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- Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records, Liber Q
Rookwood, Edward, s/o Edward Roodwood and Mary Rookwood Of Chingamuxon, b. 25 Dec 1692
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Rookwood, Edw., 13th Feb., 1717;
To dau. Mary Sanders, personalty.
to children of wife Mary, 12 pence each.
Ex.: Son Thomas.
Test: Wm. Wilson, Edw. Askins, Eliza Coome, 14. 519.
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Edward Rookwood 39C.130 I £54.4.0 Mar 29 1718
Appraisers: William Godfrey, William Willson.
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Edward Rookwood 1.384 A CH £54.4.0 £27.1.10 Mar 13 1718
Received from: Joseph Parker, Joseph Knight, Philip Combs, John Speake, Jr,
Payments to: John Sanders for Edward Mings, Stephen Robinson, William Bladen, Thomas Bordley, Esq,
Residuary Legatee: accountant,
Executor: Thomas Rookwood,
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Hamon, Mordecay, St. Mary"s County, 12th Jan., 1671; 24th Jan., 1671,
To wife Margaret, 300 A,."St. Margaret's."
to brother Daniel Hamond, father-in-law Pope Aley and Ann, wife of sd Pope, William Styles, Martha Tossey, sister of sd. Styles., Edward Rockwood, and Eliza: Peake, personalty.
Ex. not named.
Test: Francis Fitzherbert, Geo. Cox. 1.473
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William Wilkinson 3.ll7 I CH #11586 Feb 22 1676
Appraisers: Ed. Maddock, John Munn.
Approvers: Richard Edelen.
List of debts: Edward Maddock, Michaell Hagget, William Wilkinson of St. Mary's County, Robert Middleton, Edward Rookewood, David Towell.
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William Wilkinson 3.117 I CH #11586 Feb 22 1676
Appraisers: Ed. Maddock, John Munn.
Approvers: Richard Edelen.
List of debts. Edward Maddock, Michaell Hagqet, William Wilkinson of St. Mary's
County, Robert Middleton, Edward Rookewood, David Towell.
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Towell, David, Chas. County, 10th July, 1677; 22nd Nov., 1677.
Thomas Allcox and Edward Ruckwood., exs. and sole legatees of estate, real and personal.
Test: Thos. Allanson. Richd. Ruckards, Jno. Betty. 5.319.
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William Loveday 6.373 I CH #6690 Aug 8 1679
Appraisers: Henry Arnnall, Roger Dickinson.
List of debts: Rice Wainman, Thomas Jackeman, William Tenifer, John Hamilton, Thomas Dare, Edward Roockwood, John Cornish, Thomas Suttleworth, William Teaton.
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Henry Aspeanwall. (gentleman) {Aspinall} 8.105 I £99.19.8 Oct 11 1683
Appraisers: John Ward, Nathaniell Barton.
List of debts: William Thomas, Edward Rookewood, William Wells, Cuthbert Musgrove, Richard Martin, Mr. John Stone & Mr. Francis Hemsley, James Smoote, Richard New.
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Capt. Henry Aspenall 9.55 A CH £99.1911 #23339 Jul 10 1686
Payments to: Thomas Ackerly, Edward Greenhalgh upon account of Thomas Clayton & partners, Thomas Hussy, Thomas Hussy upon account of Mr. George Tompson, Hugh Aspenall, John Muns, Richard New, William Wells, Capt, Randolph Brandt, William Theobald, Phillip Lynes, Edward Maddock, Edward Greenhalgh, Mr, William Smith, Col. William Digges, John Courte, John Ward, Thomas Tofte, Col. William Chandler.
Administratrix: Elisabeth Aspenall, wife of Edward Rookwood.
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Nicholas Swineburne 9.28 A CH £4.10.8 Jul 10 1686
Payments to: Mr. Robert Doyne, Thomas Hussey, Cornelius Maddock.
Received from: William Thomas,
Administrator/Executor: Edward Rookewood.
