Brief Life History of John
When John Manson was born on 14 February 1702, in Charles Church of Charles Parish, York, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Peter Manson, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Chapman, was 24. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Martha. He died in 1790, at the age of 88.
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- John Manson, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
- John Manson in entry for Peter Manson, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
- County Court order book 1714-1720, and County Court minute book 1737- 1740 [Prince George County, Virginia]
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1775
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Name Meaning
Scottish (mainly the Northern Isles): shortened form of Magnusson .
English: patronymic, probably sometimes from the Middle English personal name Man, Manne (Old English Mann(a) or Old Danish Manni) + -son; compare Mann . Occasionally perhaps from a Middle English personal name Mainstan (Old English Mægenstān, from mægen ‘might, power’ + stān ‘stone’).
Americanized form of Swedish Månsson (rarely Månson): patronymic from the personal name Måns, a derivative of Magnus . Compare Monson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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