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

Thomas Richards

Male Abt 1745 - 1797  (~ 52 years)


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  • Name Thomas Richards 
    Birth Abt 1745  Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 May 1797  Charles County, Maryland - inventory Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I102689  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Father Thomas Richards,   b. Bef 1716   d. Bef 1759, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 43 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Hoye,   b. Aft 1720, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1784, Charles County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Bef 1736  Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11012  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Paulsias Richards,   b. Bef 1774, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1836, Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 62 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Mary E. Richards,   b. Bef 1781, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     3. Jane Aimy Richards,   b. Bef 1784, Port Tobacco Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1849, Port Tobacco Parish, Charles County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 65 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Elizabeth Jane Richards,   b. Bef 1784, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1834, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 52 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Price Anne Richards,   b. 9 Aug 1786, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1860, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. George T. Richards,   b. Between 1790 and 1800, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1831, Charles County, Maryland - admin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 41 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F28073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      Charles County, Maryland, Inventories,1791-1797; Page 437; Thomas Richards - Inventory. Late of CC, decd, Negro women: Peg (aged about 35 years), Rachel (19), Clair (16), Negro girls: Appy (12), Nell (10), Charity (9), Henney (5) .
      Total amount: 622.18.10.
      Signed May 16, 1797 - John Gardiner, John Smith.
      Creditor: John Gardiner.
      Kindred: Richard Bevin, Basil W. Bevin.
      CC, Jun 13, 1797. Then came Paulsias Richards, administrator, and made oath.
      Certified by Humphrey Barnes, Registrar of Wills.
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      Archives of Maryland, Volume 18: Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution 1775-1783
      Maryland Historical Society
      Lord Baltimore Press (Baltimore 1900)

      "A" Thomas Richards, private, Second Regiment, enlisted 23 Feb 1778 and discharged 13 Apr 1778, transferred to Gist’s Co. (p. 156)

      A Return of Recruits for the Continental Army. Passed by Charles Beatty, Esq., Lieut. of Fredk. Co. March 10th, 1778. Thomas Richards, when passed Feb 23, 1778, (p. 314)
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      Assessment of 1783 Charles County- Maryland State Archives Maryland State
      Archives
      MARYLAND INDEXES
      (Assessment of 1783, Index)
      1783
      Charles County
      MSA S 1437

      Martha Richards. 100 acres. CH 3rd District, General p. 10. MSA S 1161-4-10 1/4/5/47
      Martha Richards. Struggle, 100 acres. CH 3rd District, Land p. 6. MSA S 1161-4-11 1/4/5/47
      Thomas Richards. 80 acres. CH 3rd District, General p. 10. MSA S 1161-4-10 1/4/5/47
      Thomas Richards. Tuple (turles), 30 acres. CH 3rd District, Land p. 6. MSA S 1161-4-11 1/4/5/47
      Thomas Richards. Pheasant Neck, 50 acres. CH 3rd District, Land p. 6. MSA S 1161-4-11 1/4/5/47

      William Richards. CH 3rd District, General p. 10. MSA S 1161-4-10 1/4/5/47
      Caesar Richards. CH 4th District, General p. 10. MSA S 1161-4-12 1/4/5/47
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      Charles County Circuit Court
      Land Surveys and Condominium Plats

      Struggle, 116 Acres; Certificate (in Zachia Manor, leased by Martha Richards 1759) (adjacent to Pheasant Neck]
      Developer/Owner: Richards, Thomas 1788 Patent Record IC D, p. 290 0 0 MSA S 1587-3958
      Struggle, 116 Acres; Patent
      Developer/Owner: Richards, Thomas 1788 Patent Record IC C, p. 497 0 0 MSA S 1587-3959
      Struggle, Thomas Richards, 116 Acres 1788/08/22 Patented Certificate 1060 4 0 MSA S 1195-1073
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      Charles County Circuit Court
      Land Surveys and Condominium Plats

      Pleasant Neck, 50 Acres; Certificate
      Developer/Owner: Richards, Thomas 1746 Patent Record TI 1, p. 382 0 0 MSA S 1587-3229
      Pheasants Neck, Thomas Richards, 50 Acres 1748/03/18 Patented Certificate 857 3 0 MSA S 1195-874 {joinging to Farthings Penny Worth, Woods Rest? and Birkhead Chance}
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      Charles County Circuit Court
      Land Surveys and Condominium Plats

      Turles, 100 Acres; Certificate (next to Thomas Roby's land
      Developer/Owner: Kennedy, John 1729 Patent Record IL B, p. 98 0 0 MSA S 1587-4170
      Turles, 100 Acres; Patent
      Developer/Owner: Kennedy, John 1729 Patent Record PL 7, p. 373 0 0 MSA S 1587-4171

      Turtles, James Kennedy, 100 Acres 1729/11/15 Patented Certificate 1116 3 0 MSA S 1195-1129
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      1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Newport: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 386-66: FARTHINGS PENNY WORTH: 790 acres; Possession of - 790 Acres - Gardiner, Ignatius : Surveyed 25 May 1715 for William Marya Farthing beginning at a bound White Oak the beginning of a tract called BOARMANS RESERVE, patent 10 April 1715: Other Tracts Mentioned: BOARMANS RESERVE; Conveyance notes - {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.}, 790 Acres - Ignatius Gardiner from William Marya Farthing; 5 June 1721,
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      1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Benedict: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 433-396: BIRKHEADS CHANCE: 50 acres; Possession of - 50 Acres - Birkhead, Abraham: : Surveyed 4 June 1739 for Abraham Birkhead.: Conveyance notes - {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.}, [mm note - all Birkhead records are in Anne Arundel County]
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      1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Newport: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 409-222: TURLES: 100 acres; Possession of - 100 Acres - Kennedy, William: Surveyed for William Kennedy 13 May 1727 beginning at a bounded white oak: Conveyance notes - {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.}, 100 Acres - Marmaduke Simmes from John Kenneday 16 July 1744,,

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