Notes for: James Manley
I'll leave these two up for now, but it looks like they are not the parents of the James Manley who married Elizabeth Reid.
From Barbara (Manley) Hernden's web site:
James was born July 7, 1751 in Bristol, Easton, Massachusetts, and died April 25, 1821 in Dummerston Twp., Windham County, Vermont. He married Hannah Marsh on April 17, 1772 in Thompson Congregational Church, Killingsly Twp,. Windham County, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Samuel Marsh and Martha Coates. She was born February 16, 1745 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, baptized on October 1, 1749 at the Thompson Congregational Church, and died October 15, 1839 in Dummerston Twp., Windham County, Vermont, at the age of 94 years, 7 months, 15 days. It is reported that both James and Hannah are buried at Dummerston Baptist, Windham County, Vermont. This would mean that sometime in later life, James and Hannah moved back to Vermont from Kentucky.
James was a Deacon according to The History of the Town of Marlborough, Windham County, Vermont. The family moved to Royalston, Massachusetts circa 1775 then to Dummerston Twp., Windham County Vermont, circa 1777 along with his brother Jesse. James is shown in the DAR records as having served in the Revolutionary War. The 1790 census of Dummerston Twp. gives his family as consisting of 2 males over 16, 2 under 16 and 5 females.
The family migrated west over the next few years. Some of the children were born in the New England states, but they were in Northampton, Pennsylvania when James Jr. was born. Shortly after his birth, the family moved down the Ohio River to Maysville, Kentucky, one of the earliest river towns.
James shows up on the 1795 and 1796 Fleming Watercourse, Mason County, Kentucky tax list. On August 25, 1787 he signed the petition to the General Assembly of Virginia for the division of Bourbon County, Kentucky. And he is shown on the Aug. 21, 1790 census, the first census of Kentucky.
From the Killian database at WorldConnect:
MARRIAGE: Thompson Congregational Church, Killingsly Twp. Windham County Connecticut
1790 Census: Aug. 21, 1970 first census of Kentucky 1790
1795 Tax List: Fleming Watercourse, Mason Co, KY
Additional Information: Aug 25, 1787 signed petition to the General Assembly of Virginia for the divison of Bourbon Co, KY
BURIAL: Dummerston Baptist,
RELIGION: was a Deacon according to The History of the Town of Marlborough, Widham Co, Vermont
RESIDENCE: moved to Royalston, Massachusetts cirra 1775 then to Dummerston Twp., Windham Co Vermont, cirra 1777
MILITARY: served in the Revolutionary War