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Philip MacManus — MacManus pedigree, entry 13
Research reference for Philip MacManus in the claimed MacManus pedigree.
Philip MacManus is the principal person in entry 13 of the pedigree transcribed in Philip McManus’s heraldry article.
Research profile — identity and relationships not independently confirmed. This is a reference to a person in a disputed pedigree, with room for further evidence. It does not establish a connection to a modern family.
What the entry says
Philip MacManus Armiger. “His wife, Joan, wife of Hugh MacManus of County Monaghan, armiger.” This wording is retained as supplied.
People connected in this entry
| Relationship in the source | Person |
|---|---|
| Named in the same ambiguous entry | Joan |
| Named in the same ambiguous entry | Hugh MacManus |
Research still needed
The extract supplies no established birth or death dates for this person. The claim dated 22 February 1774 is not a date for this person’s life. The numbered entries alone do not establish parent–child relationships between successive entries. People with the same first name are kept separate until evidence supports an identification.
Entry 13 calls Joan both “his wife” and “wife of Hugh MacManus.” That wording needs examination of the original; no resolved marriage relationship is asserted here.
Compare the original draft grant with independent records before adding dates, identifying a similarly named person, or accepting the claimed relationship. Philip McManus explicitly questioned the pedigree’s attempt to connect different McManus branches.