Let’s see what we can find here…
Archie’s father was named Elisha Archibald Manning Jr. as a critical first step. Which saves me some searching time because we know therefore that Archie’s grandfather also shares that name. Senior was born in 1873, in Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi. His gravestone from his death in 1952 is in Drew, Mississippi, at Drew Cemetery. Furthermore, Senior’s father was a man named Richard Elam Manning. Who, while from South Carolina, the dates don’t match up well, with 1816 DOB for the governor, 1830 for Richard. Richard was also from Marion County, John was from Clarendon County, which are ~75 miles apart.
Found this a bit further of a side note: Richard’s father was Elisha, or Eli*. I’d fathom he’s the origin/reason of Opie’s name.
Compare all this to the governor’s place of residence, who by
this piece lived in the Milford Plantation until the 1880s. Long way to say there’s no connection.
*But if you want to truly talk Peyton Eli et al Manning and land ownership? Eli’s dad was John I, a veteran of the War of 1812. He was a rich man owned all of what is now Latta, SC. Hometown of former NBA point guard Raymond Felton. John sold a lot of his land so his descendants could could go westward to Mississippi. Rich planter.
I did way too much searching and founded the first Mannings (Johannes is the direct line, alongside his brother Thomas), came over to the USA from the Globe in 1635, Norfolk specifically. He got a grant for 200 acres of land in 1648 for bringing four new settlers to the colony. Eventually it all ties into Zachary Taylor, with one of Johannes’ kids becoming a (great?) grandmother to Taylor. So the Mannings have presidential ties. Jeez.
