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- (1) "The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland," by J.D. Warfield (Kohn & Pollock, Baltimore, 1905) p.46,361-362.
(2) "The Maryland Gazette 1727-1761," by Karen Mauer Green (Frontier Press, Galveston, TX, 1989) p.5,33,57,55,90,107,110,117,118,185,222,245,247.
(3) "The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy," ed. Frederick A. Virkus (A.N. Marquis County, 1925) p.81,835.
(4) Richard Williams, England. E-mail: rah.williams@virgin dot net (1999).
Birth: (1) s/o Richard SNOWDEN/Mary LINTHICUM. (3) 1660, s/o Richard SNOWDEN/Elizabeth GRASE, and s/o Richard SNOWDEN/Mary. (4) ca. 1688.
Marriage to Elizabeth COALE: (1) (4) 19 May 1709, Clifts, Calvert County, Maryland.
Marriage to Elizabeth THOMAS: (1) Richard and Mary SNOWDEN signed a marriage certificate for their son Richard, 1717. (3) 1717. His 2nd wife.
Death: (3,4) 1763.
(4) Of "Laurel", Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
(3) Large land owner and proprietor of Patuxent Iron Works.
(2) 1729, 21 May: Richard SNOWDEN one of the signers of a letter from the planters of MD, dated Annapolis, to the London Merchants.
(2) 1729, 27 May: Daniel DULANY, Richard SNOWDEN and Peter HUME advertised a shipload of slaves for sale in South River.
(2) 1747, 31 Mar: Richard SNOWDEN of the Patuxent Iron Works reported a runaway Negro man who formerly belonged to the Rev. John LANG.
(2) 1748, 21 Dec: Richard SNOWDEN advertised weights for sale at the Patuxent Iron Works.
(2) 1749, 29 Nov: William PEELE, living in London Town, reported he lost a silver tobacco box between Walter PHELPS' Landing Place, near where ships load in South River, and the further Gate of Mr. SNOWDEN's plantation where Capt. BELL now lives.
(2) 1751, 31 Jul: Richard SNOWDEN, at the Patuxent Iron Works, printed a notice that bills could be paid in tobacco.
(2) 1752, 16 Jul: Richard SNOWDEN advertised land for sale: "Snowden's Reputation Supported" near the head of South River, being the plantation where Capt. George BELL "now lives," within 8 miles of 4 warehouses (Indian Landing, Howard's Point, Taylor's Landing and Queen Anne); land lying on Elk Ridge, adjoining Alexander WARFIELD, Rev. Mr. James M'GILL and William COATES, where William Thomas BENSON now lives; and "Gander's Delight" near the mouth of Monochasy in Frederick Co. adjoining the Manor of Charles CARROLL, lying near Capt. William GRIFFITH's and Garret DAVIS'.
(2) 1752, 28 Sep: Richard Snowden & Co. advertised a considerable number of Palatines "of sundry Trades, the Sale of which will begin in Annapolis." They were imported in the Ship Patience by Capt. STEEL of Holland.
(2) 1752, 19 Oct: Capt. Hugh STEEL in the Ship "Patience" now lying in Severn River reported he would sail by the 10th of Dec next. For freight or passage apply to Mr. Snowden & Co. or to Capt. STEEL.
(2) 1753, 22 Mar: "The Maryland Gazette" dtd Thur., 22 Mar reported Richard SNOWDEN, Jr., died last Sunday (d. 18 Mar) after a short illness at his house on Patuxent River near his father's Iron Works in Anne Arundel Co.
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Richard Condon 38.1 FR £61.1.7 Feb 14 1748 Apr 27 1749
Appraisers: Vincent Tannehill Samuel Beall, Jr.
Creditors: Richard Snowden, Chris. Lowndes.
Next of kin: Benjamin Clary, William Condon.
Administratrix: Catharine Condon.
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Jehosaphat Ridgley 8.295 A AA £185.18.10 £38.17.1 Aug 10 1727
Payments to: John Gresham paid to Zachariah Maccubbin, William Marshall, Robert Ritchia, Richard Snowden, Abraham Woodward, Anthony Ruley, Sr., John Railings, Richard Greenup endorsed to Richard Warfield, Thomas Worthington, Amos Garrett, Esq., John. Richardson, James Mouat.
