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- === Research Notes from Paul Nordberg
Rafael Hoskins, S.J. is a son. His existence is documented in notes [1]
Rafael was born July 19, 1729. He began his novitiate in the Society of Jesus (Jesuit order) in 1749 and was professed in 1767.[2]
During the persecutions of the Jesuits in Maryland, he emigrated to Liverpool in Europe, and then became private chaplain at Brough Hall.[3] He died at Brough in April 1794.[2]
Charles County Land Record Book A#2, 1752-1756; Page (361). [For background, see the preceding two documents]. Richard Bennett Bourn [Bourman] married Mary, the daughter of Eleanor Hoskins, one of the 6 daughters of sd Raphel Neal, but it being true that sd Eleanor, at the time of her death had issue one son named Raphael Hoskins as well as Mary, the wife of sd Richard Bennet Boarman, who, "acting division by the order direction and on the behalf of said Raphael Hoskins, who is now and had been several years pass beyond Seas in Europe", and so that the division will be abided by sd Raphael Hoskins, sd Boarman enters into the following bond: know that I, Richard Bennett Boarman, am bound to John Lancaster Jr, Thomas Taney, and Mary, his wife, Basil Brooke, and Henritta, his wife, Edward Diggs, and Ann Thompson, in the full sum of 200 £sterling, this Jun 26, 1755, to warrant that afd Raphael Hoskins forever hereafter abides by the afd division. Signed - Rich Bennt Boarman. Wit - Robt Yates, Jas Nivison. Recorded Jul 11, 1755"
2 George Oliver, Collections towards illustrating the biography of the Scotch, English and Irish members of the Society of Jesus. W.C. Featherstone (Exeter, 1838): p. 103 https://books.google.com/books?id=iUMBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA103&dq=raphael+hoskins,+jesuit&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjn8bHImdnRAhUqxoMKHcImC1IQ6AEIJjAC#v=onepage&q=raphael%20hoskins%2C%20jesuit&f=false
3 John Orlebar Payne, Old English Catholic Missions. Burns & Oates, Limited (London, 1889): p. 26 https://books.google.com/books?id=3XkHAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=%22raphael+hoskins%22+brough&source=bl&ots=_ob7sbrkI7&sig=jwueZwM0E4R9XgNVCWFJy-ZQ2Fk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi444ChyNLRAhXGOSYKHSpsDhYQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=%22raphael%20hoskins%22%20brough&f=false
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