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1726- Rachel Hardy is born to William Hardy & Anne Stimpson in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Henry Thompson is born to Thomas Thompson & Jane Tant in Charles County, Maryland.

John Tant and Eleanor Mills are married in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Elizabeth Mattingly is born to Thomas Mattingly & Ruth Cole in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

James Neale is born to James Neale & Jane Boarman in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

(Rachel Hardy is my fourth great grandaunt.
Henry Thompson is my second cousin 7 times removed. John Tant is his cousin. John Tant is my is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury.
Elizabeth Mattingly is my second cousin 8 times removed. James Neale is her third cousin. James Neale is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Benjamin Gill & Mary Mainwaring.)

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November 1725, Maryland

November 30, 1725- William Medley has died at the age of 47 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. William was born in St. Mary's about 1678 to William Medley & Anne Reynolds. He was buried at Old Chapel, Clements Town.

The Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume V.Wills from 1720 To1726 (Volume V)

Medly (Medley), William, St Mary's Co., 22nd Sept., 1725; 30th Nov., 1725.

To cousin George and hrs., plantation ---- and 3 yrs. of time of Lawrence Whelch, indentured servant.
" bro. John, Mr. Francis Loyd, cousin John and his son John, cousins William, Thos., James and Ann, and William Daft, John Anderson, John Far and Lewis Moor, personalty.
" James Tull, on condition he remain with George Medley until he is 18 yrs. of age, personalty.
Bro. John and his son George exs. and residuary legatees.
Testator directs that he be buried at the old Chaple, Clements Town.

Test: Stephen Martin, William Sword, Sary Hammond, John Hammond. 18, 418.

William Medley 11.260 SM £181.3.0 Dec 9 1725 Apr 3 1726

Appraisers: William Greenwood, John Mills.
Creditors: William Sword, John Millman.
Next of kin: John Midlay, Jr., Rebecca Thompson.
Executors: John Medley, George Medley.

William Medley 8.219 A SM £181.3.0 £277.18.1 Apr 2 1727

Received from: James Wabe, John Norris, Henry Wensett, Samuel Johnson, Thomas Pain, James Boyd, Daniel Harris, John Owens, John Taylor.
Payments to: George Craghill, Capt. Richard Hopewell, John Millman, William Steale, Richard Sherburn, John Hammond, Stephen Martin, Barbara Johnson, Henry Williams, John Thompson, William Sword, Sarah Hammond, John Milman.
Distribution to: executors.
Executors: John Medley, George Medley. Came William Medley & George Medley.

(William Medley is my fourth cousin 5 times removed. Our common ancestor is Arthur Thompson.)

1721 Maryland

Decade rosary found at the archealogical dig at St. Mary's City, Maryland.

Blue glass and copper alloy.

1721- Richard Hayden is born to William Hayden & Elizabeth Thompson, daughter of Robert Thompson & Mary French, at Small Hopes, St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Elizabeth Thompson is born to Thomas Thompson & Jane Tant in Charles County, Maryland.

John Mills and Mary Manning are married in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Cornelius Manning dies in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

