| Archibald McManus was
born in SC about 1785, the son of John McManus who died in 1838 in Edgefield
County, SC. Archibald married Rebecca Osena Collins, daughter of Moses
Collins and Hannah Willis about 1810 in Georgia. He came west to Mississippi
through the Creek Lands with his wife and her father Moses Collins and
his family in 1811. Archibald and Rebecca settled along the Pascagoula
River in what is now Greene County/Jackson County area of Mississippi.
Archibald served with the 17th Regiment from Jackson County in the War
of 1812. He was a successful merchant in the area for several years with
his store, McManus Mercantile, which was located in Jackson County. He
served as a Justice of the Quorum Court in 1819. He also served as the
first Postmaster for the now extinct Town of McManus, MS. He owned land
in Jackson and Greene Counties. He was the District Attorney for Jackson
County for a while and also served in the Mississippi State Legislature
as a Representative of Greene County. He later moved to Hinds County, MS
where he opened two stores, one in Raymond, MS, and one in Clinton, MS.
He was a very successful merchant. He is listed on several Hinds County
Tax Rolls. He died on September 21, 1841. His wife, Rebecca, died 5 days
later on September 26, 1841. Archibald and Rebecca were the parents of
three children:
Elizabeth Ann - married
Henry A. Vaughan ? Elizabeth and Henry left Hinds County about 1855 and
settled in the Friendship area of Franklin County, which became part of
Lincoln County in 1870. Vaughn Crossroads was named for their oldest son
William S. Vaughan who was a prominent citizen of Lincoln County. Many
of their descendants are still in that area today.
John Lewis - married Mary
Ann McPherson Bradford John was a veteran of the Mexican War and served
as Circuit Clerk of Hinds County for a time. When he retired, about 1868,
the family moved to East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana near his sister Elizabeth?s
son Robert Singleton Vaughan.
Sarah Henrietta - married
Job Gilham Selph/Self (Job was a master silversmith) Sarah and Job stayed
on the Mississippi Gulf Coast near where the family originally settled.
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