First Generation  

1. DeWayne Burton Johnson,^{1 2} son of Alexander L Johnson ^{2 3 4 5 6} and Lula Mae Talbot,^{2 3 7 8} was born on 18 Apr 1920 in Newman Grove, Madison, Nebraska, United States, died on 31 Dec 2014 in Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States at age 94, and was buried in Eternal Valley, Newhall, Los Angeles, California, United States. Another name for DeWayne was DeWayne "Doc" Johnson.

Birth Notes: Attending physician Frank Jensen. Born at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, April 18, 1920. Original spelling of first name on birth certificate, "Dwaine," was corrected by hand to "DeWayne." Born in State of Nebraska, County of Madison, Township of Shell Creek, City of Newman Grove.

From DeWayne B. Johnson's book "I Have Met a Lot of Generals," 2007:
"My hometown and place of my birth was Newman Grove, located in the Shell Creek Valley of southwest Madison County. It was named after Lewis Warren's son, Newman, who had helped his father plant a grove of cottonwood trees on their timber claim. After the boy's death at age 21, his father was instrumental in naming the new post office, located near the cottonwood grov, 'Newman Grove.'"

About Dr. Frank Jensen from http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Nebraskana/pages/nbka0147.htm (NE WebGen Project) :
Frank Jensen
A physician at Newman Grove, Nebraska since 1903, Frank Jensen was born at Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 22, 1880, the son of Lars and Mary (Sandstrom) Jensen. His father, who was a farmer, was born in Denmark in 1851 and died at El Reno, Oklahoma, July 10, 1915; he served as justice of the peace for years. His mother was born in Denmark and died at El Reno, Oklahoma, October 1, 1902.
Dr. Jensen attened (sic) rural school and was a student at Western Iowa College, Council Bluffs, for two years. In 1903 he received the M. D. degree at the University of Nebraska. He is past president of the Madison County Medical Society, and the Elkhorn Valley Medical society, and is a member of the medical firm Jensen & Morris at Newmann Grove, Nebraska. He served as first mayor of the city and has been active in civic affairs there for several years.
He is a member of the American Medical Association, and the Nebraska State Medical Society. His fraternal organizations include: Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen of America; Royal Neighbors of America; and Rebekahs. He has been a member of the Red Cross for many years He is a Scottish Rite Mason and Shriner.
His marriage to Rose Emoline Batten was solemnized at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, October 6, 1906. Mrs. Jensen, who was a milliner, was born at Plattsmouth, June 1, 1884, and died at Newman Grove, December 10, 1912. One son was born to them, Russell J., born November 23, 1909, who is a musician and instructor of piano at Norfolk, Nebraska. On February 15, 1928, Dr. Jensen was married to Inger Engelsgjerd at Newman Grove. They have a daughter, Frances Joan, born August 26, 1930. Residence: Newman Grove.

Research Notes: Source: Family records of DeWayne B. Johnson

Birth Certificate: Attending physician was Frank Jensen. First name originally misspelled as "Dwaine," subsequently corrected by hand on the certificate. Born at 11:00 am on Sunday, April 18, 1920, in City of Newman Grove, Township of Shell Creek, County of Madison, State of Nebraska, United States. Father Alexander Johnson, age 34, a carpenter, born in Seward county, Nebraska. Mother Lula Talbot, age 27, a housewife, born in Polk County, Nebraska.
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From DeWayne B. Johnson on 15 Jun 2010:

I think my nickname "Doc" dates back at least 75 years, perhaps to 1935. I was 15 years old. My older brother Clifford and I worked on my uncle's (George M. Talbot Dairy) dairy ranch in Burbank. Neither of us milked cows but we did almost everything else -- washing bottles, pasteurizing and bottling milk, churning of buttermilk, pitching hay, mucking out the muck, and much more. Clifford called me "Doc" and I called him "Joe." Uncle George had a hay ranch out east (?) of Lancaster and pasture land down near Irvine. I rode mules and horses in the course of my work. Fell off more than once, brushed off by low-hanging branches. Otherwise, I am no horseman!

Clifford's nickname never stuck, but mine remained with me even up to today! I earned a real doctorate at UCLA in mass communications and education in 1955. Throughout my professional career as a journalist and professor of journalism, my colleagues and students have hailed me as "Doc." They still do. It feels good to be one of them and not an outsider!

I run the risk of bragging a bit -- two Pulitzer Prizes with a select few on the LATimes editorial staff, and twice honored by the California Publishers Association as THE outstanding professor of journalism in the state of California. (Oh, I am shameless!) So I may be something of a legend, my ego says, but that truly remains to be seen.

Noted events in his life were:

• First Date: DeWayne & Lorna "blind date" arranged by Gail Anne Johnson, 12 apr 1i941.

• Moved: Moved to Burbank, California from Nebraska, 1930, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States.

• Moved: Moved to Long Beach from Burbank, 1941, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

• Engagement: to Lorna Doone Wallace, 28 Nov 1941.

• Residence: 3747 Elm Avenue, 1942, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

DeWayne married Lorna Doone Wallace,^{9 10 11} daughter of William Havelock Wallace ^{3 12 13 14} and Edith Pearl Poapst,^{3 12 15 16} on 22 Aug 1942 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States. Lorna was born on 22 Apr 1921 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, died on 21 Mar 2006 in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, United States at age 84, and was buried on 24 Mar 2006 in Eternal Valley, Newhall, Los Angeles, California, United States. Another name for Lorna was Mrs. Lorna Wallace Johnson.

Birth Notes: Attending physician at birth was J[ay] L. Beebe, M.D., husband of her aunt Hetty.

Noted events in her life were:

• First Date: DeWayne & Lorna "blind date" arranged by Gail Anne Johnson, 12 apr 1i941. (Witness)

• Residence: 1431 Linden Avenue, 1921-1935, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

• Graduated: Long Beach Polytechnic High School ("Poly"), Feb 1939, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

• Earthquake: 10 Mar 1933, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

• Census: U.S., 11 Apr 1930, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States. ¹⁷ (Household Member)

• Census: U.S., 3 Apr 1940, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States. ¹⁸ (Household Member)

• Engagement: to Lorna Doone Wallace, 28 Nov 1941. (Witness)

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Karen Gail Johnson. Karen married George Michael Fish, son of LeRoy Paschal Fish ^{19 20 21} and Carol Jean Kirk,.^{22 23}

         ii.  Christine Adele Johnson. Christine married James Emmet Fowler, son of James Emmet Fowler ²⁴ and Madeline Savarese. Christine next married Sherridan M. "Sam" Smith.

        iii.  Janine Elizabeth Johnson. Janine married Paul John Poletti. They had no children. Janine next married Ragnar Boresen. They had no children.

DeWayne next married Lily Rose Petit ²⁵ on 4 Jun 2011 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, United States.²⁶ Lily was born on 3 Apr 1929 and died on 30 Mar 2012 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United states at age 82.

  Second Generation  

2. Alexander L Johnson,^{2 3 4 5 6} son of John Jacob Johnson ^{3 27 28 29} and Bodil Marie Jensen,^{3 30 31} was born on 28 Sep 1885 in Seward, Nebraska, United States, died on 30 May 1930 in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States at age 44, and was buried on 3 Jun 1930 in Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove, Madison, Nebraska, United States. The cause of his death was Heart attack resulting from ptomaine poisoning. Other names for Alexander were Alex Johnson and Alexander Johnson.

Death Notes: From obituary in Newman Grove, Nebraska, newspaper: "The community was shocked and saddened Friday morning by the news of the sudden death of Alex Johnson while he was visiting relatives at North Platte. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and family left here on Saturday, May 24 for a visit with her sister and her family at North Platte. On Thursday Mr. Johnson was taken very sick with ptomanine [sic] poisoning. A physician was called and he began to improve. Friday morning he was able to be up, but complained of a headache and was lying down. Mrs. Johnson had gone to another room to get some medicine for his headache and was gone only a very short time but when she returned he had passed away. Physicians were called, but could do nothing, death being due to a sudden heart attack."

General Notes: Occupation: Carpenter. From obituary in Newman Grove, Nebraska newspaper: "...They established their home in Newman Grove [in 1912] and have resided her continuously ever since. During these years he has built many of the buildings in both the town and vicinity and was considered a thorough conscientious workman, of pleasant and kindly disposition of whom only good was spoken."

From DeWayne B. Johnson's book "I Have Met a Lot of Generals," 2007:

"(The 'L' in my father's name was not an initial because that was the 'name' and hence takes no period.)...

"Today the mini-park near downtown [Newman Grove] includes the bandstand where my father played oboe in the town band...

"That is the man I tagged along with to his woodshop down near the granary. From that woodshop I still smell the gragrant homemade glues in their heating pots, I see the wood grains from rare specimens that went into carefully crafted table tops, bowls, cabinetry, and hear the scrabbling of tiny rodent feet fleeing for cover when the doors we opened.

"I tagged along as he walked the streets in town, greeted heartily by everyone he met. I know now that as a carpenter he built many of the buildings, homes, in town and surrounding vicinities."

DeWayne B. Johnson wrote of him on 8/17/1986:

"His hands were heavily wrinkled, tanned, scarred; his fingernails were ragged and never seemed quite rid of the residue of the day's labors. The brown, blood-clot areas under the nails were evidence of the beating the hands took as he hammered, pried, used his sinewy strength to build homes, schools, churches, and his artistic touch on fine cabinetry, delicate inlaid wooden trays, a variety of carved or lathe-turned items that would today be labeled 'examples of wood artisans, Early American Primitive to Post-World War I.'

"This carpenter's hands were gentle. To a small boy's hands they were tremendous, warm and snug retreats during proud walks on the streets of Newman Grove, Nebraska, where Alexander L Johnson was known far and wide as 'Alex.' (The 'L' had no period' it stood for nothing. To those who insisted it had to stand for 'something,' a concession was made: Lloyd, or possibly Loyd. One 'L' or two, it made no difference because truly it stood for nothing.

"I remember those hands as he warmly shook hands of others during those prized walks: Alex was clearly loved, respected by everyone, those townfolks with the funny foreign-sounding names...

"It flits through my mind to recall his hands, the dancing fingers as he played the oboe in the town band during its summertime concerts in the park band shell. And the strong, mascuiline right hand and the convincingly feminine left hand as 'Alex' costumed himself half male and half female for some annual celebration and parade down Main Street.

"Alex and his skills were in great demand; it is likely that some of the rural schools he built -- some of them single-handedly -- still stand today in some corners of Nebraska where Alex Johnson has long been forgotten. And Alex Johnson's houses absolutely remain, with their fashionable gingerbread of the time, and the curved staircases with their fancy railings, the hardwood floors, the weighted window sashes, and the trademark cabinetry.

"Alex had a hand in building the brick schools of Newman Grove, primary grads and high school For a short period he even taught wood shop at the high school (probably as a substitute teacher)...

"The lights went out for a 10-year-old boy on a spring day in 1930 when his father died in a farm house at North Platte, Nebraska.

"The bewilderment remains to this day -- one day so much alive, so much enjoying the fishing, the catching, the eating, and the next day quiet whispers, somber tip-toeing so as not to disturb. (The doctor surmised the death was caused by ingesting spoiled fish.) The return to Newman Grove on a bright Sunday morning, the church bells ringing, and still the 10-year-old could not understand."

Research Notes: Middle initial L does not stand for anything. It is simply L without a period. It may not be on his birth certificate.

Excerpts from obituary in Newman Grove weekly newspaper, fully quoted in a letter to daughter Janine Johnson 8/17/1986, p. 4:

Alexander L. Johnson was born in Seward county, Nebraska September 28, 1885 and and passed away at the home of relatives at North Platte May 30, 1930 at the age of 44 years and 8 months.

At the age of 11 he went to Iowa with his parents where he lived for ten years. In 1907 he went to the new town of Polk, Nebraska where he worked at his trade as a carpenter for five years. On february 12, 1912 [actually Feb. 14, Valentine's Day] he was married at Grand Island to Lulu [Lula Mae] Talbot of Polk. They established their home in Newman Grove [occupying the house recently vacated by Conrad Erickson and known forever as 'the Erickson House'] and have resided here continuously ever since. During these years he has built many of the buildings in both the town and vicinity and was considered a thorough, conscientious workman, of pleasant and kindly disposition of whom only good was spoken.

Surviving him are his wife, three children, Clifford, DeWayne and Dorothy Maude; his aged mother, Mrs. Mary Johnson of Paton, Iowa; three brothers and four sisters John C., Chas. J. and Mrs. G. S. Shriner all of Long Beach, California; William J. of Plover, Iowa; Mrs. Lena Klinge of Curlew, Iowa; Mrs. Dan Urquhart of Rodman, Iowa; Mrs. Oscar Pearson of Paton, Iowa.

The remains were brought here from North Platte on Sunday and funeral services were held Tuesday morning from the Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. Walter H. Jackson officiating. Interment was made in Hope cemetery beside his daughter Marjory who passed away a few years ago.

Those from a distance who were here to attend the funeral were his mother, Mrs. J.J. Johnson, Mrs. O.W. Pearson of Plover, Iowa; Mrs. Dan Urquhart of Rodman, Iowa; Anthony Johnson of Wauneta, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Logan Dyghart and daughter of Beaver Crossing; Mrs. [Ralph] Talbot of North Platte; Mr. and Mrs. W. Green, Mr. and Mrs. B. Andreson and daughter of Polk; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bedient and family of Bradshaw; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Green of Polk; Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Mulholland and son Owen of Valley and Mr. and Mrs. O. Hansen of Sioux City.

Medical Notes: Per DeWayne Johnson 8/17/86: "...my own father died at the North Platte farm house that had been [that of Absolom Owen Talbot, Jr. and his wife Margaret Burrows Talbot]." From obituary in Newman Grove newspaper around 5/31/1930: "Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and family left here on Saturday, May 24 for a visit with her sister and her family at North Platte. On Thursday Mr. Johnson was taken very sick with ptomanine [sic][ poisoning. A physician was called and he began to improve. Friday morning he was able to be up, but complained of a headache and was lying down. Mrs. Johnson had gone to another room to get some medicine for his headache and was gone only a very short time but when she returned he had passed away. Physicians were called, but could do nothing, death being due to a sudden heart attack."

Noted events in his life were:

• Moved: from Nebraska to Iowa, 1897, Iowa, United States.

• Census: U.S., 8 Jun 1900, Fern Valley, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States. ³² (Household Member)

• Moved: from Iowa to Polk, Nebraska, 1907, Polk, Polk, Nebraska, United States.

• Moved: from Polk, Nebraska to Newman Grove, Nebraska, 1912.

• Census: U.S., 9 Jan 1920, Newman Grove, Madison, Nebraska, United States. ³³

• Completed: School Building in Platte Co. School District 61, 1927, [near Lindsay], Platte, Nebraska.

Alexander married Lula Mae Talbot ^{2 3 7 8} on 14 Feb 1912 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States. Lula was born on 30 Aug 1892 in Stromsburg, Polk, Nebraska, United States, died on 29 Jun 1942 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States³⁴ at age 49, and was buried on 2 Jul 1942 in Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States. The cause of her death was Starvation diet. Another name for Lula was Lulu M. Talbot.

Marriage Notes: According to their son DeWayne, they were married on Valentine's Day. Alex's obituary gives the year as 1912.

Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt. Marriage: 14 Feb 1911.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Clifford Raymond Johnson was born on 19 Aug 1913 in <Newman Grove, Madison>, Nebraska, United States, died on 28 Oct 1984 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States at age 71, and was buried on 1 Nov 1984. The cause of his death was ?. Clifford married Lenore Arthemise Goodwin, daughter of Ellis H. Goodwin and Arthemise Dumont. Lenore was born on 17 Dec 1914 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.³⁵ Other names for Lenore were Arthemise Goodwin and Lenora Goodwin. Clifford next married Regina.

1        ii.  DeWayne Burton Johnson (born on 18 Apr 1920 in Newman Grove, Madison, Nebraska, United States - died on 31 Dec 2014 in Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States). DeWayne married Lorna Doone Wallace,^{9 10 11} daughter of William Havelock Wallace ^{3 12 13 14} and Edith Pearl Poapst,^{3 12 15 16} on 22 Aug 1942 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States. Lorna was born on 22 Apr 1921 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, died on 21 Mar 2006 in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, United States at age 84, and was buried on 24 Mar 2006 in Eternal Valley, Newhall, Los Angeles, California, United States. Another name for Lorna was Mrs. Lorna Wallace Johnson. DeWayne next married Lily Rose Petit ²⁵ on 4 Jun 2011 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California, United States.²⁶ Lily was born on 3 Apr 1929 and died on 30 Mar 2012 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United states at age 82.

        iii.  Marjorie Jean Johnson was born 22 Jun <1922> in <Newman Grove, Madison>, Nebraska, United States, died on 10 Feb 1924 at age 1, and was buried in Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove, Madison, Nebraska, United States. Another name for Marjorie was Marjory Jean Johnson.

         iv.  Dorothy Maude Johnson was born on 21 Mar 1926 in <Newman Grove, Madison>, Nebraska, United States,³⁶ died on 19 Oct 1984 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States at age 58, and was buried on 23 Oct 1984 in Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego, California, United States. The cause of her death was Bone cancer. Other names for Dorothy were Mrs. Dorothy Maude Johnson Peters and Dot Peters. Dorothy married Wendel James Peters,^{28 36 37} son of Abe L. Peters and Lillie Bearn, on 20 Oct 1945 in <Burbank>, Los Angeles, California, United States.³⁸ Wendel was born on 13 Aug 1924 in Cumberland, Wisconsin, United States, died on 18 May 1993 at age 68, and was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego, California, United States.

3. Lula Mae Talbot,^{2 3 7 8} daughter of Absolom Owen Talbot Jr. ^{3 39 40} and Margaret Burrows,^{3 28 39 41} was born on 30 Aug 1892 in Stromsburg, Polk, Nebraska, United States, died on 29 Jun 1942 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States³⁴ at age 49, and was buried on 2 Jul 1942 in Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States. The cause of her death was Starvation diet. Another name for Lula was Lulu M. Talbot.

Death Notes: Obituary from Long Beach newspaper about 30 June 1942:
Mrs. Lula Mae Johnson, 49, of 2415 East Eleventh Street died last night at a local hospital. She had been a resident of Long Beach for a year, coming here from Burbank, where she had lived 11 years. She had previously lived in Nebraska. Surviving are two sons, Clifford of Burbank and DeWayne of Long Beach; a daughter, Miss Dorothy Johnson of Long Beach; four brothers, George Talbot of Burbank, Freeman and Ralph Talbot of North Platte, Neb., and Kenneth Talbot of Montana; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Mulholland of Omaha and Mrs. Lena Green of Polk, Neb., and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Powell Mortuary, Burbank, with interment at Grandview Cemetery, Glendale. Local arrangements will be directed by B. W. Coon Funeral Home.

General Notes: From DeWayne B. Johnson's book "I Have Met a Lot of Generals," 2007:

"I remember her heating gladirons in the oven and ironing clothing and linens by the light of kerosene lanterns. That same oven turned out freshly baked bread unlike any found in the markets of today...

"My mother played the piano for pleasure--hers and the family's. I can also hear the tinkling notes of 'Angel Voices Ever Near'--and weep at the memory.

"She died in 1942 at age 49 in Long Beach, Calif. She should be remembered for many things (pecan pies!), but a couple of memories stand out.

"There were the Saturday night family baths in that big galvanized tub in the kitchen, filled with hot water from the top of the wood stove. My turn came late and the water was fairly well saturated with [grime] of the weeke when my turn arrived. I never saw my parents as they bathed spared major destruction."
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Son DeWayne B. Johnson wrote of his mother, Lula Mae, on 8/17/1986:

"The 12 years of widowhood -- it seems a short time now but a long time then in the context of a boy growing through the teens -- for my mother were mostly years spent scraping to stay alive, taking in boarders, working on my uncle's [George M. Talbot's] dairy ranch, slaving at Jergen's soap factory. She even worked for a time as cook and housekeeper for the movie stars Frances Dee and Joel McCrea.

"Very soon after Alex's death the 37-year-old widow, three children, cousin Owen Mulholland made their way across country in the Model A Ford open touring car to California, Burbank. We came at the invitation of Uncle George M. Talbot, owner of the Talbot Dairy.

"Of that trip, the rust-orange dust accumulated while crossing Arizona evokes the strongest memory. There were flat tires, how many I have no way of recalling...

"Lula and Aunt Fannie Talbot belonged to the Bon Ami social club, primarily devoted to bridge. (The tagalong youngsters popped popcorn and played street games: tag, run sheep run, hide and seek, totally inocuous by today's standards.) Most of the Bon Ami members were married couples. It was that group that constituted the bulk of Lula's contacts, leading to the job at Jergens soap and to acquaintanceship with widower Frank Joanis, a Burbank grocer.

"Their dating continued for several years until Joanis quite suddenly married another woman whom he had recently met.

"The move to Long Beach was occasioned by supposed house maid opportunities that never materialized...

"My mother died at 49, the victim of a fad starvation diet that was supposed to reduce the size of a goiter, more imaginary than real (Real enough but of no consequence.)

"She was a loving mother, ill-equipped to help a young man, Clifford, and a growing boy, DeWayne, to understand the changes in their male bodies...

"To put things a bit into historical perspective, World War II was well along when Lula died. The Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor had occurred six months previous, Dec. 7, 1941. Lorna and I were married on Aug. 22, 1942, soon after her death in June."

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: 12 Jun 1900, Pleasant Home Precinct, Polk, Nebraska, United States. ⁴²

• Moved: Moved to Newman Grove, Nebraska, Abt 1912, Newman Grove, Madison, Nebraska, United States.

• Census: U.S., 9 Jan 1920, Newman Grove, Madison, Nebraska, United States. ³³ (Household Member)

• Moved: Moved to Long Beach, California, 1941, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

• Moved: Moved to Burbank, California from Nebraska, Fall 1930, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States.

• Residence: 2415 E. 11th St., 1942, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Lula married Alexander L Johnson ^{2 3 4 5 6} on 14 Feb 1912 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States. Alexander was born on 28 Sep 1885 in Seward, Nebraska, United States, died on 30 May 1930 in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States at age 44, and was buried on 3 Jun 1930 in Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove, Madison, Nebraska, United States. The cause of his death was Heart attack resulting from ptomaine poisoning. Other names for Alexander were Alex Johnson and Alexander Johnson.

  Third Generation  

4. John Jacob Johnson,^{3 27 28 29} son of Lauritz Jørgensen ⁴³ and Anna Dorothea Caroline Caspersen,³ was born on 15 Aug 1854 in Bov (Bau), Aabenraa, Sønderjylland (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark, was christened on 27 Aug 1854 in Bov (Bau), Schlesvig, Denmark, died on 29 Sep 1929 in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States⁴⁴ at age 75, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa, United States.⁴⁵ Other names for John were George J. Johnson, J. J. Johnson, and Jorgen Jacob Jorgensen.

Birth Notes: 1900 Census has John J Johnson and his parents born in Germany. Mary reported born in Denmark. Census has born August 1844, which differs from the obituary. His obituary has his birthdate as 15 August 1854. Mark Johnson has a source with 27 August 1854. It is my guess that 27 August 1854 was the date of his christening.

Obituary says "Bau, Denmark," but there is no such place. However, "Bau" is the German for Bov in Sonderjylland (South Jutland) county on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The main town is Padborg. Since Bau/Bov was held by Germany from 1864 to 1920, that explains the discrepancy. Bov was Danish at the time John Jacob was born.

The city of Bov (German Bau) in the area of Flensborg in Denmark was the site of the Battle of Bov, which began the First Schleswig War on 9 April 1848. Schleswig-Holstein was trying to separate from Denmark. Danish troops defeated a combined force of German, Austrian and Prussian troops. The First Schleswig War lasted from 1848 through 1851, resulting in a Danish victory. The Second Schleswig War erupted on 1 February 1864, when Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig. That war ended on 30 October 1864, when Denmark ceded the duchies of Schleswig, Holstein and Saxe-Lauenburg to Prussia and Austria. The Schleswig Plebiscites in 1919 and 1920 resulted in the return of the Aabenraa district to Denmark.

Death Notes: Died in St Marys Hospital in Fort Dodge. His residence was in Paton, Iowa. He was a retired farmer at the time of his death. The handwritten notes on his death certificate are difficult to decipher. The best guess is that he was in the hospital from 25 Sept 1929 to 29 Sept 1929, with death about 8:50 p.m. Exploratory surgery had been conducted on 28 Sept 1929. The immediate cause of death was shock due to surgery after attempting relief from an obstruction having to do with his liver (?). A contributory cause was "carcinonotisis."

His death certificate gives his parents' names as Lauretz Johnson (b. Denmark) and Carloine Casperson (b. Germany). The informant was Wm. J. Johnson [his son] of Plover, Ia.

Burial Notes: From FindAGrave.com:
John immigrated in 1881 from Germany or Denmark. He married Mary in 1884 probably in Illinois where Lena was born. In 1900 they were the parents of 7 children, all living: Lena, Alexander, Hannah, William, Charlie, Minnie, and Mary.

General Notes: Grandson DeWayne B. Johnson wrote about his grandfather Johnson thus on 8/17/1986:

"I have a darker image of my father's father [than his memory of his Talbot grandparents], both dark and dim. He died when I was 9 [in 1929] but I truly can't say I remember him remotely well. Grandmother Johnson was a sterner figure, in my memory, than Grandmother Talbot. I feel now that what I did as a boy often seemed to displease her. I know I was supposed to care for her but I am not at all sure that I did.

"As with Grandparents Talbot, we also visited those grandparents but I cannot conjure up a good image of their home except for a romanticized notion of Tiffany-type lamps; etched-glass front, side and back doors; screened porch for summertime sleeping and that's about it."

Research Notes: Eldest son of Laurtiz and Caroline Johnson.

The Iowa marriage record for Minnie Johnson and Daniel Urquhart at FamilySearch.org gives Minnie's father as George Johnson (mother Mary Johnson). Although J. J. Johnson's obituary gives his name as J. J. Johnson, and family records have John Jacob Johnson, other sources indicate that he was also known as George J. Johnson. His obituary has John J. Johnson. He appeared as John J. Johnson in the 1910 Census.

Mark Johnson's research has found his name as Jorgen Jacob Jorgensen (Possiblly after Lauritz's and Caroline's fathers). Birth records list J.J.'s father as Lauritz Jorgensen, born Denmark. Mother listed as Anna Dorothea Caroline Caspersen, born Denmark.
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Obituary <Fort Dodge or Paton, Iowa> reads:
Obituary of John J. Johnson

John Jacob Johnson was the eldest son of Lauritz and Caroline Johnson and was born in Bau, Denmark on August 15, 1854, and passed away at the Mercy hospital in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Sept. 29, 1929, at the age of 75 years, 1 month and 15 days.

He was ill at his home in Paton for six weeks when his condition became such that it was necessary to take him to the hospital for special treatment, but little could be done to relieve him.

The funeral services were held at Humboldt last Thursday afternoon. Many from West Bend and Rodman were in attendance.

He was confirmed in the Danish Luthern faith at 16 years of age. In 1881 he came to America with his parents, who settled near Gilmore City, Ill. The following year he became a citizen of the United States.

At the age of thirty years he was married to Mary Johnson on Dec. 22, 1883. To this union ten children were born, all living with the exception of two who passed away in infancy.

He farmed for a number of years in Nebraska and in 1897 came to Iowa where he farmed at West Bend and Rodman. In 1912 he retired and moved to Rodman, later moving to California. Five years ago Mr. and Mrs. Johnson came to Paton, Iowa, where they have since made their home with their daughter, Mrs. O. E. Pearson. He was devoted to his family always thinking of their welfare. He was temperate in his habits and a good example to his family and to those about him. There remains to mour his loss his loving wife and eight devoted children; also six brothers and four sisters and thirteen grandchildren. The children are: John C. Johnson, Chas. J. Johnson, Mrs. Hannah Shriner, all of Long Beach, Cal.; Alex L. Johnson, Newman Grove, Nebr.; Caroline K. Klinge, Curlew, Iowa; Mrs. Minnie Urquhart, Rodman; Wm. J. Johnson, Plover; and Mrs. Mary Pearson, Paton, Iowa.

And now the time has come when hosts of friends far and near have been called upon to part with an esteemed friend and a loving husband and father.

Although the parting has come he has left us with an assurance that he has faith in us in whom he has believed and trusted that we will carry on to successful completion the work he has been forced to leave unfinished. The thought of him watching us from the ramparts of heaven should be an inspiration to us as friends and relatives to carry on reverently and sincerely and to make the outstanding characteristics of his life, which were faith in all things good, honesty and punctuality in all his walks of life and then his benediction will be: "All things whatsoever you would that men should do unto you do ye even so to them."

Medical Notes: From Obituary in newspaper: "He was ill at his home in Paton for six weeks when his condition became such that it was necessary to take him to the hospital for special treatment, but little could be done to relieve him."

Noted events in his life were:

• Religion: Lutheran.

• Alt. Birth: 30 Aug 1854.

• Confirmation: Confirmed in Danish Lutheran faith, 1870, Denmark.

• Emigration: Emigrated from Denmark to United States, 1881, Illinois, United States.

• Moved: After marriage, farmed in Nebraska, Abt 1884, Wauneta, Nebraska, United States.

• Moved: Moved to farm in West Bend, Iowa, 1897, West Bend, Kossuth Co., Iowa, United States.

• Moved: to farm in Rodman, Iowa, Abt 1900, Rodman, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.

• Census: U.S., 8 Jun 1900, Fern Valley, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States. ³²

• Residence: 8 Jun 1900, Rodman, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.

• Citizenship: Became a United States citizen, 1902, <IIowa>, United States.

• Census: U.S., 12 Apr 1910, Garfield, Kossuth, Iowa, United States. ⁴⁶

• Retirement: Retired and moved to Rodman, Iowa, 1912, Rodman, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.

• Moved: Moved to California, Abt 1918, California, United States.

• Census: U.S., 26 Jan 1920, Rodman, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States. ⁴⁷

• Moved: Moved to Paton, Iowa, to live with daughter Marie & husband, 1924, Paton, Greene, Iowa, United States.

John married Bodil Marie Jensen ^{3 30 31} on 22 Dec 1883 in <Wauneta>, Nebraska, United States. Bodil was born on 5 Mar 1854 in Asaae Bye, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark, was christened on 28 Mar 1854 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark,^{48 49} died on 11 Aug 1937 in <Paton, Greene, Iowa>, United States at age 83, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa, United States.⁵⁰ Other names for Bodil were Marie Jensen, Marie B. Jensen, Mary B. Jensen, and Mary Jensen Johnson.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  John Chris Johnson was born on 26 Dec 1880 in Gibson City, Ford, Illinois, United States⁵¹ and died on 25 Feb 1955 in Los Angeles, California, United States⁵² at age 74. Another name for John was Jack Johnson. John married Ethel Venita Allen ⁵³ in 1907 in <York>, Nebraska, United States. Ethel was born in Nebraska, United States and died after 1973.

         ii.  Caroline Katherine Johnson was born on 4 Sep 1884 in Illinois, United States, died in 1980 in <Iowa>, United States at age 96, and was buried in Rush Lake Cemetery, Curlew, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.⁵⁴ Other names for Caroline were Caroline Catherine Johnson, Lena K. Johnson, Mrs. Caroline "Lena" Klinge, and Mrs. Caroline "Lena" K. Speer. Caroline married Fred Ernest Klinge ⁵⁵ on 8 Jun 1904 in West Bend, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.⁵⁶ Fred was born about 6 Feb 1878 in Minnesota, United States, died on 18 Mar 1923 about age 45, and was buried in Rush Lake Cemetery, Curlew, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.⁵⁷ Caroline next married George A. Speer 1928 or 1929.

2       iii.  Alexander L Johnson (born on 28 Sep 1885 in Seward, Nebraska, United States - died on 30 May 1930 in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States). Alexander married Lula Mae Talbot,^{2 3 7 8} daughter of Absolom Owen Talbot Jr. ^{3 39 40} and Margaret Burrows,^{3 28 39 41} on 14 Feb 1912 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States. Lula was born on 30 Aug 1892 in Stromsburg, Polk, Nebraska, United States, died on 29 Jun 1942 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States³⁴ at age 49, and was buried on 2 Jul 1942 in Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States. The cause of her death was Starvation diet. Another name for Lula was Lulu M. Talbot.

         iv.  Hannah Johnson was born on 13 Sep 1887 in Nebraska, United States, died in 1962 in <Rolfe, Pocahontas, Iowa>, United States at age 75, and was buried in Clinton-Garfield Cemetery, Rolfe, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States.⁵⁸ Another name for Hannah was Mrs. Hannah Shriner. Hannah married Grover Sidney Shriner, son of < > Shriner, on 14 Oct 1903. Grover was born on 16 Jan 1885 in Iowa, United States, died in Jun 1968 in Rolfe, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States⁵⁹ at age 83, and was buried in Clinton-Garfield Cemetery, Rolfe, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States.⁶⁰

          v.  William J. Johnson was born on 19 Nov 1889 in Nebraska, United States. Another name for William was Bill Johnson. William married Iva Mary Emerson, daughter of < > Emerson, on 9 Jun 1915. Iva was born <1891> in Iowa, United States.

         vi.  Charles J. Johnson was born on 6 Oct 1891 in Seward, Nebraska, United States, died <1966> at age 75, and was buried in <Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena>, Los Angeles, California, United States.⁶¹ Another name for Charles was Charlie Johnson. Charles married Ruth Amelia Pendleton Miller,^{62 63} daughter of David N. Miller ^{62 65} and Carlotta L. Johnson,^{62 65} on 16 Jun 1920 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States.⁶⁴ Ruth was born on 27 Oct 1891 in Cottonwood, Minnesota, United States.⁶⁶

        vii.  Minnie A. Johnson was born on 26 Oct 1894 in Friend, Saline, Nebraska, United States, died on 26 Jan 1992 in <Iowa>, United States⁶⁷ at age 97, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rodman, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.⁶⁸ Another name for Minnie was Mrs. Minnie Urquhart. Minnie married Daniel T. Urquhart,⁶⁹ son of David Urquhart ⁶⁹ and Elizabeth Templeton,⁶⁹ on 23 Feb 1921 in Ft. Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States.⁷⁰ Daniel was born in 1875 in Ayrshire, Scotland, died in 1962 at age 87, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rodman, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.⁷¹ Other names for Daniel were Dan T. Urquhart and Daniel L. Urquhart.

       viii.  Marie Baird Johnson was born on 18 Sep 1896 in Cordova, Seward, Nebraska, United States and died before 25 Mar 1970. Another name for Marie was Mary Johnson. Marie married Oscar Edward Pearson,⁷² son of Nels A. Pearson ⁷² and Mary Louise Wilson,⁷² on 19 Dec 1917 in Palo Alto, Iowa, United States. Oscar was born about 1888 in Denver, (Denver), Colorado, United States.

         ix.  George Othmar Johnson was born on 6 Sep 1901, died on 13 Sep 1901, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rodman, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.

5. Bodil Marie Jensen,^{3 30 31} daughter of Jens Christian Jensen ^{3 28 73 74} and Ane Cathrine Hansdatter,^{3 75} was born on 5 Mar 1854 in Asaae Bye, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark, was christened on 28 Mar 1854 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark,^{48 49} died on 11 Aug 1937 in <Paton, Greene, Iowa>, United States at age 83, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa, United States.⁵⁰ Other names for Bodil were Marie Jensen, Marie B. Jensen, Mary B. Jensen, and Mary Jensen Johnson.

Christening Notes: Bodil Marie was first baptized at home on 9 Mar 1854 and then at Dronninglund Kirke on 28 Mar 1854. Godparents: Madam Wissing of Asaa, girl Dorthe Marie Andersen <of Asaa>, bachelor Christen Larsen, Beenholt, Jens Chr. Christensen oorf and farmer Niels Chr. Hansen of Asaa.

General Notes: Grandson DeWayne B. Johnson wrote about his grandmother Mary B. Jensen Johnson thus on 8/17/1986:

"I have a darker image of my father's father [than his memory of his Talbot grandparents], both dark and dim. He died when I was 9 but I truly can't say I remember him remotely well. Grandmother Johnson was a sterner figure, in my memory, than Grandmother Talbot. I feel now that what I did as a boy often seemed to displease her. I know I was supposed to care for her but I am not at all sure that I did.

"As with Grandparents Talbot, we also visited those grandparents but I cannot conjure up a good image of their home except for a romanticized notion of Tiffany=-type lamps; etched-glass front, side and back doors; screened porch for summertime sleeping and that's about it."

Noted events in her life were:

• Religion: Lutheran.

• Census: Denmark, 1 Feb 1860, <Asaa, Dronninglund Sogn>, (Broenderslev-Dronninglund), Nordjyllands, Denmark. ⁷⁶ (Household Member)

• Moved: Moved to Hov in Hals parish, Denmark, 1866 or 1867, Hov (Hou), Hals Sogn, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark.

• Emigration: Emigrated to United States from Denmark, 1881.

• x: ²⁹

• Census: U.S., 8 Jun 1900, Fern Valley, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States. ³² (Household Member)

• Census: U.S., 12 Apr 1910, Garfield, Kossuth, Iowa, United States. ⁴⁶ (Household Member)

• Census: U.S., 1910, Garfield, Kossuth, Iowa, United States. ⁷⁷

• Census: U.S., 1920, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States. ⁷⁸

• Census: U.S., 26 Jan 1920, Rodman, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States. ⁴⁷ (Household Member)

Bodil married John Jacob Johnson ^{3 27 28 29} on 22 Dec 1883 in <Wauneta>, Nebraska, United States. John was born on 15 Aug 1854 in Bov (Bau), Aabenraa, Sønderjylland (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark, was christened on 27 Aug 1854 in Bov (Bau), Schlesvig, Denmark, died on 29 Sep 1929 in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States⁴⁴ at age 75, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa, United States.⁴⁵ Other names for John were George J. Johnson, J. J. Johnson, and Jorgen Jacob Jorgensen.

Bodil next married someone.

6. Absolom Owen Talbot Jr.,^{3 39 40} son of Absolom Owen Talbot ^{41 79 80} and Gooly Elmus Biddle,^{41 79 81} was born on 28 Jan 1852 in Washington, Ohio, United States, died on 2 Mar 1925 in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States at age 73, and was buried on 5 Mar 1925 in Polk Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, United States.^{82 83} Other names for Absolom were Absalam Owen Talbot Jr and Absolem O. Talbot.

Burial Notes: Talbot, Absolom 0., b1-28-1852; d3-2-1925

General Notes: Genevieve Talbot Shannon wrote in a letter 6/11/1975:
"I... know that Absalom Owen Talbot came to Nebr. from Ill. with a wagon, a team, a cow, his wife and two children. I am continually amazed at the courage of the pioneers who settled the west."

Research Notes: 1880 US Census - Duncan, Mercer, Illinois:
Absalam Talbot
Born 1852 in Ohio
Farmer
Married, White
Father born Ohio
Mother born Virginia

Noted events in his life were:

• Moved: Moved from Ohio to Mercer Co., Illinois, Unknown, Mercer County, Illinois, United States.

• Census: 1880, Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

• Occupation: Farmer, 1880, Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

• Census: 12 Jun 1900, Pleasant Home Precinct, Polk, Nebraska, United States. ⁸⁴

• Occupation: farmer, 1900, Polk, Nebraska, United States.

Absolom married Margaret Burrows ^{3 28 39 41} on 4 Jul 1875. Margaret was born on 8 Nov 1857 in Illinois, United States, died on 10 Dec 1935 in Polk Co., Nebraska, United States at age 78, and was buried in Polk Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, United States.^{85 86} Other names for Margaret were Maggie Burrows and Burrows Marguerette.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Charles F. Talbot was born on 21 Jan 1877, died on 7 Jun 1903 in Polk Co., Nebraska, United States at age 26, and was buried in Polk Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, United States.⁸⁵ Another name for Charles was Charlie Talbot.

         ii.  Lena Edith Talbot was born on 22 Feb 1879 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States, died on 1 Feb 1956 in Osceola, Polk, Nebraska, United States at age 76, and was buried in Polk Co. Cemetery, Polk Co., Nebraska, United States. Lena married William E. Green on 22 Jan 1896 in Stromsburg, Polk, Nebraska, United States.⁸⁷ William was born about 1875. Another name for William was Will E. Green.

        iii.  George M. Talbot was born on 26 Aug 1881 in <Illinois or Iowa, > United States, died on 6 Jun 1943 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States at age 61, and was buried in Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States. George married Francis Burton Griggs.,^{88 89} daughter of Charles Griggs. Francis was born about 1889 in <Oberlin, Decatur, Kansas, or Iowa> United States. Other names for Francis were Fannie B. Griggs, Fanny Burton Griggs, and Fanny Talbot.

         iv.  Maude Talbot was born in Aug 1884 in Iowa, United States. Another name for Maude was Maud M. Talbot. Maude married Bud E. Mulholland ^{28 41} in 1909. Bud was born in 1884 in Nebraska, United States.

          v.  Kenneth W. Talbot was born on 28 Jan 1887 in Illinois, United States and died in Dec 1966 in <Montana, United States> at age 79. Kenneth married Flora Miller. Flora was born about 1883 in Nebraska, United States. Kenneth next married Ethel.²⁸ Ethel died after 2 Jun 1975.

         vi.  Freeman C. Talbot was born on 3 Jun 1889 in Nebraska, United States and died in Oct 1962 at age 73. Freeman married Leo Hazel Eyestone,⁶² daughter of Harmon Alexander Eyestone ^{62 91} and Amanda Melvina Lucas,^{62 92} on 22 Mar 1911. Leo was born on 10 Mar 1891 in Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, United States and died on 25 Apr 1989 at age 98.

3       vii.  Lula Mae Talbot (born on 30 Aug 1892 in Stromsburg, Polk, Nebraska, United States - died on 29 Jun 1942 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States). Lula married Alexander L Johnson,^{2 3 4 5 6} son of John Jacob Johnson ^{3 27 28 29} and Bodil Marie Jensen,^{3 30 31} on 14 Feb 1912 in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States. Alexander was born on 28 Sep 1885 in Seward, Nebraska, United States, died on 30 May 1930 in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States at age 44, and was buried on 3 Jun 1930 in Hope Cemetery, Newman Grove, Madison, Nebraska, United States. The cause of his death was Heart attack resulting from ptomaine poisoning. Other names for Alexander were Alex Johnson and Alexander Johnson.

       viii.  Ralph Waldo Talbot was born on 20 Sep 1895 in Polk, Nebraska, United States and died in May 1983 in Oxnard, Ventura, California, United States at age 87. Ralph married Marie Margaret Stack.²⁸ Marie was born about 1935 in Nebraska, United States.

         ix.  Merton Everett Talbot was born on 12 Feb 1901, died on 8 Jan 1909 at age 7, and was buried in Polk Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, United States.⁸⁵

7. Margaret Burrows,^{3 28 39 41} daughter of John Burrows ^{93 94} and Martha Downey,^{93 95} was born on 8 Nov 1857 in Illinois, United States, died on 10 Dec 1935 in Polk Co., Nebraska, United States at age 78, and was buried in Polk Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, United States.^{85 86} Other names for Margaret were Maggie Burrows and Burrows Marguerette.

Burial Notes: Talbot, Margaret B., b11-8-1857; d12-10-1935

General Notes: Note from DeWayne B. Johnson on family tree from around 1998:
"(DBJ's sister, Dorothy Peters, was under the impression that Margaret was a cousin of Samuel Clemens' [Mark Twain's mother or one of his sisters.]

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Grandson DeWayne B. Johnson wrote about Grandmother Talbot (Margaret Burrows Talbot) thus on 8/17/1986:

"My vague recollection, substantiated by I know not what, is that on one occasion when my family was visiting the ranch [in North Platte, Nebraska] Grandmother Talbot and I got mired in quick sand and she held me aloft as we sank into the gooey substance. needless to say, we were rescued, or I wouldn't be able to write this way to you today.

"Folklore has it also that she was gifted by remarkable superhuman strength on an occasion when a wagon collapsed on one of her sons and she lifted the entire load by the wagon axle until he could be pulled free. An impossible task under ordinary circumstances.

"I remember the smells of her farm kitchen and helping with the churning of butter. We trimmed the wicks of the kerosene lanterns. A small kitchen garden seemed always to be producing some good things to eat. I don't remember her passing."
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Research Notes: From FamilySearch.org
1880 U.S. census, born in Illinois; parents born in Ireland.

Based on that 1880 information, she is probably the 12-year-old Margaret Burrows who is in the 1870 census in Duncan, Mercer, Illinois with her parents and siblings. If that is the case, her parents were John and Martha Burrows, both born in Ireland.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: 7 Jun 1870, Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

• Census: 1880, Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

• Census: 12 Jun 1900, Pleasant Home Precinct, Polk, Nebraska, United States.

Margaret married Absolom Owen Talbot Jr. ^{3 39 40} on 4 Jul 1875. Absolom was born on 28 Jan 1852 in Washington, Ohio, United States, died on 2 Mar 1925 in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States at age 73, and was buried on 5 Mar 1925 in Polk Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, United States.^{82 83} Other names for Absolom were Absalam Owen Talbot Jr and Absolem O. Talbot.

  Fourth Generation  

8. Lauritz Jørgensen,⁴³ son of Jørgen Christensen ⁹⁶ and Helene Nissen,^{97 98} was born about Jun 1831, was christened on 26 Jun 1831,⁹⁹ and died bef <1900>. Other names for Lauritz were Lauretz Johnson, Lauritz Johnson, and¹⁰⁰ Louis Johnson.

Research Notes: Name Lauritz Johnson from published obituary of John J. Johnson d. 1929. First and last name may not have been Lauritz Johnson originally. Some family oral traditions hold that the name was originally Jorgensen. The death certificate of his son J. J. Johnson gives his name, probably provided by his grandson William J. Johnson, as "Lauretz Johnson."

Mark Johnson (May 2012) has a good amount of information about the family of a Lauritz and Caroline Johnson, who lived in Gibson City, Illinois after immigrating to the United States in 1880. It is likely that those persons are this same family. That family was from Schleswig-Holstein, which makes sense, as there is some confusion about Denmark vs. Germany, and the town of Bov (Bau) in which John J. Johnson was born is in Schleswig, which changed hands over the years. The 1910 U.S. census shows J. J. Johnson immigrating in 1881.

