McManus Pennsylvania

last updated 05/15/02

Pre-Census

courtesy of McManus Clan Association, Ltd.

Proprietary Tax Lists
1769 - Uwchland Rate, Chester County
   Inmates - Manasseth Minnis
1779 - Conestoge Twp, Lancaster County  
   Freemen      Thomas McManis, Patrick McManus
1781 - Tinicum Twp, Bucks County
  John MAINES       267a        4 horses    5 cattle    ----- servants
  Wm MAINES     170a        5 horses    4 cattle    ----- servants
     Freemen - Wm MAINES
1782 - Tinicum Twp, Bucks County
  Wm MAINES     170a        5 horses    6 cattle    ----- servants
  John MAINES       270a        4 horses    5 cattle    ----- servants
1784 - Tinicum Twp, Bucks County
  Wm MAINES     170a        1 dwlg hse  1 out hse   8 white  0 black
     John not listed - could be living with William

State & Supply Transcripts
1782 - Fermanagh Twp, Cumberland County
  Freemen - John MINNIS  2.10.0 (amount of tax)
1783 - Westmoreland County
Rostraver Twp
  McMeans, Rob't    50a 1 horse  2 cattle  0 sheep  6 white  0 black
Tyrone Twp
  Means, Jn'o       --- 1 horse  1 cattle  0 sheep  5 white  0 black
Fairfield Twp
  McManus, Widow    --- 2 horses   2 cattle
1786 - Westmoreland County
Huntingdon Twp
  Means, Robert   Tax 0.6.10
Rostraver Twp
  McMeans, Robert   Tax 0.0.2
Fairfield Twp
  McManus, Widow   Tax 0.0.9
1791 - Allegheny County
St Clair Twp
  Means, Robert  Tax 0.0.3
  Minnis, Hugh   Tax 0.1.0
  Manners, John  Tax 0.1.10
Elizabeth Twp
  Means, John    Tax 0.2.4
  McManus, Charles   Tax 0.0.5
1781 - Washington County
Peters Twp
  McMeans, John   --- acres   2 horses   2 cattle   2 sheep   Ł44 value

Warranties of Land
McMeans, William    10a 12 Jan 1830   Lycoming County
MacManus, James     70a 10 Dec 1834   Clearfield County
McManus, James     400a 29 May 1850   Centre County
McManus, George     35a  5 Apr 1830   Schuykill County

Census Entries

----1790 Pennsylvania------

one source: R929.3748 H483 1992
   name          page county       males 16+: males < 16 : females
McManes, Charles 148  Allegany Co     1            3         1   Elizabeth Twp
  "      Chates  261 (not yet pulled)
  "      Joseph  261    "
  "      Luck    118    "
McManus, James   254  County: Washington Roll No.:2, Page No.: 254
  "    , William  90  County: Dauphin, Roll No.:2, Page No.:90

----1800 Pennsylvania------

 McManas, Wilm    ALL 59
 McManess, Chas   CUM 92
 McManus, Eleanor  37:08 Phil WS  --Roll: 0 p.38
    "   , James   109:06 Gren MR   --County: Green, Roll: 40 p.93
    "   , James   173:07 WTML FR
    "   , Joseph  173:07 WTML FR  --County: Westmoreland, Roll:41 p. 934

" , Robert 15:10 WSHT BF

----1810 Pennsylvania------

 Andrew McManus     Indiana        Washington Twp. roll:49 p.80 
 Charles McManus    Armstrong      Sugar Crk       roll:44 p.394
 Cormick McManus    CUMB           Carlisle        roll:48 p.12
 Corelious McManus  Philadelphia   Chesnut-wd      roll:55 p.179
 Hugh McManus       Cumberland     W.Pennsborough  roll:48 p.120
 James McManus      Washington     Strabane        roll:57 p.9
 Owen McManus       Philadelphia   N-wd            roll:55 p.47
 Patrick McManus    Bucks          Northampton Twp roll:46 p.45
 widow McManus      Cumberland     W.Pennsborough  roll:48 p.121

----1820 Pennsylvania------

 Catherine McManus  CUMB  026 West Pen
 Charles McManus  CUMB 066 Carlisle
 Cormick McManus   CUMB  066 Carlisle appears in 1810 census
 Hugh McManus   CUMB  004 Allen TW
 Mary McManus  Fran  109 Peters T
 Mary McManus  Phil  113 Southwar
 Patrick McManus  CUMB 066 Carlisle
 Patrick McManus  Buck   259 North.
 Timothy McManus  Buck   260 North

