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A PARTIAL RECORD OF THE 
 
 jMansur family. 
 
 By JOHN H. MANSUR, Royersford, Pa. 
 
 
 
'CI 
 
 EXPLANATION OF SYSTEM OF NOTATION. 
 
 John Mansur, page S, is number i ; Elizabeth, his eldest 
 child, is i-i ; John, the younger child, is 1-2, i. e. the second 
 child of the eldest child. Thus, William the second child of 
 John (1-2) has in addition to his father's number a figure " 2," 
 indicating that lie is the second child of the second child of the 
 eldest child of the founder of the family. 
 
 This system is maintained throughout, and permits the addi- 
 tion of new families without change in the system of notation, a 
 matter of some moment when a family record is not complete. 
 
A Partial Record 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Mansur Family 
 
 
 By John H. Mansur, 
 Royersford^ Pa. 
 
 Reprinted from 
 
 The Genealogical Quarterly Magazine, 
 
 Burlington, Vermont. 
 1901. 
 
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A PARTIAL RECORD OF THE HANSUR FAHILY. 
 
 By John H. Mansur, of Royersford, Pa. 
 
 For a part of the history of the family of Mansur contained 
 m the following pages, I am indebted to the late Hon. Charles 
 H. Mansur, of Chillicothe, Mo., who at his own expense in 
 1889, prepared and printed a pamphlet, containing what I believe 
 to be the first attempt to compile a history of our family and 
 preserve some of the traditions relating to early davs of the col- 
 onies, in which they took part. 
 
 Some of it I have gathered by correspondence with various 
 branches of the family, but no one who has not tried it, can have 
 any idea of the difficulty there is in getting even the simplest facts. 
 Many who could supply this information are dead, and many 
 others take no interest whatever in the matter, and thus, much 
 that would be of interest to us of the younger branches, has been 
 lost beyond recovery. It is much to be regretted that so little 
 attention was paid to these things by our ancestors. If the 
 family records had been carefully kept, it would have made 
 very interesting reading at the present time, especially when so 
 many are endeavoring to trace their descent from pre-Revolution- 
 ary sires. 
 
 I have attempted, before it is entirely too late, to gather some 
 of this information yet remaining, and put it into permanent 
 form, in the hope that some other pen will take up and continue 
 the work, until we shall have a complete registry of those who 
 bear the honored name of Mansur. 
 
 The connection of the scattered representatives of the name 
 with Robert Mansur of Charlestown was accomplished by Mr. 
 Eben Putnam of Salem. Mr. Putnam undertook the task, at my 
 request, of investigating the traditions in our family regarding 
 
2 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 our origin with the result shown hereafter. While contempo- 
 rary proofs are wanting that Robert Mansur was our common 
 ancestor, such evidences as remain, hidden among scattered and 
 voluminous records, point to that fact with such directness as to 
 cause doubt to be almost superfluous. 
 
 There is a tradition that the first one to bear the name of Mansur 
 in this country, was a French Hugenot who bore the name of 
 Monsieur. He was said to have come from the Isle of Jersey 
 and settled in the neighborhood of Boston about the year 1660. 
 He was so eccentric in his ways that he was known among his 
 neighbors as the '' crazy Frenchman." The same tradition 
 asserts that he was a person of some means, as he dressed well 
 and engaged m no occupation, but is silent as to his family, the 
 date of his death, and everything else. 
 
 The earliest authentic record brought to light so far, is to be 
 found in " Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Mass." by 
 Thomas Bellew Wyman, where it is recorded a certain Robert 
 Mansir or Mansur, married Elizabeth Brooks, a widow, June 
 6, 1670. She is recorded as residing at Thomas Barber's, 
 October 21, 1689. She died January 3, 1694. 
 
 In Savage's " Genealogical Dictionary," Robert Mansur is 
 recorded as a householder in 1678, in Charlestown, Mass.* 
 
 Whether this Robert Mansur is identical with the "crazy 
 
 Frenchman " spoken of above, I have no means of knowing. 
 
 Like most traditions this may have had some basis but what 
 
 grain of truth is present is unrecognizable amid the mass of error. 
 
 The following letter is of interest in this connection : — 
 
 Danvers, Mass., Feb. 26, 1899. 
 
 John H. Mansur, Esq., 
 
 Dear Sir :— With this I enclose a preliminary study of the earlier generations 
 of the Mansur family; also a pedigree which I advance in a tentative way. 
 
 It would be very hard to disprove this pedigree, as all the information gathered 
 seems to fall in with it. However, it is open to correction. 
 
 If you will take a map of Massachusetts you will see that Maiden and Medford 
 join. Both practically adjoin Charlestown. Charlestown formerly extended to 
 Woburn and bounded Cambridge. 
 
 Roxbury joined Dedham, and Needham was set off from Dedham. Needham 
 
 •Pamphlet of C. H. Mansur. 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 3 
 
 was almost a neighbor to Cambridge before her limits were curtailed. In 
 passing from Boston to Cambridge one had to pass through Roxbury. Andover 
 is not far from Medford. 
 
 The early Mansur families all revolve around Charlestown. 
 
 The lack of probate settlements makes this a difficult family to trace. Then, 
 too, during those years they appear to have enjoyed little landed property 
 another obstacle. 
 
 The early death of Robert would have caused his sons to be put out as appren- 
 tices. Here we have a clew as to the probable scattering of the family. 
 
 I have pretty well exhausted the available records and I fear that little more 
 can be obtained. I am in hope that an exhaustive Search of Andover records, 
 also Lovejoy probate and deeds will yield some more information. 
 
 This is to report progress. Very truly yours, 
 
 (Signed) Eben Putnam. 
 
ORIGIN OF THE MANSURS OF NEW ENGLAND. 
 
 The name Mansur is not a corruption of any similar French 
 name.* It is derived from the old Norman Mansur, which 
 was a Christian name and by the Normans introduced into 
 England, but not now frequently met with in England. 
 
 [James Manzer was a passenger to Barbadoes, in the Alex, 
 ander, 2 May, 1635. See "Drake's Founders of New Eng- 
 land." He was aged 27.] 
 
 The earliest mention of the name in New England occurs 
 on the Marriage Record of Charlestown, Mass. 
 
 • Charlestown was the centre of a settlement of many fishermen from the Isle of 
 Jersey. Such were the Blaners, and Sailers, now Blaney, and Salle. It is pos- 
 sible that Manser was one of this group. The argument against this view is that 
 the "er" has always been sounded, while in the other cases the spelling ha« 
 been changed to agree with the pronunciation. 
 
ROBERT MANSER OF CHARLESTOWN. 
 
 I. Robert Manser married Elizabeth Brooks, 6 June, 1670 Ii 
 
 He was living in 1677-S, but was probably dead before 1680 
 (Charlestown tithe lists), but there is no settlement of his estate. 
 
 Elizabeth Manser, Sr., and Elizabeth Manser, Jr., ordered to 
 be summoned into court for not appearing at the court upon 
 summons of the Charlestown Committee, 7 Oct., 1684. 
 
 29, 10 mo., 1684, they appear in court and their answer being 
 accepted they are dismissed. (Middlesex Court Records.) 
 
 Wyman, in his "Estates," records that the widow Elizabeth 
 Manser was to have a chamber at Thomas Barber's, 21 Oct., 
 1689. ( Selectmens' Records. ) 
 
 Elizabeth Manser, widow of Robert, died 3 Jan., 1694-5. 
 There is no settlement of her estate. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 I. John, born about 1670. 
 Thomas, born before 1680. 
 William, born before 1680. 
 
 Elizabeth, set. 13 in 1685; m. 3 Dec, 1687, Thomas Pope, a mariner. 
 Robert, born 15 April, 1674, at Charlestown. Nothing further regarding 
 him has been discovered. 
 
SECOND GENERATION. 
 
 II. I. John Manser, possibly of Boston, but probably of 
 Charlestown. He may have been born about 1670 as he mar- 
 ried in 1695. 
 
 Was he a son of Robert Manser? That seems the most prob- 
 able theory, but as yet there appears to be no evidence other 
 than suitability in age and residence and station in life. There 
 is nothing known to conflict with this theory. 
 
 John Manser married in Boston, 24 April, 1695, by Rev. 
 James Allen, Mary Mirick. He is described as of Charlestown, 
 and the bride as of Boston. His name is spelled Monsir. 
 Wyman says Mary Mirick had been a servant of Anthony Stod- 
 dard in Charlestown. 
 
 No children are recorded to this marriage. Woburn records 
 record the marriage of John Mansur to Elizabeth Hinshaw of 
 Charlestown, 3 June, 1701. They had the following child- 
 ren, born in Charlestown : — 
 
 i-l. Elizabeth, born 28 Jan., 1702-3, bapt. 28 March, 17OJ. 
 1-2. John, born 10 Nov., bapt. II Nov., 1705. 
 
 There is no settlement of the estates of John or his wife. 
 Elizabeth Henshaw was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah 
 (Cleveland) Henshaw of Woburn, and was born 30 July, 1678. 
 
 II. 2. Thomas Mansur was of Maiden. Maiden, Charles- 
 town, and Medford, havealwayshad much in common. The mar- 
 riage of Thomas Mansur is not of record. His wife was Mary 
 as appears from the birth records of his children. There 
 appears little doubt but that he was son of Robert Mansur, and 
 perhaps born as early as 1670. 
 
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MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 The following children appear on Maiden records :— 
 
 2-1. Mary, born 22 Sept., 1716. 
 
 2-2. Elizabeth, born 18 June, 1 718. 
 
 2-3. Hannah, born 14 Oct., 1720. 
 
 2-4. Sarah, born 18 Sept., 1722. 
 
 2-5. Phebe, born 16 Jan., 1724-5. 
 
 2-6. Lydia, born 10 April, 1728; probably the Lydia who married William 
 
 Bmford m 1754. (See Wyman's "Charlestown's Estates.") 
 
 2-7. John, born 6 Nov., 1730. 
 
 2-8. Martha, born i June, 1734. 
 
 Mary Mansur of Maiden, married William Barnes of Bos- 
 ton, 26 Jan., 1742-3. 
 
 Mary Mansur of Maiden, married John Martin, 18 Sent 
 1745- ^" 
 
 "Thomas Mansur and wife Mary, last from Needham " are 
 warned from Sudbury, 171 7. They came to Sudbury beginning 
 of Feb., 1716-7. (Middlesex Court Rec, page 336.) (Mid- 
 dlesex court rec.) 
 
 It was the custom to warn all new comers to town This 
 prevented responsibility falling on the town or participation in 
 town commons, at least in theory. Most desirable people were 
 sometimes -warned." Sudbury records contain no reference to 
 births, marriages, or deaths of this family, or others of the 
 name. 
 
 Needham was set off from Dedham in 171 1. Dedham 
 records contain no reference to the name. 
 
 Thomas xMansur of Maiden, is undoubtedly he who was warned 
 from Sudbury. On the 16 Dec, 1730, Jonathan Howard, Jr., 
 gives to his friend and townsman, Thomas Mansser, a house in 
 Maiden. It is still standing on Madison Street, and after Man- 
 ser's death was used as the town almhouse. 
 
 In 1756, the town paid a physician's bill for attendance on 
 Martha Mansur, in the time of her sickness. 
 
 Thomas Mansur was a member of the church in 1772. 
 
 He was sexton (chosen in town meeting), 1733-4, 1738-9 
 ^739-40, and thereafter to 21 June, 1775. He pVobably died 
 between March, 1775 and June, 1775. In 1763, he was one 
 of the town's poor. ( Cory's Maiden.) 
 
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 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 II. 3. William Mansur of Medford and of Roxbury. 
 He married at Cambridge, 2 Feb , 1 714-5, Lydia, daughter of 
 Gershom and Sarah (Holden) Swan, of Cambridge, born 10 
 Nov., 1689. 
 
 He was of Medford. William Mansur, wife, and family were 
 warned from Medford, 8 Oct., 1723, (Middlesex court rec.) 
 
 Children born in Medford: — 
 
 3-1. Lydia, born 10 April, 1716; died there 20 Aug. 1717. 
 
 The following adults were baptised in the Roxbury church :— 
 3-2. Sarah Manser, bapt. 16 March, 1740. 
 Lydia Manser, bapt. 30 March, 1740. 
 3-3. Susanna Manser, bapt. 30 March, 1740. 
 3-4. Mary Manser, bapt. 21 Nov., 1747. 
 Lydia Manser was married at Boston, i Dec, 1 741, to Robert Cain. 
 
 Wyman says he was a brickmaker. He removed to Roxbury. 
 In 1763, William Manser sold to Robert Cain land in Rox- 
 bury toward Dedham, which was apparently the whole or part 
 of a lot he had bought in 1731 from Abraham Woodward and 
 wife. (Suffolk Deeds). 
 
 William Mansor was a corporal in the company of Capt. 
 William Drummond Dummer and was stationed at the Castle 
 (Boston Harbor) 26 weeks in 1725: also 1726 and 1727. 
 (Mass. Archives). 
 
 17 Dec, 1720, William Mansier of Boston, soldier, a/?aj^ 
 William Mansier belonging to the Castle William vs. Nathaniel 
 Spear of Braintree, Junior, miller, for debt, reciting that on 8 
 Dec, 1727, said Spear gave bond for £40 which remains unpaid, 
 etc. (Suffolk Files, 24027). 
 
THIRD GENERATION. 
 
 Tribe of Thomas.* 
 
 III. 2-7. John Mansur, son of Thomas, erroneously 
 described by Wyman as son of John, born in Maiden, 6 Nov., 
 1730, was a soldier in 1756, 7, 8, 9. His service is given in 
 the Mass. Archives, as follows : — 
 
 Impressed out of the 1st. Middlesex Regiment for expedition 
 against Crown Point, according to order of 15 April, 1756, on 
 roll dated 27 May, 1756, at Cambridge, Col. William Brattle, 
 Vol. 94, p. 224. 
 
 It appears he served 31 weeks in 1756. Vol. gj, p. jgo. 
 
 On another roll he is described as of Maiden, aged 25, mat- 
 ross in Col. Gridley's regiment, mustered 8 May, 1756. Vol. 
 94^ P' 202. 
 
 He served in 1757, as we learn from a note to roll for 1758, 
 in which he is described as a private and of Charlestown, and as 
 a deserter. Vol. 96, p. 63. (The desertion was probably tech- 
 nical rather than actual.) 
 