U.S. Census records indicate that Lauritz and Caroline had 12 children.
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Parents of a Lauritz Jorgensen baptized on 26 Jun 1831 in Svenstrup were Jorgen Christensen and Helene Nissen.

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Denmark Burials, 1640-1917 (FamilySearch.org) yields another, yet less likely, possibility:
Lauritz Johann Johannsen
b.
d. 7 Jan 1870 in Ketting, Sonderborg, Denmark
Buried 13 Jan 1870
Father Gustav Johann Johannsen
Mother Anne Larsdatter/Larsdotter

Noted events in his life were:

• Emigrated: from Denmark to the United States, 1881, <Illinois>, United States.

Lauritz married Anna Dorothea Caroline Caspersen ³ on 28 May 1854 in Bov, Åbenrå, Sønderjylland, Denmark.¹⁰¹ Anna was born <Jul 1835> in <Holstein>, Germany <Denmark>, was christened on 9 Aug 1835 in Bov (Bau), Schlesvig, Denmark,¹⁰² and died aft <1910> in <Humboldt, Iowa>, United States. Other names for Anna were Caroline <Casper>, Caroline Casperson, Caroline Caspison, Caroline Cosparsen, Caroline Kasperson, and Caroline Kepperson.

Marriage Notes: Mark Johnson has found evidence that Anna Dorothea Caroline Caspersen, born July 1835, christened 9 Aug 1835 in Bov, Flensborg, Schlesvig, Denmark, married Lauritz Jorgensen, b. 1831, on 28 May 1854 in Bov, Schlesvig, Denmark. We are making the assumption that this is the same couple.

Children from this marriage were:

4         i.  John Jacob Johnson (born on 15 Aug 1854 in Bov (Bau), Aabenraa, Sønderjylland (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark - died on 29 Sep 1929 in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States). John married Bodil Marie Jensen,^{3 30 31} daughter of Jens Christian Jensen ^{3 28 73 74} and Ane Cathrine Hansdatter,^{3 75} on 22 Dec 1883 in <Wauneta>, Nebraska, United States. Bodil was born on 5 Mar 1854 in Asaae Bye, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark, was christened on 28 Mar 1854 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark,^{48 49} died on 11 Aug 1937 in <Paton, Greene, Iowa>, United States at age 83, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa, United States.⁵⁰ Other names for Bodil were Marie Jensen, Marie B. Jensen, Mary B. Jensen, and Mary Jensen Johnson.

         ii.  Caroline W. Johnson was born <1857> and died on 28 Jul 1940 in Illinois, United States at age 83. Caroline married John Hansen.⁹⁶

        iii.  Wilhelm Lauritz Jorgensen was born in <Denmark> and died on 13 Jan 1866 in Tonder, Denmark.

         iv.  John Johnson was born on 22 Oct 1862 in <Denmark>, died on 12 Apr 1933 in Drummer, Ford, Illinois, United States at age 70, and was buried in Gibson City, Ford, Illinois, United States. Another name for John was Johon Johnson. John married Christine Morrison ⁹⁶ on 20 Jan 1888 in Paxton, Ford, Illinois, United States.

          v.  Anna Maria Helena Jorgensen

         vi.  Cherst Johnson was born in 1867 in Denmark. Cherst married Anna Mason ⁹⁶ on 22 Dec 1892 in Wilbur, Nebraska, United States. Anna was born <1873>.

        vii.  Andrew C. Johnson was born <1870> in Denmark. Andrew married Feine Krohn ⁹⁶ on 28 Jan 1912 in Iowa, United States.

       viii.  Matilda C. Johnson was born on 21 Apr 1871 in <Taglesbraw>, Denmark, died on 31 Aug 1938 in Gibson City, Ford, Illinois, United States at age 67, and was buried in Gibson City, Ford, Illinois, United States. Another name for Matilda was Matilda Jensen. Matilda married Chris C. Johnson.⁹⁷ Chris was born 1865 or 1866, died in 1901 at age 36, and was buried in Gibson City, Ford, Illinois, United States.

         ix.  Lena Margaret Johnson was born on 12 Apr 1874 in Denmark, died on 2 Nov 1934 in <Corvallis>, Benton, Oregon, United States¹⁰³ at age 60, and was buried on 5 Nov 1934 in Odd Fellows Cemetery, <Corvallis>, Benton, Oregon, United States. Lena married H. C. Hansen in Apr 1892 in Stewart, Nebraska, United States.

          x.  Louis L. Johnson was born on 12 Sep 1875 in Schlesvig, Denmark, was christened <12 Oct 1875>, and died on 14 Oct 1958 in New Jersey, United States at age 83. Louis married Anna Walters,⁹⁷ daughter of Fred Walters ¹⁰⁴ and Dora Winakee,¹⁰⁴ on 15 Nov 1899 in Illinois, United States.^{96 104} Another name for Anna was Ann Walters.

9. Anna Dorothea Caroline Caspersen,³ daughter of Johann Jacob Caspersen ^{101 105} and Carolina Wilhelmine Beck,^{101 106} was born <Jul 1835> in <Holstein>, Germany <Denmark>, was christened on 9 Aug 1835 in Bov (Bau), Schlesvig, Denmark,¹⁰² and died aft <1910> in <Humboldt, Iowa>, United States. Other names for Anna were Caroline <Casper>, Caroline Casperson, Caroline Caspison, Caroline Cosparsen, Caroline Kasperson, and Caroline Kepperson.

Death Notes: A Caroline Johnson was living with her daughter Lena (Johnson) Hanson in Humboldt, Iowa, in 1910. That is quite likely this Caroline.

Research Notes: Family records of DeWayne B. Johnson have only the name Caroline, with her birthplace as Germany.

Mark Johnson (May 2012) has a good amount of information about the family of Lauritz and Caroline Johnson, who lived in Gibson City, Illinois after immigrating to the United States in 1880. It is likely that those persons are this same family. That family was from Schleswig-Holstein.Census records indicate that they had 12 children.

Noted events in her life were:

• Emigrated: from Denmark to the United States, 1881, <Illinois>, United States. (Witness)

• Census: U.S., 1910, Humboldt, Iowa, United States. ¹⁰⁸

Anna married Lauritz Jørgensen ⁴³ on 28 May 1854 in Bov, Åbenrå, Sønderjylland, Denmark.¹⁰¹ Lauritz was born about Jun 1831, was christened on 26 Jun 1831,⁹⁹ and died bef <1900>. Other names for Lauritz were Lauretz Johnson, Lauritz Johnson, and¹⁰⁰ Louis Johnson.

10. Jens Christian Jensen,^{3 28 73 74} son of Jens Jensen Fjeldrad and Johanne Marie Christensdatter,¹⁰⁹ was born on 11 Apr 1822 in Ørsø, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark,¹¹⁰ was christened on 12 Apr 1822 in Ørsø, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark,¹¹¹ died on 21 Feb 1876 in <Hov>, Hals Sogn, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark¹¹² at age 53, and was buried on 29 Feb 1876 in <Hals Kirkegaard, Hals>, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark. Another name for Jens was Jens Christian Jensen Ørsøe.

Christening Notes: Jens Chr. born the 11 apr., 1822, baptized at home the 12 Apr., son of Jens Jensen Fjelrad ejer (owner) of Kobber Vandmølle (Water-mill) and wife Johanne Marie Christensdatter, Ørsøe - Godfathers and - mothers: Anne Christensdatter Tveddegaard, Johanne Marie Poulsdatter, Ørsøe, Christen Mikkelsen, Store Fælden, Jens Christian Mikkelsens datter, Ørsøe og Knud Christensen, Ørsøe Mølle.

Death Notes: A translation of the death notice from his widow Ane Cathrine published in the Aalborg Stiftstidende on 24 and 25 February 1876:
Announcement
That my dear, loved husband, my 11 children loved father (the loved father of my 11 children), Dannebrogsmand Jens Christian Jensen, is passed away the 21 Feb. Announced herewith of his deep bereaved widow and children. - The funeral will take place from the home Tuesday the 29 Feb. at 1o'clock.
Hou Skov (Wood), the 22 Feb. 1876
Ane Cathrine Jensen,
Born Hansen

Burial Notes: It is the opinion of Finn H. Thomsen that Jens Christian was buried in the Hals Church cemetery.

Research Notes: From Donald M. Johnson's letter 23 July 1972 to his sister Alice (Johnson) Hickerson:
Dronninglund Church (old castle church) records for 1851 contain: "Married on June 20, 1851, at three o'clock, the bachelor Jens Christian Jensen of Dorf, 29 years, and the girl, Ane Cathrine Hansdatter of Asaa, 21 years. Sponsors: Lars Sorensen and Lars Peter Nielsen of Asaa." Records exist showing that family bought a house (No. 4 f of Hou) at Hou, Hals Parish, Kjaer District, on June 11, 1866. Hou and Hov are the same place.
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Note: In 2011, the current researcher inadvertently misidentified Jens Christian Jensen as the man of the same name born on 21 Oct 1821 in Bolle, christened on 28 Oct 1821. That Jens Christian's parents were Jens Hansen Smed and Christiane Jensdatter. Please do not make that same mistake.

Subsequently, in 2017, Mr. Thomsen mistakenly identified his parents as Jens Jensen and Mette Nielsdatter, with a birthdate and place for Jens Christian of 23 Dec 1821 in Asaa. A rough translation of notes provided by Finn H. Thomsen on 24 Sep 2017:
"1821 - Born the 23 Dec. in Asaae Bye [Asaa town], Dronninglund parish, baptized the same day 23 Dec., son of lodger Jens Jensen and Mette Nielsdatter. Godparents: Anna Larsdatter from the farm "Knirren" in West Melholt, Johanne Marie Pousdatter, Ørsøe, Hans Rasmussen, Godiks Pedersen from Ørsøe and Mads Jensen from Skrydsholt." Mr. Thomsen obtained this information from the Dunninglund church records for 1813-1829, bulletin 105. This, however, is also a different person.

Mr. Thomsen's further research in 2017 revealed that our family's Jen Christian Jensen, Dannesbrogsmand (see the death announcement by his widow), was born 11 Apr 1822 in Ørsø, as is presented here. The deciding element was the fact that Jens Christian was living in Dorf at the time of his marriage. Only one of the three candidates was in Dorf in 1851. In addition, that same man was honored with the title Dannesbrogsmand after his service in the war against Germany. His widow gave him that title in her published announcement of his death.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Denmark, 18 Feb 1834, Dronninglund Sogn, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark. (Household Member)

• Census: Denmark, 1840.

• Enlisted: Danish army, 11th Battalion, 1 Jun 1844, Denmark. ¹¹³

• Named: Dannebrogsmand, 6 Oct 1850, Denmark. ¹¹⁴

• House: Bought house No. 4 f, 11 Jun 1866, Hov (Hou), Hals Sogn, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark.

• Census: Denmark, 1 Feb 1860, <Asaa, Dronninglund Sogn>, (Broenderslev-Dronninglund), Nordjyllands, Denmark. ⁷⁶

• Census: Denmark, 1 Feb 1850, Dorf, Dronninglund, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Nordjylland, Denmark. ¹¹⁵ (Household Member)

• Bought: farm, land register 4F, from Ole Frederik Nielsen, 1 Mar 1867, Hou, Hals, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark. ¹¹⁶

• Census: Denmark, Feb 1870, Hals, Kaer, Ålborg, Denmark. ¹¹⁷

Jens married Ane Cathrine Hansdatter ^{3 75} on 20 Jun 1851 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark.¹¹⁸ Ane was born on 7 Jul 1831 in Høllet, Hals Sogn, Læso, Nordjylland, Denmark.¹¹⁹ Another name for Ane was Ane Cathrine Hansen.

Marriage Notes: Dronninglund Church (old castle church) records for 1851 contain: "Married on June 20, 1851, at three o'clock, the bachelor Jens Christian Jensen of Dorf, 29 years, and the girl, Ane Cathrine Hansdatter of Asaa, 21 years. Groomsmen: Lars Sorensen and Lars Peter Nielsen of Asaa." This record was found by Finn H. Thomsen (24 Sep 2017) and Donald M. Johnson (1972).

FamilySearch.org "Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916" has a marriage date of 20 May 1851 in Dronninglund, Hjørring, Denmark. ¹²⁰

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Christen Jensen was born on 9 Feb 1852 in Asaae, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark¹²¹ and was christened on 4 Apr 1852 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark.^{122 123} Another name for Christen was Chris Jensen.

5        ii.  Bodil Marie Jensen (born on 5 Mar 1854 in Asaae Bye, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark - died on 11 Aug 1937 in <Paton, Greene, Iowa>, United States). Bodil married John Jacob Johnson,^{3 27 28 29} son of Lauritz Jørgensen ⁴³ and Anna Dorothea Caroline Caspersen,³ on 22 Dec 1883 in <Wauneta>, Nebraska, United States. John was born on 15 Aug 1854 in Bov (Bau), Aabenraa, Sønderjylland (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark, was christened on 27 Aug 1854 in Bov (Bau), Schlesvig, Denmark, died on 29 Sep 1929 in Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States⁴⁴ at age 75, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa, United States.⁴⁵ Other names for John were George J. Johnson, J. J. Johnson, and Jorgen Jacob Jorgensen. Bodil next married someone.

        iii.  Caroline Jensen was born on 22 Jan 1856 in Asaae, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark¹²⁴ and was christened on 22 Jun 1856 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark.¹²⁵ Another name for Caroline was Line Jensen.

         iv.  Hans Jensen was born on 31 Jan 1858 in Asaae, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark¹²⁶ and was christened on 28 May 1858 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark. Another name for Hans was Hans Jorgensen.

          v.  Jens Møller Jensen was born on 21 Mar 1860 in Asaae, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark^{127 128} and was christened on 25 Mar 1860 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark. Another name for Jens was John Johnson.

         vi.  Lauritz Christian Jensen was born on 7 Apr 1863 in Asaae, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark¹²⁹ and was christened on 28 Nov 1863 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark.

        vii.  Mette Johanne Jensen was born <1866> in Asaae, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark and was christened on 2 Apr 1866 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark.

       viii.  Anton Martinus Jensen was born on 4 May 1867 in Hov Skov, Hals Sogn, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark¹³⁰ and was christened on 10 Nov 1867 in Hals Kirke, Hals, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark. Other names for Anton were Anthony Jensen and Anthony Johnson.

         ix.  Marinus Jensen was born on 15 Mar 1869 in Hov (Hou), Hals Sogn, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark¹³¹ and died on 11 Aug 1947 at age 78. Other names for Marinus were Marine Jensen and Marine Johnson. Marinus married someone.

          x.  Louise Jensen was born on 3 Aug 1871 in Hov (Hou), Hals Sogn, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark.¹³² Other names for Louise were Weesie Jensen and Mrs. Louise Peterson. Louise married Pete Petersen.

         xi.  Ane Christine Maria Jensen was born on 8 Dec 1873 in Hov (Hou), Hals Sogn, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark, died in 1950 in <Nebraska>, United States at age 77, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, Chase, Nebraska, United States.¹³³ Another name for Ane was Christine Jensen. Ane married Wallace Hartzer <1894>. Wallace was born in Mar 1862 in Iowa, United States, died in 1934 in <Nebraska>, United States at age 72, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta, Chase, Nebraska, United States.¹³⁴

11. Ane Cathrine Hansdatter,^{3 75} daughter of Hans Pedersen ³ and Mette Kirstine Christensdatter,³ was born on 7 Jul 1831 in Høllet, Hals Sogn, Læso, Nordjylland, Denmark.¹¹⁹ Another name for Ane was Ane Cathrine Hansen.

Noted events in her life were:

• Confirmation: 1845, Byrum Sogn, Læsø, Denmark. ¹³⁵

• Occupation: servant girl, 29 Mar 1850, Asaa, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark. ¹¹⁶

• Census: Denmark, 1 Feb 1860, <Asaa, Dronninglund Sogn>, (Broenderslev-Dronninglund), Nordjyllands, Denmark. ⁷⁶ (Household Member)

• Census: Denmark, Feb 1870, Hals, Kaer, Ålborg, Denmark. ¹¹⁷ (Household Member)

• Census: Denmark, Feb 1880, Hou, Hals, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark. ¹³⁶

• Emigrated: from Denmark, 1881, United States.

• Sold: the farm Hou Skov, land register 28a, to Jens Christian Pedersen Egholm, 1 Jul 1881, Hou, Hals, Kær, Ålborg, Denmark. ¹¹⁶

Ane married Jens Christian Jensen ^{3 28 73 74} on 20 Jun 1851 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark.¹¹⁸ Jens was born on 11 Apr 1822 in Ørsø, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark,¹¹⁰ was christened on 12 Apr 1822 in Ørsø, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark,¹¹¹ died on 21 Feb 1876 in <Hov>, Hals Sogn, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark¹¹² at age 53, and was buried on 29 Feb 1876 in <Hals Kirkegaard, Hals>, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark. Another name for Jens was Jens Christian Jensen Ørsøe.

12. Absolom Owen Talbot,^{41 79 80} son of Reverend Charles Wells Wesley Talbot and Eliza Smith McMunn,¹³⁷ was born on 24 Feb 1818 in Ohio, United States and died on 31 Aug 1884 at age 66. Other names for Absolom were Owen Talbot and Absalom Owen Talbott.¹³⁸

Birth Notes: FamilySearch.org (Rod Blackman) gives b. 17 Feb 1820, Ohio. A Rootsweb source gives 24 Feb 1818.

Place is from D.B. Johnson family archive (obituary of Jr.?), without birthdate, corroborated by 1850 Census.

Death Notes: Date from familysearch.org (Rod Blackman submitter), not corroberated by birthplace. Birthplace is from D.B. Johnson family archive (obituary of Jr.?), without birthdate or death date.

Research Notes: Absalom Sr.'s lineage is dependent upon data obtained from Rod Blackman via www.familysearch.org. If Rod's Absalom Owen Talbott is not this person, all that is from our own archives is that he was born in Ohio, nothing else. In addition, before Rod Blackman's data were added, we had no name for Talbot Sr.'s wife, just that she was born in Virginia.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: 1850, Grandview, Washington, Ohio, United States. ¹³⁹

Absolom married Gooly Elmus Biddle ^{41 79 81} on 1 May 1845. Gooly was born on 17 Jan 1818 in <Virginia or Ohio>, United States,¹⁴⁰ died on 23 Apr 1891 in Polk Co., Nebraska, United States at age 73, and was buried in Polk Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, United States.^{82 141} Another name for Gooly was Gooly Elmus Smith.

Marriage Notes: Marriage date is valid only if the correct Absalom Owen Talbot(t) has been identified in familysearch.org 9/4/06 (source Rod Blackman) & wife is, in fact, Gooly Smith.

Marriage date 24 Feb 1818 also found in RootsWeb (Mayfield Family)

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Charles Washington Talbot was born on 1 Mar 1850 in New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States, died on 16 Jul 1939 in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States at age 89, and was buried in Stromsburg Cemetery, Stromsburg, Polk, Nebraska.¹⁴² Charles married Charlotte Knerr,^{79 143} daughter of Frederick Knerr ¹⁴⁴ and Catherine Myers,¹⁴⁵ on 1 Oct 1882. Charlotte was born on 8 Jun 1854 in Jefferson, Iowa, United States, died on 2 Sep 1903 in Stromsburg, Polk, Nebraska, United States at age 49, and was buried in Stromsburg Cemetery, Stromsburg, Polk, Nebraska.¹⁴²

6        ii.  Absolom Owen Talbot Jr. (born on 28 Jan 1852 in Washington, Ohio, United States - died on 2 Mar 1925 in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States). Absolom married Margaret Burrows,^{3 28 39 41} daughter of John Burrows ^{93 94} and Martha Downey,^{93 95} on 4 Jul 1875. Margaret was born on 8 Nov 1857 in Illinois, United States, died on 10 Dec 1935 in Polk Co., Nebraska, United States at age 78, and was buried in Polk Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, United States.^{85 86} Other names for Margaret were Maggie Burrows and Burrows Marguerette.

        iii.  James Talbot

         iv.  John Talbot

          v.  Spencer Talbot was born on 17 Nov 1856, died on 27 Apr 1943 in <Stromsburg, Polk>, Nebraska, United States at age 86, and was buried in Stromsburg Cemetery, Stromsburg, Polk, Nebraska, United States.¹⁴²

13. Gooly Elmus Biddle ^{41 79 81} was born on 17 Jan 1818 in <Virginia or Ohio>, United States,¹⁴⁰ died on 23 Apr 1891 in Polk Co., Nebraska, United States at age 73, and was buried in Polk Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, United States.^{82 141} Another name for Gooly was Gooly Elmus Smith.

Birth Notes: In 1900 Census her son Absolom O. gave her birthplace as Ohio.

Burial Notes: Talbot, Gooly E., b1-17-1818; d4-23-1891

Research Notes: Absalom Sr.'s lineage is dependent upon data obtained from Rod Blackman via www.familysearch.org. If Rod's Absalom Owen Talbott is not this person, all that is from our own archives is that he was born in Ohio, nothing else. In addition, before Rod Blackman's data were added, we had no name for Talbot Sr.'s wife, just that she was born in Virginia. ("Gooly Smith" is from www.familysearch.org, Rod Blackman.) kjf

Gooly married Absolom Owen Talbot ^{41 79 80} on 1 May 1845. Absolom was born on 24 Feb 1818 in Ohio, United States and died on 31 Aug 1884 at age 66. Other names for Absolom were Owen Talbot and Absalom Owen Talbott.¹³⁸

14. John Burrows ^{93 94} was born about 1829 in Ireland, died on 12 Dec 1877 in <Illinois>, United States about age 48, and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

Birth Notes: Born in Ireland according to 1930 U.S. Census, where daughter Margaret was residing in the Ralph Talbot household.

Research Notes: From FindaGrave.com:
"From the 1870 census John Burrows was born about 1829 in Ireland and emigrated to the United States at age 19. A family letter indicates he was born in Scotland. After emigrating, John Burrows found employment as a farm hand with the Weyerhauser lumber people in Pennsylvania. It is there that he met his future wife, Martha Downey, who was working as a house maid for the same company. John and Martha were married in Philadelphia in 1854. They came west to Mercer County, Illinois while their son, Samuel, was just a babe.

Unto this union seven children were born: Samuel Frank; Margaret born about 1858; Martha about 1862; Jean or Jane about 1864; Andrew about 1868; Sophrenia born May 1870; and Leah Rebecca born December 16, 1872."

Noted events in his life were:

• Emigrated: from Ireland or Scotland to the United States, 1848.

• Settled: Abt 1856, Illinois, United States.

• Census: 1860, Mercer County, Illinois, United States.

• Census: 7 Jun 1870, Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

John married Martha Downey ^{93 95} in 1854 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Martha was born about 1830 in <Londonderry>, Ireland, died on 5 Jul 1912 in <Illinois>, United States about age 82, and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Samuel Frank Burrows was born on 5 Jul 1855 in Philadephia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, died on 2 Sep 1925 in Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, United States at age 70, and was buried on 4 Sep 1925 in Hamlet Cemetery, Hamlet, Mercer, Illinois, United States. Samuel married Abigail Minnette Burr,¹⁴⁶ daughter of Nelson Burr ¹⁴⁸ and Lydia Freeman Percival,¹⁴⁹ in 1879 in Rock Island, illinois, United States.¹⁴⁷ Abigail was born on 12 Oct 1850 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, died on 20 Nov 1922 in Mercer County, Illinois, United States at age 72, and was buried in Hamlet Cemetery, Hamlet, Mercer, Illinois, United States. Another name for Abigail was Abbie Minnette Burr.

7        ii.  Margaret Burrows (born on 8 Nov 1857 in Illinois, United States - died on 10 Dec 1935 in Polk Co., Nebraska, United States). Margaret married Absolom Owen Talbot Jr.,^{3 39 40} son of Absolom Owen Talbot ^{41 79 80} and Gooly Elmus Biddle,^{41 79 81} on 4 Jul 1875. Absolom was born on 28 Jan 1852 in Washington, Ohio, United States, died on 2 Mar 1925 in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States at age 73, and was buried on 5 Mar 1925 in Polk Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, United States.^{82 83} Other names for Absolom were Absalam Owen Talbot Jr and Absolem O. Talbot.

        iii.  Martha Burrows was born about 1862 in Illinois, United States.

         iv.  Jane Burrows was born about 1864 in Illinois, United States.

          v.  Andrew Burrows was born about 1868.

         vi.  Sophrenia Burrows was born in May 1870 in <Duncan, Mercer>, Illinois, United States.

        vii.  Leah Rebecca Burrows was born on 16 Dec 1872.

15. Martha Downey ^{93 95} was born about 1830 in <Londonderry>, Ireland, died on 5 Jul 1912 in <Illinois>, United States about age 82, and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

Research Notes: From FindaGrave.com:
"Martha Downey emigrated from Ireland to the United States in 1850 at the age of 19 according to the 1900 census. She met her future husband, John Burrows, while working as a house maid for the Weyerhauser lumber people. They were married in Philadelphia in 1854."

There are at least two individuals with the surname Downey in the Oak Ridge Cemetery (Mercer County, Illinois, who may be Martha's siblings. Possibilities include:
Andrew Downey b. March 1828, County Donegal, Ireland; d. 22 Dec. 1890 Illinois.
John Downey b. 17 Dec. 1836, Ireland; d. 4 Nov 1889, Illinois.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: 7 Jun 1870, Duncan, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

Martha married John Burrows ^{93 94} in 1854 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. John was born about 1829 in Ireland, died on 12 Dec 1877 in <Illinois>, United States about age 48, and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

  Fifth Generation  

16. Jørgen Christensen,⁹⁶ son of Christen Pedersen, was born <1800>. Other names for Jørgen were Jorgen Sorensen and Jorgen Christensen Sorensen.

Research Notes: Two children of Jorgen Christensen and Helene Nissen were born before their marriage date of 1830. There may have been two couples with the same names at the same approximate time and place.

His last name appear as either Christensen or Sorenson or both.

There is a baptism record for Anna Helena Jorgensen, 2 March 1828 in Svenstrup, Åbenrå-Sonderborg, Denmark with father Jorgen Chrestensen Sorensen and mother Helena Nissen, one for Maria Jorgensen 28 March 1834, same place, same parents, and another for Maren Jorgensen 12 Nov 1837, same place and parents. The dates and place appear to tie to Lauritz Jorgensen/Johnson, whose marriage record gives his father's name as "Jorgen Christensen Or Sorensen" with mother's name Helena.

A transcribed marriage record for Jørgen Christensen and Ellen Cathrine Nissen lists his father (Christen Pedersen) and has his age as 30.

Jørgen married Helene Nissen ^{97 98} on 27 Jun 1830 in Marstal, Svendborg, Denmark.⁹⁸ Helene was born <1803>. Another name for Helene was Ellen Cathrine Nissen.

Marriage Notes: Marriage date may have been 20 June 1830

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Anna Maria Jorgensen was born <1820>. Anna married Hans Thomsen ¹⁵⁰ on 12 Jul 1860 in Nordborg, Åbenrå (Åbenrå-Sonderborg), Denmark. Hans was born <1832>.

         ii.  Jorgen Jorgensen was christened on 26 Jan 1823 in Svenstrup, Åbenrå (Åbenrå-Sonderborg), Denmark.

        iii.  Matthis Christensen was christened on 25 Sep 1825 in Svenstrup, Åbenrå (Åbenrå-Sonderborg), Denmark.

         iv.  Anna Helena Jorgensen was christened on 2 Mar 1828 in Svenstrup, Åbenrå (Åbenrå-Sonderborg), Denmark.

8         v.  Lauritz Jørgensen (born about Jun 1831 - died bef <1900>). Lauritz married Anna Dorothea Caroline Caspersen,³ daughter of Johann Jacob Caspersen ^{101 105} and Carolina Wilhelmine Beck,^{101 106} on 28 May 1854 in Bov, Åbenrå, Sønderjylland, Denmark.¹⁰¹ Anna was born <Jul 1835> in <Holstein>, Germany <Denmark>, was christened on 9 Aug 1835 in Bov (Bau), Schlesvig, Denmark,¹⁰² and died aft <1910> in <Humboldt, Iowa>, United States. Other names for Anna were Caroline <Casper>, Caroline Casperson, Caroline Caspison, Caroline Cosparsen, Caroline Kasperson, and Caroline Kepperson.

         vi.  Maria Jorgensen was christened on 28 Mar 1834 in Svenstrup, Åbenrå (Åbenrå-Sonderborg), Denmark.

        vii.  Maren Jorgensen was christened on 12 Nov 1837 in Svenstrup, Åbenrå (Åbenrå-Sonderborg), Denmark. Another name for Maren was Maren Sorensen. Maren married Vilhelm Sivert Jacob Caspersen,¹⁵¹ son of Johann Jacob Caspersen ^{101 105} and Carolina Wilhelmine Beck,^{101 106} on 6 May 1860 in Svenstrup, Åbenrå (Åbenrå-Sonderborg), Denmark.¹⁵¹ Vilhelm was born <1833>. Another name for Vilhelm was Vilhelm Sivert Jacob Casspersen.

17. Helene Nissen,^{97 98} daughter of Nis < > and < > < >, was born <1803>. Another name for Helene was Ellen Cathrine Nissen.

Helene married Jørgen Christensen ⁹⁶ on 27 Jun 1830 in Marstal, Svendborg, Denmark.⁹⁸ Jørgen was born <1800>. Other names for Jørgen were Jorgen Sorensen and Jorgen Christensen Sorensen.

18. Johann Jacob Caspersen,^{101 105} son of Peter Caspersen ^{152 153} and Hedewig Petersen,^{152 153} was born in 1798 and died <3 May 1869> in <Bylderup, Tønder, Denmark>¹⁵² at age 71. Another name for Johann was Jorgen Jacob Caspersen.

Death Notes: Death date in doubt. There is a death record for Johann Jacob Caspersen at age 71 on 3 May 1869 in Bylderup, Tønder, Denmark, but his wife's name is given as Caroline Hedewig Beck. Other records have "our" Johann Jacob's wife as Caroline Wilhelmine Beck.

Research Notes: The transcribed death record gives his parents as Peter Caspersen and Hedewig Petersen. The only thing that throws this in doubt is Johann's wife's name, which is recorded as Caroline Hedewig Beck. Knowing how naming went in those days, however, it is possible that Caroline/Carolina had both Wilhelmine and Hedewig as middle names.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: goldmith(?).

Johann married Carolina Wilhelmine Beck ^{101 106} <18 Oct 1829> in <Bov (Bau), Åbenrå, Sønderjylland (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark>.¹⁰⁶

Marriage Notes: A marriage record for 18 Oct 1829 in Bov gives the bride's name simply as Caroline Beck. It also lists the grooms parents as Peter Caspersen and Hedewig Petersen. Those are the same parents who appear in the death record for a Johann Jacob Casperson on 3 May 1869. The death record give's Johann's wife's name as Caroline Hedewig Beck. That was certainly the wife from 18 Oct 1829 in Bov. Caroline/Carolina's middle name(s) then are in doubt. Did she have both Wilhelmine and Hedewig? Or was this Johann's wife an entirely different person?

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Marie Hedewig Caspersen was christened on 30 Dec 1829 in Tonder, Tonder, Denmark.¹⁵⁴ Marie married Christen Andresen,¹⁵⁵ son of Peter Andresen ¹⁵⁶ and Malene Matthiesen,¹⁵⁵ on 29 Nov 1855 in Bylderup, Tønder, Denmark.

         ii.  Andreas Anton Caspersen was born <1831>. Andreas married Anna Kiestina Andresen,¹⁵⁷ daughter of Nis Andersen ¹⁵⁷ and Anna Jessen,¹⁵⁷ on 17 Apr 1854 in Bov (Bau), Aabenraa, Sønderjylland (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark.¹⁵⁸ Anna was born <1822>.

        iii.  Vilhelm Sivert Jacob Caspersen was born <1833>. Another name for Vilhelm was Vilhelm Sivert Jacob Casspersen. Vilhelm married Maren Jorgensen,¹⁵⁹ daughter of Jørgen Christensen ⁹⁶ and Helene Nissen,^{97 98} on 6 May 1860 in Svenstrup, Åbenrå (Åbenrå-Sonderborg), Denmark.¹⁵¹ Maren was christened on 12 Nov 1837 in Svenstrup, Åbenrå (Åbenrå-Sonderborg), Denmark. Another name for Maren was Maren Sorensen.

9        iv.  Anna Dorothea Caroline Caspersen (born <Jul 1835> in <Holstein>, Germany <Denmark> - died aft <1910> in <Humboldt, Iowa>, United States). Anna married Lauritz Jørgensen,⁴³ son of Jørgen Christensen ⁹⁶ and Helene Nissen,^{97 98} on 28 May 1854 in Bov, Åbenrå, Sønderjylland, Denmark.¹⁰¹ Lauritz was born about Jun 1831, was christened on 26 Jun 1831,⁹⁹ and died bef <1900>. Other names for Lauritz were Lauretz Johnson, Lauritz Johnson, and¹⁰⁰ Louis Johnson.

          v.  Hans Ferdinand Caspersen was christened on 8 Apr 1838 in Bov (Bau), Aabenraa, Sønderjylland (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark.

         vi.  Amalia Wilhelmine Caspersen was christened on 11 Apr 1841 in Bov (Bau), Aabenraa, Sønderjylland (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark.

19. Carolina Wilhelmine Beck,^{101 106} daughter of Andreas Beck ¹⁰⁶ and Gerthro Johannsen,.¹⁵³

Research Notes: There is a death record for a Johann Jacob Caspersen on 3 May 1869 in Bylderup, Tønder, Denmark, but his wife's name is given as Caroline Hedewig Beck. He may have been a different person from Carolina's husband. However, if the name Hedewig can be verified, Johann's parents were Peter Caspersen and Hedewig Petersen. Caroline's name could have had both Wilhelmine and Hedewig in the middle. Were there two separate women?

If these Caroline/Carolina persons are verified as one and the same, then the marriage on 18 Oct 1829 in Bov and her parents Andreas Beck and Gerthro Johannsen are also verified.

Carolina married Johann Jacob Caspersen ^{101 105} <18 Oct 1829> in <Bov (Bau), Åbenrå, Sønderjylland (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark>.¹⁰⁶ Johann was born in 1798 and died <3 May 1869> in <Bylderup, Tønder, Denmark>¹⁵² at age 71. Another name for Johann was Jorgen Jacob Caspersen.

20. Jens Jensen Fjeldrad died before 1850.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: miller, 1822, Ørsø, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark. ¹⁰⁹

Jens married Johanne Marie Christensdatter.¹⁰⁹ Johanne was born about 1798.

Children from this marriage were:

10        i.  Jens Christian Jensen (born on 11 Apr 1822 in Ørsø, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark - died on 21 Feb 1876 in <Hov>, Hals Sogn, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark). Jens married Ane Cathrine Hansdatter,^{3 75} daughter of Hans Pedersen ³ and Mette Kirstine Christensdatter,³ on 20 Jun 1851 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark.¹¹⁸ Ane was born on 7 Jul 1831 in Høllet, Hals Sogn, Læso, Nordjylland, Denmark.¹¹⁹ Another name for Ane was Ane Cathrine Hansen.

         ii.  Karen Marie Christiansdatter was born about 1834.

21. Johanne Marie Christensdatter ¹⁰⁹ was born about 1798.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census: Denmark, 18 Feb 1834, Dronninglund Sogn, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark. (Household Member)

• Census: Denmark, 1 Feb 1850, Dorf, Dronninglund, Dronninglund, Hjørring, Nordjylland, Denmark. ¹¹⁵

Johanne married Jens Jensen Fjeldrad. Jens died before 1850.

Johanne next married Christian Christensen.¹⁶⁰ Christian was born about 1791.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Denmark, 18 Feb 1834, Dronninglund Sogn, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark.

The child from this marriage was:

          i.  Karen Marie Christiansdatter was born about 1834.

22. Hans Pedersen ³ was born in 1760 in <Laeso>, Denmark. Other names for Hans were Hans Pedersen Hollet and Hans Pedersen.

General Notes: From a letter by Donald Johnson (son of Marine Johnson) to Ardis Johnson Bynum on 5 June 1979:

"My great grandfather, Hans Pedersen Hollet, apparently was, for those times, a well-to-do man on the island of Laeso. He was 32 years older than my great grandmother Mette Kirstine Christensdatter, who was born about 1792. So my guess is that when Mette Kirstine died, her daughter's (Ane Cathrine) share of the estate was enough to enable her to buy the holdings at Hov. In 1866 Mette K. would have been 74 years old, and it may have taken a year or more to settle the estate, as there were five children born of this marriage. This is just a guess, but it does make sense that grandpa Jens Christian Jensen didn't get rich farming and fishing; or, at least, as readily as the Hollets could with their milling and timbering business."

Research Notes: Hans Pedersen and Mette Cathrine Christensdatter are recorded as parents of Ane Cathrine Hansdatter in the Dronninglund Church record for Ane Cathrine's marriage to Jens Christen on 20 Jun 1851.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: farmer, Laesø, Denmark. ¹¹⁶

Hans married Mette Kirstine Christensdatter.³ Mette was born in 1792 in Læsø, Nordjylland, Denmark and died about 1866 about age 74. Another name for Mette was Mette Cathrine Christensdatter.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Birgette Marie Hansdatter was born in 1829.

11       ii.  Ane Cathrine Hansdatter (born on 7 Jul 1831 in Høllet, Hals Sogn, Læso, Nordjylland, Denmark). Ane married Jens Christian Jensen,^{3 28 73 74} son of Jens Jensen Fjeldrad and Johanne Marie Christensdatter,¹⁰⁹ on 20 Jun 1851 in Dronninglund Kirke, Dronninglund, (Hjørring), Nordjylland, Denmark.¹¹⁸ Jens was born on 11 Apr 1822 in Ørsø, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark,¹¹⁰ was christened on 12 Apr 1822 in Ørsø, Dronninglund Sogn (Brønderslev), Nordjylland, Denmark,¹¹¹ died on 21 Feb 1876 in <Hov>, Hals Sogn, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark¹¹² at age 53, and was buried on 29 Feb 1876 in <Hals Kirkegaard, Hals>, (Aalborg), Nordjylland, Denmark. Another name for Jens was Jens Christian Jensen Ørsøe.

        iii.  Hans Hansen was born in 1832.

         iv.  Dorthe Kirstine Hansdatter was born in 1833.

          v.  Christen Hansen was born in 1836.

23. Mette Kirstine Christensdatter,³ daughter of <Christen>, was born in 1792 in Læsø, Nordjylland, Denmark and died about 1866 about age 74. Another name for Mette was Mette Cathrine Christensdatter.

Mette married Hans Pedersen.³ Hans was born in 1760 in <Laeso>, Denmark. Other names for Hans were Hans Pedersen Hollet and Hans Pedersen.

24. Reverend Charles Wells Wesley Talbot, son of Lt. Richard Talbott ^{161 162} and Temperance Wells,^{163 164} was born on 28 Sep 1791 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, died on 22 Oct 1874 in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States at age 83, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.^{165 166}

Birth Notes: Absalom Sr.'s lineage is dependent upon data obtained from Rod Blackman via www.familysearch.org. If Rod's Absalom Owen Talbott is not this person, all that is from our own archives is that he was born in Ohio, nothing else (ancestors).

Note that familysearch.org has Charles Wells Wesley Talbot's birthplace as Washington County, Pennsylvania, but because there is also a Washington County in Ohio, and his son Absalom was born in Ohio, I have used Ohio instead. kjf

Death Notes: Death recorded in FamilySearch (Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997) as Charles Talbert.

Burial Notes: Burial No. 141 - Charles W. Talbot.

Research Notes: Absalom Sr.'s lineage is dependent upon data obtained from Rod Blackman via www.familysearch.org 8/26/2006. If Rod's Absalom Owen Talbott is not this person, all that is from our own archives is that he was born in Ohio, nothing else. In addition, before Rod Blackman's data were added, we had no name for Talbot Sr.'s wife, just that she was born in Virginia. FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #88 Pin #6734 (Rod Blackman)
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From http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/biographies/stories/TalbottBazil.htm
Bio of Bazil D. Talbott
Submitted by Kristy Stevens <mailto:67buick@zoomnet.net%20>

Rev. Charles W. and Eliza (McMunn) Talbott... settled in this county in 1855. The reverend gentleman was born in the state of Pennsylvania on September 28, 1791. He came to this county in 1855, and lived to the age of eighty-three years, his death occurring October 22, 1874. He was pastor of the Methodist church, and he was married to Eliza McMunn April 13, 1817. He served under General Buchanan in the war of 1812.

Noted events in his life were:

• Served: in the War of 1812 under General Buchanan, 1812.

• Religion: Methodist.

• Settled: 1855, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.

• Occupation: Pastor of Methodist Church, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.

Charles married Eliza Smith McMunn ¹³⁷ on 30 Nov 1817 in Washington, Ohio, United States. Eliza was born on 23 Feb 1797 in Washington, <Pennsylvania>, United States, died on 10 Sep 1884 in <Ironton>, Upper Twp, Lawrence, Ohio, United States at age 87, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.^{165 167}

Marriage Notes: Source http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/biographies/stories/TalbottBazil.htm give marriage date as 13 April 1817.

Children from this marriage were:

12        i.  Absolom Owen Talbot (born on 24 Feb 1818 in Ohio, United States - died on 31 Aug 1884). Absolom married Gooly Elmus Biddle ^{41 79 81} on 1 May 1845. Gooly was born on 17 Jan 1818 in <Virginia or Ohio>, United States,¹⁴⁰ died on 23 Apr 1891 in Polk Co., Nebraska, United States at age 73, and was buried in Polk Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, United States.^{82 141} Another name for Gooly was Gooly Elmus Smith.

         ii.  Temperance Talbot was born in 1818 and died in 1853 at age 35. Temperance married George Washington Cline. George was born in 1820 and died in 1899 at age 79.

        iii.  John Marshall Talbot was born <30 Nov> 1821, died <19 Dec> 1856, and was buried in <Grandview Cemetery, New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio>, United States.¹⁶⁸

         iv.  Martha Maria Talbot was born in 1823 and died in 1851 at age 28.

          v.  Charles Wells Talbot [Jr.] was born in 1826 and died in 1903 at age 77. Charles married Nancy Jackson Talbot. Nancy was born in 1828. Another name for Nancy was Nancy Jackson.

         vi.  Elizabeth Greenwood Talbot was born in 1828 and died in 1908 at age 80.

        vii.  Bazil Dorsey Talbot was born in 1830, died in 1912 at age 82, and was buried in <Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio>, United States.¹⁶⁵ Another name for Bazil was Bazell Dorsey Talbott.

       viii.  Ephraim Talbot was born in 1832, died in 1920 at age 88, and was buried in <Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio>, United States.¹⁶⁵

         ix.  Nancy Bare White Talbot was born in 1834 and died in 1920 at age 86.

          x.  Jane Cornelia Talbot was born in 1839 and died in 1891 at age 52.

         xi.  Elosia Birch Talbot was born in 1841 and died in 1853 at age 12.

        xii.  Mary Ethelinda Batelle Talbot was born in 1843 and died in 1937 at age 94.

25. Eliza Smith McMunn,¹³⁷ daughter of John McMunn ¹⁶⁹ and Jane Cornelia Marshall, was born on 23 Feb 1797 in Washington, <Pennsylvania>, United States, died on 10 Sep 1884 in <Ironton>, Upper Twp, Lawrence, Ohio, United States at age 87, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.^{165 167}

Birth Notes: Death record has birth year 1797 in Pennsylvania.

Death Notes: Death date may have been 8 Sep 1884.

Burial Notes: Burial No. 734 - Eliza Talbot.

Hauntings at Woodlawn Cemetery (from http://www.forgottenoh.com/Counties/Lawrence/woodland.html ) :

"Woodland Cemetery in Ironton is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young woman whose abusive husband killed her by throwing her down a flight of stairs. A life-sized statue of her stands above her grave, and a handprint appears on its cheek even after the cheek has been sandblasted. The statue is supposed to be warm all the time, even in the coldest months.

"Woodlawn is also said to be home to the ghost of a Russian ballerina, who is entombed in one of the family mausoleums. Her likeness is carved into the mausoleum. On nights with full moons, it is said, you can see her dancing outside her final resting place.

"Dr. Joseph W. Lowry also haunts Woodland, seeking vengeance for his murder and mutilation. Dr. Lowry is often seen with his mother, who died from a broken neck when she was thrown from her carriage by a spooked horse. They walk together toward the cemetery gates but never make it past the highway bridge. "

Research Notes: Eliza Smith McMunn's lineage is dependent upon data obtained from Rod Blackman via www.familysearch.org 8/26/06. Appears to be well researched.
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From http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/biographies/stories/TalbottBazil.htm:
Bio of Bazil D. Talbott
Submitted by Kristy Stevens <mailto:67buick@zoomnet.net%20>

Bazil D. Talbott is the son of Rev. Charles W. and Eliza (McMunn) Talbott, who settled in this county in 1855. The reverend gentleman was born in the state of Pennsylvania on September 28, 1791. He came to this county in 1855, and lived to the age of eighty-three years, his death occurring October 22, 1874. He was pastor of the Methodist church, and he was married to Eliza McMunn April 13, 1817. He served under General Buchanan in the war of 1812.

Noted events in her life were:

• Settled: 1855, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.

Eliza married Reverend Charles Wells Wesley Talbot on 30 Nov 1817 in Washington, Ohio, United States. Charles was born on 28 Sep 1791 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, died on 22 Oct 1874 in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States at age 83, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.^{165 166}

  Sixth Generation  

32. Christen Pedersen .⁹⁸

Christen married someone.

His child was:

16        i.  Jørgen Christensen (born <1800>). Jørgen married Helene Nissen,^{97 98} daughter of Nis < > and < > < >, on 27 Jun 1830 in Marstal, Svendborg, Denmark.⁹⁸ Helene was born <1803>. Another name for Helene was Ellen Cathrine Nissen.

