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

Jane Cottrell

Female 1690 - 1768  (77 years)


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  • Name Jane Cottrell 
    Birth 15 Aug 1690  William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 9 Apr 1768  William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17383  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Father James Cottrell,   b. Bef 1665, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1723, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Burford,   b. Abt 1669, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft May 1706, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1689  Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mark Penn,   b. 24 Nov 1692, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1738, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1712  William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Penn,   b. Abt 1716, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1738, William and Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 23 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Jane Penn,   b. Abt 1718, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1738, William and Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 21 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Anne Penn,   b. Abt 1723, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1766, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F6474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Family 2 Abenego Jenkins,   b. Abt 1686, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1713, Charles County, Maryland - inventory Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1706  Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Jenkins,   b. Abt 1712, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1779, William & Mary Parish, Charles County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F7425  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records, Liber Q
      Cotterell, Jane, d/o James and Elizabeth Cotterell of head of Wicomico River, b. 15 Aug 1690
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      PENN, JANE, Charles County, widow. 8 Dec 1767; 9 Apr 1768
      To granddau. Jane Bateman, 1000 lbs of tobacco,
      To grandson Joseph., the bed I Intended for his mother and is the bed he now commonly sleeps on. Remainder to be divided between dau, Elizabeth Bateman and grandson Benjamin Bateman.
      Wit: Wilson Cage, Stephen Compton, Joseph Buchannan. 36. 369
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      Jane Penn 5.239 D CH £161.2.7 Jul 3 1769
      Sureties: Stephen Compton, Wilson Cage.
      Legatees: Jane Bateman (granddaughter), Joseph King (grandson).
      Residue to (equally): Elisabeth Bateman (daughter), Benjamin Bateman (grandson).
      Executor: Benjamin Bateman, Jr.
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      Jane Penn 97.244 CH £133.12.1 Apr 12 1768 Jul 8 1768
      Appraisers: John Wilder, John Warren.
      Creditors: Edward Warren, Benjamin Posey.
      Next of kin: Elisabeth Bateman, Thomas Bateman.
      Executor: Benjamin Bateman, Jr.
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      Cottrell, James, Charles County, 17th Feb., 1722; 9th March., 1722.
      To sons Thomas and James, grand-child, Eliza., James, Mary and Judith (child. of Thomas Swan) and dau. Anne (wife of John Philpot), personalty.
      Tract of land near Popes Creek to be bought if possible of Mr. George Plater; 2/3s of sd. tract to son Thomas and hrs. and 1/3 to wife Anne during life; at her decease to son Thomas,
      To wife Ann, 1/3 residue of personalty; estate in Barbadoes had by sd. wife.
      To Child., viz. James, Thomas, Jane (wife of Mark Penn) and Hannah Lattimore, residue of personalty equally.
      Exs,: Wife Anne and son James, the latter guardian to son Thomas.
      Test: Thos. Marshell, Josias Fendall, Thos. Barton. 18.63
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      James Cottrell 5.218 A CH £500.1.8 £565.19.11 Sep 21 1723
      Received from: Thomas Swann, Mark Penn, Samuell Hanson, Cleborn Lomax, John Vincent, Richard Ashman.
      Payments to: Benjamin Posey, Marke Penn, Mr. Gustavus Brown, James Reynolds, Mr. George Plater, Samuell Hanson, Thomas Swann.
      Legatees: James Cotrell, Jr. paid to John Philpot (executor of legatee), Anne Philpot wife of John Philpot, Thomas Cottrell paid to Marke Penn (guardian), Elisabeth Swann paid to her father Thomas Swann, James Maray & Judith Swann paid to their father Thomas Swann, accountant, children (unnamed) of accountant from the estate of her husband Randolph Brand (dead)
      Residuary Legatees: John Philpot (executor of James Cottrell, Jr.); wife (unnamed) of James Lattimar, Marke Penn in right of his wife (unnamed) and as guardian of Thomas Cottrell,
      Executrix: Anne Cottrell (surviving executrix).
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      Abednego Jenkins 36B.101 A CH £28,8.4 £6.7,9 Feb 19 1714
      Received from: Mr. Charles Brandt.
      Payments to: Rev. Mr. Kee, Mr, George Dent, Mr. John Groves, Mrs. Elisabeth Hawkins.
      Administratrix: Jane Penn, wife of Mark Penn.
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      John Gody 79.219 CH £189.3.4 May 8 1762 Nov 15 1762
      Appraisers: Roger Smith, Alexander Mapherson.
      Creditors: Daniel Jenifer attorney for John Stitehill (?), Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer.
      Next of kin: Elisabeth Baitman [Bateman], Jean Penn.
      Administratrix: Violetta Gody.
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      Mark Penn 18.420 A CH £199.6.8 £105.17.7 Nov 17 1741
      Sureties: John Courts, Robert Yates.
      Received from: John Chandler, Thomas Thompson, William Turner, John Harris, Sr., John Woodman, Daniel Murphy, Benjamin Posey, Thomas Haile, Nicholas Philips, George Dent, Anne Chandler, Charles Philpott, Samuel Hanson, Sr., James Howard, Mary Hannah, James Beck, John Harris, Jr., Charles Curtis, John Penn, Jr., Benjamin King, William King, Richard Marshall, Jane Maddox, Thomas Cotterelle, George Scroggen, Joseph (no surname given), William Clary, Laurence Turner, William Chandler, John Brown, Benjamin Fendall, Jane (no surname given), Thomas Marshall, Joseph Joy, Andrew (no surname given), James Freeman, Thomas Connor, John Penn, Humphry Warren, Reber Yett, John (no surname given), Raph Neal, James Plant, Henry Acton, John Cox.
      Payments to: Thomas Troughar, John Muschett, Dr. Brown, John Scroggen, Jr., Tobias Coliagen, Benjamin Gwinn, Rand. Brandt, John Pen, Jr., Humphry Warren, Charles Jones, Jacob Deheiser, John Lancaster, William Chandler, Anne Ebernethy, John Grouds, Meredith Davis, Philip Briscoe, Thomas Hale, Martha Yoakley, John Duparcy, Daniel Dulany, Samuel Hanson.
      Executrix: Jane Penn.
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      Contributed by: James Hughes