 It also appears he served seven months 1758. Vol. 96 f 
 337- 
 
 Wyman says that Sarah Manser and child were notified 
 (warned) from Charlestown, 1757. This would dovetail in with 
 John's service in the army. Middlesex Court records tell us that 
 John Manser, wife, and child were warned from Charlestown, 
 12 Dec, 1759, (not 1757), having been there six months and 
 twelve days, and last from Maiden. John Manser, wife, and 
 John, Jr., were in the census of 1789, at Charlestown. Wyman 
 
 * We propose to describe this branch of the family before taking up the more 
 important branch descended from John Mansur. 
 
 II 
 
,2 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 says that John, and his son John, were drowned in the Sand 
 Cove in the narrows, 25 May, 1790. 
 
 Cory states that John Mansur was a private in 6th battalion, 
 Capt. Robert Allen, Col. Alden's regiment, having enlisted 
 for three years in 1777. He also adds the following information 
 concerning his French War service. Drafted 15 April, 1756. 
 Served at Crown Point with Capt. Lord. Was in service till 
 December. Petitioned for pay. Was in Capt. Chadwick's 
 company and taken sick at a place called Half Moon. Served 
 in 1758 under Capt. Eben'r. Marrow. 
 
 He was taxed in Charlestown, 1761-73- ^^^ ^^^^^ *° ^*^- 
 ford in 1775, and claimed for loss on account of the British 
 destruction of Charlestown. Bought a lot of land in 1777. 
 
 He married 26 Julv, i753' ^t Maiden, Sarah Bradish, born 27 
 Feb., 1731-2, daughter of John and Sarah (Sweetser) Bradish 
 of Charlestown. 
 
 Children born in Charlestown: — 
 
 2-7-1. A child born before or in 1757 ; probably at Maiden. 
 
 2-7-2. Ebenezer, born 6 Jan., 1760. 
 
 2-7-3. Seih, born 28 Oct., 1761. 
 
 2-7-4. John, born 18 May, 1766. 
 
 2-7-5. Samuel, born u March, 1768. 
 
 2_7_6. William, bapt. 28 June, 1772. 
 
TRIBE OF THOMAS. 
 
 FOURTH GENERATION. 
 
 IV. 2-7-2. Ebenezer Mansur, son of John, born in 
 Charlestown, 6 Jan., 1760 : died 6 Oct., 1806, at Boston 
 Marned (23 Nov., 1781; Elizabeth Brown of Boston. She 
 died 31 July, 181 2. Lived in Charlestown. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 2-7-2-1. Scth, born I July, 1782. 
 
 2-7-2-2. John, born 7 June, 1784. 
 
 2-7-2-3. Sally, born 19 June, 1786; married James Ayer. 
 
 2-7-2-4. William, born 26 Dec. 1788. 
 
 2-7-2-5. Ebenezer B., born 17 July, 179,; died 12 Dec, ,825; married 2C 
 Dec, 1816, Mary Rea. 
 
 2-7-2-6. Thomas, born 31 Jan , 1794. 
 
 2-7-2-7. Betsy Brown, born 29 May, 1797, 
 
 2-7-2-8. Polly, born 15 June, 1799. 
 
 2-7-2-9. George Washington, born 9 May, 1801. 
 2-7-2-10. Robert, born 25 Jan., 1803. 
 
 IV 2-7-5. Samuel Mansur, son of John, born in 
 Charlestown, 11 March, 1768; died - Feb., 1829, at Charles- 
 town. 
 
 He married 3 Jan., 1790, Hepzibah Goodwin, who died 10 
 ^eb., 1793, ast. 25; married, second, 2 Dec, 1793, Nancy 
 
 th-T. ''^T"' :'" '"' ^^ J^"" ^794. -t. 19; married! 
 h„-d, (pub. Oct., 1817) Mary Ann French. She had adminis- 
 tration of husband's estate, 18 Aug., 1829. Estate $3,^00. 
 A Mary Mansur died in Charlestown, April, 1830, *t. 40. 
 
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TRIBE OF JOHN. 
 
 THIRD GENERATION. 
 
 III. 1-2. John Mansur of Methuen, appears to be that 
 John born m 1705, son of John, supposed son of Robert If so 
 he would have been of age in 1726. He first comes to notice 
 in 1729. 
 
 John Mansur of Andover for £72 N. E. money (i. e., $335) 
 buys of Abel Astm and his wife Sarah of Methuen, forty acres 
 in Methuen, bounded on John Guttason, Jr., Thomas Astin 
 James Baker, and John Guttason; deed dated 15 April 1720' 
 acknowledged 14 May, 1729; recorded xo July, 1740. EsL 
 JJeeds^ yg-ij^. 
 
 John Mansur of Andover, husbandman, buys of Thomas 
 Astm and w,fe Sarah of Methuen, for £26, land there, beine 
 20 acres, bounding on Benj. Gage, by Haverhill former line! 
 late Eben. Barker, so on Haverhill line and William Gutterson 
 24 May, 1726; ackowledged 27 May, 1729; recorded 10 July' 
 1740. Essex Deeds, 7g.i34. *^ ^' 
 
 _ Examination of Quarterly Sessions fails to find any notifies 
 tion of Mansur from any town in Essex as late as 1736 
 
 John Mansur of Methuen, married in Andover3i Dec 17-.2 
 Hannah Lovejoy of the South Parish. Andover Records ' 
 It .8 not clear who Hannah was. The Lovejoys are an old 
 Andover famdy. Thomas Astin, or Austin, who sold the land 
 above described, had married in 1714, Sarah, daughter of 
 Christopher Lovejoy. 
 
 15 
 
1 6 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 There was a Hannah, daughter of Joseph Lovejoy (by his 
 wife Sarah Pritchard) , born on ii Feb., 1693-4, but she could 
 hardly have been the mother of John Mansur's children. 
 
 There is no settlement of the estate of Christopher Lovejoy. 
 It has been thought Hannah may have been his daughter. 
 
 John Manser (spelled Mancer on rolls) served in the French 
 war. He was of the Train Band of Methuen in 1757. A/ass. 
 
 Arc/lives, qj-2q8. 
 
 John Mancer, Jr., was also of the Train Band. 
 
 John Mancer appears on a muster roll sworn to i March, 
 1759, as of Lieut. Chandler's company, Col. Osgood's regiment, 
 which marched on an alarm to the relief of Fort William Henry, 
 Aug., 1757. They marched from Andover 15 Aug., to Wor- 
 cester, bated Andover I March, 1759. J/ass. Arc/i/ves, gj- 
 
 2g8. 
 
 It is quite possible that this was the younger John. 
 
 Andover records contain no references to the family of John 
 
 Mansur. 
 
 Administration on the estate of John Mansur of Methuen, 
 yeoman, was granted to the relict Hannah, 5 Aug., 1776. Sam- 
 uel Mansur was a surety. The inventory shows £55. 
 
 Children: — 
 1-2-1. Jolin. 
 
 1-2-2. William, born I Jan., 1737. 
 1-2-4. James, born 7 Sept., 1744. 
 
 1-2-3. Elizabeth, m 28 Sept., 1758, at Methuen, to Samuel Bodwell. 
 1-2-5. Samuel, m. 2 May, 1765, at Methuen, to Sarah Varnum of Dracut. 
 
 Mr. Moses Mansur wrote the following account of the origin 
 of the family, to his sister Lucinda :— 
 
 " When I was a little boy I was much in my grandmother's part of the house; 
 people would come in and talk over old times. I listened. Our great-grandfather 
 was born in 1702 and came from Jersey, an island belonging to England, lying 
 near the French Coast. He was of French origin, Mansur being French. 
 
 « I have often heard grandmother, my grandmother, say when she was small 
 the men were busy in the summer time at three o'clock in the morning. The 
 women would put the saddle-bags on the horse and go off to Haverhill shoppmg, 
 so as to get back before dark. Haverhill was the nearest trading place then, aid 
 the road was full of stumps, stones, and woods." 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 17 
 
 Mary (Harris) Mansur and her friends, talking of old times, 
 would leave but a more or less confused account in the mind of 
 a young lad. It is doubtful if the first John, being not more 
 than ten when his father died, knew much about the origin of 
 the family. It is quite possible Robert came from Jersey. 
 The John of Methuen might easily have become confounded 
 with John, son of Robert, his father, in the mind of the youth- 
 ful listener. 
 
 He appears to have been a man of prominence in the 
 community and was what was called a "tithing man." 
 This curious office is now obsolete, but during its continuance 
 it was a very important part of the economy of the New Eng- 
 land village, and brought the official into"' very close relations 
 with the townspeople. While his duties were connected with 
 the church, he was also a town officer, and had many semi- 
 secular duties to perform. Each tithing man had several 
 neighboring families under his charge, originally ten, as the 
 word " tithing" would signify. He enforced the learning of the 
 church catechism at home, sometime during the week visited 
 the houses to hear the children recite their catechism. 
 These families he watched especially on Sundays, to see 
 whether they all attended church and did not loiter on the way. 
 In some Massachusetts towns he was ordered to watch on week 
 days to keep "boys and all persons from swimming in the 
 water." Truly ten large families, with manv boys, such as 
 were common in New England, must have kept him busy on 
 hot August days. 
 
 He inspected taverns and reported all disorderly persons within, 
 forbade the sale of intoxicating liquors to them, had power as a 
 constable to arrest any evil-doer, administered the "oath of 
 fidelity " to new citizens, and warned undesirable visitors to 
 leave town. He could arrest persons who walked or rode at 
 too fast a pace while going to meeting on Sunday, or who made 
 needless visits or took unnecessary rides on Sunday, or other- 
 wise broke^ the Sunday laws. Within the meeting house the 
 tithing man kept order by beating out dogs, correcting unruly 
 and noisy boys, and waking those vrho slept. To accomplish 
 this, he sometimes walked up and down the church aisles, car- 
 
i8 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 rying a stick which had a knob on one end, and a dangling fox- 
 tail on the other. It is said that he tapped the boys on the head 
 with the knobbed end of the stick, and tickled the faces of sleep- 
 ing church attendants with the fox-tail. In those days everybody 
 old and young, was supposed to attend church. If any one was 
 absent it was noticed, and if the absence continued three Sun- 
 days it was the duty of the tithing man to visit the family and 
 ascertain the cause. Some old churches had tithing men until 
 the beginning of this century. 
 
 John Mansur lived and died a strict Puritan, and now lies 
 buried at Methuen, Mass., beside his son, James Mansur. 
 
TRIBE OF JOHN. 
 
 FOURTH GENERATION. 
 
 I -2- 1. John Mansur, of Methuen, son of John, probably 
 born there, married Ruth , who had administration 
 
 on his estate 5 August, 1776. All but the first of her children 
 then living. She married second Wood, of Andover, 
 
 Me., and had a son Phineas, born in Dracut, 1779, who died in 
 Rumford, 28 April, 1846. 
 
 Children recorded at Methuen: — 
 
 1-2-1-1. Hannah, born 27 Sept., 1764; died before her father. 
 
 I-2-1-2. John, born 17 July, 1766. 
 
 I -2- 1 -3. Elijah, born 23 April, 1768. 
 
 1-2-1-4. Daniel, born 5 Dec, 1769. Settled in Stanstead, Lower Canada, 
 
 he having visited Rumford afterward. 
 1-2-1-5. James, born 31 July, 1772. 
 1-2-1-6. Mehitable, born 14 Oct., 1774. Married (pub. Methuen, i April, 
 
 1798) Francis Richardson, Jr., of Metbuen. They lived in 
 
 Haverhill. 
 
 IV. 1-2-2. William Mansur, son of John, born in Dracut, 
 I Jan., 1737: died , 180S ; married, 1762, Isabel Harvey. 
 
 He went from Dracut, Mass., to Wilton, N. H., now Temple, 
 sometime previous to 1772, and it may be he was one of the 
 very first settlers. He purchased lot No. i, Wilton range of 
 Temple lots in the extreme southwest corner of the town, then a 
 wilderness, and possibly only to be traveled by marked trees.* 
 
 "History of Temple, page 231. 
 
 19 
 
20 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 It was evidently a wild, lonesome place, for a grandchild of Mr. 
 Mansur remembers being told that the wolves very frequently 
 sat upon the hill around the house and stared into the windows, 
 and the bears could be distinctly heard calling their cubs, under 
 the hill. The following story is related by Deacon N. Wheeler, 
 of Temple :* William Mansur was an early settler, I suppose 
 the first on the lot now owned by Senator Blanchard at the 
 Falls, now known as Blood's, on Skowhegan River, September 
 14th, 1762. He shut up his dog at home and started for Meth- 
 uen, crossing the river southeast from his house at the fordway. 
 He soon heard the dog yelping after him, and, looking, saw a 
 panther following him. The dog ran under a heap of brush, 
 and the panther sprang on top of it, as a cat after a mouse. The 
 dog left the brush and ran to his master for protection. Mr. 
 Mansur faced the creature, smote the ground with his staff, and 
 made as formidable an appearance as possible ; and he supposed 
 by the help of his scarlet vest, he terrified the animal that he 
 was pleased to run away, and leave him to pursue his journey. 
 
 Stirring times were at hand. The storm of resistance to 
 British oppression, which had been gathering for some time, was 
 about to break, and everybody in the settlement must take sides 
 either for or against the Colonies. Fortunately, we are not left 
 in uncertainty as to where William Mansur stood. His name 
 appears several times among those who espoused the " patriot's 
 cause," and we have a pretty fair account of his services during 
 the " times that tried men's souls." 
 
 Early in the year 1776, the General Committee of Safety sent 
 a communication to each of the several towns.! That to Temple 
 reads : — 
 
 To the selectmen of Temple, Colony of New Hampshire. In 
 Committee of Safety, April 12th, 1776. In order to carry the 
 unwritten resolves of the Honorable Continental Congress into 
 execution, you are requested to desire all males above 21 years, 
 lunatics, idiots, and negroes excepted, to sign the Declaration on 
 this paper, and when so done to make return hereof, together 
 
 ♦History of Temple, page 175. 
 tHistory of Temple, page 105. 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 21 
 
 Avith the name or names of all who shall refuse to sign the same, 
 to the General Assembly or Committee of Safety of this Colony. 
 
 M. WEARE, Chairman. 
 
 In Congress, March 14TH, 1776. 
 Resolved, That it be recommended to the several Assemblies, Conventions 
 and Councils, or Committees of Safety of the United Colonies, immediately to 
 cause all persons to be disarmed within their respective colonies, who are noto- 
 riously disaffected to the cause of America, or who have not associated or refuse 
 to associate, to defend by arms the United Colonies against the hostile attempts 
 of the British fleets and armies. Charles Thompson, Secretary. 
 