34. Nis < > .

Nis married < > < >.

Children from this marriage were:

17        i.  Helene Nissen (born <1803>). Helene married Jørgen Christensen,⁹⁶ son of Christen Pedersen, on 27 Jun 1830 in Marstal, Svendborg, Denmark.⁹⁸ Jørgen was born <1800>. Other names for Jørgen were Jorgen Sorensen and Jorgen Christensen Sorensen.

         ii.  Jens Markussen Nissen was born <1809> and died before 1863. Another name for Jens was Jens Markusen Nissen. Jens married Maren Rasmussen,⁹⁸ daughter of Jørgen Rasmussen, on 21 Jan 1838 in Marstal, Svendborg, Denmark.⁹⁸ Maren was born <1809>, died on 25 Jan 1863 in Marstal, Svendborg, Denmark¹⁷⁰ at age 54, and was buried on 30 Jan 1863.

35. < > < > .

< married Nis < >.

36. Peter Caspersen .^{152 153}

Research Notes: The transcribed death record for Johann Jacob Caspersen on 3 May 1869 gives his parents as Peter Caspersen and Hedewig Petersen, as does the marriage record.

Peter married Hedewig Petersen.^{152 153}

The child from this marriage was:

18        i.  Johann Jacob Caspersen (born in 1798 - died <3 May 1869> in <Bylderup, Tønder, Denmark>). Johann married Carolina Wilhelmine Beck,^{101 106} daughter of Andreas Beck ¹⁰⁶ and Gerthro Johannsen,¹⁵³ <18 Oct 1829> in <Bov (Bau), Åbenrå, Sønderjylland (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark>.¹⁰⁶

37. Hedewig Petersen .^{152 153}

Hedewig married Peter Caspersen.^{152 153}

38. Andreas Beck .¹⁰⁶

Research Notes: Father of Caroline Hedewig Beck.

Andreas married Gerthro Johannsen.¹⁵³

The child from this marriage was:

19        i.  Carolina Wilhelmine Beck. Carolina married Johann Jacob Caspersen,^{101 105} son of Peter Caspersen ^{152 153} and Hedewig Petersen,^{152 153} <18 Oct 1829> in <Bov (Bau), Åbenrå, Sønderjylland (Schleswig-Holstein), Denmark>.¹⁰⁶ Johann was born in 1798 and died <3 May 1869> in <Bylderup, Tønder, Denmark>¹⁵² at age 71. Another name for Johann was Jorgen Jacob Caspersen.

39. Gerthro Johannsen .¹⁵³

Gerthro married Andreas Beck.¹⁰⁶

46. <Christen> .

<Christen> married someone.

His child was:

23        i.  Mette Kirstine Christensdatter (born in 1792 in Læsø, Nordjylland, Denmark - died about 1866). Mette married Hans Pedersen.³ Hans was born in 1760 in <Laeso>, Denmark. Other names for Hans were Hans Pedersen Hollet and Hans Pedersen.

48. Lt. Richard Talbott,^{161 162} son of Richard Talbott of Talbott's Vineyard ¹⁶² and Ruth Dorsey,^{162 171 172 173 174} was born on 25 Dec 1753 in Maryland, (United States), was christened in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), died on 22 Dec 1821 in Monroe Co., Ohio, United States at age 67, and was buried in Carson Cemetery, Grandview Twp, New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States.¹⁷⁵ Another name for Richard was Richard Talbot.

General Notes: From MaWVroots@aol.com 2/27/1999 (RootsWeb.com):

Achsah Wells b abt. 1760 was a daughter of Benjamin Wells and Temperance Butler, both of Maryland. Achsah marries Richard Talbott. They have a daughter named Temperance Talbott, the one mentioned as granddaughter Temperance Talbot in the will of Benjamin Wells. Achsah dies after the birth of her daughter and Before Benjamin's will is written in 1794. Charles (son of Benjamin) and Michal Owings Wells also has a daughter named Temperance (Wells) who first marries Nathaniel Wells in 1787. Nathaniel dies in 1789 leaving Temperance to marry Achsah Wells Talbott's widower, Richard Talbott in 1790.

Research Notes: Temperance Wells' 2nd husband.

FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #99 Pin #236952 Submitter: Debbie Finelli has d. 22 Dec 1821 in Monroe Co., Ohio.

http://www.srdunn.net/Steve%20Dunn.pdf has d. 22 Dec 1821 in Grandview Township, Washington Co., Ohio.

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Source: Ken MacAllister in RootsWeb.com WELLS-L Archives 27 Feb 1999. He wrote:

"Lt. Richard with his second wife, Temperance, crossed the Ohio R. and settled in New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio. They are buried in a private graveyard on the farm where they died, 2-1/2 miles above New Matamoras on State Rte 7. His grave is marked by the Marietta Chapter of DAR."

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From David Talbott email 2 Feb 2010:
"I do know that the property that Richard and Temperance owned (and where their graves are located) happens to straddle the line between Washington and Monroe counties on a lovely little knoll overlooking the Ohio River with a view across the River to the Virginia side where their Wells relatives lived."

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From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland, p. 530:

"John Talbott, above, surveyed in 1732 'Talbott's Last Shift.' This is on the Patapsco, adjoining 'Moores Morning Choice,' 'Chews Vineyard' and Edward Dorsey's estate, near Columbia. It contained 1,120 acres. He sold it to Edward Talbott, Richard Talbott, Richard Galloway and George Ellicott.

"The Ellicott part was bought by Benjamin Dorsey, in 1741. Edward Talbot resurveyed his as 'Talbotts Vineyard' and increased it to 1,031 acres..."

"Richard Talbott, ensign in Anne Arundel County, was passed by John Dorsey, in 1776. He was in Captain Edward Norwood's Company in 1776. He was a son of Richard Talbott, of 'Talbott's Vineyard.' Richard Talbott married Ruth, daughter of Patuxent John Dorsey. (Mrs. Elizabeth Dorsey named in her will of 1777 her daughter, Ruth Talbott.) They resided near Jonestown. The old graveyard was removed to St. John's Church. Their son, John Lawrence Talbott (1784--first, Henrietta Phillips; second, Mary Porter (1799). Issue, Richard, John Providence, Jefferson of Laurel, Madison, George Washington, Charles, Allen and Mary."

Noted events in his life were:

• Passed: by John Dorsey, 1776, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Served: in Captain Edward Norwood's Company, 1776, Maryland, (United States).

• Served: as First Lieutenant in the 4th Maryland Regiment during the Revolutionary War. ¹⁷⁶

• Settled: New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States.

• Pension: Petition for continuance of his pension, 22 Dec 1820.

Richard married Achsah Wells,^{177 178 179} daughter of Benjamin Wells ^{180 181} and Temperance Butler,¹⁸² on 15 Aug 1778 in Maryland, United States. Achsah was born about 1759 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died 25 Mar 1789 or 1790 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 30. Another name for Achsah was Nacky Wells.

Death Notes: Predeceased her father and mother.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Temperance Talbot was born about 1787.

         ii.  Absolom Talbot was born in 1779 and died in 1816 at age 37. Another name for Absolom was Absalom Talbot. Absolom married Elizabeth Meholin Mulholland. Elizabeth was born in 1787 and died in 1816 at age 29.

        iii.  Elizabeth Talbot was born in 1780.

         iv.  Benjamin Talbot was born in 1782.

          v.  Charles Talbot was born in 1784.

         vi.  Nancy Talbot was born in 1786.

        vii.  Ruth Talbot was born on 25 Mar 1789.

Richard next married Temperance Wells ^{163 164} on 20 Jan 1790 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Temperance was born on 1 Jul 1769 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died on 23 Sep 1830 in Monroe Co., Ohio, United States at age 61, and was buried in Carson Cemetery, Grandview Twp, New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States. Another name for Temperance was Temperance Wells Talbott.

Children from this marriage were:

24        i.  Reverend Charles Wells Wesley Talbot (born on 28 Sep 1791 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States - died on 22 Oct 1874 in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States). Charles married Eliza Smith McMunn,¹³⁷ daughter of John McMunn ¹⁶⁹ and Jane Cornelia Marshall, on 30 Nov 1817 in Washington, Ohio, United States. Eliza was born on 23 Feb 1797 in Washington, <Pennsylvania>, United States, died on 10 Sep 1884 in <Ironton>, Upper Twp, Lawrence, Ohio, United States at age 87, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.^{165 167}

         ii.  Providence Talbott was born on 18 Nov 1792, died in 1850 at age 58, and was buried in Carson Cemetery, Grandview Twp, New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States.

        iii.  Richard Hardesty Talbott was born on 27 Jun 1794 and died on 19 Feb 1848 at age 53. Richard married Dorinda Wells. Dorinda was born in 1791.

         iv.  Michal [II] Talbott was born in 1796 and died in 1871 at age 75.

          v.  Achsah Sarah Talbott was born in 1798 and died in 1845 at age 47.

         vi.  John Dorsey Talbott was born about 1800 in <Pennsylvania>, (United States) and died on 10 Sep 1851 about age 51. Another name for John was John Talbott.

        vii.  Ephraim D. Talbott was born in 1804 and died in 1873 at age 69.

       viii.  Basil Dorsey Talbott was born in 1806.

         ix.  Joshua Owen Talbott was born in 1809.

          x.  Wells Talbott was born on 25 Aug 1811 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, died on 17 Nov 1871 at age 60, and was buried in Carson Cemetery, Grandview Twp, New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States. Wells married Elizabeth Cline on 24 May 1835 in Washington, Ohio, United States. Elizabeth was born in 1817, died in 1858 at age 41, and was buried in Carson Cemetery, Grandview Twp, New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States.¹⁸³

         xi.  Ethelinda Talbott

49. Temperance Wells,^{163 164} daughter of <Captain> Charles Wells ^{41 179 180} and Michal Owings,¹⁸⁴ was born on 1 Jul 1769 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died on 23 Sep 1830 in Monroe Co., Ohio, United States at age 61, and was buried in Carson Cemetery, Grandview Twp, New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States. Another name for Temperance was Temperance Wells Talbott.

Birth Notes: FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #99 Pin #236949 Submitter: Debbie Finelli gives birthdate as 1 Sept 1769 (same is on findagrave.com). However...

Per Ken MacAllister 2/27/1999 (rootsweb.com), "Temperence [Wells Talbott] is buried in the same cemetery with Richard, and her stone shows that she was born July 1, 1769 and died Sept. 23, 1830, aged 61 years and 22 days."

Death Notes: http://www.srdunn.net/Steve%20Dunn.pdf has b. 5 Sep 1769 in Pennsylvania, d. 23 Sep 1830 in Grandview Twnsp, Washington Co., OH.

Research Notes: "Big Wells" line. Lt. Richard Talbott was her second husband. First husband was Nathaniel Wells ("Little Wells" line).

Charles Wells' 3rd child.

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From MaWVroots@aol.com 2/27/1999 (RootsWeb.com):
"Achsah Wells b abt. 1760 was a daughter of Benjamin Wells and Temperance Butler, both of Maryland. Achsah marries Richard Talbott. They have a daughter named Temperance Talbott, the one mentioned as granddaughter Temperance Talbot in the will of Benjamin Wells. Achsah dies after the birth of her daughter and Before Benjamin's will is written in 1794. Charles (son of Benjamin) and Michal Owings Wells also has a daughter named Temperance (Wells) who first marries Nathaniel Wells in 1787. Nathaniel dies in 1789 leaving Temperance to marry Achsah Wells Talbott's widower, Richard Talbott in 1790."

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From findagrave.com - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35483520 :

From the Will of her father, Charles Wells, dated Dec 30 1814:
"Item 6. To my grandson Charles Wells, son of my son Joshua Wells deceased, I give and bequeath all
that tract of land upon which Nancy Wells widow of my said son Joshua formerly did live said to contain Two Hundred Acres; to the said Charles Wells and his heirs and assigns forever; on his paying to his sister Eliza Wells Five Hundred Dollars. And should the said Charles die without an heir; then and in that case the land to be divided equally among my first wife's children, namely Rebecca Miller, Benedict Wells, Temperance Talbot, Absalom Wells, Mary Owings and Elizabeth Weakley: to them and their heirs forever; by their paying the above named Eliza Wells, daughter of the said Joshua Wells deceased, Five Hundred Dollars.
...
Item 15. To my children of my first wife hereafter to be named (to wit) Rebecca Miller, Temperance Talbot, Bendict Wells, Absalom Wells and Mary Owings, I consider that they have already received an equivalent portion of my estate either real or personal."

Temperance married Nathaniel Wells,^{185 186 187} son of <Captain> Alexander <W.> Wells [Sr.] ^{180 188 189 190} and Leah Owings, 1787 or 1788. Nathaniel was born on 1 Apr 1761 in Garrison Forest, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), was christened on 1 Apr 1762 in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), and died in 1789 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States at age 28.

The child from this marriage was:

          i.  Charles Wells

Temperance next married Lt. Richard Talbott ^{161 162} on 20 Jan 1790 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Richard was born on 25 Dec 1753 in Maryland, (United States), was christened in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), died on 22 Dec 1821 in Monroe Co., Ohio, United States at age 67, and was buried in Carson Cemetery, Grandview Twp, New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States.¹⁷⁵ Another name for Richard was Richard Talbot.

50. John McMunn,¹⁶⁹ son of William McMunn ¹⁹¹ and Martha Creighton,¹⁹² was born between 1736 and 1782 and died in 1853 in Washington, Maryland, United States.

John married Jane Cornelia Marshall between 1757 and 1758. Jane was born in 1741 and died on 26 Sep 1810 at age 69.

Children from this marriage were:

25        i.  Eliza Smith McMunn (born on 23 Feb 1797 in Washington, <Pennsylvania>, United States - died on 10 Sep 1884 in <Ironton>, Upper Twp, Lawrence, Ohio, United States). Eliza married Reverend Charles Wells Wesley Talbot, son of Lt. Richard Talbott ^{161 162} and Temperance Wells,^{163 164} on 30 Nov 1817 in Washington, Ohio, United States. Charles was born on 28 Sep 1791 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, died on 22 Oct 1874 in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States at age 83, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States.^{165 166}

         ii.  William McMunn was born on 8 May 1805 in Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland, United States and died on 3 Dec 1870 at age 65. William married Jane Lamb ¹⁹³ on 20 Mar 1828 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. Jane was born on 8 Jan 1810 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States and died on 26 Feb 1898 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States at age 88.

51. Jane Cornelia Marshall, daughter of James Marshall ¹⁹⁴ and Elizabeth Smith, was born in 1741 and died on 26 Sep 1810 at age 69.

Research Notes: Rootsweb has: Cindy Campbell: Born 1741, died 9/26/1810. Married 1757-1805. Parents James Marshall & Elizabeth Smith.

Jane married John McMunn ¹⁶⁹ between 1757 and 1758. John was born between 1736 and 1782 and died in 1853 in Washington, Maryland, United States.

  Seventh Generation  

96. Richard Talbott of Talbott's Vineyard,¹⁶² son of Edward Talbott [Jr.] ^{162 196 197} and Elizabeth < >,^{198 199} was born between 1708 and 1712 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), died after 1782 in Elk Ridge, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, United States, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, United States. Another name for Richard was Richard Talbot.

Research Notes: http://www.srdunn.net/Steve%20Dunn.pdf has b. abt 1712 in Anne Arundel MD, d. aft 1782 in Elkridge, Anne Arundel MD.

FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #88 Pin #5348
(Rod Blackman) - no dates
AFN: 99JT-5V has b. 1708

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From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland, p. 530:

"John Talbott, above, surveyed in 1732 'Talbott's Last Shift.' This is on the Patapsco, adjoining 'Moores Morning Choice,' 'Chews Vineyard' and Edward Dorsey's estate, near Columbia. It contained 1,120 acres. He sold it to Edward Talbott, Richard Talbott, Richard Galloway and George Ellicott.

"The Ellicott part was bought by Benjamin Dorsey, in 1741. Edward Talbot resurveyed his as 'Talbotts Vineyard' and increased it to 1,031 acres..."

"... Richard Talbott married Ruth, daughter of Patuxent John Dorsey. (Mrs. Elizabeth Dorsey named in her will of 1777 her daughter, Ruth Talbott.) They resided near Jonestown. The old graveyard was removed to St. John's Church. Their son, John Lawrence Talbott (1784--first, Henrietta Phillips; second, Mary Porter (1799). Issue, Richard, John Providence, Jefferson of Laurel, Madison, George Washington, Charles, Allen and Mary."

Noted events in his life were:

• Inherited: One-third of "The Vineyard," jointly with his brother Edward, from his father, 3 Jul 1718, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Inherited: half of his mother's one-third of "The Vineyard," willed to her for her lifetime, 1721, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Residence: near Jonestown.

• Purchased: part of "Talbott's Last Shift" on the Patapsco from John Talbott, After 1732, <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States).

Richard married Ruth Dorsey ^{162 171 172 173 174} before 1750 in Maryland, United States. Ruth was born about 1731 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died after 1777 in Ellicott City, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, United States. Other names for Ruth were Ruth Dorset and Ruth Talbot.

Marriage Notes: From The Dorsey Family, p. 142 - "bef. 1750 Richard Talbot (Accts. 28, f. 237)"

¹⁷¹

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  John Lawrence Talbott [Sr.] was born in 1750 and died in 1825 at age 75. John married Henrietta Phillips ¹⁶² in 1784. John next married Mary Porter ¹⁶² in 1799.

48       ii.  Lt. Richard Talbott (born on 25 Dec 1753 in Maryland, (United States) - died on 22 Dec 1821 in Monroe Co., Ohio, United States). Richard married Achsah Wells,^{177 178 179} daughter of Benjamin Wells ^{180 181} and Temperance Butler,¹⁸² on 15 Aug 1778 in Maryland, United States. Achsah was born about 1759 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died 25 Mar 1789 or 1790 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 30. Another name for Achsah was Nacky Wells. Richard next married Temperance Wells,^{163 164} daughter of <Captain> Charles Wells ^{41 179 180} and Michal Owings,¹⁸⁴ on 20 Jan 1790 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Temperance was born on 1 Jul 1769 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died on 23 Sep 1830 in Monroe Co., Ohio, United States at age 61, and was buried in Carson Cemetery, Grandview Twp, New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States. Another name for Temperance was Temperance Wells Talbott.

        iii.  Henry Talbott was born in 1754 and died in 1814 at age 60.

         iv.  Michal [I] Talbott was born in 1759 and died in 1831 at age 72.

          v.  James Talbott was born about 1766 and died about 1847 about age 81.

         vi.  Bazaleel Talbott was born in 1768 and died in 1846 at age 78.

        vii.  Helen Talbott was born about 1770.

       viii.  Sally Talbott

         ix.  Nancy Talbott

          x.  Providence Talbot. Providence married Nicholas Wells, son of Benjamin Wells ^{180 181} and Temperance Butler,¹⁸² in Oct 1782. Nicholas was born in 1757 and died before 1794.

97. Ruth Dorsey,^{162 171 172 173 174} daughter of Captain John "Patuxent John" Dorsey of Dorsey's Search ^{41 200 201 202} and Elizabeth <Brown>,^{171 203 204} was born about 1731 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died after 1777 in Ellicott City, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, United States. Other names for Ruth were Ruth Dorset and Ruth Talbot.

Birth Notes: http://www.angelfire.com/oh5/paula7717/ewentalbott.html gives birth year as 1720, but it is not necessarily a reliable source.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marykl&id=I155731 has b. 1731 in Anne Arundel Co.
May have been born as early as 1717.

Death Notes: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marykl&id=I155731 has place but no date.

Research Notes: From The Dorsey Family, p. 142:

"[The will of Elizabeth Dorsey] made January 25, 1775 and proved March 23, 1777 left:

To daughter Lucy Dorsey, 2 negroes and personalty
All personal estate to be sold and debts paid and remainder of money divided equally among nine children, Ely, Basil, Benjamin, John, Samuel, Deborah, and Lucy Dorsey, Ruth Talbot, and Rachel Ridgely
Exrs: daughter Lucy Dorsey and nephew John Dorsey
Test: Samuel Brown Jr., Sara Brown, Rachel Todd (Wills 41, f. 421)"
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From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland , p. 530:

"Richard Talbott, ensign in Anne Arundel County, was passed by John Dorsey, in 1776. He was in Captain Edward Norwood's Company in 1776. He was a son of Richard Talbott, of 'Talbott's Vineyard.' Richard Talbott married Ruth, daughter of Patuxent John Dorsey. (Mrs. Elizabeth Dorsey named in her will of 1777 her daughter, Ruth Talbott.) They resided near Jonestown. The old graveyard was removed to St. John's Church. Their son, John Lawrence Talbott (1784--first, Henrietta Phillips; second, Mary Porter (1799). Issue, Richard, John Providence, Jefferson of Laurel, Madison, George Washington, Charles, Allen and Mary."

Noted events in her life were:

• Named: in her mother's will, 1777.

Ruth married John Todd.^{171 205 206} John was born on 17 Sep 1715 in St. Margaret's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Ruth Todd was born on 4 May 1741 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died in 1815 at age 74.

         ii.  Rezin Todd was born on 24 Jun 1743 in St. Margaret's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

        iii.  Ely Todd was born on 5 Jul 1746 in St. Margaret's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Ruth next married Richard Talbott of Talbott's Vineyard ¹⁶² before 1750 in Maryland, United States. Richard was born between 1708 and 1712 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), died after 1782 in Elk Ridge, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, United States, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, United States. Another name for Richard was Richard Talbot.

98. <Captain> Charles Wells,^{41 179 180} son of Benjamin Wells ^{180 181} and Temperance Butler,¹⁸² was born on 6 Apr 1745 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died on 16 Apr 1815 in Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States at age 70, and was buried in Wells Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States.

Burial Notes: Grave inscription reads:
"Charles Wells, born April 6, 1745; died April 6, 1815: aged 70 years. and ten days; a native of Baltimore County Maryland; immigrated to Ohio County, Virginia, 1776. He was a practical farmer and the father of twenty-two children, two wives, ten by the first and twelve by the second."

Research Notes: "Big Wells" line
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The town of Wellsburg, West Virginia, was named after Charles Wells. Its name was originally Charlestown, after Charles Prather.

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From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pprokasy&id=I11032:
"Charles and Michal moved to Ohio County in Virginia (which became Brooke County in West Virginia) later to Tyler County, WV. He was a patriot who took the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity and is listed in D.A.R. Patriot Index, Patriotic Service, Virginia. After the death of Michal, Charles married Elizabeth Prater and, with her, had thirteen more children."
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From RootsWeb.com, William Akin, 7/25/2006 :

Charles Wells (1745-1815)

Charles Wells, born 06 Apr 1745 son of Benjamin Wells and Temperance Butler, married 27 Dec 1764 Michal Owings who died on 17 May 1783, two months after the birth of her 10th child. He then married 24 Jul 1784 Elizabeth Prather, daughter of Charles Prather and Ruth Tannehill. They had 12 children making a total of 22 for Charles. The 20th was named "Twenty Wells" b: 23 Nov 1798 and was described in her father's will. (also mentioned below) as "a helpless child". His 3rd child, Temperance Wells b: 01 Sep 1769 m: 1) Nathaniel Wells (b: 01 Apr 1762) and thus formed one of the Big Wells-Little Wells family bonds. Nathaniel Wells was a son of Alexander Wells and Leah Owings.

Sistersville [West Virginia]
"Charles Wells also had his ties with a town called Sistersville. The exact year that Charles Wells, the first settler of prominence, arrived in the area which is now called Sistersville, is not known. In 1800, he had surveyed a tract of 200 acres on the Ohio River. Charles Wells was a man of prominence, who was involved with the Virginia State Legislature between 1789 and 1810. Sometime around 1802, Wells left Wellsburg in a flatboat and floated down the Ohio River to settle one mile below where Sistersville now exists. In his cargo was the machinery for a horse mill which he established. He built a log cabin just south of where the Sistersville Golf Course is today.

"On May 9, 1813, he acquired four hundred acres of land on which Sistersville and close residential area is located. Soon after the first court of Tyler county was held in his home, Charles Wells died in 1815. His grave has this inscription: "Charles Wells, born April 6, 1745; died April 6, 1815: aged 70 yrs. and ten days; a native of Baltimore County Maryland; immigrated to Ohio County, Virginia, 1776. He was a practical farmer and the father of twenty-two children, two wives, ten by the first and twelve by the second."

"His will provided for each living member of his family. In 1815, the Wells sisters, (Sarah and Delilah Wells Grier) laid out the town on the land which they had inherited. Sistersville hence got its name from the seventeenth and eighteenth children of Charles Wells. The town was incorporated Feb. 2, 1839, under the name Sistersville and in 1845, the municipal government was established.

"Charles died April 16,1815 in Baltimore County, MD."

From the same source:
Charles Wells' Last Will

Tyler Co., W.VA.

Will Book 1, p. 8

Dec. 13, 1814

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN - I, Charles Wells of Tyler County in the state of Virginia do hereby make this my Last Will and Testament in form, and manner following to wit - After my decease and the payment of all my just debts and funeral charges I do desire the following. I do also leave to my said wife Elizabeth the Mansion House in which we now live with the farm thereto annexed (to wit)-

Beginning at the mouth of Wittens Run, thence with the wagon road leading to the Jug Handle Mill to the upper corner of the Tanyard lot, thence with the Run to the back line, thence with the lines of the Survey that includes said farm to the beginning; with all and singular the appurtenance thereunto belonging; with the rents, issues, and profits thereof, during her continuance of Widowhood as aforesaid.

Item 2. To my son Charles P. Wells he being already provided for, it is my will that he have nothing of my estate either real or personal, except whatever after my decease my said wife may gratuously give him out of the part intrusted to her disposal.

Item 3. To my son Nicholas Wells, he being already provided for, it is my will that he have nothing more of my estate either real or personal except whatever after my decease my said wife may gratuously give him of the part intrusted to her disposal.

Item 4. To my son Peregrine Wells I bequeath the two Tracts of Land I purchased from John and Ezekiel Clemons lying on the Long Reach; one adjoining the lands of William Johnson and Thomas Cochran, and the other the Lands of William John

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From Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774, pp. 16-23:

"INDEX TO AQUILA HALL'S ASSESSMENT LEDGER, 1762-1765

Aquila Hall was High Sheriff of Baltimore County and after Harford County separated from Baltimore County in 1773 he was appointed Colonel of Militia and one of the Lord Justices of the new county of Harford from 1774 to 1779. While serving as Sheriff of Baltimore County he compiled a tax assessment ledger of 145 pages which named 1,380 persons, their land tracts, and their assessments... Its index contains the following names...

"William Cockey,... Joshua Cockey,... Edward Cockey,... John Hammond Dorsey,... Caleb Dorsey, Bazil Dorsey, Edward Dorsey,... Caleb Dorsey,... Richard Dorsey,...John Dorsey,...Samuel Owings,... John Owings, Joshua Owings,... Sarah Owings,... Stephen Owings,... Samuel Owings,... Elijah Owings,... Henry Owings,... Christopher Randell,... John Ridgley,... Charles Ridgley, Jr.,... Capt. John Stinchcombe,... Nathan Stinchcombe,... Edmund Talbott, Thomas Talbott,... Philip Thomas,... Edward Talbott,... Samuel Underwood,... Benjamin Wells,... James Wells,... William Wells, James Wells, Jr.,... Charles Wells,... Elex Wells..."

Ibid., p. 1-3:

"A List of Taxables in St. Thomas Parish in the Year 1763

The Tax List of 1763 for St. Thomas Parish was found by William N. Wilkins in 1959 in the Harford County Historical records on loan at the Maryland Historical Society. (Harford County was part of Baltimore County until 1773.) ... This 1763 tax ledger shows the names of the various parties against whom charges were made for apparent church and county support and other sundry charges... The notation 'run' meant that the person named had left before paying his full charges.

Soldiers Delight Hundred, 1763

[Among those listed are:]
Owings, Thomas
Owings, Joshua
Owings, Joshua Jr.
Owings, Stephen
Owings, Henry
Stinchcomb, John
Stinchcomb, Nathaniel
Wells, Thomas
Wells, John
Wells, Benjamin
Wells, Charles

Ibid., pp. 27-41:

"JOPPA COURTHOUSE PETITION OF 1768

"The petitions for and against the removal of the county seat of Baltimore County from Joppa to Baltimore Town in 1768 are discussed at length in the Archives of Maryland, Vol. 61 (Appendix). Notices were posted in January, 1768 at the door of the courthouse in Joppa, at the church door of St. Paul's Parish, at the church door of St. Thomas' Parish, at the church door of St. John's Parish, at the church door of St. George's Parish, at the door of the chapel of St. George's Parish, at the door of the chapel of St. John's Parish, and at the house called St. Thomas' Chapel in St. Thomas' Parish, by Absalom Butler and sworn to before the Honorable Benjamin Rogers. Notices were printed in English and German. Tabulations indicate that 2,271 voted for the removal of the courthouse, and 901 voted against it. (It should be noted that some signatures are missing due to the disintegration of the paper, and there also appears to be some who signed more than once.) Five years later, Harford County separated from Baltimore County and set up its court house at Bush (Harford Town) in 1774 and at Bel Air in 1782.

"SIGNERS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT TO BALTIMORE TOWN (1768)...

"...Thomas Cockey...Joshua Owings...Charles Ridgely... Samuel Owings... John Cockey... Benjamin Wells, Charles Wells... George Wells... Caleb Warfield, Nathaniel Stinchcomb... William Coale...Christopher Randall, Jr.... J. Cockey Owings... William Wells, Jr.... William Wells...Edward Talbott... Edward Cockey... Benjamin Talbott... Charles Ridgely (son William)... Elisha Dorsey... Alexander Wells, Nathaniel Owings...Nathaniel Stinchcomb, Sr....Lott Owings... Anthony Arnold... Richard Owings... William Cockey... John Talbott (son Edward)... Richard Owings... William Slade... Edward Talbot... Vachel Dorsey... Christopher Owings, Richard Owings... Edward Dorsey (son John)... Lancelott Dorsey, Charles Dorsey (son Nathan), Ely Dorsey... Henry Dorsey...Samuel Dorsey, Jr.... Joshua Owings, Jr.... Samuel Owings... John Wells... Thomas Owings... Henry Butler... George Dorsey...

"SIGNERS AGAINST THE REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT TO BALTIMORE TOWN (1768)...

Greenbury Dorsey, Jr....William Wells..."

Ibid., pp. 89-93:

"TAXABLES IN ST. PAUL'S PARISH, BALTIMORE COUNTY, IN 1774

"This list of taxables is recorded in Reverend Ethan Allen's book entitled Historical Sketches of St. Paul's Parish in Baltimore County, Maryland which he compiled in 1855. A copy is available in the Maryland Historical Society Library in Baltimore. Each person named therein is followed by a number which represents the number of taxables in his house. This list, in 1774, ony gives the household head by name. The list also contains names of persons in Rev. Dr. West's list in the year 1786/7, and these names (marked with an * asterisk) appear to have been in St. Paul's in 1774 as well.

"BALTIMORE WEST HUNDRED [in 1774]

"James Marshall, drayman - 1,...Philip Thomas, bricklayer - 1,... Capt. Charles Wells - 1,...

Ibid., p. 104:

"PATAPSCO UPPER HUNDRED IN 1774

"...Dorsey's Forge - 25,... *Edward Dorsey. ...Elizabeth Owings - 1, Henry Owings ('taken before') - 2, Meshack Owings - 5, Caleb Owings - 3,... *Joshua Owings of John. ... Charles Ridgely of William - 10,... Benjamin Wells, Jr. - 3,... *John Wells, ... *Captain Charles Wells,...

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The "Charles Wells" below may be a different individual:

Ibid., pp. 62-65:

"LIST OF TAXABLES IN GUNPOWDER UPPER HUNDRED, BALTIMORE COUNTY, TAKEN BY SUTTON GUDGEON, 1773

[Among those listed are:]

Dulany, Walter, at Qtr. and Charles Wells, Overseer; Samuel Chuen; Joseph West; Peter Hickby; Negroes: Simon, Punch, Cesar, Joe, Will, John, Jack, Phil, Dol, Rachel, Bec, Hegar, Sal

Ridgly, Charles (Qtr); Robert Shaw; William Taylor; Timothy Wren; George Ogle; William Gilburn; Richard Harvey; Negroes: Ben, London, Cesar, Farar"

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Farmer.

• Emigrated: from Baltimore County, Maryland to Virginia, 1776, Ohio Co., (West) Virginia, (United States).

• Served: in the Virginia State Legislature, Between 1789 and 1810, (West) Virginia, United States.

• Surveyed: a tract of 200 acres on the Ohio River, 1800, (West) Virginia, United States.

• Relocated: from Wellsburg to the area on the Ohio where Sistersville now exists, 1802, (Sistersville), (West) Virginia, United States.

• Settled: on the Ohio River 1 mile below where Sistersville now stands, 1802, Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States.

• Purchased: two tracts of Land from John and Ezekiel Clemons, lying on the Long Reach, Abt 1812, <Tyler>, (West) Virginia, United States.

• Purchased: 400 acres on which Sistersville is located, 9 May 1813, Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States.

• Will: 13 Dec 1814, Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States.

Charles married Michal Owings ¹⁸⁴ on 27 Dec 1764 in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Michal was born on 12 Feb 1745 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 17 May 1783 in <Ohio (Brooke), (West) Virginia>, United States at age 38. Other names for Michal were Owings Michel and Michael Owings.

Marriage Notes: Source: FamilySearch.org - St. Thomas Church, Baltimore

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Rebecca Wells was born on 19 Oct 1765 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States)²⁰⁷ and died on 28 Aug 1794 at age 28.

         ii.  Joshua Wells was born on 7 Nov 1767 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States)²⁰⁸ and died on 19 Feb 1800 at age 32.

49      iii.  Temperance Wells (born on 1 Jul 1769 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) - died on 23 Sep 1830 in Monroe Co., Ohio, United States). Temperance married Nathaniel Wells,^{185 186 187} son of <Captain> Alexander <W.> Wells [Sr.] ^{180 188 189 190} and Leah Owings, 1787 or 1788. Nathaniel was born on 1 Apr 1761 in Garrison Forest, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), was christened on 1 Apr 1762 in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), and died in 1789 in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States at age 28. Temperance next married Lt. Richard Talbott,^{161 162} son of Richard Talbott of Talbott's Vineyard ¹⁶² and Ruth Dorsey,^{162 171 172 173 174} on 20 Jan 1790 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Richard was born on 25 Dec 1753 in Maryland, (United States), was christened in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), died on 22 Dec 1821 in Monroe Co., Ohio, United States at age 67, and was buried in Carson Cemetery, Grandview Twp, New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States.¹⁷⁵ Another name for Richard was Richard Talbot.

         iv.  Benedict Wells was born on 19 Apr 1771 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died about 1861 about age 90. Benedict married Elizabeth Magruder. Benedict next married Elizabeth Owings.

          v.  Absalom Wells was born on 3 Oct 1774 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 13 Nov 1856 in Wellsburg, (West) Virginia, United States at age 82. Absalom married Helen Owings, daughter of Henry Owings ²⁰⁹ and Amelia < >,²⁰⁹ on 28 Jan 1798 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

         vi.  Mary Wells was born on 16 Sep 1776 in Ohio (Brooke), (West) Virginia, United States and died on 19 Aug 1849 in Brooke, (West) Virginia, United States at age 72. Mary married Asa Owings.²¹⁰ Asa was born in 1776 and died in 1820 at age 44.

        vii.  Elizabeth Wells was born on 27 Apr 1779 in Ohio, (West) Virginia, (United States) and died in 1817 in <Tyler>, (West) Virginia, United States at age 38. Elizabeth married Morris Baker between 1797 and 1798. Elizabeth next married Jacob Weakley in 1811.²¹¹ Jacob was born in 1790 and died in 1850 at age 60.

       viii.  Ephraim Wells was born on 28 Apr 1781 in Ohio, (West) Virginia, (United States) and died on 24 Oct 1808 in (Cairo), Randolph (Alexander), Illinois, United States at age 27.

         ix.  Michal Wells was born on 15 Mar 1783 in Ohio (Brooke), (West) Virginia, United States²¹² and died on 6 Jun 1802 in (Brooke), West Virginia, United States at age 19. Michal married Thomas McGuire ²¹³ in 1801.

Charles next married Elizabeth Prather,⁴¹ daughter of Charles Prather ²¹⁴ and Ruth Tannehill, on 24 Jul 1784. Elizabeth was born on 1 Jul 1765 in Frederick, Maryland, (United States), died on 20 Apr 1845 in Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States at age 79, and was buried in Wells Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States.

Noted events in her life were:

• Inherited: the mansion house and farm where she and her husband lived, 1815, <(Sistersville)>, Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States.

• Probate: After 20 Apr 1845.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Charles Prather Wells. Charles married Rachel McMechan.

         ii.  Nicholas Wells was born on 20 Feb 1787 in Buffalo Creek, Ohio (Brooke), (West) Virginia, United States, died on 28 Feb 1877 in Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States at age 90, and was buried in Long Reach Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, United States. Nicholas married Rachel Witten ^{215 216 217 218} on 9 Jan 1810 in Washington, Ohio, United States. Rachel was born on 14 Aug 1780 in Virginia, (United States), died on 12 Aug 1861 in Tyler, West Virginia, United States at age 80, and was buried in Long Reach Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, United States. Another name for Rachel was Rachel Wittin. Nicholas had a relationship with Lucy Fisher.²¹⁹ This couple did not marry.

        iii.  Ruth P. Wells was born on 30 Mar 1787, died on 8 Aug 1865 at age 78, and was buried in Old Ashley Cemetery, Ashley, Pike, Missouri, United States. Ruth married Abraham S. Birckhead ²²⁰ on 23 Oct 1814 in Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States. Abraham was born on 28 Mar 1778 in Maryland, United States, died on 19 Apr 1846 in Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States at age 68, and was buried in Wells Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States.

         iv.  Perrigrine F. Wells was born on 18 Oct 1789 in Ohio, (West) Virginia, United States, died on 15 May 1878 in Tyler, West Virginia, United States at age 88, and was buried in Long Reach Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, United States. Another name for Perrigrine was Peregrine Wells.

          v.  Achsah Narcissa Wells

         vi.  Sarah Wells was born on 20 Feb 1794 in Ohio (Brooke), (West) Virginia, United States, died on 14 Dec 1887 in Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, United States at age 93, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, United States. Sarah married John McCoy ²²¹ on 22 Apr 1817 in Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States. John was born in 1784 in Ireland, died on 26 Aug 1835 in <Sistersville>, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States at age 51, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States.

        vii.  Delilah Wells was born on 16 Jun 1795 in Ohio, (West) Virginia, United States, died on 25 Jan 1829 in <Sistersville>, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States at age 33, and was buried in Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States.

       viii.  Eli Wells was born about 1797, died on 28 Apr 1854 about age 57, and was buried in Wells Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, United States. Eli married Nancy < >.²²²

         ix.  Twenty Wells was born on 23 Nov 1798, died on 22 Sep 1816 at age 17, and was buried in Wells Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, United States.

          x.  Catherine Adams Wells was born on 6 Oct 1800 in Ohio, (West) Virginia, United States, died on 12 Sep 1824 in Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States at age 23, and was buried in Wells Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States. Another name for Catherine was Caty Wells. Catherine married Joshua Russell.²²³ Joshua was born <1794> in Donegal, Ireland, died on 25 Feb 1869 in <Tyler>, West Virginia, United States at age 75, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, United States.

         xi.  Elizabeth Prather Wells was born on 23 Sep 1802, died on 24 Aug 1873 in <Tyler>, West Virginia, United States at age 70, and was buried in Wells Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, United States. Another name for Elizabeth was Betsey Wells. Elizabeth married William Russell ²²⁴ on 17 Jun 1819 in Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States. William was born in 1790 in Donegal, Ireland, died on 9 Mar 1869 in Tyler Co., West Virginia, United States at age 79, and was buried in Wells Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States.

99. Michal Owings,¹⁸⁴ daughter of Joshua Owings ^{180 225 226} and Mary Cockey, was born on 12 Feb 1745 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 17 May 1783 in <Ohio (Brooke), (West) Virginia>, United States at age 38. Other names for Michal were Owings Michel and Michael Owings.

Death Notes: She died two months after the birth of her 10th child.

Some sources state that she died in Brooke Co. (West) Virginia; others have Baltimore Co., Maryland.

Research Notes: Charles Wells' first wife. Mother of 10 children.

Michal married <Captain> Charles Wells ^{41 179 180} on 27 Dec 1764 in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Charles was born on 6 Apr 1745 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died on 16 Apr 1815 in Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States at age 70, and was buried in Wells Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States.

100. William McMunn ¹⁹¹ was born between 1718 and 1750 and died between 1775 and 1837 in <Pennsylvania>.

Research Notes: http://www.srdunn.net/Steve%20Dunn.pdf has William McMunn & Martha Creighton as parents of John McMunn, d. 1853. Makes more sense (i.e., grandparents of William McMunn 1805-1870)

Source Rootsweb.com, 11/17/2004, Cindy Campbell has confusing dates.

William married Martha Creighton ¹⁹² 7 Jan or Sep 1770 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Martha was born between 1726 and 1753 and died between 1775 and 1843.

The child from this marriage was:

50        i.  John McMunn (born between 1736 and 1782 - died in 1853 in Washington, Maryland, United States). John married Jane Cornelia Marshall, daughter of James Marshall ¹⁹⁴ and Elizabeth Smith, between 1757 and 1758. Jane was born in 1741 and died on 26 Sep 1810 at age 69.

101. Martha Creighton ¹⁹² was born between 1726 and 1753 and died between 1775 and 1843.

Martha married William McMunn ¹⁹¹ 7 Jan or Sep 1770 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. William was born between 1718 and 1750 and died between 1775 and 1837 in <Pennsylvania>.

102. James Marshall,¹⁹⁴ son of Ed Marshall, was born in 1726 and died on 26 Feb 1803 at age 77.

Research Notes: One of the following may be this James Marshall:

From Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774, pp. 89-94:

"TAXABLES IN ST. PAUL'S PARISH, BALTIMORE COUNTY, IN 1774

"This list of taxables is recorded in Reverend Ethan Allen's book entitled Historical Sketches of St. Paul's Parish in Baltimore County, Maryland which he compiled in 1855. A copy is available in the Maryland Historical Society Library in Baltimore. Each person named therein is followed by a number which represents the number of taxables in his house. This list, in 1774, ony gives the household head by name. The list also contains names of persons in Rev. Dr. West's list in the year 1786/7, and these names (marked with an * asterisk) appear to have been in St. Paul's in 1774 as well.

"BALTIMORE WEST HUNDRED [1774]

"James Marshall, drayman - 1,...Philip Thomas, bricklayer - 1,... Capt. Charles Wells - 1,...

"BALTIMORE EAST HUNDRED [1774]

"...*James Marshall." [* indicates in Rev. Dr. West's list in 1786/7.]

James married Elizabeth Smith between 1739 and 1741. Elizabeth was born between 1701 and 1730 and died between 1744 and 1819.

The child from this marriage was:

51        i.  Jane Cornelia Marshall (born in 1741 - died on 26 Sep 1810). Jane married John McMunn,¹⁶⁹ son of William McMunn ¹⁹¹ and Martha Creighton,¹⁹² between 1757 and 1758. John was born between 1736 and 1782 and died in 1853 in Washington, Maryland, United States.

103. Elizabeth Smith was born between 1701 and 1730 and died between 1744 and 1819.

Research Notes: Source Rootsweb.com, 11/17/2004, Cindy Campbell.

Elizabeth married James Marshall ¹⁹⁴ between 1739 and 1741. James was born in 1726 and died on 26 Feb 1803 at age 77.

  Eighth Generation  

192. Edward Talbott [Jr.],^{162 196 197} son of Edward Talbott ^{162 227 228 229} and Elizabeth Thomas,^{204 227 230} was born on 3 Dec 1682 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 5 Apr 1718 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 35.

Birth Notes: According to the register of West River meeting, born "furst day of ye weeke about ye Seckand our of ye Day."

FamilySearch.org Compact Disc #88 Pin #5339 (Rod Blackman)
AFN: 7KBX-LD has birth year 1682 in West River, Anne Arundel, MD

http://www.srdunn.net/Steve%20Dunn.pdf has b. 3 Dec 1682 in Poplar Knowle, West River, Anne Arundel Co., MD & d. Mar 1716/17.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/all/d15563.htm#P15563 has b. 3 Dec 1682, d. Mar 1717.

