763. Cornelius Manning didn't marry Jane Ford until 1757-1758 (Ignatius
> Greenwell didn't die unti 1757).
>
> What has me on the fence on this (but I have placed this Mary as the daughter of
> James Manning and Margaret Fenwick) is that you're showing a son named
> Cornelius, but then again the first son was named James.
>
> Can anyone confirm the names of these children? I've never seen this bible
> record before.
>
> Linda Reno
>
> scaldwell@pop.fuse.net wrote:
>
> > Speaking of Mary Manning.....
> >
> > Sometime ago I received some information from Andrea Mills, a Mills family
> > researcher. In the Wisconsin library there is a book, "Peter Mills and Mary
> > Shirtcliffe Mills" by James Abell Mills. This book contains copies from an
> > old family bible.
> >
> > Records:
> >
> > Ignatius Mills married Mary Manning on November 4, 1781
> >
> > Children:
> >
> > James, born September 13, 1782
> > Allavis, born March 11, 1785
> > Stephen, born June 7, 1787
> > John H, born September 30, 1789
> > Cornelius, born September 18, 1791
> > Nancy, born March 1, 1793
> > Mary, born July 20, 1787
> > Martha, born September 15, 1798
> > Martin, born September 14, 1801
> > Leo, born June 22, 1804
> > Thomas, born March 30, 1808
> >
> > This is the probable source for Donnelly's listing on p. 178 of the Colonial
> > Settlers of St. Clements Bay book. She notes the parent of this Mary
> > Manning as Cornelius. However, in her Beaverdam book, she notes this Mary
> > Manning as the daughter of James Manning and Margaret Fenwick referencing
> > the bible record but the bible record does not state she was the daughter of
> > James Manning and Margaret Fenwick. So, does anyone know which Mary Manning
> > married Ignatius Mills?
> >
> > Sandy Caldwell

From: <lindareno@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY-L] Nicholas Mills Family
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 18:00:12 -0500
References: <<ae.4c00eabc.2cf977d2@aol.com>>

---Sandy Caldwell states that Mary Manning, dau. of James Manning and Margaret
Fenwick married Ignatius Mills on 11/4/1781 in St. Mary's Co. They moved to
KY where Ignatius died before 11/26/1826 in Washington Co. He was born
11/16/1758 in SMC.
James Manning and Margaret Fenwick did have a daughter named Mary Manning,
baptized 9/17/1765 at St. Andrew's Episcopal who was living at the time of
her father's will:

Will of James Manning, SMC, planter 5/4/1768-6/18/1768. Son: William, 151
ac. "Revell's" where I now live. Son: John, "Taunton Dean", 40 ac. and
"Mark's Adventure", 36 ac. Daughter: Mary, negro girl Anastasia. Exec:
Wife, Margaret, father-in-law, John Fenwick, and brother, John Manning.
Wit: Ignatius Jarboe, Henry Wimsatt, carpenter and James Pike.


Colonial Settlers of St. Clement's Bay by Mary Louise Donnelly who states
that Mary Manning, wife of Ignatius Mills, was the dau. of Cornelius
Manning.

Cornelius Manning, Jr. (son of Cornelius Manning and first wife, Mary
Wiseman) also had a daughter named Mary Manning, b. bef. 1757 by his first
wife, Elizabeth Dansey (his second wife was Jane Ford). Or is this correct?



Will of Cornelius Manning, SMC 8/2/1764-9/3/1764. Son: John, negro Charles
and his wife Monica and their two children Matthew and Prudence upon his
returning to my estate Millie or Nacy which pleases him best. To pay debt
son John owes Mr. Fisher and Mr. Theobold. Son: John, 4 cows and calves.
Daughter: Ann Elizabeth Fenwick, 200 ac. bought of Raphael Taney; cows and
calves. Grandson: Cornelius Fenwick, negro girl Susanna. Wife: Jane, 4
negroes named Joseph, Nell, James, and Shoemaker James. Son: Robert,
negroes Sall and her two children Stacey and Nan and Will, Basil, and Tom.
Son: Robert, 1/5 of stock. Children: Monica Manning, Francis Manning, and
Mary Manning negroes Beck and her two children Betty and Mary Nell and child
called Frank, Enoch, Raphael, Moses, and Barnaby. Son-in-law: John
Greenwell, a negro girl Rachel. Wife: Jane, the plantation I now live on
and after her death to be divided among my three children Monica, Frances,
and Mary Manning. Wife: Jane, land I bought of John Smith called "Nun's
Oak" and remaining pt. of stock. Exec: Wife, Jane. Wit: Peter Ford, Jr.,
William Williams, Mary Combs, Frances Williams.



SMC Beaverdam Manor by Donnelly who states that Mary Manning was the dau. of
Jane Ford Greenwell and that she married Philip Greenwell and had no
children. I disagree.
Jane Ford had two children by Cornelius Manning, Jr.: Monica Manning,
baptized October 26, 1759 (m. William Fenwick) and Frances Manning, baptized
January 10, 1762 (m. Henry Hill). Both girls baptized at St. Andrew's Epis.

Jane Ford, dau. of John Ford (d. 1765) m. first, Ignatius Greenwell, Jr.
bef. 1745; second, Cornelius Manning, Jr., between 1757-1758; and third,
_____Smith. She died as Jane Smith in 1804 leaving a will.