 Action was immediately taken by the Town Council, as fol- 
 lows : — 
 
 " In consequence of the above resolution of the Honorable Continental Con- 
 gress, and to show our determination in joining our American brethren in 
 defending the lives, liberties, and properties of the inhabitants of the United 
 Colonies, — 
 
 " We, the subscribers, do solemnly profess our entire willingness at the risque 
 of our lives and fortunes with arms to oppose the hostile attempts of the British 
 fleets and armies against the United American Colonies, whenever and to such a 
 degree as such attempts (jf British may require."* 
 
 This was signed by eighty-four persons, only two of whom, 
 however, concern this narrative. The twelfth name is Peter 
 Felt, who was the father of Hannah Felt, who married Stephen 
 Mansur, No. 1-2-2-6, and the thirty-sixth name is William Man- 
 sur. 
 
 But he evidently was a man of deeds as well as words. We 
 read : f 
 
 "April ye 19th, 1775. 
 
 A list of those persons (fifty-six) who marched froin Temple 
 to Cambridge, Mass., on the alarm of the 19th of April, 1775." 
 (This was the battle of Lexington). William Mansur appears 
 on the list, and the record shows he was gone six and one half 
 days. 
 
 But this was not his only service. Twice afterward he vol- 
 unteered in the Continental armv. We find the following- :t — 
 
 ^ O T 
 
 *Minutes of Town Council. 
 
 tHistory of Temple, pages 96 and 97. 
 
 JHistory of Temple, N. H., page 104. 
 
22 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 " A list of those who engaged in ye Continental service, in 
 Capt. Ezra Towne's company in Col. Reed's regiment for one 
 year from January 7th, 1776." There are sixteen names in the 
 list, of which William Mansur is the tenth, and Peter Felt, 
 before mentioned, is the fourteenth. Again, June 29th, 1777, 
 more than a year later, and presumably after the expira- 
 tion of his former service, an alarm came from Ticonderoga, 
 and the turnout was immense. There was a great rush to the 
 town ammunition deposit, and there nine men drew powder, 
 balls, and flints,and the next day they marched for Ticonderoga, 
 thirty-seven all told, and in the list of names the twentieth is 
 William Mansur. They were all in Capt Drury's company of 
 Lt.-Col. P. Heald's regiment. He remained in the company 
 during the siege, and when the American forces were compelled 
 to evacuate the fort, retreated with them into Vermont. 
 
 William Mansur married Isabella Harvey. She was born in 
 Dracut, Mass., 1739. It is not known precisely, when she 
 removed to Temple, N. H.,but it must have been soon after her 
 marriage, for it is reported that she spent the greater part of her 
 life there. Tradition relates that more than once she visited her 
 friends in Dracut, traveling the whole journey of forty miles on 
 horseback in one day, carrying her baby in her arms, and 
 fording the Merrimac River on the way, the water rising to 
 the pomel of the saddle. She survived her husband about 
 twelve years, and died at Temple. N. H., December 27th, 
 1826, aged eighty-seven years, leaving more than eighty de- 
 scendants. 
 
 Children born in Temple, N. H.: — 
 
 1-2-2-1. William, born 23 Au^j., [29 Jan., Hist, of Wilton], 1763. 
 1-2-2-2. John, born 16 March, 1765. 
 
 1-2-2-3. EHzabeth, born 4 March, 1767; died in Andover, Vt., 185S; mar- 
 ried Joseph Carrelton [Carleton, in Hist, of Wilton.] 
 1-2-2-4. Joseph, born 23 March, 1769; died in Stanstead, Canada. 
 1-2-2-5. Ezra, born 19 .\pril, 1771. 
 1-2-2-6. Stephen, born 18 Dec, 1773. 
 1-2-2-7. Aarun, born 7 March, 1776 
 1-2-2-8. Jeremy, born 16 April, 1778; d. v. 
 1-2-2-9. Hannah, born 13 Oct., 1779; lived at Springfield, Vt., and died 
 
 there Feb., 1850; married Charles Hawkins, of Temple. 
 1-2-2 10. Harvey, born 11 July, 1784; d. y. 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 23 
 
 IV. 1-2-4. James Mansur, of Dracut, son of John, born 7 
 September, 1744; died 13 January, 1816. He married 28 
 March, 1776, [18 April, 1776, Methuen town record] Mary 
 Harris, of Methuen, born 19 December, 1753; died 23 June, 
 1826. She was the daughter of Deacon Peter Harris of 
 Methuen. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 1-2-4-1. Hannah Lovejoy. born 3 Jan., 1777; died 4 April, 1858. 
 
 1-2-4-2. James, born 9 Sept., 1779; died 8 Oct., 1829. 
 
 1-2-4-3. Mary, born 23 Oct., 1782; died 15 May, 1865. 
 
 1-2-4-4. Abigail, born i July, 1784; died 16 July, 1830. 
 
 1-2-4-5. Elizabeth, born 16 June, 1786. 
 
 1-2-4-7. Rhoda, born 20 February, 1789; died 11 March, 1866. 
 
 1-2-4-7. Daniel, born 19 March, 1791; died 26 July, 1829. 
 
 1-2-4-8. Eunice, born 15 Feb., 1791; died s. p. 27 Aug., 1829; married 
 
 Abial Jones, of .Andover. 
 1-2-4-9. John, born 29 June, 1795; died 25 Aug., 1829. 
 
 Mrs. Mansur before her marriage set out apple trees on the 
 farm which was to be her future home. One of the trees is 
 yet standing. 
 
 IV. 1-2-5. Saaiuel Mansur, son of John, married at 
 Methuen, 2 May, 1765, Sarah Varnum, of Dracut. 
 Children: — 
 
 I -2-5- 1. Hannah, \ ^^.^^ married Amos Griff en, of Methuen. 
 
 1-2-5-2. John, J ' John was drowned in the Merrimack. 
 
 1-2-5-3. Samuel, Jr., of Dracut; married there 25 Nov., 1790, Martha Varnum. 
 
 1-2-5-4. Clarissa, married 
 
 1-2-5-5. Sarah Ann, married 5 Sept., 1831, Worthy White, Jr., of Methuen, 
 " both of Methuen." 
 
 " Samuel Mansur, of Dracut built a house next to Grandfather Moses Bailey in 
 Dracut and resided there. John (2) was drowned in the Merrimac River. Han- 
 nah married Amos Griffen, of Methuen. Samuel Jr., married a sister of Gen. 
 Varnum, of Dracut. Clarissa also married, but name of husband unknown. Sarah 
 Ann married T. W. White, of Methuen." This information is from a grand- 
 daughter of Samuel Mansur, Mrs. Hannah Jones, now living (1898) in Methuen 
 in her 93d year. 
 
TRIBE OF JOHN. 
 
 FIFTH GENERATION. 
 
 V. I-2-I-2. John Mansur, son of John, born 17 July, 
 1766; died , 1835; married 9 Dec, 1791, vSusanna 
 
 Morrill, of Methuen, Mass., born 3 July, 1767; died in Mon- 
 roe, Me., 18 April, 1855. 
 
 John Mansur was a Baptist deacon. He moved from 
 Dracut, Mass., to East Andover, N. H., previous to iSoo, 
 thence to Belfast, Me., in 1802, and in 1807 to Monroe, Me. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 I-2-I-2-I. Susan, born 8 Oct., 1791; died. 
 
 1-2-1-2-2. John, 4th, born 4 June, 1793; died. 
 
 (Was drowned in the Ohio River when a young man.) 
 
 1-2-1-2-3. Morrill, born 31 March, 1795; died. 
 
 1-2-1-2-4. David, born 27 March, 1797; died. 
 
 1-2-1-2-5. Hiilton, born 17 April, 1799; died. 
 
 1-2-1-2-6. Moody, born 15 Feb., 1801; died. 
 
 I-2-I 2-7. Alvah, "I , , ^T o„ "I died. 
 
 ' ' V born 16 Nov., 1804, V 
 
 1-2-1-2-8. Alvan, i J died. 
 
 I-2-1-2-9. Rufus, born 7 Feb., 1806; died. 
 1-2-1-2-10. Reuben, born 7 March, 181 1; died. 
 
 The following is an obituarv notice of Susanna Morrill Man- 
 sur : — 
 
 "Departed this life in Monroe, Me., April i8th, 1855, Susanna, relict of 
 Deacon John Mansur, aged eighty-seven years eight months. 
 
 "The subject of this notice was born in Methuen, Mass., July 2d, 1767. 
 About the year 1790 she married John Mansur, of Dracut, Mass. Tn a few years 
 they moved to East .\ndover, where they erected the first saw and grist mill ever 
 built in that town; in 1802 they moved to Belfast, Me. ; in 1807, to Monroe, then 
 a wilderness without roads.or bridges, where she buried her husband in 1835. 
 
 " She was remarkably blessed with health — had one daughter and nine sons, 
 most of whom are now living. She retained her mental faculties in an eminent 
 degree. Incidents of the Revolution, the ' Dark Day,' etc., were vivid in her 
 recollections. She experienced religion in her youth and ever after taught it by 
 precept and example to all with whom she associated. H. M." 
 
 24 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 25 
 
 V. 1-2-1-3. Elijah Mansur, son of John, born 23 April, 
 
 1766; married i Dec, 1791, Lucy Messer. They settled in 
 
 Rumford, Me. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 1-2-1-3-1. Elijah, born 29 June, 1792.* 
 
 1-2-1-3-2. Lucy, born 13 Oct., 1794* 
 
 1-2-1-3-3. Leonard, born 26 Jan., 1797.* 
 
 1-2-1-3-4. Asa, born 19 Feb., 1799.* 
 
 I-2-I-3-5. John, born 29 April, 1801.* 
 
 I-2-I-3-6. Warren, 
 
 1-2-1-3-7. Susan, , living in Rumford in 1887. She married 
 
 Cyrus P. Newton. 
 1-2-1-3-8. Salome, , married Isaac Newcomb. 
 
 1-2-1-3-9. Hannah, , married Samuel Chapman. 
 
 1-2-1-3-10. Mary Jane, born in Rumford, 1820. 
 
 V. 1-2-1-4. Daniel Mansur, son of John, born i Sept., 
 (one record gives it 5 Dec), 1769, died 12 June, 1832; mar- 
 ried 16 March, 179S, to Nancy Davis, of Barington, N. H. ; 
 born 18 Jan., 1776; died 22 May, 1863, They moved from 
 Methuen, Mass., to Stanstead, Canada, in 1801. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-1-4-1. Lois, born 7 Sept., 1799; died. 
 
 I -2- 1 -4-2. John, born 2 July, 1802. 
 
 1-2-1-4-3. Daniel, born 7 Aug., 1804. 
 
 1-2-1-4-4. Ruth, born 14 March, 1806; died , 1864. 
 
 1. 2-1-4-5. Horace, born 20 March, 1808. 
 
 1-2-1-4-6. Nancy, born 8 Aug., 1811; died , 1814. 
 
 1-2-1-4-7. Valeria, born 27 May, 1814. 
 
 V. I -2- 1 -5. James Mansur, son of John, born 31 July, 
 
 1772. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-1-5-1. James, born 9 Sept., 1773; died 8 Oct., 1829. 
 
 I-2-1-5-2. Daniel, born 19 March, 1791; died 26 July, 1829. 
 
 I-2-1-5-3. Darius. 
 
 1-2-1-5-4. Hiram. 
 
 1-2-1-5-5. Comfort. 
 
 1-2-1-5-6. Ruth. 
 
 1-2-1-5-7. Maria. 
 
 1-2-1-5-8. One who married a Morrill. 
 
 *These dates are from the town records of Methuen. 
 
26 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 V. 1-2-2- 1. William Mansur, son of William, born 29 
 
 Jan., 1763; died 6 Sept., 1844; married i March, 1787,* 
 
 Sarah Brido^e, of Littleton, Mass., who died 22 Oct., 1837, set. 
 
 72. William Mansur was a farmer in Wilton, where he was 
 
 first taxed in 179S. He was one of the first members of the 
 
 Baptist church. 
 
 Children, born* probably in Wilton: — 
 I-2-2-1-1. William, born 21 Dec, 17S7. 
 1-2-2-1-2. Lavina, born 20 Jan., 1790; died Sept., 1872; married Eben 
 
 Adams, of Mason, N. H. 
 1-2-2-1-3. Jeremy, born 31 Dec, 1791. 
 1-2-2-1-4. Sarah, born 4 May, 1794; died March, 1873; married 27 June, 
 
 1816, Joseph Saunders, of Mason. 
 1-2-2-1-5. Samuel, born 17 Aug., 1796. 
 I -2-2-1 -6. Perly, born 3 March, 1799. 
 1-2-2-1-7. Clara Farwell, born 2 Jan., 1801; died 14 Feb., 1892; married 
 
 29 March, 1825, Joseph Brooks Holt, a hotel proprietor at 
 
 South Merrimack. 
 1-2-2-1-8. Josiah, born 31 Oct., 1802. 
 
 1-2-2-I-9. Abner, born 28 Aug., 1804; died at Groton Centre, i May, 1887. 
 I-2-2-1-10. Franklin, born 6 April, 1808; died after 1887. 
 I-2-2-1-11. Hiram, born 8 April, 1812. 
 
 V. 1-2-2-4. Joseph Mansur of Morgan, Vt., son of Wil- 
 liam, born at Temple, N. H., 23 March, 1769; died at Mor- 
 gan, Vt., Sept., 1S60; married at Danville, 1798, Abiah, 
 daughter of Captain Elliott of that place. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 I -2-2-4-1. Warren, born 23 June, 1800. 
 1-2-2-4-2. William, born March, 1802. 
 
 1-2-2-4-3. Betsey, born March, 1804; died March, 1870; married 
 
 Zophar Mack, of Stanstead. 
 
 Joseph Mansur removed in 1816 to Stanstead, P. Q., and 
 remained there six years. From 1822 till death he lived in Mor- 
 gan, Vt. He was a shoemaker and a man of Christian virtues. 
 
 V. 1-2-2-6. Stephen Mansur, son of William, born at 
 Temple, N. H., 18 Dec, 1773; died 11 May, 1865, at Wilton, 
 
 •From an old Bible belonging to Sarah ( Bridge) Mansur, copied by a daugh 
 ter of Jeremy Mansur. 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 27 
 
 N. H. ; married 6 Dec, 179S, Hannah Felt, of Temple, daugh- 
 ter of Peter Felt. She was born in Temple 16 Nov., 1778, and 
 died 24 Feb., 1834. He was mayor of Lowell; trustee and 
 director in the City Savings and Appleton Bank. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 I-2-2-6-I. Stephen, born 25 Aug., 1799. 
 
 1-2-2-6-2. Alvah, born 25 March, 1801. 
 
 1-2-2-6-3. John Taylor Oilman, born 12 March, 1803. 
 
 1-2-2-6-4. Charles, born 24 Nov., 1805. 
 
