By William Harris Manning, Jr., & Edna Anderson Manning 

In Two Parts : Manning is from an old Norse word meaning manningi - meaning a brave or valiant man. One of the first forms was Mannin. William Manning of England made a home at Cambridge, Mass. His grandson, Samuel was a pioneer of Ballerica, Mass, where he built a home in 1696. The home remained in the Manning family for many generations. Our Kin provides the history and genealogy of the Manning and allied families. From the authors' parents Mr. and Mrs. William Harris Manning, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Anderson. Part Two begins at page 871.

(1601+77p., Illus, Index, 1958)