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- 2400 acres called "Piscataway" in Charles county, now Prince George's County. sold in 1715 To Richard Edelin. Sons went back to St. Mary's county, either St. Michaels or Chaptico Hundred.
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Egerton, Charles, Sr., St. Mary's County, 11th Mch., 1689; 11th Apr., 1699.
To wife Ann, "Pountney Marsh '' during life.
To son George and male hrs., plantation afsd. at decease of wife; also right in Iand bought from Chas. Calvert. Sd. son not having male hrs., to pass to next male hrs. of testator.
To son Charles and male hrs., "Piney Neck'' on Choptanke R.; to pass the same as land afsd.
To sons, viz., John, Thomas, Randolph, and James jointly, and male hrs., 2500 A. in the freshes of the Potomac R. on N side Piscataway ; to pass the same as lands afsd.
To dau. Mary, personalty at marriage.
To Rev. Father John Hall, personalty. Guardians for child. (not designated), Thomas Gruning, John Sinnott, and William Herbert.
Wife Ann, extx. and residuary legatee of personalty.
Test: Peter Dermott, Thos. Haddock, Jno. Callvin, Catherine Butler. 6. 241.
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Charles Egerton 19.51 I SM £425.4.10 May 29 1699
The amount of the inventory also included #36200.
Appraisers: John Evans, Thomas Haddock.
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Charles Edgerton 20.182 A SM £401.9.10 #6852 Mar 12 1700
Received from: Solomon Jones, Abraham Rhodes, Madam Diggs, Mr. James Neale, Mr. Artholany, Mr. Henry Munyon.
Payments to: Mrs. Mary Vansweringen, Mr. Robert Brooke, Mr. John Edgerton, John Savadge, Hon. Kenelme Cheseldyne, Esq., William Taylard.
Legatees: Mr. Robert Brooke.
Executors: John Edgerton, Charles Edgerton, John Edgerton (1).
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Elias Beech 18,128 A SM £21.16.8 £13,17.8 Feb 1 1698
Payments to: Mrs. Sarah Houton, Mr. Thomas Beale, William Tompson, Richard Griffin, William Guither, John Dunbarr, Thomas Haddocks, Mr, James Browne. Mr. Charles Egerton, Dr, Richardson.
Mentions: 2 children (unnamed).
Administrator: Henry Smith,
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Thomas Doxen 8.496 I SM £136.19.9 Sep 24 1685 Nov 28 1685
Appraisers: Charles Egerton, Richard Attwood.
List of debts: Mr. John Pinke, John Woodhouse, Charles Smith, John Green, Robert Davis, - ------ Lewellin.
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1675 June 16---Charles Egerton was on a jury to inquire into an accusation of witchcraft against one Joan Jenkins (Lower Norfolk Co., Va., Antiquary, VII, 50).
1683 Feb 1---Deed to Charles Egerton of Lower Norfolk County, Va., from William Thomas and Susan his wife, of Lankford Bay, Kent County Md., for 19,000 pounds of tobacco in cask, all that plantation and tract of land called Punkney Marsh, in St. Michael’s Hundred in St. Mary’s County, between the land of Richard Atwood and Hugh Manning, 200 acres.
(Signed) William Thomas and witnessed by George Parker and Robert Carvile. Acknowledged, 2 Dec. 1684 (Provincial Court Records, Annapolis, Liber W.R.C. no. 1, folios 312 et seq.)
1685 Oct. 3---At a Court held at St. Mary’s City, Randolph Brandt, Charles Egerton and ten others were on the jury in the case of Rebecca Fowler of Calvert County, Md., accused of witchcraft (Judgement Records of Provincial Court of Maryland, Liber T.G. (2) 1682-1702; Maryland Historical Magazine, XXXI, 283, 284).
1687---"One Raymond, a Papist priest, did publicly in Court declare that he intended the house of Mr. Charles Egerton, the house of Captain Robert Jordon and the house of Henry Usdick to meet at, there to celebrate the Mass and other rites of their church” (William and Mary Quarterly, 1°, I, 47).
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Charles County Circuit Court Liber R, Page 134
14 Jan 1689; Indenture from Charles Calvert of St. Mary's County, Esq., son and heir of William Calvert, Esq., to Charles Edgerton of St. Mary's Co.; granted by the late Right Honorable Cecilius 11 Feb 1662 to William Calvert; a tract on the east side of Piscataway River and south side of Piscataway Creek; bounded by Randolph Hanson; containing 3,000 acres; further William Calvert upon marriage of his daughter Elizabeth with James Neale, Gent., did grant sd. Neale and his wife 600 acres part of afsd. 3,000 acres; for 30,000# tobacco Charles Calvert conveys afsd. to Charles Edgerton excepting 600 acres; /s/ Charles Calvert; wit. Elizabeth Baker (mark), J. Mackewen, Daniell Magniell?, Tho. Grunion?