----1830 Pennsylvania------

Catharine McManus  Philadelphia U Delaware-wd   roll:159 p.431 
Catherine McManus  Cumberland   W Pennsboro Twp roll:150 p.37   same as McManus, Catherine in 1820
Francis   McManus  Mifflin      Wayne Twp       roll:147 p.415 
James     McManus  Cumberland   Allen Twp       roll:150 p.108 
John      McManus  Westmoreland Salem Twp       roll:164 p.241 
Joseph    McManus  Fayette      Sattlick Twp    roll:162 p.301 
Mary      McManus  Westmoreland Franklin Twp    roll:164 p.199 
Patrick   McManus  Huntingdon   Alexandria Boro roll:166 p.102 
Redman    McManus  Philadelphia S-wd            roll:159 p.373 
T         McManus  Philadelphia Middle-wd       roll:159 p.194 
William   McManus  Washington   Strabane Twp    roll:163 p.182

----1850 western Pennsylvania (plus ALOT more info!)------
western PA 1850 on Natalie's page

----1880s Pennsylvania Non-Census------

Hugh McMannis married Lizzie Powers, both of Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH 1 June 1884 (from Marriage records of Squires Isaac & Joseph Mayes p.146)
John McManus married Bridget Condry, both of Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV 1 Feb. 1887 (from Marriage records of Squires Isaac & Joseph Mayes p.146)

By County

Adams County

Adams Co Church Records of the 18th Century: R929.37484 A211
No McManus
Listing of Inhabitants in 1779 Adams Co PA: R929.37484 M173L
No McManus
Abstracts of Adams Co PA Wills 1800-1826: R929.37484 G813A 1988
No McManus

Bedford Co.

Bedford Co. PA Wills R929.37487 C712I: No McManus, etc.

Berks County

Abstracts of Berks Co. Wills: R92937481 M381A 1993
1705-1800: No McManus'
1752-1785: No McManus'
1785-1800: No McManus'
1800-1825: No McManus

Bucks County

Bucks Co PA Church Records: R929.37482 W949 1994 V.2
No McManus
Bucks Co. PA Wills: No McManus, etc.

Chester County

Index to Chester Co, PA Wills & Intestate (4 or 5 volumes) 1713-1850 R929.37481 A545I 1970
No McManus

Dauphin County

Surname Index to 49 Dauphin Co Cemetaries R929.37481 A648S 1980
No McManus

Delaware County

PA Births Delaware Co 1682-1800: R929.37481 H926P 1995
No McManus

Franklin County

1843 Tax Records Franklin Co, PA: R929.37484 C393E 1991
No McManus

Lancaster County

New Index to Lancaster Co Before Census V.1: R929.37482 H389N
p.50 Index to 1780 Tax Records: Thomas McManus LANCASTER 1781 no trade listing
" " " V.2
More from 1780 Tax Index:
McManus, Patrick CONESTOGA 1779 freeman
McManus, Thomas CONESTOGA 1779 freeman
" " " V.3
p.68 McMine, Robert 54? McMinn 1756
McMine, Wm 54? McMinn 1756, farmer in 1758
" " " V.4
No McManus'
" " " V.5
p.119 had McMin and McMahon
Lancaster Co. Penn. Quarter Abstracts 1729-1742 Bk 1: R929.37481 L244 1986
p.80 Court held 1 May 1739: Alexander Kirkpatrick that Jane wife of Constantine McManet [McMane] appear and give evidence against James McLoghland for stealing a cow of said Kirkpatrick's
p.85 Court held 7 Aug 1739: Alexander Gilpatrick & John Bryan that Jane McManus appear and give evidence against Robt. Wells.
New Index to Lancaster, PA Before the Fedeal Census: R929.37481 H389N
No McManus in Vol. 1 (1718-1729), nor in V.3 (1750), nor in V.5 (1770)
Marriage License at Lancaster, PA 1791-1799: R929.37481 I77M 1979
No McManus
Will Index Lancaster Co, PA 1851-1875: R929.37481 I77L 1985
No McManus
Marriages and Deaths in Lancaster Co., Penn. 1821-1830: R929.37481 W949M 1988
No McManus'
Lancaster County, PA Church Records of the 18th Century Volumes 1,2,3,4: R929.37481 W949L 1991
No McManus'
Lancaster County Connections Vol. 1,2,3, 5&6: R929.37481 L245 1983-84
No McManus'
Lancaster Legacy, The History & Genealogy V.1, V.3&4, V.7: R929.37481 L245
No McManus'
Lancaster Co, PA Divorces 1786-1832: R929.37481 T531L 1996
No McManus'
Revolutionary Patriots of Lancaster Co, PA 1775-1783: R929.37481 P371R 1998
No McManus. See McMeins file for McMean entry.