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James Wheeler 9.188, A CH £33.19.1 #13404 Aug 16 1686
The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #8149,
Payments to: Ignatius Warren, William Newman, William Dent, George Brent, Thomas Gavan, Thomas Hussy, Edward Rookard, Mrs. Mary Chandler, Cornelius Maddocks, Richard Harrison, Thomas Wheeler, Roger Dickenson, Humphrey Warren, Dr. John Lemair, John Wheeler, Ralph Shawe, Mr. Robert Doyne, Henry Hardy per receipt of Mr. Burford, Samuel Cockett, John Booker, Robert Taylour.
Executrix: Katharine Jones, wife of Moses Jones.
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Thomas Gerard 10.177 I SM. #64124 Sep 29 1688
List of debts: Walter Story, Gilbert Clarke, Francis Mason, Dr. Thomas Johnston, Thomas Barron, Christopher Williamson, John Addison, Robert Foster, Lawrence Hoskins, Anthony Mitchell, Thomas Grunwin, James Floyd, Thomas Elmes, John Scott (planter), Philip Perry, Thomas Mudd, Joshua Guibert, Robert Haley, Thomas Powell, Richard Land, William Keet, Christmas Smith, George Ruddiford, Thomas Jackson, Daniel Crew, George Short, John Rose, James Regon, Hugh Teres, William Newman, William Lewton, William Boarman, Jr., Edmond Dennis, Robert Ratcliff, William Langer Richard Oliver, Thomas Wichaley, Thomas Dammer, John Shepheard, John Breacher, James Cottwell, Thomas Simpson, Sr., Thomas Simpson, Jr., Timothy Mahoney, George Goer, Capt. Charles Partis, Gilbert Cropper, John Long, Richard Clouds, John Hudworth, William Marshall, Robert Yates, Daniel Hanley, Edward Rookwood, Joseph Fowler, William Treestone, George Barron, Thomas Orrell, Edward Smoote, James Key, John Carvile, John Wilder, William Hardy, John Nalley, Commissioners of Newport, Thomas Wheeler, Peter Dent, Justinian Tennison, Vincent Mansfeild, Anthony Neale, Thomas Huggon, Robert Gates, John Hawkins, John Vaidry, John Nicholls, Maj, John Wheeler,
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George Barton 13A.102 I £4.8.0 (1694)
Appraisers: Joseph Harrison, Edward Rookwood.
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George Barton 13A.102 I £4.8.O (abt-1695)
Appraisers: Joseph Harrison, Edward Rookwood.
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Abraham Sapcoate 13B.65 I £2.14.6 Oct 7 1695
The amount of the inventory also included #5995.
Appraisers: Randolf Brant, James Kerke.
List of debts: Edward Ryley, Hugh Perry, John Booker, John Coppack, GilesCollier, John Cornish, Mathew Sander, Peter Mackmillion, Joseph Harrisson, Edward Miny, Susanna Thomas, Richard Wayde, Randolph Brandt, Edward Rookwood, Mathew Duke.
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Dike (Dyke), Mathew, Chas. County, 28th May 1697: 3rd Mch., 1697:
To dau. Eliza: and hrs., personalty and land,, "Wood's Folly" in Stafford County, Virginia.
to Edward son of Edw. Rockwood, William Thomas, and son-in-law Thomas Allcoke, personalty.
Wife Mary, extx. and residuary legatee of personal estate.
Test: Jas. Brown, Mathew Sanders, Wm& Mosse. 6. 91.
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Henry Tompson l9.4l I £20.6.6 Apr 21 1699
Appraisers: Mathew Saunders, Edward Roockwood,
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George Delahai 19-1/2.103 A CH Oct 26 1699
Payments to: Edward Rookwood, Ri. Harrison.
Administratrixe: Susan Delahai.
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Henry Tompson 19.41 I £20,6,6 Apr 21 1699
Appraisers: Mathew Saunders, Edward Roockwood.
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George Delahai 19-1/2A.103 A CH Oct 26 1699
Payments to: Edward Rookwood, Ri. Harrison.
Administratrix: Susan Delahai.
