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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. From the book "Pleasant Mangum and All His Kin, the Story of the Bennetts, the Mangums, and the Parhams," comp. by James Lynn Parham, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1997, Chapter 6, William Mangum Sr., Virginia to North Carolina:
"We believe that William Mangum Sr. was a son of John the immigrant. We first know of him in 1734 when he and his wife Mary record their son James' birth in the Albemarle Parish of Surry County, Virginia.(1) This couple also recorded the births of sons William Jr. in 1736, Arthur in 1741 and daughter Sarah in 1744.(2) We have no definite proof but we think that there may have been at least one other older son named Samuel whose birth was not recorded in the Parish.
The early records concerning William Sr. and his family are very uncertain. William was born about 1709 although we have no direct evidence of his birth or his parentage. His wife Mary, according to one genealogy, may have been a daughter of Job Person and wife Lucy although we have not been able to document that theory. Another source says she was daughter of John Person who's will was probated in Surry Co., Virginia in 1738, but that theory presently seems doubtful.(3) The available records do suggest that the Person family was close kin to the Mangums.
William Mangum Sr. and his family remained in Virginia until at least June 1747 when William helped appraise the estate of Arthur Sherrod.(4) By May 1748 the family was in North Carolina.
By the mid 1700's the available land in Virginia was beginning to run out. Economic opportunities lay elsewhere, on the frontier in middle North Carolina. William Mangum Sr. and family apparently made the trek to the Southwest in 1748. In May of that year William Mangum witnessed a deed in that part of Edgecombe Co., N.C. that is now in Halifax County.(5) They did not stay long there but continued on west into that part of Granville County that is now Warren County. William witnessed a deed there in June of 1748 and began the acquisition of land in 1749 when 350 acres were surveyed for him.(6) The land was granted to him in 1751 by John Earl Granville. The grant calls him a planter of St John's Parish.
The tax lists for William begin in 1749 when he listed two polls. One poll is William himself and we suspect the other is his son Samuel Mangum. William's last land grant was in 1760 and thereafter he began to sell his land. In 1764 Bute County was created from parts of three counties including the eastern part of Granville County. William's remaining land was incorporated in this new county. Between 1765 and 1780 a William Mangum, whom we believe is our William Mangum Sr., had several land dealings in Bute County.
It is unknown if William Sr. had any more children after he came to North Carolina. He was in his 40's but his wife may have been somewhat younger. She was not necessarily past Childbearing age. The Joseph who was in Granville County and the Solomon who was in Orange County were possibly sons of William Sr.
We do not know when William Sr. died. We do know he disappears from the Granville Co., tax lists in the 1760's. It is possible he moved to Orange County, N.C. but it is not certain that those records pertain to our William Mangum Sr.(7)
We have already mentioned the migration by Absolom Mangum into North Carolina about 35 years after William arrived. We believe Absolom's migration was influenced by William's earlier migration. Absolom was a son of James Mangum, the brother of William Mangum Sr. Absolom and his family settled in the southern part of Granville County, near the border with Wake County. Many of the Wake County Mangums stem from Absolom and his children.(8)
Absolom left records in Johnson County, N.C. in 1769,(9)Wake County in 1780(10) and maybe in Union County, S.C. in 1782 and 1790.(11) He bought land in Granville County in 1788 and was in the 1787 tax. lists.(12) A court record in Granville seems to show that he bought land there in 1786.(13) It is not known whether all these records pertain to the Absolom who settled in Southern Granville County. If so, he was a restless sort, as were many of our early pioneers.
Absolom died on or before 1802 since Lucy Mangum was administrator of his estate on 7 May 1802.(14)
Children of William Mangum Sr.:
James Mangum:
James was born 2 June 1734 and his birth was recorded in the Albemarle Parish of Surry County, Virginia. His birth was recorded in the parish after the fact since the parish was not set up until 1738. After the migration into North Carolina, James was in the militia of Granville Co., N.C. in 1754 with his father and brothers.(15) He is also listed in several tax lists of Granville. Little else is known about him. He died on 15 Sept. 1757 at the age of 23, leaving his wife Sarah and one son unnamed.(16) One tradition says that the son was Jacob Mangum who settled in South Carolina. No proof of that relationship has been found and another tradition disputes this, saying that Jacob was from Ireland.
William Mangum Jr.
William Mangum Jr. was born 16 May 1736. His birth is recorded in the Albemarle Parish Register of Virginia. His birth, like his brother James' birth was added "after the fact." William Jr. was in the Granville Co. Militia in 1754 and in several tax lists of the period. We know little else about his life in North Carolina. He was a British Tory (sympathizer) during the Revolutionary War. He was in Georgia by 1772. He seems to disappear from the Granville County, N.C. tax lists by 1768. He was recruited into the British Army in 1779 from a group of Georgia back country Tories. He served with the 96th Brigade, Little River Militia.(I7).
William was married in Georgia to Elizabeth "Letgo," "Ladco," or "Lithgow" and had at least two daughters and one son named Samuel. Samuel was killed in 1780 while fighting as a British soldier. When the British evacuated Charleston in 1782, William and family went to the loyalist refuge in St. Augustine, Fla. His property in Georgia was confiscated by the State of Georgia because of his British service.
William's 1st wife died about 1784. He left for Nova Scotia and sometime before 1791 he married again but his wife's name is unknown. He lived out his days on bleak Morris Island. His petition for title to the land he occupied on the island (as a reward for his loyalist service) was never acted on.
One of William's relatives, John Mangum (III?), born in Virginia in 1763, fought for the American side in the war. More information on John was given in the previous chapter. It is possible that they fought opposite each other during the siege of Old Ninety-six, the key British fortress in South Carolina. John was captured by the British, but the British commander saved John's life because he knew and liked his loyalist kin.
ARTHUR Mangum:
Arthur Mangum was born 2 May 1741 in the Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia. He was only 7 years old when the family migrated into North Carolina. There is extensive literature available concerning Arthur. This is because of his famous grandson Willie P. Mangum who was Judge, Congressman, Senator and acting vice-president of the United States from 1842 to 1845. Tyler succeeded to the presidency in 1841 on the death of Harrison. That made the president pro-tempore of the Senate (Samuel L. Southard of N. J.) second in line for the presidency and therefore acting Vice President of the United States. Southard resigned 3 May 1842 and on 31 May Willie Person Mangum was chosen as his successor and continued in that office until March 4, 1845. Tyler himself narrowly escaped death from an accident on the USS Princeton in 1844. Senator Mangum came within a 'hair breath' of becoming the president of the United States. The line of succession to the Presidency has been changed in recent years.
The legends that have Arthur, wife and son coming into N.C. in a wagon are obviously wrong since Arthur was a child at the time of the Virginia to North Carolina migration. It is possible that the legend was referring to the time when Arthur came to Orange County, N.C. from the eastern part of Granville Co., N.C. Arthur moved to Orange County and received land there in 1763. He became quite prosperous and many of his descendants were people of note.
