St. Thomas Manor, St. Ignatius |
Recorded at request of Thomas Draine, 9 Nov 1734:
Deed of gift from Elizabeth Drane, widow, for love to my 3 children, James, Rachel and Thomas; and to granddaughter Rebekah Drane; mentions Negro named Peter; 3 Aug 1734; /s/ Elizabeth Drane (mark); witnesses: Joseph Ray, Brock Mockbee, William Smith. By the 1730s, my fifth great grandfather, Arnold Livers, had purchased several tracts of land in the Monocacy area of what would become Frederick County, Maryland. Backland was a large tract of 5,000 acres originally patented to John Digges in 1732 and a part was patented to Arnold Livers in 1734.
This patent consisted of 1649 acres and was called Arnold's Delight. It was located to the east of the Blue Ridge Mountains and north of what today is Thurmont. This tract extended north to Mount St. Mary's near Emmitsburg.
Arnold's Delight became the second home for the Livers family. It was located on Owens Creek and was known as the Livers Quarters.
My fourth great granduncle, Anthony Livers, is born to Arnold Livers & Mary Ann Drane in Prince George's County, Maryland. His half brother, Arnold Livers, son of Arnold and Helen Gordon, was a Jesuit priest. In 1734, Arnold arrives in Maryland and is assigned to St. Thomas Manor in Charles County. He administered to the Catholics of Boone's Chapel in Prince George's County, Conewago Chapel in Pennsylvania, and later at the Elder chapel at the home of his sister, Jacoba Clementina Livers Elder, in Emmitsburg, Frederick County.
My fourth great aunt, Elizabeth Hardy, is born to William Hardy & Ann Stimson in Prince George's County, Maryland.
My fifth great granduncle, Richard Robey, marries Ann Barton in Charles County, Maryland.
My fifth great granduncle, Edward Knott, dies at the age of 69 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. He is the son of Francis Knott & Eleanore Cole.
His brother, James Knott, dies the same year at the age of 67.
Will of Edward Knott
Will of James Knott
Knot, James, planter,St. Mary's Co.,31st Dec., 1733; 6th Mch., 1733-4. To eld. son Francis and hrs., 68 A. “Hazard.” To wife ——, certain personalty during life; after her decease to son Francis and Susannah, Elizabeth, James and Mary Ann Knot. Residue of personalty to 5 child, afsd., also 45 lbs. tob. due from James Mattingly. Test: William Knot, Sr., Nathan Shepherd. 21. 10.
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