Will of John William Manier- Marshall Co TN(1843)

Abstract of the Will of John William Manier / Manire

My 4th Great Grandfather

Marshall Co TN Wills

To daughter, Elizabeth Bennett

Negroes--Mary?(woman) Narcissa(girl) Jack(boy)

other items:  desk, bedstead, bed and furniture.

To son, John:

Negroes--Bob and Syntha

other items--Bed(which I now lie on), cupboard and one wooden clock

The land(whereon I now live) if he will move and live on it or if not to sell with proceeds split among heirs.

To lawful heirs of son, Lemuel:

Negroes--Jenny and her children(Sam, Mary and Edmond)

other items--2 plain beds and one sugar chest

To son, Thomas' daughter Nancy Freeman:

Negroes--Angeline(girl) and Henderson(boy)

other items--2 plain beds & furniture and one bureau

Written:  31st March 1843
John W Manier

Proved:  April 1844

Test:
Jas Williams
J F Ferguson
M D Wilson

From his Will  --11 Enslaved

Adult Females: Syntha, Mary, & Jenny (3)

Adult Males: Bob (1)

Children female: Narcissa, Mary, Angeline (3)

Children males:  Jack, Sam, Edmond, Henderson  (4)

Enslaved From 1840 Census entry of John W Manier of Marshall Co TN.

Males- Under 10  3  

Males- 24 thru 35     1  (Likely Bob)

Females- Under 10   1  

Females- 10 thru 23  2  

Females- 24 thru 35  2  

Sources:

1840 US Federal Census, Marshall County Tennessee, p 186, John W Manier household; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYL-9RMT accessed: 28 Jan 2026), IGN 5154903,image 377 of 814. 

Marshall County Tennessee Wills Vol. A-C 1835-1855, Vol A, p 72; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S7WF-S22V-Q9 : accessed 28 January 2026), IGN 4776400, image 61 of 765.