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                          These are my earliest Maynors found to date.
  The only official records we have found naming William Maynor (Maner/Mainard)
                           are the death certificates of his children.  The 1917 death certificate of his son Joseph (Josiah) states that William
                           was born in Sampson County, NC. 
                         
                        
                        1850
                           Chatham County NC Federal Census      The Mainard's lived on her brother's 50 acre farm in what
                           would be known as the Bear Creek Township.      William Phillips (40), Catherine Phillips (35), Chloe
                           Mainard (42)      Josiah Mainard (6), William Mainard (4), Theany Mainard (3).
  1860 Chatham County NC Federal Census     William Phillips (56, Farmer; RE 100; personal
                           75)     Catherine Phillips (45, spinster, could not read/write)     Clora Manor (52,
                           spinster, personal 20)    Josiah Manor (16, farmer), Wm. Manor (14), Bethena Manor (13)
 1870
                           Chatham County NC Federal Census  (Bear Creek Township Grove P.O.)  Cloe Manah (age 60) living with
                           Thena (age 22) on a farm.  Cloe's occupation was "keeping house."  The property was valued at 150 pers.
                           @140.  The census index for 1870 lists Chloe's name as Cleas Manar.   
                         
                        The Chatham Record, Thursday, March 13, 1879  (Pittsboro,
                           NC) Sudden Death On the 4th inst., an old
                           woman named Mrs. Chloe Maner, living in Bear Creek township, while sitting near the door knitting, fell suddenly from her
                           chair, and was dead before anyone could reach her.  She was the widow of a soldier in the Mexican war, and for several
                           years past has been kindly taken care of by Bryan Burroughs, Esq.   
                         
                        
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