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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** First Name Last Name Death Date County Heirs Estate Misc Notes ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= John Barrett Baltimore none 100 acres of land called died intestate "Ebdons Rest" John Bateman b. 24 March 1669/70 Calvert Mary Bateman (daughter) 800 acres of land called "Perry Point" William Battin/Batten October 1662 Charles Margery Batten (widow), remarried 500 acres on N. side of to John Bowles Potomock River, lying in Pechawaxed Creek Henry Caplin 1658 Anne Arundel Elizabeth Caplin (daughter), who 400 acres of land called married Thomas Watkins, she died "Oatleys Choice" 1672 w/o issue or will; Hester Caplin (widow) remarried to Capt. Thomas Bessom Samuell Cressey 27 January 1675/76 Charles Susanna Cressey (widow), she died none 20 January 1675/76, formerly wife of William Robinson, dec'd Thomas Diniard 5 November 1659 St. Mary's none 500 acres of land William Drury 28 August 1676 Anne Arundel Christian Merikein (widow), first 50 acres of land which were widow to John Merikein; Christian by right belonging to his Drury (daughter), died in her wife through her former Minority marriage Andrew Ellenor June 1660 widow remarried to Macom Mehenny, 1/2 of land called "a Spaniard" then to John Dabb; Sarah (daughter), "Stoopley Gibson" wife of William Joyner; Ann (daughter), wife of Lawrence Arnold William Evans March 1669/70 St. Mary's Elizabeth Evans (widow), remarried 100 acres of land, 250 will dated 20 February 1667/68 to Capt. John Jourdain, then acres of land, 550 acres of remarried Cuthbert Scott 28 land called "Evan's ffreehold" October 1678 William Gardener 25 December 1674 Charles none 50 acres of land called "Lindsey's Prospect" Bartholomew Glevin c. 1667 Anne Arundel none 200 acres of land called "Crany Neck" John Grammar April 1678 Charles Elizabeth Grammar (widow), 349 acres of land from 2 will dated 6 August 1677 remarried to Henry Hollis parcels John Halfhead 6 January 1678/9 St. Mary's Jane Halfhead (widow), remarried 300 acres of land called accidentally killed by a fallen tree Henry Elliott "Brushie Neck" Thomas Hall November 1655 Anne Arundel Christopher Hall (son) died at 20 acres of land called age 26 in January 1676/7; "Hall's Land", 180 acres Elizabeth Hall (widow) of land which in possession of Nicholas Gassaway John Hatton 3 May 1663 Baltimore Thomas Hatton (brother), of 600 acres called "Spry Hill" Tewkesbury, Gloucester, England in Baltimore County, 300 acres of land called "Mount Harmour", 400 acres of land called "Parsimmon Point", 300 acres of land called "Whiteclifts" William Heard 4 January 1664/65 Charles Bridgett Heard (widow), John 1000 acres of land called Douglas Jr., aged 15 years "Beech Neck" Andrew Hinderson January 1671/72 Calvert Elizabeth Hinderson (widow), 200 acres of land remarried to Nicholas Buttrum, she died January 1676/77 John Hitchinson 18-19 September 1668 Charles none 300 acres of land called "Woodberries Harbor," 200 acres of land called "Hitchinson's Hope," 200 acres of land called "Wicksall" Oliver Holloway November 1676 Anne Arunel Dianah Holloway (widow) 450 acres of land called "Holloways Increase", 100 acres of land called "Olivers Neck" Joseph Horsey 25 February 1670/71 Calvert Rosamond Horsey (widow), 1000 acres of land called remarried to Richard Ladd "Preston Clifts" James Johnson c. Feb 1660/61 Calvert Mary Little (widow) remarried to 600 acres of land called Joseph Tilly, she died February "Island Neck" 1675/76 Peter Johnson c. April 1660 Calvert James Johnson (brother) 200 acres of land on N. side of Putuxent River Lt. William Lewis b. March 1655 Charles none had right to 3000 acres at time of death, but was not in actual possession, surveyor laid out land of 3000 acres called "Rice Mannor" also commonly called "Lewis Neck" James Jr Lindsay/Lindsey December 1676 Charles none 600 acres of land called "Green Spring" John Little September 1660 Calvert none 250 acres of land on N. side of Putuxent River, 350 acres of land called "Clahamond" formerly called "Little Town," 700 acres of land on E. side of Putuxent River, 250 acres of land called "Overtown" Richard Mascall 1675 in Carolina Anne Arundel none 230 acres of land called left MD in 1673 "Mascall's Rest", lying formerly in Anne Arundel County, but now part of Baltimore County Richard Miller c. July 1669 Dorchester none 100 acres called "Mason's Vinyard" Simon Oversey/Oversee/Overzee c. Feb/Mar 1659 Charles/St. Elizabeth Oversee (widow), 1000 acres on E. side of Portobacco Mary's renarried to Isaac Allerton Creek; 550 acres of land called "Rotterdam"; 200 acres of land in St. Mary's called "St. John's ffreehold", 800 acres of land adjoining 200 acres, 700 acres called "Hebden's-Hole" William Paggett c. 1660, died shortly Anne Arundel William Paggett (son), Thomas 250 acres of land will made in 1660 after making his will Paggett (son), both died as minors; J. Pascall, son of James Pacall, brother of Amy Paggett (widow) Thomas Pierce/Piercy 5 November 1666 Charles Jeremiah Long 150 of land called "But of What Mannor" John Potter 1668 Talbot none 150 acres of land called "Ended his life" "Cabbin Neck," 50 acres of land called "Potter's Lott," 50 acres of land called "Potter's Delight" John Pritchett September 1656 St. Mary's William Pritchett (son) 350 acres called "Tinkerly" or "Wiccahandiek" Robert Sheale 5 March 1662/63 St. Mary's Bridgett Sheale (widow), 50 acres of land remarried Gregory Rowse, she died March 1678/79 Edward Smith 13 February 1676/77 Baltimore none 260 acres of land called died intestate "Batchellors Delight" Samuel Smith 5-6 March 1661/62 Charles Robert Slye (cousin) 400 acres of land called "Old Spring" Walter Storey/Story c. 1667 Elizabeth Storey (widow), died when returning from England remarried to Henry Bonner James Stringer b. 23 August 1674 Anne Arundel Mary Stringer (daugher), wife 20 acres of land on S. side of Lodowick Williams of Severne River Leonard Strong c. 1665 Anne Arundel Elizabeth Strong (daughter), land in Calvert County: 600 died in England wife of Charles James, had acres of land called child, both mother & child "Elizabetha," 200 acres of dec'd land called "Angelica" Macum Thomas 8 February 1675/76 Somerset Hugh Marinx, son of Hugh & 300 acres of land called murdered by man servant Katherine Marinx of Vansemum, "King's Neck" Virginia John Tucker March 1670/71 Calvert Amy Tucker (widow), remarried 150 acres of land called to John Burges "Tuckers Unfortunate," sold to John Athey Robert Turner 20 February 1675/76 Kent none 500 acres of land in Calvert County called "Turners Pasture" John Vennall/Venold c. 1675 Anne Arundel none 50 acres of land John Warren bef 1679 St. Mary's unknown 450 acres of land David Williams February 1677/78 Somerset wife was killed at same time 200 acres of land called aka Williamson; killed by Indians as husband, her maiden name "Longacre" might be Covington, sister of John Covington