William Maness, Sr.^[1]

- Bef 1787

• Name	William Maness
  Suffix	Sr.
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 21 Nov 1787
  Notes	Some of the William Maness listings below may actually be his son... 1765, May 21/22 -- County Court Minutes, Cumberland County, NC Wm. Manus was appointed constable for Capt. Cheney's District 1765, May 24 -- County Court Minutes, Cumberland County, NC Wm. Manus listed among constables being fined Wm. Manus orderd to report list of taxables to magistrate Richard Lyon, Esq. 1765, Aug 22 -- County Court Minutes, Cumberland County, NC Wm. Manus, constable orderd to attend May court 1765, Oct 2 -- Deed, Cumberland County, NC William Manes listed as a witness to a 150 acre Deed from John Gilmore to Thomas Maples located on a Branch of Lower Little River 1766, Apr 10 -- Land Grant #1460, Cumberland County, NC William Maners received a 200 acre Land Grant located on Bear Creek 1767 -- Tax List, Cumberland County, NC William Menus listed 1 white poll 1769, May 4 -- Land Grant #881, Cumberland County, NC William Manes received a 100 acre Land Grant located Southeast of Bear Creek 1770, Aug 4 -- Deed, Cumberland County, NC William Manes listed as a witness to a 100 acre Deed from Nicholas Smith and Sarah Smith to Josiah Williams located on both sides of the South Fork of Crains Creek 1770, July 16 -- Deed, Cumberland County, NC William Maness listed as a witness as John Cagle, Henry Sides, Casper Clob, Peter Sides & Doratha Elizabeth Sides appoint Simon Hart as their attorney against John Waginer and Micheeal Heller regarding the Estate of Andrew Felsinger 1771, Oct 26 -- Deed, Cumberland County, NC William Manes listed as a witness to a 200 acre Deed from Robert Rowan, Sheriff to Peter Messer located Northeast of Cape Fear River 1772, Jan 29 -- County Court Minutes, Cumberland County, NC A Deed from Michael Hunsucer to Jas. McDonald was proved by William Manus 1774, July -- Trial and Appearance Docket, Cumberland County, NC John Marsh v. Barthelomew Dunn Willm. Manus listed as a witness 1774, July 2 -- Deed, Cumberland County, NC William Manus listed as a witness to a 65 acre Deed from Jonathan Williams to Moses Williams located South of Lower Little River 1774, July 8 -- Deed, Cumberland County, NC William Manus listed as a witness to a 200 acre Deed from Jesse Ritter to Nathan Smith located on Wet Creek 1774, Oct 25 -- County Court Minutes, Cumberland County, NC A Deed from Jesse Ritter to Nathan Smith was proved by William Manes 1777 -- Tax List, Cumberland County, NC William Maness listed twice (150 acres and 160 acres) in Captain John Cox's District 1777, Nov 1 -- County Court Minutes, Cumberland County, NC Wm. Manos was appointed constable for Capt. John Cox's District 1778 -- Tax List, Cumberland County, NC William Manus listed 250 acres in Capt. John Cox's District 1778, Jan 30 -- County Court Minutes, Cumberland County, NC Jeptha Medford was appointed constable in the place of Wm. Manos 1779, Jul -- County Court Minutes, Cumberland County, NC William Meanus was listed as signing Oath of Allegiance to the State 1779, Jul 31 -- County Court Minutes, Cumberland County, NC Wm. Manus was appointed constable for Capt. John Cox's District 1783 -- Tax List, Cumberland County, NC Wm. Menis Sr. listed as paying $15 in Captain John Cox District 1787, Nov 21 -- County Court Minutes, Moore County, NC William Mears returns Inventory of Estate of William Manus, decd.
  Person ID	I21286	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2019

  
  

  DNA Tests	9 DNA tests are associated with William Maness, Sr.
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	E.K. Williams
  	atDNA	A.L. Johnson
  	atDNA	N.J. Ritter
  	atDNA	J. Holland
  	atDNA	Thurman Dosson Maness		GEDmatch ID = T689302
  	atDNA	H.O. Seawell
  	Y-DNA-37	Jerry Williamson	R-M269	Most distant ancestor: William Maness, Sr.,   d. Bef 21 Nov 1787
  	Y-DNA-111	Thurman Dosson Maness	R-M269	Most distant ancestor: William Maness, Sr.,   d. Bef 21 Nov 1787
  	Y-DNA-111	B. Maness	R-BY32729	Most distant ancestor: William Maness, Sr.,   d. Bef 21 Nov 1787

