Bloodline to 6 Kings of England and King of Jerusalem

ADDENDUM--Jan 3, 2018
I'm sorry, but there appears to be an unverified weak link in this lineage. Thousands of others would love to have it verified as well, but it will most likely never happen, so this tree is null/void.

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Happy New Year, everyone! As you may or may not know/recall, we descend from rebel Ensign Mann, II (1740–1829)* and Alice Whitney (1748–1806) of Petersham, MA. I've been slow about researching the Whitney line, and a cousin (Ruth) in Alaska finally got me started. (FYI: There are several Mann cousins in Alaska!) I took her research and went back even further--26 generations. We are related to six (6) Kings of England and even a King of Jerusalem! This research is solid and well documented as there are about a zillion other people who follow the lineage and have done extensive research. Contact me for complete charts on this line and the Athol/Petersham Mann family branches.

Here is the Whitney lineup in a nutshell:

Geoffrey, Count of Gâtinais

Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais AKA Geoffrey II, de Château-Landon

Fulk IV, Count of Anjou

Fulk, King of Jerusalem AKA Fulk the Younger 

Geoffrey V –Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou

Henry II of England

John, King of England

Henry III of England

Edward I of England

Edward II of England

Edward III of England

Prince Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge

Constance of York, Countess of Gloucester 

Eleanor (de) Holland Tuchet

Constance Touchet/Tuchet/Touchett

James Whitney

Robert Whitney

Sir Robert Whitney

Robert Whitney

Thomas Whitney

John Whitney

Richard Whitney

Moses Whitney

Lt. Moses Whitney

Rev. Aaron Whitney

Alice Whitney

*This blog references Ensign Mann Sr. and Tabitha Vinal because this Ensign had two sons that settled in Petersham, MA. Son Elijah has no known living descendants, thus leaving Ensign II and his wife Alice Whitney and their descendants as the focus.

East Street Cemetery, Petersham

William Mann and many of his descendants are buried in the East Street Cemetery and a friend recently took photos of a few of the graves. View here.

William Mann (1809-1892) and Abigail Cook (1808–1890) had 7 children. Descendants recorded here (so far) are as follows:

• Daughter Mary Sanderson Mann Wilder, husband (Deacon) George Kirk Wilder and their descendants
• Son Horatio who committed suicide in Boston, his wife and at least 1 of his 2 unmarried daughters who were born, raised and remained in Boston
• Daughters Jane and Lydia (unmarried)
• Great granddaughter Rachael Ruth Mann Begor Coolidge

Generations of Mann Men

These are descendants of William Mann (1809-1892) of Petersham. Proof is in the forehead and nose! ;-)

Son #1, George Sumner Mann

Son #3, Horace Mann with his son James and James' son Marvin

To the best of my knowledge, George Sumner has no living descendants, and neither does his brother Horatio, son #4 of William Mann. Son #2, Wilson Mann, definitely has no descendants.

William Mann had 3 daughters born after the boys. I believe only one daughter married and had children. So, out of William's 7 children, only 2 have living descendants.

Manns Buried at Harvard Cemetery in Petersham

North Main Street (Route 32) 
View internments
News article featuring the cemetery

Children of Samuel Mann (Sr.):

• Samuel Mann (Jr.) with wife and son Eugene (and wife)
• Caroline Mann
• Asaph Mann
• Richard Baxter

also

• Thomas Mann (1780-1853) with wife Esther and their children:
• Clark Mann
• Josiah Mann
• Elizabeth S.

 

Famous Educator Horace Mann VS. Horace Mann of Athol/Petersham

I keep forgetting there is confusion in the identity of my 2nd great grandfather Horace Mann and the "great educator." First, shame on their parents for not giving them middle names! These two men came from Massachusetts, but were NOT related. My 2nd great grandfather, also an educator among other things, was young enough to be the famous one's son. In the 1960s, a school was built on the land my 2nd great grandfather donated to the church, but those poor people thought it was the famous Horace Mann--as was written in a church publication. I hate to burst bubbles. For the first time, I spoke to relatives today in California, and I believe they also were under the impression that they were related to Horace Mann, the famous educator. Sorry!



Thomas Mann of Petersham, MA

1780-1853

(from Mann Memorial, 1884)

• Was born on the homestead farm in 1780.
• After he became of age we find the two brothers, Ensign, Jr., and Thomas, in joint ownership of the farm, formerly their father's, and a large tract of timber land, with mill privilege adjacent.
• After the decease of Ensign, Jr., in 1810, by adjustment, Thomas came in possession of the last mentioned estate, settled upon these lands, took his father (whose wife had deceased in 1806) to support, and by the rapid growth of the pine forests accumulated a handsome property.
• He was of slender frame, good height, a man of strict integrity, moderate in movement, and had a well balanced mind.
• He died suddenly in Fitchburg in 1853 of heart disease while on a business trip.
• Children were all born in Petersham--5 children lived and died in Petersham without ever marrying.

Children:

1. Clark
2. Josiah
3. Alice Whitney
4. Elizabeth S.
5. Dwight
6. Lott
7. Thomas Marshall
8. Esther Elvira
9. Priscilla A.
10. Angeline

Books of Research

History of Petersham
Sketches of Petersham natives and adopted citizens (1915)
Athol, Massachusetts, past and present (1899)
Mann Memorial, 1884

Websites
Athol Genealogy (in Worcester County)

The Start

A year ago I started researching my ancestry and have been loving every minute of it. I found out a little about my grandmother's family, but spent most of my time on my grandfather's Newfoundland roots. But last evening I started back researching my Massachusetts roots--specifically the Mann family. My grandmother was Vera Ida Mann and she was born in Athol, Mass. in 1914.

Since I left off last year, a lot of people have jumped on the research wagon and I was able to trace back to 1577 England! (I still have to verify the paper trail.) The Richard Man family arrived in Scituate, Plymouth, Mass. in 1636, and the settlement is still there, along with a museum! http://www.scituatehistoricalsociety.org/sites_mann.html

Before I go further on this blog, I must state that I have had a fascination with Massachussetts that started with the death of JFK Jr., and in 1999 my husband and I traveled there every fall for about five years. We love Boston, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. OH, HOW I LONG TO GO BACK!