Person:Jesse Mann (4)

Documents pertaining to Jesse Mann of Ray County, MO: From The History of Caldwell County, Missouri, As written in the 1876 Atlas of Caldwell County Missouri:

"In the spring of 1831, Jesse Mann, Sr., settled on the farm now owned by George Young, just east of Kingston; John Raglin settled near the Cox-mill ford, about three miles east of Kingston; and Ben Lovell camped in the bottom near Raglin's until fall, when he returned to Ray County. These were the first white settlers of Caldwell County. Their nearest neighbors dwelled t miles away on the bottoms of the Missouri and Grand rivers. Jesse Mann, Sr., was a Virginian by birth. In his youth he removed to Georgia, was there married, and then removed again to Tennessee. From Tennessee, he found his way to Ray County. Having heard glowing accounts from the traders of the country along Shoal Creek, he determined to make it his home, and induced his neighbors, Raglin and Lovell, to accompany him. In the July following, they were joined by Jesse Mann, Jr., who settled on the farm now owned by John McBride adjoining Kingston. (Jesse, Jr., now an old man, still. lives in Lincoln township, surrounded by all the comforts of life)." History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Missouri, National Historical Company, St. Louis, 1886, page 92 At last, however, in the winter of 1830-31, one Ray county settler determined to make his home on upper Shoal creek, where there was timber, water and game in plenty for him. This was Jesse Mann, Sr., who in the spring of 1831 came up from Ray county and built the first house and became the first settler in what is now Caldwell county. The location of Mr. Mann's settlement was half a mile northeast of the public square at Kingston, on the ne. 1/4 of the sw. 1/4 of section 22, township 56, range 28. Jesse Mann was born in Price George county, Va., near Petersburg, October 15, 1765. He married Nancy White in Elbert county, Ga., February 20, 1800, and they became the parents of 14 children. They removed to Ray county from Howard about 1820. The first mortgage recorded in Ray was given by Jesse Mann, in July 1822 to Saml. Crowley, the property mortgaged being a negro boy named "Chancey," and the consideration $100. Old Jesse had a number of slaves which he brought with him to Caldwell. He did not remain here long. In the early fall of 1832, during the excitement and uneasiness felt during the Black Hawk War, he returned to Ray county with his family and never thereafter lived in Caldwell. He died in Ray county, near Knoxville, February 14, 1845. page 99 The first wedding occurred in May, 1832, when Hardin Stone and Julia Mann were married. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's father, Jesse Mann, Sr., half a mile east of Kingston, and was performed by Rev. John Stone, a brother of the groom. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JESSE MANN: I Jesse Mann of the County of Ray and State of Missouri do hereby make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say--1st I give to my dearly beloved wife Nancy all the Lands whereof I am now or may hereafter be sized or possessed wheresoever the same may be situate to hold during her natural life and to receive and enjoy all the profits thereof I also give and bequeath to her my two Waggons. Two Horses Four Milk Cows. One Yoke of Oxen. Fifty Head of Hogs All my Fowls and Poultry All my Farming Instruments and Utensils. All my Household Furniture and all my Five Negro Slaves to have and enjoy said Slaves and personal property for the like term of her natural life. 2nd The residue of my personal property which I may own at the time of my death I wish and desire to be sold at public Sale and the proceeds thereof after the payment of my Debts to divided equally among my Children and Heirs as follows to wit To my son William Mann to my daughter Elizabeth Vanderpool To my son Jesse Mann to my daughter Milly Vanderpool to my son Eppa Mann to my daughter Judy Stone to my daughter Cynthia Curtiss to my son James Mann to my son John W. Mann to my daughter Narcissa Milsteadand to my son Leonard Mann. I wish to be given One Twelfth of the said procees to each And the remaing One Twelfth to be given to my Grand Children the Children and heirs of my deceased Daughter Patsy Murray to wit Nancy Thomas, Betsy Allen, Malissa McBrier, Milley Murray, William Murray and Jesse Murray and to be divided equally between them Share and Share alike. And I here by declare tht I have heretofore given to my said Granddaughter Milly Murry One Horse called Mike and One Milch Cow called Bloss which it is my desire and willthat she keep as her own property in addition to the afore said share. 3rd--After the death of my said wife Nancy I will that my Negro Slaves Cnance commonly called Boine and Harrison commonly called Guff and My Negro Woman Aggy be set Free from Slavery. And I hereby declare it to be a condition of this Will that the Divisees herein named shall secure to said Slaves their freedom from Slavery according to law otherwise they are not to take the Shares hereby devised and bequeathed but the same shall fail and lapse. 4th After the death of my said wife I desire the rest of my Slaves and all my Lands and the residue of my personal property to be sold and the proceeds of such sale to be divided equally among my Children and Heirs in the same manner and in the same proportions as I have above pointed out and desired as it regards the proceeds of the property to be sold immediately after my death 5th And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend Solomon Cravens of the County of Ray aforesaid Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other or former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made in Witness Whereof I hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this Twenty Sixth day of April AD 1841 his JesseX Mann mark

Signed Sealed published and declared as and for the last Will and Testament of the above named Jesse Mann in presence of us.David LinvilleA. McCuestion his Holland X Vanderpool mark

This is a transcribed copy of the will recorded in Book E, page 269 in the Office of the Recorder, Ray County Court House, Richmond, Missouri. (Transcribed and submitted by Donna Langston Milstead) Estate records for Jesse Mann of Ray County, MO, abstracted by Jim Stout: Index 1, Page 116, File M, Box No. 8. Estate of Jesse Mann, deceased. Property sold on 7th and 8th days of October A.D. 1845. Jesse M. Mann, Administrator. Final settlement filed 3 Jan 1849 distributes the estate to: E. Mann, $153; James Jackson Mann, $153.60; William Mann, $175, S. Curtis, $135.60; Leonard Mann, $150; Juda Stone, $150; C & N Millstead, $153; Asa Mann, $153; Milly & Jno. Vanderpool, $153. My thanks go to Donna Langston Milstead and Jim Stout for their help with the Jesse Mann family of Ray County, MO. Bob Newsome