Charles E. Fenwick Collection--Miscellaneous--Photostats of Land Records

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Charles E. Fenwick Collection--Miscellaneous--Photostats of Land Records

Entry/Object ID

1995.001.1491

Scope and Content

23 sheets ; various sizes Mr. Fenwick ordered these photostats from the Maryland Hall of Records. 1491A. 2 sheets August 9, 1820 Contract between John R. Plater, Jr. and Thomas Taney for a piece of land on Thomas Creek. Taney was to pay $300 within a year's time. Filmed on April 20, 1954 from the papers of Mrs. Stephen Jones. 1491B. 2 sheets February 5, 1817 Mary Fenwick, Elizabeth Fenwick, and Philip Fenwick, children of Philip Fenwick, deceased, are bound to Lewis Fenwick for $1000. The three relinquish their claim to back rent for a part of Fenwick Manor and I think promise to sell the land. I do not understand this document. Filmed on April 20, 1954 from the papers of Mrs. Stephen Jones. 1491C. 2 sheets November 23, 1842 Survey by John F. Wathen of 136 A. of land in Delabrook Manor purchased by Henry Jones from Clement Stone. There is a drawing and a statement of courses. Filmed April 20, 1954 from the papers of Mrs. Stephen Jones. 1491D. 1 sheet October 4, 1789 Beautifully drawn survey by Thomas Freeman of land in Delabrook Manor. Mr. Henry Hill's land, Mr. Taney's land and Mr. Smith's land are identified. Sadly, the line that has the names of the people for whom the survey was made was on a fold and the information is not legible. "Estate of Francis L. ? ..." The courses are on the bottom of the sheet, but much of the information has broken away. Filmed April 20, 1954 from the papers of Mrs. Stephen Jones. 1491E. 1 sheet dates in 1641 and 1642 land demands by Randall Revell and Mary Throughton for bringing themselves and others to the colony. These entries are on p. 65 of Liber 1. The sheet was filmed on April 10, 1964. 1491F. 2 sheets July 6, 1664 Grant of land to Walter Hall [?] of land called Revell's Backside, with the courses listed. The land is on Britton's Bay. The rent was 5 shillings in silver or gold annually and if it were not paid, the land would revert back to the proprietor. This information was filmed from pages 79 and 80 of Liber 7 on April 10, 1964. 1491G. 1 sheet March 28, 1651 Grant of 500 acres to Thomas Gerrard for transporting 5 women servants: Ann Knowles, Mary Brase [?], Margaret Armstrong, Susan Tage [?], and Sarah Tidell. The land was on the west side of the Wicomico River near land formerly granted to Thomas Hatton. Mr. Gerrard was to return 10 shillings in sterling or commodities to the proprietor each year. The Lieutenant of the Province was William Stone. This was filmed on April 10, 1964 from p. 160 of Liber ABH. 1491H. 2 sheets May 21, 1719 William Maria Farthing, finder of escheat land, claimed the land of Walter Peake because Walter was executed for murder. William paid for a re-survey and also fifty pounds to acquire 1250 acres called Hannover. The courses are listed and a rent of sixty-one shillings in sterling or gold is to be paid to the proprietor on pain of alienation. These sheets were filmed on December 11, 1972 from Liber PL#4, p. 19-20. 1491I 4 sheets September 28, 1737 and September 30, 1737 Robert Ford received a patent for 302 acres of land formerly held by Randall Revell. The rent was six [?] shillings and one penny annually. Samuel Ogle was the Chancellor who signed this document. Robert Ford and John Cole petitioned for a re-survey of a tract called Revell's Backside. The courses of 222 acres was listed and a rent of six shillings and seven pence called for. Samuel Ogle, Chancellor, signed this document as well. It was filmed on April 10, 1964 from Liber EI#2, p. 522-525. 1491J. 1 sheet surveyed June 20, 1796 This are the courses of a tract of land, part of Fenwick Manor, at issue between Cuthbert Fenwick and Lewis and Austin Fenwick. There are references to a drawing, but it is not present. The survey was done by ? Lock and Sheriff Samuel Abell and this copy was certified by John Johnson, the court clerk. This document was filmed April 20, 1954 from the papers of Mrs. Stephen Jones. 1491K. 2 sheets September 3, 1799 and 1801 An indenture between Cuthbert Fenwick and Thomas Taney for four hundred fity-two pounds, twelve shillings and ? pence paid for Fenwick Manor, a tract of two hundred thirteen acres. The document was signed by Cuthbert Fenwick and witnessed by E. J. Millard and William [?]. A form was created for the wife of Cuthbert Fenwick to acknowledge her dower right in Fenwick Manor, but her name and signature do not appear, so she may never have made the declaration. The documents were filmed on April 20, 1954 from the papers of Mrs. Stephen Jones. 1491L. 2 sheets April 14, 1801 A deed from Cuthbert Fenwick to Thomas Taney for four hundred fity-two pounds, twelve shillings and 5 pence paid for Fenwick Manor, a tract of two hundred thirteen acres. The document was signed by Cuthbert Fenwick and witnessed by J. L. Hopewell and Henry T?. Eleanor, wife of Cuthbert Fenwick acknowledged her dower right in Fenwick Manor, and she acquiesced freely to the sale. The documents were filmed on April 20, 1954 from the papers of Mrs. Stephen Jones. 1491M. 2 sheets December 2, 1818 An agreement between Thomas Taney and John Simms about where and how to mark the boundary between their properties in the land of the late Edward Fenwick, of which they had each bought a portion. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of E. J. Millard and recorded by the court. The documents were filmed on April 20, 1954 from the papers of Mrs. Stephen Jones.

Collection

Charles E. Fenwick Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1641 - 1954

Location

Container

Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Box 18

Shelf

Rack 08, Shelf 1

Rack

Rack 08

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Box 18

Shelf

Rack 08, Shelf 1

Rack

Rack 08

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Box 18

Shelf

Rack 08, Shelf 1

Rack

Rack 08

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

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Abell, Samuel

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Armstrong, Margaret

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Cole, John

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Farthing, William Maria

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Fenwick, Austin (fl. 1799)

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Fenwick, Cuthbert (fl. 1799)

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Fenwick, Edward

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Fenwick, Eleanor

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Fenwick, Elizabeth

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Fenwick, Lewis (1772-1822)

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Fenwick, Mary

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Fenwick, Philip

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Fenwick, Philip (d. in 1817)

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Ford, Robert (fl. 1737)

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Freeman, Thomas

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Gerard, Thomas

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Hall, Walter

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Hatton, Thomas (Charles County)

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Hopewell, J. L.

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Jones, Henry

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Knowles, Ann

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Millard, Enoch J.

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Ogle, Samuel

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Peake, Walter

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Plater, John R. (fl. 1820)

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Revell, Randall

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Simms, John

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Stone, Clement

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Stone, William

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Taney, Thomas (fl. 1820)

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Throughton, Mary

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Tidell, Sarah

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Wathen, John F.