Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Richard Colegate

Male 1674 - 1722  (47 years)


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  • Name Richard Colegate 
    Birth 18 Oct 1674  Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Feb 1722  Baltimore County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I24588  Tree1
    Last Modified 18 May 2024 

    Family Rebecca Herbert,   b. 1680, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1728, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 49 years) 
    Marriage 5 Aug 1707  Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Prudence Colegate,   b. Abt 1707, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1730, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 24 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Patience Colegate,   b. Abt 1708, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1739, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 32 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Richard Colegate,   b. 10 Mar 1710, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1759, New Castle County, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Temperance Colegate,   b. 24 Feb 1712, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     5. John Colegate,   b. 5 Mar 1713, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1782, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. Thomas Colegate,   b. 16 Jan 1715, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1796, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]
     7. Benjamin Colegate,   b. 2 Sep 1719, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1762, Baltimore County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F16310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 May 2024 

  • Notes 
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      Colegate, Richd., Patapsicoe R, merch't., Baltimore Co., 8th Aug., 1721; 16th Feb., 1721/2.
      To son Rich,d. and hrs., 100 A. of "Rooper's Increase," conveyed by Capt. John Dorsey; 200 A. '' Clishaive Chance," bou. of John Tydings and his wife; pt. of " Yate 's Island," bou. of Joshua Sewell.
      Son Richd dying without issue, 3 tracts afsd. to pass in succession to sons John and Thomas and their hrs.; sons all failing issue, to 3 daus. Prudence, Patience and Temperance and their hrs. equally. Also 246 A. ' `Mount Gilbough, " had of Capt. John Dorsey, and after his mother 's decease 740A. "Rebecca's Lot."
      Personalty.
      To sons John and Thomas and their hrs., 1687 A. 'John and Thomas Forrest"; 300 A. of "Coles Harbour" and "Mountaing," had of John Hurst.
      To son Benja. and hrs Delling plantation and 70A. "Powells Point", 100 A. "Ruxton's Range''; 146 A. "Huntingtown,'' had of John Gorsuch; 400 A. "Benja. Lott" at decease of wife.
      To dau. Prudence and hrs., 163 A. '' Colegate's Last Shift," adj. "Friends Discovery"; 350 A. "United Friendship," bou. of Edwd. Williams.
      To Daus. Patience and Temperance and their hrs., 500 A.'' Friends Discovery,' ' also all land bou. of Edwd. Williams, of North Carolina, not bequeathed to dau. Prudence.
      To wife Rebecca, use of dwell. plan. and 3 tracts bequeathed son Benja. during life; personalty.
      Residue of personal estate equally with child.
      Exs.: Wife and son Richd., when of age.
      Test: Wm. Connell, Edwd. Cox, George Newport, Wm. Wright, Wm. Tucker. 17, 230.
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      Col. Richard Colegate 9.102 BA £2367.9.8 May 23 1722 Nov 6 1722
      Appraisers: John Giles, Richard Gist.
      Next of kin: "minor children".
      Executrix: Madam Rebecca Colegate (alias Rebecca Powell).
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      Col. Richard Colegate 8.107 A BA £2488.16.9 Jan 10 1726
      Payments to: Charles Carroll, Esq.
      Legatees: Richard Colegate (son) paid to his guardians John Giles & John Giles, Jr.
      Mentions: Elinor Herbert, Capt. Merriman.
      Distribution to: Prudence (daughter, 1/8) paid to her husband John Talbott, Patience (daughter, 1/8) paid to her husband William Buckner, Richard (son) paid to his guardians John Giles & John Giles, Jr. & Thomas Sheredine, John (son) & Thomas (son) paid to their guardian Jonathon Hanson, Temperance (daughter) & Benjamin (son) paid to their guardian Elinor Harbert.
      Executrix: Rebecca Powell, wife of James Powell.
      Came Capt. Lance Todd.
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      Col. Richard Colegate 8.180 A £609.10.4 Apr 12 1727
