John Henrye Manning, Captain

1615 - 1687  (~ 72 years)

• Name	John Henrye Manning  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Title	Captain
  Birth	1615	Kent, England
  Baptism	29 Mar 1616	Denton, Northamptonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1635
  	Ship: Globe
  FSID	LZNY-Q3J
  Death	New Jersey, United States
  Burial	1687	United States
  Person ID	I45228	footsteps | Blackwell, Bunker
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Manning,   b. 25 Jun 1592, Essex, England bur. 1665, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 72 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Family ID	F24930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	12 Apr 1664	London, England
  Children	+ 1. Mary Manningham,   b. Abt 1660, Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, United States d. New York, New York, United States  [Father: Stepchild]
  Family ID	F24931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  He came to New York in 1664, and in the same year accompanied the expedition for the reduction of Fort Orange, where he attended and was a witness to the first treaty that the English concluded with the Five Nations, and after the surrender of the place was left in charge of the fort. He enjoyed the confidence of Governor Lovelace, served as a member of his council, and when the governor was called to any distance from the city, Fort James and public affairs were placed in Manning's charge. While he was thus in command, in 1673, the Dutch fleet arrived and demanded the surrender of the fort, which, after some resistance, was given up. He sailed for England, waited on the king and Duke of York, and explained to them the particulars of the surrender, on hearing which the king, Charles II, turned to the duke and said: "Brother, the ground could not be maintained with so few men." Captain Manning returned to New York with Governor Andros, and was soon afterward tried by court-martial on charges of treachery and cowardice. He was acquitted of the former but found guilty of cowardice, and on 5 February, 1675, sentenced to have his sword broken over his head and rendered incapable of again holding office under his majesty, which sentence would scarcely seem justified from the facts of the surrender. He retired to the island that had been granted to him in 1688, then called " Manning's Island," but since well known as Blackwell's island, where he was accustomed to entertain his friends.

  
  

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