Will of Jane Smith, SMC, 7/14/1803-5/22/1804. Daughters: Monica Fenwick
and Frances Hill, my land, equally divided. If one dies without heirs, the
other to inherit; if both die without heirs to my grandsons, Enoch Fenwick
and Athanasius Greenwell. Daughter: Frances Hill, my carriage and horse
which I drive. To: The two following Reverend gentlemen (not named), 20
lbs. current money, equally divided. Granddaughter: Elizabeth Greenwell,
30 lbs. current money and one bed and furniture. Daughters: Monica Fenwick
and Frances Hill, the residue of my estate. Execs.: Daughters, Monica
Fenwick and Frances Hill. Wit.: Joseph Gough, Ignatius Peake, Catherine
Greenwell.


Mary Manning, dau. of James Manning and Margaret Fenwick, was baptized at St.
Andrew's Episcopal Church on 9/17/1765.

Will of James Manning, SMC, planter 5/4/1768-6/18/1768. Son: William, 151 ac.
"Revell's" where I now live. Son: John, "Taunton Dean", 40 ac. and "Mark's
Adventure", 36 ac. Daughter: Mary, negro girl Anastasia. Exec: Wife, Margaret,
father-in-law, John Fenwick, and brother, John Manning. Wit: Ignatius Jarboe,
Henry Wimsatt, carpenter and James Pike.

9/20/1768: Admin. accts. of James Manning, SMC. NOK: John Wiseman Greenwell
and John Manning. Execs: Wife, John Fenwick, and John Manning.

8/13/1771: Admin. accts. of James Manning, SMC. Sureties: Ignatius Combs and
Robert Fenwick. Legatee: daughter, Mary. Distribution to: widow, 1/3; residue
equally to: William, John, and Mary Manning; Execs., Philip Combs and his wife,
Margaret Combs, John Fenwick and John Manning (Skinner).

Cornelius Manning, Jr. who m. first, Elizabeth Dansey and second, Jane Ford
(widow of Ignatius Greenwell) also had a daughter named Mary. Jane Ford m.
third, _____Smith.

Will of Cornelius Manning, SMC 8/2/1764-9/3/1764. Son: John, negro Charles and
his wife Monica and their two children Matthew and Prudence upon his returning
to my estate Millie or Nacy which pleases him best. To pay debt son John owes
Mr. Fisher and Mr. Theobold. Son: John, 4 cows and calves. Daughter: Ann
Elizabeth Fenwick, 200 ac. bought of Raphael Taney; cows and calves. Grandson:
Cornelius Fenwick, negro girl Susanna. Wife: Jane, 4 negroes named Joseph,
Nell, James, and Shoemaker James. Son: Robert, negroes Sall and her two
children Stacey and Nan and Will, Basil, and Tom. Son: Robert, 1/5 of stock.
Children: Monica Manning, Francis Manning, and Mary Manning negroes Beck and her
two children Betty and Mary Nell and child called Frank, Enoch, Raphael, Moses,
and Barnaby. Son-in-law: John Greenwell, a negro girl Rachel. Wife: Jane, the
plantation I now live on and after her death to be divided among my three
children Monica, Frances, and Mary Manning. Wife: Jane, land I bought of John
Smith called "Nun's Oak" and remaining pt. of stock. Exec: Wife, Jane. Wit:
Peter Ford, Jr., William Williams, Mary Combs, Frances Williams.

Will of Jane Smith, SMC, 7/14/1803-5/22/1804. Daughters: Monica Fenwick and
Frances Hill, my land, equally divided. If one dies without heirs, the other to
inherit; if both die without heirs to my grandsons, Enoch Fenwick and Athanasius
Greenwell. Daughter: Frances Hill, my carriage and horse which I drive. To:
The two following Reverend gentlemen (not named), 20 lbs. current money, equally
divided. Granddaughter: Elizabeth Greenwell, 30 lbs. current money and one bed
and furniture. Daughters: Monica Fenwick and Frances Hill, the residue of my
estate. Execs.: Daughters, Monica Fenwick and Frances Hill. Wit.: Joseph
Gough, Ignatius Peake, Catherine Greenwell.

Note that Jane (Ford) Greenwell/Manning/Smith names only daughters Monica
(Manning) Fenwick and Frances (Manning) Hill. She didn't name any of her
Greenwell children, but then she apparently survived most, if not all of them.

Donnelly also stated that Mary Manning was the daughter of Jane Ford and that
she m. Philip Greenwell and had no children. I can find no Philip Greenwell
that fits the bill.

Donnelly stated that Ann Elizabeth Manning, sister of Mary, was also the
daughter of Jane Ford. Well, that's a problem. She was having children by
1763. Cornelius Manning didn't marry Jane Ford until 1757-1758 (Ignatius
Greenwell didn't die unti 1757).

What has me on the fence on this (but I have placed this Mary as the daughter of
James Manning and Margaret Fenwick) is that you're showing a son named
Cornelius, but then again the first son was named James.

Can anyone confirm the names of these children? I've never seen this bible
record before.
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Thomas Clarke and Grace Greenwell had a son John Clarke born abt 1624/25
whose Inventory 1756 Liber 61 folio 341, Account 1758 Liber 42 folio 93
which he names two children Jane Clarke born age 15 in 1758 and born abt
1742/43 and Richard Langhorn Clarke age 8 in 1758 born abt 1750/51. John
Clarke listed his next of kin as Enoch Combs son of Enoch Combs and Mary
Manning (Miles), John Wiseman Greenwell,John Baptist Greenwell (both son of
John Greenwell and Catherine Wiseman), Henry Greenwell Jr.(son of Henry
Greenwell and Eleanor Clarke, Abraham Clarke his brother, John Cole,
Ignatius Medcalf son of William Medcalf) James Pike, etc. This John Clarke
who married Eleanor Gough was also my ancestor. And He purchased land
called Evans Quarter which his son Richard Langhorn Clarke inherited.
Jerry L. Clark
1037 South 680 West
Provo, Utah 84601
1-801-374-5016