Individual Details
Nathan Mann
(Abt 1762 - 31 Dec 1854)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1762 | Massachusetts |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1782 | Azubah Nichols | |||
| Residence | 2 Aug 1790 | Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Oct 1791 | Peru, Berkshire, Massachusetts - Elizabeth "Betsey" Messer | | ||
| Marriage | Sep 1832 | Polly Adams Mann mnu | |||
| Residence | 1850 | Java, Wyoming, New York | | ||
| Death | 31 Dec 1854 | Java, Wyoming, New York | |||
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Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth "Betsey" Messer (1756 - 1831) |
| Child | Stephen Van Rensselaer Mann (1796 - 1860) |
| Child | Betsey Ann Mann (1798 - 1879) |
| Spouse | Azubah Nichols (1751 - 1791) |
| Child | Asenath Mann (1783 - ) |
| Child | Azubah Mann (1791 - ) |
| Child | Jabez Mann (1788 - ) |
| Child | Nathan Mann (1786 - ) |
| Spouse | Polly Adams Mann mnu (1776 - 1860) |
| Father | William Mann (1732 - ) |
| Mother | Lydia Fleming (1734 - ) |
Notes
Biography
Nathan Mann in History of Middlefieldhttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/18817/images/dvm_LocHist005738-00331-1?pId=567
Nathan Mann was a pioneer of Middlefield, Massachusetts, and although his parentage is not certain, he was perhaps son of William Mann who was also early in Middlefield. Nathan settled on lot 3, division 2 East of Prescott’s Grant in Middlefield about 1783 and remained there about ten years before moving away.1
1 Smith and Smith, A History of the Town of Middlefield, p 537
Military
On 27 April 1818, Nathan Mann aged fifty-six years and resident of Bergen, Genesee County, New York, applied for a pension based on his service in the Revolution. In October 1776, he enlisted from Middlefield, Massachusetts in the company of Capt. Nathan Wadkins and served through 1779 when he was discharged at New York. On 16 June 1820, Nathan provided additional information on his circumstances. He was then resident of Bergen and aged 58 years. He had no property other than a heifer and a few furniture items. He resided with his son Stephen Van Renselaer Mann whom he relied on for support. His family was his wife Betsey who was 64 years old the past January, his son Jabish aged 36 years who has been feeble since childhood, and granddaughter Azubah Horton aged 8 years old. Nathan received a pension and his widow Polly later received the widow’s pension.11 U. S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, Case W9908
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Java, Wyoming, New York; Roll: 616; Page: 51a.
2. Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 351; Family History Library Film: 0568144.
3. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 1901873.
4. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Java, Wyoming, New York; Roll: 616; Page: 51a.