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WOODMAN, SARAH, Charles County, widow. 3 Mar, 1758
13 Jun,1758
To dau Eleanor Pearson, widow and relict of Walter Pearson, tract on Patomack River In Charles Cos,, formerly taken up by Robert Smithhen and a tract. adjoining taken up by John Slingsbey and a tract adjoining to the latter on the north formerly taken up a Humphrey Howel which tracts or now in possession of John Hammill, John Covry [Coory?) and my sister Eleanor Nou being in William and Mary's Parish - to Eleanor Fearson during her life and then to her son Walter Fearson.
To my son Newman Tompkins a cow,
To son George Deen. a calf,
To dau Eleanor Pearson all rest of my estate.
Said Eleanor Pearson, extx.
Wit: John Wood, John Newman, Thomas Townstin [Townslln?]. MCW 30, 529
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John Fairfax 17.57 A CH £30.16.2 £110.9.1 Feb 17 1738
Sureties: James Lattmear, Benjamin Musgrove.
Received from: John Howell, Thomas Hawkins, Barton Harris, Capt. Howard, Joseph Joy, William Johnson, Robert King, John Caron, James Keech, William Luckett, John Lemaistre, Richard Lloyde, Robert Mashes, James Murphey, Charles Musgrove, Richard Marshall, Matthew Marten, James Minitree, Richard Martin, Edward Miles, Notley Maddox, Thomas Nicholls, John Newman, William Neale,
Richard Owens, William card, Matthew Bate, Jacob Pan, Nicholas Phillips, William Penn, Francis Parker, Henry Pritchet, Thomas Reeves, Mark Richardson, James Rock, William Robertson, Joseph Sympson, John Scott, John Scroggen, Thomas St. Clare, John Slye, Cleborne Semmes, Thomas Sympson, George Sympson, John Shaw, Francis Simms, Marmaduke Semmes, John Scroggen, Jr., Richard Smith,
Henry Trueman, James Thorn, Newman Thompkins, James Trueman, George Thomas, Jr., William Turner, Edward Usher, William Worley, James Waters, Joshua Willson, John Woodman, Humphrey Warren, John Wreden, James Winnard, Joseph Woodman, George Walls, Major Yates, John Allen, James Adams, Thomas Baker, Charles Baker, John Brayfield, Sharp Baltrip, Dr. James Black, Benjamin
Boarman, Robert Brent, Francis Baltrip, Benjamin Bateman, Thomas Beale, John Chandler, Thomas Cook, Charles Courts, Thomas Cottrell, John Cooksey, William Cage, John Causine, John Cox, John Courts, William Cooksey, John Carver, Jacob Brandt, Alexander Brundton, Thomas Burch, Thomas Bateman, Thomas Beuron, Jane Burch, John Brookes, John Brown, John Bullen, John Biggs, John Bateman, John
Dollen, Timothy Dunaway, James Duely, William Dement, James Donat, John Doughlass, Benjamin Doughlass, Jr., Thomas Doughlass, Ignatius Doyne, Phillip Edelen, Charles Ford, Walter Fearson, Alwicks Fearson, Patrick Ferrill, Edward Ford, Percivall Fearson, Robert Ferall, Capt. Fendall, Brian Flyn, Jacob Francis, Solomon Glass, Francis Glass, Benedict Gwinn, John Jenkins, William Jenkins, Joseph Gwinn, John Goods, Henry Coody, Phillip Jenkins, Charles Guy, Barton Hungerford, Thomas Hungerford, Thomas Hamilton, Walter Hanson, William Hunter, Richard Harrison, William Holt, Thomas Hail, John Hamill, Alexander Hawkins, Samuel Hanson, Jr., Benjamin Musgrove, John Harris, Jr., John Winter, Robert Leitch, John Harter, Jr., Charles Rock, Joseph Timms, Thomas Reeves, Capt. Benjamin Doughlass, Thomas Gilpin, Thomas Morris, Ignatius Wathen, Phillip Barnes, Richard Smith.
Payments to: Col. Dent, John Parnham, Thomas Clark, John Aires, Jacob Lattmear,
Daniel Dulany, Esq., Samuel Hanson, Tobias Cohagey, Samuel Jones, Charles Jones.