 I 2-2-6-5. Moody, born 3 Feb., 180S. 
 
 1-2-2-6-6. Lucy A., born 6 Jan., 1810. 
 
 1-2-2-6-7. Hannah Augusta, born 22 May, 181 1; died 26 June, 1841; mar- 
 ried, Lowell, 6 May, 1834, George M. Griffin. 
 
 1-2-2-6-8. Isaiah, born 19 Feb., 1815. 
 
 1-2-2-6-9. Mary Catherine, born 12 June, 1817; died 29 Oct., 1845; mar- 
 ried 3 Jan., 1842, Samuel G. Pratt. 
 
 I-2-2-6-10. Stillman, born 17 Jan., 1820. 
 
 1-2-2-6- 1 1. Porter, born 4 April, 1822. 
 
 1-2-2-6-12. Harriet Newell, born 17 Aug., 1826; married at Lowell, 24 Dec, 
 1851, John Dedarra; married, 2d, 29 Jan., 1871, Nathan Foster. 
 
 V. 1-2-2-7. Aaron Mansur, of Lowell; son of William 
 born 7 March, 1776; died , 1859. 
 
 Children : - 
 
 1-2-2-7-1. Joseph Warren; died in Duxbury. He was a graduate of Harvard, 
 and of the Law School. A prominent Democratic politician. 
 
 1-2-2-7-2. married Hon. John Nesmith; her daughter married Hon. 
 
 Frederic Thomas Oreenhalge, M. C, and Governor of Mass., 
 1893-6. Gov. Oreenhalge died in Lowell, 5 March, 1896. 
 1-2-2-7-3. Abby, died 7 April, 1856; married Hon. S. W. Baird. 
 
 V. I -2-4- 1. Hannah Lovejoy Mansur, daughter of 
 James, born 3 Jan., 1777 ; died 4 April, 1858 ; married (pub. 
 2 Nov., 1800) Oliver Whittier, of Methuen. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 Died. 
 
 I-2-4-I-I. 
 
 John, Boi 
 
 1-2-4-1-2. 
 
 Oliver, " 
 
 I-2-4-I-3. 
 
 Asa, " 
 
 I -2-4- I -4. 
 
 Hannah, " 
 
 I-2-4-I-5. 
 
 Mary, " 
 
 1-2-4- I -6. 
 
 Jerry, 
 
28 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 V. 1-2-4-2. James Mansur, son of James, born 9 Sept., 
 1779; died 8 Oct., 1829; married Abigail Griffin, of Methuen. 
 
 Children :- 
 1-2-4-2-1. 
 
 Abigail. 
 
 1-2-4-2-2. 
 1-2-4-2-3. 
 
 James. 
 Rebekah. 
 
 1-2-4-2-4- 
 
 1-2-4-2-5. 
 
 1-2-4-2-6. 
 
 Mary. 
 David. 
 Eleanor. 
 
 I-2-4-2-7- 
 
 Urania. 
 
 Two of the daughters were living in 1893 
 
 V. 1-2-4-3. Mary Mansur, daughter of James, born 23 
 Oct., 1782; died 15 May, 1865; married James Stevens, of 
 Andover, Mass. 
 
 Children :- 
 
 - 
 
 1-2-4-3-1. 
 
 Mary. 
 
 1-2-4-3-2. 
 
 James. 
 
 I-2-4-3-3- 
 
 Clarissa. 
 
 1-2-4-3-4. 
 
 Phineas. 
 
 1-2-4-3-5- 
 
 Asenath. 
 
 1-2-4-3-6. 
 
 Abigail. 
 
 1.2-4-3-7. 
 
 Warren. 
 
 The childi 
 
 :en are all dead 
 
 Lawrence. 
 
 
 Mr. Stevens was one of the first selectmen of 
 
 V. 1-2-4-4. Abigail Mansur, daughter of James, born 
 I July, 1784; died 16 July, 1830; married (Int. 7 Aug., 1807), 
 Samuel Richardson, 3d, of Orange, Vt., (of Methuen, Town 
 Record). Lived in Dracut. 
 
 Children :- 
 
 - 
 
 I -2-4-4- I. 
 
 Samuel. 
 
 1-2-4-4-2. 
 
 Abigail. 
 
 1-2-4-4-3- 
 
 David. 
 
 1-2-4-4-4. 
 
 Varnum. 
 
 1-2-4-4-5. 
 
 Joel. 
 
 1-2-4-4-6. 
 
 Mary. 
 
 1-2-4-4-7. 
 
 James. 
 
 
 Two children are living. 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 29 
 
 V. 1-2-4-5. Elizabeth Mansur, daughter of James, born 
 16 June, 1786; died ; married , 1807, John 
 
 Hunt, of Andover, Mass. 
 Child : — 
 
 1-2-4-5-1- Hannah, ;„,. Rev. Eastman, of Ann 
 
 Arbor, Mich. He was a teacher. 
 
 20 
 
 V. 1-2-4-6. Rhoda Mansur, daughter of James, born .^ 
 Feb., 1789; died ir March, 1S66; married George Titcomb 
 of Pelham, N. H. ^ y 
 
 Children: — 
 
 1-2-4-6-1. Moses. 
 1-2-4-6-2. Simeon. 
 1-2-4.6-3. Ephraim, 
 All dead. 
 
 V. 1-2-4-7. Daniel Mansur, son of James, born 19 Mar., 
 1791; died 26 July, 1829; married i December, 1814, Eliza- 
 beth M. Bailey, of Dracut, Mass., born 17 July, 1798; died 
 19 June, 1867. 
 
 Children, born at Dracut : — 
 
 1-2-4-7-1. Moses, born 23 September, 1815; died 4 March, 1896. 
 
 1-2-4-7-2. Lucinda, born 19 August, 1817. 
 
 1-2-4-7-3. Aaron, born 2 September, 1819; died 27 August, 1823. 
 
 1-2-4-7-4. William, born 18 December, 1821 ; died 26 February, 1879. 
 
 1-2-4-7-5. Aaron, born 23 June, 1824; disappeared. 
 
 1-2-4-7-6. Charles, born 15 January, 1827; died 21 February, 1897. 
 
 Daniel Mansur was a farmer, and lived and died in the house 
 m which he was born. In March, 1823, while cutting logs in 
 the woods, assisting his brother James, a tree fell on him and 
 nearly killed him. He was confined to his bed for five months, 
 although he eventually recovered and lived six years afterwards' 
 he was never able to do any hard work. ' 
 
 He was a man of sterling worth, honest and upright in all 
 his dealings, and greatly beloved by his friends and neighbors. 
 
 In 1S29 there was an epidemic of typhoid fever in Methuen. 
 Few homes escaped a visitation of the dread disease. There 
 were not well enough to care for the sick. He died 26 July 
 On the 2 1 St August a nephew died ; on the 24th a brother, and 
 
30 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 on the 27th a sister. In October another brother died. "My 
 mother was so sick that she could not see her husband after he 
 died." "Our relatives were mostly well-to-do farmers." Let- 
 ter of Miss Lucinda Mansur. 
 
 Elizabeth M. Bailey, wife of Daniel Mansur, was born 
 17 July, 1798, at Dracut, Mass. She was descended from 
 Lieut. Moses Bailey, of Andover, Mass., a Revolutionary sol- 
 dier, of the Massachusetts Line. He lived to see 98 years, and 
 the fifth generation of his descendants. On 25 July, 1765, he 
 married Elizabeth Mooars, of Andover, Mass., by whom he had 
 ten children, five sons and five daughters. 
 
 His oldest son, Moses Bailey, was born 20 October, 1766, 
 and married Mehitabel Chase, of Andover, Mass., who was 
 born 12 December, 1768. There were six children, two sons 
 and four daughters, as the fruit of this union, of whom Eliza- 
 beth M. Bailey was the fifth child. Elizabeth M. Mansur, 
 widow of Daniel Mansur, married, second, 22 September, 
 1 83 1, Samuel Richardson, of Dracut, Mass., a farmer, who died 
 12 February, 1833. He was born at Dracut, 5 October, 180S. 
 By him she had a child, Augusta Ann, born 17 July, 1832, who 
 married 20 Sept., 1850, George Homer Foye* of Andover, 
 
 *George Homer Foye, husband of Augusta Ann Richardson, was born at Bos- 
 ton Mass., on 14 January, 1828. He was the son of Jonathan and Hannah 
 Foye, of Barrington, N. H. In 1832 his parents removed to Andover, Me., and 
 engaged in farming. He came to Methuen in November, 1847, and went to 
 work in the mills of the Methuen Manufacturing Co. He remained in their em- 
 ploy until his death, 7 October, 1896, a period of forty-nine years. 
 
 For nearly forty years he was foreman of the department in which he worked, 
 and enjoyed the confidence of his employers to a high degree. He was a man 
 of genial disposition, and had the faculty of making hosts of friends. 
 
 Children, both born in Methuen; Emma Adell Foye, born 5 August, 1853; 
 at Methuen, Mass. After attending school in her own town, she went to the 
 high school at Salem, Mass., to qualify herself for teaching, and graduated with 
 honor. She taught school until her marriage to Eldridge L. Kent, which occur- 
 red 7 December, 1880, when she removed to Lawrence, Mass. Her husband 
 sold out his business of baker and confectioner, and finally she removed to 
 Methuen, Mass., where she now lives. She has three children, all born in 
 Methuen, Grace E. Kent, born 16 Oct., 1881, died; Clarence L. Kent born 2 
 Aug.. 1883 ; Arthur S. Kent, born 23 Sept., 1888; Iza A. A. Foye. born 26 
 Feb., 1862 ; married 24 Dec. 1883 ; Winchell W. Messer, of Methuen. They 
 have three children: George C. Messer. born 27 April, 1884; Clarence W. 
 Messer, born 17 Oct., 1885; Helena G. Messer, born 15 Feb., 1891. 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 31 
 
 Me. She resided in Dracut, Mass., until the death of her sec- 
 ond husband, then removed to Methuen, Mass., living there 
 tv^renty-eight years, but returned to Dracut, where she died 19 
 June, 1867, in her 69th year. 
 
 She was a woman of strong will and great force of character, 
 and brought up her large family with great strictness, but with 
 it all was a good mother, a dutiful wife, and a good neighbor. 
 
 V. 1-2-4-9. Jonyi Mansur, son of James, born June, 
 1795; died 25 Aug., 1829; married Lydia Thistle, of Pelham, 
 N. H. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-4.9-1. Hannah. 
 
 1-2-4-9-2. John, ; living in 1893. 
 
 1-2-4-9-3. Eliphalet. 
 
 1-2-4-9-4. Lydia. 
 
 All dead but John, who is cared for by the town. 
 
TRIBE OF JOHN. 
 
 SIXTH GENERATION. 
 
 VI I-2-I-2-IO. Reubkx Morrill Mansur, son of John, 
 born 7 Mar., i8i i ; died ; married Serena Boyd, 
 
 settled In Houlton, Maine. 
 
 Chh.dren: — 
 
 I-2-I-2-IO-I. John Sargent. 
 
 I-2-I-2-IO-2. Morrill. 
 
 1-2-1-2-10-3. Susie. 
 
 I-2-I-2-10-4. Charles E., born ,1841; I'ves in Houlton. 
 
 1-2-1-2-10-5. Velzora T. 
 
 1-2-1-2-10-6. Hickory. 
 
 1-2-1-2-10-7. Lydia. 
 
 1-2-1-2-10-8. Helen. 
 
 1-2-1-2-10-9. Adelbert W. 
 
 VI i.-i-vz. Lucv Mansur, daughter of Elijah, born 13 
 Oct.," 1794; ^Hed ; married (Int. at Rumford 
 
 Me., 15 Sept., 1823,) Stephen Abbott, who was aged 48 m 
 I8^o (see History of Rumford). 
 
 Children: — 
 
 1-2-1-3-1. Charles H. Abbott, born 1826. 
 1-2-1-3-2. Maria H. " born 1829. 
 
 VI. 1-2-1-3-5. John Mansur, son of Elijah, born 29 
 
 April, 1801. . T 1 XT 
 
 In 18^0 the Rumford, Me., Census shows as living John Man- 
 sur, ^t. 38, Susan Mansur, u.t. 37- The age of John is incor- 
 rectly given. 
 
 VI 1--1-3-6. Warren Mansur, of Rumford, Me., son 
 of Elijah, born in Mass., a^t. 46 i" 1850; married 11 Feb., 
 i8-;7, at Rumford, Elvira M. Barnes, a^t. 38 in 1850, born in 
 N II He was a shoemaker. Postmaster at Rumford Point, 
 
 1855-1S6: 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 33 
 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-1-3-6-1. Thomas Hersey, born 15 Feb., 1838; (for a time in Belfast, Me). 
 1-2-1-3-6-2. George E.,* born 1842; clerk in provision store in Stoneham, 
 
 living with his aunt, Mrs. Lyman, in 1887. He was wounded 
 
 at Gettysburg. 
 I -2- 1 -3-6-3. Mary J., born , 1844; married Dr. Hiram F., son of 
 
 Hiram and Mary (Huston) Abbot (their m. int. 2 June, 1835), 
 
 at Rumford. Lives at Rumford Point. 
 I -2- 1 -3-6-4. Susan F., born ,1846. 
 
 I-2-1-3-6-5. John W., born ,1849. 
 
 VI. 1-2-1-3. 10. Mary Jane Mansuk, daughter of Elijah, 
 born in Rumford, Me., 1820. 
 
 She lived in Rumford till she was sixteen years old then 
 visited her sister in Boston, where she married George Lyman. 
 
 Mr. Lyman died in 1S50, leaving his widow real estate 
 in Boston, but she lived for many years in Stoneham (1887). 
 Her nephew, George, son of Warren Mansur, lives with 
 her. She supplied valuable information regarding this line. 
 She also had the tradition that John, of Methuen, was born 
 in 1702 and came from England. She remeinbered a handsome 
 and pecuHar bottle with the initials H. L. blown in it. Their 
 family papers were destroyed by fire in her father's house. 
 
 No children. 
 
 VL 1-2-2-1-1. William Mansur, son of William Man- 
 sur, born in Wilton, N. H., 21 Dec, 1787; married, Dec, 
 1 81 4, Gertrude Horton, of Cincinnati, O. ; married the second 
 8 Dec, 1825, Syrena White, of Delaware, O. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 I-2-2-I-I-I. Isaiah, born 18 Jan., 1816; died 11 Jan., 1823. 
 
 1-2-2-1-1-2. Harriet, born 22 July, 1817. 
 
 1-2-2-1-1-3. Charles N., born 6 Aug., 1819; died. 
 
 1-2-2-1-1-4. William J., born 10 March, 1823; died 11 Aug., 1824. 
 
