First Generation

1. Zenus MANLEY was born on 17 April 1792 in Connecticut.^1,2,3,4,5,6 (His given name may have been spelled "Zenas." His parents may have been George and Elizabeth (Davenport) Manley.) He appeared in the census in 1850 in Middleburg Township, Tioga County, PA.⁶ His occupation was "Farmer." He died on 28 May 1857 at the age of 65 in Monroe County, WI.^1,2,5 Zenus was buried in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.² in the Boynton Family Cemetery.

Zenus MANLEY and Rachel BROWN were married.^1,2,5 At the time of the 1850 Census, they had 7 children. Rachel BROWN was born in July 1799 in New York.^3,4,5 (According to the 1880 and 1910 Census records of her son Darius, she was born in New York state.) She appeared in the census in 1850 in Middleburg Township, Tioga County, PA.⁶ She was buried in La Grange Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ in the Boynton Family Cemetery.

Zenus MANLEY and Rachel BROWN had the following children:

2	i.	Jackson MANLEY was born on 8 August 1831 in New York.^5,6 He appeared in the census in 1850 in Middleburg Township, Tioga County, PA.⁶ His occupation was "Laborer."
+3	ii.	Darius "David" MANLEY.
+4	iii.	John D. MANLEY.
+5	iv.	Hester "Esther" MANLEY.
+6	v.	Henry Hall MANLEY.
+7	vi.	Permelia MANLEY.
8	vii.	Andrew J. MANLEY was born about 1845 in New York.^5,6 He appeared in the census in 1850 in Middleburg Township, Tioga County, PA.⁶