General Notes

Note: John Manning and his brothers Thomas and Edward and h
is sister, ??? , arrived from England to America on Augus
t 10, 1635 on the passenger ship, the "Globe". Manning desc
endants handed down from generation to generation that th
e Mannings migrated to Virginia from County Kent in England
. The Janes Register of Ships recorded that John Manning we
nt to Virginia on the ship, Globe of London, in 1635. He wa
s granted 200 acres of land in 1648 for bringing four new s
ettlers to the colony. Nicholas might have been another so
n of John (or perhaps one of his brother's sons or more lik
ely one of his grandsons). From: "Cavaliers and Pioneers" p
atent book no. 8; ...NICHOLAS MANNING. 267 acres Lower Norf
olk Co., S'ly. from the W. branch of Elizabeth River; adj
. lands of Ward; Bruce; and Jno. Joyce; 23 Oct. 1690, p. 12
0. Imp. of 6 persons: .... From:"Cavaliers and Pioneers" pa
tent book no. 2; ....JOHN MANNING, 200 acres. Lower Norfol
k Co., 25 Oct. 1648, p. 165. Upon northward side of Gayther
s Creek, being a branch of the southward branch of Elizabet
h River running unto land of Mermadicke Merrington. Due unt
o said William for trans. of 4 persons: William Baxter, Chr
. Collins, Martha Brick, Francis Robinson. From: "Cavalier
s and Pioneers" patent book no. 3; ... Gregory Parrett, 30
0 acres Lower Norfolk Co., 16 March 1652, p. 179. Up the S
. branch of Elizabeth River against JOHN MANING, N.N.W. alo
ng Julians Creek and c. .. also...William Morton, 150 acre
s Lower Norfolk Co., Elizabeth River, Parish, 26 Nov. 1652
, p. 140. Near JOHN MANINGS Creek, running west to Marringt
ons land & c. From: "Cavaliers and Pioneers" patent book no
. 5; ...Mr. John Simpson, 2100 acres in the freshes and o
n N. side of Rappa. River 6 June 1666, p. 510, (626). Bound
ing on land of Mr. Charles Grimes, running S.S.E. and c. Tr
ans. of 42 persons: ....JONATHAN MANING..... From:"Cavalier
s and Pioneers" patent book no. 6;.... Thomas Goldman. 120
0 acres Rappa Co., south side the River upon the Maine poco
son of Hodskins Creek, 4 Apr. 1667, p. 105, trans: of 24 pe
rsons: ....JONATHAN MANNING.... From: "Cavaliers and Pionee
rs" patent book no. 6.....John Meders and Henry Peters. 420
0 acres on south side and about 3 miles from the River upo
n Powmansend Creek, Rappa. Co., 17 Apr 1667, p. 28. Begin
s near the run next to land of Mr. Silvester Thatcher, & c.
, over a branch to Quarter branch &c. Trans. of 84 persons
: JONATHAN MANNING ........ From: Virginia Land Patents o
f the Counties of Norfolk, Princess Anne & Warwick from Pat
ent Books O & 6 - 1666 to 1679" by Alice Walter.-- 14 Sep 1
667 - John Manning 300 acres on the east side of the southe
rn branch of Elizabeth River in Lower Norfolk County begin
: at a hickory standing by the side of a creek called Hatto
ns ? Creeks and so running 32 paces W by the side of said c
reek to a pine standing on a point upon the Maine River the
nce N 210 paces down the riverside to a pine and so E b
y S 320 paces into the woods and from thence 90 paces adjoi
ning to said Mannings lands to the first station... 200 acr
es formerly granted to said Manning by patent dated 25 Oc
t 1648 and 100 acres the residue for trans: of 2 persons: J
ohn Carpenter and Luke White. (Note: The Hattons Creek abov
e is faded and I believe it is Gathers Creek see what follo
ws AGW) In Nugent p. 180 - 25 Oct 1648 John Manning 200 acr
es Low. Norfolk Co. Upon Northward side of Gaythers Creek b
eing a branch of the Southward Branch of Elizabeth River ru
nning unto land of Mermadicke Merrington... &c..... 20 Ju
l 1669 - John Herbert 1227 acres in Lower Norfolk County up
on W side of Southern Branch of Elizabeth River begin: a
t a marked pine standing upon a point and so running SSW 39
6 paces by the Maine River side to the mouth of a creek cal
led Deep Creek thence WNW 496 paces up the said creek t
o a small creek called Goos(e the e is off the edge of th
e page) to a