  
  

  Children	+ 1. William Maness, Jr.,   b. 1738, Bedford County, VA ,   d. 1832, Moore County, NC  (Age 94 years)
  Histories		Maness Family of Moore County, NC - Miscellaneous Records The enclosed is a timeline and accounting of early Maness references in Moore County and Cumberland County.
  Family ID	F6494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1766 Land Grant, Cumberland County, NC #1460 - William Maness
  		Map of William Maness' neighborhood on Bear Creek just north of Robbins Tracts highlighted include Revolutionary War Soldier William Maness or his father William [YELLOW], sons James, Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego [PURPLE], Grandson Isaac [BLUE] and close relative Ambrose [ORANGE]. "X" denotes the location of the William Maness family cemetery.
  		1778 Oath of Allegiance, Cumberland County, NC Jul 1778 signers of the Oath of Allegiance renouncing the King of England

  
  

  Histories		1767 Tax List, Cumberland County, NC Includes some of the earliest land owners from present day Cumberland, Moore, Harnett, Lee and Hoke counties. Courtesy of NC Archives.
  		1777 Tax List, Cumberland County, NC [Captain John Cox and Captain Jacob Duckworth's Military Districts only] Captain Cox and Captain Duckworth's Military District encompass present day upper Moore County [see attached map]. Courtesy of the NC Archives. Map courtesy of the Cumberland County Genealogical Society.
  		1778 Tax List, Cumberland County, NC [Captain John Cox and Captain Jacob Duckworth's Military Districts only] Captain Cox and Captain Duckworth's Military District encompass present day upper Moore County [see attached map]. Courtesy of the NC Archives. Map courtesy of the Cumberland County Genealogical Society.
  		1783 Tax List, Cumberland County, NC [Captain John Cox and Captain John Hunnicutt's Military Districts only] Captain Cox and Captain Hunnicutt's[formerly Duckworth] Military District encompass present day upper Moore County [see attached map]. Courtesy of the NC Archives. Map courtesy of the Cumberland County Genealogical Society.
  		Moore County, NC Y-DNA Project DNA Results and Analysis for Moore County families including Allen, Barrett, Bean, Brewer, Britt, Brown, Caddell, Cagle, Carpenter, Chriscoe, Cockman, Cole, Comer, Davis, Deaton, Dunn, Furr, Garner, Hancock, Hardin, Horner, Hunsucker, Hussey, Jackson, Kennedy, Key, Maness, McIntosh, McNeill, Melton, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Muse, Nall, Phillips, Richardson, Riddle, Ritter, Sanders, Seawell, Sheffield, Smith, Stewart, Stutts, Sullivan, Wallace, Williams and Williamson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Moore County, NC FamilyTreeDNA Group Project [http://www.familytreedna.com/public/MooreCountyNC/]. Thurman Maness, longtime Moore County, NC historian and keeper of the Maness heritage died in 2010. Fortunately, Lacy Garner, Tom Stewart and others had Thurman tested a couple of years prior. Thurman was a proud descendant of Revolutionary War soldier William Maness Jr. [c1738-1832] and his father, William Maness Sr.[d.1787]. Thurman further descended through one of William Jr.'s triplet sons Abednego Maness > Issac Maness > Thomas P. Maness > Reuben Addison Maness [Thurman's father]. The Maness DNA Project has done an excellent job of collecting Maness samples from around the country and Thurman's DNA matches [at varying levels] over 30 additional samples in Group 1 of their analysis. The Maness Project summarizes that while it cannot be proven completely given the lack of pedigree information on several of the samples; it is possible that William Maness Sr. was the common ancestor for all of Group 1. This would tract what Thurman and other Maness family researchers have believed for years - that most of the Maness' in the southern United States descend from William Maness Sr. of Moore County, NC. As far as William Sr.'s origination, the Maness Project correctly states that there are several theories, thoughts and rumors but to date none have been proven.