The Washington herald., 1915-11-20
By FRANCES cowLEs.


There were several first settiers'
OF the name of Manning In the new
world In Colonial times That IL in the
very earliest colonial records the name
appears m many localities. making Il
dihcult 10 say which of them all was
the frst OF the name
In 1884, William of Kent, made q
home at Cambridge. Mass: about the
same time We find John and Thomas
at Ipswich: another John and George
at Boston. In 1862 Nicholas at Salem.
Mass. and 1875 Jeffrey Manning in
New Jersey. The story of a forefather
who ran away should come in right
here but details are lacking to make
the story complete. and where he ran
from or what he ran for must be left
to the Imagination.
| Samuel OF Billerica. Mass. grandson
OF William of Cambridge. had be-
come founders OF families in ConnectI-
cut. Vermont and New York. and his
grandsons were Ohio pioneers. A few
years ago, and perhaps at the pres
ent the house Samuel built at Bill
lerica. was standing: for It's years IL
was the home of the Mannings. and
by the family. the house a frame one,
was built of brick on the north size.
like all houses Of the time.
William, OF Cambridge, and Susan
nah, his wife, had one son, William.
born 1914. in England-perhaps their
only child. He married Dorothy, and
they had FIVE children-two were sons.
He was surveyor. selectman, and MEM
Der of the grand jury. and one of
the pillars of the church. When Il was
decided to call a new pastor. he was
sent to England to ask Rev Urian
Cakes to accept the position which he
did. and later he became president OF
Harvard. To William Manning, jr.,
and John Cooper were entrusted the
task of collecting funds for the build
ing of Harvard Hall.
In 1895. Thomas and John Manning.
born In England. were living in Vir-
gtnia. Stephen Mannering mot Man
ming. although this may have been the
correct spelling). in 1877 confessed
with others: We have bin notorious
ly actors in we late horrid rebellion.
set on foot by Nathaniel Bacon"
In Spotsylvania County. Va. An
drew and James Manning were living.
about 1870. and in Princess Anne
County. Henry X Manning. The fam
fly was prominent In South Carolina.
where there is town, Manning. in
Clarendon County. Thomas Manning
was one of the Council of Safety, s. c.,
1878.
Captain Ephraim Manning OF Con-
Hezekiah. a soldier. who died 1902. has
the epitaph:
Praises on tombs are
tribes vainly spent,
A mans good name
Is his best monument"
Marriage connections include the
AinswoTths. Averills. Lockharts. Demp-
seys. Frosts, Cheneys. Darbys.- and
Darlings. Favorite names are Alonzo,
Anthony. Adelia and all the other
names beginning with "A" Dorcas.
Nancy, Fiona, Lucius. and Unity and
all the other names beginning with
~" MahalaIeel and other like I'M
pronouncable names. to say nothing of
the photography.
The coat-of-arms illustrated is
blazoned: Gules, a cross-fiory. between
four trefoils, slipped or
Crest: An eagles head, sable, be-
tween two ostrich feathers, Argent,
issuing from a ducal coronet, or
Motto: Per Ardua Stabilis-steady In
difficulties.
cross often denotes Crusader an
cestry; trefoils. peace, joy and hope;
an eagle, one occupied In high and
weighty affairs; ostrich feathers. will
ing obedience.
This coat-armor was borne by WILL
lam Manning OF Cambridge, Mass