The Last Will of Cornelis Manning

In the name of God Amen. I Cornelius Manning of St. Mary's County being sick of body but of sound & perfect memory thanks be to god do make & ordaine this my last will & Testament in form following.
First I give unto my loving wife the plantation I now live on commonly called Hattons, during her natural life provided that my said wife shall abide & live hereupon during her life, and if my said wife should leave the said plantation and leave also where that then it shall be in the power of John Mills my other executor to take the said plantation unto his _____ ______ & Keep the the same and the houses in tenent able repair until my son Cornelius Manning shall arive to age and then the said plantation & tract of land thereunto belonging I give and bequeath unto my said son Cornelius Manning all the plantation in porke hall neck whereon Henry Nowell lately lived and now possed by Doctor Johnson according to the meets and bonds that Henry Nowell held to him the said Cornelius Manning his heirs and assignes forever.
I give and bequeath unto my son Cornelius Manning all that plantation and tract of lane in Smiths Neck called Mannings Hold together with a tract of land thereunto adjoyning to Calverts Creek bought of George Parker to him the said Cornelius and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and for want of such heirs to his sister and to the survivour of them & to their heirs and asignes of the survivour of them forever.
I give & bequeath unto my two daughters Mary Mills and Ann Manning the remaining part of Porke Hall Neck to be equally devided between them the said Mary and Ann their & either of their heirs & assignes forever. And my true intent & meaning is that if eaither of my foresaid daughters should die without issue of their bodys that then the surviving daughter & her heirs shall take place and enjoy the remaining part of porke hall neck to the said survivour and their heirs & assignes forever.
I give and bequeath unto John Manning son of John Manning dec'd all that plantation called the rigg on Cornelius Swamp & to the heirs of his body lawfully begotton and for want of such heirs then to the heirs of me the said Cornelius Manning & to their heirs & assignes forever.
I give to William Morgan son to Edward Morgan one three years old heifer and as to my personal Estate after debts and changes payd I leave to be equally devided in three parts, one part thereof to my wife & the other two parts to be equally devided amongst my three children Cornelius, Mary and Ann.
I leave my son Cornelius under the care & government of John Mills untill he arrives to twenty one years of age.
I leave my daughter Ann under the care & Government of her Grandmother Shirly if she will take that care upon her if not to my sister Mills until she arrives to the age of sixteen years or day of marriage which shall first happen.
I give unto Mr. George Thurold my horse a fidler. & I do hereby constitute & Appoint my loving wife Elizabeth and John Mills to be joynt Executors of this my last will & testament, witness my hand and seale this tenth day of April 1721.
Cornelius Manning seal.
signed sealed and delivered August 15th 1721. in presence of Archibald Johnson, Mary Johnson, Rudolph Man, William Johnson.
Then came Mary Johnstone subscribing evidences to the within will & made oath upon the holy evangelist of Almighty God that they saw the testator sign & seal the within instrument as his last will & testament and that he published and declared the same so to be , and that at the time of his so doing he was of sound & perfect mind & memory to the best of their knowledge
August 21st 1721 sworn to before me John Baker Deputy Commissioner
then came Rodham subscibing evidence to the within will & made oath upon the holy evangelist of Almighty God theat they saw the testator sign & seal the same so to be & that at the time of his so doing he wass of sound & perfect mind & memory to the best their knowledge.
Sworne to before __ John Baker Deputy Commissioner

(Richard Hayden is my eighth great granduncle. Our common ancestor is William Hayden.
Elizabeth Thompson is my second cousin 7 times removed.  Elizabeth Thompson and Mary Manning are first cousins. Mary Manning is my third cousin 6 times removed. Cornelius is Mary's father. Cornelius Manning is my second cousin 7 times removed. He is first cousin to Elizabeth Thompson. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury.)

August 1717, Maryland

August 4, 1717- James Tant dies at the age of 47 in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

About 1698-1700, James Tant had married Mary Tattershall and received the plantation "Dry Docking" as a gift from his father John. He later married Mary Heard.
(The story goes that his father John Tant was born John Dant but had his name changed to Tant when another John Dant, brother of Thomas, tried to otherthrow Lord Baltimore. It would not have been practical for John to have the same name of someone that may be considered a traitor.)

Will of James Gant (Tant)
Brittain's Bay, St. Mary's County, Maryland
5/10/1717-8/4/1717.
To Son: John and heirs, 100 ac. on southeast side of Brittain's Bay near William Davis' house and personalty at the age of 21.
To Son: Matthew and heirs, 100 ac. "Drydocking" in the forest of Brittain's Bay, at head of St. Lawrence River and personalty at the age of 21.
To Daughters: Anne, Elizabeth, and Mary, personalty at the age of 20 or marriage.
To Wife: Mary, dwelling plantation being part of "Revell", during her life and then to son Matthew.
Wife: Residuary Legatee. No Exec. named.
Wit: Nicholas Mills, John Medley, Thomas Walker, Henry Spink.

(Maryland Calendar of Wills).

(James Tant is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury. Henry Spinke was cousin to James Tant.)