There is considerable confusion as to the death of Arthur. A sketch by Dr. Stephen B. Weeks puts his death 12-24 March 1789.(18) However, Arthur's will is dated 24 Nov. 1789.(19) Also, Arthur bought land on 11 May 1790.(20) His death must have been later than this. A story by Mr. Mangum Turner, a descendent of Arthur, places his death in 1809.(21) This is probably not correct. The 1800 census of Orange County lists Lucy Mangum as head of household of Arthur's family. This must mean that she was a widow at the time. These limits place his death between 11 May 1790 and 1800. A later deed involving Arthur's son William Person Mangum infers that Arthur died about 1793. This appears to be the most likely year of his death. There are many other sources of information about Arthur Mangum's prominent North Carolina descenÂÂdants.(22)
Sarah Mangum:
Sarah Mangum was born to William and Mary 14 Oct 1743 and her birth was recorded in the Albemarle Parish records. We have found no further record of her.
Samuel Mangum:
It is unfortunate that we have only indirect evidence for the parentage of Samuel Mangum, the person through which we believe we descend. The public records show a give and take between him and William Sr. usually exhibited only by close relatives. We assume, without direct proof, that Samuel was an older son of William and Mary Mangum. He will be dealt with more fully in the next chapter.
OTHER Children:
We do not know if William Sr. and Mary had any more children born in Virginia. Certainly, none were recorded in the Albemarle Parish. William and his family migrated into North Carolina in 1748. William would probably have been in his forties although his wife might have been younger. We believe they had at least two children after they came to North Carolina. One of those was Solomon Mangum, the father of the Georgia Manghams.(23) We also believe that another son was Joseph Mangum. There were two Joseph Mangums in that part of North Carolina during that time period. We believe the Joseph Mangum of Warren/Bute County was a son of Samuel Mangum.
References
1. John Bennett Boddie's book on the Albemarle Parish has some errors. One error was a reference to the birth of James Mangum to parents William and Martha. The original records show that the parents were actually William and Mary. Those records were checked by Joseph F. Inman, genealogist and Mangum descendant, in 1972. The book by Gertrude R. B. Richards and Florence M. Leonard concerning the Albemarle Parish records also confirm that the parents were William and Mary. See Appendix E for additional information about the Albemarle Parish and these two books.
2. Obviously, the births of James and William Mangum were recorded in the parish many years after they were born. The parish was not set up until 1738. Neither have godparents listed but neither does Arthur Mangum born in 1741 and a probably related Lucy Mangum born in 1759. Probably parents who first recorded a birth in the parish also entered births of children born much earlier. See Appendix E for more information on the Albemarle Parish.
3. Will of John Person of Surry County, Va. was recorded in Deeds, Wills, Etc., 1738-54, pages 51-53. The will is dated 8 Aug. 1721 and proved 21 March 1738. There is no mention of Mangums in the will. One of John Person's two daughters was name Mary. One of John's sons, Samuel Person, mad~ his will 17 Feb. 1753, proved 3 Oct. 1754. In that will he mentions his sister Mary Glover. The Mary (Person?) that married William Mangum was almost certainly with her husband in North Carolina in 1753.
4. Estate of Arthur Sherrod, Surry Co., Va Deeds, Wills, Etc, 1738-54, page 559, 16 June 1747.
5. William Manggum & Wassie Jones witnessed a deed by Jones to Atkinson, 18 May 1748, Edgecombe Co. May Court Records, 1748, Page 223.
6. Land Grants, Granville County and Granville County, N.C. Deeds, 1 June 1748, from the N.C. State Archives, Raleigh, N.C.
7. The 1776 list of Voters in Orange Co., N.C. list a Wm Mangrum and a deed (1 May 1777) has William Mangum as a witness.. The deed was from Arthur Mangum to Solomon Mangum.
8. See Mangum Family Bulletin, issue 15, page 17.
9. Johnson Co., N.C., Court Records, Feb. 1769 Court. Deed from Suggs to Camp proved by Absolom Mangum.
10. Wake Co., Deeds, 14 Sept. 1790. Deed from Kemp to Martin states that Absolom Mangum lived on waters of Horse Creek, Wake County, N.C.
11. Absolom Mangum is listed in the 1790 Census of South Carolina.
12. Granville Co., N.C. Deeds, DB Q, page 617.
13. See Mangun Family Bulletin, issue 20, page 8.
14. Granville Co., N.C. Court Records, see Mangum Family Bulletin, issue 13, page 6. IS. State Records of North Carolina, N.C. State Dept. of Archives & History.
16. James Mangum Adm. Bond, Granville Co., N.C., 6 Dec. 1757.
17. For a complete story on William Mangum Jr. and his exploits by Mr. Thomas L. Hughes, see the Mangum Family Bulletin, issues 35-37.
18. See Bibliography, "Biographical History of North Carolina. .." by Ashe.
19. Orange County, N.C. Wills, Will Book B, page 100.
20. Orange County, N.C. Deeds, see Mangum Family Bulletin, issue 11/12, page 42.
21. Reminisces of Willie P. Mangum's Descendants, a sketch by Mangum Turner in The Papers of Willie Person Mangum, Vo15, page 746-758.
22. See the Bibliography #s 11, 14,22 & 23 for more details on these references.
23. See the Bibliography for details on Vaughn Ballard's book on Solomon Mangham.
24. See Mangum Family Bulletin, issues 18, page 2 and issue 19, page 2 for articles on the Joseph Mangums of Warren and of Granville Counties, North Carolina."
2. No. 34 "Mangum Family Bulletin" Oct. 1988, by James L. Parham 1988:
(Genealogy Incomplete)
William, James and John(Presumed to be brothers) lived in Albemarle Parish, Sussex County, Virginia. 1730-1750)
William Mangum married Mary..... and had four sons; James born Jan. 2, 1734, William born May 16, 1736, Henry, born Jan. 24, 1738, Arthur born May 1739
James Mangum married - - - - and had two sons and one daughter; William, James, Lucy
Johnmarried - - - and had one daughter Rebeckah
ARTHUR, son of William above, settled in North Carolina and married Lucy Person, Niece of Col. Wm Person and they had three sons and four daughters; William Person born 1762, died 1837, Arthur who married Dicey Carrington, Willie, merchant, never married, Sally who married Sion Bobbett and moved to Tenn., Holly who married a Mr. Cozart, Chaney who married a Mr. - - Mangum, Clara Mangum who married David Parker.
William PERSON, son of Arthur above, married Catherine (Kate) Davis and had three sons; Willie Person (Peterson) (See Congressional Record of 30th Congress), Priestly Hinton, Walter Alvis, married Eliza P. Bullock and moved to Miss in 1832.
CHANEY Mangum married a - - - Mangum and had one son, Ellison Mangum who married and had two sons and one girl; Adison Mangum, Captain, A. W. Mangum, Professor Adolphus, Sally Mangum.
CLARA married David Parker, Granville Co., VA and had three sons; Abner Parker, a merchant, Harrison Parker, a planter, David Parker.
3. ISSUE 11/12, "Mangum Family Bulletin," Sept./Dec. 1971:
"Deeds of ORANGE County, NORTH CAROLINA, (Taken from Courthouse Deed Books)
(1) 1 May 1777 Arthur Mangum to Solomon Mangum, for 8 lbs, 4 acres on branch of Dyols Creek.Wit. Joseph Mangum
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Wm W Mangum
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(2) 7 June 1779 State to Elizabeth Mangum for 10 Lbs, grant of 100 acres.
