Meshach Maness

1770 - 1838  (68 years)

• Name	Meshach Maness
  Birth	1770
  Gender	Male
  Census	1800-1810	Moore County, NC
  Census	1820-1830	Wilcox County, AL
  Death	28 May 1838	Robertson County, TX
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Maness, Sr.   d. Bef 21 Nov 1787  (Grandfather)
  Notes	1797, Sep 19 -- 1784-1795 Land Entries, Moore County, NC #268 Meshack Mainess entered 50 acres located east of Mainess Branch adjoining William Mainess and the Speculators. 1800 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 47 Mishack Manous (26-45) 1M 1F (0-10) 1M 1F 1809, Nov 24 -- Land Grant #2157, Moore County, NC Michack Maner received 100 acres located north of Bear Creek adjoining William Maner, Davison, Nall, the Speculators and Neil McLeod. Jacob Smith and William McLennon were chain carriers. 1810 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 604 Mishak Maners (26-45) 1M 1F (10-16) 2F (0-10) 3M 1F 1815 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC Mishack Maness lists 100 acres valued at $100 1815, Nov-Aug 1816 -- Trial and Appearance Docket, Moore County, NC 1816, Feb -- County Accounts, Moore County, NC 1816, May -- Index to Trial Docket, Moore County, NC Mishack Manus v. Benjamin Person 1818-1823 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC Mishack Maness lists 100 acres valued at $150 1820 -- Census, Wilcox County, AL Page 2 Meshech Maness (21+) 1M 2F (0-21) 4M 3F 1830 -- Census, Wilcox County, AL Page 164-B Mesheck Mannos (50-60) 1M (10-15) 1M 1F
  Person ID	I12776	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2020

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with Meshach Maness
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	Y-DNA-37	Weldon Wayne Maness	R-M269	Most distant ancestor: William Maness, Sr.   d. Bef 21 Nov 1787

  
  

  Father	William Maness, Jr.,   b. 1738   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	F0015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Y  [1, 2]
  Children	+   1. Bailey Maness,   b. 1791   d. 1871 (Age 80 years) ▻ Hannah Sheffield;    ▻ Sarah Hardy  m. 18 Jun 1824 +   2. Shadrach Maness,   b. 1795   d. 1852 (Age 57 years) ▻ Morgan  (Age 26 years) +   3. Enoch Maness,   b. 1798   d. 1858, Magnolia, Columbia County, AR (Age 60 years) ▻ Lydia Autry  (Age 85 years)  m. 16 Nov 1820 +   4. Celia Maness,   b. 1801 ▻ Alexander Jackson  m. 25 Aug 1825     5. Uriah B. Maness,   b. 1805 ▻ Henrietta Theil  m. 3 Oct 1825 +   6. Hezekiah Maness,   b. 1807 ▻ Mary Mitchell  m. 30 Jun 1827 +   7. Susan Maness,   b. 1807 ▻ James Jackson  m. 31 Mar 1824     8. Ezekial Maness,   b. 1809
  Family ID	F10722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1800-1810 - Moore County, NC Census - 1820-1830 - Wilcox County, AL Death - 28 May 1838 - Robertson County, TX  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		1809 Land Grant, Moore County, NC #2157 - Meshack 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.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		1815 Tax List, Moore County, NC Earliest complete tax list for Moore County. It is a very large file and may take additional time to load. Courtesy of James V. Comer and the NC Archives. [Located in Treasurer and Comptrollers Papers, Box 6. Moore County]
  		1818-1823 Tax List, Moore County, NC Tax List for District #1 and District #2. While the exact date is uncertain based on a comparison of several landowners it is estimated to have been taken between 1818-1823. This was handed down by the family of Richard Street, tax assessor. during the time period. It is a very large file and may take additional time to load. Courtesy of James V. Comer and the Moore County Library.
  		1785 Petition, Randolph County, NC and Moore County, NC 1785, Dec 6 -- Petition, Nov 1785-Dec 1785 General Assembly Session Records, Box 1 Folder 7 Only the petition was included. No details but speculation is that it was a petition to erect a courthouse in the center of Randolph County, NC. Signers: [selected signers from Randolph County page 1 and 3] William Reader, John Graves, Evachel Hancock, John Lawley, Elisha Lawley, Uriah Wright and Nathanl. Tucker. The names listed on the second page are largely from Moore County and are listed in their entirety: Isaac Dun, William Dunn, William Smith, Bartholomew Dunn, John McAulay, Alexander Morrison, George Grimes, Bartholomew Dunn Junr., Normand McLeod, Nicolas Newton Senr., Allan Morison, Malcom McLeod, John Kees, George Ceagle [Cagle], Thomas Kees, Nathanyel Melton, William Kees, Richard Dunn Junr., Moses Keys, William Keys, Benja. Simmons, Jesse Brown, Vincent Davis, Averit Smith, William Maness, James Maness, John Shuffield Junr., David Davison, Ambrose Maness, Joseph Cockman, Wm. Smith Senr., Wm. Smith Junr., John Smith, Samuel Tidwell, John Cagle, Jacob Stutts Jur., Isom Smith, George Cagil, Thoms. Minyard, David Cagel, Nicolas Wallis, Stephen Richardson, Normand McLean, John Allin, Adam Shuffield, John Caringer, John Shuffield Senr., Isom Shuffield, Shadrack Manes, Meshach Manes, Hezekiah Dunn, James Munyard, Henry Cagle, Jacob Caringer, William Dunn, Nathan Smith, Jacob Stutts Senr., Richard Dunn Sen., John Morison, Murdoch McLeod, Hector McLean, James Bowdon, Travis Bowdon, Windsor Pearce, John Pearce, Gideon Meakins, John Caneday, Willm. Searcy, John Reade, Charles Stewart, Micaj. Hendry, John Garner, Edward Moore, Rolley Spinks, Alexd. Kanedy, David Kanedy, James Garner, Joseph Carr, Robt. Carr, John Spivey, James Mallett [?], Christopher Yow, John Spinks, Wm. Reade, Jessy Pitts, George Carringer Junr., John London [?], George Caringer Sen., Wm. Harris, Charles Grey, David Andres, John Powers, Adam Andres, Wm. Williams, Richd. Bird, James Deaton, Wm. Bird, Isaac Deaton [?], John Cagle and Elias Allred. [Editor's Note: While we can't be certain that these are in fact signers of the Randolph County petition we have been unable to locate a similar one for Moore County during the same time frame. Some of these names appear to be actual signatures while others are clearly written by the same person as other names around them. The Randolph County petition suffered from similar challenges including some signers that would be under 21 years old. Regardless, this is quite a list of northern Moore County residents during the late 1780's.]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1131] Rev. Don McCaskill, Maness Families [First Edition], (2002). [S1126] Charles Kenneth "Ken" Maness, 101 N Wedgewood Drive, Yacht Club Cove, Washington, NC 27889-9231, 252-402-5986, ckmaness@suddenlink.net, Descendants of Ulrich Stutts and Descendants of William Maness II Website [http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/n/Ken--Maness/index.html] and Ancestry.com [http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/39615729/recent].