"d'ns Castelli et Villae de Bettreds, sub Ric'o primo Rege militans crucem susvexit in Expedi'co'e ad terram s'cam, Ob. te'pe H.3." I.e., from the vicinity of the manor and town of Bettred, under King Richard I went on the crusade to the holy land, died in the time of Henry III. This citation from Harl. MS 1548 fol. 29, pedigree chart in Br. Museum. Hasted's History of Kent notes he was demised land by deed 14R1, and went on holy war against
the Saracens under that king. Hasted notes that "they are said to be descended of an antient and noble family which took its name from Manning, a town in Saxony, from whence they came into England before the conquest, and some of them are said to have settled in Friesland. They bore for their arms - 'Gules, a cross potence, or flory, between 4 cinquefoils or'". Burke's Armorial notes the occurrence of similar arms in many areas of England.
The connection of Manning with the parish of Cowdham in the Hundred of Ruxley, Kent, comes through Richard de Cherfholt (various spellings), who had property in the hamlet of Bertrey (later called Bettred) as early as 1321. He died without male heir, and the right to it was passed through his daughter by marriage to William Manning who died in 1342. 5 generations later, Hugh Manning (d. 1502) settled at St. Mary Cray, where the manor, Kevington, remained in the family until 1753, when it passed to a nephew. One of Hugh's sons, John Manning, removed to Downe, and there acquired through marriage the manor now known as "Down House", famous for a later occupant, Charles Darwin. The parish churches at these locations contain many monuments of Manning and allied families.
_Simon MANNING ______ | _Stephen MANNING ____| | | | |_____________________ | _William MANNING ____| | | | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Simon MANNING | (1345 - 1366) | _____________________ | | | _Richard CHYRFOLD ___| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |______ CHYRFOLD _____| | | _____________________ | | |_Johanna _____ ______| | |_____________________
Hasted's History of Kent records that Stephen is mentioned in deeds from reign of Edward I.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Simon MANNING ______| | | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Stephen MANNING | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_____________________| | | __ | | |__| | |__
_Hugo MANNING _______+ | _Richard MANNING ____| | | | |______ BRANDON ______ | _William MANNING ____| | (.... - 1583) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Thomas MANNING | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_John MANNING _______+ | _Hugo MANNING _______| | | | |_Juliana BROKHILL ___+ | _Richard MANNING ____| | | | | _____________________ | | | | |______ BRANDON ______| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Thomas MANNING | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_____________________| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_Hugo MANNING _______+ | _John MANNING _______| | | | |______ BRANDON ______ | _Hugh MANNING _______| | | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Thomasina TRADY ____| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Thomas MANNING | (1539 - ....) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_____________________| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
Evidently he was an apprentice at the time of his father's death in 1583, as George Manning's will gives him 50 pounds upon completion of his apprenticeship.
_Hugo MANNING _______+ | _John MANNING _______| | | | |______ BRANDON ______ | _George MANNING _____| | (.... - 1583) m 1543| | | _John PETLEY ________+ | | | | |_Agnes PETLEY _______| | | | |_Christiana PHILPOT _+ | | |--Thomas MANNING | | _Walter WALLYS ______+ | | | _Richard WALLYS _____| | | | | | |_Alice LEE __________+ | | |_Johanna WALLYS _____| m 1543 | | _____________________ | | |______ BURTON _______| | |_____________________
_Hugo MANNING _______+ | _Richard MANNING ____| | | | |______ BRANDON ______ | _William MANNING ____| | (.... - 1583) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--Ursula MANNING | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_Hugo MANNING _______+ | _Richard MANNING ____| | | | |______ BRANDON ______ | _William MANNING ____| | (.... - 1583) | | | _____________________ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |_____________________ | | |--William MANNING | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_Elizabeth _____ ____| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