(3) 13 March 1780 Grant to Arthum Mangum 550 acres on Dyols Creek, branch of plon River. Wit Wm. Shephard and D. Lee
(4) 25 Oct. 1782 Grant of Arthur Mangum, 100 acres on waters of Plos River adj. his own land and land of Thomas Person.
(5) 23 May 1785 Robert Groves to Arthur Mangum for 200 lbs, 200 acres on waters of Camp Creek.Wit: John Manive and Pierce-x-Jones
(6) 11 May 1790 William P. Mangum to Arthur Mangum, for 250 lbs, 150 acres beginning at a stake on the Widow Mangum's line...Wit. Thomas Flint, Sikon Bobbitt."
4. FHL Film 1697868 and book "The Mangums of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Utah, and Adjoining States," by John T. Palmer, Ph.D. Santa Rosa, CA 95409, 1993, 3rd ed., pp. 37-39: "Arthur Mangum, Sr., b. 22 May 1741, Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA, d. ca 12 Mar 1789, at Umbra, on Dyals Creek, Durham, NC, m. Lucy Person b. ca 1741 d. aft 1829, dau. of John Person and Mary (Sarah?) ___. (Arthur was the grandfather of the US Senator Willie Person Mangum.) Some believe that Arthur migrated into NC with his parents in the late 1740s. Arthur obtained public land grants as early as 1763 in the St. Mary's District of Orange County in the Flat River District which was to become the tobacco growing area of North Carolina. Family tradition is that he chose this area because there was less chance of contacting chills and fever. He built his home near the intersection ot he Hillsboro-Oxford Highway and called it "The Mountain." At the time of his son's death in 1837 (William Person Mangum), his estate included 2500 acres. Arthur's name appears several times in the abstracts of minutes of Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange Co., NC. He was also named as a juror, and was ordered to lay off a road from the Davis Shop on Flat River to Hillsboro. According to the Controller Records in the State Historical Library in Raleigh, Arthur sold 63 pounds of bacon to the Revolutionary Army." [Extensive descendancy follows. The following footnotes are of interest:]
"Following Arthur's death, his widow, Lucy Person Mangum, and her seven children: William P., Holly Cozart, Clarimond (Clara) Parker, Sarah Bobbit, Arthur Jr., Chaney, and Willie Mangum filed a petition with the Court in Orange Co., NC, asking that at the November term, 1795, the estate of Arthur Mangum, Sr., be divided among his widow and Children. John Carrington, the father of Dicey Carrington Mangum and appointed administrator of the estate in August, 1790, had failed to distribute the estate to the widow and Children, claiming that debts to himself and others had assumed both the property and monies of Arthur Sr. Arthur's will also identifies his three sons and four daughters (Orange Co., NC Wills, Will Book 6, p. 100)."
"Arthur Mangum is the grandfather of the well-known Senator Willie Person Mangum of North Carolina. A street is named after the Senator in Raleigh, Durham, and Winston-Salem, NC. The records show that Arthur had considerable contact with his brothers in surrounding counties and with the U.S. Government during the Rev. War. (Mangum Family Bulletin #23, 17) A handwritten chart of the Mangums of NC, found in the "Arthur Mangum" file at the NC Archives notes "Arthur came to N.C. Warren Co., then probably Granville Co., then Orange (now Durham... by 1763. His wife lived until 1829, 92 years old."
"When William Mangum purchased land from Henry Temple of Granville Co., NC, on 4 Aug 1761, paid for in Virginia money, Lucy Person and John Person were witnesses to the purchase. Lucy was a niece to Col. William Person (born 1700, died 1789) of Granville Co. and sister or cousin of Genreal Thomas Person."
"Lucy Person was niece of Col. William Person of Granville (1700-1778) and as such a cousin of Gen. Thomas Person. Following Arthur's death between 12 and 24 Mar., 1789, Lucy remained a widow for 40 years and died about 1829, age ca 92 years. Lt. Col. James Person and Capt. Joseph Person, who were loyalist and fought with the British, may have been members of the Person family."
"Arthur and William Mangum signed a petition in North Carolina in 1773. Jonthan Mangum took the oath of Allegiance to the Colonial Government in NC, according to NC DAR Records. Mangum Turner in his "Reminiscences..." that appear in "The Mangum Papers," writes of Arthur: 'family tradition had it, the first member of the Mangum family to come to Orange County was Arthur Mangum the grandfather of Willie P. Mangum. His forbears resided in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia. He came on horseback, first looking into the purchase of the wide bottom land near the confluence of Eno, Little and Flat Rivers, which form the Neuse River. He decided that the section which was eight miles north of where the town of Durham is now located and which became a part of Faiorintosh Plantation, home of the Cameron family was too flat and therefore he feared chills and fever. This observation, as he learned in later years, was correct. Arthur Mangum rode eight miles north to the more hilly section of what was then Orange County and which later became a part of Durham County. It was known as the Flat River Section. He was evidently looking for land suitable for the growth of Tobacco as he chose the section that, along with Granville County, became the first great tobacco-growing part of North Carolina. For genrations following the arrival of Arthur Mangum, the members of that family were extensive tobacco growers. The location of his plantation was on Dial's Creek, the first deeds dating from the early 1760s. The first home of Arthur Mangum was located near a large spring at the foot of what was known on the plantation as "The Mountain, " which was about three-fourths of a mile north of the home of Willie P. Mangum. After some years Arthur Mangum built a short distance west of a crossraods on the plantation and about 200 yards north of the Hillsboro-Oxford highway. In after years, his son William P. Mangum built south of the crossroads on the intersecting highway."
"In November of 1795, six years after his death, the heirs of Arthur Mangum, his seven children and widow, Lucy, filed a petition with the Court of Pleas and Quarters in Oragne Co., NC, requesting the court to force John Carrington, the appointed administrator of Arthur's large land holdings and personal property, to divide the estate. They expressed great dissatisfaction with John Carrington as adminstrator. All seven children of Arthur Mangum and his wife, Lucy, are identified in the documents. In 1779 taxes in the amount of 11,388 poounds and 16 shillings were paid on Arthur's estate. In 1784 Arthur's estate consisted of 2200 acres, 7 negroes, 10 horses, and 33 cows, noted as being in St. Mary's District."
"Alma Cheek Redden in her "Minutes Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions," published in 1966, notes that on 24 Nov 1789, Arthur Mangum filed his will in Orange Co, NC, naming his wife Lucy and William and Arthur Mangum, and daughters Sally Bobbitt, Clarey Mangum, Chaney Mangum, and Holley Mangum."