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1689 Jan. 14---Deed from Charles Calvert of St. Mary’s County, gent., son and heir of William Calvert, Esq., deceased, to Charles Egerton of St. Mary’s County, Merchant, conveys for the sum of 30000 lbs. Of tobacco 2400 acres of land. "Whereas Ye Rt. Hon. Cecelius Calvert, late Lord Proprietary, etc., of Maryland, by Letters Patent dated 11 Feb 1662, did grant unto said William Calvert, deceased, a tract of land on the east side of Piscataway River and on the south side of Piscataway Creek, beginning at a marked oak ye bound tree of Randolph Henson [Hanson?] and running [etc.] then laid out for 3000 acres; and, Whereas further, ye said William Calvert upon marriage of his daughter Elizabeth with James Neale of Charles County, gent., did give unto James Neale and his wife, or one of them, 600 acres part of the aforesaid 3000 acres, which 3000 acres are situated in Charles County and a part of ye land that was reserved for ye Indians in 1668” …(Annapolis, Land Records, Charles County Deed Book (abstract), Lib. R. No. 1, 1690-92, fol. 134).
NOTE: "Piscataway” was patented to the Hon. William Calvert, given to his daughter Elizabeth and her husband James Neale who, in turn, gave it (or possibly a part of it) to their daughter Mary the wife of Charles3 Egerton, which said Mary after Egerton’s death married Jeremiah Adderton. Mary and Charles Egerton sold it on 15 Jan. 1703 to James Heath and his heirs (Annapolis, Liber P.C., folio 659).
1694 Dec. 12---Charles Egerton filed in Lower Norfolk County Court House a Power of Attorney for his son Arthur, wherein the former and his wife Anne referred to themselves as formerly of Elizabeth River, Virginia, late of St. Mary’s County, Maryland.
The Rent Rolls of Prince George County (1696-1723) show that "Piscataway” was in possession of "Richard Calvert, John Egerton, Thomas Egerton, Randall Egerton and _____ Egerton, each 600 acres.”
Charles2 Egerton married Anne Porter, widow of John Godfrey. After Egerton’s death, she became the wife of _____ Boucher and died in 1712. The will of Anne Boucher of St. Michael’s Hundred, St. Mary’s County, Md., dated Jan 20 and proved Feb. 7, 1712, bequeathed personal property to her sons Thomas, Randolph, James and George Egerton (executor and residuary legatee) and her daughter Mary Underwood (Maryland Calendar of Wills, III, 236)
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1739-1743 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber Y, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 685.
Indenture tripartite made May 25, 1743 between Thomas Egerton, one of the devisees of Charles Egerton of St. Mary's County, and William Egerton son and heir of James Egerton, one of the other devisees of the afd Charles Egerton of the 1st part, George Luxford of Annarundel County of the 2nd part, and John Hicks of St. Mary's County, Gent, of the 3rd part, witnesses that, wherein a common recovery was had at a Provincial Court held at Annapolis the 3rd Tuesday in May, 1743 before Levin Gale, Esq, Chief Justice and his Associates, Justices of the same Court, of a tract of 2400 acres of plantable land, being part of all that tract of land on the east side of Piscataway River, and on the south side of a creek in the sd river called Piscataway Cr, and bounded by the bounded tree of Randall Hawsons, an Ashen Swamp by the creek side near an Indian Field, on the north with sd Cr, on the west with the River and the land of Randall Hawsons afd called, Calvert Manor, lying in PG, containing and laid out for about 3000 acres, wherein the sd George Luxford was demandant and the sd John Hicks was tenant, who vouched to warranty the sd Thomas Egerton and William Egerton "and they two the Common Voucher" and whereupon a writ of seizin has been issued and executed, as by the record and process of the sd Recovery, remaining in the Provincial Court may appear, which same recovery was had to the end that sd Thomas Egerton and William Egerton might be enabled to convey to sd John Hicks, an estate of inheritance in fee simple, of and to sd 2400 acres of land. Now this deed witnesses that sd Thomas Egerton and William Egerton, for 240 £of paper money to them paid by John Hicks, have sold to sd Hicks, sd 2400 acres of land. Signed - Thomas Egerton, William (W his mark) Egerton, Jno Hicks. Wit - Jno Hawkins Jr*, Mary Beanes, Luke Marbury*. Recorded Jun 24, 1743.