      URL: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/00000 1/000028/html/am28--546.html
      URL title: Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1732:1753Volume 28, Page 546
      Note:
      Schedule No 2.
      Charles County.
      At a Meeting of the Vestry of William and Mary Parish in the County aforesaid on the 8th Day of June 1752 at the said Parish Church were present - Page 483

      The Reverend
      Vestrymen: Mr Saml Clagett, Mr Thomas Cottrell, Mr Richard Smith, Mr Edward Ford, Mr Nathan Harris, Mr Charles Bruce
      Church warden: Mr John Marshall

      Who unanimously proceeded to regulate and assign the Pews in the sd Parish Church to the several Persons hereafter put down in the following Manner, the Numbers of the Pews to the respective Names put down, having Relation to the Numbers in the Platt hereunto annexed Viz.
      Pew
      To the honourable Richard Lee Esqr 1
      Mr Benjamin Fendall & his Son John 2
      Mr Wm Courts, Elizabeth Courts & Wm Penn 3
      Col George Dent and his Son George 4
      Richard Smith his Sons, and Thomas Cottrell 5
      Barton Warren and Edward Ford 6
      Charles Yates John Wilder & his Son John 7
      The Ministers Family for the time being 8
      James Latimore, Philip Jenkins, Jno Jenkins & Benj. Douglass. 9
      Atwick Fearson, Jno Farr, Geo. Scroggin & Benjn Thomas. 10

      Notley Maddox, Sarah Maddox, Anne Smoot & Edwd Smoot 14
      Joseph Joy, Judith Penn, and Notley Dutton 15
      Thomas Bates, John Douglass, John Hamil & Jane Penn 16

      Francis Posey, Harrison Musgrove, Charles John & Benj. Philpot. 18

      Authur Lee, Rebecca Howard, Jno Marshall & Richd Marshall 23
      Joseph Douglass, Nathan Harris, Mary Brandt 24
      Joseph Gwynn and Benjamin 25
      Mary Marshall, Henry Thompson, Posthumus Groves & Jas Plant. 26
      William Dent & Walter Hanson for their Tenants 27
      Moses Hubbart, John Cavin, Jno Wakefield & Saml Chunn 28
      Robert Yates, Charles Bruce & Robert Yates junr 29
      Barton Hungerford & his Sons 30
      Robt Mastin, Tyre Thomas, Widow Thomas & Richard Ratcliff. 31

      Thomas Hatton, William Cage Samuel Gody and John Chun 32
      Geo: Elgin Patience Posey, Jacob Andrew Minitree Wm Guy & Sarah Martin. 33

      No 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22 left in common for Tenants
      Others not being Freeholders.

      No 17 .....for such young Persons that may sing.

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