Name/Title
Research on Lynch FamilyEntry/Object ID
2014.013.0294Description
These are three papers that cover things such as wills, deeds, headstones and court matters.
The first page is titled "The Lynch of St. Mary's" and it centers around a man named Stephen Lynch who after his passing had debts that could not be paid off. in total he owed two thousand dollars. Due to that his personal estate "Frog's Marsh" was seized and sold by order of the court. Stephen Lynch died on September 1st, 1814.
The second page is about deeds and wills. The first thing detailed was a Mr. Francis Lynch and Nicholas Smith purchasing a slave named Thomas McCarty. It's dated November 27th 1703. The next thing listed is a trade of 50 acres from a Jacob Simmons for 8500 pounds of tobacco by Francis Lynch. It's dated to May 28th 1706. The fourth thing is about a Mr. John Harris assigning all of his slaves to Francis Lynch and it's dated to June 11th, 1707. Lastly, there's a note of Francis Lynch that mentions he owes 67,803 pounds of tobacco and it's dated to October 26th, 1709. In the top left corner of the page this can be read:
Virginia State Library - 16 March 1991
Westmoreland County Records
The third and final page is an index page from "Burials from Tombstones. Grave Markers, and Church Registers of St. Mary's County, Maryland (1634 - 1994)". The page itself is numbered 360 and Hope put a checkmark next to the name of George A. Lynch.Collection
Hope Grace Research CollectionLocation
Container
Hope Grace Collection, Box 7Table
Archives 2 Work TableRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Lynch Family, John Lynch, George A. Lynch, Lynch, Stephan