5. The book "John Mangum, American Revolutionary War Soldier and Descendants," 1986, pp. 1, 697, by Delta Ivie Mangum Hale: "Arthur Mangum, son of William, who is probably a brother to John Mangum, the father of John Mangum the Rev. War soldier that this book was based upon was born Mary 2, 1739 and married Lucy Person. Arthur and Lucy had eight children:
a. Arthur Mangum, Jr., b. abt 1864. Married Dicey Carrington on 22 April 1801. She was the dau. of Nathaniel and Anna Davis Carrington.
b. Chaney Mangum.
c. Clara Mangum.
d. Holly Mangum.
e. William Person Mangum, b. 10 May 1792; d. 7 Sep 1861. [Note: these dates may be assigned to wrong person and should actually probably be his son Willie Person Mangum. The following article is found in the Encyclopedia of American Biography: "Mangum, Willie Person, U.S. Senator, was born in Orange county, N.C., in 1792. He was graduated from the university of that state in 1814, with the degree of bachelor of arts; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1816. In 1818 he was elected to the state legislature, and in 1819 became judge of the superior court of North Carolina, but served only a year, resuming the practice of his profession. From 1823-26 he was a representative in congress, again took up his profession, but in in 1828 was re-elected judge, and in 1829 presidential elector. In 1831 he was elected to the U.S. Senate; was re-elected in 1841, and again in 1847. In 1837 he received eleven electoral votes for president of the Unitd States. From 1842-47 he was president pro tempore of the senate. In 1853 he retired from public life. The degrees of A.M. and LL.D. were conferred upon him by the University of North Carolina. He died at Red Mountain, N.C., Sept. 14, 1861."
f. Sallie Mangum.
g. Willie Mangum.
6. FHL film 2056023-2056026, especially film 5 which contains Mangum-Adair materials. Title is "George Addison Mangum's Genealogical Collection" which is his lifetime work donated to library in 1998; he was born in Utah in 1922, of Blackfoot, ID and is perhaps a brother to Ivey Mangum Hale. One of the pages in his notes state:
"James Mangum. James was born 2 June 1734 (1-A) in the Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Va. to William and Mary Mangum. James migrated with his parents into Granville Co., N.C. at the age of about 13 years. Little is known about him. He was in the Granville Co., Militia in 1754(5) at 20 years of age (with father and brothers) and is called son of William in the 1755 tax list. (6) His estate record shows that he died 15 Sept. 1757 at the age of 23, leaving a wife Sarah and one son unnamed. (2-B) Purchasers of his estate include Wm. Arthur and Samuel Mangham. No land dealings concerning James have been found." [Kerry's note: no idea what the numbers in parantheses mean.]
Another page of handwritten notes include: "Child #2 son of William Mangum and Mary b. 2 Apr 1734. I put him as the James Mangum of Granville Co., N. Car. Call No. 478500 N.C. 132 Administration Bond 6 Dec 1757 Sarah Mangum administrator; William Mangum and Joseph Person surety to Bond. Inventory returned to court 6 Dec 1757 recites James Mangum deceased Sept 15th last left a widow and one son. Among other items "a parcel of books;" some of the books sold to William Mangum, Arthur Mangum and Samuel Mangum. The only other James I find contempory to this James is James Mangum Jr. with a wife Betty or Elizabeth in Albemarl Parish in 1762. I find James Mangum son-in-law to Philip Burrows in Philip Burrows' will 13 Oct 1777. The Virginia Genealogist, Vol 14, #4, p. 150 will recorded in Dinwoodie Co., Virginia now on file in Orange Co., N. Carolina. 47850 N.C. 132 Genealogies of Granville Co., N.Car. 3 vols. by Thomas McAdvag Owen. In this same reference William Mangum appears on court records September 1757. Also a will of Mary Person 20 May 1761 probated 11 Aug 1761 in Granville Co. mentions son Jesse, daughter Lucy Person, son John, dau. Martha Person and dau. Sarah Jones. Household goods in Virginia. Son Joseph Person executor. This might be Lucy who married Arthur Mangum. 8123 pt. 3 Surry Co. Court Orders p. 540 William Mangum vs. Jeffries 18 apr 1749 (my note William Mangum Sr. in Surry County, Virginia, as late as 18 Apr 1749 and in Granville Co., North Carolina by 3 September 1751."
7. "The Mangum-Mangham-Mangrum Journal," Issue No. 55, January 2005 [Formerly "Mangum Family Bulletin"], James L. Parham, pp. 37-38 has the following interesting newspaper article on the son of Arthur Mangum. Willie P. Mangum achieved some fame in his lifetime as will be noted in the following article:
"The UNC-Duke rivalry' hidden side." [The News & Observer, Saturday, March 5, 1994, of Raleigh, North Carolina]
Leading families feuded for years." byCRAIG WHITLOCK, STAFF WRITER:
"It happened long ago, in the year 1794, but just as lustful folks are prone to do these days, Taylor Duke ignored the risks and seduced a local gal by the name of Chaney Mangum. Duke, a weather-beaten Orange County farmer figured nobody would learn about the indiscretion least of all his wife
But when Mangum bore his bastard son nine months later, it blew his cover. It also ignited one of the most enduring blood feuds ever seen in these parts.
The Dukes, for whom the university is named, and the Mangums, some of the University of North Carolina's biggest benefactors, have been at loggerheads ever: since, with the vendetta spreading to the worlds of business and politics.
And more recently, basketball.
Tonight the feud resumes in all its glory when the UNC Tar Heels and the Duke Blue Devils take the court in Durham. The winner not only will claim basketball supremacy, but will momentarily gain the upper hand in a family feud that has boiled for 200 years.
Both clans are rooted in the rural villages of Red Mountain and Bahama, in what is now northern Durham County. On the surface, the backgrounds are similar. Both families grew tobacco. Both thrived in business and. influenced politics.
But family members, particularly during the 19th century, shuddered at the thought that the Dukes or Mangums had anything in common. Over the years, they've battled over politics, competed for higher social standing and, on occasion, lusted after one another.
William Preston Mangum II, a family historian, says the two sides don't fuss as viciously as, say, the gunslinging Hatfields and McCoys. But they don't exactly get together for Sunday dinner either.
I don't want to say hatred, but underlying these two families is a desire to get the better of each other, he said in a recent interview at, appropriately, the Washington Duke Inn in Durham.
"There definitely are ill feelings."
Especially noteworthy is how the families took their rivalry to the rarefied arena of higher education.
The Dukes nurtured fledgling Trinity College in Durham, pumping so much tobacco money into the school that its trustees re named it Duke University in 1929.
Less publicized is how the Mangums directed their generosity to the state university nine miles away in Chapel Hill.
'The Mangums were crucial in helping the university survive its first century. Willie P. Mangum served on the board of trustees for 43 years. Adolphus Mangum, a professor, helped reopen the school after the Civil War. Charles Staples Mangum founded the UNC School of Public Health.
Countless other Mangums graduated from UNC. A dormitory and several academic awards are named after the family.
The campus connection is where the basketball game fits in.
Both teams have jockeyed all season for the country's top ranking. Between them, they've won the last three national championships, are two of the most successful programs of all time
All told, it's one, of the most deep-seated and unforgiving rivalries in the nation.
Taylor Duke couldn't have known at the time that his amorous urges would cause such a long-lasting fuss. All he knew was that a comely maiden, Chaney Mangum, had caught his eye.
As can happen when such desires manifest themselves, Chaney Mangum bore a son. At first, the father's identity was kept quiet and the adulterous Duke was spared any public shame. But the secret didn't last long.