Research Notes: From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I34648:

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Talbott (Tabott), Edward, A. A. County, 5th of 1st month, 1718; 3rd July, 1718.
To wife Elizabeth, extx., 1/3 of "The Vineyard" (cont. 1,000 A.), Balto. County, during life, and 1/3 personal estate, absolutely.
To son John and hrs., 1/3 of afsd. tract, and personalty.
To 2 sons, Edward and Richard, and their hrs., 1/3 of sd. tract and at decease of wife the 1/3 bequeathed her divided equally.
Shd. one of the 3 sons afsd. die during minority and without issue, portion of deceased to unborn child if a son, if a dau. to surviving sons equally.
To bro. John, dwelling plantation on delivery of bills of exchange for £160 within 4 mos. after decease of testator. Shd. bro. John refuse to accept lands on these terms, sd. lands to be sold and included in personal estate.
To dau. Elizabeth, personalty.
To following child., Edward, Richard, Sarah, Mary and unborn child, £30 and personalty. Daus. of age at 16 or marriage; sons at 18 yrs.
To 7 child, afsd., residue of personal estate.
Test: Joseph Allean, Lewcresia Day, James Elderton. 14.736.
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Edward Talbot1.209 -- £540.17.6 Oct 21 1718
Appraisers: John Giles, Nathan Rigby.
Approvers: Phil. Coale, John Talbot.
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Edward Talbott 1.395 A AA £540.17.6 £48.2.1 Apr 11 1719
Payments to: Joseph Adams & Co., John Giles, Charles Peirpoint, Dr. William Loch.
Executrix: Elisabeth Talbott of Baltimore County.
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Edward Talbott 2.403 A AA £540.17.6 £26.3.2 Feb 10 1719
Payments to: Nathan Rigbie, John Talbott,
Executrix: Elisabeth Powell, wife of James Powell,

Noted events in his life were:

• Purchased: "The Vineyard," 1000 acres, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Will: 25 Mar 1718, <West River Hundred>, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Probate: 3 Jul 1718, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Inventory: of his estate, 21 Oct 1718, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Edward married Elizabeth < > ^{198 199} about 1705 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. Elizabeth was born about 1681 in Calvert, Maryland, (United States) and died on 2 Sep 1721 in <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States) about age 40. Another name for Elizabeth was Eliza Richardson.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  John [III] Talbott was born on 19 Feb 1701 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States and died on 29 Aug 1765 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 64. John married Rebecca Colegate ⁴¹ on 17 Feb 1723 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Rebecca was born in 1706 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

96       ii.  Richard Talbott of Talbott's Vineyard (born between 1708 and 1712 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) - died after 1782 in Elk Ridge, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, United States). Richard married Ruth Dorsey,^{162 171 172 173 174} daughter of Captain John "Patuxent John" Dorsey of Dorsey's Search ^{41 200 201 202} and Elizabeth <Brown>,^{171 203 204} before 1750 in Maryland, United States. Ruth was born about 1731 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died after 1777 in Ellicott City, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, United States. Other names for Ruth were Ruth Dorset and Ruth Talbot.

        iii.  Elizabeth Talbott [dau of Edward] was born about 1710 in <Calvert>, Maryland, (United States).

         iv.  Edward Talbott [III] of Talbott's Vineyard was born about 1711 in <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States) and died after 1767 in <Anne Arundel, Maryland>, (United States).

          v.  Sarah Talbott was born in 1712 in <Calvert>, Maryland, (United States).

         vi.  Mary Talbott was born in 1714 in <Calvert>, Maryland, (United States).

        vii.  < > Talbott was born in 1717.

193. Elizabeth < > ^{198 199} was born about 1681 in Calvert, Maryland, (United States) and died on 2 Sep 1721 in <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States) about age 40. Another name for Elizabeth was Eliza Richardson.

Birth Notes: Most sources have b. abt 1683. At least one has 1681.

Research Notes: There are a couple of sources that give "Richardson" as her surname, but other data in those sources indicate a mixup between this "Elizabeth" and another individual. The majority of sources have no surname for Edward Talbott's wife Elizabeth (Eliza).

Noted events in her life were:

• Inherited: One-third of "The Vineyard" from her deceased husband during her lifetime, 3 Jul 1718, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

Elizabeth married Edward Talbott [Jr.] ^{162 196 197} about 1705 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. Edward was born on 3 Dec 1682 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 5 Apr 1718 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 35.

194. Captain John "Patuxent John" Dorsey of Dorsey's Search,^{41 200 201 202} son of Edward Dorsey ^{231 232} and Ruth Hill,^{204 231} was born about 1695 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died about Aug 1761 in "Dorsey's Search", (Ellicott City), Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, (United States) about age 66. Other names for John were John Dorsey Jr and Patuxent John Dorsey.

Birth Notes: Some sources have b. abt. 1699.

Research Notes: "Patuxent John Dorsey"

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From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, p. 400:

"Patuxent John Dorsey of 'Dorsey's Search.'

"This pioneer settler of Howard signed his name 'John Dorsey, Jr.' His wife and Dr. Joshua Warfield, the writer of his will, recorded him 'Captain John Dorsey.' His neighbors called him 'Patuxent John Dorsey,' because his estate was on both sides of the north branch of the Patuxent, which up to 1725 was the division of Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties. Patuxent John Dorsey's substantial manor house, now held by Mr. R. Dorsey Rogers, is immediately at Columbia, Post-office. Patuxent John Dorsey's father was Edward Dorsey, oldest son of Hon. John and Pleasance Ely."

Ibid., pp. 61-62:
"[Hon. John Dorsey's will reads, in part:] To my grandson, John Dorsey, son of my son, Edward Dorsey, deceased, my Patuxent plantation and lands thereunto adjoining called 'Dorsey's Search,' lying in Baltimore County [Anne Arundel County]. If no issue, to go to the three youngest grandchildren of my daughter, Deborah...
My son, Caleb, to be my administrator.--JOHN DORSEY. (Seal).'

"Mrs. Plesance Dorsey became Mrs Robert Wainwright. Her tract, 'The Isle of Ely,' was sold by her grandson, 'Patuxent John Dorsey,' to Basil Dorsey, of Caleb, whose homestead, 'Troy Hill,' was the former residence of Hon. John Dorsey."

Noted events in his life were:

• Inherited: "Dorsey's Search" on the Patuxent from his grandfather, Hon. John Dorsey, 1715, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Built: Dorsey Hall manor house, early 1700's, Ellicott City, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, (United States).

• Sold: "The Isle of Ely" to Basil Dorsey, of Caleb, After 1733.

• Patented: a tract of 1,475 acres called "Dorsey's Partnership" with William Hall, 1 Jan 1760, Frederick, Maryland, (United States).

• Will: 15 May 1761.

• Probate: 6 Sep 1761, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

John married Elizabeth <Brown> ^{171 203 204} about 1720 in Maryland, United States. Elizabeth was born about 1703 in Maryland, (United States) and died between 1775 and 1777 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Ely Dorsey [son of Patuxent John] was born about 1720 in <Queen Caroline Parish>, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, (United States) and died before 3 Feb 1794 in <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, United States. Ely married Mary Crockett,^{171 233} daughter of John Crockett, on 24 Jan 1744. Ely next married Deborah Dorsey,^{233 234} daughter of Caleb Dorsey of Hockley in the Hole [son of Capt. John] ^{235 236 237 238 239} and Elinor Warfield, about 1750 in <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States). Deborah was born on 25 Nov 1722 in St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died before 21 May 1807.

97       ii.  Ruth Dorsey (born about 1731 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) - died after 1777 in Ellicott City, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, United States). Ruth married John Todd.^{171 205 206} John was born on 17 Sep 1715 in St. Margaret's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Ruth next married Richard Talbott of Talbott's Vineyard,¹⁶² son of Edward Talbott [Jr.] ^{162 196 197} and Elizabeth < >,^{198 199} before 1750 in Maryland, United States. Richard was born between 1708 and 1712 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), died after 1782 in Elk Ridge, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, United States, and was buried in St. John's Cemetery, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, United States. Another name for Richard was Richard Talbot.

        iii.  John Dorsey [son of "Patuxent" John] was born about 1734 in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 30 Sep 1815 in Frederick Co., Maryland, United States about age 81. John married Mary Cummings.,²⁴⁰ daughter of William Cummings and Margaret. Mary was born about 1751, died on 8 Apr 1806 in Frederick Co., Maryland, United States about age 55, and was buried in Dorsey-Mercer Cemetery, Unionville, Frederick Co., Maryland, United States.

         iv.  Benjamin Dorsey was born in 1741 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Benjamin married Sarah Dorsey.,^{171 241} daughter of Colonel Henry Dorsey ^{171 180 242} and Elizabeth Worthington,.^{242 243} Sarah was born on 22 Apr 1746 in Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

          v.  Samuel Dorsey [son of "Patuxent" John] died in 1779. Samuel married Eleanor Woodward, daughter of Henry Woodward. Eleanor died before 1779.

         vi.  Capt. Basil Dorsey was born about 1745 in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died before 27 Aug 1799 in Frederick, Maryland, United States. Another name for Basil was Basil Dorsey Jr. Basil married Hannah Crockett, daughter of John Crockett, before 1757 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Hannah died before 1782. Basil next married Tabitha Richardson on 25 Mar 1782 in Frederick Co., Maryland, United States. Tabitha died in 1816 in Frederick Co., Maryland, United States.

        vii.  Rachel Dorsey was born about 1746 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died before 17 Aug 1792 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. Another name for Rachel was Rachel Ridgely. Rachel married William Hall. William died in 1770. Rachel next married Major Henry Ridgely,^{171 244 245} son of Henry Ridgely III ²⁴⁶ and Elizabeth Warfield,²⁴⁶ in 1773 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Henry was born on 17 May 1728 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 28 Jun 1791 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States at age 63.

       viii.  Lucy Dorsey died in 1808.

         ix.  Deborah Dorsey

          x.  Sophia Dorsey died on 25 May 1762. Another name for Sophia was Sophie Dorsey. Sophia married Caleb Dorsey [son of John of Anne Arundel],^{180 247 248} son of John Dorsey (son of Caleb) of "New Year's Gift" ^{248 250} and Elizabeth Dorsey, on 1 Nov 1759 in Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.²⁴⁹ Caleb was born on 8 Jul 1740 in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 10 Jul 1795 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States at age 55.

John next married someone.

195. Elizabeth <Brown> ^{171 203 204} was born about 1703 in Maryland, (United States) and died between 1775 and 1777 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Research Notes: http://www.srdunn.net/Steve%20Dunn.pdf has d. abt 1777.

From The Dorsey Family, p. 142:

"The will of John Dorsey Jr. made May 15, 1761... left: To... wife, her thirds. Remainder to be equally divided
Exrs: wife Elizabeth and son Bazil Dorsey

The maiden name of Elizabeth Dorsey, widow of Capt. John, is unknown.

Her will made January 25, 1775 and proved March 23, 1777 left:

To daughter Lucy Dorsey, 2 negroes and personalty
All personal estate to be sold and debts paid and remainder of money divided equally among nine children, Ely, Basil, Benjamin, John, Samuel, Deborah, and Lucy Dorsey, Ruth Talbot, and Rachel Ridgely
Exrs: daughter Lucy Dorsey and nephew John Dorsey
Test: Samuel Brown Jr., Sara Brown, Rachel Todd (Wills 41, f. 421)"

Noted events in her life were:

• Probate: Estate probated, 23 Mar 1777, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

• Will: Signed will, 25 Jan 1775.

Elizabeth married Captain John "Patuxent John" Dorsey of Dorsey's Search ^{41 200 201 202} about 1720 in Maryland, United States. John was born about 1695 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died about Aug 1761 in "Dorsey's Search", (Ellicott City), Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, (United States) about age 66. Other names for John were John Dorsey Jr and Patuxent John Dorsey.

196. Benjamin Wells,^{180 181} son of Charles Wells ^{41 209} and Sarah Wright,^{251 252} was born on 7 May 1723 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States) and died on 16 Feb 1795 in Ohio, (West) Virginia, United States at age 71. Another name for Benjamin was Benjamen Wells.

Birth Notes: Source http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/e/Sharon-J-Stevenson/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0982.html has born 7 May 1724.

Death Notes: Death date 16 Feb 1795 from Wm. Wlls/Historical Record Survey Ohio County, West Virginia (23884, pt1) Book 1, p.28. This date & place are also published in Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~digging/index.html.

Source http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/e/Sharon-J-Stevenson/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0105.html has d. 16 Feb 1795 in Independence, Pennsylvania.

FamilySearch.org AFN: 99JT-77 and Compact Disc #99 Pin #236798
(Debbie Finelli) has d. 26 Nov 1794 in Independence, Pennsylvania.

Research Notes: "Big Wells" family line

From Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774, pp. 1-2:

"A List of Taxables in St. Thomas Parish in the Year 1763

The Tax List of 1763 for St. Thomas Parish was found by William N. Wilkins in 1959 in the Harford County Historical records on loan at the Maryland Historical Society. (Harford County was part of Baltimore County until 1773.) ... This 1763 tax ledger shows the names of the various parties against whom charges were made for apparent church and county support and other sundry charges... The notation 'run' meant that the person named had left before paying his full charges.

Soldiers Delight Hundred, 1763

[Among those listed are:]
Owings, Thomas
Owings, Joshua
Owings, Joshua Jr.
Owings, Stephen
Owings, Henry
Stinchcomb, John
Stinchcomb, Nathaniel
Wells, Thomas
Wells, John
Wells, Benjamin
Wells, Charles

Ibid., pp. 16-23:

"INDEX TO AQUILA HALL'S ASSESSMENT LEDGER, 1762-1765

Aquila Hall was High Sheriff of Baltimore County and after Harford County separated from Baltimore County in 1773 he was appointed Colonel of Militia and one of the Lord Justices of the new county of Harford from 1774 to 1779. While serving as Sheriff of Baltimore County he compiled a tax assessment ledger of 145 pages which named 1,380 persons, their land tracts, and their assessments... Its index contains the following names...

"…John Barnes, William Barnes, Joseph Barnes,… Adam Barnes…
"William Cockey,... Joshua Cockey,... Edward Cockey,...
"…John Hammond Dorsey,... John Hammond Dorsey,… Vincent Dorsey heirs,… Charles Dorsey,… Andrew Dorsey,… Joshual Dorsey,… Caleb Dorsey, Bazil Dorsey, Edward Dorsey,... Caleb Dorsey,... Richard Dorsey,... Vachell Dorsey,… John Dorsey,...
"…Samuel Owings,... John Owings, Joshua Owings,... Sarah Owings,... Stephen Owings,... Samuel Owings,... Elijah Owings,... Henry Owings,...
"…Christopher Randell,... John Ridgley,... Charles Ridgley, Jr.,...
"…Capt. John Stinchcombe,... Nathan Stinchcombe,...
"…Edmund Talbott, Thomas Talbott,... William Talbott's heirs, …Philip Thomas,... John Talbott, …Edward Talbott,...
"…Samuel Underwood,...
"…Benjamin Wells,... James Wells,... William Wells, James Wells, Jr.,... Charles Wells,... Elex Wells..."


Ibid., pp. 27-41:

"JOPPA COURTHOUSE PETITION OF 1768

"The petitions for and against the removal of the county seat of Baltimore County from Joppa to Baltimore Town in 1768 are discussed at length in the Archives of Maryland, Vol. 61 (Appendix). Notices were posted in January, 1768 at the door of the courthouse in Joppa, at the church door of St. Paul's Parish, at the church door of St. Thomas' Parish, at the church door of St. John's Parish, at the church door of St. George's Parish, at the door of the chapel of St. George's Parish, at the door of the chapel of St. John's Parish, and at the house called St. Thomas' Chapel in St. Thomas' Parish, by Absalom Butler and sworn to before the Honorable Benjamin Rogers. Notices were printed in English and German. Tabulations indicate that 2,271 voted for the removal of the courthouse, and 901 voted against it. (It should be noted that some signatures are missing due to the disintegration of the paper, and there also appears to be some who signed more than once.) Five years later, Harford County separated from Baltimore County and set up its court house at Bush (Harford Town) in 1774 and at Bel Air in 1782.

"SIGNERS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT TO BALTIMORE TOWN (1768)...

"...Thomas Cockey...Joshua Owings...Charles Ridgely... Samuel Owings... John Cockey... Benjamin Wells, Charles Wells... George Wells... Caleb Warfield, Nathaniel Stinchcomb... William Coale...Christopher Randall, Jr.... J. Cockey Owings... William Wells, Jr.... William Wells...Edward Talbott... Edward Cockey... Benjamin Talbott... Charles Ridgely (son William)... Elisha Dorsey... Alexander Wells, Nathaniel Owings...Nathaniel Stinchcomb, Sr....Lott Owings... Anthony Arnold... Richard Owings... William Cockey... John Talbott (son Edward)... Richard Owings... William Slade... Edward Talbot... Vachel Dorsey... Christopher Owings, Richard Owings... Edward Dorsey (son John)... Lancelott Dorsey, Charles Dorsey (son Nathan), Ely Dorsey... Henry Dorsey...Samuel Dorsey, Jr.... Joshua Owings, Jr.... Samuel Owings... John Wells... Thomas Owings... Henry Butler... George Dorsey...

"SIGNERS AGAINST THE REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT TO BALTIMORE TOWN (1768)...

Greenbury Dorsey, Jr....William Wells..."

Ibid., pp. 80-81:

"A LIST OF TAXABLES FOR PATAPSCO UPPER HUNDRE, IN BALTIMORE COUNTY TAKEN BY ABRAHAM WALKER, CONSTABLE, 1773"

[Among those listed:]

Dorsey's Forge: Elam Bailey; James Crow; Ezekiel Wilson; Philip Neau; Thomas Wood; Robert Buckel; William Nailer; John jenkins; Era Evans; James Atwood; John Goodard; William Nailer; Eoelin Smith, Thomas Ellis, and 9 negroes.

Ridgeley, Charles, son of William, exer. to Samuel Norwood, decd.; Richard Wilmott; John Braddon; 10 Negroes

Wells, Benjamin; Negro Alexander

Noted events in his life were:

• Inventoried: the estate of Henry Owings with Thomas Gist, 22 Oct 1764, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Will: 1794.

Benjamin married Temperance Butler ¹⁸² in May 1743 in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Temperance was born on 17 Jun 1726 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, was christened in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, died on 19 Feb 1800 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 73, and was buried in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland, United States.

Children from this marriage were:

98        i.  <Captain> Charles Wells (born on 6 Apr 1745 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) - died on 16 Apr 1815 in Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States). Charles married Michal Owings,¹⁸⁴ daughter of Joshua Owings ^{180 225 226} and Mary Cockey, on 27 Dec 1764 in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Michal was born on 12 Feb 1745 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 17 May 1783 in <Ohio (Brooke), (West) Virginia>, United States at age 38. Other names for Michal were Owings Michel and Michael Owings. Charles next married Elizabeth Prather,⁴¹ daughter of Charles Prather ²¹⁴ and Ruth Tannehill, on 24 Jul 1784. Elizabeth was born on 1 Jul 1765 in Frederick, Maryland, (United States), died on 20 Apr 1845 in Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States at age 79, and was buried in Wells Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States.

         ii.  Benjamin Wells Jr. was born between 1746 and 1747 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died in 1801.

        iii.  Absolom Wells was born on 11 Jul 1755 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died on 23 Dec 1820 in Beach Bottom, Wellsburg, Brooke Co., (West) Virginia, United States at age 65, and was buried in Brooke Cemetery, Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, United States. Absolom married Michal Wells.,^{253 254} daughter of <Captain> Alexander <W.> Wells [Sr.] ^{180 188 189 190} and Leah Owings. Michal was born on 12 Mar 1759 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died on 20 Jun 1831 in Wellsburg, Brooke, (West) Virginia, United States at age 72, and was buried in Brooke Cemetery, Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, United States.

         iv.  Sarah Wells was born between 1755 and 1760 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

          v.  Nicholas Wells was born in 1757 and died before 1794. Nicholas married Providence Talbot, daughter of Richard Talbott of Talbott's Vineyard ¹⁶² and Ruth Dorsey,^{162 171 172 173 174} in Oct 1782.

         vi.  Achsah Wells was born about 1759 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died 25 Mar 1789 or 1790 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 30. Another name for Achsah was Nacky Wells. Achsah married Lt. Richard Talbott,^{161 162} son of Richard Talbott of Talbott's Vineyard ¹⁶² and Ruth Dorsey,^{162 171 172 173 174} on 15 Aug 1778 in Maryland, United States. Richard was born on 25 Dec 1753 in Maryland, (United States), was christened in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), died on 22 Dec 1821 in Monroe Co., Ohio, United States at age 67, and was buried in Carson Cemetery, Grandview Twp, New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States.¹⁷⁵ Another name for Richard was Richard Talbot.

        vii.  Amon Wells was born in 1762 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 27 Jun 1829 in (Brooke), West Virginia, United States at age 67.

       viii.  John Wells was born about 1763.

         ix.  <Captain> William Wells was born on 25 Jul 1765 in Wells Manor, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 29 Apr 1840 in Stonehurst, (Tyler), (West) Virginia, United States at age 74. William married Catherine Sellman,²⁵⁵ daughter of Thomas Sellman ²⁵⁶ and Ruth Shipley,²⁵⁷ in 1787 in Fort Pitt, Ohio, Virginia, United States. Catherine was born on 17 Sep 1760 in Adams Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States) and died on 22 Jan 1816 in West Virginia, United States at age 55. William next married Margaret Ankrom on 2 Oct 1821 in Tyler Co., (West) Virginia, United States. Margaret was born on 27 Feb 1786 in Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States and died on 24 Oct 1868 in Tyler, West Virginia, United States at age 82.

          x.  Caleb Wells was born in 1771 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died <5 Dec> 1861 in Morgan Co., Ohio, United States at age 90, and was buried in <Emery Cemetery, Morgan Co., Ohio>, United States.²⁵⁸

197. Temperance Butler,¹⁸² daughter of Henry Butler and Susannah White, was born on 17 Jun 1726 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, was christened in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, died on 19 Feb 1800 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 73, and was buried in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland, United States.

Temperance married Benjamin Wells ^{180 181} in May 1743 in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Benjamin was born on 7 May 1723 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States) and died on 16 Feb 1795 in Ohio, (West) Virginia, United States at age 71. Another name for Benjamin was Benjamen Wells.

198. Joshua Owings,^{180 225 226} son of Captain Richard Owings "the Settler" ^{259 260 261} and Rachel Beale,²⁶² was born on 5 Apr 1704 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 11 Apr 1785 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 81.

Research Notes: First cousin of Mary Cockey according to http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1840939&id=I468. I have not yet found the connection. kjf 12/1/09.
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From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pprokasy&id=I10961:
"Joshua was one of the first vestrymen of St. Thomas Church and was later one of the first converts to Methodism."
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From Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774, pp. 1-2:

"A List of Taxables in St. Thomas Parish in the Year 1763

The Tax List of 1763 for St. Thomas Parish was found by William N. Wilkins in 1959 in the Harford County Historical records on loan at the Maryland Historical Society. (Harford County was part of Baltimore County until 1773.) ... This 1763 tax ledger shows the names of the various parties against whom charges were made for apparent church and county support and other sundry charges... The notation 'run' meant that the person named had left before paying his full charges.

Soldiers Delight Hundred, 1763

[Among those listed are:]
Owings, Thomas
Owings, Joshua
Owings, Joshua Jr.
Owings, Stephen
Owings, Henry
Stinchcomb, John
Stinchcomb, Nathaniel
Wells, Thomas
Wells, John
Wells, Benjamin
Wells, Charles

Ibid., pp. 16-23:

"INDEX TO AQUILA HALL'S ASSESSMENT LEDGER, 1762-1765

Aquila Hall was High Sheriff of Baltimore County and after Harford County separated from Baltimore County in 1773 he was appointed Colonel of Militia and one of the Lord Justices of the new county of Harford from 1774 to 1779. While serving as Sheriff of Baltimore County he compiled a tax assessment ledger of 145 pages which named 1,380 persons, their land tracts, and their assessments... Its index contains the following names...

"William Cockey,... Joshua Cockey,... Edward Cockey,... John Hammond Dorsey,... Caleb Dorsey, Bazil Dorsey, Edward Dorsey,... Caleb Dorsey,... Richard Dorsey,...John Dorsey,...Samuel Owings,... John Owings, Joshua Owings,... Sarah Owings,... Stephen Owings,... Samuel Owings,... Elijah Owings,... Henry Owings,... Christopher Randell,... John Ridgley,... Charles Ridgley, Jr.,... Capt. John Stinchcombe,... Nathan Stinchcombe,... Edmund Talbott, Thomas Talbott,... Philip Thomas,... Edward Talbott,... Samuel Underwood,... Benjamin Wells,... James Wells,... William Wells, James Wells, Jr.,... Charles Wells,... Elex Wells..."

Ibid., pp. 27-41:

"JOPPA COURTHOUSE PETITION OF 1768

"The petitions for and against the removal of the county seat of Baltimore County from Joppa to Baltimore Town in 1768 are discussed at length in the Archives of Maryland, Vol. 61 (Appendix). Notices were posted in January, 1768 at the door of the courthouse in Joppa, at the church door of St. Paul's Parish, at the church door of St. Thomas' Parish, at the church door of St. John's Parish, at the church door of St. George's Parish, at the door of the chapel of St. George's Parish, at the door of the chapel of St. John's Parish, and at the house called St. Thomas' Chapel in St. Thomas' Parish, by Absalom Butler and sworn to before the Honorable Benjamin Rogers. Notices were printed in English and German. Tabulations indicate that 2,271 voted for the removal of the courthouse, and 901 voted against it. (It should be noted that some signatures are missing due to the disintegration of the paper, and there also appears to be some who signed more than once.) Five years later, Harford County separated from Baltimore County and set up its court house at Bush (Harford Town) in 1774 and at Bel Air in 1782.

"SIGNERS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT TO BALTIMORE TOWN (1768)...

"...Thomas Cockey...Joshua Owings...Charles Ridgely... Samuel Owings... John Cockey... Benjamin Wells, Charles Wells... George Wells... Caleb Warfield, Nathaniel Stinchcomb... William Coale...Christopher Randall, Jr.... J. Cockey Owings... William Wells, Jr.... William Wells...Edward Talbott... Edward Cockey... Benjamin Talbott... Charles Ridgely (son William)... Elisha Dorsey... Alexander Wells, Nathaniel Owings...Nathaniel Stinchcomb, Sr....Lott Owings... Anthony Arnold... Richard Owings... William Cockey... John Talbott (son Edward)... Richard Owings... William Slade... Edward Talbot... Vachel Dorsey... Christopher Owings, Richard Owings... Edward Dorsey (son John)... Lancelott Dorsey, Charles Dorsey (son Nathan), Ely Dorsey... Henry Dorsey...Samuel Dorsey, Jr.... Joshua Owings, Jr.... Samuel Owings... John Wells... Thomas Owings... Henry Butler... George Dorsey...

"SIGNERS AGAINST THE REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT TO BALTIMORE TOWN (1768)...

Greenbury Dorsey, Jr....William Wells..."

Joshua married Mary Cockey on 9 Mar 1736 in St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Mary was born on 10 Dec 1716 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), was christened on 10 Dec 1719 in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), and died on 10 Dec 1768 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 52.

Marriage Notes: Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/southern/owings.html has m. 9 Mar. 1735 in St. Paul's Parish. Same date in http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pprokasy&id=I10961.

Source: FamilySearch.org. Married in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, MD 9 Mar 1736.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  John Cockey Owings was born on 11 Jan 1736 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 3 Feb 1810 in Cockeysville, Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 74. John married Colgate Deye Colgate ²⁶³ on 15 Mar 1772 in St. Thomas Anglican Church, Garrison, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States). Colgate was born on 6 May 1754 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 1 Mar 1828 in Cockeysville, Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 73.

         ii.  Rev. Richard Owings was born on 13 Nov 1738 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died on 7 Oct 1786 in Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States at age 47, and was buried in Old Stone Methodist Church Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States.²⁶⁴ Richard married Rachel Owings,^{225 265 266} daughter of John Owings ^{267 268 269} and Hannah Stinchcomb,²⁷⁰ in 1759. Rachel was born on 11 Nov 1737 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died after Aug 1813 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States.

        iii.  Joshua Owings Jr. was born on 22 Mar 1740 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), was christened in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), and died on 7 Jan 1804 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 63. Another name for Joshua was Joshua Cockey Owings. Joshua married Elizabeth Howe ^{271 272} in 1766 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Elizabeth was born about 1750 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died in 1792 in Kentucky, United States about age 42.

         iv.  Edward Owings was born on 1 Nov 1743 in Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), died on 2 Jun 1815 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 71, and was buried in St. Thomas Cemetery, Milford Mill, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.²⁷³ Edward married Charlotte Deye Colegate ²⁷⁴ on 29 Sep 1774 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Charlotte was born on 16 Aug 1751 in Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), died on 2 Feb 1856 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 104, and was buried in St. Thomas Cemetery, Milford Mill (Milford), Baltimore, Maryland, United States.²⁷⁵

99        v.  Michal Owings (born on 12 Feb 1745 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) - died on 17 May 1783 in <Ohio (Brooke), (West) Virginia>, United States). Michal married <Captain> Charles Wells,^{41 179 180} son of Benjamin Wells ^{180 181} and Temperance Butler,¹⁸² on 27 Dec 1764 in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Charles was born on 6 Apr 1745 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died on 16 Apr 1815 in Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States at age 70, and was buried in Wells Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler, (West) Virginia, United States.

         vi.  Marcella Owings was born on 5 Jul 1748 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 27 Apr 1842 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 93. Other names for Marcella were Marchella Owings and Marcilla Owings. Marcella married Thomas Worthington ^{276 277} on 5 Apr 1786 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Thomas was born on 2 May 1739 in St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 16 Mar 1821 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 81.

        vii.  George Owings was born on 14 Mar 1750 and died on 20 Oct 1832 at age 82.

       viii.  Rebecca Owings was born on 27 Jan 1752 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Rebecca married Samuel Mummy ²⁷⁸ in 1774.

         ix.  Elizabeth Owings was born on 14 Jul 1753 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 9 Dec 1783 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 30.

          x.  Rachel Owings was born on 22 Mar 1756 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died after 1782 in New Market, Frederick, Maryland, United States.²⁷⁹ Rachel married Samuel Chew ²⁸⁰ in 1774. Samuel was born in 1751 in Maryland, (United States) and died on 17 Feb 1775 in <Maryland, (United States)> at age 24.

         xi.  Ephraim Owings was born in 1758 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died in Oct 1784 at age 26.

199. Mary Cockey, daughter of Capt. John Cockey ^{281 282} and Elizabeth Slade,^{41 283 284} was born on 10 Dec 1716 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), was christened on 10 Dec 1719 in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), and died on 10 Dec 1768 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 52.

Research Notes: FamilySearch.org AFN: GH42-1C

Mary married Joshua Owings ^{180 225 226} on 9 Mar 1736 in St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Joshua was born on 5 Apr 1704 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 11 Apr 1785 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 81.

204. Ed Marshall was born between 1675 and 1704 and died between 1729 and 1789.

Ed married someone between 1699 and 1729.

His child was:

102       i.  James Marshall (born in 1726 - died on 26 Feb 1803). James married Elizabeth Smith between 1739 and 1741. Elizabeth was born between 1701 and 1730 and died between 1744 and 1819.

  Ninth Generation  

384. Edward Talbott,^{162 227 228 229} son of Richard Talbott ^{228 285 286 287 288 289 290} and Elizabeth E. Ewen,^{162 291 292 293 294 295} was born on 6 Nov 1658 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)²⁹⁶ and died on 6 Jan 1692 in <Poplar Knowle>, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)²⁹⁷ at age 33.

Research Notes: Second son of Richard Talbott & Elizabeth Ewen.
2nd husband of Elizabeth Thomas.

"Prominent member of the Society of Friends at West River and its vicinity," according to The Thomas Book p. 527.
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From The Founders of Anne Arundel, p. 530:
"Edward Talbott married in 1679 the widow Coale (nee Elizabeth Thomas), daughter of Philip Thomas. They had issue, Richard, Edward, Elizabeth and John Talbott, of West River, who married--first, Elizabeth Galloway; second, Mary Waters, of West River, and had Cassandra, Lucy, Elizabeth, John and Edward, of West River; born 1723. This Edward married Temperance Merryman in 1745 and had John, Benjamin, Vincent, Mary, Temperance and Edward. Edward the elder was a witness to the wills of Major Welsh and Benjamin Laurence."

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From Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Vol. III p. 795 :

"Edward Talbott, second son of Richard and Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbott, was born at 'Poplar Knowle', November 6, 1658, died there in January, 1689. He married Elizabeth, who died in 1725, widow of William Coale, and daughter of Philip and Sarah Thomas, who were immigrants from England. Philip Thomas was a noted man of his time, the owner of a large estate, and held a variety of positions under the government of the colony."
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From Side-Lights on Maryland History, p. 428-429:

"[The will of William Richardson], dated December 21, 1691, was proved May 28, 1698 (Annapolis Wills, No. 7, page 388). In this he bequeaths... [to] 'daughter Sophia, "Diligent Search," at sixteen,' young son Joseph, grandson William Richardson, Margaret wife of William Richardson, Jr., all received personalty, as did also 'John and Sarah Talbot and their daughter Elizabeth and the three children of Edward Talbot' (the children of his wife by her marriage to Richard Talbot). The executors were, 'wife Elizabeth, and son William'; overseers, 'Richard Jones, Richard Harrison, John Talbot, William Coleson."

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From The Thomas Book, p. 33:

After the death of [Philip Thomas'] widow, Sarah [Harrison] Thomas, his son Samuel claimed all her estates by virtue of a verbal will which he alleged she had made in his favour. This claim was resisted by is brother-in-law, Edward Talbot, and the West River Meeting of Friends was appealed to, to decide the question. The Meeting decided that although she had expressed a wish that Samuel Thomas should be her sole heir, she had not given legal effect to it, and that the estate should be equally divided between her several heirs. The two houses in Bristol were sold before September 13, 1690, when John Talbot claimed an interest in the proceeds of the sale in right of his wife, the granddaughter of Philip Thomas, to the extent of and as her share of the whole landed estate."

Noted events in his life were:

• Inherited: "Talbott's Ridge" jointly with his brother John, 1663, <West River Hundred>, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Will: 11 Sep 1689, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Petition: concerning "Talbot's Timber Neck", 1678, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Probate: 6 Feb 1692, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Edward married Elizabeth Thomas ^{204 227 230} in 1679 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Elizabeth was born before 1651 in <Bristol>, England and died on 24 Feb 1726 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Another name for Elizabeth was Coale Elizabeth Thomas.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Richard Talbott was born on 6 Feb 1681 and died on 26 Nov 1681.

192      ii.  Edward Talbott [Jr.] (born on 3 Dec 1682 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) - died on 5 Apr 1718 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)). Edward married Elizabeth < > ^{198 199} about 1705 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. Elizabeth was born about 1681 in Calvert, Maryland, (United States) and died on 2 Sep 1721 in <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States) about age 40. Another name for Elizabeth was Eliza Richardson.

        iii.  John Talbott of West River was born about 1684 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died between 15 Jan 1725 and 25 May 1725 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). John married Elizabeth Galloway,²⁸⁷ daughter of Samuel Galloway Jr., in 1705. Elizabeth was born about 1684. John next married Mary Waters,^{228 287 298 299 300} daughter of John Waters ³⁰¹ and Elizabeth Giles, on 11 Jul 1707 in Friends' Meeting House, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States). Mary was born on 18 Nov 1686 in West River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 11 Aug 1769 in Northampton (Accomack), Virginia, (United States) at age 82.

         iv.  Elizabeth Talbott was born in 1686. Elizabeth married < > MacIntosh.²⁸⁷

385. Elizabeth Thomas,^{204 227 230} daughter of Lieutenant Philip Thomas ^{228 302 303 304 305 306} and Sarah Harrison,³⁰⁷ was born before 1651 in <Bristol>, England and died on 24 Feb 1726 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Another name for Elizabeth was Coale Elizabeth Thomas.

Birth Notes: The Thomas Book p. 34 states that she was born in England before 1651.

http://www.srdunn.net/Steve%20Dunn.pdf has b. in Bristol, England

Research Notes: 3rd wife of William Coale. William Coale was her first husband. Edward Talbott was her second.

Noted events in her life were:

• Removed to: the Province of Maryland, 1651.

Elizabeth married William Coale ^{228 308} before 1671. William died on 30 Oct 1678.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Elizabeth Coale was born on 30 Aug 1671.

         ii.  Phillip Coale was born on 6 Sep 1673.

        iii.  Samuell Coale was born on 9 Apr 1676.

         iv.  William Coale died on 11 Sep 1687.

Elizabeth next married Edward Talbott ^{162 227 228 229} in 1679 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Edward was born on 6 Nov 1658 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)²⁹⁶ and died on 6 Jan 1692 in <Poplar Knowle>, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)²⁹⁷ at age 33.

388. Edward Dorsey,^{231 232} son of Honorable Capt. John Dorsey of "Hockley-in-the-Hole" ^{204 239 309 310 311 312 313 314} and Pleasance Ely,^{314 315 316} was born about 1678 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died in 1701 in South Patapsco Hundred, Baltimore (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States) about age 23.

Research Notes: Predeceased his father.

From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland, p. 400:

"Patuxent John Dorsey's father was Edward Dorsey, oldest son of Hon. John and Pleasance Ely. In 1694 he [Edward] was a mariner upon board of 'The Good Hope,' under the command of Captain Richard Hill. His wife Ruth was unknown, but she may have been the traditional 'Lady Hill'--daughter of Captain Richard. Edward and Ruth had only two sons."

Noted events in his life were:

• Mariner: upon 'The Good Hope' under Capt. Richard Hill, 1694.

Edward married Ruth Hill ^{204 231} in 1698 in Maryland, United States. Ruth was born about 1681 in Maryland, (United States) and died in 1747 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 66.

Children from this marriage were:

194       i.  Captain John "Patuxent John" Dorsey of Dorsey's Search (born about 1695 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) - died about Aug 1761 in "Dorsey's Search", (Ellicott City), Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, (United States)). John married Elizabeth <Brown> ^{171 203 204} about 1720 in Maryland, United States. Elizabeth was born about 1703 in Maryland, (United States) and died between 1775 and 1777 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). John next married someone.

         ii.  Captain Edward Dorsey was born about 1701 and died before 11 Nov 1767 in "Dorsey's Inheritance", Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, (United States). Edward married Sarah Todd, daughter of Lancelot Todd [Jr.] ³¹⁷ and Elizabeth <Rockhold>,.³¹⁷ Sarah died after 1767.

389. Ruth Hill,^{204 231} daughter of Captain Richard Hill, was born about 1681 in Maryland, (United States) and died in 1747 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 66.

Research Notes: http://www.srdunn.net/Steve%20Dunn.pdf has d. Aug 1747 in Anne Arundel Co., MD.

From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, p. 400:

"Patuxent John Dorsey's father was Edward Dorsey, oldest son of Hon. John and Pleasance Ely. In 1694 he was a mariner upon board of 'The Good Hope,' under the command of Captain Richard Hill. His wife Ruth was unknown, but she may have been the traditional 'Lady Hill'--daughter of Captain Richard. Edward and Ruth had only two sons."

Ruth married Edward Dorsey ^{231 232} in 1698 in Maryland, United States. Edward was born about 1678 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died in 1701 in South Patapsco Hundred, Baltimore (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States) about age 23.

392. Charles Wells,^{41 209} son of John Wells ^{41 318} and Margaret <MacClane>,^{318 319} was born about 1702 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 16 Dec 1738 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 36.

Research Notes: "Big Wells" family line.

FamilySearch.org AFN: QKNP-KS
and Compact Disc #99 Pin #236959
(Debbie Finelli) has b. 1703 in Baltimore Co., d. 16 Dec 1738

Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~digging/index.html has b. abt. 1702, d. 1741 in Baltimore Co.

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From Maryland Historical Magazine, vol. XVI, Baltimore, 1921, p. 238:

"Between various fords on the Main Falls of Patapsco River and fords on the lower reaches of Gwinn's Falls there existed in the eighteenth century three main roads, which, because their origin is mysterious and not explained by any known records, may possibly have been survivors of earlier military roads or even of Indian paths.

"In November 1733, the court appointed Charles Wells overseer of the road 'from the lower wadeing place of the main falls of Potapsco to the second wadeing place of Gwinns Falls' and of the road 'from the lower fording place of Gwinns Falls to Moales Point.' The lowest ford on the Main Falls of Patapsco River was situated in the immediate neighborhood of Relay or Avalon, near the site of the old Hockley Forge."

[The site of the Hockley Forge is on Levering Avenue in Halethorpe.]

Noted events in his life were:

• Appointed: overseer of certain roads along the Patapsco River, Nov 1733, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Charles married Sarah Wright ^{251 252} on 3 Jun 1726 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).³²⁰ Sarah was born about 1686 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, was christened in 1706 in St. Anne's, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), and died about 1792 about age 106. Other names for Sarah were Sarah Arnold and Sarah Wright Arnold.

Marriage Notes: Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~digging/index.html has m. 3 Jun 1726. This date does not make sense if Sarah Arnold was the mother of Benjamin and Charles Wells, as listed in the same source, unless they were born out of wedlock. When did Sarah's first husband, John Arnold, die?

Wells-L Archives (Orin R. Wells, 12 Nov 1998) has marriage year of 1722.

Children from this marriage were:

196       i.  Benjamin Wells (born on 7 May 1723 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States) - died on 16 Feb 1795 in Ohio, (West) Virginia, United States). Benjamin married Temperance Butler,¹⁸² daughter of Henry Butler and Susannah White, in May 1743 in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Temperance was born on 17 Jun 1726 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, was christened in St. Thomas Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, died on 19 Feb 1800 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 73, and was buried in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland, United States.

         ii.  Thomas Wells was born on 7 Sep 1727 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States and died in 1750 in Pennsylvania, (United States) at age 23.

        iii.  Charles Wells [Jr.] was born on 7 Sep 1729 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died about 1786 in Ohio Indian Territory [west of Washington Co.], Pennsylvania, (United States) about age 57. Charles married Sarah Dorsey [dau. of Francis].,^{321 322} daughter of Francis Dorsey ^{323 324 325 326} and Elizabeth Baker,.³²⁶ Sarah was born on 28 Jan 1731 in St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died in 1786 in Ohio Indian Territory [west of Washington Co.], Pennsylvania, (United States) at age 55.

393. Sarah Wright,^{251 252} daughter of John Wright, was born about 1686 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, was christened in 1706 in St. Anne's, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), and died about 1792 about age 106. Other names for Sarah were Sarah Arnold and Sarah Wright Arnold.

Birth Notes: May have been born around 1701.

Death Notes: Died at age 106.

Research Notes: Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~digging/index.html has Sarah Wright Arnold, daughter of John Wright.

FamilySearch.org AFN: QKNP-L0 has Sarah Arnold, b. abt 1701 in Baltimore Co., daughter of Anthony Arnold and Sarah ________. Other sources say Anthony Arnold was her first husband.

Noted events in her life were:

• Baptism: when she was about 20 years old, 1706, St. Anne's, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Sarah married Anthony Arnold.³²⁸ Anthony died before 1726.

Sarah next married Charles Wells ^{41 209} on 3 Jun 1726 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).³²⁰ Charles was born about 1702 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 16 Dec 1738 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 36.

394. Henry Butler was born in 1689 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States and died on 2 Mar 1746 at age 57.

Research Notes: From Maryland Historical Magazine, vol. XVI, Baltimore, 1921, p. 245:

"In the month of August, 1728, the Court appointed Henry Butler overseer of the roads 'from Potapsco Ferry (now Ferry Bar-W.B.M.) to Jones Falls at Mary Hansons Mill, from the said Mill to Guinns Falls, from the same Mill to Guinns falls leading to the main falls above Christopher Randalls plantation'; and at the same time, George Bailey was apointed overseer of the roads 'from the main falls by Christopher Randalls to Guins falls where the road passes to the widow Hansons Mill, and from Bens Run by the plantation where Zebediah Baker now lives to the aforesaid place of Gwins falls.'"

Henry married Susannah White 1714 ? in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Susannah was born between 1693 and 1695 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States and died on 25 Sep 1769 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

The child from this marriage was:

197       i.  Temperance Butler (born on 17 Jun 1726 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - died on 19 Feb 1800 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States). Temperance married Benjamin Wells,^{180 181} son of Charles Wells ^{41 209} and Sarah Wright,^{251 252} in May 1743 in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Benjamin was born on 7 May 1723 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States) and died on 16 Feb 1795 in Ohio, (West) Virginia, United States at age 71. Another name for Benjamin was Benjamen Wells.

395. Susannah White was born between 1693 and 1695 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States and died on 25 Sep 1769 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Research Notes: Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~digging/index.html has Susannah White.

http://www.srdunn.net/Steve%20Dunn.pdf has b. abt 1698, d. 25 Sep 1769 in Baltimore Co., MD, no last name.

Also FamilySearch.org AFN: QKNP-NB

Susannah married Henry Butler 1714 ? in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Henry was born in 1689 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States and died on 2 Mar 1746 at age 57.

396. Captain Richard Owings "the Settler",^{259 260 261} son of Owen Humphrey of Llwyn du ^{329 330} and Margaret Vaughan,^{41 331} was born on 7 Mar 1659 in <Llwyn du>, Llanllugan, Montgomeryshire, Wales and died on 14 Nov 1716 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 57. Other names for Richard were Captain Richard Owen and Richard Owens.

Birth Notes: Most sources give Richard's birth date as 1660, but it may have been 7 Mar 1658/59 and in Wales.

Death Notes: Died intestate.

Research Notes: This researcher's note from 5 July 2014:

I find it likely that Richard Owings had two wives, both named Rachel. If I am right, it might be thus:
1) Racheal Roberts, m. abt 1682 in England or Wales. She was daughter of Robert Pugh (aka Pugh Roberts/Robert Pugh/Robert ap Hugh)
2) Rachel Beale/Beall, m. 4 Apr 1698 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

This scenario would make Racheal Roberts the mother of the first set of children (Rachel Owings, Catherine Owings and possibly Richard Owings (Jr.), depending upon the latter's birthdate). Rachel Beale would be the mother of all the others.

As far as I can determine, other researchers are not in agreement about which Rachel was Richard Owings' wife. Most assume that there was only one woman named Rachel. I am taking a more creative approach, as yet not disproven, and am proposing that there were two women who happened to have the same first name. It makes a better story. If it was so, all that is in question is the timing of marriages & births.

Source http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:a41513&id=I0192 lists two wives:
1) Rachel Roberts m. 1682
2) Rachel Beale b. 1662, England, m. 1690 in Maryland

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Several sources mention that Richard Owen was named after Richard Davies of Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, who was a famous Quaker minister. Richard Davies visited Owen Humphrey (Richard's father), along with Owen's brothers Samuel and John, in Llwyngril in 1662 and attests to their faithfulness and that of others in the Quaker community there.
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From http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/Gsows/Owens.html :

A : Richard Owen\\Owings, born in Llanllugan, Montgomeryshire, Wales in 1659, Carpenter, Capt, Md Militia 1695, died in Baltimore City, Md, the 14 November 1716, married Rachel Robert, in 1682 in Wales (born in 1663 in Llwyn-dedwydd, Wales and died in 1729 in Baltimore Co., Md).
(Notes : Although it is unclear as to absolute proof pertaining to Richard's Father; I believe it to be Owen Humphrey of Lwynn-du, Merionethshire, Wales. The evidence is circumstantial, however there is a great deal of it.) He had 8 children :

B.1 : Rachel Owings, born in Wales in 1683, died in Baltimore County, Md in May 1761.
B.2 : Richard Owings 2, born in Baltimore County, Md 1688, died in Anne Arundel Co., Md in 1736.
B.3 : Henry Owings, born in Anne Arundel Co, Md in 1690, Carpenter,Planter, died in poss A. A. co., Md6 1764, married Helen Stinchcomb, in 1718 in Balt. Co. Md (born in 1696 in Balt. Co. Md and died 20 in Md, daughter of Nathaniel Stinchcomb and Hannah Randall). He had 7 children. His eldest son Elijah is my line.
C.3.1 : Elijah Owings, born in Long Acre, Balt, Md in 1719, died in Rowan Nc in January 1805, married Hannah Stinchcomb, in 1757 in Baltimore Co. Md (born the 10 January in St. Pauls Parish, Baltimore, M and died in 1810 in Rowan, Nc, daughter of John Stinchcomb and Catherine Mclean). He had 9 children : John is eldest and also my line.