1721 Maryland

1721- John Mills and Mary Manning are married in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Cornelius Manning, Mary's father, dies in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Elizabeth Thompson is born to Thomas Thompson & Jane Tant in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Richard Hayden is born to William Hayden & Elizabeth Thompson in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

(Mary Manning is my third cousin 6 times removed. Cornelius is Mary's father, he is my second cousin 7 times removed. Elizabeth Thompson is my second cousin 7 times removed. Mary and Elizabeth are first cousins. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury.
Richard Hayden is my fifth great granduncle. His mother Elizabeth is not related to the Elizabeth Thompson born to Jane & Thomas Thompson.)

10 Apr 1721 - 15 Aug 1721  The Last Will of Cornelis Manning:

In the name of God Amen. I Cornelius MANNING of St. Mary's County being sick of body but of sound & perfect memory thanks be to god do make & ordaine this my last will & Testament in form following.
First I give unto my loving wife the plantation I now live on commonly called Hattons, during her natural life provided that my said wife shall abide & live hereupon during her life, and if my said wife should leave the said plantation and leave also where that then it shall be in the power of John MILLS my other executor to take the said plantation unto his _____ ______ & Keep the the same and the houses in tenent able repair until my son Cornelius MANNING shall arive to age and then the said plantation & tract of land thereunto belonging
I give and bequeath unto my said son Cornelius MANNING all the plantation in porke hall neck whereon Henry NOWELL lately lived and now possed by Doctor JOHNSON according to the meets and bonds that Henry NOWELL held to him the said Cornelius MANNING his heirs and assignes forever.
I give and bequeath unto my son Cornelius MANNING all that plantation and tract of lane in Smiths Neck called Mannings Hold together with a tract of land thereunto adjoyning to Calverts Creek bought of George PARKER to him the said Cornelius and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and for want of such heirs to his sister and to the survivour of them & to their heirs and asignes of the survivour of them forever.
I give & bequeath unto my two daughters Mary MILLS and Ann MANNING the remaining part of Porke Hall Neck to be equally devided between them the said Mary and Ann their & either of their heirs & assignes forever. And my true intent & meaning is that if eaither of my foresaid daughters should die without issue of their bodys that then the surviving daughter & her heirs shall take place and enjoy the remaining part of porke hall neck to the said survivour and their heirs & assignes forever.
I give and bequeath unto John MANNING son of John MANNING dec'd all that plantation called the rigg on Cornelius Swamp & to the heirs of his body lawfully begotton and for want of such heirs then to the heirs of me the said Cornelius MANNING & to their heirs & assignes forever.
 I give to Wm MORGAN son to Edward MORGAN one three years old heifer and as to my personal Estate after debts and changes payd I leave to be equally devided in three parts, one part thereof to my wife & the other two parts to be equally devided amongst my three children Cornelius, Mary and Ann. I leave my son Cornelius under the care & government of John MILLS untill he arrives to twenty one years of age. I leave my daughter Ann under the care & Government of her Grandmother SHIRLY if she will take that care upon her if not to my sister MILLS until she arrives to the age of sixteen years or day of marriage which shall first happen.
I give unto Mr. George THUROLD my horse a fidler. & I do hereby constitute & Appoint my loving wife Elizabeth and John MILS to be joynt Executors of this my last will & testament, witness my hand and seale this tenth day of April 1721. Cornelius MANNING seal.
 signed sealed and delivered August 15th 1721. in presence of Archibald JOHNSON, Mary JOHNSON, Rudolph MAN, Wm. JOHNSON.
Then came Mary JOHNSTONE subscribing evidences to the within will & made oath upon the holy evangelist of Almighty God that they saw the testator sign & seal the within instrument as his last will & testament and that he published and declared the same so to be , and that at the time of his so doing he was of sound & perfect mind & memory to the best of their knowledge August 21st 1721 sworn to before me Jn BAKER Depty Commissioner then came RODHAM subscibing evidence to the within will & made oath upon the holy evangelist of Almighty God theat they saw the testator sign & seal the same so to be & that at the time of his so doing he wass of sound & perfect mind & memory to the best their knowledge.
Sworne to before ___ Jn BAKER Depty Commissioner

March 1722, Maryland

March 1722- John Tant and Eleanor Mills are married in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

(John Tant is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury.)