 1-2-2-1-1-5. William B., born 15 Sept., 1826; died i Jan., 1856. 
 
 1-2-2-1-1-6. Sarah J., born i Sept., 1829; died 17 May, 1894. 
 
 1-2-2-1-1-7. Serena, born 25 Feb., 1832. 
 
 1-2-2-1-1-8. Elmina, born 24 May, 1834; died 2 April, 1855. 
 
 1-2-2-1-1-9, Henry S., born 2 Aug., 1842. 
 
 ♦George T. Mansur mustered into Company A, 12th Maine Inf., 21 Nov., 
 1861. Mustered out, as sergeant, 7 Dec, 1864, at Rumford. 
 
34 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 VI. 1-2-3- 1-2. Lavina Mansur, daughter of William 
 Mansur; married 8 Dec, iSii, Eben Ayer Adams, of Mason, 
 N. H., son of John and Mary (Adams) Adams, born 15 Nov., 
 1786. He died 22 Nov., 1867, at Mason. 
 
 Children, born in Mason: — 
 
 I -2-2- 1 -2- 1. Mariah Adams, born 18 Oct., 1812, married J. G. Winship. 
 
 1-2-2-1-2-2. Prescott Adams, born 1810; died 1819. 
 
 I -2-2- 1-2-3. Samuel E. Adams, born i April, 1820. 
 
 1-2-2- 1-2-4. Abel Edward Adams, born 25 June, 1824. 
 
 I -2-2- 1 -2-5. Aaron A. Adams, born 25 June, 1824. 
 
 1-2-2-1-2-6. Lucius Adams, born May, 1827; died 1829. 
 
 1-2-2-1-2-7. Sarah Amanda Adams, born 10 July, 1834; married H. K. French. 
 
 VI. 1-2-2-1-3. Jeremy Mansur, son of William Mansur ; 
 married 2 May, 1814, Jane, daughter of Thomas Carr, of Ken- 
 tucky, born 24 Feb., 1794. She died 19 Sept., 1S81. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-1. Mary Ann, born 22 Feb., 1815. 
 
 1-2-2-1-^-2. Clarissa, born 17 June, 1817. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-3. William, born 20 Jan., 1819. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-4. Sarah Jane, born 5 June, 1821. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-5. Isaiah, born 14 April, 1824. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-6. Frank Land, born 8 April, 1828, died suddenly at Richmond, 
 
 Ind., 26 Feb., 1871; married, 1869, Ella Shaw, of Richmond. 
 
 Ind., who died 7 Nov., 1873. No children. 
 I-2-2-1-3-7. James, born 18 Jan., 1831; died 4 Nov., 1832. 
 Jeremy Mansur, the father, was born in Temple, N. H., 31 Dec, 1791, and 
 died 17 Jan., 1875. 
 
 VI. 1-2-2-1-4. Sarah Mansur, daughter of William Man- 
 sur, born 4 May, 1794; married , 1816, Joseph 
 Sanders, of Mason, N. H. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 I -2-2- 1 -4- 1. Samuel Sanders; married Syrena , and had three children. 
 
 1-2-2-1-4-2. Charles " ; twice married. Two children. 
 
 I -2-2- 1 -4-3. Emily " ; married F. C. Burtt, of Townsend, Mass. 
 
 Three children. 
 1-2-2-1-4-4. Harriet " ; married Edwin Davis, of Fitchburg. Three 
 
 children. 
 
 1-2-2-1-4-5. Sarah W. " 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 35 
 
 VI. 1-2-2-1-5. Samuel Mansur, son of William Mansur, 
 
 born 17 Aug., 1796; married Martha Collins, of Boston, Mass. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 born 
 
 I-2-2-I-5-I. 
 
 Samuel, 
 
 I-2-2-I-5-2. 
 
 George, 
 
 I-2-2-I-5-3. 
 
 Martha, 
 
 I-2-2-I-5-4. 
 
 Dora, 
 
 I-2-2-I-5-5. 
 
 John, 
 
 (( 
 (( 
 
 " ; died 3 Dec, 1880; mar- 
 
 ried Priscilla Sears, of Dorchester, Mass. 
 
 1-2-2-1-5-6. A daughter, " ; married Thayer, of 
 
 Springfield, Vt. One child. 
 
 VI. I-3-2-I-6. Perley Mansur, son of William Mansur, 
 
 born 3 March, 1799; died ; married 
 
 Children: — 
 
 I-2-2-I-6-I. George. 
 
 1-2-2-1-6-2. Mariah; married James Bunnell, of Hudson, Ohio. 
 
 I -2-2- 1 -6-3. James; married Annie Clark, of Townsend, Mass. Three children. 
 
 VI. X-2-3-1-7. Clara Farwell (Clarissa) Mansur, 
 daughter of William Mansur, born Wilton, N. H., 2 Jan., 
 1801 ; died 14 Feb., 1892, at North Chelmsford; married at 
 Wilton, 29 March, 1825, Joseph B. Holt, of Wilton, N. H. He 
 carried on a hotel at South Merrimack and died in 185 1. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 I-2-2-1-7-1. Clara A. Holt, born 29 Dec, 1826. 
 
 1-2-2-1-7-2. George B. " married Sarah Person, of Nashua, N. H. 
 
 1-2-2-1-7-3. William M, *' married Margaret Fierce, of Hooperton, 111. 
 
 Three children. 
 1-2-2-1-7-4. Elizabeth P. " married F. F. Blodgett, of Chelmsford, Mass. 
 1-2-2-1-7-5. Charles A. " married Mary Finney, of Chelmsford, Mass. 
 One child. 
 A Child. 
 Mrs. Holt lived with her daughter, Mrs. F. J. Adams, for forty years till her 
 death . 
 
 VI. I-2-2-I-S. Isaiah Mansur, son of William Mansur, 
 
 married Mary King, of Wilton, N. H. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-2-1-8-1. Mariah; married John Hartson, of Wilton, N. H. Ch.,GeorgeM. 
 1-2-2-1-8-2. Isaiah; mairied Louisa Parkhurst, of Groton, Mass. One child. 
 
36 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 VI. 1-2-2-1-9. Abner Mansur, son of William Mansur, 
 married Lucy Sawtelle, of Mason, N. H. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-2-1-9-1. Charles. 
 
 1-2-2-1-9-2. George; married Mary Handblox, of Augusta, Me. Four children. 
 
 1-2-2-1-9-3. Lucy; married William Parsons of Ayer, Mass. 
 
 VI. I-3-2-I-IO. Franklin Mansur, son of William Man- 
 sur, married 
 
 Children : — 
 
 I-2-2-1-10-1. Elizabeth; married Mr. Baldwin of Laconia, N. H. 
 
 1-2-2-1-10-2. Charles; has one child. 
 
 1-2-2- 1 -10-3. Hiram; married. 
 
 I-2-2-I-10-4. Albia. 
 
 VI. I-2-2-I-II. Hiram Mansur, son of William Mansur, 
 born 8 Aug., 181 2, at North Chelmsford ; died 2 Oct., 1879, on 
 his plantation; married Mary Spencer, of New Orleans, La., 
 born about 1S35. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 1-2-2-i-ix-i. Joseph P. aet. 24, in 1879; married. 
 
 1-2-2-1-11-2. Mary aet. 17, " married Mr. Crayton of 
 
 Baton Rouge, La. 
 1-2-2-1-11-3. Warren Kt. 12, " 
 
 I-2-2-1-11-4. Lucy aet. 10, " 
 
 1-2-2-1-I1-5. Alma ast. 5, " 
 
 Seven died young. 
 
 About the year 1S40 or earlier he settled in Lousiana about 
 ten miles below Baton Rouge. In 1879 he visited North Chelms- 
 ford, the first time in forty years. During the war he was a 
 Union man, but suffered from both sides. He lost $250,000 
 during the war. At his death he owned 1,200 acres near Baton 
 Rouge, and 1,000 acres in Texas. 
 
 VI. 1-2-2-4-1. Warren Mansur, son of Joseph, born in 
 Danville, Vt., 23 June, iSoo; died at Island Pond, Vt. ; Jan., 
 1885 ; married at Morgan, Vt., August, 1825, Jane A., daugh- 
 er of John Morse, of Barnet, Vt., a descendant of a Mayflower 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 37 
 
 pilgrim. She died Oct., 1891, aet. 84 years, 7 months. Mr. 
 Mansur was a farmer and a republican. His first vote was for 
 J. Q. Adams for president. 
 Children: — 
 
 1-2-2-4-1-1. Susan, ; married T. F. Ballard, of Springfield, 
 
 Mass., who died Sept., 1880, leaving five children. 
 i-2-2;.4-i-2. Joseph Aaron, settled in Island Pond, 1859 ; 
 
 died there Oct., 1896, unmarried. He held many town and 
 
 county offices and a commission in the State Guards during 
 
 the Civil War. 
 
 I-2-2-4-1-3. Warren, died of consumption, at Morgan, in 1859. 
 
 School teacher. 
 I-2-2-4-I-4. Eliza J., born ; died March, 1885. She married 
 
 Mark Wiggins and lived in Sleepy Eye, Minn. Three children. 
 1-2-2-4.1-5. Abiah A., born 1836; died at Island Pond, 9 April, 
 
 1896; married Charles Blake, of Derby, Vt., who was killed 
 
 in battle at Winchester, 19 Sept., 1864. 
 1-2-2-4-1-6. Jacob C, 
 
 Enlisted in K. Co., loth Vt. Vol., and served three years. 
 Now lives in Los Gatos, Cal., a merchant. He married, after 
 the war, Martha Ray, of Hinesburgh, Vt., who died in Cali- 
 fornia, childless. 
 I-2-2-4-1-7. Sarah C, twin with Jacob C, died Oct., 1865, Charlestown, Vt. 
 She married Henry Allbee, of Morgan, and had two daughters, 
 one of whom married Joel H. Rosebrook, and lives in Bar- 
 ton, Vt. 
 
 I -2-2-4- 1 -8. Mary A., Lives on the homestead at Island Pond, 
 
 unmarried. She was a successful school teacher. 
 1-2-2-4-1-9. Zophar, died in infancy. 
 
 1-2-2-4-1-10. Zophar M., born in Morgan, 19 Nov., 1843. 
 
 1-2-2-4-1-11. Luella H., lives, unmarried, at Island Pond, on the homestead. 
 
 I-2-2-4-1-12. John K., died in infancy. 
 
 I -2-2-4- 1 -1 3. Orange L.,a grocer at Island Pond. He was an assistant post- 
 master for many years. He married Mehitable Kimpton, but 
 has no children. 
 
 1-2-2-4-1-14. Emma A., formerly a school teacher; married 
 
 H. H.'Hobson, of Island Pond, a lumber merchant in Hast- 
 ings, Me. She has a son and daughter. 
 
 VI. 1-2-2-4-2. William Mansur, son of Joseph, a farmer, 
 of Morgan, Vt. ; died at Morgan, Sept., 1880; married 
 
 , Hannah Blood, of Derby, Vt., who died Sept., 
 
38 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 1871. They have no descendants bearing the Mansur name. 
 Two of the sons married. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 
 
 
 
 1-2-2-4-2-1. 
 
 Betsey, 
 
 
 
 ; died in infancy. 
 
 1-2-2-4-2-2. 
 
 Betsey, 
 
 
 
 ; married William 
 
 
 Demick, who 
 
 died 
 
 . She lives in Morgan. 
 
 
 Ch.: Will 
 
 iam. 
 
 , Celia. 
 
 
 1-2-2-4-2-3. 
 
 Harvey, 
 
 
 
 ; died, 1862. 
 
 1-2-2-4-2-4. 
 
 Samuel, 
 Townsen. 
 
 
 
 ; died ; married Miss 
 
 1-2-2-4-2-5. 
 
 Sally M., 
 
 
 
 ; married Warren Twombly, mar- 
 
 ried second Jewett Hill and lives at Barton, Vt. One son, 
 
 Wilmer Z. Twombly. 
 1-2-2-4-2-6. Hannah, ; died 
 
 1-2-2-4-2-7. Moses, ; died 
 
 1-2-2-4-2-8. Alzina, ; died ; married Nickerson 
 
 Morse. 
 
 VI, 1-2-2-4-3. Betsey Mansur, daughter of Joseph, born 
 in Danville, Vt., March, 1804; died March, 1870; mar- 
 ried , Zophar Mack, of Stanstead, P. Q. 
 
 Children, (all dead): 
 
 1-2-2-4-3-1. William Mack. 
 
 1-2-2-4-3-2. Mary '* 
 
 1-2-2-4-3-3. George *' 
 
 1-2-2-4-3-4. Lydia " 
 
 1-2-2-4-3-5. Clarissa " 
 
 1-2-2-4-3-6. Flora " 
 
 1-2-2-4-3-7. Lurana " 
 
 1-2-2-4-3-8. Rebecca " 
 
 1-2-2-4-3-9. Elizabeth " 
 
 1-2-2-4-3-10. Edwin " 
 
 VI. 1-2-2-6-2. Alvah Mansur, of St. Louis, son of 
 Stephen, born 25 March, iSoi ; died at Lowell, i Nov., 1840 ; 
 married, at Littleton, Mass., 11 March, 1829, Elizabeth Wood, 
 who (lied 5 Sept., 1S62. 
 
 VI. 1-2-2-6-4. Chart.es Mansur, son of Stephen, born 
 54 Nov., iSo^ ; died Ray County, Mo., 12 Aug., 1S47; "i^""- 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 39 
 
 ried 18 May, 1834, at Philadelphia, Rebecca A. Wills, who 
 died 8 May, 1873, in Ray County. 
 
 Child: — 
 
 I-2-2-6-4-I. Charles H., born in Philadelphia, 6 March, 1835. 
 
 VI. I -2-4-7- 1. Moses Mansur, son of Daniel, born 23 
 
 Sept., 1815 ; died 4 March, 1896; married 39 July, i84i,at 
 
 Philadelphia, Catherine Hoffman, of Lancaster County, Penna, 
 
 Children: All but the eldest born in Philadelphia: — 
 1-2-4-7-1-1. John Hoffman, born 25 May, 1842. 
 I -2-4-7-1 -2. Annie Elizabeth, born 23 May, 1845; niarried VVm. S. Schofield; 
 
 married, second, \Vm. P. Cahill. 
 1-2-4-7-1-3. George W., born 23 Oct., 1848; died unmarried, 2 Feb., 1872. 
 1-2-4-7-1-4. Charles H., born 29 Aug., 1851. 
 1-2-4 7-1-5- Catherine, born 15 July, 1856; died 10 April, 1859. 
 1-2-4-7-1-6. Warren Bailey, born 26 Jan., i860. 
 