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Excerpt from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/southern/owings.html - M.J.P. Grundy, 26 Jul 2008:

"Our Richard Owen¹ identified himself as a carpenter, first of Anne Arundel County, then of Baltimore County. One source says he was born in Virginia and died before 11 February 1726/7. He was married to Rachel (__) by 1701/2.[1]

"As with most of our colonial Maryland ancestors, we find traces of them in legal records of various kinds. For example, Richard had borrowed considerable money from Christopher RANDALL , that was listed in the latter's estate inventory 20 Mar. 1684/5. I don't know if the loans were in order to purchase real estate, or for some other reason. Richard made several real estate transactions. On 12 September 1685 he bought the tract "Range" from Thomas LIGHTFOOT and his wife Rebecca. It was in Anne Arundel County about a mile from the head of the Anne Arundel River, by the line of Richard WARFIELD's land, by a tract called the "Marsh". The next fall Richard sold 384 acres to Jabez PIERPONT, a planter of Baltimore County, for 4,500 pounds of tobacco. Richard's wife released her dower right in it. On 10 October 1694 Richard had surveyed for him 450 acres on the west side of the Patapasco, north side of Col. TAYLOR's land. On 13 March (or August) 1704 Richard conveyed 225 acres out of the total 450 acre "Owen's Adventure" to Col. Edward DORSEY for £40. The tract had originally been patented 10 November 1695. On 1 June 1708 Richard sold another 100 acres from "Owings Adventure" [notice the spelling variations as officially recorded] to Richard ACTON, planter. This tract had been granted to Richard by Lord Baltimore 3 April 1700. Richard's wife, Rachel, gave her consent. On 1 June 1708 Richard owens of Baltimore County, carpenter, conveyed 100 acres, which was part of a larger tract, with Rachel's consent, to Richard ACTON, planter. Another land grant was made to Capt. Richard Owings on 10 September 1725 consisting of 480 acres in Baltimore County named "Owens Outland Plains".[2]


On 16 October 1697 the Assembly passed an "Act appointing Rangers for the defence of this Province". It decreed that fifteen men be raised "to strengthen the Garrison and frontiers at Potomak". They were to be raised proportionately from Anne Arundel, Calvert, St. Mary's, and Charles Counties. The colonels were to "impress them, but if Volunteers can be afterwards procured" the draftees could be released. Richard Owen of Anne Arundel County was made Captain over the new recruits, with Giles HILL of St. Mary's County, the Lieutenant. Two weeks later Richard signed a receipt for arms and equipment received from the Governor: 1 brass "lanthorne", 2 carbines and belts, 2 bayonettes and belts, 2 pair of pistols, 1 brass compass, 1 "prospective" glass, 30 flints, 2 Bibles, 1 Whole Duty of Man, 5 "Catuch boxes" and belts, and $1.00.[3]

"That was not the extent of Richard's military career. He also appeared on a list of soldiers under the command of Col. Ninian BEALE from 6 February 1699 to 6 May 1700. For this he was paid at 3/4d per day, for a total of £15.03.04.[4]


"The only other fact about Richard of which we can be sure, is that he and Rachel were the parents of Samuel, because Samuel had this information entered in the St. Thomas parish register, Garrison Forest, Baltimore County. St. Paul's was the first parish in Baltimore County, and there are four Owings marriages in the St. Paul's Parish register, that let us infer they are all siblings: Robert, Samuel, Joshua, and Ruth. Later, St. Thomas was set off from St. Paul. The web site of "First Families of Anne Arundel County" lists additional children. Some may be conflated from other families.

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From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2492193&id=I2555:

Captain Richard Owings, The Settler

Richard Owings, was born Richard Owen, or perhaps Richard ab Owain, at about the time of the restoration of the Stewarts. The place of his birth was probably in the parish of Llanllugan, in the central part of County Montgomery, North Wales. For it is here we find that Cwn Owain or Valley of Owen whose name he was to give to one of his plantations. It lies in the southwestern portion of the parish among the upper waters of the southern branch of the Rhiw.

Of Richard Owings' parents we no nothing, but we may infer that they were yeomen or small gentlefolk, a class then numerous in Wales, and he himself was bred to the trade of carpenter. The origins of his wife, Rachel, are likewise uncertain, but one may suppose that they were married about 1682, for their eldest surviving child, a daughter, was born in the following year. In 1684 they removed to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and there settled in Middle Neck Hundred, between the Severn and the South Rivers. They may have had relatives in this vicinity, or they may have been attracted to it by the familiar name of its principal river.

Richard Owings probably began in his new home by practicing his trade, but he seems later to have turned more and more to planting. On 12 September 1685, he purchased of Thomas Lightfoot "The Range," 384 acres, which on 9 November 1686 he sold to Jabez Pierpont. On 15 February 1688/9 he surveyed a second tract, near or contiguous to the former, called "Owings' Range" and embracing 162 acres, which he sold on 5 August 1690 to Ambrose Nelson. Both plantations were in Middle Neck Hundred a little to the west of the present Crownsville. Very probably he continued to occupy one or the other until his removal to Baltimore County in 1701-2. Meantime he had surveyed a third tract of land, 10 May 1688, called "Locust Thicket," 384 acres, which lay up south of the Patapsco, on Elk Ridge, in Broad Neck Hundred of Anne Arundel County, near what is now Shipley Station. This he sold, prior to April 1698, to Col. William Holland.

From 18 October 1697 until their disbandment in May 1701 Richard Owings served with the rank of Captain as commander of the mounted rangers enforced at the Little Falls of the Potomac. This was in New Scotland Hundred of Prince George's County, but it is now within the limits of Georgetown, District of Columbia. He and his men were to range the woods in this frontier area, looking out for possibly hostile "foreign Indians." They were to keep liaison with another Maryland garrison, north of the Patapsco, and with a Virginia garrison across the Potomac.

On his retirement Captain Owings settled, prior to Midsummer, 1702, in the Upper Part, North Patapsco Hundred, Baltimore County, where he had previously surveyed, on 10 October 1694, two neighboring plantations. These were "Long Acre", 225 acres, on the north bank of the Patapsco, halfway between Elk Ridge Landing and the present Ellicott City, and "Owings' Adventure," 450 acres, directly back in the woods and at or near the southeast corner of what is now Catonsville. On the former tract he built a small frame dwelling with brick chimneys at either end, a separate kitchen house, several tobacco barns, and other structures. Of the latter tract, he sold the northwest half to Col. Edward Dorsey, 13 August 1704.

After May 1727 this area was a part of Anne Arundel County. Captain Owings died, shortly before 14 November 1716, seized of all "Long Acre," 125 acres of "Owings' Adventure," and all of "The Valley of Owen." His widow occupied the dwelling plantation until her own death a little before 27 May 1729.

Richard Owings, Sr. served as Captain of the Rangers on the Potomac River from October 18, 1697 to May 16, 1701 when the Rangers were disbanded. He was known the rest of his life as Captain Richard Owings.

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Richard Owings, born c 1662 in Wales, died intestate 1716 in Baltimore County., is placed as the 4th son of Owen ap Humphrey of Llwyn-du Co., Merionethshire, Wales. He marrried 1682 Rachel ap Robert, daughter of Robert ap Pugh of Llywn-dedwydd. They settled first in the Welsh Tract in Pennsylvania and before 1688 in Anne Arundel County. His widow Rachel Owings died testate 1729 in Baltimore County. From "Maryland Genealogies, A Consolidation of Articles from the Maryland Historical Magazine", page 133.

Noted events in his life were:

• Religion: a Quaker.

• May have settled: first in the Welsh Tract in Pennsylvania, Bef 1685, Pennsylvania, (United States).

• Occupation: Carpenter.

• Emigrated: to Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, Bef Mar 1685, Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Borrowed: from Christopher Randall, Bef 20 Mar 1685.

• Purchased: "The Range," 384 acres, from Thomas Lightfoot and his wife Rebecca, 12 Sep 1685, Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Sold: "The Range," 384 acres, to Jabez Pierpont for 4500 pounds of tobacco, 9 Nov 1686, Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Surveyed: "Locust Thicket," 384 acres south of the Patapsco on Elk Ridge, 10 May 1688, Broad Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Surveyed: "Owings' Range, 162 acres near or contiguous to "The Range", 15 Feb 1689, Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Sold: "Owings' Range," 162 acres, to Ambrose Nelson, 5 Aug 1690, Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Surveyed: "Owings' Adventure", 10 Oct 1694, North Patapsco Hundred, Baltimore (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States).

• Surveyed: "Long Acre," 225 acres on the north bank of the Patapsco, 10 Oct 1694, North Patapsco Hundred, Baltimore (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States).

• Patented: "Owings' Adventure," 450 acres on the west side of the Patapsco River, north side of Col. Taylor's land, 10 Nov 1695, Baltimore Co. (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States).

• Appointed: Captain of Rangers for the defence of Maryland Province, Abt 18 Oct 1697.

• Served: with the rank of Captain as commander of the mounted rangers enforced at the Little Falls of the Potomac, From 18 Oct 1697 to May 1701, New Scotland Hundred, Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Signed: Receipt for arms and equipment received from the Governor, Abt 30 Oct 1697.

• Sold: "Locust Thicket," 384 acres on Elk Ridge, to Col. William Holland, Bef Apr 1698, Broad Neck Hundred, Baltimore (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States).

• Served: as a soldier under the command of Col. Ninian Beale, From 6 Feb 1699 to 6 May 1700, <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States).

• Patented: "Owings' Adventure," 450 acres on the west side of the Patapsco., 3 Apr 1700, North Patapsco Hundred, Baltimore (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States).

• Moved: Bef Aug 1702, North Patapsco Hundred, Baltimore (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States).

• Sold: 225 acres out of the 450 in "Owings' Adventure" to Col. Edward Dorsey for £40, 13 Aug 1704, North Patapsco Hundred, Baltimore (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States).

• Carpenter: 1 Jun 1708.

• Sold: 100 acres from "Owing's Adventure" to Richard Acton, planter, 1 Jun 1708, North Patapsco Hundred, Baltimore (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States).

Richard married Rachel Roberts, daughter of Robert ap Hugh of Llwyndedwydd ³³² and Elizabeth William,³³³ in 1682 in Wales. Rachel was born in 1660 in Llwyn Dedwydd, Rhos-y-Maen-brych, Llangwm-Dinmael, Denbighshire, Wales and died before 27 May 1729 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Other names for Rachel were Rachel Robert and Racheal Roberts.

Marriage Notes: May have been married in England.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3152036&id=I608808754 has m. 1682 in Wales.

http://www.owingsstone.com/getperson.php?personID=I270&tree=owingsstone has m. 1683 in Great Britain.

Birth Notes: May have been born in 1663.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Henry Owings was born in 1696 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died 1763 or 1764 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 67. Another name for Henry was Henry Owens. Henry married Helen Stinchcombe,³³⁴ daughter of Nathaniel Stinchcomb [Jr.] ^{335 336} and Hannah Randall,^{334 337} in 1718 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Helen was born in 1700 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died in May 1784 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 84, and was buried in 1784 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Another name for Helen was Helen Stinchcomb.

         ii.  Rachel Owings was born in 1683 in England and died about 1729 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 46.

        iii.  Catherine Owings was born in 1686 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died after 1730.

         iv.  Richard Owings Jr. was born before 1687 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died in 1736 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Another name for Richard was Richard Owen. Richard married Sarah Hart, daughter of Stephen Hart and Catherine, before 1709 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Sarah was born about 1690 and died in 1769 about age 79.

          v.  Lewis Owings was born about 1692 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 27 Aug 1721 about age 29.

         vi.  Ruth Owings was born about 1696 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died in Apr 1732 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 36. Ruth married Edward Norwood.,³³⁸ son of Edward Norwood. Edward was born about 1685 and died by 1729 about age 44.

Richard next married Rachel Beale ²⁶² Bef Fall 1686 in Dorchester, Maryland, (United States). Rachel was born about 1662 in England and died before 27 May 1729 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Other names for Rachel were Rachel Bale and Rachel Beall.

Marriage Notes: M.J.P. Grundy found that Richard's wife released her dower right in 384 acres in Anne Arundel County that Richard sold to Jabez Pierpont in fall 1686. This would place the marriage date before that time. Do not know her surname.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Richard Owings Jr. was born before 1687 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died in 1736 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Another name for Richard was Richard Owen. Richard married Sarah Hart, daughter of Stephen Hart and Catherine, before 1709 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Sarah was born about 1690 and died in 1769 about age 79.

         ii.  Lewis Owings was born about 1692 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 27 Aug 1721 about age 29.

        iii.  John Owings was born in 1694 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died in Oct 1765 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 71. John married Hannah Stinchcomb,²⁷⁰ daughter of Nathaniel Stinchcomb [Jr.] ^{335 336} and Hannah Randall,^{334 337} in 1726 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Hannah was born about 1706 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 22 Jan 1738 about age 32. Another name for Hannah was Hannah Stinchcombe. John next married Asenath.²⁶⁷ Asenath died in Apr 1792.

         iv.  Rachel Owings was born in 1694 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died in May 1761 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 67. Rachel married John Wilmott Jr.

          v.  Henry Owings was born in 1696 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died 1763 or 1764 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 67. Another name for Henry was Henry Owens. Henry married Helen Stinchcombe,³³⁴ daughter of Nathaniel Stinchcomb [Jr.] ^{335 336} and Hannah Randall,^{334 337} in 1718 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Helen was born in 1700 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died in May 1784 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 84, and was buried in 1784 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Another name for Helen was Helen Stinchcomb.

         vi.  Robert Owings was born on 15 Mar 1699 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 9 Sep 1759 in York, Pennsylvania, (United States) at age 60. Robert married Hannah Farquher, daughter of Allen Farquehar of York Co., Pennsylvania, on 23 Dec 1730 in <Baltimore, Maryland>, (United States). Other names for Hannah were Hannah Farquehar and Hannah Forquer.

        vii.  Samuel Owings [Sr.] was born on 1 Apr 1702 in Green Spring Valley, St. Thomas' Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), died on 6 Apr 1775 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 73, and was buried in St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.³³⁹ Samuel married Urath Randall,³⁴⁰ daughter of Justice Thomas Randall ^{341 342 343 344} and Hannah Bale,²²⁵ on 1 Jan 1729 in St. Thomas Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Urath was born on 1 Jan 1713, died on 15 Dec 1792 in <Baltimore (Anne Arundel)>, Maryland, United States at age 79, and was buried in St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States).³⁴⁵ Other names for Urath were Ruth Urath Randall and Ruth Urath. Samuel next married someone.

198    viii.  Joshua Owings (born on 5 Apr 1704 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) - died on 11 Apr 1785 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States). Joshua married Mary Cockey, daughter of Capt. John Cockey ^{281 282} and Elizabeth Slade,^{41 283 284} on 9 Mar 1736 in St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Mary was born on 10 Dec 1716 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), was christened on 10 Dec 1719 in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), and died on 10 Dec 1768 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 52.

         ix.  Ellenor Owings was born in 1706 in <Baltimore, Maryland, (United States)>.

          x.  Ruth Owings was born in 1708 in <Baltimore, Maryland, (United States)>. Ruth married Edward Oursler on 21 Mar 1735 in St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

397. Rachel Beale,²⁶² daughter of Colonel Ninian Beale ^{346 347} and Ruth Polly Moore, was born about 1662 in England and died before 27 May 1729 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Other names for Rachel were Rachel Bale and Rachel Beall.

Research Notes: Rachel Beale may not have been the daughter of Col. Ninian Beale. She is not mentioned in The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland by J. D. Warfield (Baltimore, 1905), pp. 101-103, where his other descendents are discussed. In addition, sources vary in the spelling: Beale, Beall, Bale.

Alternate bio FamilySearch.org AFN: HXNG-DH:
Born 1679 Prince Georges, Montgomery, Maryland
Christened 1679
Died Jun 1761 Prince Georges, Montgomery, Maryland
If these are correct, then parents are:
Ninian Beall or Bell AFN:1XDX-VJ
Ruth (Polly) Moore AFN: FPP6-3D

Rachel married Captain Richard Owings "the Settler" ^{259 260 261} Bef Fall 1686 in Dorchester, Maryland, (United States). Richard was born on 7 Mar 1659 in <Llwyn du>, Llanllugan, Montgomeryshire, Wales and died on 14 Nov 1716 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 57. Other names for Richard were Captain Richard Owen and Richard Owens.

398. Capt. John Cockey,^{281 282} son of William Cockey "the Immigrant" ⁴¹ and Sarah Underwood,⁴¹ was born on 10 Dec 1680 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), died on 15 Aug 1746 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 65, and was buried in Cockey Family Burial Grounds, Cockeysville, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Burial Notes: In Memory of John Cockey, son of William the immigrant, aged 66 years, Died Aug. 15th 1746.

Capt. John Cockey and Elizabeth (Slade) Cockey Baker, were originally buried in a Cockey family cemetery in the Green Spring Valley at the top of a slight hill about 300 yards from Falls Road. Their gravemarkers, and two others, were moved to St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Owings Mills, and are resting against a wall in Lot 123 of the Church Yard.

Research Notes: Source: FamilySearch.org AFN: MRG4-2K
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1840939&id=I469
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From: Historic Graves of Maryland and the District of Columbia edited by Helen W. Ridgely (New York, 1908), pp. 140-141:

"The original burying ground of the Cockey family is located on land owned in 1728 by John Cockey, son of William, the immigrant, and now belonging [in 1908] to the Browns of Brooklynwood. It is in the third district, lying and bounding on the road running up the north side of Green Spring valley, from the Falls road at Cockey's old tavern. The cemetery is on the top of a slight hill in a meadow-like field about three hundred yards from the Falls road and about the same distance from the farm buildings of George Brown.
"John Cockey, one of the Justices of Baltimore county, and also one of the Commissioners appointed in 1732, to lay off ten acres east of the falls as an addition to Baltimore city, is buried here. His tomb is inscribed:
"In Memory of John Cockey, son of William the immigrant, aged 66 years, Died Aug. 15th 1746.
"Other inscriptions are:
"Elizabeth Baker, wife of Rev. Charles Baker, and formerly wife of John Cockey, aged 95, died Aug. 5th, 1780.
"W. Cockey, son of John and Elizabeth, born 1718, died ____ 1756.
"Wm. Cockey, aged 9 years, 1782.
"Richard Owens aged 17 months and 20 days, Oct. 12, 1787.
"Elizabeth Baker's maiden name was Slade. W. Cockey married Constant Ashman."
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From FindaGrave.com:

Birth: Dec. 10, 1680
Maryland, USA Death: Aug. 15, 1746
Baltimore County
Maryland, USA
Capt. Cockey, Sr., was the son of William Cockey, the Immigrant.

John married Elizabeth (Slade) Cockey Baker (c.1685 - 5 Aug 1780) on 2 Apr 1726. She was the daughter of William Slade, Jr.

The earliest segment of "Oakdene" at 12025 Greenspring Valley Road in Brooklandville, Baltimore County, Maryland, was built at the beginning of the 18th century by Capt. John Cockey.

John and Elizabeth were the original owners of the estate now known as Brooklandwood in the Green Spring Valley, which later was acquired by Charles Carroll, the Signer. The Brooklandwood Mansion built by Charles Carroll for his daughter, Mary (Carroll) Caton, in 1798 overlooks the Green Spring Valley, and is now part of St. Paul's School for Boys.

Capt. John Cockey wrote his will on 22 May 1740 in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Elizabeth (Slade) Cockey Baker [2nd] married Rev. Charles Baker on 9 Jan 1748. He was the Rector of St. John's Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland.

Capt. John Cockey and Elizabeth (Slade) Cockey Baker, were originally buried in a Cockey family cemetery in the Green Spring Valley at the top of a slight hill about 300 yards from Falls Road.

Their gravemarkers, and two others, were moved to St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Owings Mills, and are resting against a wall in Lot 123 of the Church Yard.

"In Memory of John Cockey, son of William the immigrant, aged 66 years. Died Aug. 15th 1746."

"Elizabeth Baker, wife of Rev. Charles Baker, and formerly wife of John Cockey, aged 95, died Aug. 5th, 1780."

"W. Cockey, son of John and Elizabeth, born 1718, died ____ 1756."

"Wm. Cockey, aged 9 years, 1782.

In writing of this old burial ground in 1855, Dr. John Paul Cockey states, among other things, that the brick wall which his grandfather, Capt. John Cockey, placed around it has been almost entirely removed by repeated robbery of its materials, notwithstanding the reservation of the burial ground, with its privileges, when Capt. John Cockey sold the adjacent lands. The robbery has been continued until there is no trace that there ever was a brick in the vicinity, and some of the stone foundation has also been taken away. The gravestones, too, have been taken up and thrown under an ash tree growing upon the lot and some of them are broken; two only remained standing in 1898. It is not probable that the number of graves here was ever large.

Richard Owens was originally buried in this Cockey family cemetery, but is currently buried in Lot 181 of the Church Yard of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church.

"Richard Owens aged 17 months and 20 days, Oct 12, 1787."


Family links:
Children:
Thomas Cockey (1724 - 1784) *

Spouse:
Elizabeth Slade Baker (1685 - 1780)

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Burial:
Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery
Owings Mills
Baltimore County
Maryland, USA
Plot: Lot 123, against the wall
Created by: cmyers
Record added: Jan 05, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 63747212

Noted events in his life were:

• In 1732, one of the Commissioners appointed to lay off ten acres east of the falls as an addition to Baltimore city.

• Will: 22 May 1740, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Justice of Baltimore County:

John married Elizabeth Slade ^{41 283 284} in 1712 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Elizabeth was born in 1684 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), died on 5 Aug 1780 in <Baltimore>, Maryland, United States at age 96, and was buried in Cockey Family Burial Grounds, Cockeysville, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Marriage Notes: FindaGrave.com had m. 2 Apr 1726 (as of 3/20/11), but this date is after the birth year of 5 or 6 of their children so is unlikely.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Susannah Cockey was born on 2 Nov 1714 in St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 22 Oct 1800 at age 85. Susannah married Captain Thomas Gist ³⁴⁸ on 21 Jul 1735. Thomas was born on 13 Jul 1712 in St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 24 May 1787 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 74.

199      ii.  Mary Cockey (born on 10 Dec 1716 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States) - died on 10 Dec 1768 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States)). Mary married Joshua Owings,^{180 225 226} son of Captain Richard Owings "the Settler" ^{259 260 261} and Rachel Beale,²⁶² on 9 Mar 1736 in St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Joshua was born on 5 Apr 1704 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 11 Apr 1785 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 81.

        iii.  William Cockey was born on 20 Feb 1718 in Maryland, (United States), died in 1756 in <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States) at age 38, and was buried in Cockey Family Burial Grounds, Cockeysville, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.³⁴⁹ William married Constant Ashman,^{283 350} daughter of John Ashman and Constant Wilmot, in 1742 in Maryland, (United States). Constant was born on 17 Mar 1720 in Westminster, Carroll, Maryland, (United States), died in Dec 1786 in Calvert, Cecil, Maryland, United States at age 66, and was buried in St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Another name for Constant was Constance Ashman.

         iv.  Sarah Cockey was born on 26 Feb 1721 in Maryland, (United States). Sarah married <Robert> Boone in 1746.

          v.  Thomas Cockey was born on 13 Dec 1724 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died on 22 Nov 1784 in Greenspring Valley, Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 59, and was buried in St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States).³⁵¹ Thomas married Prudence Gill,^{352 353 354 355} daughter of Stephen Gill ³⁵⁶ and Elizabeth Haubert,³⁵⁵ on 17 May 1753 in St. Thomas Anglican Church, Garrison, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States). Prudence was born on 6 Feb 1727 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), was christened in St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States), died in Greenspring Valley, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, and was buried in St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland, (United States).³⁵⁷

         vi.  John Cockey was born on 12 Mar 1726 in St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died about 1748 about age 22.

        vii.  Joshua Cockey was born on 18 May 1729 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 17 Dec 1764 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 35. Joshua married Charcilla Cockey Deye,^{358 359} daughter of Col. Thomas Cockey ^{360 361 362 363} and Penelope Deye,^{364 365} in 1753. Charcilla was born on 9 Mar 1731 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 17 Nov 1806 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 75. Other names for Charcilla were Charcilla Cockey-Deye and Charcilla C. Deye.

       viii.  Col. Edward Cockey was born on 20 Dec 1731 in Baltimore, Maryland, (United States) and died on 1 Feb 1795 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at age 63. Edward married Eleanor Pindell.,³⁶⁶ daughter of Philip Pindell and Elizabeth Holland. Eleanor was born on 22 Apr 1732 in Maryland, (United States) and died in Jul 1795 in Maryland, United States at age 63.

         ix.  Peter Cockey was born on 11 Mar 1734 in St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died about 1752 about age 18.

399. Elizabeth Slade,^{41 283 284} daughter of William Slade [Jr.] ^{41 367} and Elizabeth, was born in 1684 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), died on 5 Aug 1780 in <Baltimore>, Maryland, United States at age 96, and was buried in Cockey Family Burial Grounds, Cockeysville, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Burial Notes: Elizabeth Baker, wife of Rev. Charles Baker, and formerly wife of John Cockey, aged 95, died Aug. 5th, 1780.

Capt. John Cockey and Elizabeth (Slade) Cockey Baker, were originally buried in a Cockey family cemetery in the Green Spring Valley at the top of a slight hill about 300 yards from Falls Road. Their gravemarkers, and two others, were moved to St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Owings Mills, and are resting against a wall in Lot 123 of the Church Yard.

Burial: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery Owings Mills Baltimore County Maryland, USA Plot: Lot 123, against the wall

Research Notes:
From FindaGrave.com:
Elizabeth (Slade) Cockey Baker (c.1685 - 5 Aug 1780) was the daughter of William Slade, Jr. She [1st] married Capt. John Cockey, Sr., (10 Dec 1680 - 15 Aug 1746) on 2 Apr 1726. Elizabeth [2nd] married Rev. Charles Baker on 9 Jan 1748. He was the Rector of St. John's Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland.

Capt. John Cockey and Elizabeth (Slade) Cockey Baker, were originally buried in a Cockey family cemetery in the Green Spring Valley at the top of a slight hill about 300 yards from Falls Road. Their gravemarkers, and two others, were moved to St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Owings Mills, and are resting against a wall in Lot 123 of the Church Yard.

"In Memory of John Cockey, son of William the immigrant, aged 66 years. Died Aug. 15th 1746."

"Elizabeth Baker, wife of Rev. Charles Baker, and formerly wife of John Cockey, aged 95, died Aug. 5th, 1780."

"W. Cockey, son of John and Elizabeth, born 1718, died ____ 1756."

"Wm. Cockey, aged 9 years, 1782.

Family links: Children: Thomas Cockey (1724 - 1784) * Spouse: John Cockey (1680 - 1746)

Burial: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery Owings Mills Baltimore County Maryland, USA Plot: Lot 123, against the wall
Created by: cmyers Record added: Jan 05, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 63747353

Elizabeth married Capt. John Cockey ^{281 282} in 1712 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. John was born on 10 Dec 1680 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), died on 15 Aug 1746 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 65, and was buried in Cockey Family Burial Grounds, Cockeysville, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Elizabeth next married Rev. Charles Baker ^{368 369} on 9 Jan 1748 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Rector of St. John's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

  Tenth Generation  

768. Richard Talbott ^{228 285 286 287 288 289 290} was born in 1625 in England, died in 1663 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 38, and was buried in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Research Notes: Richard Talbott may have emigrated to Maryland from Virginia in 1649, along with many Puritan families, or he may have come to Maryland directly from England.

Not to be confused with Sir Richard Talbot, Duke of Tyrconnell, who died at Limerick on 14 August 1691.

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From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland by J. D. Warfield (Baltimore, 1905), p. 530:
"West River was the abode of Richard Talbott in 1649; he was a Quaker. His wife was Elizabeth, oldest daughter of Major Richard Ewen, who that same year brought his wife, Sophia, five children and three servants at his own charges, for which he demanded and received, in 1650, a patent for 1,000 acres. The issue of Richard and Elizabeth were Richard, Edward, John and Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Lawrence. 'Poplar Knawle' was left by his will of 1663 to Richard; 'Talbotts Ridge' to his sons, Edward and John, jointly; to Elizabeth his personalty. Richard Galloway was a witness."

Ibid., p. 13:
"Semuel Chew laid out Herrington.

"Thomas Marsh took up lands on the west side of Herring Creek, beginning at Parker's Branch, and running to Selby's Cove; he also held a thousand acres adjoining Richard Bennett, running up the bay... [Edward Selby] adjoined Thomas Meeres on the west side of South River, next to John Watkins; in all some 1000 acres. William Parker adjoined Thomas Marsh on Herring Creek, and also, Richard Bennett, Sampson Warring, and Thomas Davis on the bay, holding 1200 acres. William Durand adjoined Edward Selby, running down the bay; John Covell adjoined William Durand; Thomas Emerson adjoined William Parker; Captain Edward Carter, near Herring Creek, adjoined William Ayers, whose lands were assigned him by Thomas Marsh. Richard Ewen adjoined Richard Bennett and Richard Talbott, on Herring Creek. Richard Wells, Chirurgeon, was on the west side of Herring Bay, adjoining Stockett's Creek, holding 600 acres. The three Stockett brothers were on Stockett's Run; they did not come from Virginia... Richard Bennett held thousands of acres at Herring Creek, and later as many more upon the Eastern Shore."

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http://www.tcarden.com/tree/ensor/ensorances.html (Ancestors of Christine Ensor) #1040 has b. 1625 in England, d. 1663 in Poplar Knowle, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. Came to Maryland about 1649. Descendants are the subject of the book Richard and Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbott of Poplar Knowle [Plantation], West River, Anne Arundel Co. Md. by Ida Morrison (Shirk). There are two copies of Richard Talbott's will at the Land Office, Annapolis, Maryland.

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From Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Vol. III p. 795:
"Richard Talbott, who died in 1663, was in the colony of Maryland in 1649, took up land in that year, and also purchased 'Poplar Knowle', upon which he and his descendants resided for many years. He married Elizabeth, who died January 1, 1703-04, daughter of Major Richard and Sophia Ewen, of West River. She married (second) William Richardson, Sr., of West River, son of Robert Richardson, of Somerset county, Maryland. The late Howard Mullikin, of Cathedral street, Baltimore, was a descendant of William and Elizabeth (Ewen) (Talbott) Richardson."

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From Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families, Vol. 2, p. 428:
"The proof of the marriage of Elizabeth Ewen to Richard Talbot is found in Annapolis Land Records, Liber 4, folio 66, where it is recorded that on August 4, 1659 'Major Richard ewen assigneth the right of 50 acres of land to his son-in-law Richard Talbot.'"

Noted events in his life were:

• Religion: a Quaker.

• Emigrated: to Maryland, Abt 1649, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Patented: "Timber Neck" on the south side of West River, possibly 1000 acres, 1649, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Patented: land on Herring Creek, Abt 1649, Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Purchased: 100 acres on the north side of West River next to Capt. Ewen, 1656, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Purchased: "Poplar Knowle" on the West River, 10 Dec 1656, <Herring Creek Hundred>, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Received: 50 acres from his father-in-law, Major Richard Ewen, 4 Aug 1659, <West River Hundred>, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Patented: "Poplar Knowle" on the West River, 1659, <West River Hundred>, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Surveyed: "Talbott's Ridge," 300 acres on the north side of West River, 30 Nov 1662, <West River Hundred>, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Will: Signed will, 2 Apr 1663, West River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States). ³⁷⁰

• Probate: 21 Apr 1663.

Richard married Elizabeth E. Ewen ^{162 291 292 293 294 295} about 1656 in <West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland>, (United States). Elizabeth was born on 6 Jun 1630 in <Accomack, Virginia, (United States) or England>, died on 1 Jan 1704 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 73, and was buried in Old Quaker Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Other names for Elizabeth were Eliza Ewen and Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbot.

Marriage Notes: Married before 2 August 1659, when Elizabeth's father assigned 50 acres to his "son-in-law Richard Talbott."

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Elizabeth Talbott was born on 10 Aug 1656 in Providence (Anne Arundel), Maryland, United States and died on 5 Mar 1690 at age 33. Elizabeth married Benjamin Lawrence.,^{162 287 371 372} son of Benjamin Lawrence ³⁷² and Ann Ashcomb,.³⁷³ Benjamin was born in 1652 in Virginia, (United States) and died before 3 Jul 1685 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

         ii.  Richard Talbott [Jr.] was born in 1657 and died in 1670 at age 13.

384     iii.  Edward Talbott (born on 6 Nov 1658 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) - died on 6 Jan 1692 in <Poplar Knowle>, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)). Edward married Elizabeth Thomas,^{204 227 230} daughter of Lieutenant Philip Thomas ^{228 302 303 304 305 306} and Sarah Harrison,³⁰⁷ in 1679 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Elizabeth was born before 1651 in <Bristol>, England and died on 24 Feb 1726 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Another name for Elizabeth was Coale Elizabeth Thomas.

         iv.  John Talbott was born in 1660, died on 4 Jul 1707 in Calvert, Maryland, (United States) at age 47, and was buried in Clifts Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends, Scientists Cliffs, Calvert, Maryland, (United States).³⁷⁴ John married Sarah Thomas Mears,^{375 376} daughter of John Mears ^{308 377 378 379} and Sarah Thomas,^{377 378 380} before 27 Sep 1690. Sarah was born on 4 Aug 1673 in Calvert, Maryland, United States and died on 11 Mar 1744 in Calvert, Maryland, United States at age 70.

769. Elizabeth E. Ewen,^{162 291 292 293 294 295} daughter of Major Richard Ewen ^{204 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389} and Sophia Scarborough,^{388 390 391} was born on 6 Jun 1630 in <Accomack, Virginia, (United States) or England>, died on 1 Jan 1704 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 73, and was buried in Old Quaker Burying Ground, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Other names for Elizabeth were Eliza Ewen and Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbot.

Birth Notes: I am not sure what source has <Accomack, Virginia> as Elizabeth Ewen's birthplace. Possibly FamilySearch or RootsWeb. The birthplace needs research & verification.

Another source has birthplace as Brownton (West River), Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), but this is unlikely as her parents would have still been in Virginia at the time.

May have been born in England (see http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I34631)

Research Notes: Oldest daughter of Major Richard Ewen.

From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland by J. D. Warfield (Baltimore, 1905), p. 530:
"West River was the abode of Richard Talbott in 1649; he was a Quaker. His wife was Elizabeth, oldest daughter of Major Richard Ewen, who that same year brought his wife, Sophia, five children and three servants at his own charges, for which he demanded and received, in 1650, a patent for 1,000 acres. The issue of Richard and Elizabeth were Richard, Edward, John and Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Lawrence. 'Poplar Knawle' was left by his will of 1663 to Richard; 'Talbotts Ridge' to his sons, Edward and John, jointly; to Elizabeth his personalty. Richard Galloway was a witness."
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From http://genforum.genealogy.com/ewen/messages/180.html :
I have received information on Elizabeth Ewen Talbott and her father Major Richard Ewen through the Genealogical society of Rockingham & Stokes County, North Carolina where my line through William Richardson & Elizabeth settled generations later. William Richardson was a prominent Quaker and had a home in West River Maryland with Elizabeth. The article was written by Wm L. (Butch Johnson)

Elizabeth Ewen Talbott was the widow of Richard Talbott and the daughter of Major Richard Ewen. No marriage date has been found for Elizabeth and her first husband, but proof can be found that " Major Richard Ewen assigneth the right of 50 acres to his son-in-law Richard Talbott under the date of August 2, 1659. He bequeaths to his wife, whose name is not given, his eldest son Richard, next son Edward, youngest son John, and his daughter Elizabeth.

The Ewen family settled in Maryland in 1649 and it appears that Elizabeth Ewen was possibly married at that time, which would indicate that Richard Talbott was her second husband. In 1650 May 17th, Richard Ewen demandeth One Thousand Acres of land for transporting himself and nine persons into this province the last year Vizt. Sophia his wife Eliza Davy, Richard Ewen Jr., John Ewen, Suzanna Ewen, Ann Ewen, William Davies, John King and James Brown at his own Charges. Tester James Cox. John Hall Warrt. to lay out One Thousand Acres of Land for Richard Ewen at Parson's Neck upon Kent County or in any part of that or Anne Arundel County rct by Michas next.

Elizabeth Ewen Talbott married William Richardson by 1667, at which time she was shown to be the executrix of Richard Talbott.
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From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I34631:

Richardson, William, Sr., A. A. County, 21st Dec., 1691; 28th May, 1698.
To sons Daniel and Joseph equally and hrs., 5 patents, 600 A., called "Henry's Hills" and "Franklin's Enlargement."
To wife Eliza:, "Watkin's Hope."
To son William at 21 yrs. of age, 50 A., part of "Watkin's Hope" which testator gave him and his hrs adjoining plantation of Wm. Cole.
To dau. Sophia, 75 A., "The Diligent Search," at 16 yrs. of age.
To young, son Joseph, grandson William Richardson, Margaret, wife of William Richardson, Jr., to Eliza:, dau. of John and Sarah Talbot, and to 3 child, of Edward Talbot, and the Quaker Church, personalty.
Exs.: Wife Eliza: and son William.
Properties devised to son Joseph and dau. Sophia to be held by their mother during their minority.
Overseers: Rich'd Jones, Rich'd Harrison, Jno. Talbott, Wm. Coleson.
Test: James Elphinstone, John Westnutt, John Elsey. 7. 388.

Noted events in her life were:

• Resurveyed: "Talbott's Ridge,300 acres on the north side of West River", 1 Oct 1674, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Elizabeth married Richard Talbott ^{228 285 286 287 288 289 290} about 1656 in <West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland>, (United States). Richard was born in 1625 in England, died in 1663 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 38, and was buried in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Elizabeth next married William Richardson,^{228 392 393} son of Robert Richardson, by 1677. William was born in <England> and died on 2 Nov 1697 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Noted events in his life were:

• Religion: a Quaker.

• Immigrated: from England to Virginia in the ship "Constant Friendship" or the "Paul", <1634>. ³⁸⁷

• Settled: in Maryland, 1655.

• Surveyed: "His Lordship's Manor" adjoining "Talbott's Ridge", 1662, <West River>, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Member: of the Lower House of the Maryland Assembly from Anne Arundel, 1676 or 1678-1683. ³⁸⁷

• Owned: 1000 acres, 1677, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Owned: "The Diligent Search," 75 acres, Bef 1691, <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States).

• Owned: "Watkin's Hope", Bef 1691, <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States).

• Owned: 5 patents, 600 acres, called "Henry's Hills" and "Franklin's Enlargement", Bef 1691, <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States).

• Will: 21 Dec 1691, <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States).

• Probate: 28 May 1698, <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States).

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  William Richardson Jr. was born on 26 Aug 1668, died on 13 Jul 1744 at age 75, and was buried on 15 Jul 1744. William married Margaret Smith ^{286 395 396} on 1 May 1690 in West River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States). Margaret was born about 1672.

         ii.  Daniel Richardson was born about 1670 in <Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)>. Daniel married Elizabeth Welsh, daughter of Major John Welsh ³⁹⁵ and Mary,.³⁹⁵ Elizabeth was born in <Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)>. Daniel next married Ruth Ball.³⁹⁵

        iii.  Sophia Elizabeth Richardson was born on 4 Jul 1675 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 2 Sep 1678 in West River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 3. Sophia married Sparrow Thomas ³⁹⁷ on 28 Nov 1698 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Sparrow was born in 1685 in Accomack, Accomack, Virginia, United States and died on 12 May 1713 in Accomack, Accomack, Virginia, United States at age 28.

         iv.  Joseph Richardson was born on 3 Apr 1678 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 18 Aug 1748 at age 70. Joseph married Sarah Thomas,^{378 398} daughter of Samuel Thomas ^{378 399} and Mary Hutchins of Calvert,²²⁷ about 1705. Sarah was born on 31 Mar 1689 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 27 Jan 1725 at age 35.

          v.  Sapphira Richardson was born on 27 Jul 1680.

         vi.  Elizabeth Richardson was born on 27 Jul 1680.

770. Lieutenant Philip Thomas,^{228 302 303 304 305 306} son of Evan Thomas ^{302 400} and Sarah < >,³⁰² was born about 1620 in Bristol, England and died about Jul 1675 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 55. Another name for Philip was Philip "the Emigrant" Thomas.

Birth Notes: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:ah12546&id=I809 has b. abt 1624

Research Notes:
[No evidence is given linking Philip with his alleged father, Evan. If
the connections stated above can be proven, they will lead back to
English Kings and Welsh Princes.]

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From Baltimore: Its History and Its People, p. 795.:

"Edward Talbott, second son of Richard and Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbott, was born at 'Poplar Knowle', November 6, 1658, died there in January, 1689. He married Elizabeth, who died in 1725, widow of William Coale, and daughter of Philip and Sarah Thomas, who were immigrants from England. Philip Thomas was a noted man of his time, the owner of a large estate, and held a variety of positions under the government of the colony."
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From The Thomas Book, pp. 27-34:

PHILIP THOMAS, of the mercantile house of Thomas & Devonshire, at Bristol, England, son of Evan Thomas of Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, is the earliest ancestor of this family of whom we have legal and documentary proof, although I have little doubt that the descent given in this genealogy is accurately taken from Sir Rhys ap Thomas, K.G., and will be confirmed by further investigations… The coat of arms (ar., a chevron checquy of or and sa., between three ravens, close, of the last) borne by Philip Thomas upon his gold-headed cane and service of silver, served to point out the true affiliation when I came across the arms of Sir Rhys ap Thomas of Carew, in an old copy of Guillim's "Display of Heraldry" (viz., Ar. a chevron sa. between three ravens, close, of the last). ..

Further research satisfied me that the descent was to be taken directly from Sir Rhys through one of his sons by Gwenllian (q.v.), sister of his friend and counsellor, Robert ap Gwylim Harry ap Jevan Gwyn of Mydhifinych, Abbot of Talley. Referring then to the genealogy of Sir Rhys ap Thomas for its earlier history, we begin the present family with this THOMAS AP RHYS, b. after 1478, whose son Philip ap Thomas m. Sybell, dau. of Philip and Joan (Warnecombe) Scudamore, and dying before 1585 left a son and heir, John Philip Thomas, who appears to have inherited from his mother the demesne lands of Grosmount Manor, Monmouthshire, and a grist-mill near by, before 1585, when he held them "in right of Philip Skudamore," and in 1591 was Queen's lessee of mills at Kentchurch in the same shire. He m. Gwenllian, fourth dau. of Walter Herbert, Esq (q.v.), of Skenfrith, Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1552, and had issue: Evan Thomas, b. 1580, whose name begins the pedigree compiled by the late Philip E. Thomas, Esq., of Baltimore… His wife's name is unknown. Philip, his son, was b. about 1600…

Philip Thomas, the emigrant, before 1650, formed a business partnership with one Devonshire at Bristol, and some time in the year 1651, only seventeen years after Leonard Calvert and Lord Baltimore's first colonists landed at St. Mary's, removed to the province of Maryland. The earliest land patent in his name, dated February 19, 1651-2, conveys to him 500 acres of land called "Beakely" or "Beckley" on the west side of Chesapeake Bay , "in consideration that he hath in the year 1651 transported himself, Sarah, his wife, Philip, Sarah, and Elizabeth his children, into this our province."

He would appear to have come directly from Bristol to Maryland. An examination of the land records of the colony of Virginia, made by the well-known genealogist, R. A. Brock, Esq., of Richmond, fails to show any grant to a Philip Thomas in the seventeenth century, and there would seem to be no reason to suppose that he was in America before coming to Maryland…

Between 1658 and 1661 Philip Thomas had patented to him 100 acres called "Thomas Towne;" in 1665 a patent of 120 acres called "Fuller's Poynt;" in 1668, of 300 acres called "The Planes;" in 1672, of 200 acres called "Phillip's Addicion," and numerous other patents of unnamed tracts. This land lay mostly in Anne Arundel County, near what is now known as West River. "Fuller's Poynt," between the Severn and South Rivers, is now called Thomas Point, and is the site of a light-house. A man of character and resolution, the emigrant soon acquired influence amongst his neighbours, and, affiliating himself with the Puritan party, he became one of its leaders in the conflict with Lord Baltimore, the Proprietary, and his representatives in the province. When Cromwell and the Parliamentary party were supreme in England, their sympathizers in Maryland broke out in open rebellion under Colonel Richard Bennett, and Philip Thomas, holding a military commission as lieutenant, was of their muster in Anne Arundel County, Md. Governor Stone immediately summoned the militia of the province, and with a little army of 250 men, after seizing a magazine of arms collected by the Puritans, set out for Providence on the Severn, the head-quarters of Bennett's partisans. Part of his men were transported in small vessels, and part marched along the Bay shore. As they drew near Providence, Stone sent forward a messenger to the enemy, summoning them to surrender; but the messenger did not return; and on the evening of the same day, March 24, 1654-5, the Governor's little fleet, with all his army now on board, made its appearance in the Severn.

Captain Fuller, the commander at Providence, put some men on board a ship lying in the harbour, who fired on Stone's boats as he landed his forces, but did no damage. On the next morning, which was Sunday, Governor Stone and his force came marching up to the attack, under the black and yellow flag of the colony, while over Fuller's men, 107 in number, drawn up in order of battle, floated the blue cross on a crimson field, the standard of the Commonwealth of England. The battle was short, but sharp; about fifty of the Governor's men were killed or wounded, and Stone himself, with nearly all his force, compelled to surrender, under a promise that their lives should be spared.

