June 1741, Massachusetts

English: Main Street, Swansea Village Historic District, Swansea, Massachusetts (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

June 20, 1741

A son, John, is born to Nathan Hammond & Deborah Luther in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay.

(John Hammond is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Samuel Luther & Mary Abell and Hugh Cole & Deborah Allen Buckland.)

John Hammond is descended from my ninth great grandfather, Samuel Luther (1636 – 20 December 1716)
Samuel was a prominent early figure in the Massachusetts Colony. He served as the minister of the First Baptist Church of Swansea from 1685 until his death. He also served as a militia captain. Through his wife Mary Abell, daughter of Robert Abell, his descendants have richly documented English ancestry, including extensive ties to royalty and nobility.
Samuel Luther perhaps survived a raid by a group of Lenape Indians at age nine while accompanying his father on a trading voyage to Delaware Bay, and was held captive for a period. His father, Captain John Luther, was killed in the raid. Some chroniclers question the likelihood of a nine-year-old boy participating in such a risky trading endeavor, proposing that an older brother may have been the captive Luther. However, no older son of Captain Luther is acknowledged by genealogical authorities. In any event, the general circumstances of the incident are corroborated by several primary sources.

Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Luther

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January 1740, Massachusetts

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January 1, 1740- Thomas Cole and Christiana Luther are married in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Their first child, daughter Dorcas, was born January 31, 1740.

January 12, 1740- Christiana's sister, Deborah Luther, marries Nathan Hammond.

(Christiana and Deborah Luther are my first cousins 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are Samuel Luther & Mary Abell and Hugh Cole & Deborah Allen Buckland.)

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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.)

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.