General Notes

Note: Marcom and Keziah moved to Tyrrell Co., (now Martin a
nd Edgecombe counties) North Carolina, buying 300 acres fro
m John Holland of Pitt Co. on 4/20/1761. He was listed as "
Markham Manning of the province of Virginia and County of N
orfolk, Shipwright, of the other." On January 1764, he sol
d 140 acres of land on the mouth of Julian Creek in Norfol
k Co., Virginia to his brother John. His brother Reubin wit
nessed the deed. Marcom had received the land from his fath
er John in his will proved on March of 1758. He receive
d 2 land grants in Martin Co. of 640 acres each in 1779 an
d another 1270 acres in 1784 located near Robersonville, Go
ld Point, Hassell and the western boundaries extended int
o Edgecombe Co. and was near "Turk Neck Branch". He was a v
olunteer in the Revolutionary War.
(Research):Will of Marcom Manning, Oct 18, 1792 Martin Coun
ty Courthouse In the Name of God Amen. I, Marcom Manning o
f the County of Martin & State of North Carolina being wea
k of body but of sound and perfect mind & memory _______ [i
llegible] be God calling to mind the mortality of my body a
nd knowing it is appointed unto all men once to die do mak
e & ordain this & no other to be my last Will and Testamen
t in manner & form. Following -- Fifth and Principally I re
commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave i
t me} And as touching such worldly goods & estate is herewi
th it hath pleased God to "blife" me I give and dispose o
f them in manner and form following} I lend unto William Ma
nning as Son as a tennant for and during his natural life t
he plantation whereon he now lives and five hundred acres o
f land thereunto belonging and after his death I give and b
equeth unto the mail _______ [illegible] of William Mannin
g my said Son _______ [illegible] of his body the land & pl
antation hath mentioned to the aforesaid William if any suc
h "---------" be and for want of such to and bequeth said l
and & premises unto my other two sons Reuben Manning & Marc
om Manning to them and their heirs forever. I give and bequ
eth unto Reuben Manning my son the plantation where I now l
ive and eight hundred acres of land joining the same and m
y Negro man named London to him & to his heirs forever. I g
ive and bequeth unto Marcom Manning my son my plantation i
n the part of the swamp below me and known by the name of t
he Fork Plantation as far as the branch on bottom below th
e plantation where I now live and my fork Plantation quit
e _______ [illegible] from line to line and the land and pl
antation I bought of "Spiles" Holland where T_______ [illeg
ible] South now lives and three hundred acres of land in th
e fork of the Stear pen & House pen branch to the same "mar
es and lefs" And my Negro man named Jeremiah to him and hi
s heirs forever} And the rest of my estate it is my will an
d desire should equally be divided between and among all m
y children William Manning, Reuben Manning, Marcom Mannin
g my sons & Nance Page, Margaret Page, Martha Jackson & Din
ah Philpott, Kezia Manning, Rebecca Manning, Mary Manning m
y daughters except as to the cattle and hogs Nancy Page an
d Margaret Page have had to their full. I have and do hereb
y make and ordain constitute and appoint Edmund Andrews, Na
than Mayo my friend and Rueben Manning my son Executors o
f this my Last Will and Testament. In testimony whereof I h
ave hereunto lay my hand Seal this Eighteenth day of Octobe
r in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Nine
ty two. Signed Sealed Published & declared by Marcom Mannin
g the Testator in the presence of Thos Grimes Abraham Jacks
on (x---his mark) Marcom Manning (x---his mark) Seal