The Puritan annalist writes: "After the battle our men were so tired with watching and anxiety (before the attack) that the guards set over the prisoners fell asleep at their posts; yet the Catholics were so disheartened by their defeat, that no one of them attempted to escape." "Hammond against Heamans," a contemporary pamphlet by one of the Governor's party, notes that "three days after the battle Captain Fuller, Wm. Burgees, Richard Evans, Leo Strong, Wm. Durand, Roger Heamans, John Brown, John Cuts, Richard Smith, one Thomas (Philip Thomas), one Bestone, Sampson Warren, Thomas Meares, and one Crouch, sat as a Council of War, condemned a number of the prisoners to die, and executed four of them."

March 20, 1656-7, Lieutenant Philip Thomas was appointed one of the six High Commissioners of the Provincial Court, the father of his son-in-law, John Mears, being another. When Oliver Cromwell ordered the revolutionists to return the province to the Proprietary he was one of the commissioners to make the surrender, which was effected on March 24, 1658-9, when the articles of surrender were signed, sealed, and delivered. After this he does not seem to have taken an active part in the political affairs of the province, the notices of his name upon the colonial records having to do with transfers of land, etc., the number of which were considerable.

From a petition to the Colonial Assembly, dated April 16, 1666, we learn that he had returned from a voyage to England in the preceding month. Tuesday, October 17, 1671, the Upper House of Assembly consents to a bill for ferries, among them being one "over Potapsco River, from Philip Thomas point in Anne Arundel Co. to Kent Co."

In April, 1672, George Fox, the founder of the Society of Friends or Quakers, arrived in Maryland, landing at the Patuxent just in time to reach a "general meeting for all the Friends in the Province of Maryland," which had been appointed by John Burnyeat to be held at West River. He describes it as a "very large meeting," and held four days, "to which, besides Friends, came many other people divers of whom were of considerable quality in the world's account." Immediately after this meeting Fox appears to have continued his labours by preaching his doctrines and establishing meetings for discipline at various places in the province. He remained in America until after the "general meeting" at West River, which commenced on the 17th of 3d month (May), 1673, and lasted four days. The next day, being the 21st, he set sail for England. In describing his meeting he says, "divers of considerable account in the government and many others were present, who were generally satisfied, and many of them reached, for it was a wonderful glorious meeting." It is possible, from the language of his will, that Philip Thomas himself was one of those "reached" by George Fox, and there can be no doubt that during his missionary tour his preaching brought a number of the family under the influence of Quakerism, as we find their names enrolled upon the early records of the Society immediately afterward. In point of fact, an examination of those records shows that, for the generation then living and their children, in Maryland at least, George Fox, John Burnyeat, Samuel Bownas, and the other preachers of Quakerism, did very much the same work as was done a century later by John Wesley and the Methodists. Such religion as they had was formal and lifeless; many, indeed, had cast off all restraint, and were living in utter neglect of the ordinances of religion and common morality. The Quaker missionaries coming amongst them with their fervid zeal, and speaking, as they thought, messages direct from heaven, aroused the slumbering souls of their hearers, and reaped a large harvest of converts to what was in fact the first presentation of a spiritual religion they had known.

As a result of this, the Quaker Registers of the end of the seventeenth century are a veritable Libro d'oro in Maryland, containing as they do the names of so many of the leading families of the province. Whether Philip Thomas became a Quaker or not, his widow certainly was one, and probably a preacher of the sect. September 9, 1674, he made his will, which was proved August 10, 1675. A copy, apparently made by one of his sons-in-law, is still preserved at the family seat, "Lebanon," West River, Md. From this he appears to have disposed of much of the land granted him, only mentioning "Beckley," "Fuller's Poynt," and the "Playns," and his two houses in Bristol, England. The clause in the will making "the body of Quakers" a final Court of Appeal in the event of any dispute arising under its provisions, was a common one amongst the Society of Friends, and in this case recourse was had to it. After the death of his widow, Sarah Thomas, his son Samuel claimed all her estates by virtue of a verbal will which he alleged she had made in his favour. This claim was resisted by is brother-in-law, Edward Talbot, and the West River Meeting of Friends was appealed to, to decide the question. The Meeting decided that although she had expressed a wish that Samuel Thomas should be her sole heir, she had not given legal effect to it, and that the state should be equally divided between her several heirs. The two houses in Bristol were sold before September 13, 1690, when John Talbot claimed an interest in the proceeds of the sale in right of his wife, the granddaughter of Philip Thomas, to the extent of and as her share of the whole landed estate."

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For a historical context, excerpted from The Cousins' Wars, p. 58:
"The principal fighting in English North America was between Catholics and Puritans in Maryland. In 1645, Captain Richard Ingle, a Parliamentarian, seized the Catholic capital at St. Mary's on Chesapeake Bay, and two Jesuit priests were sent to England in chains. Disgruntled Puritans from Virginia had begun emigrating to Maryland in 1644-45, and in 1649 established a settlement at Providence (now Annapolis), which became the center of Parliamentary strength. St. Mary's was recaptured by the Calvert faction in 1646. Maryland Puritans defeated the Calvert forces again a decade later in the 'Battle of the Severn' in 1655, but the Calverts came back to full power in 1660 with the Restoration."

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From Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, pp. 46-47:

"With his wife Sarah Harrison and three children, Philip, Sarah and Elizabeth, Philip Thomas came from Bristol, England, in 1651. He was granted five hundred acres, 'Beckley,' on the west of the Chesapeake.

"To this he added 'Thomas Towne,' 'The Plains' and 'Phillip's Addition.' On this he erected his homestead, 'Lebanon,' a view of which is still preserved. On his lands stands Thomas Point Lighthouse.

"His neighbor was Captain Wm. Fuller, the provincial leader. With him, Edward Lloyd, Richard Preston, Samuel Withers went to St. Leonards, and delivered up the captured records [from 1657] With this act he gave up political adventures and joined the Society of Friends, under George Fox. The Quaker Society was made the final court to settle his estate.

"This estate was claimed by his son, Samuel Thomas, through a verbal will which Edward Talbott, his brother-in-law resisted. The question was finally decided by the Society in favor of all the heirs."

Noted events in his life were:

• Emigrated: to America, 1640.

• Formed: a business partnership with Devonshire called Thomas & Devonshire, Bef 1650, Bristol, England.

• Removed to: the Province of Maryland, 1651.

• Religion: a Puritan.

• Land Patent: for "Beckley," 500 acres on the west side of Chesapeake Bay, 19 Feb 1652, Maryland, (United States).

• Appointed: one of the six High Commissioners of the Provincial Court, 20 Mar 1657, Maryland, (United States).

• Land Patent: for 100 acres called "Thomas Towne", Between 1658 and 1661.

• Land Patent: for 120 acres called "Fuller's Poynt" between the Severn and South rivers, 1665, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Returned: from a voyage to England, Mar 1666.

• Land Patent: for 300 acres called "The Planes", 1668, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Land Patent: for 200 acres called "Phillip's Addition", 1672, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Converted: to Quakerism, Abt 1672, West River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Will: 9 Sep 1674, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). ⁴⁰¹

• Probate: 10 Jul 1675, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Philip married Sarah Harrison ³⁰⁷ in 1651 in England. Sarah was born about 1628 in Bristol, England and died on or bef 25 Nov 1687 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 59.

Children from this marriage were:

385       i.  Elizabeth Thomas (born before 1651 in <Bristol>, England - died on 24 Feb 1726 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)). Elizabeth married William Coale ^{228 308} before 1671. William died on 30 Oct 1678. Elizabeth next married Edward Talbott,^{162 227 228 229} son of Richard Talbott ^{228 285 286 287 288 289 290} and Elizabeth E. Ewen,^{162 291 292 293 294 295} in 1679 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Edward was born on 6 Nov 1658 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)²⁹⁶ and died on 6 Jan 1692 in <Poplar Knowle>, West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)²⁹⁷ at age 33.

         ii.  Philip Thomas was born before 1651 in Bristol, England and died before 1688.

        iii.  Sarah Thomas was born before 1651 in Bristol, England and died in 1675. Sarah married John Mears,^{308 377 378 379} son of Thomas Meeres ^{285 377 402} and Elizabeth, in 1672. John died after 25 May 1675. Another name for John was John Meeres.

         iv.  Martha Thomas was born after 1651 in Maryland, (United States) and died before 1688 in Maryland, (United States). Martha married Richard Arnold ^{196 227 378} after 1672 in Maryland, (United States). Richard died in May 1683 in Maryland, (United States). Another name for Richard was Richard Arnell.

          v.  Samuel Thomas was born about 1655 in Maryland, (United States) and died before 10 Feb 1743. Another name for Samuel was Samuell Thomas. Samuel married Mary Hutchins of Calvert,²²⁷ daughter of Francis Hutchins ²²⁷ and Elizabeth Burrage,³⁷⁸ on 15 Apr 1688 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Mary died in Jul 1751. Another name for Mary was Marey Hutchins.

771. Sarah Harrison,³⁰⁷ daughter of Edmund Harrison ⁴⁰³ and Jane Godfrey,⁴⁰⁴ was born about 1628 in Bristol, England and died on or bef 25 Nov 1687 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 59.

Research Notes: From The Thomas Book:
"Herring Creek Meeting, November 25, 1687, 'Sarah Thomas is taken away by death.'"

Noted events in her life were:

• Religion: a Quaker, After Apr 1672, West River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Inherited: "Fuller's Point," 120 acres, from her husband, 10 Jul 1675, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Inherited: "The Plains," 1200 acres on the Patapsco River, 10 Jul 1675, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

Sarah married Lieutenant Philip Thomas ^{228 302 303 304 305 306} in 1651 in England. Philip was born about 1620 in Bristol, England and died about Jul 1675 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 55. Another name for Philip was Philip "the Emigrant" Thomas.

776. Honorable Capt. John Dorsey of "Hockley-in-the-Hole",^{204 239 309 310 311 312 313 314} son of Edward Darcy "the Colonist" ^{309 312 314 405 406 407 408 409} and Ann, was born about 1645 in Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia, (United States) and died on 11 Mar 1715 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 70. Other names for John were Honorable John Dorsey of "Hockley-in-the-Hole and" Captain John Dorsey of "Hockley-in-the-Hole."

Death Notes: 1714/15.

Research Notes: Youngest son of Edward, the colonist. Patented "Hockley-in-the-Hole" on the south side of the Severn with his brothers Edward and Joshua in 1664. Acquired "Troy" around 1699.
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From Side-Lights on Maryland History, Vol. 2, pp. 87-91:

"Hockley-in-the-Hole, originally taken up by Edward Darcy, was in 1664 patented to his sons Edward, Joshua and John, the original patent bearing date August 20, 1664, being still in the possession of the present owner of Hockley, Miss Anne Elizabeth Dorsey, lineal descendant of all three of the original patentees. In the year 1681 'Edward Dorsey, Gent. of Ann Arundell County, Son and heir of Edward Dorsey late of said County deceased' assigned his right to his brother John. The parchment document granting Hockley to the three Dorsey brothers bears the autograph of Charles, third Lord Baltimore, and was given under the Great Seal of the Province.

"[Major Edward Dorsey's] house on Prince George's Street, Annapolis, was probably built when he disposed of his interest in Hockley to his youngest brother the 'Honorable John Dorsey.'

"... the Honorable John Dorsey, captain of the Baltimore County militia in later years, took possession of Hockley, three miles from Annapolis, over which his wife, Madam Pleasance Ely, presided, of whom it has been noted--perhaps as a warning to her descendants, that her name was in no sense suggestive of her disposition."
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From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland, p. 56:

"The following record is taken from 'Our Early Settlers.'--A list of our early arrivels [sic] up to 1680.

"'Robert Bullen demands lands for bringing over a number of passengers, amongst whom was Edward Dorsey, in 1661.'

"The same record adds, 'Aug. 25th [20th], 1664, patented to him, John and Joshua Dorsey, a plantation called "Hockley-in-the-Hole," four hundred acres.'

"In 1683, this land was resurveyed for John Dorsey, and found to contain 843 acres. 400 acres first surveyed being old rents remaining new, whole now in the possession of Caleb Dorsey.

"Such is the record of 'Hockley' upon our Rent Rolls, at Annapolis."

Ibid., p. 30:
"In 1664, the three sons of Edward Dorsey, the immigrant of 1650--relatives of the Howards--took up and patented their father's survey of 'Hockley-in-the-Hole.' They were Colonel Edward Dorsey, Joshua and Hon. John Dorsey, prominent leaders in political movements and representatives in legislative measures."

Ibid., pp. 61-62:

"HON. JOHN DORSEY, OF 'HOCKLEY.'

"Coming into possession of 'Hockley,' in 1683, Hon. John Dorsey married Plesance Ely, who later took up a tract of land on Elk Ridge, which she named 'The Isle of Ely.' In 1694, Hon. John Dorsey, was a commissioner for the development of Annapolis. He was upon many important committees during his service in the Lower House of the Assembly. In 1711, he was advanced to the Upper House, and there remained until his death in 1714. During his life-time he was a surveyor of a vast estate of valuable lands. He left an exceedingly intelligent will of entail, which gives a summary of his large estate. It reads: 'My wife, Plesance, is to have one-third of my estate, and also the choice of my estate on South River, or my now dwelling place on Elk Ridge [Troy]. To my grandson, John Dorsey, son of my son, Edward Dorsey, deceased, my Patuxent plantation and lands thereunto adjoining called 'Dorsey's Search,' lying in Baltimore County. If no issue, to go to the three youngest grandchildren of my daughter, Deborah

'I give to my grandson, Edward Dorsey, son of my son, Edward Dorsey, de ceased, "Dorsey's Adventure" and "Whitaker's Purchase" adjoining it. If he leave no issue, then to John, of Edward, and if he leave none, then as above, to Deborah's youngest three children. To my grandsons, Charles and William Ridgely, of Deborah, my tract called "White Wine and Claret," south side of the middle branch of the Patuxent. If they leave no issue, to go to Martha, Elinor and Edward Clagett.

'I give to my two grandsons, Samuel and Richard, of Caleb, my son, my plantation on South River, called "South River Quarter," it being the remainder of a tract given to my son, Caleb. In case of no issue, the same to go to granddaughters, Achsah and Sophia of Caleb.

'To grandson, Basil, of Caleb, my plantation on Elk Ridge, called "Troy." If no issue, to my grandsons, John and Caleb, of Caleb. My son, Caleb, to be my administrator.--JOHN DORSEY. (Seal.'

"Mrs. Plesance Dorsey became Mrs Robert Wainwright. Her tract, 'The Isle of Ely,' was sold by her grandson, 'Patuxent John Dorsey,' to Basil Dorsey, of Caleb, whose homestead, 'Troy Hill,' was the former residence of Hon. John Dorsey."

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From http://genforum.genealogy.com/norwood/messages/1247.html:

Notes for Captain John Dorsey:
[Ancestors of Abednego Baker by Muriel Schulz.ged]

From Anne Arundel Gentry, p. 10:
Edward Dorsey II before 1683 assigned to his brother, John, his portion of 400 acres for 24,000 lbs. Tobacco. Joshua, the second son, had conveyed his portion of "Hockley" for 8,000 lbs. Tobacco. In 1685 Caleb Dorsey, son of John, had the plantation resurveyed and found that it contained 843 acres instead of the original 400.

[Page 10]: 1681 - Deed from Edward Dorsey II, to John Dorsey:
Edward Dorsey of the County of Anne Arundel Gent son and heir of Edward Dorsey late of the County of Anne Arundel . . . deceased. . . whereas the Rt. Honorable Cecillius Lord Baron of Baltimore by his pattent bearing date the twentieth day of August one thousand six hundred and sixty four for ye Consideration therein mentioned Grant unto the said Edward Dorsey, Joshua Dorsey and John Dorsey my brothers a parcell of land Called Hockley in ye Hole lying in Anne Arundel County aforesaid on ye South side Seaverne River in ye Woods beginning at a marke Oake being a bound tree of the land of Cornelius and Samuell Howard . . . . the said four hundred Acres of land unto the said Edward Dorsey, John Dorsey and Joshua Dorsey . . . . Now know ye that I the said Edward Dorsey for & in consideration of Twenty four Thousand pounds of good sound merchantable leafe tobacco to me in hand paid by my said Brother John Dorsey the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and thereof of every part & parcell thereof do acquitt and discharge the said John Dorsey . . . . . and quit claim unto my said brother John Dorsey now in possession of the said four hundred Acres of land . . . . by virtue of ye aforesaid pattent or grant of ye sa Lord Baltemore to me the said Edward Josua and John Dorsey in Joynt tenancy as aforesaid or by virtue of any with Same or demand that may or might demand or accrue from my said father Edward Dorsey deceased . . . . Sixth day of December in ye Yeare of our Lord One thousand Six hundred Eighty one."

The indenture was witnessed by Richard Hill and Nicholas Greenbury. Ref. A.A. Co. Deeds, Liber IH:, No. 3, folio 62-63, Hall of Records, Annapolis.


The inventory of his personal estate was taken on April 25, 1715 and filed by his son and executor, Caleb Dorsey. At the home-plantation there were 11 slaves and in "ye new Roome" were books and a pair of spectacles. His quarters at Elk Ridge had five slaves, the Patuxent Quarters four slaves, but none was listed at the South River Quarters. The entire estate was appraised at 1440/3/9 with credit due from merchants in London. Richard Clagett and John Dorsey approved as the next of kin.

He apparently had a state funeral and certainly one in which the mourners and friends enjoyed traditional Maryland hospitality. At an account filed on April 11, 1716, 10 gallons of rum and 30 gallons of cider were consumed as well as cakes costing 2 lbs. The Rev. Williams Tebbs who preached the funeral sermon was given 2 lbs. At that time the widow was allotted her third, that is 321/8/3 plus 4/154 lbs. tobacco.

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From http://www.eskimo.com/~bgudgel/gudgarc1 :

Sometime around 1658 Edward Dorsey took up a tract of land containing 400 acres, lying in Anne Arundel County on the south side of the Severn River and or a branch of Broad Creek. This tract was later patented by his three sons. See Patents 7, f.378. In the year 1664 there was granted to Edward, Joshua and John Dorsey, 2,000 acres of land lying on the Severn River, not far from where the city of Annapolis now stands. A part of this, called "Hockley-in-ye-Hole" (hole meaning valley) which remained interminably in the hands of the descendants of John Dorsey to the present time. In 1681, Major Edward Dorsey transferred his interest in Hockley-in-the-Hole to his brother John. The transfer reads: "To all Christian People To Whom This Writing Shall Come, be Heard or Seen: I, Edward Dorsey, of the county of Anne Arundel, son and heir of the late Edward Dorsey, gentleman, deceased, for the consideration of 24,000 pounds of good merchantable tobacco, transfer my right in a tract of land called "Hockley-in-the- Hole" granted to Edward, Joshua and John Dorsey in 1664 to my brother, John Dorsey; and I further covenant to guarantee his right to said land against any demand that may descend from my said Father, Edward Dorsey, for or by reason of any right due to him in his lifetime or by reason of any survey by him made, or warrant returned, or for any other reason or any other matter." "Hockley" in the valley had pleasant environments. To the east, toward Annapolis, was the Carroll estates; to the north was the home of Gen. John Hammond; to the northwest were the lands of Cornelius, Samuel and John Howard; to the southwest was "Todd's Gap" through which the road to Lancelot Todd's led, and to the south the ancient Dorsey "God's Acre" which has since been abandoned for the family burial spot within the charming gardens of "Hockley" itself.

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From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I36906:

Dorsey, John, Honorable,Balto. Co.,26th Nov., 1714; 22nd Mch., 1714-15.
To wife Pleasance, 1/3 of estate, real and personal, she to make choice of plantation -- , on South R., or dwelling plantation -- , on Elk Ridge.
To grandson John, son of son Edward, deceased, and his hrs., the Patuxent plantation "Dorsey's Search," in Balto. Co.; he dying without issue, to pass to grandson Edward, son of son Edward, and he dying without issue, to 3 young. child., -- , of dau. Deborah Clegat.
To grandson Edward afsd., and hrs., plantation "Dorsey's Adventure" on Elk Ridge, Balto. County, also "Whiteaker's Purchase," bought of James Barley; He dying without issue, sd. land to pass to grandson John afsd. and hrs., and then to child. of dau. Deborah as afsd.
To grandsons Charles and Wm. Ridgley, sons of dau. Deborah, equally, and their hrs., "White Wine and Claret," on s. side Patuxent R., in Balto Co.; they dying without issue, sd. tract to pass to Martha, Elinor and Edward Clegatt, child. of dau. Deborah, and hrs.
To grandsons Sam'll and Rich'd Dorsey, sons of son Caleb, and hrs., plantation "South River Quarter," being residue of a tract given by deed of gift to son Caleb. Sd. land to be in possession of wife during life as afsd. should she so select; and should grandsons afsd. die without issue, to pass to granddaus. Acksah and Sophia and their hrs.
To grandson Bazill and hrs., son of son Caleb, plantation "Troy," in Balto. Co.; he dying without issue, to pass to grandsons Jno. and Caleb Dorsey, sons of son Caleb afsd.
To grandson John, son of Edward, deceased, personalty, to be held by his mother, -- , until he is 21 yrs. of age; and to grandchild. Charles, Ridgely, 2nd son of dau. Deborah, and other grandchild. afsd., personalty. Boys to receive their estate at 21 yrs.
To dau. Deborah Clegatt, personalty.
Son Caleb, ex. and residuary legatee of estate.
Test: Joseph Howard, Thos. Higgens, Sam'll Dorsey, Thos. Rogers, Jno. Beale, Vachel Denton. 14. 26.

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From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/southern/dorsey.html:

John Dorsey², was born ca. 1645 in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, the son of Edward and his wife Ann, and died in 1715 in Maryland. He emigrated with his family in 1649 to Anne Arundel County, Maryland. John married in 1684 Pleasance ELY . One source identifies her as the step-daughter of Thomas WAINWRIGHT (d. 1729), while another states Thomas was her second husband. John is usually referred to in the records as "Hon." or Captain, a rank he held from 1695 until his death in 1714/5. Although raised as a Friend, he was later identified as Protestant, meaning neither Quaker or Anglican.[19]

"In 1663 John was living with his brothers at "Hockley in the Hole", Anne Arundel County, because it was surveyed for them on 27 January that year. This 400 acre plot had been taken up by their father sometime before 1658, on the south side of the Severn "and or a branch of Broad Creek". In 1681 John bought out his brothers' rights to it. He paid Edward 24,000 pounds of tobacco for it and additional land Edward had bought, and paid 8,000 pounds to Joshua. When it was resurveyed in 1683 (or 1685) it was found to contain 842 (or 843) acres (or resurveyed in 1685 and contained 1,842 acres).[20] The secondary accounts of the original records are a little hard to interpret in large part because they don't always differentiate among the multiplicity of bureaucratic steps necessary to secure title to a tract of land. The original patent was in the possession of a descendent, Anne Elizabeth Dorsey, who was still living in the old homestead in 1913. A photo of that date shows a relatively small house with two dormers on the roof, one chimney at the left end of the photo, and a narrow porch with a roof two storeys high suported on thin columns. The house was nearly obscured with shrubbery.[21] When we went to find it in April 2004, there was a white historical marker on the road, but the two houses that might conceivably have been a remnant of the old homestead both looked twentieth century, to me.

"John purchased significant amounts of land during his life. A list of them, by their names, includes:[22]

"Howard's Heirship" (150 acres) purchased from Cornelius and Elizabeth HOWARD on 4 August 1679; they were the brother and sister-in-law of our John Howard ;
"Hockley in the Hole", purchased Edward's and Joshua's rights in 1681; resurveyed in 1683 and found to contain 842 acres (see above);
"Orphan's Addition", near "Hockley in the Hole", on 10 March 1697, which he gave to his son Caleb on 6 August 1702;
"Dorsey's Adventure" (400 acres on Elk Ridge between the Patuxent and Patapsco) on 30 Feb [sic: perhaps April?] 1688; this tract with the next one were called "Patuxent Plantation", and were bequeathed to John's grandson, John Dorsey;
"Dorsey's Search" (479 acres) purchased on 6 December 1694 from James BAYLEY;
"Troy" (763 acres) on 12 October 1694;
"White Wine and Claret" (1,400 acres) on 6 January 1702;
"Whitaker's Purchase" (79 acres) in 1704;
"Roper's Increase" (100 acres) obtained on 14 February 1705 from Cornelius and Mary HOWARD;
"Mt. Gilboa" (245 acres) in 1706, which he conveyed the next year to Richard COLEGATE.

"On 12 June 1688 John and his brother Edward acquired land in what was then Baltimore County (now Howard County). Edward settled on his "Major's Choice", but John did not build on his "Dorsey's Adventure". Instead John commissioned surveyors to "go beyond Richard Warfield" in upper Anne Arundel County. There on 10 November 1695 he patented "Troy", 736 acres, between the present towns of Elkridge and Guilford, where he built his home. He also patented "Isle of Ely", named for his wife's family, and "Dorsey's Search". Another source says that Pleasance herself took up the tract after John's death, which she named "The Isle of Ely". The tax return of 1695 recorded, "John Dawsey's Quarter, on Elke Ridge, etc.", so John had a house there by that year. This makes "Troy" the oldest remaining house in Howard County, although it has been greatly altered. Originally "Troy" was a one-storey house with a front porch devoid of any ornamentation other than a simple ballustrade. Other floors were added later. The interior and exterior walls were about two feet thick. The old family burial ground was on one side of the house. The front porch now overlooks Meadowridge Cemetery (once part of the Dorsey estate) and route I-95. The entrance is from route 1 north of Dorsey Road.[23]

"John, like his brothers, probably opposed the Revolution of 1689. He gained his first appointed office from Governor Francis NICHOLSON who was sympathetic to the proprietor. From then on John had an active public career. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in Anne Arundel County in 1694 and 1696. In 1694 he was appointed to a commission charged with laying out the town and port of Anne Arundel in the County of the same name. On 17 May 1695 he petitioned the Assembly for a boat to carry the Burgesses of Anne Arundel County to St. Mary's. He was Captain in the Baltimore County militia in 1696. John served on a commission to oversee and direct construction of a Provincial prison in Annapolis. He was named to another commission to report on repairs to a house (purchased from his cousin Major Edward Dorsey) for the storage of public arms.[24]

"In 1692, after the consolidation of the reign of William and Mary in England, a new government was elected in Maryland that was very unsympathetic to Friends. They required an oath of allegiance in order to sit in the Assembly, and four Friends were immediately dismissed. The lower house tried to substitute an affirmation, but Governor Lionel COPLEY insisted on conforming to English practice. That year the Church of England was established, with a compulsary poll tax of forty pounds of tobacco. There were renewed efforts to force Friends to serve in the militia. The following year Friends were not permitted to give evidence in court unless they gave an oath. John Dorsey served as a member of the lower House of Assembly in 1692-93, and again in 1701-04 when a modified bill, rewritten by the Privy Council to meet some of the objections of Friends, was passed. It retained the 40 lb. tax to support the established church, and Friends continued up until the Revolution to suffer distraint of goods for refusing to pay it. In 1704 a bill was passed stipulating again that all office-holders must swear an oath.[25] I do not know how John felt about these attacks on his family's faith.

"John sat in the Lower House for Anne Arundel County in 1692-93 and 1701-04. He was appointed to the Provincial Council where he served from 1710/1 to 1714/5. On 18 January 1714 he described himself as "being lame and indisposed" and asked to be excused from the Council meeting. The following year the Council was said to consist of twelve "of the most able and discreet gentlemen" of the Province, including "John Dorsey, Esq., lately deceased."[26]

"John was a planter and merchant, somewhat more prosperous and less controversial than his older brother Edward. At the time of his first election, in 1692, John owned 1,242 acres. By 1696 he owned 2,484. In 1699 he was listed among the taxables on the South side of Patapsco, owning five slaves. Shortly thereafter he moved his family to "Troy", 763 acres at Elk Ridge, Baltimore County, which had been surveyed 12 October 1694. He took up 1,400 acres called "White Wine and Claret" between the present towns of Simpsonville and Clarksville in Howard County on 6 January 1702. The story goes that he sent out the surveyors with an ample supply of those liquid refreshments; when they returned with crooked lines, John figured that was the cause, and kept the name. The tax lists for Baltimore County sometimes indicate the number of slaves he owned at various plantations. In 1699 he had five on South Side Patapsco; in 1702 four, and in 1703 ten at Elk Ridge.[27]

"A few Friends were exercised about the institution of slavery, citing Jesus' injunction to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. But nothing was done at this time to rid the Society of Friends of this blemish. A few Friends were also exercised about the excessive use of tobacco. Hardshaw Monthly Meeting in Lancashire, Old England, minuted this advice 14 Fourth Month [June] 1691:

'It being considered that the too frequent use of smoking Tobacco is inconsistent with friends holy profession, it is desired that such as have occasion to make use thereof take it privately, neither too publicly in their own houses, nor by the highways, streets, or in alehouses or elsewhere, tending to the abetting the common excess.[27a]'

"Most Maryland Friends were oblivious of these movements that would impact so heavily on their economic and social well being.

"John signed his will in Baltimore County on 26 November 1714; it was witnessed by six men, one of whom signed with a mark. It was probated 22 March 1714/5. He left one third of his real and personal estate, after the payment of his debts, to his wife Pleasance as full payment of her dower. She was to be given her choice of either the plantation on South River or "my own dwelling plantation" on Elk Ridge. Her share of the estate included four human beings: Jacob and his wife Jenny, and two other Negro men, Lyman and Sambo. John's extensive real estate holdings and the remaining slaves were carefully apportioned to his grandchildren, with instructions for their further disposal if a given grandchild died with no heirs. His daughter Deborah was to be given £50, doled out at the rate of £8 per year "for her support", but no real estate. Her children were the third back-up to inherit if other grandchildren died without heirs. The residue went to his son Caleb, who was named executor. Nathaniell and Thomasin STINCHCOMB owed money to him.[28]

"An inventory of John's property was taken on 25 April 1715 by Thomas HAMMOND and John ISRAEL. The only values given in the Dorsey Family's copy were for the seventeen enslaved people. An odd assortment of items were listed "At the Home Plantation", "In the New Room", and "in the Kitchen". They included one silver tankard and one silver spoon; a dozen old leather chairs, six new leather chairs, and 4 "Turkey workt" chairs; an old sealskin trunk; a gun and 1/4 lb. of gunpowder; a small looking glass; one feather bed with canvas tick[ing], rug blanket, sheets, bedstead, and pillows; another feather bed and furniture, curtains and "vallens" [valence]; one pair Taylors Shears; a pair of money scales and weights; one parcel of new books; a pair of spectacles and case; 8 small brushes, 3 old combs, 3 pair sissors; 1 parcel of spice. There were lots of shoes, indicating the kind of merchandize with which John dealt: 2 dozen and 10 pair men's shoes, 3 pair women's shoes, 21 pair men's shoes. To go with them, 13 pair "large wove" stockings, 1 pair motheaten stockings, 20 pair of 4-thread hose, 5 pair women's thread stockings, 8 pair men's worsted hose, 1 pair large wove stockings. Then there was thread: 6.5 lbs. colored, 3 lbs. "Whited brown, coarse", 2 lbs. finer, 1 lb. brown, 1.5 lb. White and Brown, .5 lb. fine white, and about 1 lb. silk. John also had 6 gross Coat buttons and 6.5 gross Vest buttons, and about 5 gross fine thread [buttons?]. The only food mentioned was 1,692 lbs. of bacon. Negroes were listed "in the Kitchen": 2-year-old girl Beck; 6-year-old boy Sambo; 4-year-old boy Roger; 10-year-old girl Sarah, "much hurt by fire"; a "dropsical man" Jack; men named Jack and Tom, and one without a name; a woman, Beck, and young (unnamed) girl with child. The total value of these ten people was a mere £163 and 10d. At the Elk Ridge House there was ten lbs. of old pewter, a punch bowl, and more enslaved people: men named Simon, Sambo, Jack, and Toby; a woman named Jenny, a one-year old girl named Hagar and another girl (age not listed) named Juno. They were valued at £157. Other, unspecified items were at "Pattuxant Quarter", at South River, and at the "New Design". He probably owned about 5,000 acres; his estate was valued at £2,752.11.1.[29]

"Pleasance, "of austere memory" was described in family records: "between her name and her disposition there was no similarity." She married a second time, on 30 November 1722, Thomas WAINWRIGHT. With this marriage, "Troy" passed to her grandson Basil Dorsey, son of Caleb. Thomas died in 1729, leaving Pleasance the greater part of his estate. Pleasance apparently used her wealth to invest in land. A warrant was made out for her 17 December 1717 for 200 acres called "Isle of Ely" adjacent to "Troy". That year she also bought 100 acre "Oldman's Folly". In 1720 she bought 200 acre "Roper's Increase" (perhaps part of the original of which her husband had bought 79 acres in 1705), 50 acre "Howard's Addition", and 120 acre "Poplar Spring Garden" in Baltimore County at the head of the Patapsco River, adjacent to "Howard's Ridge".[30]

"Pleasance died in 1734. Her estate was appraised 14 August 1734, by Benjamin HOWARD and John HAMMOND, son of Charles. Her possessions included some items that had been in her first husband's inventory. Pleasance had wearing apparel, a silver tankard and cups, a silver spoon, thimble, and buckles, 3 silk handkerchiefs, taylor's shears, 2 small punch bowls, 4 ivory handled knives and forks, a pepper box, 1 caster, 1 tin baster, 1 flesh fork, 1 cutting knife and 1 pen knife, 2 chests, a pair of spectacles, 2 "Turkey-workt" chairs, 6 old books (unspecified), furniture and kitchen utensils, stock and feed, one old Negro man named Tom, one old Negro woman named Beck, and one Negro lad named George.[31]

Noted events in his life were:

• Religion: raised a Quaker.

• Surveyed: "Hockley-in-the-Hole," on the south side of the Severn, owned by his father, Edward Darcy, 27 Jan 1664, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Patented: 400 acres 3 miles from Annapolis called "Hockley-in-the-Hole" with his brothers Edward and Joshua, 20 Aug 1664, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Purchased: "Howard's Heirship," 150 acres, from Cornelius and Elizabeth Howard, 4 Aug 1679.

• Purchased: his brother Joshua's right in "Hockley-in-the-Hole", Bef Dec 1681, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Purchased: his brother Edward's right in "Hockley-in-the-Hole", 6 Dec 1681, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Resurveyed: Hockley plantation, 1683, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Purchased: "Dorsey's Adventure," 400 acres on Elk Ridge between the Patuxent and Patapsco rivers, 29 Feb 1688, Baltimore (Howard), Maryland, (United States).

• Purchased: "Troy," 763 acres on Elk Ridge, 12 Oct 1694, Baltimore (Howard), Maryland, (United States).

• Purchased: "Dorsey's Search," 479 acres, from James Bayley, 6 Dec 1694, Baltimore (Howard), Maryland, (United States).

• Served: as a commissioner for the development of the town and port of Annapolis, 1694, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Served: in the Lower House of the Assembly for Anne Arundel County, from abt 1694 to 1711, Maryland, (United States).

• Served: as Justice of the Peace, 1694, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Residence: on "Troy Hill", by 1695, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, (United States).

• Served: as Justice of the Peace, 1696, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Served: as Captain in the Baltimore County Militia, 1696, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Purchased: "Orphan's Addition" near "Hockley in the Hole", 10 Mar 1697, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Built: his residence "Troy Hill" in his homestead "Troy" on Elk Ridge, by 1699, Baltimore (Howard), Maryland, (United States).

• Moved: to his plantation called "Troy" on Elk Ridge, 1699, Baltimore (Howard), Maryland, (United States).

• Acquired: "South River Quarter," a plantation on the South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Purchased: "White Wine and Claret," 1400 acres on the south side of the middle branch of the Patuxent, 6 Jan 1702, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, (United States).

• Gave: "Hockley-in-the-Hole" and "Orphan's Addition" to his son Caleb, 6 Aug 1702, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Acquired: "Whitaker's Purchase," 79 acres adjoining "Dorsey's Adventure" on Elk Ridge, 1704, Baltimore (Howard), Maryland, (United States).

• Purchased: "Roper's Increase," 100 acres, from Cornelius and Mary Howard, 14 Feb 1705.

• Purchased: "Mt. Gilboa," 246 acres, 1706.

• Conveyed: "Mt. Gilboa" to Richard Colegate, 1707.

• Served: in the Provincial Council, 1711-1715.

• Served: in the Upper House of the Assembly, From 1711 to 1714, Maryland, (United States).

• Will: 26 Nov 1714, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Probate: 22 Mar 1715.

• Inventory: of his estate was taken by Thomas Hammond and John Israel, 25 Apr 1715, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Funeral: 11 Apr 1716.

John married Pleasance Ely ^{314 315 316} in 1683 in <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States). Pleasance was born about 1660 in Maryland, (United States) and died before 14 Aug 1734 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Another name for Pleasance was Pleasence Ely.

Children from this marriage were:

388       i.  Edward Dorsey (born about 1678 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) - died in 1701 in South Patapsco Hundred, Baltimore (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States)). Edward married Ruth Hill,^{204 231} daughter of Captain Richard Hill, in 1698 in Maryland, United States. Ruth was born about 1681 in Maryland, (United States) and died in 1747 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 66.

         ii.  Deborah Dorsey was born about 1685 and died before 1752. Deborah married Charles Ridgely "the Planter", son of Honorable Robert Ridgely of St. Inigoe's Creek and Martha Darnall. Charles was born about 1670 in St. Inigoes, St. Mary's Co., Maryland, (United States) and died in 1705 in Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 35. Another name for Charles was Charles "the Planter" Ridgely I.

        iii.  Caleb Dorsey of Hockley in the Hole [son of Capt. John] was born on 11 Nov 1685 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died in 1742 in "Hockley-in-the-Hole", St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel (Howard), Maryland, (United States) at age 57. Caleb married Elinor Warfield, daughter of Captain Richard Warfield ^{410 411} and Elinor Browne,^{410 412} on 24 Aug 1704 in St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. Elinor was born on 10 Jul 1683 and died in 1752 at age 69. Another name for Elinor was Eleanor Warfield.

777. Pleasance Ely,^{314 315 316} daughter of Edward Ely, was born about 1660 in Maryland, (United States) and died before 14 Aug 1734 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Another name for Pleasance was Pleasence Ely.

Birth Notes: FamilySearch.org AFN: 1563-GQC b. 1650? MD.

Wikipedia - Charles Ridgely II - has (ca. 1660-1734).

Death Notes: http://www.srdunn.net/Steve%20Dunn.pdf has d. 1733 in Baltimore Co., MD.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/d221.htm#P221 has d. before 14 Aug 1734.

Wikipedia - Charles Ridgely II - has (ca. 1660-1734).

Research Notes: From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/southern/dorsey.html

"Pleasance, "of austere memory" was described in family records: "between her name and her disposition there was no similarity." She married a second time, on 30 November 1722, Thomas WAINWRIGHT. With this marriage, "Troy" passed to her grandson Basil Dorsey, son of Caleb. Thomas died in 1729, leaving Pleasance the greater part of his estate. Pleasance apparently used her wealth to invest in land. A warrant was made out for her 17 December 1717 for 200 acres called "Isle of Ely" adjacent to "Troy". That year she also bought 100 acre "Oldman's Folly". In 1720 she bought 200 acre "Roper's Increase" (perhaps part of the original of which her husband had bought 79 acres in 1705), 50 acre "Howard's Addition", and 120 acre "Poplar Spring Garden" in Baltimore County at the head of the Patapsco River, adjacent to "Howard's Ridge".[30]

"Pleasance died in 1734. Her estate was appraised 14 August 1734, by Benjamin HOWARD and John HAMMOND, son of Charles. Her possessions included some items that had been in her first husband's inventory. Pleasance had wearing apparel, a silver tankard and cups, a silver spoon, thimble, and buckles, 3 silk handkerchiefs, taylor's shears, 2 small punch bowls, 4 ivory handled knives and forks, a pepper box, 1 caster, 1 tin baster, 1 flesh fork, 1 cutting knife and 1 pen knife, 2 chests, a pair of spectacles, 2 "Turkey-workt" chairs, 6 old books (unspecified), furniture and kitchen utensils, stock and feed, one old Negro man named Tom, one old Negro woman named Beck, and one Negro lad named George.[31]"

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From Side-Lights on Maryland History, vol. 2, pp. 212-213:

"This Charles Ridgely married Deborah Dorsey, the daughter of Honorable John Dorsey and Pleasance Ely. Of this lady the family records say between her name and her disposition there was no similarity."

Ibid., pp. 87-91:

"...It was at the house on Prince George's Street that Major Edward Dorsey lived during the lifetime of his first wife, Sarah Wyatt, while the Honorable John Dorsey, captain of the Baltimore County militia in later years, took possession of Hockley, three miles from Annapolis, over which his wife, Madam Pleasance Ely, presided, of whom it has been noted--perhaps as a warning to her descendants, that her name was in no sense suggestive of her disposition.

"Certain it is that the amiable Sarah, wife of Major Edward Dorsey, died, after bearing six sons and two daughters to her liege lord, while 'Pleasance,' of austere memory, buried the 'Honorable John,' and was led a second time to the altar by Thomas Wainwright."

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From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland, pp. 61-62:

"Coming into possession of 'Hockley,' in 1683, Hon. John Dorsey married Plesance Ely, who later took up a tract of land on Elk Ridge, which she named 'The Isle of Ely.'... He left an exceedingly intelligent will of entail, which gives a summary of his large estate. It reads: 'My wife, Plesance, is to have one-third of my estate, and also the choice of my estate on South River, or my now dwelling place on Elk Ridge...

"Mrs. Plesance Dorsey became Mrs Robert Wainwright. Her tract, 'The Isle of Ely,' was sold by her grandson, 'Patuxent John Dorsey,' to Basil Dorsey, of Caleb, whose homestead, 'Troy Hill,' was the former residence of Hon. John Dorsey."

Noted events in her life were:

• Inherited: One-third of Hon. John Dorsey's estate, 1715, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Inherited: Hon. John Dorsey's estate "Troy" on the South River or "Troy Hill" on Elk Ridge, 1715, <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States).

• Acquired: "The Isle of Ely," 200 acres on Elk Ridge adjacent to "Troy", 17 Dec 1717, <Anne Arundel (Howard)>, Maryland, (United States).

• Purchased: "Oldman's Folly," 100 acres, 1717.

• Purchased: "Roper's Increase," 200 acres, 1720.

• Purchased: "Howard's Addition," 50 acres, 1720.

• Purchased: "Poplar Spring Garden," 120 acres at the head of the Patapsco River, adjacent to "Howard's Ridge", 1720, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Conveyed: her inherited Dorsey holdings to her grandson Basil Dorsey upon her marriage to Thomas Wainwright, 30 Nov 1722.

• Appraisal: of her estate by Benjamin Howard and John Hammond, son of Charles, 14 Aug 1734.

Pleasance married Honorable Capt. John Dorsey of "Hockley-in-the-Hole" ^{204 239 309 310 311 312 313 314} in 1683 in <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States). John was born about 1645 in Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia, (United States) and died on 11 Mar 1715 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 70. Other names for John were Honorable John Dorsey of "Hockley-in-the-Hole and" Captain John Dorsey of "Hockley-in-the-Hole."

Pleasance next married Thomas Wainwright on 30 Nov 1722. Thomas died in 1729. Another name for Thomas was Robert Wainwright.

778. Captain Richard Hill .

Research Notes: From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. by J.D. Warfield, A.M., Baltimore, Maryland, 1905, p. 400:

"Patuxent John Dorsey's father was Edward Dorsey, oldest son of Hon. John and Pleasance Ely. In 1694 he was a mariner upon board of 'The Good Hope,' under the command of Captain Richard Hill. His wife Ruth was unknown, but she may have been the traditional 'Lady Hill'--daughter of Captain Richard. Edward and Ruth had only two sons."

Richard married someone.

His child was:

389       i.  Ruth Hill (born about 1681 in Maryland, (United States) - died in 1747 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)). Ruth married Edward Dorsey,^{231 232} son of Honorable Capt. John Dorsey of "Hockley-in-the-Hole" ^{204 239 309 310 311 312 313 314} and Pleasance Ely,^{314 315 316} in 1698 in Maryland, United States. Edward was born about 1678 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died in 1701 in South Patapsco Hundred, Baltimore (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States) about age 23.

784. John Wells ^{41 318} was born about 1675 in <Maryland, (United States)> and died in 1721 about age 46.

Birth Notes: FamilySearch.org AFN: RSTB-P1 has b. abt 1680 in Maryland.

Research Notes: Progenator of "Big Wells" family line.

John married Margaret <MacClane> ^{318 319} between 1700 and 1702. Margaret was born in 1681 in <Maryland, (United States)>. Other names for Margaret were Margaret McClain and Margaret McClane.

Marriage Notes: Source: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~digging/index.html

The child from this marriage was:

392       i.  Charles Wells (born about 1702 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) - died on 16 Dec 1738 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States)). Charles married Sarah Wright,^{251 252} daughter of John Wright, on 3 Jun 1726 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).³²⁰ Sarah was born about 1686 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, was christened in 1706 in St. Anne's, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), and died about 1792 about age 106. Other names for Sarah were Sarah Arnold and Sarah Wright Arnold.

785. Margaret <MacClane>,^{318 319} daughter of Hector MacClane ? ³¹⁸ and Amy Norman ?,²⁵² was born in 1681 in <Maryland, (United States)>. Other names for Margaret were Margaret McClain and Margaret McClane.

Research Notes: Familysearch.org AFN: RSTB-Q6 has Margaret? b. 1681.

From Orin R. Wells 12 Nov 1998, in Wells-L ARchives (Rootsweb forum):
"Charles Wells Sr. was a son of John Wells b: Cir 1675 and married Cir 1700, his wife is believed to have been the Margaret Wells who was administratrix of his estate. The identity of Margaret has never been proven and the belief that she may have been Margaret MacClain appears to be incorrect in that in depositions pertaining to the five children of Hector's two marriages do not list a Margaret."

