Zachaiah Manor,was a holding of Lord Calvert (Charles, pictured) that stretched from Port Tobacco east to the town of Benedict. Much of Zachaiah was rented under long-term leases that passed from generation to generation as property, but the manor was interspersed with "patent" land, such as "His Lordship's Favor" and "Baltimore's Bounty," that was sold outright. A 1768 census of these leases has preserved much of the genealogical data of the Robey family.
Ralph's brother, Peter Robey had leased 86 1/4 acres of Zachaiah Manor on May 3, 1728 — one of the two oldest Robey leases in the area. The leases indicate that Peter, Benjamin, Ralph and Michael Hines Robey (all brothers) obtained property in the area in May and June 1728.
"State of His Lordship's Manors," 1766, 1767, 1768. Rent Rolls---Partial Census.
June 29, 1728- Michael Hines Roby. 123 1/4 acres. Leasees: Thomas Owens and Elizabeth Roby. For the life of Sarah Roby.
Ralph and Michael are brothers. Their father, John Robey, had died in 1724.
(Ralph and Michael Hines Robey are my fifth great granduncles.)
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