1723 Maryland

1723- Sarah Robey is born to John Robey & Sarah Smallwood in Charles County, Maryland.

James Neale is born to Roswell Neale & Elizabeth Blackistone in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Clement Medley is born to George Medley & Anne Tant in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

William Hagan and Eleanor Hanson are married in Charles County, Maryland.

(Sarah Robey is my first cousin 6 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Robey & Sarah Hines Luckett.)
James Neale is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Benjamin Gill & Mary Mainwaring.
Clement Medley is my third cousin 6 times removed. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury.
Eleanor Hanson is my sixth great grandaunt. Our common ancestor is Elizabeth Hussey.)

1720 Maryland

Reconstructed dwelling at St. Mary's City archealogical site in southern Maryland.

1720- John Worland III is born to John Worland II & Stacey Robey in Charles County, Maryland. It is assumed that his first wife, Rebecca, was born about the same year. But, we know little about her.

James Robey is born to John Robey & Sarah Smallwood in Charles County, Maryland.

James Pike is born to Archibald Pike & Mildred Thompson in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Elizabeth Skeen is born in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Thomas Newton is born to Thomas & Katherine Newton in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Thomas Thompson & Jane Tant are married in Charles County, Maryland. Their son, Joseph, is born later that year.

(John Worland III is my fourth great grandfather. James Robey is John's first cousin.

James Robey is my first cousin 6 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Robey & Sarah Hines Luckett.

James Pike is my fifth great grandfather.
Elizabeth Skeen is my fifth great grandmother.
Thomas Newton is my fifth great granduncle.
Jane Tant is my first cousin 8 times removed. Joseph Thompson is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury.)

1712 Maryland

1712- Thomas Robey is born to John Robey & Sarah Smallwood in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland.

(Thomas Robey is my first cousin 6 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Robey & Sarah Hines Luckett.)

On our recent trip to Southern Maryland, we came across this old barn across from the old one-room schoolhouse in Port Tobacco. This is on a corner directly below the historic plantation Rose Hill. Charlie and I had pulled over looking for Port Tobacco. We couldn't find it. A woman visiting the schoolhouse informed us, "This is Port Tobacco."

1714 Maryland

1714- Thomas Robey and Sarah Elizabeth Nalley are married in Charles County, Maryland.

John Robey is born to John Robey & Sarah Smallwood in Charles County, Maryland.

(Thomas Robey is my fifth great granduncle. John Robey is nephew to Thomas Robey and my first cousin 6 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Robey & Sarah Hines Luckett.)

1716 Maryland

1716- William Robey is born to John Robey & Sarah Smallwood in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland.

(William Robey is my first cousin 6 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Robey and Sarah Hines Luckett.)

1720 Maryland

1720- John Worland III is born to John Worland and Stacey Robey in Charles County, Maryland. His first wife Rebecca is born the same year.

(John Worland III is my fourth great grandfather.)

James Robey is born to John Robey and Sarah Smallwood in Charles County, Maryland.

(James Robey and John Worland III are first cousins. James Robey is my first cousin 6 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Robey & Sarah Hines Luckett.)

Thomas Luckett is born to Samuel Luckett, Jr. and Ann Smoot in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland.

(Thomas Luckett is first cousin once removed to James Robey and John Worland III.  Thomas Luckett is my first cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Elizabeth Hussey.)

James Pike is born to Archibald Pike and Mildred Thompson in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

(James Pike is my fifth great grandfather.)

Elizabeth Skeen is born in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

(Elizabeth Skeen is my fifth great grandmother.)

Thomas Newton is born to Thomas & Katherine Newton in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

(Thomas Newton is my fifth great granduncle.)

Susanna Heard is born to William Heard and Elizabeth Cole in Maryland.

(Susanna Heard is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Robert Cole & Rebecca Gill.)

Joseph Thompson is born to Thomas Thompson and Jane Tant in Charles County, Maryland. Thomas and Jane had wed earlier in the same year.

(Joseph Thompson is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury.)

Robert Cole has died at the age of 34 in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
His will is proved in April 1720:

To son John and heirs: dwelling plantation, personalty.
To son Robert and heirs: "Cole's Purchase," at head of Choptank Bay; personalty.
To daughter Mary and heirs: "Pearewales"; personalty.
To wife Elizabeth, personalty, and with child. residue of estate, equally.

Exs.: Wife Elizabeth and Brother Edward.

Test: George Jenkens, Cuthbert Sawell (Seawell, Sewell) and Vitus Herbert.
(Robert Cole is my first cousin 9 times removed. Susanna Heard is his niece. Our common ancestors are Robert Cole & Rebecca Gill. His wife Elizabeth Tant is my first cousin 8 times removed. Joseph Thompson is her nephew. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury. )

1723 Maryland

1723- Sarah Robey is born to John Robey & Sarah Smallwood in Charles County, Maryland.

(Sarah Robey is my first cousin 6 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Robey and Sarah Hines Luckett.)

Eleanor Hanson marries William Hagan in Charles County, Maryland.

(Eleanor is my sixth great grandaunt. Sarah Robey is her grandniece. Our common ancestor is Elizabeth Hussey.)

May 1726, Maryland

May 24, 1726- Maryland Prerogative Court Abstracts 1724- 1727 , page 30

John Roby Sr.: 11.346 Charles Co.,MD  L45.6.2 Apr. 23, 1726/ May 24, 1726
Appraisers: William Middleton, William Boswell
Creditors: Robert Hanson
Next of kin: William Roby,Richard Roby.
Admx: Sarah Roby

May 27, 1726- Maryland Prerogative Court Abstracts 1724-1731 (Libers 6-10), p. 51

John Roby: 7.38 A Charles Co.,MD L45.6.2 L23.0.10 May 27, 1726
Received from: John Marten, Thomas Roby, John Clubb, John Marton, James Kenneda, Hawkins, James Smallwood, Joseph Bladen, William Murphey, Thomas Sanders, Mr. Clemments,Richard Stevens, Matthew Breeden, John Wornell, Daniel Jenkins.
Payments to: Mr. Robert Harrison, John Cesly, John Kirkwood, Pat. Connelly, Edward Marlow.
Administratrix: Sarah Roby

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(John Robey is my 6th great grandfather. Sarah is his wife, Sarah Hines Luckett. She was the administratix of his estate following his death in 1724. William, Thomas, and Richard are their sons. Another son, John, was married to Sarah Smallwood; James Smallwood was his brother-in-law. Their daughter, Stacey, was married to John Worland II, listed here as John Wornell.
John Worland appears variously as John Wornell, John Warnall, and John Warland in documents of the time. John Worland II is my 5th great grandfather.)

1761 Maryland

1761- William Worland is born to Rebecca and John Henry Worland in Charles County, Maryland.

(William Worland is my 3rd great grand uncle.)

1761- William Smallwood begins his political career as a member of the Maryland Assembly.

1775 Maryland

1775- Colonel William Smallwood attends the Maryland Convention and advocates armed resistance to troops posted in America to enforce British tax laws.

First Battalion of Maryland

1776- Colonel William Smallwood organizes First Battalion of Maryland (forerunner of the Maryland Line.)