Benjamin Mann was born about 1755 in Wales, immigrated to America as a young man, enlisted for the Revolutionary War in the 4th Virginia Regiment on April 17, 1780 in Louisa County, Virginia. He married Mildred Timberlake in Louisa County, Virginia about 1775. After the war, he received his 200 acres of pay in the new county of Kantuckee, Virginia and brought his growing family to Mason County by 1800. He applied for a veteran’s pension through the Alexandria Courts in 1823 and died in Alexandria in 1827.

1. James b-1776 m-Rhoda Kinshaw d-11 Mar 1837 in Illinois
2. John Timberlake b-1779 m-Mary Griffith d-14 Aug 1840 in Pendleton County
3. Richard b-1780 m-Katharine Griffith 19 Feb 1803 in Alexandria d-12 Mar 1846 in
Grassy Creek (or Knoxville), Pendleton County
4. Tannie b-1781 in Louisa County, Virginia
5. Elizabeth b-1783 m-George Nice 12 Jan 1804 in Alexandria
6. Thomas b-1794 m-Elizabeth Griffith 18 Oct 1805 in Alexandria
7. Peggy b-1785
8. Susan b-1787
9. Elijah b-1789 m-Elizabeth Stevens 5 Mar 1818 in Alexandria
10. Nancy b-1791 m-Jesse Vanhorne 5 Jun 1812 in Alexandria
11. Sarah b-1793 m-Rueben Stephenson 15 Nov 1814 in Alexandria d-4 May 1830 in
Byron Ford, Campbell County
12. Archibald b-1794 in Fayette County m-Sabrina Tarvin 2 Jan 1814 in Alexandria
and died in Shelby County, Indiana
13. William b-1795 m-Fanny Lightfoot 10 Mar 1814 in Alexandria
14. Francis b-1797
15. Benjamin Jr. b-1798 m-Susan Muirhead 16 Jan 1823 in Alexandria

1. Margaret b-1800 in Alexandria m-James Bobbit 4 Jul 1821 in Alexandria

(Rhoda b-5 Jun 1780 d-25 Aug 1842)

1. Rhoda b-16 May 1825 d-4 Jan 1873 m-Franklin Jones

1. James b-24 Dec 1803 in Knoxville, Pendleton County m-Elisabeth Mileham 20 Mar
1837 in Williamstown Grant County
2. Eli b-9 Aug 1810 in Knoxville b-Lydia Ann Purdy 5 Apr 1837 in Knoxville
3. Polly Ann b-14 Mar 1813 in Knoxville m-Tilford Thomas Metcalf 26 Apr 1832 d-22 Nov 1849
4. Elizabeth b-7 Mar 1818 in Flingsville, Grant County m-Martin Loomis 12 Dec 1835
5. Richard Jr. b-1820 in Knoxville m-Sarah Ann McNeil 11 Sep 1845 in Knoxville

Children of John Timberlake Mann and Mary Griffith

{Mary Griffith b-27 Aug 1780 d-27 Oct 1853}

1. Levi b-29 Dec 1805 in Gardnersville, Pendleton County m-Sally Ann Blackburn 30 Oct 1838 d-14 Apr 1872
2. Anna b-22 Jan 1808 in Gardnersville m-John Casey Loomis 17 Mar 1831 d-16 Apr 1887
3. Garriot b-25 Mar 1810 in Gardnersville
4. William b-14 May 1812 in Gardnersville m-Mary Hensley 19 Apr 1838 d-29 Aug 1890
5. Elijah b-9 May 1814 in Gardnersville m-Elizabeth A Carlisle 15 Nov 1838 d-3 May 1843
6. James b-6 Apr 1817 in Gardnersville d-3 Apr 1862
7. Mary b-9 May 1819 in Gardnersville
8. Louisa b-14 mar 1821 in Gardnersville d-30 Jul 1899
9. Francis Marion b-11 Feb 1824 in Gardnersville m-Mary Caldwell d-1 Mar 1899 in Michigan
10. John G b-7 Mar 1825 in Gardnersville d-25 Jan 1892

Children of Archibald Mann and Sabrina Tarvin

1. John b-1814
2. Missoura b-1817
3. David O b-1821 m-Margaret Collins d-4 Sep 1912 Carmel, Hamilton, Indiana
4. Alfred b-1822
5. Richard Caleb b-1830 d-12 May 1901 New Palestine, Hancock, Indiana
6. George b-1832
7. Benjamin F b-1834

Children of Benjamin Mann Jr. and Susan Muirhead

1. Enoch b-1828
2. Daniel b-1829
3. Leonard S b-1830
4. Armand Wilford b-1835
5. Charles b-1837
6. Americus b-1838
7. Margaret b-1841 m- Vanlandingham
8. Lucy b-1843 m- --- Bagby
8. Isabella b-1846 m-Montrerille Swetman

Children of Thomas Mann and Elizabeth Griffith

1. Elizabeth Margaret b-1806 in Kenton County m-Harvey Riggs 20 Sep 1831 in Alexandria
2. James b-1818
3. Minera v-1830

Children of Tilford Thomas Metcalf and Polly Ann Mann

Tilford b-14 Oct 1811 in Lexington s/o Thomas & Margaret (Hutchingson)
d-17 Aug 1871}

1. Catherine b-1833 in Crittenden Grant County m-Joseph M Laylon 15 Aug 1852
2. Matilda b-1834
3. John Richard b-1836 m-Julia Northcutt 2 Nov 1859
4. Western b-1838 m-Eva Trembie in Quincy, Hancock, Ill d-California
5. Edward Mann b-1839 m-Martha Carlise
6. Eva b-1841 m-Milton Taylor
7. Sarah Ann b-1843 m-Jeremiah Northcutt 3 Nov 1859
7. Margaret b-30 Aug 1835 m-Edward Elliott 9 Jan 1853 d-30 May 1887
8. Mary Elizabeth b-1846 m-William M Valandingham Jr. 30 Aug 1865 d-1929
9. Lucy J b-1848 m-Thomas M Hutsell 22 Oct 1867
10. Augusta b-19 Sep 1849 m-Napoleon Bonapart Menefee 27 Aug 1866 d-12 Jun 1914

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