The couple had difficulty containing their affection. One thing led to another, and the still-unmarried Chaney Mangum had another child.
This time, the Mangums identified Duke as the suspected father in both cases. Angered by his cavalier attitude, they took him to court and forced him to pay $5 a year in child support. The judgment was no small debt for the prolific Duke, who had 10 other children.
In the 1800s, the feud extended beyond the bedroom and into the political realm. For a time, the Mangums reigned supreme, although the Dukes did their best to discredit their neighbors.
Willie P. Mangum was the most famous of the bunch. An 1815 UNC graduate, he served 23 years in Congress.
He was also a founder of the Whig party and ran for president in 1836. He carried South Carolina in the election, but not his home state - thanks to opposition from people like the Dukes.
The Dukes were fervent Democratic Republicans and were vocal about it, something that caused Willie Mangum no small amount of consternation.
In the 1830s, a supporter wrote Mangum in Washington to report on the' political troublemakers back home. The writer singled out the Dukes, calling them, with uncanny foresight, part of "a Devilish clan."
The Mangums weren't above making fun of the Dukes, either. One 19th century Mangum noted in his will that he owned a horse named Duke.
After the Civil War, the families' fortunes changed- The Mangums, part of the Old South's aristocracy, lost virtually everything. The Dukes, on the other hand, made the most of Reconstruction, thanks to tobacco.
Washington Duke, a legitimate son of Taylor Duke, raised bright leaf tobacco and entered the manufacturing side of the business. Soon he and his three sons had created a fabulously profitable enterprise.
Suddenly flush with money, the Dukes' didn't hesitate to throw their weight around.
In 1881, for example, residents of eastern Orange County wanted to split off and form a new county. The leading proposal was to name it after Willie P. Mangum, the former lawmaker.
But Washington Duke nixed the idea. He vowed to yank the Dukes' considerable assets from the area if he had to live in Mangum County. The threat worked: The jurisdiction became known as Durham County.
The mostly forgotten conflict is detailed in Willie Mangum's papers, stored at the Southern Historical Collection in Chapel Hill.
"A lot of people have never heard that before," says William Preston Mangum, the family historian. "But it's a true story." After two centuries, the feud has cooled somewhat, no longer colored by nasty court battles or political fights. But the two families remain ever loyal to their respective schools. The Duke kids still go to their university. And virtually all the Mangums go to UNC.
The bumper sticker on William P. Mangum's Oldsmobile reveals as much: "Tar Heel by birth, Carolinian by the grace of God."
8. Issue No. 13, "Mangum Family Bulletin," Dec. 1972; Reprinted 1980 & 1998[Originally issued as ANNUAL Issue Number 1]has the following article: "William Mangum, Virginia to North Carolina Migration," by James L. Parham:
"Foreword
This is the fourth in a series of articles on the Mangum family. These articles should be used with extreme care since some of this material is simply personal views of the author. However., these articles can be of great help when used as a basis of further study. If you find any error of fact or interpretation,, please call my attention to it immediately.
William IN Virginia
In the early 1700's, there were several Mangum families living in and around the Counties of Surry., Sussex and Isle of Wight, Virginia. The possible origin of some of these families have been given in previous articles in the bulletin.
The subject of this article is the family of William Mangum of the Albemarle Parish, Surry & Sussex Counties, Va. William was born probably between 1700 and 1715. I have seen "about 1706-10," in several places. However, I have seen no definite evidence that would correctly place his date of birth. He was likely the son of John Mangum the immigrant and Frances of Isle of Wight Co., Va. (1-I) William was married to Mary (1-A). It has been reported that Mary was born 1708 and was the dau. of John Person (Will 8/8/1721) and wife Mary (or Sarah) of Surry Co., Va. I have been unable to substantiate this however.
The known children of Wm. and Mary were James born 2 June 1734, not 2 Feb. 1734 and not to Wm. and Martha. William Jr. b. 16 May 1736, Arthur b. 2 May 1741, not 1743 or 1744, and Sarah b. 14 Oct. 1743. (1-A) There may have been others, but these were the only ones recorded in the Parish. The Parish itself was not set up until 1738 and therefore the births Of James and William were apparently recorded "after the fact." It may be significant that neither have godparents listed, but neither does Arthur born in 1741. It has previously been established that Henry Mangum, born in 1773 was born to a different Wm. and Mary (1-K).
William Mangum and family probably remained in Surry County until 1747 (3) since he witnessed an estate inventory in June of that year. Before May of the next year, 1748, William and family had migrated into North Carolina.
William Mangum IN NORTH CAROLINA
William Mangum was in Granville County., N. C. by June 1748 since he witnessed a deed there on that date. (1-B) He may have come to Granville by way of Edgecombe County, now Halifax Co. In May 1748 (4) William witnessed a deed there. This appears to tie in William and the Mangums who were later in Halifax County. This will be reserved for a later article. By 1749, William began to obtain his own land in Granville County. The 350 acres that was surveyed for him in that year was granted to him (for a fee) in 1751 by John Earl Granville. (1-C). Later in this same year, William sells this land and in Sept. helps lay out a road in Granville. (2-A)
In 1754, William and sons Wm. Jr. and James are in the Militia of Granville County. (5) All are also listed in the 1755 tax list of Granville. (6) In 1752 and 1755 additional land was surveyed for William. (1-C) However., William allowed Samuel Mangum (brother or more likely older child) to have the land surveyed in 1752 (granted in 1756). William obtained additional land in 1760 and thereafter began to sell it. These deeds show that William was a planter and lived in St. John's Parish. This Parish was quite extensive and does not pin down the location of William's land.
The records of William Sr. and William Jr. (who became 21 in 1757) are difficult to sort out. There are apparent differences in several of the William Mangum signatures, but their significance have not been fully investigated. Apparently neither used Jr. or Sr.
In 1764, Bute County was formed out of the eastern part of Granville County. Most or all of William's remaining land was in the newly formed Bute County. There are many Bute County deeds between 1765 and 1780 involving William or in some cases, just the last name Mangum. (1-D) There were, however, other Mangums in Bute County.
By 1777, William Mangum Jr. was with his brother Arthur in Orange County. (1-E) William may have moved to Orange County earlier but he probably was still in Bute County as late as 1768. (1-D) William Sr. would have been near 70 if alive at this time. William Jr. is listed in 1779 and 1780 Orange tax list and was named as one of the executors of his brother Arthur's will in 1789 (no probate available). (10, 1-G) In that same year, William of Orange Co. buys and sells land in Granville. (1-B) This is probably William Jr., but could have been Wm. P. Mangum, son of Arthur.
Little additional information is available concerning Wm. Jr. He was married (Mary???) and apparently one daughter married a Piles and moved to Georgia. (1-H) It is interesting to note that a Col. Piles of Orange Co. had a force of 300 Tories fighting for the King in 1781. William probably died between 1789 and 1800 since he was absent in the 1800 census.
A tradition in my family is that Pleasant Mangum, my ancestor, was born in 1777 to William Mangum Jr. and Wife Mary. I have been unable to find any evidence to support this tradition. William Jr. would have been 41 in 1777 and apparently living in Orange County. Pleasant married and lived in nearby Granville County.