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1710-1717 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber F, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Folio 535 o Indenture, 10 Nov 1715
From: Thomas Edgerton, Randolph Edgerton, and James Edgerton of St Mary's County To:Thomas Edelen of Prince George's County
For 48,000 pounds of tobacco a parcel of land containing 2,400 acres part of a tract granted William Calvert 11 Feb 1662 containing 3,000 acres by original patent; William Calvert settled 600 acres of this land at the marriage of his daughter Elizabeth with James Neal of Charles County; the remaining 2,400 acres to Charles Calvert his son who conveyed the land to Charles Edgerton, merchant of St. Mary's County by conveyance dated 14 Jan 1689; will of Charles Edgerton dated 11 Mar 1698 gave the land to his sons John, Thomas, Randolph and James Edgerton; bounded by Randall Hensen
Signed: Thomas Egerton (seal), Randolph Egerton (seal), James Egerton (seal)
Witnessed: Richard Edelen, George nary (mark)
Memo: Thomas, Randolph, and James Edgerton acknowledged deed
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1730-1733 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber Q, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 376
Enrolled at request of George Noble, deposition, 6 Oct 1731:
30 Aug 1731; Thomas Egerton (now of Somerset Co.) "son of Charles Egerton of St. Mary's County, dec'd. aged 50 years last April; from the great concern that I am apprehensive may be done to my near & true relation by bringing in a pretended son of mine born of the body of my wife Elizabeth in my absence and for the love that I have for justice doth freely and voluntarily make the following deposition"; sworn before George Noble & John Beall, Jr., justices of Prince George's County, do declare that on 28 Oct 1720 my wife Elizabeth (whom I have not ever a child living by) left me in Annapolis and from sd. time I never saw her, knew her or cohabitated with her; I never corresponded with her; any child or children got by her are none of mine but a spurious breed & bastards; /s/ Thomas Egerton; wit. George Noble, John Beall, Jr.
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1686-1689 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part 1 [Antient Press];
p. 49a SURVEYED for Mr. ROBERT OSBORNE ye 6 February 1664 Eight Hundred acres of land ye sd Land first being Survey'd & Pattent for MR: MEYRWEATHER & EGERTON from them Sold & assigned to MR. CURTIS from him sold & assigned to MR. ROWE, from him sold & assigned to Mr ROBT OSBORNE situated in ye County of Stafford bounded beginninge at A Chesnut oake on ye West syde of an Inland runinge E. alonge POTOMACK RIVER 200 perches to a white oake standing on ye syde of a Banke extending into ye Maine Woods 640 perches to a marked poplar standing on ye South syde of MACHODOCK RIVER DAMM from thence W 200 perches to a great poplar standing on ye Eastward syde of a Branch on ye side of ye sd Dam finally N. 640 perches to ye first marked oake Bounders on ye sd Land Mr. JAMES GAYLARD. Coll. PETR ASHTON, Mr, JAMES PRICE; JNO ALEXANDER, Mr. JOHN BERRYMAN
Recorded in ye County Court records of Stafford the 8th of June 1687
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1679-1689 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 7; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 203
MR. CHA. EGGERTON, 563 acs., being the plantation he lives on; Low. Norf. Co.; N. side of the E'n. br. of Eliz. Riv; 1 Oct. 1679, Page 10. Adj. Croxcroft's corner; to mouth of Broad Cr; Moseley's Neck Cr. mouth; to Orchard point; to Long point; &c. 419 acs. granted to Wm. Porter (or Porten), 9 May 1666; assigned to Arthur Tompkins for 500 acs; & by his will left to his wife Ann Tompkins. & now due sd. Eggerton by marrying sd. Ann; together with 144 acs, enlarged on the water side, which is due for trans. of 3 pers: Jane Hewitt, Susan Goodlin, Tho. Clutton
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1679-1689 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 7; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 326
CHARLES EGERTON, 400 acs., Low. Norf. Co., in the Up. Par. of Lynhaven; adj. land formerly David Murraie's; & upon pattent of the Dam Necks; 20 Oct. 1688, Page 675. Trans. of 8 pers: Charles Egerton, Rachell Johnson, Capt. Richard Jordan, 3 times; Henry Hormon, twice; James Carter
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1644 - 1699 (> 55 years)