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Contee, John, Col., gentleman,Chas. County, -- -- 1708;
21st Aug., 1708.
To nephew John, son of brother Peter, personalty.
To son-in-law John Coates, 2 parcells of land left him by his father, John Coates.
To mother Grace Contee and sister Agnes Berry, of England, "Effton Hills" and "Rozebury" in Chas. County, also to sd. mother, money to purchase rings for relatives ---------in England.
To brother Peter, of Barnstable, England, plantation________ near Popes' Creek and land bought from John Baker.
to neph. Alexander, son of sd. brother Peter, 327 A., part of "Walberton Manor" at Piscataway, Chas. County, bought of John and Luke Gardiner, also a plantation --------., 100 A., in Chas. County, nr. land of Oliver Burch's and John Noes.
To 3 children-in-law (by marriage with Mrs. Charity Coates, widow of John Coates), viz., Charity, Charles and William., personalty at majority.
to the ministry, personalty.
Wife Mary and hrs., extx. and residuary legatee of estate real and personal, including 1000 A., "Baltimore's Bounty," 1000 A., "Rozer's Refuge" on Port Tobacco Creek, 2 tracts ----- in Chingumuxon, bought of Edward Ruckwood, 1 tract bought from John Speake, and "'Buck Range" in Balto. Co. Personalty to include that also in England and Virginia.
Proved by Will not signed.
Depositions of Philip Lynes, Francis Searson, John Frasier (Clerk Rector of Port Tobacco Parish), Col. James Smallwood, Eliza: Berry, spinster, aged 30 yrs., Alex Contee, gent., aged 17 yrs., John Courts, gent., aged 17 yrs., John Warren, aged 21 yrs, 12.276.
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John Williams 31.282 A £138.0.4 £152.l4.ll May 27 1710
Received from: Randolph Brandt.
Payments to: Archibald Bishop, Edward Rookwood, George Eldgen, Capt. Thomas Dent, Mr. Richard Wade, Capt. Richard Hoskins, William Godfrey, Dr. Browne, John Spearing
Executors: William Williams, Sarah Osborn (wife of Thomas Osborn)
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Col. William Dent 6.41 A CH £2728.19.9 £3023.19.1 Jul 7 1724
Received from: Capt, Richard Smith, William Sweatnam, John Rogers, Lewis Duvall, Thomas Mudd, John Freeman, Philip Hoskins, Esq., Elisha James, Ralph Williamson, Heneage Robinson, Robert Ungle, Esq., Richard Harrison, William Newman, Samuell Norbury, Richard Boughton, Elisabeth Shuttleworth, James Marten, Durham Vestry, Robert Lee, Francis Learson, John Miller (planter), William Moncaster, John Marloe, Thomas Austin, Richard Wheeler, John Grey, Morris Fitzgerald, Francis Miller, John Contee, Esq., Thomas Wright, William Frost, John Wood, Thomas Macnemara, Mary Mitchell, Edward Millstead, William Lampton, Mark Atkins, Marten Campbell, Henry Smith, John Barron, Notley Rozer, Joseph Harrison, Peter McMillian, John Gresham, William Stone,
Payments to: Richard Llewellin for costs & judgement obtained by Jeremiah Adderton, Edward Benson, Col. Addison, John Beale & Thomas Stone, James Ashbrooke, Edward Rookwood, Pryor Smallwood, George Plater, Esq., John Speak, John Evans, John Bead, John Banister.
Mentions: cost of suit in Calvert County against Richard Blundell (dead,
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John Nicholas 34.l86 I CH £21.14.0 May 25 1713
Appraisers: John Elder, James Simeon,
Creditors: Edward Rookwood (did not come), John Boyce (came, got sick, and died).
Next of kin: only small children.
Executore: John Sanders.