It is Unknown whether or not William Sr. had more children after he came to North Carolina. No direct evidence has been found one way or the other. The last child listed as being born to Wm. and Mary in Virginia is Sarah born 1743. It was approx. 5 years later that William migrated to N. C. If William and wife had no children in this five year period, they probably had none in N. C. William and probably wife would have been in their 40's in N. C., not necessarily past child bearing age.
There has been found no mention of any of the female members of the family after the migration to North Carolina. This is not to surprising since females had few chances to leave public records in those days and marriage would have changed last names for them.
James Mangum
James was born 2 June 1734 (1-A) in the Albemarle Parish., Surry County, Va. to William and Mary Mangum. James migrated with his parents into Granville Co., N. C. at the age of about 13 years. Little is known about him. He was in the Granville Co. Militia in 1754 (5) at 20 years of age (with father and brothers) and is called son of William in the 1755 tax list. (6)
His estate record shows that he died l5 Sept. 1757 at the age of 23, leaving a wife Sarah and one son unnamed. (2-B) Purchasers of his estate include Wm, Arthur and Samuel Mangham. No land dealings concerning James have been found.
Samuel Mangum
It is unknown at present what the relationship was between William Mangum Sr. and Samuel. They were probecoly close kin, possibly brothers. [Reprint note: Recent theories place Samuel as an older son of William.] Samuel was a godparent, along with William and Mary Mangum, of a son of James and Mary Mangum of the Albemarle Parish in 1743/44. (1-A) He migrated to N.C. with the rest of the Mangun family and witnessed a deed there as early as 1751. (1-B) He obtained a land grant in 1756 which was originally surveyed for William in 1752. (1-C) Samuel witnessed several deeds in Granville County and was in the 1754 Granville Militia (5). He was living with Jno. Tompson in 1755 (6) and therefore not in the household of William and family.
Samuel was a carpenter and planter. In 1755 he took in a 9 year old orphan to teach him the trade (carpenter). (2-C) In 1757 he was a purchaser of the estate of James Mangum. 2-B
Samuel apparently died between this date and 1758. On 20 Dec. 1758 the inventory-of his estate was returned to Court. (2-D) An account of his estate was returned to court nearly 20 years later. (1-F) and a corrected account in May 1779. These accounts show that Samuel left a widow and 6 children.
These latter estate accounts are puzzling in several respects. One major puzzle is why.there were purchasers of Samuel's estate listed in 1755 when he was not dead before late 1757 or 1758.
The names of Samuel's children are not given, but we find a Howell Mangum selling some of Samuel's land in 1773 & 1774 in Bute County, N.C. (1-D)
ARTHUR Mangum
Arthur Mangun, was son of William Mangun Sr. and wife Mary. He was born 2 May 1741 in the Albemarle Parish, Surry Co. Va. (1-A)
Arthur will not be dealt extensively with here. He has been the subject of several sketches as a result of his politically active grandson, Willie P. Mangum of N.C. Instead, any new or corrected information will be included in this sketch.
Arthur apparently migrated into N.C. with his parents in the late 1740s. He must have been less than 10 years old. The family tradition which has Arthur, wife and son comiing into N.C. by wagon are apparently in error. [Reprint note: The tradition may refer to the time Arthur and family came into Orange County, N.C. from Granville County, N.C.]
There is considerable confusion as to the date of Arthur's death. The sketch by Weeks has his death on 12-24 March 1769. (7) However, Arthur's will is dated 24 Nov. 1769 (no probate found) and he could not have died before that date. Also, Arthur bought land 11 May, 1790 and this sets a further limit on the date of his death. (1-E) Arthur Mangum Jr. was born 1773 and would have been only 17 years old in 1790. Mr. Mangum Turner, descendent of Arthur, remembers hearing a family tradition when he was young that places Arthur's death in 1809. This probably is not correct. The 1800 census of Orange County does not list Arthur, but does have Lucy Mangum (Mangreem), as head of household. (1-J) She was probably Arthur's widow (he married Lucy Person). Arthur's death must have been between 11 May 1790 and 1800.
The papers of Willie P. Mangum by Shanks (11) mentions a deed dated 1823 which may throw some light on the situation. The deed in question states that Arthur Mangum sold land to his son William P. Mangum, but died before executing a deed. It further states that William P. Mangum, had lived on the land for nearly 20? years. If William P. Mangum began living on the land when he purchased it, this seems to set the date of death of Arthur as about 1793.
The records show that Arthur had considerable contact with his brothers and other relatives in surrounding counties and had dealings-with the U.S. Government during the Revolutionary War. (8,9)
References
1. Mangum Family Bulletin:
A. Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry and Sussex Cos, Va. Vol. 1, No. 1, page 3. [Issue 1]
B. Deeds of Granville Co., N. C. Series beginning in Vol. 1, No. 3, page 36. [Issue 3]
C. Land Grants, Granville Co., N.C. Vol. 1, No. 3, page 35. [Issue 3]
D. Bute Co., N.C. Deeds, Vol. l, No. 1, page 10. [Issue 1]
E. Orange County N.C. Deeds., Vol. 3, No. 3 & 4, page 42.[Issue 11/12]
F. Estate of Samuel Mangum, Vol. 3, No. 3 & 4, page 49.(Issue 11/12]
G. Will of Arthur Mangum Vol. 3, No. 3 & 4. page 32.[Issue 11/12]
H. Letter Jas. C. Mangham of GA to Willie P. Mangum of Orange County, N. C. Vol. 1. No. 2, page 22. [Issue 2]
I. Article - John Mangum of Early Virginia Vol. 1, No. 4, page 47. [Issue 4]
J. 1800 Orange Co., N.C. Census Vol. 1. No. 1. page 9. [Issue 1]
K. Family of Henry Mangum Vol. 2., No. 3, page 33. [Issue 7]
2. Notes and Memoranda for the History and Genealogy of Granville County, in prep. by Thomas Mc Adory, Montgomery, Ala. Vol. 1. This is a microfilm record at the N.C. State Dept. of Archives and History, Raleigh, N.C.
A. Court Minutes, Vol. 2.
B. Granville Co. Records., 1760-1762, p. 72, Returned to Court shown in Granville Co. Records., 1762-65., page 16.
C. Court Minutes Vol. 2.
D. Court Records, Vol. ??, page 118.
3. 16 June 1747 Wm. Mangum helped appraise estate of Arthur Sherrod, Surry Co., Va. Surry Co. Deeds Wills, Etc. 1738-1754, page 559, BK 9.
4.18 May 1748 William Manggum & Wassis Jones witnessed sale of 300 acres of Edgecombe land on both sides of Jack Horse Branch by William Jones of Edgecombe to William Atkinson. (courtesy of Charlie Dunn Alston of Scotland Neck., N.C.)
5. 1754 Regiment of Militia under Col. William Eaton, 8 Companies, Capt. Daniel Harris's Company lists William, James, William Jr. and Samuel, all Manghams. State Records of N.C.
6. 1755 Granville Co., N.C. Tax List. Earliest Extant Tax List. [Reprint note: Not the earliest. Earlier ones have been found.]