Margaret married John Wells ^{41 318} between 1700 and 1702. John was born about 1675 in <Maryland, (United States)> and died in 1721 about age 46.

786. John Wright .³²⁷

John married someone.

His child was:

393       i.  Sarah Wright (born about 1686 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States - died about 1792). Sarah married Anthony Arnold.³²⁸ Anthony died before 1726. Sarah next married Charles Wells,^{41 209} son of John Wells ^{41 318} and Margaret <MacClane>,^{318 319} on 3 Jun 1726 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).³²⁰ Charles was born about 1702 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died on 16 Dec 1738 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 36.

792. Owen Humphrey of Llwyn du,^{329 330} son of Humphrey ap Hugh of Llwyn du and Elizabeth verch John Powell of Gadfa, Rhiwargor, was born in 1625 in <Llwyn du>, Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, was christened on 13 Apr 1629 in Llangelynin Parish, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, and died in 1699 in Llangelynin Parish, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales at age 74. Another name for Owen was Humphrey Owen of Llwyn du.

Research Notes: 2nd son and heir of Humphrey ap Hugh.

From Welsh Settlement of Pensylvania, p. 151:

"[John Humphrey and Samuel Humphrey] were brothers to Owen Humphrey, of Llwyn du, 1625-1695, a J. P. in Merioneth, and a prominent Friend, who was the father of Rebecca, wife of Robert Owen, of Merion [Pennsylvania], and Elizabeth, wife of John Roberts..."
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From Reifsnyder-Gillam Ancestry, p. 48:

"Issue [of Humphrey ap Hugh]:...
3. Owen, bapt. in Llangelynin Church, 13 April, 1629; of whom presently [see footnote 3, p. 48]..."

Footnote 3, p. 48:
"Owen Humphrey, second son and heir of Humphrey ap Hugh, inherited Llwyn du. He married Margaret, daughter of ______________, and had, among other issue, some of whom removed to Pennsylvania, a daughter, Rebecca, who married, 1678, Robert Owen, of Fron Gôch, near Bala, in the Comôt of Pennlyn, Merionethshire. Robert and Rebecca Owen removed to Pennsylvania in 1690 and settled in Merion Township, where they died 1697, leaving besides daughters, male issue as follows; Evan Owen, Provincial Councillor, Judge of Court of Common Pleas, etc.; Owen Owen, High Sheriff of Philadelphia County and Coroner; John Owen High Sheriff of the County of Chester, Member of Assembly and Trustee of the Loan Office; and Robert Owen, who married Susanna, daughter of William Hudson, Mayor of Philadelphia. The second Robert Owen's daughter, Hannah, married, first, John Ogden, by whom she had a son, William Ogden, who left issue, and, secondly, Joseph Wharton, of Walnut Grove, by whom she had, besides other children, Robert Wharton, Mayor of Philadelphia, Captain of First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry."

Noted events in his life were:

• Converted: to the Quaker faith, Bef 1662, [Llwyngwril], Merionethshire, Wales. ⁴¹³

• Justice: 1678.

Owen married Margaret Vaughan ^{41 331} in 1681 in London, England. Margaret was born in 1630 in Llangelynn <Llanuwchllyn>, Montgomeryshire, Wales, was christened in Llanwdhlyn <Llanuwchllyn> Parish, Merionethshire, Wales, and died on 22 Sep 1699 in Llwyngwril, Llangelynin, Merionethshire, Wales at age 69.

Marriage Notes: Source:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/owings/messages/604.html - Marsha Barnes

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  John Owen was born about 1653 in <Llanllugan, > Merionethshire, Wales, was christened in Feb 1653, and died in Feb 1653 in Wales.

         ii.  Joshua Owen was born about 1659 in Llangelynn <Llanllugan?>, Montgomeryshire, Wales and died on 14 Mar 1728 about age 69.

396     iii.  Captain Richard Owings "the Settler" (born on 7 Mar 1659 in <Llwyn du>, Llanllugan, Montgomeryshire, Wales - died on 14 Nov 1716 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States)). Richard married Rachel Roberts, daughter of Robert ap Hugh of Llwyndedwydd ³³² and Elizabeth William,³³³ in 1682 in Wales. Rachel was born in 1660 in Llwyn Dedwydd, Rhos-y-Maen-brych, Llangwm-Dinmael, Denbighshire, Wales and died before 27 May 1729 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Other names for Rachel were Rachel Robert and Racheal Roberts. Richard next married Rachel Beale,²⁶² daughter of Colonel Ninian Beale ^{346 347} and Ruth Polly Moore, Bef Fall 1686 in Dorchester, Maryland, (United States). Rachel was born about 1662 in England and died before 27 May 1729 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States). Other names for Rachel were Rachel Bale and Rachel Beall.

         iv.  Owen Owen was born about 1661 in Llangelynn <Llanllugan?>, Montgomeryshire, Wales.

          v.  Margaret Owen was born 1662 ? in Merionethshire, Wales and died before 1688.

         vi.  Rebecca Owen was born about 1663 in Llwyn du, Llwyngwrill, Llangelynin, Merionethshire, Wales and died on 23 Aug 1697 in Merion Twp, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States about age 34. Rebecca married Robert Owen of Fron Gôch near Bala,^{330 414 415} son of Owen ap Evan of Vron Gôch farm ^{416 417} and Gainor John,^{416 418} in 1678. Robert was born in 1657 in <Fron Gôch, Penllyn, Merionethshire, Wales> and died in 1697 at age 40.

        vii.  Henry Owen was born 1670 ? in Merionethshire, Wales.

       viii.  Elizabeth Owen. Elizabeth married John Roberts. John died after 1704.

Owen next married Elizabeth Thomas.⁴¹ Elizabeth was born about 1631 in <Llangelynn, Montgomeryshire, Wales>.

Owen next married Jane.⁴¹⁹

The child from this marriage was:

          i.  Rebecca Humphrey

793. Margaret Vaughan,^{41 331} daughter of Captain Rowland Vaughan of Caer-gai, Merioneth ^{420 421 422 423} and Jane Price Heiress of Trev Brysg,⁴²⁴ was born in 1630 in Llangelynn <Llanuwchllyn>, Montgomeryshire, Wales, was christened in Llanwdhlyn <Llanuwchllyn> Parish, Merionethshire, Wales, and died on 22 Sep 1699 in Llwyngwril, Llangelynin, Merionethshire, Wales at age 69.

Margaret married Owen Humphrey of Llwyn du ^{329 330} in 1681 in London, England. Owen was born in 1625 in <Llwyn du>, Llangelynin, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, was christened on 13 Apr 1629 in Llangelynin Parish, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales, and died in 1699 in Llangelynin Parish, Talybont, Merionethshire, Wales at age 74. Another name for Owen was Humphrey Owen of Llwyn du.

794. Colonel Ninian Beale,^{346 347} son of James Beall and Anne Marie Calvert, was born in 1625 in Dumbarton, Fifeshire, Scotland and died on 15 Jan 1717 in Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 92. Other names for Ninian were Nivin Beale and Colonel Ninian Beall "the Covenanter."

Research Notes: May not have been Rachel Beall's father. Not well documented. Researchers may be jumping to conclusions.

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From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, pp. 101-103:

THE BEALE FAMILY

A Scottish family, with a ringing bell as its coat of arms, was early represented in our province.
The leader was a famous officer, Colonel Ninian Beale, born in Fifeshire, or near Edinburgh, about 1625. Having fought, in 1650, against Cromwell at Dunbar, he was captured and transported to Calvert County, Maryland.
This same immigrant was called the "Covenanter," whose zeal caused him in some way, to be mixed up with the killing of a Bishop Montgomery, in an effort to keep Episcopacy out of Scotland.
He came, in 1655, and located in Calvert County. Intelligent and of a strong character, he at once became a leader in the contests of that period.
He was with Colonel Coursey and Colonel William Stephens, "When they sent Captain Beale before them to find Captain Brandt." Information being delivered into his lordship's hands by Captain Ninian Beale, it was ordered to be entered in the Council book; and by his lordship's special command, power be given to Captain Ninian Beale, of Calvert County, to press man and horse anytime, upon urgent occasion, to give his lordship intelligence." ordered, also, at the same time, "that six men in arms, under Captain Ninian Beale, be commanded out to continue ranging between the head of the Patuxent, up to the Susquehanna, forth for discovery of the Indian enemy." Captain Beale, in 1689, signed the Declaration of Remonstrance, in which it was declared, that "All rumors of an Indian invasion, supported by Catholics, were found to be false."
For Captain Beale's services he was granted an estate that extended over several counties. He surveyed near the National Capitol, and upon one of his surveys, a number of Presbyterian families were induced to settle. One of his tracts was the "Rock of Dumbarton." Geoirgetown stands upon this survey. There was another one at Bennings, and still another at Collington, Prince George County. Here was located Ninian Beale, Jr., the testator of 1710, who named only two children, Mary and Samuel. His sister, Jane, daughter of colonel Ninian and Ruth Moore, married Colonel Archibald Edmonson, whose daughter, Ruth Edmondson, married Rev. John Orme, who married Elizabeth Johns, whose daughter, Charlotte Orme, becaue Mrs. Daniel Douglass. Colonel Ninian died, 1717, age ninety-three years.

Noted events in his life were:

• Fought: against Cromwell at Dunbar, 1625.

• Transported to: Calvert County, Maryland, 1655.

• Signed: Declaration of Remonstrance, 1689.

Ninian married Ruth Polly Moore in 1668 in Calvert, Maryland, (United States). Ruth was born between 1648 and 1652 in St. Mary's, Calvert, Maryland, (United States) and died in 1707 in Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States).

Children from this marriage were:

397       i.  Rachel Beale (born about 1662 in England - died before 27 May 1729 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States)). Rachel married Captain Richard Owings "the Settler",^{259 260 261} son of Owen Humphrey of Llwyn du ^{329 330} and Margaret Vaughan,^{41 331} Bef Fall 1686 in Dorchester, Maryland, (United States). Richard was born on 7 Mar 1659 in <Llwyn du>, Llanllugan, Montgomeryshire, Wales and died on 14 Nov 1716 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 57. Other names for Richard were Captain Richard Owen and Richard Owens.

         ii.  Ninian Beale Jr. died after 1709. Ninian married Sarah Greenfield.⁴²⁵

        iii.  Jane Beale. Jane married Colonel Archibald Edmondson.

         iv.  Colonel George Beale was born in 1695 in Upper Marlborough, Maryland, (United States), died on 15 Mar 1780 in Georgetown, Maryland (District of Columbia), (United States) at age 85, and was buried in Presbyterian Cemetery (Oakhill), Georgetown, Maryland (District of Columbia), (United States).⁴²⁶ George married Elizabeth Brooke. Elizabeth was born about 1699, died on 2 Oct 1748 in <Georgetown, Maryland (District of Columbia)>, (United States) about age 49, and was buried in Presbyterian Cemetery (Oakhill), Georgetown, Maryland (District of Columbia), (United States).⁴²⁶

795. Ruth Polly Moore, daughter of Richard Moore and Jane Pottenger, was born between 1648 and 1652 in St. Mary's, Calvert, Maryland, (United States) and died in 1707 in Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States).

Research Notes: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kygengirl1&id=P2168830590 has b. 1652.

Also http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3152036&id=I608808796

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2223166&id=I121481232 has b. abt 1648 in St. Mary's, Calvert

Ruth married Colonel Ninian Beale ^{346 347} in 1668 in Calvert, Maryland, (United States). Ninian was born in 1625 in Dumbarton, Fifeshire, Scotland and died on 15 Jan 1717 in Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States) at age 92. Other names for Ninian were Nivin Beale and Colonel Ninian Beall "the Covenanter."

796. William Cockey "the Immigrant",⁴¹ son of Thomas Cockey, was born in 1650 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 15 May 1671 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 21. Another name for William was William Cockey the Immigrant.

Research Notes: FamilySearch.org AFN: MRG5-0C

William married Sarah Underwood ⁴¹ on 29 Sep 1668 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. Sarah was born in 1652 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 7 May 1698 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 46.

Marriage Notes: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2226732&id=I5043 has m. 29 Sep 1668 in Maryland.

FamilySearch.org AFN: MRGJ-9F has m. 1671 in Anne Arundel

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Col. Thomas Cockey was born in 1676 and died in 1737 at age 61. Thomas married Penelope Deye.^{364 365}

398      ii.  Capt. John Cockey (born on 10 Dec 1680 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) - died on 15 Aug 1746 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)). John married Elizabeth Slade,^{41 283 284} daughter of William Slade [Jr.] ^{41 367} and Elizabeth, in 1712 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Elizabeth was born in 1684 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), died on 5 Aug 1780 in <Baltimore>, Maryland, United States at age 96, and was buried in Cockey Family Burial Grounds, Cockeysville, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

        iii.  Ann Cockey was born on 10 Jan 1683.

         iv.  Edward Cockey was born on 16 Feb 1684 in Maryland, (United States). Edward married Rhoda Ball.

          v.  Sarah Cockey

         vi.  Joshua Cockey was born in 1686 in Maryland, (United States) and died on 1 May 1740 at age 54.

        vii.  Richard Cockey

       viii.  Elizabeth Cockey

         ix.  Mary Cockey was born in 1716 in Maryland, (United States).

William next married Frances Vincent on 29 Sep 1668 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

797. Sarah Underwood,⁴¹ daughter of Samuel Underwood, was born in 1652 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 7 May 1698 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 46.

Birth Notes: FamilySearch.org AFN: MRGJ-9F has b. 1652 in Anne Arundel, Maryland.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1840939&id=I617 has b. in Somersetshire, England.

Sarah married William Cockey "the Immigrant" ⁴¹ on 29 Sep 1668 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. William was born in 1650 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 15 May 1671 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 21. Another name for William was William Cockey the Immigrant.

798. William Slade [Jr.],^{41 367} son of William Slade [Sr.] and < > Baker, was born about 1663 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died about May 1731 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 68, and was buried before 19 May 1731 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Research Notes: From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=nlndgrn&id=I53113 :

Notes:
Jackson, James, Balto. Co.,-- --- ----; 21st May, 1698.
To sons James and John and hrs., "Jackson's Chance."
" dau. Eliza: and hrs., "Vast Thicket" on Hunting Ridge. In event of her death before marriage sd. land to pass to 2 sons afsd.
" wife Martha and child, afsd., personalty equally.
Exs. and guardians of child., Wm. Slade, Wm. Cromwell.
Test: Jno. Christian, Jno. Browne, Henry Wiyat, Eliza: Ashman. 6. 78.

Slade, William, Baltimore Co.,2nd April, 1726; 19th May, 1731.
To son Josias and hrs., 300 A. "Courtice (Curtis') Neck"; he dying without issue, to son William and hrs.; and personalty.
" son William and hrs., 200 A. "Winslows Range";
Shd. both afsd. sons die without issue, sd. tracts to pass to hr. at law; and personalty.
Extx. enjoined to see that no tenant of "Winslow's Range," during minority of son William, be permitted to clear beyond main road.
To son Thomas and hrs., 238 A. "Slades Camp"; he dying without issue, to pass to hr. at law.
" son Ezekiell, £30 to purchase land.
" daus. Elizabeth Cockey and Mary Buckinham, 10s. each.
" all sons and dau. by present wife Elizabeth, extx., personalty.
" Barzealey Foster, personalty.
Overseer: John Cromwell.
Test: John Brooks, William Houchin, Nicholas Beston. 20, 276.

William Slade16.346 AA £246.3.6 Sep 4 1731 Nov 18 1731
Appraisers: Philip Jones, John Ashman.
Creditors: Mordecai Hammond.
Next of kin: Mary Buckingham.
Executrix: Mrs. Elisabeth Slade.

William Slade12.14 A AA £246.3.6 £64.13.11 Aug 17 1733
Received from: Richard Jacobs, George Miller, Capt. North, Benjamin Whitaker, Thomas Hall, Joseph Jackson, Richard Waldron, William Jones.
Payments to: Peter Galloway, Mordecai Hammond, William Cromwell, Jr., Humphry Merideth.
Executrix: Elisabeth Slade (widow, relict).
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This may be the William Slade listed below.

From Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1763-1774, p. 106:

"ASSOCIATION ADDRESS OF 1696

"This is an account in 1696 'of the persons in Maryland who signed the association address to His Sacred Majesty upon the news of the horrible conspiracy against His Royall Person. Signed by the Justices, Grand Jury and Clerk of the Provincial Court and by the Military and Civil Officers of the several counties.' (Source: 1953 Harford County Directory, page 29)

"Signed by these Baltimore County military officers:

...
Capt. Charles Merriman
...
Lt. William Slade

Noted events in his life were:

• Acquired: "Curtis' Neck," 300 acres, <Baltimore>, Maryland, (United States).

• Acquired: "Winslow's Range," 200 acres, <Baltimore>, Maryland, (United States).

• Acquired: "Slades Camp," 238 acres, <Baltimore>, Maryland, (United States).

• Named: co-executor and co-guardian of children in will of James Jackson, 21 May 1698, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Will: 2 Apr 1726, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Probate: 19 May 1731, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Appraisal: of his estate, 4 Sep 1731, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

William married Elizabeth.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Josias Slade

         ii.  William Slade [Jr.]

        iii.  Thomas Slade

         iv.  Ezekiell Slade

399       v.  Elizabeth Slade (born in 1684 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) - died on 5 Aug 1780 in <Baltimore>, Maryland, United States). Elizabeth married Capt. John Cockey,^{281 282} son of William Cockey "the Immigrant" ⁴¹ and Sarah Underwood,⁴¹ in 1712 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. John was born on 10 Dec 1680 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States), died on 15 Aug 1746 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 65, and was buried in Cockey Family Burial Grounds, Cockeysville, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Elizabeth next married Rev. Charles Baker ^{368 369} on 9 Jan 1748 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

         vi.  Mary Slade. Mary married Thomas Buckingham. Another name for Thomas was Thomas Buckinham.

        vii.  Robert Slade

799. Elizabeth .

Research Notes: http://www.sladegenealogy.net/us/md/WmSlade5gen.pdf

Elizabeth married William Slade [Jr.].^{41 367} William was born about 1663 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States), died about May 1731 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) about age 68, and was buried before 19 May 1731 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

  11th Generation  

1538. Major Richard Ewen ^{204 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389} was born about 1608 in <England or Scotland> and died on 16 Apr 1669 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 61. Another name for Richard was Richard Ewen Major.

Death Notes: Died intestate.

According to one source, he died about 1658 in the West River Hundred, Anne Arundel County. That may have been a different person.

Research Notes: I have been unable thus far to find reliable information on the parents of Major Richard Ewen. kjf 4/6/2010.
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Was an immediate neighbor of Edward Lloyd on the Magothy on the north side of the Severn, in the neck, just opposite Annapolis, Maryland. He also held a good amount of property in other Maryland locations.

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From Helene Stone (helenestone@yahoo.com) 21 Sep 2009:
"My records show that Richard Ewen patented land in Virginia in 1638 and came to Maryland in 1649."

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I verified that this information is correct. As yet undetermined, however, is whether Major Richard Ewen is the same individual as Richard Owens, who was one of the "non-conformists" (Puritans) who settled in Virginia in the 1630's and 1640's. The laws of the Virginia province required that its landholders adhere to the Church of England. Persons who did not do so were banished from the colony. This situation came to a head in 1648, when the Puritans had until October 1648 to conform to the Church. Instead of doing so, the majority of the Virginia settlers, invited by the Protestant governor of Maryland, William Stone, relocated to Maryland, where they were given patents for undeveloped land. A good description of these events can be found in Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, pp. 5-10.

As evidence that there were likely two individuals of similar names (Richard Owens and Richard Ewen) in the same places and times, both men are mentioned in Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, in successive and different contexts. Richard Owens was among the Puritan landholders in Virginia who relocated to Maryland in 1648 or 1649. From that book, page 8:

"[John Hammond, the historian,] declares, 'Maryland was considered by the Puritans as a refuge. The lord proprietor [Calvert, Lord Baltimore] and his governor [William Stone] solicited, and several addresses made for their admittance and entertainment into that province, under the conditions that they should have convenient portions of land assigned, the liberty of conscience and privilege to choose their own officers.'

"'After their arrival,' continues Hammond, 'an assembly was called throughout the whole county, consisting as well of themselves as the rest, and because there were some few papists that first inhabited, these themselves, and others, being different judgements, an act was passed that all professing Jesus Christ should have equal justice.' And, 'At the request of the Virginia Puritans,' the oath of fidelity was overhauled and this clause added to it: 'Provided it infringe not the liberty of conscience.'

"This was confirmed in 1650.

"In confirmation of Hammond's statement, our 'Rent Rolls' show that Edward Lloyd, in 1649, was granted a permit to lay out one thousand acres on the western side of the Chesapeake Bay to the northward of the Patuxent River, and a small creek, about the middle of 'The Cliffs,' adjoining the lands of Richard Owens, there and to the northward of the Patuxent, not formally taken up yet.'"

The above is the Richard Owens whose land adjoined Edward Lloyd's north of the Patuxent, in the vicinity of "The Cliffs." Those tracts were a great distance south of the Magothy River (see below).

References to Richard Ewen by that name follow here. (Remember, Richard Owens and Richard Ewen were probably different individuals):

Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, p. 10:

"[In 1650 the house of Edward Lloyd, newly-made commander of Providence (Anne Arundel County) by Governor Stone's appointment] was the Council Chamber. His immediate neighbors were William Crouch, on the Severn; Richard Young, on the Magothy; Ralph Hawkins, of the Magothy; Richard Ewen, of the Magothy; William Hopkins, Thomas Browne, John Browne, Henry Catlyn, John Clarke were all near the Commander upon North Severn."

Ibid., p. 13:

"HERRING CREEK HUNDRED"

"Samuel Chew laid out Herrington.

"[In 1649 and 1650] Thomas Marsh took up lands on the west side of Herring Creek, beginning at Parker's Branch, and running to Selby's Cove; he also held a thousand acres adjoining Richard Bennett, running up the bay... [Edward Selby] adjoined Thomas Meeres on the west side of South River, next to John Watkins; in all some 1000 acres. William Parker adjoined Thomas Marsh on Herring Creek, and also, Richard Bennett, Sampson Warring, and Thomas Davis on the bay, holding 1200 acres. William Durand adjoined Edward Selby, running down the bay; John Covell adjoined William Durand; Thomas Emerson adjoined William Parker; Captain Edward Carter, near Herring Creek, adjoined William Ayers, whose lands were assigned him by Thomas Marsh. Richard Ewen adjoined Richard Bennett and Richard Talbott, on Herring Creek. Richard Wells, Chirurgeon, was on the west side of Herring Bay, adjoining Stockett's Creek, holding 600 acres. The three Stockett brothers were on Stockett's Run; they did not come from Virginia... Richard Bennett held thousands of acres at Herring Creek, and later as many more upon the Eastern Shore."

Ibid., pp. 27-29:
"[After the 'Battle of the Severn' on 25 March 1655] In 1657, Captain [William] Fuller called an Assembly to meet at the home of Colonel Richard Preston, on the Patuxent. The lower house consisted of ten members, with Colonel Richard Ewen speaker. There were present, besides the speaker, Captain Robert Sley, Captain Joseph Weeks, Mr. Robert Taylor, Captain Thomas Besson, Mr. Peter Sharp, Captain Phil Morgan, Mr. Richard Brooks and Mr. James Johnson. They confirmed the 'Act of Recognition.' On the 30th of November, 1657, Lord Baltimore and Richard Bennett completed their compromise. In substance it was an agreement by Lord Baltimore to overlook the disturbance of the Severn; to grant patents of land to all the Puritan settlers who could claim them, by taking an altered oath of fidelity,--whilst the law granting freedom of religion should stand as proclaimed in 1649. Bennett and Matthews signed the agreement with Lord Baltimore. Governor Fendall, who had been called to England for further instructions, returned to the province in 1658. He called his council together at St. Mary's, and sent letters [to those composing the government at Providence], desiring them to give him and his secretary, Captain Thomas Corwallis, a meeting at Leonard's Creek, in Patuxent River, upon March 18th, following...

"On account of the stormy season, the delegates of Anne Arundel did not arrive until the 20th. They were Captain Wm. Fuller, Mr. Richard Preston, Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr. Thomas Meeres, Mr. Philip Thomas, and Mr. Samuel Withers...

"After the lapse of six years, his Lordship's dominion was again restored, yet the settlers were still independent. Governor Fendall and his secretary had, in 1657, at a meeting on the Severn, taken up the settlement of Anne Arundel and ordered, 'That Wm. Burgess, Thomas Meeres, Robert Burle, Thomas Todde, Roger Grosse, Thomas Howell, Richard Wells, Richard Ewen, John Brewer, Anthony Salway and Richard Woolman, gentlemen, should be commissioners for said county, to appear by summons of the sheriff, at the house of Edward Lloyd, to take oath of Commissioners and Justices of the Peace, and that the 23rd instant should be the first court day.--(By order of the Governor and Secretary, Mr. Nathaniel Utie, at Anne Arundel, July 12th, 1657).'

"The warrant was issued by Captain John Norwood, Sheriff. Wm. Burgess, Thomas Meeres and Richard Ewen refused to take the oath of Commissioners of Justice, alleging, as an excuse, that it was not lawful to swear.

"Their pleas were refused and Captain Thomas Besson, Captain Howell and Thomas Taylor were appointed in their stead.

"Then was taken up the establishment of militia force. It was resolved that the forces be divided into two regiments. One for the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers, commanded by the governor himself; the other, from the coves up to the Severn, and including the Isle of Kent, to be commanded by Nathaniel Utie, assisted by Captain John Cumber, Major Richard Ewen and Captain Thomas Howell, on South River, up to the head of it."

Ibid., p. 29:
"A writ was issued in 1657, to Captain John Norwood, to choose burgesses for an assembly to be held at St. Leonard's, in the County of Calvert. The assembly met at St. Leonard's in 1658. It was there enacted, 'That the oath of fidelity shall not be pressed upon the people of the province, but instead, a promise to submit to the authority of the Right Honorable Cecilius Lord Baltimore, and his heirs within the province, and that none should be disarmed.'

"This was agreed to by Captain Josias Fendall and Philip Calvert, principal secretary. It was also assented to by the Upper and Lower House of Burgesses."

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From Baltimore: Its History and Its People, Vol. III pp. 794-5:

"Major Richard Ewen, who came to Maryland in 1649, demanded and received from the government a grant of one thousand acres of land for transporting himself, his family, and three other persons to the colony 'at his own expense'. He was a prominent man, having been appointed and served on several commissions, was for many years a member of the House of Burgesses, during a part of which time he acted as its speaker. He married Sophia ___________, who survived him and married (second) Colonel William Burgess, also a prominent man in the community. They had one child, Susanna, who married Major Nicholas, son of Hon. Henry and Jane (Lowe) Sewall, of Mathapany, on the Pautuxent. Jane (Lowe) Sewall married (second) Charles, third Lord Baltimore. Dr. Christopher Johnson was a descendant of Major Nicholas and Susanna (Ewen) Sewall."

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From Side-Lights on Maryland History, Vol. 2, p. 427:

"...Major Richard Ewen, one of the commissioners to govern Maryland under Oliver Cromwell. .. Major Richard Ewen, father-in-law of William Richardson, was one of the Council of War after the battle of the Severn, which condemned Governor Stone and others to die."

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From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jhmjr&id=I15021, which quotes Craycrofts of Maryland and Kentucky Kin, p. 15:

"... Major Richard Ewen was one of ten commissioners appointed 22 July 1654, by Bennett and Claiborne, to direct the affairs of Maryland under Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England. The Puritans called a General Assembly at Patuxent in 1654, barring Catholics and those who bore arms against Parliament, and passed The Act of Recognition 20 October 1654 enacting laws for the governing of the Province.

Ewen served twice as speaker of the Lower House. He served as speaker in the session of the General Assembly called 24 September 1657, during Cromwell's rule in England. He was a burgess from Anne Arundel County in the session of the Assembly called at Lord Baltimore's direction 28 February 1660, and served as speaker of the Lower House for the second time. It was during this session and under Ewen's leadership as speaker that it was resolved that the Assembly should continue as a bicameral legislative body.

Capt. Richard Ewen was one of the commissioners present at a Provincial Court 13 August 1655. He subsequently was commissioned as a major of the militia 12 July 1658. On 22 July 1658 be was asked to take an oath of office but Major Ewen desired to be excused because of his military appointment, and his excuse was allowed. Another commissioner was appointed in his stead.

Richard Ewen immigrated to Virginia and transported Nicholas Ewen and Christopher Roades. He received a patent for 150 acres of land in Norfolk Co., Virginia, 14 August 1638 for his own personal adventure and the transportation of two persons. He assigned his right to this tract of land to John Wright in July 1643.

He entered Maryland in 1649 and was granted 1,000 acres of land in Herring Creek Hundred on West River. He received a grant of 350 acres of land south of Patapsco River 19 November 1652, and a grant of 600 acres of land on the Severn River 26 November 1652.

During the Cromwellian regime in England, Gov. William Stone was displaced from his authority in Maryland. He attempted to reestablish himself as governor and entered the northern stronghold by boat. In the ensuing battle of the Severn, Capt. Richard Ewen commanded one of the "Trayn Bands of Patuxent," a company of militia. Three days following the defeat and capture of Stone and fifty of his men, Ewen was one of the eight members of the council of war who condemned Stone and eight other men to death, four of whom were executed." [Note, one of the four was Thomas Hatton, the uncle of Elizabeth Hatton who married Luke Gardiner]

Maj. Richard Ewen died intestate. He named five of his children, Elizabeth, Richard, John, Susanna, and Ann, in his demand for 1,000 acres of land in 1650."

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From Some Prominent Virginia Families, p. 340:

"[Richardsons] came with the Chews, Coles, Thomases, Ewens, Sparrows, Hutchens and Pierponts. Some of [Elizabeth Richardson's] immediate ancestors were prominent men in the early history of the Colony. Among them was William Richardson, a leading citizen of Anne Arundel Co., for many years a member of the General Assembly. He came to Maryland with Maj. Richard Ewen, before 1650. He was a Major in the forces of the Colony; Speaker of the Assembly several times; member of the Council, and one of the 'High Commissioners,' to govern Maryland under Protector Cromwell. Maj. Ewen was one of the first to take up land on the Patapsco River. On November 19, 20, 21, and 22, 1655, Lord Baltimore, Surveyor General, laid out tracts of land on the Patapsco River for several persons, including Maj. Ewen and Thomas Sparrow, also an ancestor of Elizabeth Richardson. The land taken up by Thomas Sparrow has since been known as 'Sparrow's Point.' John Chew and his son, Samuel Chew, were also members of the General Assembly and among the most prominent men in the Colony. Both left large estates for their day."

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From Some Colonial Mansions, pp. 372-373:

"ACTS and orders of a Generall Assembly holden for the Province of Maryland at Patuxent the 20th of October 1654 by Commission from his Highness the Lord Protector of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions thereunto belonging.

"Present:
Capt. Wm. Fuller
Mr. Richd. Preston, Speaker
Mr. Leo. Strong
Mr. John Hatch
Mr. Richd Wells
Mr. Richd Ewen
Mr. Wm Durand
Mr. Tho. Hinson
Mr. Edw. Lloyd
Mr. Arthur Turner
Mr. Wm. Parker
Mr. Jno. Wade
Mr. Sampson Waring
Mr. James Berry
Mr. Wm. Ewen
Mr. Joseph Weekes

"The Act of Recognition

"It is Enacted and Declared in the Name of his Highness the Lord Protector of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions thereunto belonging and the Authority of this present Generall Assembly.

"That the Reducing of this Province of Maryland by power of the Supreame Authority of the Commonwealth of England Committed to Richd Bennett Esqr and Collo William Cleyborne, and the Goverment as it is now Settled by Commission granted to Capt Wm Fuller, Mr. Richd Preston, Mr. Wm Durand, Mr. Edward Lloyd, Mr. Leonard Strong, Mr. John Hatch, Mr. John Lawson, Mr. Richard Wells, Mr. Wm Parker, Mr. Richd Ewen, is acknowledged by this Assembly, and freely and fully Submitted unto, and that no power either from the Lord Baltimore or any other, ought or shall make any alteration in the Government aforesaid as it is now Settled, unless it be from the Supreame Authority of the Commonwealth of England Exercsed by his highness the Lord Protector, Imediatly and Directly granted for that purpose. That after publication of this Act, all the Inhabitants of the Province are required to delcare in particular & Express Termes under their hands their owning and accepting of the present Government and Subjection thereunto; That all such person or persons that deny the present Government, or do either in word or deed traduce, vilifie or Scandalize the Same or by action Secret or open, disquiet, oppose, or disturb the said Government Shall be accounted offenders against the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England the peace and wellfare of this Province and be dealt with according to their offence."

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From http://genforum.genealogy.com/ewen/messages/180.html :
I have received information on Elizabeth Ewen Talbott and her father Major Richard Ewen through the Genealogical society of Rockingham & Stokes County, North Carolina where my line through William Richardson & Elizabeth settled generations later. William Richardson was a prominent Quaker and had a home in West River Maryland with Elizabeth. The article was written by Wm L. (Butch Johnson)

The Ewen family settled in Maryland in 1649 and it appears that Elizabeth Ewen was possibly married at that time, which would indicate that Richard Talbott was her second husband. In 1650 May 17th, Richard Ewen demandeth One Thousand Acres of land for transporting himself and nine persons into this province the last year Vizt. Sophia his wife Eliza Davy, Richard Ewen Jr., John Ewen, Suzanna Ewen, Ann Ewen, William Davies, John King and James Brown at his own Charges. Tester James Cox. John Hall Warrt. to lay out One Thousand Acres of Land for Richard Ewen at Parson's Neck upon Kent County or in any part of that or Anne Arundel County rct by Michas next.

The origin of the Ewen family is not known with any certainty. One Richard Ewen immigrated to Virginia where he received 150 acres of land in the Upper County of New Norfolk "Due for his personal adventure & transportation of two persons: Nicholas Ewen and Christopher Roades." A possible clue to Richards Ewen's origins prior to coming to Virginia is to be found in the naming of his 600 acre grant of land on the Chesapeake Bay near the Severn River on November 26, 1652, which he called "Scotland."

Richard Ewen was active in the affairs of Maryland for about ten years. ...during 4 years nearly, he served as a member of the board of commissioners which (after Gov. Stone's submission) controlled the affairs of the Colony; at nearly every General Assembly he was one of the representatives of his county, and twice (or oftener) was speaker of the house of Burgesses: he was sheriff of the county,1664 and 1665;his duties as an officer of the militia, during about five years, were at times so exacting that he was obliged to decline (after the restoration of Lord Baltimore's government in 1658) the position of a commisioner of Anne Arundel Co.He was, perhaps, a member of the Governor's council at the time of his death.

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From http://thecityobserver.org/scarborough/b27402.htm#P27402 :

2. Sophia Ewell SCARBOROUGH * was born in 1613 in Anne Arundel, Maryland. She lived in Plantation Ewengton, Maryland. She died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland. She was a 6th g grandmother to Althea Current. She a 2nd great grandmother of Charles F. Carroll of Carrollton Manor. She was a 2nd great grandmother to Margaret Richardson.

Sophia Ewell SCARBOROUGH * and Maj. Richard EWEN * were married about 1625 in Anne Arundel, Maryland. Maj. Richard EWEN * (son of John EWEN and Ann (EWEN)) was born about 1605 in England. He died on 16 Apr 1669 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland. He was a 6th g grandfather to Althea Current.

Ida Shirk states in her book "Descendants of Richard and Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbott of West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland", that the Ewen family settled in Maryland in 1649 and is shown by a land warrant recorded in a book A. B. & H., page 40, Land Office , Annapolis, that on the 17th of May 1650 Major Richard Ewen demanded one thousand acres of land for transporting himself and nine person into this province....He then names these 9 people.

It is not known from where the Ewen's emigrated. There were Ewen's in Scotland and parts of England, and Ewen's were among the earliest settlers of Virginia.

No record of Major Richard Ewen's will, or inventory or administration of his estate has been found. His ten years in Maryland were active and eventful years. During four years he served as a member of the board of commissioners which controlled the affairs of the Colony; at nearly every General Assembly he was one of the representatives of his county, and twice or oftener was speaker of the House of Burgesses: he was sheriff of the county, 1664 and 1665; his duties as an officer of the militia during about five years were at times so exacting that he was obliged to decline the position of a commissioner of Anne Arundel Co. He was survived by a widow and children, the last being Elizabeth, the only one born in Maryland.

Footnote (1) Carolyn Tayloe Davidson Carey, Greenwood Village, County, Cites: (a) "Register of West River Friends," by J.J. Brinkley, "Maryland Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 14,15. (b) "Quakers in the Founding of Ann Arundel County, MD," by J.R. Kelly. (c) "Quaker Records of Southern Maryland," by Henry C. Peden. (2) "Early Settlers of Maryland," by Skordas, p.155. Cites: (a) Liber 4, folio 66. (b) Liber ABH, folio 40. (c) Liber 2, folio 615. (3) "A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789" (John Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore) Vol. 1, p.315.; p.678. (4) "The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland," by J.D. Warfield (Kohn & Pollock, Baltimore, 1905) p.10,13,21,26,28,29,37-38,530. ! Birth: (3) Probably in England. Name also spelled EWENS, OWENS, OWINGS. Marriage to Sophia SCARBOROUGH: (1c) (2b,c,3,4) Sophia. Death: (3) 1660. (3) Probably immigrated first to Virginia. (3) 1638: A Richard EWEN had 150 acres in Upper Norfolk County, Virginia. Probably the same Richard. (2b,c,4) 1649: (2b,c) Richard EWEN immigrated to MD with his wife Sophia or Suffa, four children Ann, John, Richard Jr., and Susanna, and four other persons. (3) Came to MD during the Puritan migration from Virginia. His family had close Quaker ties. (4) Richard EWEN brought his wife Sophia, 5 children and 3 servants at his own charges for which he demanded and received 1,000 acres. (3) Moved to Anne Arundel County, MD. (4) Was an immediate neighbor of Edward LLOYD on the Magothy on the north side of the Severn, in the neck, just opposite Annapolis, MD. (4) 1649/50: Owned land adjoining Richard BENNETT and Richard TALBOTT on Herring Creek, Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel County, MD. (4) 1650: Received a patent to 1,000 acres for bringing settlers to MD in 1649. (3) Lived in Calvert County, MD. Had rights to 1,000 acres. (3) Planter. (4) 1654, 22 Jul: The Commissioners BENNETT and CLAIBORNE, then at Patuxent, ordered that for the public administration of justice, Capt. William FULLER, Mr. Richard PRESTON, Mr. William DURAND, Mr. Edward LLOYD, Capt. John SMITH, Mr. Leonard STRONG, Mr. John LAWSON, Mr. John HATCH, Mr. Richard WELLS and Mr. Richard EWEN - with the first 3 of the Quorum - were empowered to call an assembly at the Patuxent, the home of Col. PRESTON, but to all who bore arms against Parliament or were of the Roman Catholic faith were to be deprived of vote. (4) 1654, 20 Oct: The assembly met at Patuxent and sat as one house. It was then declared that "henceforth all power in this province his held by the Protector and Parliament," and that "no Catholic can be protected in his faith, but be restrained from the exercise thereof." This rebellious act meant war. (3) 1654: Represented Patuxent (Calvert County,) in the MD Assembly. (3) 1654-1657/8: A primary leader in MD under the BENNETT-CLAIBORNE commission. (3) 1654-1657/8: Member of Parliamentary Commission. (3) 1654-1657/8: Justice of the Provincial Court. (3) 1654-1657/8: Captain. (4) 1755, Mar: After the Battle of the Severn, in which the forces of Lord Baltimore under Gov. STONE were defeated by the Parliamentary forces of the Puritans of Anne Arundel County, Gov. STONE and most of his party were transported over the Severn River to a fort at Anne Arundel, where they were kept prisoners. After about 3 days, Capt. FULLER, William BURGESS, Richard EWEN, Leonard STRONG, William DURAND, Roger HEAMANS, John BROWNE, John CUTS, Richard SMITH, one THOMAS, and one BESSON, Samson WARREN, Thomas MEARS and one CROUCH sat in a council of war, and there condemned Gov. STONE, Col. John PRICE, Mr. Job CHANDLER, Mr. William ELTONHEAD, Mr. Robert CLARK, Nicholas GEYTHER, Capt. William EVANS, Capt. William LEWIS, Mr. John LEGAT, and John PEDRO to die, and not long afterward they sequestered all the estates of those of Lord Baltimore's council and other officers there. (4) 1656: Lord Baltimore regained his authority over MD due to the intercession of the English Committee of Trade, provided Josias FENDALL is chosen the new governor. (4) 1656, Aug: Before Josias FENDALL could organize his government, Severn's Provincial Council, composed of Capt. William FULLER, Edward LLOYD, Richard WELLS, Capt. Richard EWEN, Thomas MARSH, and Thomas MEERES, had FENDALL arrested. He was sentenced "to go to the place from whence he came a prisoner, and there abide in safe custody until the matters of government in the Province of Maryland be further settled by his Highness Lord Protector." FENDALL instead took and oath to abide by the present government until there was a full determination of the matter. (4) 1657, 12 Jul: After the restoration of the Proprietorship, Richard EWEN was appointed Commissioner and Justice of the Peace, Anne Arundel County, MD, by Gov. Josias FENDALL, Jul 23 to be the 1st court day. (3,4) 1657, Jul: He refused to subscribe to an oath because he viewed it as unlawful. (4) Refused to take the oath of Commissioner of Justice. (3,4) 1657.

Noted events in his life were:

• Religion: a Puritan.

• Received: a patent for 150 acres for his own personal adventure and the transportation of two persons, 14 Aug 1638, Upper New Norfolk Co., Virginia, (United States).

• Residence: 1638, Upper New Norfolk Co., Virginia, (United States).

• Conveyed: 150 acres in Upper New Norfolk Co., Virginia to John Wright, Jul 1643.

• Removed to: Maryland, 1649.

• Received: Patent for 1000 acres on West River, Abt May 1650, Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Received: land grant of 350 acres south of the Patapsco River, 19 Nov 1652, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Received: land grant of 600 acres on the Severn River, which he called "Scotland", 26 Nov 1652, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Commissioned: as a captain of the militia, 1654-1658, Maryland, (United States).

• Served: as Justice of the Provincial Court, 1654-1658, Maryland, (United States).

• Appointed: by Bennett and Claiborne as one of the ten commissioners to direct the affairs of Maryland under Oliver Cromwell, 22 Jul 1654, Patuxent Co. (Calvert), Maryland, (United States).

• Enacted: the Act of Recognition, 20 Oct 1654, Patuxent Co. (Calvert), Maryland, (United States).

• Battle of the Severn: Mar 1655, Maryland, (United States).

• Received: a tract of land on the Patapsco River from Lord Baltimore, Surveyor General, Nov 1655, Providence Co. (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States).

• Restoration: of Lord Baltimore's authority in Maryland, provided that Josias Fendall would be the new governor, 1656, Maryland, (United States).

• Member: of Severn's Provincial Council, Aug 1656, Maryland, (United States).

• Elected: Speaker of the General Assembly (Lower House), 24 Sep 1657, Maryland, (United States).

• Governor: of the Colony of Maryland under a commission from Lord Protector Cromwell, 1657, Maryland, (United States).

• Appointed: Commissioner and Justice of the Peace by Governor Nathaniel Utie, 12 Jul 1657, Providence Co. (Anne Arundel), Maryland, (United States).

• Commissioned: as a major of the militia, 12 Jul 1658, Maryland, (United States).

• Delegate: from Anne Arundel County in the House of Burgesses, 1658.

• Patent for: "Scotland", 8 Sep 1659, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). ⁴³⁰

• Served: as speaker of the Lower House, 28 Feb 1660, Maryland, (United States).

• Patented: "Ewen upon Ewenton," 400 acres on the West River, 1666, "Ewen upon Ewenton", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

• Acquired: "Ewen's Addition," 90 acres, <Herring Creek Hundred>, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). ⁴¹²

Richard married Sophia Scarborough ^{388 390 391} about 1625 in <England>. Sophia was born about 1613 in <England> and died before 1685 in Maryland, (United States). Other names for Sophia were Sophia Ewell Scarborough and³⁸⁸ Suffa Scarborough.

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  John Ewen was born before 1630 in <England> and died in 1669 in <Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)>.

769      ii.  Elizabeth E. Ewen (born on 6 Jun 1630 in <Accomack, Virginia, (United States) or England> - died on 1 Jan 1704 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)). Elizabeth married Richard Talbott ^{228 285 286 287 288 289 290} about 1656 in <West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland>, (United States). Richard was born in 1625 in England, died in 1663 in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 38, and was buried in "Poplar Knowle", West River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Elizabeth next married William Richardson,^{228 392 393} son of Robert Richardson, by 1677. William was born in <England> and died on 2 Nov 1697 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

        iii.  Richard Ewen of Ewenton was born in 1640 in <Upper New Norfolk, Virginia, (United States)> and died in 1675 in <Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)> at age 35.

         iv.  Susanna Ewen was born in 1641 in <Upper New Norfolk, Virginia, (United States)> and died about Jan 1664 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 23. Other names for Susanna were Susannah Ewen and Suzanna Ewen. Susanna married James Thomas Billingsly. James died before 7 Dec 1663.

          v.  Anne Ewen was born in 1645 in <Upper New Norfolk, Virginia, (United States)>. Another name for Anne was Ann Ewen.

         vi.  Sophia Ewen was born in 1649 in <Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)> and died in 1674 at age 25. Sophia married Richard Wells ^{386 431 432} on 22 Jun 1667 in Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States). Richard was born about 1632 in Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia, (United States) and died before 9 Jun 1671 in <Anne Arundel>, Maryland, (United States). Sophia next married Henry Beedle ^{386 433} in 1671 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). Henry was born about 1649 in England and died on 4 Aug 1674 in Herring Creek Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 25.

1539. Sophia Scarborough ^{388 390 391} was born about 1613 in <England> and died before 1685 in Maryland, (United States). Other names for Sophia were Sophia Ewell Scarborough and³⁸⁸ Suffa Scarborough.