Administratrix: Frances Cadle, wife of James Cadle.
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SNOWDEN, RICHARD, Anne Arundel County, ironmaster. 5 Jan, 1763; 12 Mar., 1763
To sons Thomas, Samuel and John Snowden,
To wife, four sixteen pts. of my new forage, now building on the north branch of Patuxent River, near the wading place called Davis's Ford, with the 4th pt. of all my land; after her death, to sons Thomas, Samuel and John.
To grand-children: James, Roger, Richard, Basil and Thomas Brooks; Elizabeth Pleasants, they being children of dau. Deborah Brooks, dec'd., 550 lbs. current money.
To dau. Elizabeth Thomas' (dec'd.), children: Richard, John, Samuel and Elizabeth Richardson, 550 lbs. current money.
To grand-son Evan Thomas, son of dau. Mary Thomas, dec'd., 100 lbs. current money.
To grand-dau. Mary Thomas, wife of Samuel Thomas, now living at Susguehannah, dau. of my dau. Mary Thomas, dec'd., 100 lbs. current money.
To grand-dau. Anne Thomas, dau. of afsd. grand-dau. Mary Thomas, 50 lbs. current money, when she arrives at age 16.
To great-grand-son Philip Thomas, son of afsd. grand-dau., 50 lbs. current money.
To grand-dau. Elizabeth Hopkins, dau. of afsd. dau. Mary Thomas, dec'd., 100 lbs. current money.
To great-grand-son Philip Hopkins, 50 lbs. current money, both of them being my afsd. grand-dau's.
To gr-grand-son Richard Thomas, son of grand-dau. Mary Thomas, and to gr-grand-son Richard Hopkins, son of grand-dau. Elizabeth Hopkins, 50 lbs. current money, to be divided between them.
To dau. Anne Crabb, 200 lbs. current money; also to her children: Richard, Ralph, Elizabeth, John and Jeremiah Crabb, 350 lbs. money to be equally divided amongst them; to Anne Crabb and her children, 500 A., pt. of tract called Snowden's Mannor Enlarged.
To dau. Margaret Contee and hrs., 500 A., being pt. of tract called Snowden's Mannour Enlarged, and 550 lbs. current money.
To dau. Elizabeth Cowman, 500 A., pt. of tract called Snowden's Mannour Enlarged.
I give power to sons Thomas, Samuel and John Snowdens, being 3 of my exs.
To son Thomas, northernmost pt. of tract called William's Range; 200 A., pt. of tract called Happy Choice; pt. of tract called Joseph's Neglect; pt. of tract called Addition To Clark's Grove.
To son Samuel, southernmost pt. of tract called Williams' Range, where he now lives; pt. of tract: called Happy Choice; pt. of tract called Clark's Grove; pt. of the Addition to Clark's Grove.
To son John, after his mother's decease, 400 A.
To sd. son John Snowden, and to sd. 3 sons, twelve sixteenth pts. of Patuxent Iron Works, and all tracts belonging and hereafter named: New Burmingham, 12,260 A.; Snowden's intent, 520 A.; pt. of Ruthand's Purchase, 88 A.; Hassett'a Beginning, 200 A; all the remainder pt. of Clark's Grove and Addition to Clark's Grove; remainder of Joseph's Neglect, not before given to sd. sons Thomas and Samuel, which may include about 700 A.; pt. of tract called Snowden's and Welch in Defiance of Williams and Clarke, 22 A.; Roper's Range, 400 A.; Clark's Fancy, 97 A.; Itinthicum's Lott, 1*199 A.; Abraham's Fancy, 100 A.; William's Delight, 143 A.; The John and Thomas, 300 A.; Rylyes Planes, 172 A.; Woojf's Harbour and Addition To Woolf's Harbour, 400 A.; The Richard and John, 517 A.; Wilson's Chance, 38 A.; pt. of Holland's Lot, about 200 A., all which 18 tracts containing 17,656 A. with the 12/16th pts. of Patuxent Iron Works.
To son John Snowden, 1,000 A., tract called Snowden's Mannour Enlarged, to be laid out adjoining land of Samuel Rogers, called The John and Jone, and the land sold Michael Bance and Benjamin Joseph Perry.