7. Biographical History of N. C. from Colonial Times to the present. (Vol. 5, 1906), edited by S.A. Ashe, Sketch by Weeks.
8. 1765 Petition by Wm and Arthur Mangum asking the Governor for Clemency for Thomas Hunt who had been condemned to die by hanging for horse theft. Petition from Hillsborough, Orange Co., N.C. Colonial Records of N.C., Vol. XIX, page 932.
9. 1777-85 Account of U.S. with N.C. Rev. War, Book C, page 141-184, Vol. C page 127, Vol. A, page 42. Arthur Mangum mentioned.
10. Tax lists of Orange County, 1779, 80 in the State Dept. of Archives and History, Raleigh, N.C.
11. 20 Jan. 1823 The PAPERS of WillIE P. Mangum, Vol. 1, page 47.
BIRTH:
1. Issue No. 1 "Mangum Family Bulletin," March 1969:
"Register of Albemarle Parish, Surry & Sussex Counties, Virginia 1739-1778." Gertrude R. B. Richards, ed. Printed by the University Press of Virginia
1. Arthur, son of Wm. Mangum and wife Mary; born May 2, c. 1741.
2. John, son of Reuben Cook and wife Mary; born Jan 2, c. Feb. 26, 1758; gdpts John Weathers, Edward Weaver Jr., Agnes Mangum.
3. Elizabeth, dau. of Burrell Green and wife Lucy; born May 26, c. Aug 20, 1769; gdpts James Mangum Jr., Betty Mangum, Ann Avery.
4. Lucy, dau. of Edward Jones and wife Elisa; born Jul 23, c. Aug. 29, 1762; gdpts John Robinson, Sarah Jones, Elisa Mangum.
5. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Mangum and wife Elisa; born Jul 1, c. Aug. 20, 1769; gdpts Thos. Smith, Mary Camp, Selah Smith.
6. Henry, son of Wm. Mangum and wife Mary; born Jan. 24, c. Mar. 28, 1773; gdpts Peter Randall, Seth Williams, Lucy Green.
7. Sarah, dau. of Wm. Mangum and wife Mary; born Oct. 14, 1743, c. Apr. 29, 1744; gdpts James Mangum, Priscilla Rogers, Mary Mangum.
8. Joseph, son of William Rogers and wife Frances; born Nov. 4, 1743, c. Mar. 18, 1743/4; gdpts Joseph Rogers, Jonatan(?) Ellis, Selah Mangum.
9. James, son of James Mangum and wife Mary; born Jan. 22, 1743/4, c. Apr. 29, 1744; gdpts Wm. Mangum, Samuel Mangum, Mary Mangum.
10. James, son of Wm. Mangum and wife Mary; born Jun. 2, c. 1734.
11. Thomas, son of Isham Green and wife Patty; born Jan. 8, c. Apr. 3, 1768; gdpts James Mangum, Joel Wilkason, Bathis Burrow.
12. John, son of Thos. Gibbons and wife Anne; born Mar 26, c. May 9, 1767; gdpts Lourence? Gibbons, James Mangum, Elisa Gibbons.
13. William, son of James Mangum and wife Mary; born Jan. 4, 1746-1747, c. Apr. 12, 1747; gdpts Wm. Rogers, Richd Woodroffe Jr, Mary Rogers.
14. Micajah, son of Natl Clanton and wife Mary; born Jul. 21, c. Aug. 28, 1748; gdpts Henry Pritchet, James Mangum, Tahpenes Nusom.
15. Rebakah, dau. of John Mangum and wife Lydia; born Feb. 14, c. Apr. 11, 1762; gdpts James Mangum Jr., Lucy Mangum, Mary Richason.
16. Eppes, son of Burrell Brown and wife Amy; born Dec. 17, 1766, c. Feb. 8, 1767; gdpts Francis Eppes, James Mangum Jr., Lucy Freeman.
17. Elizabeth, dau. of John Hobbs and wife Elisa; born Jul. 19, c. Aug. 29, 1767; gdpts John Mangum, James Mangum Jr., Sarah Battle, Susanna Harrison?
18. James, son of James Cain Jr. and wife Lucratia; born Feb. 28, c. May 16, 1756; gdpts John Mangum, Nathan Freeman, Martha Freeman.
19. Claiborne, son of Peter Cain and wife Martha; born Sept. 24, c. Dec. 20, 1761; gdpts James Cain Jr., John Mangum, Angelica Cain.
20. Lucy, dau. of John Mangum and wife Mary; born Nov. 30, 1758, c. Mar. 31, 1759.
21. William, son of John Mangum and wife Mary; born Nov. 12, 1756, c. Jan. 16, 1757; gdpts James Milner, John Baily, Anne Pare.
22. Jesse, son of David Holloway and wife Frances; born Jul. 20, 1750, c. Jan. 20, 1750/1; gdpts Nathl Johnson, John Mangum, Sarah James.
23. John, son of James Bane and wife Eliza; born Jan. 1, c. Feb. 23, 1752; gdpts Richard Andrews, John Mangum, Susanna Bane.
24. Suky, dau. of John Husky and wife Faith; born Aug. 30, c. Oct. 26, 1760; gdpts John Mangum, Lucy Cain, Winny Robertson.
25. Sarah, dau. of John Mangum and wife Mary; born Nov. 6, 1760, d. Apr. 26, 1761; gdpts John Roland, Sarah Andrews, Agnes Carter.
26. Lucy, dau. of James Mangum and wife Mary. Born Jul. 26, 1741, c. Jan. 31, 1741/2.
27. William, son of Wm Mangum and wife Mary; born May 16, 1736.
28. Betty, dau. of Benja. Wellborn and wife Betty; born Feb. 29, c. Jun. 1, 1772; gdpts John Malone, Winnefred Robinson, Mary Mangum.
29. ()hn, son of Wm. Huler and wife Selah; born Apr. 6, c. May 19, 1754; gdpts Thos Atkinson, Olave Mangum, Lydia Dinkens.
30. Elizabeth, dau. of Robt. Purrier and wife Frances; born Jun. 10, c. Aug. 19, 1753; gdpts Wm. Carril, Wm. Waller, Olave Mangum
31. Zilpah, son of Arthur Richardson and wife Mary; born Dec. 10, 1751, c. Jan. 26, 1752; gdpts Robert Priorm, Mary Waller, Olave Mangum
32. Selah, dau. of Wm. Hulen and wife Selah; born May 10, c. Jun. 14, 1752; gdpts Robert Pryor, Olave Mangum, Frances Pryor.
Editor's Note: c. is abbreviation for christened; gdpts for godparents. Godparents are sometimes aunts and uncles of the children being christened.