      Payments to: Benjamin Howard, Benjamin Colegate (his filial part) paid to his guardian William Buckner, Richard Colegate (his filial part) paid to his guardian Thomas Sheredine.
      Distribution to: widow (unnamed), 7 children (unnamed, 1 since dead).
      Administrator: Capt. Lance Todd surety for Rebecca Colegate.
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      Col. Richard Colegate 11.73 A BA £586.3.5 Jun 10 1731
      Payments to: John Talbot guardian of Thomas Colegate (one of sons of deceased, his filial portion), John Talbot guardian of John Colegate (his filial portion).
      Distribution to: William Hammond (administrator of Col. Thomas Hammond (guardian of children (unnamed))).
      Administrator: Mr. Lance Todd (of Anne Arundel County) surety for Rebecca Colegate.
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      Roger Newman 25.113 A BA £537.14.8 £55.16.10 Nov 29 1705
      A second inventory was cited in the amount of £15.17.6.
      Payments to: Thomas Bale, Richard Colegate, Blanch Wharton, Robert Eagle & Thomas Freeborn, John Egleston, accountant per Seth Biggs, Robink Linch per Mary Shaw, John Sampson, William Taylard.
      Legatees: accountant.
      Administrator: Mr. Edward Hancox.
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      William Pecket 32A.100 I BA £154,15.4 Aug 17 1710
      The amount of the inventory also included #57849,
      Appraisers: Matt. Green, Moses Groome.
      Creditors: Thomas Chamberlaine, Richard Colegate.
      Next of kin: William Peckett, Temp. Lowe.
      List of debts: John Hart of Philadelphia, Robert Packer of Philadelphia, Nicholas Fitzimons, Moses Groom, Robert Green, John Hall, Esq., Charles Hewett William Hicks, Sr., Oliver Harwood, John Lacock, Thomas Newsum, Charles Merryman, estate of Roger Matthews, Peter Paggen & Co., Thomas Preston, Sr., Henry Dunahue, Thomas Renolds, James Read, Col. John Thomas, Thomas Tally (of Kent), George Yates, Edward Batson, Thomas Chalkly, Garret Garrison, John Harryman, William Harris (of Kent), Thomas Hutchings, William Hicks, Henry Jonas, Richard Lenox, Charles Merryman, Sr., Patrick Murfy, Col. Ja. Maxwell, Ja. Phillips, Aquila Paca, Sarah Skates, Nicholas Rogers, Luke Raven, Charles Simonds, William Talbot, Pearce Welsh, Thomas Bale, Samuel Brown, Anthony Drew, Martin Depost, Laurance Draper, Jenkins Griffing, Jeremiah Hakes, Samuel Jackson, Robert Jubb, William Adams, John Cook, Christopher Gardner, Dutton Lane, John Costly, Hugh Jones, Simond Person, David Thomas, Thomas Morris, Owen Sullivan, George Yorke, Lewis Barton, William Hitchcock, William Deson, Robert Derumple, James Carroll, Charles Ramsey, Matthew Organ, Mary Standeford, John Fitzredmon, Robert Parker, George Chancy, George Berry, Valentine Browne (of Kent), Francis Dallahide, Thomas Frisby (of Kent), Thomas Fletcher, John Eales, John Gay, Daniel Kendall, George Newport, George Ogg, John Stokes, John Simkings, John Wallis, Lewis Poidell, William Wilkinson, John Greeniffe, Edward Galtond, John Hall (planter), Charles Hyat (of St. George), James Ishum, John Anderson, Robert Cutchin, Stephen Bently, Peter Norton, John Swinyard, Samuel Grining, Enoch Spinks, Daniel Matheny, Christopher Cox, Mr. Richard Colegate, John Ensor, John Miles (carpenter), John Cotterell, John Maddy, John Whitaker, Thomas Crumwell, John March, Selah Dormont, Thomas Temple, Robert Roberts, John Deavor, George Wells, Abraham Taylor, Phillip Branicon, Thomas Burchfield, James Barky, Ann Felks, Nicholas Fitzimonds, John Landis, John Edwards, Thomas Gilbert, William Morrington, William Norris, Goyon Stephenson of Philadelphia, John Selman, George Tracy, Benjamin Williams, John Roberts (lawyer), James Fugate, John Hurst, Richard Jeferys, George Lester, William Reade, John Thornbury, John Thickpenny, Richard Catling, Stephen Fowler, John Hagoe, Robert Clarke, Christopher Durbin, Richard Horner, John Kimball, Thomas Roberts, Samuel Sicklemore, Miles Temple, Charles Turleswaine, John Welsh, Emanuel Selah, Alexander Graves, Philip Connar, Henry Davison, Margarett Foster, Christopher Hoe, William Chew, David Evans, Henry Roades, John Beverly, Robert Cannaby, John Oldton, John Cannon, John Cotter, Hugh Brannacon, Edward Carter.
      List of debts due deceased's wife (unnamed) before her marriage: John Standford, James Standford, Robert Jackson, John Parker, John Barker, Benjamin Standeford, Edward Stadeford, John Marke.