April 1726, Maryland

April 16, 1726- George Hardy, serving as administrator, filed the inventory of John Smith of Prince George's County.

(George Hardy is my fifth great granduncle. Our common ancestors are William & Elizabeth Hardy.)

April 22, 1726- Mary Tant, widow of John Manning, has died at the age of 43 in St. Mary's County,
Maryland.

Mary Maning 11,603 SM £83.10.4 Apr 22 1726 Nov 2 1726
Appraisers: Nicholas Mills, John Greenwell.
Creditors: Richard Thompson, W. Swale.
Next of kin: Mary Mills, Mary Sikes.
Administratrix: Mary Morgan.
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Mary Maning 8.279 A SM £83.10.4 £43.5.5 Jul 10 1727
Received from: William Combs, John Milles.
Payments to: Richard Thompson, William Swale, Richard Thompson for use of John Maning (orphan), John Greenwell.
Administratrix: Mary Morgan.

(Mary Tant is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury.)

1750 Maryland

1750- Population of Maryland is 130,000.

Bernard Newton is born in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

(Bernard Newton is my 4th great grand uncle. Our common ancestor is Clement Newton.)

Mary Ann Greenwell born in St. Mary's, Maryland. (she would marry Bernard Newton in 1775.)

Archibald Pike dies in St. Mary's Maryland.

(Archibald Pike is my 6th great grandfather.)

Will of Archibald Pike:

Liber 27, folio 198

31 Jan. 1750

PIKE, ARCHIBALD, St. Mary's Co., planter.

To son James Pike, Forest Ordain, the 100a where I live, he to pay his bro. Archibald Pike 4000 lb. tob., but if he d. s. p., to his bro. Archibald.
To son John Pike, negro boy George & Farney Branch, the 50a he lives on, but if he d. s. p., to my son Archibald.
To son Archibald Pike, a good bed, a young horse, a cow & calf, & negro boy Tom.
To wife, [Lucy], for life the rest of my e. & the use of the plntn. where she lives.
To dau. Mary Greenwell, negro woman Treasie.

Extrs: wife, Lucy Pike, & son James Pike.
Witn: Nicholas Mills, Sr., Eli[zabeth] Mills, George Innis.

3 April 1750[sic], sworn to by all 3 witn. , & the widow stood to the will.

Codicil of 5 Feb. 1750 also proved 3 April 1750[sic].

PIKE, ARCHIBALD, St Mary's Co., planter. 31 Jan 1750; 3 April 1750

To son James Pike, tract whereon I now live called "Forest Ordain," 100 A., he to pay to his bro. Archibland Pike 4000 pounds of tobacco.
To son John Pike, tract whereon he now dwells known as "Ferney Branch," 50 A.; also Negro boy George.
To son Archibald Pike, furniture, Negro boy Tom.
To wife remaining part.
To dau. Mary Greenwell, Negro woman Treasie.

Wife Lucy Pike, extx.

Wit: Nicholas Mills Sr., Elizabeth Mills, George Innis. 27. 198



Archibald Pike 44.229 SM £170.15.9 Apr 19 1750 Nov 7 1750
Appraisers: John Cole, Peter Ford.
Creditors: A. Barnes, Elisabeth Medley.
Next of kin: John Pike, John Wiseman Greenwell.

Administrators/Executors: Lucy Pike, James Pike.



Archbold Pike 30.185 A SM £170.15.9 £27.7.3 May 28 1751

Sureties: Nicholas Mills, John Hammond.
Received from: Thomas Carroll.
Payments to: Capt. Robert Chesley, Maj. Abraham Barnes, Thomas Carroll, Elisabeth Medley, Matthew Allin, Benjamin Gough, William Daft, John Thomson, John Hammond, Benjamin Gristy, Catherine Leak.

Legatees: (unnamed) all of full age except Archbold Pike (son, aged 17).

Executors: Lucy Pike, James Pike.