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Charles County Circuit Court Liber G, Page 94
8 Jan 1677; Indenture from Edward Rookwood to Thomas Allcock, carpenter; Rookwood and Allcock, eats. and legatees of the will of David Towell, inherited tract called Fletcher's Addition; on the east side of Piscataway River at Goose Bay; sold by Henry Aspenall to Henry Fletcher by deed dated 14 Sep 1669; containing 150 acres; /s/ Edward Rookwood; wit. John Godshall, John Harrison
Charles County Circuit Court Liber G, Page 95
8 Jan 1677; Indenture from Thomas Allcock, planter, to Edward Rookwood, planter; a tract of land called St. David's; containing 200 acres; inherited by Allcock and Rookwood from will of David Towell; lying on the east side of Piscataway River in Goose Bay; /s/ Thomas Allcock (mark) wit. John Godshall, John Hanson
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Charles County Court and Land Records, Liber, Page 80
8 Mar 1680; Indenture from Henry Aspenall, Gent., to Edward Rookerd [Rookwood], Planter; for 15,000# tobacco a parcel of 200 acres of land called Milersie (?) lying on the south side of Chingamungen Creek; adjoining Allonsons Folly; also Montagues Addition containing 100 acres; also Aspenalls Chance of 200 acres bounded by land formerly surveyed for George Godfrey and Montagues Addition; /s/ Henry Aspenall (mark); wit. Thomas Witter, Cleborne Lomax; ack. in open court by Capt. Henry Aspenall and Elizabeth his wife
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Charles County Circuit Court Liber H, Page 302
8 Jun 1680; Indenture from Edward Rookerd, planter, and Mary his wife, to Thomas Hussy, innholder; for 14,000# tobacco; lying on the east side of Piscataway River and northward of Goose Bay; containing 150 acres; also a parcel called Fletchers Addition; containing 50 acres; /s/ Edward Rooked (mark); wit. William Langworth, John Richards
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Charles County Circuit Court Liber I Page 297
7 Dec 1681; Indenture from Edward Rookwood, planter, to Thomas Hussy, Gent.; for 20,000# tobacco a parcel called Mileme (1) containing 200 acres; also 200 acres Mountague Mountaines bounded by Altansons Folly; also 100 acres Mountagues Addition; also Aspenal's Chance of 200 acres bounded by Milerne (?) laid out for George Godfrey; /s/ Edward Rookwood; wit. Isaac Hall (mark), John Richards
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1689-1693 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part 2 [Antient Press];
p. 140a EDWARD' ROCKWOOD of the PROVINCE of MARYLAND who* Intermarried with the Relict & Executrix of Capra. HENRY ASPENALL deceased do release RICHARD MARTYN of Stafford County from a Bill of fours hundred & fifty pounds of Tobaccoe & Caske made payble to ye said ASPENALL from ye said MARTYNE. Wittness my hand this Twentie h day of March 1688
Teste CORNELIUS MADDOC EDWARD ROCKWOOD WILL: MOSSE
Recorded in ye County Court records of Stafford the 12th day of December 1689
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Charles County Circuit Court Liber I, Page 300
7 Dec 1681; Indenture from Thomas Hussey, Gent, to Edward Rookwood for 20,000# tobacco a parcel of land on the east side of Piscataway River and north of Goose Bay of 150 acres; also Fletcher's Addition at Chingamungen containing 50 acres; /s/ Tho. Hussey; wit. John Clarke, John Richards
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Charles County Circuit Court Liber K, Page 83
9 Jun 1682; Edward Rookwood gave Elizabeth Deberell, d/o Thomas and Anne Deberell a cow and mare {Deverell}
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Charles County Maryland Land Records, Liber Z, Page 108
Recorded at request of Edward Rookwood:
11 May 1704; Indenture from Francis Harrison, planter and Eliza. Shuttleworth, widow, to Edward Rookewood; for 10,000# tobacco; 2 tracts of land called Morecrofts Friendship and The Gift; containing 500 acres; Morecrofts Friendship bounded by 200 acres taken up by James Makay on Chingamuxon Creek and land formerly belonging to George Thompson; patented by John Morecroft for 200 acres dated 10 Oct 1668; The Gift of 300 acres on Chingamuxon Creek patented by George Thompson 20 Jul 1684; 50 acres of the sd. 300 acres excepted; /s/ Francis Harrison, Eliza. Shuttleworth (mark); wit. Willm. Dent, Richard Harrison; ack. I I May 1704 by Francis Harrison and Elizabeth ShuttleWorth; 13 Jun 1704 Edward Rookwood paid alienation
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Charles County Maryland Land Records, Liber Z, Page 192
Recorded at request of Lt. Col. John Contee:
12 Jun 1705; Indenture from Edward Rookwood, planter, to Lt. Col. John Contee, Esq.; for 18,000# tobacco; parcel called Morescrofts Friendship and The Gift; containing 500 acres; Morescroft Friendship of 200 acres taken up by James Makey; bounded by a marsh of Chingarnuxon Creek and land formerly belonging to George Thompson; laid out by patent for 200 acres on 10 Oct 1668; The Gift on the south side of Chingamuxon Creek; bounded by John Hatch; laid out for 300 acres except 50 acres formerly disposed of by patent to George Thompson, Gent., 20 Jul 1684; /s/ Edward Rookwood (mark); wit. Wm. Stone, Cor. White, Edw. Chapman; ack. in open court 13 Jun 1705; John Contee paid alienation for 450 acres for use of James Heath, farmer
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Charles County Maryland Land Records, Liber Z, Page 203
1 May 1705; Indenture from Edward Rookwood, Gent., to George Mason of Stafford County, VA; for 45,000# tobacco; a divident of land on the south side of the Potomac containing 500 acres granted in 3 patents; 150 acres granted Henry Aspinall 30 Apr 1669; 50 acres granted Henry Fletcher 10 Jun 1671; 300 acres granted Bennett Marshegay 18 Sep 1666; description of land in the 3 patents; /s/ Edward Rookwood (mark); wit. Robert Collson, Wm. Mays, Charles Harrison; 10 Dec 1705 Gerrard Fowke on acct. of Col. George Mason paid alienation on 3 parcel containing 500 acres for use of James Heath, farmer
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Chicamuxen: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 354-20: MOORECRAFTS FRIENDSHIP: 200 acres; Possession of - 200 Acres - Speake, John: Surveyed 4 Aug 1668 for John Moorecraft at the Easternmost bound tree of 200 acres taken up by John Mackey by a marsh by Chingomuxon.: Conveyance notes - 200 Acres - Richard Speak from William Rogers 28 Oct 1724, Richard Speak from Alexander Contee 18 April 1726,,
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Chicamuxen: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 353-9: GIFT, THE : 300 acres; Possession of - 250 Acres - Speake, John: Surveyed 15 Sept 1656 for George Thompson on the South Side of Chingomuxon Creek: Conveyance notes - 300 Acres - Richard Speake from William Rogers 28 Oct 1724, Richard Speake from Alexander Contee 18 Apr 1726,
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County, Maryland Hundred - Chicamuxen: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 356-34: PRESTON: 87 acres; Possession of - 87 Acres - Dike, Matthew: Surveyed 17 Aug 1675 for Thomas Alcock at a bound Spanish oak in Chingomuxon woods a bound tree of land called ALLANSON FOLLY: Other Tracts Mentioned: ALLANSONS FOLLY; other notes - Matthew Dike vide Edward Rockwood acct.
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Chicamuxen: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 356-32: ST. DAVIDS: 200 acres; Possession of - 200 Acres - Rookwood, Edward: Surveyed 21Sep 1674 for David Maddox & David Towells at a bound Red Oak in Chingomuxon woods near the lands of Thomas Shuttleworth:
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Chicamuxen: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 355-25: FLETCHERS ADDITION: 50 acres; Possession of - 50 Acres - Mason, Colonel: Surveyed 22 October 1670 for Henry Fletcher beginning at a bound oak the bound tree of the land he now lives upon at Chingomuxon on the East side Piscataway river.: Conveyance notes - Col Mason in Virginia,
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1653 - 1718 (~ 65 years)