MARRIAGE:
1. Ordinance Index 1.02. Has many nonconcise varying dates and includes both North Carolina and Virginia.
DEATH:
1. Location of Dial's Creek is per Ancestral File v4.19. Will quoted below only notes Orange Co., NC.
2. "The Mangum-Mangham-Mangrum Journal," Issue No. 55, January 2005 [Formerly "Mangum Family Bulletin"], James L. Parham, pp. 49-53, has photos of both of the following wills and the following transcriptions. Please note that in the latter transcription, I have placed in (parantheses) what the author of the article placed in bold underline - my PAF program will not accept bold underline:
"Below we have two Orange County, N.C. wills by Arthur Mangum, son of William Mangum Sr. of the VA to N.C. migration in 1748. The first appears to be a will as recorded in the will books by the county clerks. The second appears be an original will, probably the will that the clerk used to copy it into his will book. The text of this will was originally published in the Mangum Family Bulletin, Issue 11/12, Page 32.
A. "Will of ARTHUR Mangum. (Orange County Will Book B, Page 100 & 101, Hillsborough, N.C.) Text of Will of ARTHUR Mangum - This version is obviously a will recorded by a clerk in the courthouse will books. The assumption is that the record was made from the original will, which is probably the one printed further below and which is now in the N.C. Archives.
'In the name of God amen: I Arthur Mangum of the County of Orange and State of North Carolina, being in perfect sense and memory calling to mind the mortality of Man that it is appointed for all men once to die DO make and ordain this my last Will and Testament disanuling all other Wills by me heretofore made, first and principally I give and bequeath my soul into the Hands of Almighty God, who gave it me and my body to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named, and all the worldly goods it has pleased God to bless me with, I give devise and dispose of in the form & manner following -
IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Lucy during her widowhood or life four hundred acres of land including the plantation whereon I now live, also one Negroe wench named Peg & child also one negroe fellow named Justus also one negroe wench named Judy and her increase also and Kitchen furniture also two work horses the grey Colt also - Item I give and bequeath to my son William Mangum two hundred acres of land adjoining Sikon Bobett's line and John Mize Line and bounded on the Edge?? path to the East running on a square for compliment to him and his heirs forever - Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sally Bobitt five head of Hoggs - Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Holley one hundred acres of Land adjoining John Mizes's & James Bobbetts line & William Mangomes, and also one negro boy named Sam, & one horse named Dick, & Saddle. Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Clarey one hundred Acres of Land adjoining of Holley Land & one negro girl named Leal & a Sorrel Mare and Saddle. Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Chaney one hundred & fifty Acres of land adjoining Clannesses Land and James Bobbitts line, and one negroe boy named Jack, also two Cows & Calves and ten pounds Specie, also one sow & Piggs - -
Item I give and bequeath to my son Arthur Mangum two Cows & Calves & two Sows - - Item I give and bequeath to my son William Mangum ten pounds Specia - Item My will and desire is that after my just Debts are paid the remainder of my Estate that is not given away be divided between my sons William & Arthur & Wilie & my Daughters Holly & Clary & Chene Mangum to them and their Heirs forever - -
Lastly I appoint constitute and ordain my true and trusty friends John Carrington & Wm Mangum Junior Executors of this my last Will & Testament.
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of November 1789. Signed published & declared in the presence of
ARTH W - Seal' "
B. "Will of ARTHUR Mangum. (Orange County Original Wills, Volume III, page 8 from the N.C. Archives). DISCUSSION of OriginAL Will of ARTHUR Mangum:
This version appears to be an original will, possibly written in Arthur Mangum's own handwriting, although I have no proof of such. Note the numerous smudges, which we seldom see in official documents recorded by public clerks. There are only slight differences in the text of the two wills, but just the kind of differences that a person transcribing a copy by hand might make. I was able to sympathize with the clerks after trying to read the original will. I was quite unsure about some of the text.
'In the name of God amen: I Arthur Mangum of the County of Orange and State of (No) Carolina, being in perfect sense and memory (but) calling to mind the mortality of Man that it is appointed for all men once to die (I do) make and ordain this my last Will and Testament disanuling all other Wills by me heretofore (by me) made, first and principally I give and bequeath my soul into the Hands of Almighty God, who gave it me and my body to the Earth to be buried in a Christian (like) manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named, and all the worldly goods it (hath) pleased God to bless me with, I give devise and dispose of in (manner and form) following -
IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath (unto) my beloved Wife Lucy during her (widow hood) or life four hundred acres of land including the plantation whereon I now live, also one Negroe wench [[named?]] Peg & child (Peg) also one negroe fellow named Justus also (one) negroe wench named Judy and her increase also [???????] and Kitchen furniture also two work horses (and also) the grey Colt also - Item I give and bequeath to my son William Mangum two hundred acres of land adjoining Sikon Bobett's line and John Mize Line and bounded on the [[Rig??]] path to the East running on a square for compliment to him and his heirs forever - Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sally Bobitt five head of (Hogs) - Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter [[Holley?]] one hundred acres of Land adjoining John Mizes's & James Bobbetts line & (Wm) Mangomes, and also one negro boy named Sam, & one horse named Dick, & Saddle.
Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Clarey one hundred Acres of Land adjoining of Holley Land & one negro (gal) named Leal & a Sorrel Mare and Saddle. Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Chaney one hundred & fifty Acres of land adjoining (of) Clannesses Land and James Bobbitts line, and one negroe boy named Jack, also two Cows & Calves and ten pounds Specie, also one sow & Piggs - -
Item I give and bequeath to my son Arthur Mangum two Cows & Calves & two Sows - - Item I give and bequeath to my son William Mangum ten pounds Specie - Item My will and desire is that after my just Debts are paid the remainder of my Estate that is not (already) given away (both real and personal) be (equally) divided between my sons William & Arthur & Wilie (Mangum and) my Daughters Holly & Clary & Chene Mangum to them and their Heirs forever - -
Lastly I appoint constitute and ordain my true and trusty friends John Carrington (and) Wm Mangum Junior (to be the) Executors of this my last Will & Testament.
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this (the) twenty fourth day of November 1789. (and) Signed published & declared in the presence of
ARTH W-Seal'
(Bold Underline) [Kerry's note: my database doesn't except bold underlined so I but the differences in parantheses.)=differences between the two wills including extra text or omitted text in the transcription.. [[Items ?]] bold in double brackets with question marks =words in the original will I could not be sure of."
SOURCES_MISC:
1. On family group sheets prepared by Delta I.M. Hale, Rt. 1, Blackfoot, Idaho, she reports sources as follows for this family; however, I am not sure if they are specific to this child or not:
Albemarle parish records pp. 29, 40, 44.
Correspondence in No. Carolina and So. Carolina.
John Person's will dated 8 Aug 1721, proved 21 Mar 1738, will proved in Surry County.
2. FHL film 2056023-2056026, especially film 5 which contains Mangum-Adair materials. Title is "George Addison Mangum's Genealogical Collection" which is his lifetime work donated to library in 1998; he was born in Utah in 1922, of Blackfoot, ID and is perhaps a brother to Ivey Mangum Hale. Brief summary includes: 2056023, item 1, book of remembrance; item 2, surname index of changes and volumes; item 3, Person materials; 2056024, items 3 thru 6 and 2056026, Mangum/Adair materials. Included are many family group sheets of sidelines and downlines, many of them unconnected.
3. The book "Births and Deaths 1717-1778 from the Albemarle Parish Register of Surry and Sussex Counties, Virginia," by John Bennett Brodie, 1958, Genealogical Publishing Co., copy in Courtland, Virginia library.
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Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
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