Birth Notes: Some sources say she was born in Maryland, but it is more likely that she was born in England, possibly also married there. Anne Arundel County was not founded until around 1649/1650.

Research Notes: A small handful of sources show Sophia Scarborough's father as Mathias or Mathew Scarborough. As I have been unable to find corroborating evidence, this name does not appear in my genealogy. A generation later, there was a Mathias Scarborough who was prominent in Maryland and well documented, but unrelated as far as I can determine.
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The reliability of the following is also in question since Anne Arundel County was not founded until the mid-17th century.

From http://thecityobserver.org/scarborough/b27402.htm#P27402 :

2. Sophia Ewell SCARBOROUGH * was born in 1613 in Anne Arundel, Maryland. She lived in Plantation Ewengton, Maryland. She died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland. She was a 6th g grandmother to Althea Current. She a 2nd great grandmother of Charles F. Carroll of Carrollton Manor. She was a 2nd great grandmother to Margaret Richardson.

Noted events in her life were:

• Lived: on Plantation Ewengton, Maryland.

Sophia married Major Richard Ewen ^{204 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389} about 1625 in <England>. Richard was born about 1608 in <England or Scotland> and died on 16 Apr 1669 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 61. Another name for Richard was Richard Ewen Major.

Sophia next married Colonel William Burgess ^{434 435 436} between 1658 and 1660 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). William was born about 1622 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, died on 24 Jan 1686 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 64, and was buried in "Mt. Stewart", Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Burial Notes: From Historic Graves of Maryland, p. 12:
The inscription on Colonel Burgess' tomb is:
Here lyeth ye body of Wm. Burgess Esq who departed this life on ye 24 day of Janu Anno Domini 1686 Aged about 65 yrs. Leaving his dear beloved wife Ursuhla & Eleven children viz: seven sons and four daughters and 8 grandchildren. In his life time he was a member of His Lordship's Counsell of Estate, One of his Lordship's deputy Governors a Justice of ye High Provincial Court Collon of a Regiment of the trained Guards and sometime Generall of all the Miliarty Forces of this Province. His loving sometime Generall of all the Miliary forces of this Province. His loving wife Ursulah hid Execut. in testimony of her true responce and due regard to the worthy desserts of her dear departed husband,m hath erected this memorial.

Noted events in his life were:

• Relocated: from Virginia to Maryland, 1650.

• Commander-in-chief: of all forces raised by St. Maries, Kent, Charles Calvert and Anne Arundel counties, 1665.

• Delegate: to the Lower House, Bef 1682.

• Delegate: in the Upper House, 1682-1686.

• Probate: 19 Feb 1697, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  William Burgess Jr. was born in 1673, died on 28 Jun 1698 at age 25, and was buried in "Mt. Stewart", Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States).

         ii.  Susannah Burgess Another name for Susannah was Susanna Burgess.

1540. Evan Thomas,^{302 400} son of John Philip Thomas ^{41 437} and Gwenllian Herbert,⁴³⁸ was born in 1580 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, was christened in England, and died in 1650 in Maryland, (United States) at age 70.

Birth Notes: FamilySearch has b. 1580, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, chr. in England, d. 1650 in Maryland.
http://nrmcburney.net/Mac/Genealogy/web/b63.htm has b. 1580 in Monmouthshire, Wales, d. 1650 in Glamorganshire, Wales.

Research Notes: FamilySearch.org AFN: 9BSS-DT

Evan married Sarah < > ³⁰² about 1623 in Bristol, England. Sarah was born about 1600 in Bristol, England.

The child from this marriage was:

770       i.  Lieutenant Philip Thomas (born about 1620 in Bristol, England - died about Jul 1675 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)). Philip married Sarah Harrison,³⁰⁷ daughter of Edmund Harrison ⁴⁰³ and Jane Godfrey,⁴⁰⁴ in 1651 in England. Sarah was born about 1628 in Bristol, England and died on or bef 25 Nov 1687 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 59.

1541. Sarah < > ³⁰² was born about 1600 in Bristol, England.

Research Notes: FamilySearch.org AFN: 9J9L-10 no last name

Sarah married Evan Thomas ^{302 400} about 1623 in Bristol, England. Evan was born in 1580 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, was christened in England, and died in 1650 in Maryland, (United States) at age 70.

1542. Edmund Harrison ⁴⁰³ was born about 1602 in Bristol, England.

Research Notes: FamilySearch.org AFN: RSTC-8W

Edmund married Jane Godfrey ⁴⁰⁴ in 1625 in Bristol, England. Jane was born in 1606 in Bristol, England.

The child from this marriage was:

771       i.  Sarah Harrison (born about 1628 in Bristol, England - died on or bef 25 Nov 1687 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)). Sarah married Lieutenant Philip Thomas,^{228 302 303 304 305 306} son of Evan Thomas ^{302 400} and Sarah < >,³⁰² in 1651 in England. Philip was born about 1620 in Bristol, England and died about Jul 1675 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) about age 55. Another name for Philip was Philip "the Emigrant" Thomas.

1543. Jane Godfrey ⁴⁰⁴ was born in 1606 in Bristol, England.

Research Notes: FamilySearch.org AFN: RSTC-93

Jane married Edmund Harrison ⁴⁰³ in 1625 in Bristol, England. Edmund was born about 1602 in Bristol, England.

1552. Edward Darcy "the Colonist" ^{309 312 314 405 406 407 408 409} was born about 1615 in <Hockley, Middlesex, England>, was christened in 1619 in <England>,⁴³⁹ died before Nov 1670 in <Maryland>, (United States), and was buried in Virginia, (United States). Other names for Edward were Edward D'Arcy and Edward Dorsey.

Birth Notes: Some sources have b. abt 1619

Christening Notes: Some source has him christened in 1619 in Queen Caroline Parish-Elk Ridge, Anne Arundel, but this is unlikely for two reasons:
1) He was not yet in North America in 1619
2) Queen Caroline Parish did not exist until 1728

Death Notes: Supposed to have drowned with several other people in a shipwreck off the Isle of Kent in the Chesapeake Bay on 2 August 1659. However, some researchers have argued that either a different Edward Darcy drowned or this Edward survived the shipwreck, as land transactions and other documents seem to indicate that he was living until at least 1667, but was deceased in November 1670.

From http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rawl/corneliuslloyd.html:
He [Edward Dorsey] died on 2 Aug 1659 in Chesapeake Bay. Edward Dorsey drowned in Chesapeake Bay, off the Isle of Kent, Maryland.

A petition in the Court records from Prov. Ct. Rec. S.I. f.282 the following: "At a Court holden in Anarundel County on Tuesday August 2nd, 1659: Whereas Thomas Hinson hath petitioned this Court, Showing the hee having taken up the Boate wherein Edward Doarcy and some others drowned, near the Isle of Kent, being desyred by the said Darcy's Overseer to take up the same, which he did, delivering the same Boate to the chiefe in Authority taking a discharge upon the Anarundell and now by his Petition craving for his paynes taken therein, as the Court now sitting shall adjudge him. It is ordered that the said Thomas Hinson have one hundred pounds of Tobacco payd him for the said paynes and Care, by those (Whoever they be) that possesse and enjoy the sd Boate."

Research Notes: The pedigree of Edward Darcy, the colonist, is uncertain. Recent DNA evidence points to an Irish, rather than Norman, heritage. The ancestors given here are those found in "traditional" sources, prior to any DNA research.

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From Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland, pp. 610-611:

"The name Dorsey, was pronounced as if spelt 'Dossy,' and in fact it appears, at times, so recorded. It was also written 'Darcy,' from which circumstance a French origin has been claimed for the family; but there is evidence to indicate that the Maryland Dorseys had been located for a time, at least, in Ireland, prior to their arrival in America. That the family bore arms is proved by the seal to the original will (dated January 7, 1742), of Caleb Dorsey, of Anne Arundel county, which displays: 'on a fess between three wolf heads, a lion passant, guardant.'

"Edward Dorsey, also called 'Edward Darcy, Gentleman,' received in 1650 a warrant for two hundred acres of land in Anne Arundel county, Maryland, and a grant was issued to him on February 23, 1651, for two hundred acres additional... Edward Dorsey died prior to 1681, for on December 6th of that year, Edward Dorsey of Anne Arundel county, Gent., son of Edward Dorsey, late of said county, deceased, conveys his interest in 'Hockley-in-the-Hole' to his brother John Dorsey..."

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http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/index.htm has d. 1659 in Chesapeake Bay, off Kent Island MD. According to the above, that would mean that his son, Edward Jr., arrived in 1661after the original Edward Darcy was deceased. This source states that Edward Darcy was born in England.

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From http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/index.htm:

"Descendants of Edward DORSEY,
boatwright of Lower Norfolk Co. VA and Anne Arundel Co., MD

"Edward Dorsey was among the first settlers of Anne Arundel Co. in 1649, coming from Lower Norfolk Co.,VA with other Puritans and Independents. His ancestry has been the subject of much debate over the last 80 years. Some of this debate can be read in the 1997 issues of the Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin. There are several genealogies on the family of Edward Dorsey. Among these are The Dorsey Family by Dorsey, Dorsey & Ball; Anne Arundel Gentry (first Edition), by Harry C. Newman, Anne Arundel Gentry Volume 2 by Harry C. Newman. Information on the family is also in The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties Maryland by J. D. Warfield (1905). I also believe there is a book about the Georgia desendants of Edward Dorsey. A couple of articles on Edward Dorsey's family have also appeared over the years in the Maryland Historical Magazine. There have also been some Dorsey newsletters including Dorsey Dreams which was published by Mrs. Lois Colette Bennington, and The Dorsey Project that was published quarterly by Mr. Donavon Dorsey of Benton City, Wash. I would recommend that people interested in this family to obtain copies of the above listed books for much in-depth material on the families.>/P>

"While, there is much controversy over the ancestry of Edward Dorsey, recent DNA testing seems to rule out claimed relations to the family of Thomas, Lord D-Arcy. However there are a few facts that should be considered with the history of the time and places. Edward Dorsey was in Lower Norfolk Co VA by 1642, when Cornelius Lloyd claimed land for transporting him to the colony. (The 1642 date is the claim for head rights to receive land for transporation of persons into Virginia, and not necessarily the date the person arrived in Virginia.) Edward Dorsey bought 200 acres in Elizabeth River Parish; in 1642 he bought cattle there (3 head of cattle from John Browne of the Elizabeth River District of Lower Norfolk Co., In the Cort Records B book of Lower Norfolk Co.; 15 April 1648: Henry Nichxxx appointed constable for the head of Eastern Branch beginning at Edward DORSEYS and so Upwards on both sides of said River including Richard Woodman's Plantation. On 20 Oct 1649 Robert Taylor sold Edward DORSEY 200 acres. This land is described by a deed dated 19 October 1647 recorded 31 Oct 1649: William Julian selling 200 acres of land to Robert Taylor of Elizabeth River, Planter, which is part of a patent of 500 Acres as being a Neck of land upon the south turning of ye Said River, East upon a creeke and South upon upon a creek north into ye woods as is bounded in the patent bearing date 22 July 1634, witnesss: Abraham Weekes and William Hancock. He witnessed by Edward E.D Dorsey. quit-claim deed Oct 1649 to Virginia land executed by Thomas Tod (Todd). This deed he signed Edward E D Dorsey

"Edward Darcy granted in November 1650 a warrant for 200 acres of land. & another 200 acres in 1651, half of a warrant for 400 acres he shared with John Norwood (Patents 11/folio 98)

"A little history of Virginia shows that Cornelius Lloyd and his brother Edward Lloyd were involved with Richard Bennet who was a puritan and advocate of the independent church, and endevored to establish a purtian settlement on the south shore of the James River in the late 1630s and early 1640s. It was among these Puritans or memeber of the Independent church with which Edward Dorsey associated. Given that we find Edward buying cattle in 1642, it is doubtful if he was an indentured servant. Rather, I suspect he was among young men and families (including college graduates) that were recruited for the Puritan settlement on the south shore of the James River. At this time England was in the early stages of the English Civil War, with King Charles I taking a hardline stance against the Indendent/Putitan and other sects that were not outside the Church of England.

"The provinical court records tell us of Edward Dorsey's death. 'Att a Court hoden in Anarundel County on tuesday August 2nd 1659: Whereas Thomas Hinson hath petitioned this Court, Showing that hee hauing taken up the Boate wherein Edward Doarcy & some others drowned, neare the Isle of Kent, being desyred by the sd Darcys overseer to take up the same, wch he did, delivering the same Boate to the chiefe in Authority taking a discharge upon the Anarundell & now by his Petn craving for his paynes taking therein, as the Court now sitting shall adjudege him. It is ordered that the sd. Thomas Hinson have one hundd pounds of Tob. payd him for the sd paynes and Care, by those (Whoever they bee) that possesse & enjoy the sd Boate.'

"In addition to the information on this site, I know of several people who have created their own web sites with Dorsey Genealogical Information. On the Internet there is a Dorsey Genealogy mailing list at rootsweb.com. The information on this website has been extensively updated in Feb 2009 . It presents material on 8 generations of Dorsey descendants including data from church records, census, graveyards, marriage licenses, and genealogies. The data is not complete. There are Dorseys that seem to belong to this family that have not been connected to Edward Dorsey's lineage. It is also noted that there is another early Dorsey family in Maryland which settled mostly in Calvert Co. and the Eastern Shore, at times this family used the spelling of Dossey as well as Dorsey. This family's progenitors were James, Ralph, and John D-arcy or Dorsey, kinsmen of Richard Preston of the Clifts in Calvert Co. MD. "

Op. cit.:

"Edward Dorsey was among the first settlers of Anne Arundel Co. in 1649, coming from Lower Norfolk Co.,VA with other Puritans and Independents. His ancestry has been the subject of much debate over the last 60 years. Some of this debate can be read in the 1997 issues of the Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin. There are several genealogies on the family of Edward Dorsey. Among these are The Dorsey Family by Dorsey, Dorsey & Ball; Anne Arundel Gentry (first Edition), by Harry C. Newman, Anne Arundel Gentry Volume 2 by Harry C. Newman. Information on the family is also in The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties Maryland by J. D. Warfield (1905). I also believe there is a book about the Georgia desendants of Edward Dorsey. A couple of articles on Edward Dorsey's family have also appeared over the years in the Maryland Historical Magazine. There have also been some Dorsey newsletters including Dorsey Dreams which was published by Mrs. Lois Colette Bennington, and The Dorsey Project being published quarterly by Mr. Donavon Dorsey of Benton City, Wash. I would recommend that people interested in this family to obtain copies of the above listed books for much in-depth material on the families

"In addition to the information on this site, I know of several people who have created their own web sites with Dorsey Genealogical Information. Patricia Summers Smith has placed her lineage on line as has David Dorsey . On the Internet there is a Dorsey Genealogy mailing list at rootsweb.com

"The information on this website has been extensively updated in December 1999. It presents material on 7 generations of Dorsey descendants including data from church records, census, graveyards, marriage licenses, and genealogies. The data is not complete. There are Dorseys that seem to belong to this family that have not been connected to Edward Dorsey's lineage. It is also acknowledged that there is another early Dorsey family in Maryland which settled mostly in Calvert Co. and the Eastern Shore, at times this family used the spelling of Dossey as well as Dorsey."

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From Side-Lights on Maryland History, Vol. 2, pp. 87-91:

"Dorseys of Hockley

"Of all the distinguished officials whose presence with their families and retainers lent luster to the ancient capital [of Baltimore], none are more indelibly impressed upon the history of the Province than the early Dorsey brothers, sons of Edward Darcy who received his first warrant for land from the Lord Proprietary in the year 1650.

"In that year Edward Darcy, the original progenitor of the Hockley branch of the Dorseys of Maryland, received another grant for land adjoining his original warrant, the latter patented in connection with Captain John Norwood.

"These lands were in the year 1667 assigned to George Yate, Edward Darcy having in 1661 been granted a valuable estate in that part of St. Mary's County which in 1663 became a part of the newly erected County of Calvert. This was Teobush Manning patented to Edward Darcy and Thomas Manning, as shown in the Land Warrants, but incorrectly entered in Lord Baltimore's Rent Rolls for Calvert County, as belonging to 'Edward Darby.'

"Hockley-in-the-Hole, originally taken up by Edward Darcy, was in 1664 patented to his sons Edward, Joshua and John, the original patent bearing date August 20, 1664, being still in the possession of the present owner of Hockley, Miss Anne Elizabeth Dorsey, lineal descendant of all three of the original patentees. In the year 1681 'Edward Dorsey, Gent. of Ann Arundell County, Son and heir of Edward Dorsey late of said County deceased' assigned his right to his brother John. The parchment document granting Hockley to the three Dorsey brothers bears the autograph of Charles, third Lord Baltimore, and was given under the Great Seal of the Province."

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From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland, p. 30:

"South-side Severn settlements were increased in 1662. Matthew Howard, who had come up from Lower Norfolk, Virginia, in 1650, with his neighbor and relative, Edward Lloyd, had died before 1659, but his five sons now came. They were Captain Cornelius Howard, of 'Howard's Heirship and Chance'; Samuel Howard, of 'Howard's Hope'; John Howard, of 'Howard's Interest'' all adjoining near Round Bay. Philip and Matthew were on North Severn. In 1664, the three sons of Edward Dorsey, the immigrant of 1650--relatives of the Howards--took up and patented their father's survey of 'Hockley-in-the-Hole.' They were Colonel Edward Dorsey, Joshua and Hon. John Dorsey, prominent leaders in political movements and representatives in legislative measures."

Ibid., pp. 55-56:

"In the Land Office of Annapolis, may be seen the following warrant, which explains itself:

"'Warrant MDCL, granted to Edward Dorsey, of Anne Arundel Co., for 200 acres of land, which he assigns as followeth; as also 200 acres more, part of a warrant for 400 acres, granted John Norwood and the said Dorsey, dated XXIII of Feb., MDCLI. Know all men by these presents that I, Edward Dorsey, of the County of Anne Arundel, boatwright, have granted, bargained and sold, for a valuable consideration, already received, all my right, title, interest of and in a warrant for 200 acres, bearing date 1650, and also 200 acres more, being half of a warrant of 400 acres--the one half belonging to Captain Norwood, bearing date, 1651, both of which assigned to George Yate.--Edward Dorsey, Sealed.'

"Signed in the presence of Cornelius Howard, John Howard, Oct. 22nd, MDCLXVII, (1667).

"That same year the same Edward Dorsey assigned to Cornelius Howard, his right for land for transporting seven persons into the province. Edward Dorsey and Thomas Manning held a certificate from Thomas Marsh, for 600 acres adjoining Captain Norwood. 'Norwood's Fancy,' held by Captain Norwood, was near Round Bay. 'Dorsey,' held by Edward Dorsey, gave the name to 'Dorsey's Creek,' upon which was located Thomas Gates, whose will of 1659, reads: 'I give to Michael Bellott and John Holloway my plantation. I desire that they give to Edward Dorsey's children free outlet to the woods and spring as formally I have given them.'"

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Ibid., p. 56:

"The following record is taken from 'Our Early Settlers.'--A list of our early arrivels up to 1680.

"'Robert Bullen demands lands for bringing over a number of passengers, amongst whom was Edward Dorsey, in 1661.'

"The same record adds, 'Aug. 25th, 1664, patented to him, John and Joshua Dorsey, a plantation called "Hockley-in-the-Hole," four hundred acres.'

"In 1683, this land was resurveyed for John Dorsey, and found to contain 843 acres. 400 acres first surveyed being old rents remaining new, whole now in the possession of Caleb Dorsey.

"Such is the record of 'Hockley' upon our Rent Rolls, at Annapolis."

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Ibid., p. 11:
[Around 1650] Nicholas Wyatt surveyed 'Wyatt's Harbor' and 'Wyatt's Hills,' upon which 'Belvoir' now stands, just south of, and in sight of Round Bay. Adjoining it was Thomas Gates, upon 'Dorsey's Creek,' near 'Dorsey,' taken up by the first Edward Dorsey, in partnership with Captain John Norwood."

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From http://genforum.genealogy.com/norwood/messages/1247.html:

From Lee Garlock:

Edward DORSEY/D'ARCY died in 1659 in Chesapeake Bay, off Kent Island MD. He was born in England. Was in Lower Norfolk Co VA by 1642, when Cornelius Lloyd claimed land for transporting him to the colony.

From Anne Arundel Gentry:
1642 - He bought 200 acres in Elizabeth River Parish; bought cattle there (3 head of cattle from John Browne of the Elizabeth River District of Lower Norfolk Co. [Lower Norfolk County Recrds, Book A, part III, page 36, source cited in Maryland Genealogies.]

From Maryland Genealogies, p. 387: Cites proof that Cornelius Lloyd used Edward Dorsey's headright as early as December 15, 1642.

Anne Arundel Gentry:
October 1649 - Witnessed by mark E.D. a quit-claim deed to Virginia land executed by Thomas Tod (Todd) in favor of James Allard, Abraham Parrott and Alexander Hall.. This deed he signed Edward E D Dorsey [Lower Norfolk County Records, Book B, page 134, source cited in Maryland Genealogies . All this suggests that Edward Dorsey was in Virginia for the seven years between the 1642 purchase from Browne and the 1649 quit claim.]

November 1650 - Edward Darcy granted a warrant for 200 acres of land and another 200 acres in 1651, half of a warrant for 400 acres he shared with John Norwood (Patents 11/folio 98)

1658 - Robert Clarkson, a Quaker convert, states in a letter of Ann Dorsey and her husband, both Converts (to Quakerism), Ann had abundant grace, but he doubted that her husband would stick to the faith. According to Newman, a letter of Thomas Hart dated 28 of the 2nd inst 1658 London, in which is embodied a letter of Robert Clarkson dtd. 14 of ye 11 mo. 1657 (which would be February) "..& likewise Ann Dorsey in a more larger measure, hir husband I hope abideth faithfull in his measure.."

1659 - Edward drowned off Kent Island. In Anne Arundel Court on 2 Aug. 1659, one
Thomas Hinson petitioned "for compensation for having taken up the boate wherein Edward Darcy and some otheres were drowned neare the Isle of Kent, being desyred by the said Darcy Overseer to take up the same which he did deliuery the same Boate to the chiefe in Authority. . . ." So unsure if the Edward mentioned above may be his son from Prov. Ct. Rec. S.I. f.282 "Att a Court hoden in Anarundel County on tuesday August 2nd 1659: Whereas Thomas Hinson hath petitioned this Court, Shewing that hee hauing taken up the Boate wherein Edward Doarcy & some others drowned, neare the Isle of Kent, being desyred by the sd Darcys overseer to take up the same, wch he did, delivering the same Boate to the chiefe in Authority taking a discharge upon the deliuery of same attAnarundell & now by his Petn craving for his paynes taking therein, as the Court now sitting shall adjudege him. It is ordered that the sd. Thomas Hinson have one hundd pounds of Tob. payd him for the sd paynes and Care, by those (Whoever they bee) that possesse & enjoy the sd Boate." [Maryland Archives, Vo. 4, p. 314]

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From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adgedge&id=I41174:

! Birth: (1d,e) Edward DORSEY was claimed by some as being descended from Sir Norman D'ARCIE cousin of William the Conqueror, and from the Lord D'ARCY family of Hornby Castle. DNA evidence has proven that theory to be incorrect, showing that Edward DORSEY is not related to those families. (1f) The latest DNA results would indicate a likely Irish origin for Edward DORSEY. (2) 1619. England.

Marriage to Ann __: (1a) Ann DORSEY and "hir husband" [not named] mentioned in a 1658 letter. Edward DORSEY was the only DORSEY in Anne Arundel Co., MD at that time who was married. (1b) Some researchers have inaccurately listed her as Ann, daughter of Matthew HOWARD. While Matthew HOWARD did have a daughter named Ann, there is record of her husband being James GRENEFFE, who mentions wife Ann, "brother John HOWARD" and "brother Samuel HOWARD" in his will. (1c) She may have been the daughter of Humphrey BACHE of London, and the aunt of Elizabeth HARRIS, of Quaker fame. (2) Bef. 1646. England.

Death: (1g) Drowned near the Isle of Kent in 1659. (2) 2 Aug 1659. Near Isle of Kent, Anne Arundel Co., MD.

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From http://www.eskimo.com/~bgudgel/gudgarc1 :

36. Edward DORSEY24 was born before 1620 in England.20 He is believed to have been the son of Thomas D'Arcy. He immigrated in 1642 to State of Virginia.25 Edward Darcy/Dorsey lived several years in Virginia. On December 15, 1642, Cornelius Lloyd received a grant of land for bringing 60 persons into the colony of Virginia. Among those named was Edw: _orsey, the first letter of the last name is obliterated. (Minute Book, f 160) (New Eng Hist Gen Vol 47, f 63). On October 7, 1646, Thomas Brown was given 240 acres in Lower Norfolk County due by assignment of the right of 5 persons transported by Cornelius Lloyd, among them Edward Dorsey. (Patents 2, State of Virginia f. 113). He died on Aug 2 1659 in Chesapeake Bay.20 Edward Dorsey drowned in Chesapeake Bay, off the Isle of Kent, Maryland. A petition in the Court records from Prov. Ct. Rec. S.I. f.282 the following: "At a Court holden in Anarundel County on Tuesday August 2nd, 1659: Whereas Thomas Hinson hath petitioned this Court, Showing the hee having taken up the Boate wherein Edward Doarcy and some others drowned, near the Isle of Kent, being desyred by the said Darcy's Overseer to take up the same, which he did, delivering the same Boate to the chiefe in Authority taking a discharge upon the Anarundell and now by his Petition craving for his paynes taken therein, as the Court now sitting shall adjudge him. It is ordered that the said Thomas Hinson have one hundred pounds of Tobacco payd him for the said paynes and Care, by those (Whoever they be) that possesse and enjoy the sd Boate." Edward Dorsey, the immigrant, was gentleman and settler, first in Virginia and later in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. At a County Court held on November 3, 1645, at the home of William Shipp, it was recorded tat John Browne of Elizabeth River in the County of Lower Norfolk, VA, planter, had on the 11th of February, 1642 sold unto Edward Darsey of the county aforesaid, planter, three head of Cattle (Vixt) one Cowe aged about seaven yeares of a brinded coulor and marked with a cropp on the right eare and the left eare whole, and a steare of a color as aforesaid aged about one yeare and a halfe and marked with a cropp on the left eare and the right eare slitt allsoe, one heifar calfe brinded as aforesaid aged about three quarters of a yeare and marked with a cropp on both eares and a slitt in one and doe by these presents give graunt, bargaine and sell unto the said Edward Darsey his heirs and ecut(rs) administrator and assignes for ever for a valuable consideration pt in hand paid. Dated the 11th of February, 1642. (Minute Book A.f. 293, Lower Norfolk Co., Portsmouth, VA.) By 1650 Edward Darcy was in Anne Arundel County, Maryland where he was granted a warrent for 200 acres of land and another 200 acres in 1651, half warrent for 400 acres he purchased in partnership with John Norwood. (Patents 11; folio 98). In April 1657 Edward Darcy, (he refers to himself in this document as a "boatwright of Anne Arundel County"), sold to George Yate 200 acres granted to him in November of 1650 and half a warrent of 40 acres granted to himself and Capt. Norwood in February, 1651. In August 1668, Yates re-assigned to Edward Dorsey (son of Edward) 68 acres of above tract and later in the year assigned 60 additional acres called "Darsy." Edward bought 300 acres of land in 1655 from Thomas Marsh or March. By 1658 Edward Dorsey had land in the Province of Maryland. On February 27, 1658, Ensign Thomas Gates, who transported himself into the Province in 1649 was granted a parcell of land called "Gatenby" lying on the west side of the Chesapeake Bay, on the south side of the Severn River and north side of Darcy's Creek. In the will of Thomas Gates made May 2, 1659 he indicates that the Dorsey family was living on a nearby tract of land and desired and willed that his heirs "shall give to Edward Darcey's children a free outlet to the woods and also to the spring an inlet for their cattle as formerly they had in my time (Wills 1, f.105). Due to failure to obtain patents, carelessness of clerks and fire which destoyed early records at Annapolis, it has become virtually impossible to locate the land of Edward Darcy/Dorsey. (Arch of Md, 111, f 250) Descriptions of surveys which were recorded after the fire of 1706, however, show that Thomas Todd was located on the south side of the Severn River between Todd's Creek (later Spa Creek) and Deep Cove Creek which was known as Darcy's Creek in the 1658 surveys. The name of the creek was later changed to Sprigg's Creek, then to Graveyard Creek and finally to College Creek. Information regarding the names of these creeks was furnished by Mr. Trader of the Land Commissioner's Office, Annapolis, Md. To the west and north across Darcy's Creek, which no doubt bears the name of the immigrant, were the tracts taken up by Edward Dorsey and Capt. John Norwood, with the land of Nicholas Wyatt lying between them. Farther up the Severn River near Marshes Creek, later called Hockley Creek, was the land taken up by Matthew Howard. Adjoining this land on the south was the tract called "Wyatt", laid out for Nicholas Wyatt. Nearby was Hockley-in-ye-Hole, taken up by Edward Dorsey and later patented by his three sons, Edward, Joshua, and John Dorsey. The date of the original grant for "Hockley" in ye Hole" (Hole being Old English for Valley) was 1664 and wassigned and sealed by Charles, third Lord Baltimore. That grant was in possession of a descendant having been handed down with the land to the eighth generation. He was married to Ann ---- before 1648.20,26 In 1658 the Quakers came into Maryland spreading their religion among the settlers, claiming as converts, Nicholas Wyatt, Edward Dorsey and Ann, his wife and many others. A letter written by Robert Clarkson, a Quaker convert, to Elizabeth Harris, then in England shows that the Dorseys did embrace the faith. He writes that Ann Dorsey had abundant grace, but he seemed doubtful that her husband would stick to the faith. (MD Hist Mag XXXII, 47). "Quakers in the Founding of Anne Arundel County, Maryland" states that, "Ann and Edward Dorsey, mentioned by Clarkson as 'convinced Quakers' were founders of the Dorsey family of Maryland. Their sons were Edward, Joshua, and John. Edward Dorsey's land, 'Dorsey' was on Dorsey, now College, Creek. He surveyed 'Hockley in Ye Hole,' which was granted to his three sons on January 27, 1663 (Patents, Liber 7 f.378) after his death by drowning. (Dorsey Book)" The list of those convinced of the truth of Quakerism includes, "founding settlers and leading citizens of the county, and some were of armorial families. The list constitutes a high tribute to the labors of Elizabeth Harris, Maryland's first Publisher of Truth." There was an apparent attempt to restrict the activities of Friends in the Province of Maryland. Sometime around 1658 Edward Dorsey took up a tract of land containing 400 acres, lying in Anne Arundel County on the south side of the Severn River and or a branch of Broad Creek. This tract was later patented by his three sons. See Patents 7, f.378.

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From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/southern/dorsey.html:

"Most of the older Dorsey genealogies assume that our immigrant Edward is descended from the Norman D'Arcy family. I must confess to jumping on that bandwagon myself. But new genetic research tosses this out the window. A Dorsey family DNA project that started in 2002 has resulted in an excellent web page <http://www.contexo.info/DorseyDNA/LineageI.htm> that points strongly to an Irish branch of the family that has had no "paper trail" documenting a link to our Maryland emigrant, Edward Dorsey. The Irish cousins date from the nineteenth century, so there must be an older common ancestor from the early seventeenth century, or still farther back. The Anglo-Norman D'Arcy/Dorsey men who have participated in a DNA project are clearly of a quite different genetic stock from Edward and the Irish cousins. My thanks to Rick Saunders, who brought this to my attention. As he explains, "If you go to the Results page <http://www.contexo.info/DorseyDNA/Results800.htm> you can compare the lines of Edward DORSEY, and the French-Norman DARCY line more readily. Not only are the results not close, but their haplotypes (R1b and E3b) are different."[1]

"Of the seven references in sixteenth and seventeenth century British records to Edward Dorsey (with nearly as many spellings), the only one that is at all likely to be our ancestor is No. 16 in the Exchequer Record of the King's Remembrancer: "Edward Darcie -- lycensed April 18th 1632, aged thirteen, to go with his master Richard Gips to Berghen." Translated, this means the young teenager had permission to leave England with Richard Gips, or GIBBS, either as an apprentice, servant, or ward, probably to Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands. It was easier to get a license to go to Europe than to the new world. It would be relatively easy to travel from the Netherlands to Virginia, perhaps by way of Barbados.[2] However, there is as yet no proof that this is our man. I am unaware of any research of Irish records of the period, looking for an Edward Dorsey.

"One way or another, Edward Dorsey¹ managed to emigrate from the British Isles (exactly where, Ireland or England, is unclear) to Virginia. Perhaps he came via by a circuitous route through The Netherlands, or more possibly, he was transported by Cornelius LLOYD (see below). So far I have found no record of when he married his wife, Ann. A common assumption is that she was Ann BACHE, since Ann Do?y was mentioned in the 1662 will of her brother Humphrey Bache, a Londoner who became a Quaker. Humphrey's daughter Elizabeth married William HARRIS in 1649 in St. Mary's Abchurch.[3] Elizabeth Harris became a well-travelled and well-known Friends minister. However, a direct descendant named Edward Dorsey has examined the probate record of Humphrey Bache. He concludes: "The reference to his sister Anne lists her last name as Do?y where the "?" could be a "u" or "n" (quill pens were not reliable) -- but, comparing the letter to others in the document, I can't see how it could be much else."[3a] While misspellings and mis-translations were not uncommon in probate records it seems a bit of stretch to get Dorsey from Douy or Dony.

"In May 1638 another pair of our ancestors, Matthew HOWARD <../southern/howard.html> and his wife Ann, were granted land in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, on the western branch of the Elizabeth River, south of Broad Creek. In the immediate vacinity were grants to Robert TAYLOR, Edward LLOYD, Richard OWEN, and Cornelius LLOYD. The year before, Matthew Howard had with him "two persons unnamed", one of whom might have been 17- or 18-year old Edward Dorsey. Although a male could own land at the age of 16, obviously Edward did not. In fact, throughout his life he seemed to be curiously careless about registering his land. This may have been because an oath was required, and he may have early felt a scruple against swearing that would eventually find full fruition in the Quaker testimony. It is suggested that young Edward was in Virginia by 1636, or even as early as 1635, and he stayed near Richard Owen and John Howard.[4] For three generations these families stayed together and intermarried.

"There is a 1642 contract for Edward's purchase of three cattle (a cow, steer, and calf), with descriptions of each animal, indicating that he had some disposable wealth and was not indentured. When the County Court met 15 December 1645, at the house of William SHIPP, it ordered Thomas TOD to pay Edward "Darcy" and Thomas HALL forty pounds of tobacco apiece "for theire tyme and charge in attendance of the Court for two days." On 10 December 1649 Edward witnessed a quit-claim deed executed by Thomas Tod; his signature reads "E D: Dorsy".[5]

"References to Edward Dorsey, with a variety of spellings, are found in the land records of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, between 1642 and 1648. On 7 October 1646 Thomas BROWN was given 240 acres in Lower Norfolk County due by assignment of the rights of five persons transported by Cornelius LLOYD, including Edward Dorsey. On 15 December 1642 Cornelius Lloyd received a grant of land for bringing sixty people to the colony, including "Edw:_orsey" -- the first letter is illegible. Edward bought 200 acres in Lower Norfolk County on "a neck of land upon the south turning" of the Elizabeth River. The boundaries were further delimited: going "east upon a creek, and south upon a creek, and north into the woods". Dorsey's tract was on the point of land at the foot of present day Chestnut Street, and on it in the 1930s were the ruins of an old Marine Hospital. The land lies on Ferry Point and was once offered to the fledgling United States as a site for its capital. Dorsey styled himself a "boatwright" (i.e. involved in naval stores, perhaps, rather than actually building ships) and was probably in business with and for his near neighbor, Thomas TOD.[6]

"Apparently a number of settlers in Lower Norfolk County were not members of the established church, but were a variety of dissenters or nonconformists; some were Puritans. A ten-year controversy had raged between Governor BERKELEY and the more vocal Puritans that was both political and religious. When a few Roman Catholics immigrated into the colony in 1642 Berkeley saw his chance. The colony decreed that no "popish recusants" could hold any office. It also decreed that anyone holding office and refusing to take the "oath of allegiance and supremacy" should be dismissed from office and fined 1,000 pounds of tobacco. The following year it was enacted that all ministers must be conformed to the Church of England, and any nonconformists should be compelled to leave the colony.[7]

"Meanwhile farther up the Chesapeake Bay in 1637, Maryland forces had taken over Kent Island, which had originally been an outpost of Virginia. Lord Baltimore gave the settlers full civil and religious rights. In 1648 he specifically invited disgruntled dissenters to move from Virginia to his colony. He appointed the Virginia Protestant, William STONE, (apparently no relation to our William Stone) as his governor. Baltimore patronized the newly settled Protestants, who quickly moved into important political posts in both local and provincial government.[8]


"The lack of freedom of religion in Virginia, coupled with an invitation to move north, led between 400 and 600 settlers to migrate to Maryland, mostly to Anne Arundel and Calvert Counties. The larger group of immigrants, whose religious affiliations are not known, included Edward Dorsey, John NORWOOD <../southern/norwood.html>, Matthew HOWARD <../southern/howard.html>, Thomas TODD, and Nicholas WYATT and their families who settled in and around Annapolis. They had owned land near each other in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, and soon acquired tracts near each other along the Severn River in Maryland; their children and grandchildren intermarried. However, 15 November 1652 Edward and four others returned to Virginia where Francis FLEETWOOD got a grant of land for their transportation.[9] They soon returned to Maryland.

"In November 1650 Edward Dorsey was granted a warrant for 200 acres in Maryland, and in 1651 for another 200 acres. Lord Baltimore had instituted the English practice of granting and patenting tracts of land under proper names. Acreages named "Norwood", "Howard", "Todd", and "Wyatt" were laid out for other members of the group, with their locations specified in the records. Unfortunately, the location of Dorsey's land was not specified. Before 1655 Edward Dorsey, together with Thomas MANNING bought 600 acre "Theobush Manning" on the west side of Chesapeake Bay, south of Norwood's, north of the Bay. Perhaps because it was incorrectly entered on Lord Baltimore's Rent Rolls as belonging to Edward "Darby", the patent was not issued until 1661. Whenever he acquired it, eventually Edward Dorsey owned land that is now occupied by part of the Naval Academy and Bloomsbury Square in Annapolis.[10]

"In 1655 or 1556 Elizabeth (Bache) HARRIS, a British Friend, came to Maryland and found a receptive audience among the community of dissenters settled along the Severn and Patuxent Rivers, and among the unchurched folks on Kent Island. Many who heard her and worshipped with her were convicted inwardly and convinced of the Truth Friends proclaimed. She was followed in 1657-1658 by Josiah COALE from Bristol, Thomas THURSTON from Gloucestershire, and Thomas CHAPMAN. Among the new Friends in Maryland were Thomas MEARS, Nicholas WYATT, Edward and Ann DORSEY, Robert CLARKSON and his wife, John BALDWIN, Henry CAPLIN, Charles BALYE, Elizabeth BEASLEY, William FULLER, William DURAND, Thomas and William COLE, Henry WOOLCHURCH, and others.[11]

"A letter from Robert CLARKSON, member of the House of Burgesses from Anne Arundel County, to Elizabeth HARRIS, back in England, summarized Elizabeth's work and reported on the condition of local Friends:[12]

'Elizabeth Harris, Dear Heart, I salute thee in the tender love of the Father, which moved thee toward us and I do own thee to have been a minister by the will of God to bear the outward testimony to the inward word of truth in me and others. Of which word of life God hath made my wife a partaker with me and hath established our hearts in His fear, and likewise Ann Dorsey in a more large measure; her husband I hope abides faithful . . .

'We have disposed of the most part of the books which were sent, so that all parts where there are Friends are furnished and every one that desires may have benefit of them; at Herring Creek, Rhoad River, South River, all about Severn, the Brand Neck, and thereabouts the Seven Mountains and Kent. . . . '

"Echoing the political events in England, there had been a coup in Maryland against Lord Baltimore in 1654. But many dissenters, especially in Anne Arundel and Calvert Counties, and on Kent Island, were more loyal to Baltimore than to the new Puritan regime. William FULLER, acting governor after 1654, was convinced upon hearing Elizabeth HARRIS, and became a Friend. By 1658 definitely five, and perhaps as many as eleven of the 24 commissioners had become Quakers. Others had close ties with Friends.[13]

"Then Edward Dorsey was drowned with several other people off the Isle of Kent. On 2 August 1659 the Court paid Thomas HINSON 100 pounds of tobacco for raising the boat in which they had drowned, as desired by Dorsey's overseer. But was this our ancestor? Although the Dorsey family historians assume it was, genealogist Caroline BULKLEY thinks it was some other person with the same name. She discovered a 1667 deed referring to Edward Dorsey, boatwright, a designation never used by his son. Descendant Ed Dorsey, who examined the bill of sale, notes that "the seller declares himself to BE Edward Dorsey but did not use the word 'said' that was typically used when repeating a previous reference (to the purchaser). So we have to conclude that it really was the immigrant OR it was his son (after all they really were both Edward Dorsey). He does not specify that he is heir which he did with later documents. So either the immigrant was the seller OR, more likely, his son impersonated him." Another "curious case was the sale, again by the son, in 1664 of other property owned by his father which he just didn't get around to recording until November of 1670 (six years?). He then calls himself heir of the 'late' Edward Dorsey. So it appears to me that the immigrant was alive in 1667 but had died by November 1670."[13a] More conclusive, perhaps, was a reference by Edward Jr. to land "my father Edward Dorsey [had] from Thomas MARSH in 1661". Edward Jr. stated that his father was living in 1667, but by the time Edward Jr. transferred "Hockley-in-the-Hole" to his brother John in 1681, their father was dead. Edward Dorsey, either father or son, appraised the estate of Thomas TODD 12 May 1677.[14] Thomas was the old companion from Virginia with whom the elder Dorsey had worked on ships.

"The Dorsey family chroniclers found no further records of Ann Dorsey. They assumed she returned to Virginia. I assume she remained in Maryland near her children. Unfortunately the West River Friends minutes do not begin until 1671. Family historian Ed Dorsey thinks she went back to England with the immigrant Edward Dorsey.[15]
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From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=adgedge&id=I41174:

(1) Some researchers have attributed a daughter to Edward DORSEY a daughter Ann who married Nicholas GREENBERRY. There is no evidence that Edward DORSEY had a daughter named Ann. While Nicholas GREENBERRY's wife was named Ann, she could not have been a daughter of Edward DORSEY. Nicholas GREENBERRY did not emigrate from England to Maryland until 1674, at which time he arrived with his wife and two children. (Maryland Patent Liber 18 (Vol. 21):160 FHL microfilm 0,013,071.) Land was claimed in 1674 for Nicholas GREENBERRY, wife, and two children (not named) who were on the ship "Constant Friendship." His wife could not have been the daughter of Edward DORSEY, who had been living in the colonies for over 25 years.


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From http://genforum.genealogy.com/norwood/messages/1247.html:

April 1667 - Edward Darcy, of the County of Anne Arundell, boatwright, sold to George Yate 200 acres granted to Darcy in Nov 1650 and half a warrant of four hundred acres granted to him and Capt. Norwood in Feb. 1651. In Aug 1668, Yates reassigned to Dorsey 68 acres of above tract and later in the year assigned 60 more acres called "Darsy." Edward bought 300 acres of land in 1655 from Thomas Marsh/March. His son Edward sold this tract Nov 6, 1670 to Thomas Manniage of the Cliffs.

A question arises as to whether the Edward Darcy who signed the paper in 1667 was the Edward Darcy who bought and sold land in the 1650s. Caroline Kemper assumes that it is the same person and that a different, unrelated Edward Dorsey died in a boating accident in 1659. Other historians think that Edward Dorsey one bought and sold the property in the 1650s but that his son signed the papers in the 1670s.

From Maryland Genealogies, "The Identity of Edward Dorsey I," by Caroline Kemper Bulkley, 1938, pp. 398-399:

The record in the Land Office (Liber II, [Margin Liber G G] (98)) reads: '(125) Edward Dorsey assigns to George Yate 400 acres: Warrant XI November M.D.C.L. (1650); to Edward Dorsey for 200 acres of land the which he assigned away as followeth; as also 200 acres more part of a warrant for 400 acres granted John Norwood and Edward Dorsey dated xxiiij February MDCLi (1651); said Dorsey of County of Ann [sic] Arundell, Boatwright, consideration already received, all my right, title, interest, claim and demand of an--in a warrant for 200 acres of land bearing date sixteen hundred and fifty [so written out] and also to 200 acres more being the one half of a warrant for 400 acres, the one half belong to Capt. Norwood bearing date one thousand six hundred fifty one unto George Yate, etc.'"

The date of this assignment, duly signed and sealed, is April 23, 1667, and the witness is John Howard, eldest son of the Virginia Matthew and Ann Howard. A year later (August 24, 1668) there is a deed filed from Yate to Dorsey for sixty-eight acres of the above "Dorsey" tract. In the same year one James Connoway assigned back the "right for 1000 acres" to George Yate, who transfers sixty acres to "Darsy." . . . .

It is contended that the Edward Dorsey who signed the records of 1667-1668 may have been the son Edward. This is highly improbable, since Edward Dorsey the younger could not have had land in his own rights from warrants cited of 1650 and 1651, nor did he ever name himself as "boatwright" in the documents known to bear his signature.

Those who deny that the record quoted was signed by Edward Dorsey, Senior, argue from the story many times repeated that he was drowned in 1659. No evidence has ever been produced to prove this: there is an authentic record of an Edward Dorsey who was drowned, but who the person was, or whether the name may be mistakenly recorded cannot be determined.

It is clear that the signer of the 1667-1668 deeds was the father Edward Dorsey, and as further testimony that he was alive after 1659 is a document assigning land--the Bush-Manning tract-- bought by "My father Edward Dorsey from Thomas Marsh in 1661." This same land is later confirmed to Manning in a warrant and power of attorney to Sheriff Stockett from Colonel Edward Dorsey, the son, giving these facts.