 MosES Mansur worked at farming on the homestead until 
 about fifteen years old, when he went to Methuen, Mass., 
 and learned the trade of blacksmithing. About the year 1839 
 he came to Philadelphia, and went to work for William Beach, 
 a manufacturer of curry combs. Afterwards he engaged in the 
 business of vise making on his own account, which he continued 
 till 1882, when he gave it up, and began the manufacture of 
 curry combs. 
 
 He was of a very retiring disposition, rarely speaking unless 
 spoken to, and of domestic tastes. He lived a quiet, uneventful 
 life, and died in Philadelphia, 4 March, 1896. in the eighty-first 
 year of his age. 
 
 Catherine Hoffman, wife of Moses Mansur, was born at 
 Windsor Forge, Lancaster County, Penna., on 15 Jan., 1816. 
 Her father's name was John Hoffman, and her mother's name 
 was Elizabeth Hamilton. 
 
 She came to Philadelphia in 1839. After the death of her 
 husband in 1896, she removed to Royersford, Pa., and resides 
 with her daughter, Annie Elizabeth Cahill. 
 
 VL 1-2-4-7-2. LuciNDA Mansur, daughter of Daniel Man- 
 sur, was born at Dracut, Mass., 19 Aug., 18 17. She never 
 
40 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 married but remained at home. Being a capital nurse, she 
 was in great demand in case of sickness among the other 
 members of the family. In the year 1846, she came to Phila- 
 delphia to visit her brother Moses, remaining nearly a year. 
 This was the only time she was away for any length of time, 
 and ever since has quietly resided at the old homestead in Dra- 
 cut, Mass., which was the home of the grandfather. 
 
 VI. 1-2-4-7-4. William Mansur, son of Daniel, born 18 
 Dec, 1821, at Dracut; died there 26 Feb., 1S79; married 30 
 Dec, 1845, Jerusha Frances Hickok, of Middlebury, Vt. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 1-2-4-7-4-1. Mary Francis, born 8 Dec, 1846; died 7 April, 1847. 
 
 1-2-4-7-4-2. Clara Inez, born 28 June, 1849; married Joseph Richardson. 
 
 1-2-4-7-4-3. Myra Agnes, l)orn 7 March, 1851; married Edwin Richardson. 
 
 William Mansur, born at Dracut, Mass., was a machinist, 
 and followed the trade for many years. In 1S62 he bought the 
 old homestead, and cultivated it until his death, which occurred 
 26 Feb., 1S79. He lived a quiet, retired life, and was held in 
 high esteem by all who knew him. 
 
 Jerusha Frances Hickok, wife of William Mansur, was 
 born in Shoreham, Vt., but spent the first eighteen years of her 
 life in Middlebury, Vt. She came to Lowell, Mass., in 183S, 
 and resided there until her marriage in 1845. She then removed 
 to Methuen, Mass., where she lived about seventeen years, 
 or till 1862, when her husband bought the old homestead at 
 Dracut, Mass., where she has since resided. 
 
 VI. 1-2-4-7-5. Aaron Mansur, son of Daniel Mansur, was 
 born at Dracut, Mass., 23 June, 1824. He learned the trade of 
 carriage building and carried on the business in Haverhill, Mass., 
 with his brother Charles. On 25 Feb. , 1 850, he disappeared, leav- 
 ing nothing behind to show what had become of him. His rel- 
 atives were greatly alarmed, and made every effort by advertise- 
 ment and otherwise to discover his whereabouts, but without 
 avail. It remained a mystery for nearly eight years, when one 
 morning he walked into the house of his brother Moses, in 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 41 
 
 Philadelphia. After remaining a few days, he left, ostensibly 
 to visit his folks in Dracut, Mass., but he never reached there 
 and has never been heard of since. On 12 Feb., 185S, he mar- 
 ried Martha Jane Dollins, of Richmond, Ky., who after her 
 husband's disappearance in 1858, was married to Charles G. 
 Renfro. 
 
 VI. 1-2-4-7-6, Chari.es Mansur, son of Daniel, born at 
 Dracut, 15 Jan., 1827; died 21 Feb., 1897; married 19 April, 
 1849, Lucinda C. Whittier, of Haverhill, Mass. 
 
 Children born in Haverhill : — 
 
 1-2-4-7-6-1. Charles Kendall, born 27 Feb., 1850. 
 
 1-2-4-7-6-2. George Henry, born 26 Oct., 1854. 
 
 1-2-4-7-6-3. Moses Bailey, born 29 Sept., 1857; died i June, 1859. 
 
 1-2-4-7-6-4. Frank Daniel, born 28 Aug., 1863. 
 
 Charles Mansur learned carriage building, and after finish- 
 ing in his trade, went to Haverhill, Mass., and established 
 himself in business there, with his brother Aaron, continuing 
 till his brother's disappearance, when he carried it on alone for 
 many years. 
 
 Like his brothers, he was of a retiring disposition, but had a 
 large circle of friends, and possessed the entire respect of the 
 community in which he lived. He lived in Haverhill over fifty 
 years, and died there 21 Feb., 1S97. 
 
 Lucinda C. Whittier, wife of Charles Mansur, was born 
 on 2 Feb., 1S32, in Haverhill, Mass. She is the daughter of 
 William Whittier and Nancy Dunnels, both of Haverhill, Mass. 
 She has lived all her life in Haverhill. 
 
TRIBE OF JOHN. 
 
 SEVENTH GENERATION. 
 
 VII. 1-2-1-2-10-4. Charles E. Mansur, son of Reuben 
 
 M., born 1S41, married 26 June 186^, Annie Jane McGinley, 
 
 born 1843. They live at Houlton, Me., on the homestead. 
 
 Children born in Houlton : — 
 
 1-2-1-2-10-4-1. Ernest Milton, born 24 Feb., 1867. 
 1-2-1-2-10-4-2. Raymond Pearl, born Dec, 1871. 
 1-2-1-2-10-4-3. Laura Serena, born i July, 1874. 
 1-2-1-2-10-4-4. Stella Hope, born 4 July, 1883. 
 
 VII. 1-2-2-1-1-2. Harriet Mansur, daughter of WilHam 
 Mansur, born 22 July, 181 7, at Delaware, Ohio. She lived at 
 home till her marriage, 4 vSept., 1S44, at Cincinnati, O., to 
 John P. Epply, of Cincinnati, O., born 9 Jan., 1818, in York 
 Co., Pa., died 22 Sept., 1897, at Cincinnati. 
 
 Mr. Epply was in business in Cincinnati for many years as an 
 undertaker. 
 
 Children born in Cincinnati: — 
 
 1-2-2-1-1-2-1. John Horton Eppley, born gjune, 1845; ^^^^ ^9 Dec, 1878. 
 
 1-2-2-1-1-2-2. William Wesley " " 7 Aug., 1847; " 17 Feb., 1848. 
 
 1-2-2-1-1-2-3. Charles Mansur " " 30 Nov., 1848. 
 
 I-2-2-I-1-2-4. William Horace " " 10 Jan., 1S51. 
 
 I-2-2-I-I-2-5. Ella Gertrude " " il Jan., 1S53. 
 
 1-2-2-I-I-2-6. Mary Belle " " 27 July, 1855. 
 
 VII. I-2-2-I-2-I. Mariaii Adams, daughter of Lavina 
 Mansur, born 18 Oct., 1S12; died at Bradford, Vt., Aug. 1876. 
 Married, 26 May, 1836, Joseph Carter Winship, of Henniker. 
 
 Child: — 
 
 1-2-2- 1-2-1-1. Mary Elizabeth Winship, born 29 Feb., 1843; married 27 
 Jan., 1859, Henry K. Carton, who died . She 
 
 lives at Bradford, Vt. 
 
 42 
 
- MANSUR FAMILY. 43 
 
 VII. 1-2-2-1-2-4. Abel Edward Adams, son of Lavina 
 
 Mansur, born in Mason, N. H., 25 June, 1824; died 5 Nov., 
 
 1S92, at Greenville, N. H. ; married i May, 1851, Eliza A. 
 
 Mason, of Auburn, Me. 
 
 Children, bom in Mason : — 
 
 1-2-2-1-4-I-1. Nellie E., born 4 April, 1852; unmarried. 
 I-2-2-I-4-I-2. Emma J., born 10 Aug., 1855; unmarried. 
 1-2-2-1-4-1-3. Lizzie L., born 25 Feb., 1859; died 26 Oct., 1863. 
 1-2-2-1-4-1-4. Ida F., born 27 Aug., 1862; died 12 Sept., 1876. 
 
 VII. 1-2-2-1-2-5. Aaron A. Adams, son of Lavina Mansur, 
 born at Mason, N. H., 25 June, 1824; married 22 May, 1855, 
 Mary A. Lucas, of Groton, Mass. Mr, Adams has been post- 
 master at Belmont, Mass., for twenty-six years. He is a grocer. 
 
 Children, born at Belmont: — 
 
 1-2-2-1-2-5-1. James B., born 22 March, 1856; died 26 Dec, 1881. 
 1-2-2-1-2-5-2. Julia L., born 1 Jan., 1858; married 25 Oct., 1894, Hazen M. 
 
 Weeks. Ch. Eleanor, born 2 Feb., 1896, at Belmont. 
 1-2-2-1-2-6-3. William L., born 22 March, 1862. 
 1-2-2-1-2-5-4. Helen M., born i May, 1866. 
 
 VII. 1-2-2-1-2-7. Sarah Amanda Adams, daughter of 
 Lavina Mansur, born in Mason, N. H., 10 July, 1S34; mar- 
 ried 20 Nov., 1855, Henry K. French, of Peterboro, N. H. ; 
 born 21 Jan., 1826. Live at Peterboro. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 I -2-2- 1 -2-7-1. Charles H. French, born 22 Dec, 1856; died 2 Feb., 1895, at 
 Brooklyn, N. Y.; married 30 April, 1879, Edna L. Brad- 
 ley, born 27 July, 1857. 
 
 1-2-2-1-2-7-2. Hattie A. French, born 27 Aug., 1858 ; died 24 Oct., 1887 ; 
 married 30 April, 1884, Dr. J. O. Tilton, of Lexington, Mass. 
 
 1-2-2-1-2-7-3. George A. French, bom 22 Sept., i860; married 20 June, 
 1894, Isabelle C. Derring. Lives at Duluth, Minn. 
 
 VII. 1-2-2-1-3-1. Mary Ann Mansur, daughter of Jeremy 
 Mansur, born 22 Feb., 1815 ; married 10 Sept., 1831, John H. 
 Wright of Philadelphia. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 I-2-2-1-3-1-1. Franklin M. Wright, born 1 May, 1833; died 4 Feb., 1896. 
 
 I-2-2-1-3-1-2. Mansur H. Wright, born 7 March, 1835; <^'^d 27 Dec, 1885. 
 
 I -2-2- 1 -3- 1 -3. D. Mary Jane Wright, born 29 Nov., 1837; died 20 May, 1839. 
 
44 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 John H, Wright, the first husband was born 7 Feb., 1807. 
 He was the son of John and Hester Wright of Philadelphia. 
 He was a dry goods merchant, and for a time carried on the 
 business in partnership with his brother-in-law, William Man- 
 sur. He died 11 July, 1846. 
 
 Mrs. Wright, married, second, 27 July, 1847, ^^- Charles 
 Parry of Philadelphia. No children. 
 
 Dr. Chas. Parry was born 14 Feb., 1814. He was a physi- 
 cian. He died 11 Aug., 1S61. 
 
 Vn. 1-2-2-1-3-2. Clarissa Mansur, daughter of Jeremy 
 Mansur, born at Richmond, Ind., 17 Jan., 1S17 ; died 5 April, 
 1898, at St. Louis; married 5 Sept., 1837, J^^ies C. Ferguson, 
 of Indianapolis, Ind., born 8 Oct., 1810, in Bourbon Co., Ky., 
 died 24 July, 1891 at San Jose, Cal. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-2-1. Mansur C. Ferguson, born 13 Aug., 1838; died 21 Dec, 1S39. 
 
 1^2-2-1-3-2-2. Mary Frances " " 2 March, 1840; married 28 Jan., 
 
 1868, Nathan M. Neeld of St. Louis, Mo. 
 
 I-2-2-I-3-2-3. IsabellaM. Ferguson, born 12 Aug., 1842; died 24 June, i860. 
 The day she was to graduate from Georgetown, Ky., Sem- 
 inary. 
 
 1-2-2-I-3-2-4. Clara Ferguson, born 28 Oct. 1844; married 28 June, 1868, 
 Edward B. Howard of Alstead, N. IL, who was born 31 
 Oct., 1842, son of William and Clarissa (Kingsbury) How- 
 ard. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-2-5. John Mansur Ferguson, born 8 Feb., 1852; died 24 Oct., 1874. 
 Unmarried. 
 
 1-2-2- 1-3-2-6. John Quincy l-'erguson, born 30 Dec, 1854. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-2-7. Edward W., " " 17 Nov., 1856. 
 
 Mr. Ferguson settled in Indianapolis, Ind., about 1841, and 
 engaged in pork packing; continued therein nearly forty years. 
 At the same time he was identified with a number of its business 
 and social interests, and was one of the prominent men of the 
 community. In the spring of 18S1, he removed with his family 
 to Chicago and engaged again in the pork packing business 
 with his two sons-in-law, E. B. Howard and N. M. Neeld. 
 After remaining in Chicago nearly ten years his health failed 
 him, and he sought refuge in California. 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 45 
 
 VII. 1-2-2-1-3-3. William Mansur, son of Jeremy Man- 
 sur, was born 20 Jan., 1819, in Salsbury, Ind., at that time the 
 county seat of Wayne Co., Indiana. 
 
 When he was four years old, his father, Jeremy Mansur, 
 moved to a farm half way between Richmond and Centreville, 
 Ind. Ten years later the family removed to Richmond, Ind., 
 where William remained till he was of age. In 1840, he 
 settled in Indianapolis, and went into the dry goods business 
 with his brother-in-law, John H. Wright. This business he 
 gave up, however, and in partnership wih this father, built in 
 1847 a pork house, near the old Madison depot, in Indian- 
 apolis. He was engaged in the pork packing business until 
 1862, during the latter part of which time he was associated 
 with his brother, Isaiah Mansur. In 1863, Jeremy Mansur, 
 Isaiah Mansur, and William Mansur, with others, started the 
 Citizens' National Bank, of Indianapolis, of which William 
 Mansur acted as director for twenty years. He was at the same 
 time director of the Indianapolis Rolling Mills. For thirty-one 
 years he was also trustee of the Second Presbyterian Church. 
 At the most active period of his life, he served as City Commis- 
 sioner and as a member of City Councils. 
 