Executor: John Phillpot.
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Charles County Court Records, November 1742 Court, Liber T#2, Page 463.
Pursuant to an order of last Aug CC Court, Commission issued, returnable here, to Robert Yates, William Penn, John Maddox, & Barton Warren, to examine witnesses touching the bounds of a tract of land in possession of Atwicks Fearson.
And now here, John Maddox & Barton Warren return to this Court the Commission afd, with the certificate and deposition thereto annexed - viz
To Robert Yates, William Penn, John Maddox, & Barton Warren, Gent. Whereas Atwicks Fearson is in possession of a parcel of land lying in a Bite between Neals Cr and a branch making out of the sd Cr of Neals called Back Cr, bounded on the north and west with certain lines and distances as per certificate directed, laid out for William Hungerford, the right of which land having lately laid in John Newman, decd, and now in John Newman, his son, Minor, did, on Aug 10, in the 28th year of our Dominion, prefer his petition to CC Court on the day afd, before Robert Hanson, Gent, and his associates, for Commission to examine witnesses to prove and perpetuate the memory of the bounds of the sd tract of land, know that we have given you (not being any way related to the petitioner, contiguous proprietor, nor interested in sd land) power to examine witnesses as afd. Signed Aug 14, 1742 - Edm'd Porteus, Clerk.
We have taken the several depositions as above, pursuant to a Commission to us directed. Signed Sep 21, 1742 - John Maddox, Barton Warren.
CC. The deposition of Walter Fearson, age about 37, who declares that about 23-24 years ago, his father told him that a red oak standing near the head of a small branch called Hungerfords branch, was the beginning tree of a tract of land then in possession of John Newman, at the stump of which tree now stands a locust post, and further says that a white oak was a corner tree which parted George Newman's land and Samuel Fearson's and since in possession of John Newman, and likewise declares that a white oak now down that his father told him was a line tree and the courses now answers. Signed - Walter (W his mark) Fearson.
CC. The deposition of Mr. Raphael Neale, aged about 59, who declares that about 12 years ago that John Newman told him that a white oak standing at the end of 70 perches from a bounded red oak or post standing at the head of Hungerford branch, was a dividing tree between him and his uncle, George Newman. Signed - Raphael Neale.
CC. The deposition of Mr. Barton Hungerford, age about 56, who declares that the abovesd white oak, by what Samuel Fearson told him, about 35 years [ago], is the 2nd bound tree of a tract of land now in possession of John Newman, by the courses. Signed - Barton Hungerford.
CC. The deposition of Elaxder Sims, age about 41, who declares that about 8-9 years ago, that [at] the afd white oak, that he heard Mr. Raphael Neale, John Newman, & John Hamill, they all ack. the afd white oak was a bound tree of John Newman's land. Signed - Ale r Sims.
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Charles County Maryland Land Record Liber Z#2, 1744-1753; Page 71.
At the request of George Dent, the following acknowledgement was recorded on Nov 4, 1745.
I hereby acknowledge to have received of Geo: Dent, 1921 lbs tobacco, in full for the overplus (if any) for 100 acres sold him on Aug 10, 1737 by deed. I also agree that the line in the sd deed said running from a small bridge over a marsh to the head of sd marsh to the corner bounding on Wm Ord's land, shall run from sd Ord's corner ending tree with a straight line from sd Ord's corner ending tree to the middle of the sd bridge where the run now runs & thence down'sd run or gut to the Cr, as mentioned in the deed. Signed May 14, 1742 - Newman Tomkins. Wit - Walter his mark) Fearson.
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County, Maryland Hundred - Wicomico: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 285-20: TOMKINS PURCHASE: 185 acres; Possession of - 185 Acres - Tomkins, Sarah: Re-Surveyed 20 July 1674 for Giles Tomkins on the North side Potomac River on the East side of St. Raphael's or Neale's Back Neck.: Other notes - Sarah Tomkins in right of John Tomkins, 150 Acres - James Howard from Newman Tomkins 3 Oct 1735,100 Acres - George Dent from Newman Tomkins 18 Aug 1737, Resurveyed into TOMKINS PURCHASE, 16 Sep 1735 folio 426,
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1708 - Bef 1758 (< 49 years)