All land bought of Charles Carroll, Esq., whereon new forge is built, it being remainder pt. of tract called Devil's Delight, which computed to contain about 1,500 A, and 50 A. I bought of Col. Charles Hammond and his grand-sons and grand-daus; 16-1/2 A. of land I have of Thomas Ijams; 14-1/2 A. I have of Joseph Penn, which was condemned according to law for building my forge. Also, allot the sd. 8 tracts for use of sd. new forge, that is to say. Soldiers Fortune, 100 A.; Prudence, 209 A.; Elford'd Delight, 176 A.; Purdam's Discovery, 60 A.; The Addition To Dittio, 89 A.; Purdam's Bit, 11 A.; pt. of Littleton, 200 A.; pt. of Talbot's Adventure, about 60 A.; the rest being sold to Thomas Benson weaver, but not yet paid for the above 12 tracts, containing 2, 486 A., which I give my sons Thomas, Samuel and John, each 1/3.
Exs: Wife Elizabeth Snowden, and sons Thomas, Samuel and John.
Wit: Gerrard Hopkins, John Wayman, James Wilson, John Waters. 31. 902
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Mr. Richard Snowden 89.203 AA £5733.17.8 Jul 21 1763 Nov 12 1766
Appraisers: Gerrard Hopklns, H. Griffith,
Creditors: Nicholas Maccubbin, Natt. Hammond.
Next of kin: Samuel Galloway, Joseph Galloway.
Executors Thomas Snowden (Quaker), Samuel Snowden (Quaker), John Snowden (Quaker).
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Richard Snowden 91.43 -- £661.12.9 Jan 26 1763 Feb 10 1767
List of debts.
Executors: Elisabeth Snowden, Thomas Snowden, Samuel Snowden, John Snowden.
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"A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789 (Studies in Maryland History and Culture)"
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THOMAS, MARY, Anne Arundel Co., widow. 10 Feb, 1743; 25 Jul, 1751
To son William Thomas, 1 slave.
To grand-dau. Mary Harriss, 1 slave.
Balance of estate to be divided bet. my children: Phillip, Samuel, John, Elizabeth and Margaret, and I do bequeath to my 3 sons and 2 daus., all the sd. remainder of estate to be equally divided amongst them.
Son-in-law Richard Snowden, ex.
Wits Samuel and Ann Harris.
Ann Harris, one of the witnesses to the foregoing will, who since intermarried with a certain Joseph Galloway, being a Quaker, solemnly affirmed that she saw Textatrix Mary Thomas, sign hex will. 28. 109
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1726-1730 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber M, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 229
Enrolled at request of Joseph Jones, Jr. 23 Aug 1727:
Indenture, 2? May 1727; Between Richard Snowden of Anne Arundel County, merchant, and Joseph Jones, Jr.; for £108; a parcel being part of 3 tracts called Snowden & Welch "in defiance of Williams & Clark," Joseph's Neglect and Happy Choice; bounded by WiIliam's Range, Bacon Hall; containing 288 acres; /s/ Richard Snowden; wit. John Magruder, Edw. Sprigg, Joseph Richardson; ack- by Richard Snowden and Elizabeth his wife 27 May 1727
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1748-1752 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}
pg. 433-435. James Brooke recorded 20 Aug. 1751, made 15 Aug. 1751, Richard Snowden of Ann Arundel Co., iron master and James Brooke, son-in-law of the said Richard Snowden; ofFC, in consideration ofthe natural love and affection that Richard Snowden has, he makes over tract of land, called "Snowden's Manor Enlarged," and another part of "Second Addition to Snowden's Manor," M&B given, bounded by "Snowden's Manor Enlarged;" and "Addition to Charley Forrest;" adj. to line laid out for Sam'l Richardson, now the right of the heirs of Mr. Richardson deceased; containing 392 acres more or less; and part of "Second Addition to Snowden's Manor," M&B given, containing 218 acres. Signed Rich'd Snowden, before Dennis Dulaney, Joseph Richardson. Receipt; ack. before Robert Gordon. Alienation fine paid.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1688 - 1763 (74 years)