 He died in Indianapolis, on 18 Oct., 1893, in the 76th year of 
 his age. 
 
 He married 17 Aug., 1857, Hannah Ann Culley, who was 
 born at Lawrenceburg, Ind., 23 Oct., 1S26. She is the oldest 
 daughter of Hon. David Valander and Mary Culley. 
 
 She resided at home until her marriage, when she removed to 
 Indianapolis, Ind., where she has since resided. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-3-1. Charles W. Mansur, born 18 Aug., 1848. 
 
 I-2-2-1-3-3-2. James F. " " 13 Oct., 1850; died 30 May, 1858. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-3-3. David C. " " 25 Mar., 1853; " 14N0V., 1861. 
 
 VII. 1-2-2-1-3-5. Isaiah Mansur, son of Jeremy Man- 
 sur, born in Richmond, Ind.; died 3 Dec, 1880, at Indian- 
 apolis; married 25 June, 1862, Amelia Brown, of Philadelphia, 
 born 7 April, 1841, at Philadelphia. 
 
46 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 Mr. Mansur conducted a banking business in Indianapolis for 
 many years. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 I-2-2-1-3-5-1. Joseph Brown, born 4 May, 1861 ; died 2 Aug., 1894. 
 I-2-2-1-3-5-2. Cecilia " 17 July, 1864. 
 
 VII. 1-2-2-1-3-4. Sarah Jane Mansur, daughter of Jer- 
 emy Mansur, of Richmond, Ind.,born, Salisbury, Ind.,5 June, 
 182 1 ; married 7 May, 1S39, William Scott Reid, of Richmond, 
 Ind., whom she survives. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 I -2-2- 1 -3-4- 1. A daughter, born 31 March, 1841 ; died same day. 
 
 1. 2-2-1-3-4-2. James Franklin Reid, born 29 Oct., 1842; died 25 June, 1851. 
 
 I -2-2- 1 -3-4-3. Letitia Jane " " 31 July, 1845; " i Feb., 1878. 
 
 I-2-2-1-3-4-4. Daniel Mansur " " 12 Oct., 1S48; " 27 June, 1851. 
 
 I-2-2-1-3-4-5. Sarah Mansur " " 5 Feb., 1852. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-4-6. William Scott " " 13 May, 1855; died 14 May, 1858. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-4-7. Charles William " " 20 July, 1856; " 8 June, 1866. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-4-8. Clarissa M. " " 20 July, 1861; " 18 July, 1883. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-4-9. Mansur Carr " " 25 Sept., 1867. 
 
 Mr. Reid was born 10 Dec, 18 iS, in Rockbridge Co., Vir- 
 ginia ; son of Daniel and Letitia Reid. 
 
 He engaged very extensively in pork packing in Richmond, 
 Ind., not only contributing very much to its prosperity but prob- 
 ably doing more than any other single individual to make it the 
 centre of that industry in eastern Indiana. 
 
 He died at his home in Richmond, Ind., 3 March, 1S90, after 
 a long and painful illness. 
 
 VII. 1-2-2-1-7-1. Clara A. Holt, daughter of Clarissa 
 Mansur, born 29 Dec, 1S26; married Lt.-Col. Thomas Jeffer- 
 son Adams, of Chelmsford, Mass., son of William and Mary 
 (Roby) Adams, born 4 May, 1805; died 11 Dec, iSSi. He 
 was a surveyor and farmer. 
 
 Child: — 
 
 I-2-2-1-71-1. Charles W. S. Adams, born in North Chelmsford, 3 Dec, 
 1850 ; married Alice J. Coburn, born 26 April, 1850. 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 47 
 
 VII. 1-2-2-4-1-10. Hon. ZoPHAR M. Mansur, of Ver- 
 mont, son of Warren, born in Morgan, 19 Nov., 1843 ; married 
 Nellie L. Newhall, of Norway, Me. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 I-2-2-4-I-I0-I. Mabelle S., born 4 May, 1871; married Carl R. Storrs, of 
 Island Pond, Vt., son of Judge D. S. Storrs. They live 
 at Hastings, Me., and have two children. 
 
 1-2-2-4-1-10-2. Arthur G., born 5 June, 1873. 
 
 He alone bears the Mansur name in the third generation 
 from Joseph Mansur. He is a jeweler at Burlington, Vt. 
 
 1-2-2-4-1-10-3. A son, died in infancy. 
 
 Zophar M. Mansur is thus referred to in an article in " The 
 Vermonter," a monthly magazine published at St. Albans, Vt. 
 
 "The Hon. Z. M. Mansur is admirably equipped for the 
 responsible duties of this office (Collector of Customs, District 
 of Memphremagog, Vt.). His experience in the government 
 service and his business ability render his selection most fitting. 
 Col. Mansur is one of Vermont's honored Union Veterans, and 
 an empty sleeve testifies to his gallantry and heroism in defence 
 of ' Old Glory.' Col. Mansur was a student of Montpelier 
 Union School, a graduate of Derby, Vt., Academy. Enlisted 
 August 13, 1862, in Co. K, 10th Vt. Regiment, and served 
 three years (part of the time as corporal). He participated in 
 the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Hanover Court 
 House, Cold Harbor, Weldon Railroad, Monocacy, and Opeqvtan 
 Creek. In the latter battle, which took place Sept. 19, 1864, 
 he lost his right arm. After being honorably discharged on 
 account of the loss of his arm he studied law and was admitted 
 to the bar in 1875. He was subsequently Postmaster at Island 
 Pond and Deputy Collector of Customs in charge of the port 
 of Island Pond under Harrison's administration. Col. Mansur 
 was elected State's Attorney of Essex County in 18S6, Repre- 
 sentative from Brighton in the Legislature of 18S6, Senator 
 from Essex County in 1888, President of the Vermont Officers' 
 Reunion Society in 1889, Department Commander G. A. R., 
 in 1892, and President of the Sons of the American Revolution, 
 in 1894. 
 
 "Col. Mansur was elected Lieutenant-Governor of Vermont, 
 in 1S94. He has settled more estates and affected the sale of 
 
48 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 more real estate than any other man in Essex County. He is 
 one of the trustees of the Soldiers' Home at Bennington, Vt., 
 Director of the National Bank of Derby Line, Vt." 
 
 Col. Tvlansur located at Island Pond in iS66, where he held 
 the office of Postmaster from Feb., 1S67 until Dec, i8S^. 
 
 VII. I -2-2-6-4- 1. Hon. Charles H. Mansur, son of 
 Charles Mansur, was born in Philadelphia. Pa., 6 March, 
 1S35. He received a common school education, and later 
 entered Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass. About 1838, his 
 father, Charles, with his four brothers, Isaiah, Moodv, Stillman, 
 and Porter, emigrated to Ray County, Missouri, taking Charles 
 H. with him. He subsequently studied law and was admitted 
 to the bar at Richmond, Mo., 30 August, 1856. In 1856, he 
 removed to Chillicothe, Mo., where he afterward resided. He 
 was a member of the Board of Education of Chillicothe for 
 eight years ; was a member of the Democratic State Central 
 Committee from 1864 till 1868; was a delegate to the National 
 Democratic Convention in New York in 1868 ; was prosecuting 
 of Livingston County from 1875 till 1879; was a delegate at 
 large to the Democratic Convention at Chicago in 1S84; in 
 1872 was a joint nominee of the Democracy and Liberal 
 Republicans in the Tenth Missouri District, and was again the 
 nominee of the Democracy in the same district in 1S80; was 
 elected as a Democrat to the 50th Congress from the Second 
 Missouri District, comprising the counties of Carroll, Chariton, 
 Grundy, Linn, Monroe, Livingston, Randolph, and Sullivan, 
 and was re-elected to the 51st and 52d Congresses. He failed 
 to be elected to the 53d Congress, and was appointed by Presi- 
 dent Cleveland, Second Controller of the Treasury, which office 
 he filled until his death, whicli occurred 16 April, 1S95. 
 
 He was a man of immense size, being six feet four inches in 
 height, and broad in proportion, weighing about 280 pounds- 
 He married 15 .Sept., 1859, Demorus Broshee, of Palmyra, 
 Mo. 
 Children: — 
 
 1-2-2-6-4-1-1. Charles W. born 
 1-2-2-6-4-1-2. Jessie R. " 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 49 
 
 VII. I-2-2-6-2-I. Alvah Maxsur, of Moline, 111., born 
 at Lowell, 5 Dec, 1833; died, Los Angeles, Cal., 8 Jan., 
 1898; married , Nellie Blockington, of Molina, 
 
 111., who died in Kansas City, , 1871. 
 
 Child: — 
 
 1-2-2-6-2-1-1. A daughter who married George J. Kane. She died 10 Nov., 
 1897, leaving two daughters and a son. 
 
 He was eductated at the Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass., 
 the same school which his cousin, the late Hon. Charles 
 H. Mansur attended. After completing his education he 
 became connected with a wholesale hardware house in New 
 York City, and represented them in the West. His first busi- 
 ness venture was in the hardware business in Moline, 111. In 
 1859 he became connected with the plow manufacturer, Mr. 
 John Deene. At the breaking out of the war he enlisted in the 
 19th Illinois Infantry and served with the rank of lieu- 
 tenant. After the war he went West and engaged in mining in 
 Central City, Colo., and served two terms in the Legislature of 
 that State. 
 
 In 1 869 he formed a partnership with Deene & Co. , of Moline, A^ £/)*■£. 
 111., and established the house of D_eene, Mansur & Co., at "" 
 
 Kansas City. In 1S74 he opened the house of Deene, Mansur 
 & Co., in St. Louis, Mr. L. B. Tebbett, being associated with 
 him. In 1890 the firm of De^ne, Mansur & Co., was dissolved, 
 De^ne & Co., taking the Kansas City business, and Mr. Mansur 
 and Mr. Tebbett the St. Louis business. 
 
 In 1876, Deene & Co. and Mr. Mansur organised the Deene 
 & Mansur Co., at Moline, 111., for the purpose of manufactur- 
 ing corn planters. This institution has since taken a prominent 
 place in manufacturing industries of this country, until to-day 
 it is the largest concern of its kind in existence. At the time of 
 his death, which occurred 8 January, 1S98, at Los Angeles, 
 Cal., Mr. Mansur was President of the Mansur-Tebbetts Imple- 
 ment Co., of St. Louis and Dallas, Texas; President of the 
 Mansur-Tebbetts Carriage Manufacturing Co., of St. Louis; 
 Vice-President of the Deene & Mansur Co., of Moline; Presi- 
 dent of the Charter Oak Stove and Range Co., St. Louis, and 
 President or Director of a laree number of other business insti- 
 
50 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 tutions. He also was largely interested in the lead and zinc 
 mining operations in Missouri, and was a man of affairs gener- 
 ally. His estate was estimated at four millions. 
 
 Mr. Mansur was a man of strong and lovable character, with a 
 deep sense of his obligations in every position of trust, and was 
 one upon whom many leaned for advice and counsel in times of 
 doubt and stress. 
 
 Vn. 1-2-4-7-1-1. John H, Mansur, son of Moses Man- 
 \J sur, was born in Cearnarvon Township, Berks Co., Pa., 25 
 
 May, 1S42. His parents returned to Philadelphia soon after, 
 and resided there permanently. He attended the public schools 
 until 1856. He learned the trade of gas-meter making and 
 worked at it until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted 
 in Co. D, 75th Reg't Penna. Vols., August 23d, 1861, for three 
 years. He was transferred to the U. S. Signal Corps in 1S62 
 and served in that branch of the service till the expiration of 
 his term of service. On 13 November, 1S66, he married 
 Elizabeth Ann Lee, of Philadelphia. 
 
 In June, 1890, he removed to Royersford, Pa., and engaged in 
 the business of gas-meter making under the corporate title of the 
 Keystone Meter Co., and is now President of the company. 
 He is the compiler of this genealogy. 
 
 Elizabeth Ann Lee, wife of John H. Mansur, was born 
 31 July, 1839, at Manayunk, Philadelphia. Her father's name 
 was William Lee, of Philadelphia, who was born 14 April, 
 1816. He died in the army in- 1S64. Her mother's name was 
 Elizabeth Ann Shoemaker, of Philadelphia, who was born 23 
 Dec, 1815, and died 4 Feb., 1892, at Royersford, Pa., in the 
 78th year of her age. 
 
 vn. 1-2-4-7-1-2. Annik Elizaheth Maxsur, daughter 
 of Moses Mansur, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., 23 ALiy, 1S45. 
 She was married to William S. Schofield, of Holmcsburg, Pa., 
 who died 23 Nov. 1876, at Philadelphia, of disease contracted 
 there. She married, second, 13 June, 18S8, William P. Cahill, 
 of Philadelphia. She has no children by either marriage. 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 51 
 
 William Schofield was born at Holmesburg, Pa., on 27 May, 
 1849. He was the son of William and Alice Schofield of the 
 same place. He was a cloth finisher by occupation, though he 
 worked at other pursuits, and was one of the guards at the Cen- 
 tennial Exposition at Philadelphia, in 1876. 
 
 William P. Cahill was born 16 March, 1849, in Ireland. He 
 is the son of Richard and Alice Cahill. His parents came to 
 Philadelphia in 1852, when he was about three years old, and he 
 lived there till 1896, when he removed to Royersford, Pa. He 
 is a bricklayer. 
 
 VII. 1-2-4-7-1-3. George Washington Mansur, son of 
 Moses, was born 23 Oct., 1848, at Philadelphia. He learned 
 the trade of gas-meter making and worked at it till his death, 
 which occurred 2 Feb., 1872. 
 
 He was of a bright, cheerful disposition, and his early death 
 was much regretted by all who knew him. 
 
 VII. I -2-4-7- 1 -4. Charles Hunter Mansur, son of 
 Moses, born in Philadelphia, 29 Aug., 1851 ; married June, 
 1876, Jennie Dudgeon, of Philadelphia, who was born 5 Aug., 
 
 1857. 
 Children: — 
 
 1-2-4-7-1-4-1. Jennie, born 2 Feb., 1877. 
 
 1-2-4-7-1-4-2. George W., " 24 May, 1878. 
 
 1.2-4. 7. 1-4.3. Charles, " 1 1 Sept., 1880. 
 
 1-2-4-7-1-4-4. Warren B., " 6 Feb., 1884. 
 
 1. 2-4-7-1-4-5. William, '« 18 Jan., 1886. 
 
 1.2-4-7-1-4-6. Catherine H., " 16 March, 1888. 
 
 Charles Hunter Mansur, is a carpenter by trade, and has al- 
 ways lived in Philadelphia. In 1872 he went into the regular 
 army, serving two years in the 2nd U. S. Cavalry. 
 