__ | _Simon MANNING ______| | | | |__ | _Stephen MANNING ____| | | | | __ | | | | |_____________________| | | | |__ | | |--William MANNING | | __ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_____________________| | | __ | | |_____________________| | |__
_Hugo MANNING _______+ | _John MANNING _______| | | | |______ BRANDON ______ | _Hugh MANNING _______| | | | | _____________________ | | | | |_Thomasina TRADY ____| | | | |_____________________ | | |--William MANNING | | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_____________________| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
_Hugo MANNING _______+ | _John MANNING _______| | | | |______ BRANDON ______ | _George MANNING _____| | (.... - 1583) m 1543| | | _John PETLEY ________+ | | | | |_Agnes PETLEY _______| | | | |_Christiana PHILPOT _+ | | |--William MANNING | (1562 - ....) | _Walter WALLYS ______+ | | | _Richard WALLYS _____| | | | | | |_Alice LEE __________+ | | |_Johanna WALLYS _____| m 1543 | | _____________________ | | |______ BURTON _______| | |_____________________
_John MANNING _______+ | _Hugo MANNING _______| | | | |_Juliana BROKHILL ___+ | _Richard MANNING ____| | | | | _____________________ | | | | |______ BRANDON ______| | | | |_____________________ | | |--William MANNING | (.... - 1583) | _____________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |_____________________ | | |_____________________| | | _____________________ | | |_____________________| | |_____________________
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Jaques MANTE _______| | (.... - 1794) | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Andr� MANTE | (1762 - 1847) | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Louise MALLEIN _____| (.... - 1794) | | __ | | |__| | |__
_Hans MANUEL _________+ | _Niklaus ("Deutsch") MANUEL _| | (1484 - 1530) m 1509 | | |_Marguerite FRICKART _+ | _Niklaus MANUEL _____| | (1528 - 1588) m 1549| | | _Hans FRISCHING ______ | | | | |_Catherine FRISCHING ________| | (.... - 1530) m 1509 | | |_Anna FR�NKLI ________ | | |--Albrecht MANUEL | (1560 - 1637) | ______________________ | | | _Jacob VOGT _________________| | | | | | |______________________ | | |_Ursula VOGT ________| (.... - 1561) m 1549| | ______________________ | | |_____________________________| | |______________________
__ | ___________________________| | | | |__ | _Hieronymus MANUEL ___| | (.... - 1620) | | | __ | | | | |___________________________| | | | |__ | | |--Anna MANUEL | | __ | | | _Hans Christoph VOM STEIN _| | | (.... - 1535) m 1560 | | | |__ | | |_Elizabeth VOM STEIN _| (.... - 1624) | | __ | | |_Ursula STUCKI ____________| m 1560 | |__
__ | _Niklaus MANUEL _______| | m 1443 | | |__ | _Jacob MANUEL __________| | | | | __ | | | | |_Marguerite NEUBERGER _| | m 1443 | | |__ | | |--Hans MANUEL | | __ | | | _______________________| | | | | | |__ | | |_Anna VON BRIENENSTEIN _| | | __ | | |_______________________| | |__
_Jacob MANUEL __________+ | _Hans MANUEL _________| | | | |_Anna VON BRIENENSTEIN _ | _Niklaus ("Deutsch") MANUEL _| | (1484 - 1530) m 1509 | | | _Th�ring FRICKART ______ | | | (1429 - 1519) | |_Marguerite FRICKART _| | | | |________________________ | | |--Hieronymus MANUEL | (1520 - 1579) | ________________________ | | | _Hans FRISCHING ______| | | | | | |________________________ | | |_Catherine FRISCHING ________| (.... - 1530) m 1509 | | ________________________ | | |_Anna FR�NKLI ________| | |________________________
Died in Hungary fighting the Turks, according to the traditional genealogy.
__ | __| | | | |__ | _Niklaus MANUEL _______| | m 1443 | | | __ | | | | |__| | | | |__ | | |--Jacob MANUEL | | __ | | | __| | | | | | |__ | | |_Marguerite NEUBERGER _| m 1443 | | __ | | |__| | |__
Sgr. de Cronay and Utzingen. Converted to catholicism toward the end of his life.
_Niklaus ("Deutsch") MANUEL _+ | (1484 - 1530) m 1509 _Niklaus MANUEL __________| | (1528 - 1588) m 1549 | | |_Catherine FRISCHING ________+ | (.... - 1530) m 1509 _Albrecht MANUEL ________| | (1560 - 1637) | | | _Jacob VOGT _________________ | | | | |_Ursula VOGT _____________| | (.... - 1561) m 1549 | | |_____________________________ | | |--Johann Jacob MANUEL | (1589 - 1641) | _____________________________ | | | _Niklaus VON GRAFFENRIED _| | | | | | |_____________________________ | | |_Ursula VON GRAFFENRIED _| | | _____________________________ | | |_Doroth�e MICHEL _________| | |_____________________________
_Jacob MANUEL __________+ | _Hans MANUEL _________| | | | |_Anna VON BRIENENSTEIN _ | _Niklaus ("Deutsch") MANUEL _| | (1484 - 1530) m 1509 | | | _Th�ring FRICKART ______ | | | (1429 - 1519) | |_Marguerite FRICKART _| | | | |________________________ | | |--Johann Rudolf MANUEL | (1525 - 1571) | ________________________ | | | _Hans FRISCHING ______| | | | | | |________________________ | | |_Catherine FRISCHING ________| (.... - 1530) m 1509 | | ________________________ | | |_Anna FR�NKLI ________| | |________________________