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      Christopher Durben 32C.134 A BA £38,17,0 £44.18.7 Jun 16 1711
      The amount of the inventory also included #1459.
      Payments to: Edward Stevenson on bond due to Mr. Paggen, Ja. Crook, Roger Matthews, Samuel Grining, Ja. Presbury, Nicholas Fitzsimons, Ri. Colegate.
      Executors: John Downs, Mary Downs.
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      Christopher Durbin 33A.212 A BA £138.17.0 £35.12.6 Jun 16 1711
      Payments to: Edward Stevenson, James Crook, Roger Matthews, Samuell Greening, Jos. Presbury, Nicholas Fitzsimonds, Richard Colegate.
      Executors: John Downes and his wife Mary
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      Todd, Thomas, "the younger, " Balto. Co., 11th Jan., 1714-15; *3rd June, 1715.
      To son Thomas and male hrs., all lands, xxx, in neck below head of Bare Creek and head of Back R.; he lacking male hrs., lands to pass to male hrs. of son Robert, and brothers William Todd, Philip Todd and Christopher Todd in succession.
      To son Robert and hrs., 1500 A. in '' Showan Hunting Ground," on draughts of Gunpowder R.
      To brother William and Martha, his wife, personalty. The tract of land on which testator lived in Virginia is devised to whomsoever testator's father, - -, shall devise his plantation, provisionally; rest of lands there to be sold and proceeds divided between wife Elizabeth and child., together with residue of estate. Children to have estate at majority.
      Exs.: In Maryland, Rich 'd Colegate, James Philips and wife.
      Exs. in Va., brothers Wm. Todd and Jonathan Hide.
      Test : Jacob Bull, Parle Phillpotts, Rich 'd Ruff. 14. 152.
      *Probated also in Essex County, 20th Sept,, 1715.
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      Mr. Thomas Todd, Jr. 9.97 BA £792.10.3 Apr 17 1721 Nov 10 1722
      This entry is crossed out. It is marked "See Folio 239". It also indicates that this was found among the things of Col. Richard Colegate.
      Appraisers: John Israeli, John Eager.
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      Col. Thomas Hammond 9.439 A BA £190.0.11 Aug 16 1729
      Payments to: guardians (unnamed) of children (unnamed) of Col. Richard Colegate per Mr. William Buckner (guardian to Benjamin Colegate), Edward Henry Calvert.
      Administrator: Mr. William Hammond.
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      Todd Lancelot, A. A. Co., 6th May, 1735; 16th June, 1735.
      To wife Elizabeth, dwelling plantation, "Hopes Plain," during life; at her decease to son Thomas during his life, and after
      his decease to grandson Lance and so to pass without being bought or sold,
      To sd. son Thomas and hrs., "Hunt's Range;" and personalty.
      two sons Lance and John and their hrs., "Rebecker's Lott," having lately bought young Richard Colegate's right thereto of Daniel Delany; and personalty.
      To son Nathan and hrs., "Todd's Riske;" and personalty.
      To dau Sarah Dorsey, a negro woman, her increase to be divided among sd. dau. Sarah's child., her dam Elizabeth only excepted,
      To dau. Ruth. Dorsey, personalty.
      To wife Elizabeth, certain personalty, including 49 now in hands of Edward Dorsey.
      To granddau. Elizabeth Dorsey, personalty now in possession of Edward Dorsey her father.
      Residue of estate to wife afsd. and 3 sons Lance, John and Nathan, to be equally divided by Capt. Benjamin Howard and Mr. Edward Dorsey, son Nathan's portion to be in hands of his mother until he arrives at age of 18. Land conveyed to child. by two deeds
      of gift to stand as conveyed.
      Test: Joseph Hawkins, Aaron Hawkins, Abraham Frizell, Thomas Todd. 21. 368.
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      William Buckner (gentleman) 17.221 A BA £811.4.11 Sep 18 1739
      Payments to: John Colegate (son of Richard Colegate (dead)) for bond executed with Thomas Sheredine for John Talbott, Benjamin Colegate (son of Richard Colegate (dead), his portion his father's estate in hands of the deceased) paid to his guardian Benjamin Wheeler, Sr., John Gardner, Thomas Prest, Robert Robason, Rowland Thornbury, John Zapper, Thomas Weeks, William Noble, William Bond, Kitdemeth Downes, Buckler Patridge for Joseph Addams paid to Robert North for use of John Galloway, Richard Gist, John Moale, Mr. Dulany, Daniel Dulany, Esq., Thomas Colegate.
      Administratrix: Patience Elliot, wife of Georqe Elliot (gentleman).

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