 VII. I -2-4-7-1-6. Warren Bailey Mansur, son of 
 Moses, born in Philadelphia, 26 Jan., i860; married 14 Sept., 
 1887, Sarah E. Neinberg, of Philadelphia. 
 Children : — 
 
 I-2-4-7-I-6-1. William N., born 15 Oct., 1889. 
 
 1-2-4-7-1-6-2. Annie C, " 25 Sept., 1891. 
 
52 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 1-2-4-7-1-6-3. Albert W., born 21 Feb., 1893. 
 
 1-2-4-7-1-6-4. Katy E., •' 13 Oct., 1894. 
 
 I-2-4-7-1-6-5. Warren B., " 4 Dec, 1895. 
 
 I -2-4-7- 1 -6-6. George E., " i March, 1897. 
 
 Warren Bailey Mansur learned the trade of gas-meter mak- 
 ing, and has worked at it ever since in New York and Philadel- 
 phia. In 1S90 he removed to Royersford, Pa., where he now 
 resides, and where five of his children were born. 
 
 VII. 1-2-4-7-4-2. Ci.ARA Inez Mansur, daughter of Wil- 
 liam, was born on 28 June, 1849, at Ivlethuen, Mass. On 11 
 Dec, 1S67, she was married to Joseph Richardson, of Dracut, 
 Mass., by whom she had one child. Joseph Richardson, 
 was born in Dracut, Mass, He is the son of Oliver Richard- 
 son and Hepzibah Jane Bailey, of Dracut. He is a farmer 
 and much respected in the community in which he lives. He is 
 a brother to Edwin Richardson, who married his wife's sister, 
 Myra A. Mansur. 
 
 Child : — 
 
 1-2-4-7.4-2-1. Annie Mabel, born 18 Dec. 186S. 
 
 VII. 1-2-4-7-4-3. MvRA Agnes Mansur, daughter of 
 William Mansur, was born 7 March, 1851, at Methuen, Mass. 
 On 24 Nov., 1872, she was married to Edwin Richardson, of 
 Dracut, Mass., her brothei--in-law, by whom she has two sons. 
 
 Edwin Richardson was born at Dracut, Mass. He is the son 
 of Oliver Richardson and Hepzibah Jane Bailey, of Dracut. 
 He is a prosperous farmer, and enjoys the confidence and 
 respect of his friends and neighbors. He is a brother of Joseph 
 Richardson, and their wives are sisters. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-4-7-4-3-1. Charles B., born 22 Sept., 1874. 
 1-2-4-7-4-3-2. Chester W., " 30 April, 1877. 
 
 VII. I -2-4-7-6- 1. Charles Kendall Mansur, son of 
 Charles, born in Haverhill, 27 Feb., 1850; married, first, 30 
 Jan., 1S78, Cora H. Robinson, of Cornville, Me., who died 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 5, 
 
 without issue. He married, second, 6 Oct., 1881, Elizabeth 
 Gad, of Exeter, N. H. 
 
 Child: — 
 
 1-2-4-7-6-1-1. Charles, born 5 Oct., 1882; died 27 April, 1886. 
 
 Charles Kendall Mansur learned the trade of carriage build- 
 ing with his father, and upon his retirement succeeded to his 
 business, which he now carrL-s on. 
 
 as. 
 
 VII. 1-3-4-7-6-3. George Hexry Mansur, son of Ch 
 Mansur, born in Haverhill, 26 Oct., 1S54; married 6 Sept 
 1S77, Maria E. Haughey. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 1-2-4-7-6-2-1. George B., born 14 xMay, 1882. 
 
 1-2-4-7-6-2-2. Tames H., « 25 Oct., 1SS6; died 7 Aug., 1888. 
 
 1-2-4-7-6-2-3. John P., " Oct., 1S90. 
 
 VII. 1-3-4-7-6-4. Frank Daniel Mansur, son of Charles, 
 born in Haverhill, 28 Aug., 1863; married 36 June, 1889,' 
 Alice Ingham. 
 
 Child : — 
 
 I-2-4-7-6-4-1. Frank L. F., born 3 May, 1890. 
 
TRIBE OF JOHN. 
 
 EIGHTH GENERATION. 
 
 VIII. 1-2-1-2-4-1. Ernest Milton Mansur, son of Charles 
 E., born 24 Feb., 1867 ; married 10 Dec, 1S90, to Emma Jose- 
 phine Sailers, of Cortland, N. Y. No children. 
 
 Ernest M. Mansur is a graduate of the Ricker Classical 
 Institute. Since 1891 he has been in the seed business at Floral 
 Park, N. Y., with John L. Childs. He has helped compile 
 this record. 
 
 VIII. 1-2-2-1-3-1-1. Frankland M. Wright, son of 
 Mary Ann Mansur; married 6 May, 1856, Laura Lawrence, of 
 Dublin, Ind. He was born May ist, 1833, and died suddenly 
 of heart failure 4 February, 18S9, in his 64th year. His wife 
 was born 13 June, 1836, daughter of Edmund and Esther 
 Lawrence, of Dublin, Ind. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 I-2-2-I-3-I-I-I. Perry L. Wright, born 5 May, 1859; married 12 March, 
 1890, Adele, daughter of Robert F. Campbell, of Chicago. 
 1-2-2-1-3-I-I-2. Fanny E. Wright, born 8 Feb., 1861; died 12 Feb., 1874. 
 1.2-2-1-3-1-1-3. May L. " " 31 Dec, 1865; married 8 April, 1890 
 
 Wm. J. Cook, of Richmond, Ind.; live in Chicago. 
 
 VIII. 1-3-2-1-3-1-2. Mansur H. Wright, son of Mary Ann 
 Mansur; married 5 Oct., 1864; Jennie R. Van Doren. He was 
 born 7 March, 1S35, and died 27 Dec, 1885, of diabetes, in his 
 51st year. His wife was born 13 March, 1S42, daughter of 
 Rev. Wm. Van Doren. 
 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-2-I-3-1-2-1. Annie Wright, born 21 Nov., 1865; died i June, 1SS8; 
 
 married 23 Sept., 1885, Frank Keys Dunn, of Chicago. 
 1-2-2-1-3-I-2-2. Willie Wright, born 5 Sept., 1871. 
 
 54 
 
MANSUR FAMILY. 55 
 
 VIII. I-2-2-I -3-2-6. John QuIxNCy Ferguson, son of 
 Clarissa Mansur, born 30 Dec, 1854; now resides in St. Louis, 
 Mo. He married 7 June, 1876, Mattie Dilley. His wife 
 studied for the stage and became a very successful actress. 
 
 VIII. 1-2-2-1-3-2-7. Edward W. Ferguson, son of 
 Clarissa Mansur, born 17 Nov., 1856; now resides in Chicago. 
 He married i Jan., 1880, Maria R. Dunn. No children. 
 
 VIII. I -2-2-1 -3-4-5. Sarah Mansur Reid, daughter of 
 Sarah Jane Mansur; born at Richmond, Ind., 5 Feb., 1852; 
 married 13 Aug., 1873, Benjamin B. Myrick, Jr., of Richmond! 
 Ind. 
 
 Children: — 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-4-5-1. Plorence Reid Myrick, born 17 June, 1874. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-4-5-2. William Benjamin Myrick, born 12 Feb., 1878. \ 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-4-5-3. Clara xMay " '< <« » .. [twins. 
 
 VIII. 1-2-2-1-3-5-2. Cecilia Mansur, daughter of Isaiah 
 Mansur; born in Indianapolis, Ind., 17 July, 1865; married 10 
 Nov., 1 886, Clarence Wolsin, of Cincinnati, O. He was born 
 at Cincinnati, O., 20 Aug., 1853, and died at Indianapolis, Ind., 
 26 Feb., 1897, of nervous exhaustion. 
 Children : — 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-5-2-1. Cecilia Wolsin, born 22 May, 1884. 
 
 1-2-2-1-3-5-2-2. Robert Mansur " " 2 July, 1888. 
 
 VIII. I-2-2-6-4-I-I. Charles W. Mansur, son of Hon. 
 Charles H. Mansur; born ; married 11 March, 
 
 18S6, Frankie Isham, of Cofteyville, Kan. 
 
 Child: — 
 
 1-2-2-6-4-1-1-1. Charles T., born. 
 
 VIII. I -2-2- 1 -3-4-8. Clarissa M. Reid, daughter of Sarah 
 Jane Mansur, born at Richmond, Ind., 20 July, 1861 ; died 
 
 LcfC... 
 
56 MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 i8 Jul)-, 1883; married 11 Oct., 1882, J. R. McKee, of Rich- 
 mond, Ind., who, after his wife's death, removed South. 
 
 Child: — 
 
 1. 2-2-1-3-4-8. Paul Reid McKee, born 7 July, 1883. 
 
 VIII. 1-2-3-1-3-5-1 . Joseph Brown Mansur, was born 4 
 May, 1863, at Indianapolis, Ind, On i March, 1S92, he mar- 
 ried Edith W. Hartel, of Holmesburg, Pa., and settled in 
 Indianapolis. He was a lawyer, though he never practiced 
 actively at the bar, but devoted his attention to the manage- 
 ment of his father's estate. He died suddenly of appendicitis, 
 in Chicago, 2 Aug, 1894, deeply regretted by all who knew 
 him. 
 
 Edith Warrington Hardel, wife of Joseph Brown Mansur, is 
 the daughter of Andreas Hartel and Elizabeth Warrington, both 
 of Holmesburg, Pa. She was born 4 Nov., 1S65. After ^Nlr. 
 Mansur's death she removed to Philadelphia, her present home. 
 
ADDENDA. 
 
 From Andover records : John Mansur, of Methuen, and Han- 
 nah Lovejoy, of South Parish of Andover, intend marriage 2 
 June, 1732. Married by Mr. Phillips, 21 Dec, 1732. 
 
 The following book is in the possession of a member of the 
 family: "A preparation for Judgment, a sermon, preached in 
 London, wherein is shew'd, etc., by the late Rev. Mr. J. (i e 
 Jeremiah) Burroughs." [Date torn off.] It is a small 32m"o.," 
 and on fly leaves is inscribed : " In ye year 1723 ye first month 
 Ms. Marcey Foster her Book prise is eight pence. If i it loose 
 and it find pray give it me for it is (mine)." 
 
 Opposite, in darker ink, and probably later hand, is : " Mar- 
 cey sister Hannah is (Foster) ?" On leaf 
 
 2 IS : " hannah lovejoy John Manssur his book 1744 " 
 
 On last cover is: " Sherebiah Ballerd John Mansur his 
 Book." 
 
 James Mansur and Polly Pierce, both of Belfast, Me., married 
 there 7 April, 1805. 
 
 3 June, 1663. At a court held at Dover, N. H., John Men- 
 seaw (possibly Mensear or Menseard) z;... defendant not named. 
 '^^His charge cannot be heard by reason of defendant's death." 
 Vol. II., fo. 75, Provincial Court Papers. 
 
 Wallingford, Conn., Records. 
 
 Hulda, daughter of John and Rachel Mansur, born 6 Apr 
 1766. ^ ■' 
 
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jg MANSUR FAMILY. 
 
 Marriages on Methuen Records. 
 
 Samuel Bodwell and Elizabeth Mansur, both of Methueri, 
 were married 28 September, 1758, by Rev. Christopher Sargent. 
 Samuel Mansur, of Methuen, and Sarah Varnum, of Dracut, 
 were married 2 May, 1765, by Rev. Christopher Sargent. 
 
 Phineas Messer and Rebekah Mansur were married 31 Janu- 
 ary, 1788, by Rev. Simon F. Williams. 
 
 John Mansur and Susanna Morrill were married 9 December, 
 1791, by Rev. Simon F. Williams. 
 
 Elijah Mansur and Lucy Messer were married i December, 
 1 79 1, by Rev. John H. Stevens. 
 
 Francis Richardson, Jr., and Mehitable Mansur, both of 
 Methuen, were married i April, 1798, by Stephen Barker, Esq. 
 James Mansur, of Dracut, and Mary Harris, of Methuen, 
 were married iS April, 1776, by Rev. Christopher Sargent. 
 
 Trueworthy White, Jr., and Sarah Ann Mansur, both of 
 Methuen, were married 5 September, 1S31, by Rev. C. O. 
 Kimball. 
 
 Intentions of Marriage : Methuen. 
 
 Between Theodore Beernard, of Methuen, and Anna Mansur, 
 of Dracut, were published 3 February, 1800. 
 
 Between Oliver Whittier, of Methuen, and Hannah Lovejoy 
 Mansur, were published 2 November, 1800. 
 
 Between Samuel Richardson, 3rd, of Methuen, and Abigail 
 Mansur, of Dracut, were published 7 August, 1807. 
 
 Births : Methuen. 
 
 Hannah Mansur, daughter of John Mansur, Jr., and Ruth, 
 his wife, was born 27 September, 1764. 
 
 John Mansur, son of John and Ruth Mansur, was born 17 
 July, 1766. 
 
 Elijah Mansur, son ot John and Ruth Mansur, was born 23 
 April, 1768. 
 
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 Daniel Mansur, son of John and Ruth Mansur, was born 
 5 December, 1769. 
 
 Elijah Mansur, son of Elijah Mansur and Lucy, his wife, was 
 born 29 June, 1792. 
 
 Lucy Mansur, daughter of Elijah and Lucy Mansur, was born 
 13 October, 1794. 
 
 Leonard Mansur, son of Elijah and Lucy Mansur, was born 
 26 January, 1797. 
 
 Asa Mansur, son of Elijah and Lucy Mansur, was born 19 
 February, 1799. 
 
 John Mansur, son of Elijah and Lucy Mansur, was born 20 
 April, 1801. ^ 
 
 In Visitation of Norfolk we find the following :— 
 
 Richard Mansuer, son of Henry Mansuer, of Norfolk, married 
 
 Katherine Berkham. Children: Henry, John, Katherine, and 
 
 one other. No date given. 
 
 * * * William Mansuer, Parson of Sharington, a witness 
 to a will proved in 155S, * * * Richard Mansuer's will 
 proved 30th of Jan. ,1593. * * * Roger Mansure, of North 
 Creek. Richard, 3nd, son of John Mansuer, married Alice 
 Pepis, widow, about 161 -j. * * * 
 
 In other publications appear records of numerous marriages 
 of Mansers in different parts of England. 
 
 Burke gives the following arms as borne by Mansur :— 
 Arms — Vair a bend Or. 
 
 Crest— A pelican's nest Or, 3 young ones Sa., thereon a peli- 
 can vulning herself proper. 
 

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