Mifflin County

Mifflin Co, Wills 1789-1860: No McManus, but see McMeins, etc for McMeens, McMeans, etc.

McManus in PA

Washington Co 1776-1841 R929.37488 C645A 1995: No McMeans but see McManus in PA for McMannis.
York Co. PA Wills: No McMeans, etc.

Northampton County

Northampton Co Births 1733-1800 R929.37482 H926P 1991
p.138 in Parish Register of German Evangelical Luthern Church of Eastern, PA
Sarah McMannes b.7 Jan 1781 to Jno. & Margarette

Washington County

Washington Co. Abstracts of Will Book 1: R929.37488
p.75 James McMannis witness to will of Cornelous Cornelouson of Amwell Twp.31 July 1799
p.434 Philip McMahon (dec'd) witness to will of Mark McCord dated 10 Feb 1823 proved 24 Aug 1835 ed. note: so Philip died between the writing and the proving
Naturalizations from Circuit Court Proceesings, Washington Co, PA 1795-1888; R929.37488 S428N
part 2 p.38 McManus, Bartley Sep 13, 1886 declared Naturalization; from Scotland
Index of Baptisms of German Church of West PA; R929.37488 R922B
McMannicle, John 1817
McMannicle, Rebecca
Maginnis, Harrison 1812 (various other Maginnis)
Dutch Glory Church Register 1791-1860; R929.37488
Washington Co. Will Book 2 1803-1814; R929.37488 W317
No Entries
Stecher-Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Records 1783-1859; R929.37487 R922s 1990
No Entries

York County

York Co., PA, Will Abstracts 1749-1819: R929.37484 W949A 1995
No McManus
PA Births York Co 1730-1800: R929.37484 H926 P 1998
No McManus

Other

Catholic Vital Records of Central PA 1793-1839: R929.3748 L474C 1993 V.1

  St Michael's Loretto, PA
    2412  McManus, Maria Eleonora (Caroli/Rosannae) b.06-22 bp.08-17-1834
                   gp. Patricius McManus/Maria McManus DAG
  St Patrick's Newry, PA
    3912  McManus, Felix (Patricio/Rosanna McDonald) b.11-18 bp.11-20-1829
                   gp. Hugo Brady/Catherine McManus JOR
    3944  McManus, Patricius (Patricio/Brigida omitted) b.02-16 bp.02-19-1830
                   gp. Gulielmus Heylen/Catherine Heylen JOR
    4028  McManus, Joannes (Patritio/Brigida omitted) b.01-30 bp.02-04-1831
                   gp. Patritius McManus/Catherine McManus JOR
    4108  McManus, Elizabeth (Patritius/Rosanna McManus) b. & bp. 12-11-1831
                   gp. Jacobus Rogers/Elizabeth Litzinger JOR
    4146  McManus, Anna (Patritio/ Maria McByrie) b.2-7 bp.3-9-1832
                   gp. Patritius McManus/ Maria McManus JOR
  Most Holy Trinity Huntington, PA
    4032  McManus, Franciscum (Patritio/Bridgidae McManus) b.omitted bp.7-12-1832
                   gp. Terentius McManus/Eleonora McLaughlin PL
Volume II: 1840-1849
  Most Holy Trinity, Huntingdon, PA
    3441  McManus, Joannem Thomam (Jacobi/ Catherina omitted) b.9-5-1844 bp.3-30-1845
                   gp. Jacobus Kenny/Brigitta Wallace RAW

Ulster Emigration to Philadelphis 1803-50 R929.37481 A216A 1992
p.66 McManus, MAry age 20 family:Catherine from:Terrydremont, Derry 1833-34 no ship listed port:Derry
Early Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages in South-East PA
Rev. Stoever's Records 1730-1779: R929.37484 S872E 1982
p.73 Dec 30, 1768 John Scannel & Mary McManus, Paxtang.
Publication of the Genealogy Society of PA: R929.3748 P976
Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 10, Vol. 11, Vol. 12: No McManus
Soldiers of the American Revolution, Phildelphia City, PA
R929.37481 W726s
No McManus
Names of Immigrants in PA 1727-1776by Rupp: R929.3748 R946C 1965
No McManus'