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THORN, BENJAMIN, Charles Co. 17 Mar, 1766; 9 Jun, 1766
To son Absalom Thorn, parcel of land being part of tract; called "Birch Den,
To son Peregrine Thorn, remaining part of tract called "Burch Den after decease of my wife Elizabeth Thorn.
To wife Elizabeth Thorn, all moveable estate and after her decease to my three youngest; children, William Thorn, Barton Thorn and Dorothy Thorn,
wife, extx.
Wit: Sam. Amery, Saml. Swann, Leonard Davis. 34.126
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Benjamin Thorn 94.287 CH £167.11.5 Sep 11 1766
Appraisers: Samuel Amery, Samuel Swann.
Creditors: Samuel Swann. John Mason.
Next of kin: Absolom Thorn, Peregrine Thorn.
Administrator: William Thorn.
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Mar. 20, 1769 - The Charles Co., Md. administration account of Benjamin Thorn.
Inventory value: 167/11/1 1/2.
Additional assets bring the estate value up to: 205/4/3 1/2.
Payments made by the estate: 15/16/9.
Estate balance: 189/7/6 1/2.
Sureties: Jesse Cooksey and John Noe.
Administrator: William Thorn.
Sources: (1) Skinner, V. L., Jr., "Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1768-1771," Page 38, and (2) Charles Co., Md. Administration Accounts, 1759-1770, Page 397.
Jan. 1735/6 - The Charles Co., Md. administration account of John Gwinn shows that Gwinn's estate made a payment to Benjamin Thorn.
Source: Skinner, V. L., Jr., "Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1731-1737," Page 122.
June 1739 - Joseph Hunt, and Mary his wife, one of the daughters and co-heirs of Thomas Lewis, late of Charles Co., deceased, and Joseph Fry of Prince George's Co., planter, and Elizabeth his wife, another daughter and co-heir of the aforesaid Thomas Lewis, and William Robins, of Prince George's Co., planter, and Ann his wife, another dau. and co-heir of aforesaid Thomas Lewis, for 3900 lbs. of tobacco, sell to Benjamin Thorn of Charles Co., wheelwright, tract of 150 acres called "Birch Den" which formerly belonged to the aforesaid Thomas Lewis, and he died in possession thereof.
Source: Charles Co., Md. Circuit Court, Liber O No. 2, Page 402.
Nov. 1741 - Benjamin Thorn is on the Grand Jury at this Court.
Source: Charles Co., Md. Circuit Court, Liber 39, Page 266.
Apr. 1743 - Benjamin Thorn witnesses the Charles Co., Md. will of Samuel Swann.
Source: Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol. 8, Page 215.
May 1744 - Thomas Burch, Sr. and Benjamin Thorne are sureties for the Charles Co., Md. administration of the estate of Samuel Swan by Anne Swann executrix.
Source: Skinner, V. L., Jr., "Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1737-1744," Page 185.
Aug. 1745 - The Charles Co., Md. administration account of Peter Mitchell shows that Mitchell's estate received a payment from Benjamin Thorn.
Source: Skinner, V. L., Jr., "Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1744-1750," Page 35.
Oct. 1747 - The St. Mary's Co., Md. administration account of William Billingsley shows that Billingsley's estate made a payment to Benjamin Thom [sic.]
Source: Skinner, V. L., Jr., "Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1744-1750," Page 94.
July 1748 - The Charles Co., Md. administration account of William Waters shows that Waters' estate made a payment to Benjamin Thorne.
Source: Skinner, V. L., Jr., "Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1744-1750," Page 104.
1758 - Benjamin Thorn is in the 1758 Tax List of East Newport Hundred, Charles Co., Md., 3 taxables, no slaves. The other 2 taxables are sons Absalom Thorn and Peregrine Thorn.
Nov. 1759 - Benjamin King and Benjamin Thorn are sureties for Mary King in the bastardy case against her. Mary confesses, is convicted and fined but refuses to name the father of her child who is named Eleanor.
Source: Charles Co., Md. Circuit Court, Liber I No. 3, Page 404.
Mar. 1760 - Benjamin Thorn is on the jury in the case, Martin Marr vs. John Mathews.
Source: Charles Co., Md. Circuit Court, Liber I No. 3, Page 431.
June 1760 - Benjamin Thorn is on the jury in the case, John Farr vs. James Thomas.
Source: Charles Co., Md. Circuit Court, Liber I No. 3, Page 545.
Aug. 1760 - Benjamin Thorn, of Charles Co., planter, is pledge and security for Philip Wood in the case, Piles' Administratrix vs. Philip Wood.
Source: Charles Co., Md. Circuit Court, Liber K No. 3, Page 22.
Oct. 1762 - The Charles Co., Md. administration account of Mercer Swann shows that Swann's estate made a payment to Benjamin Thorn.
Source: Skinner, V. L., Jr., "Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1760-1764," Page 81.
Mar. 1765 - Andrew Buchanan vs. Absolum Thorn, of Charles Co., planter. In June 1764 Absolum Thorn and Benjamin Thorn signed a note (signtures not marks) to Andrew Buchanan in which they agreed to pay him 23 shillings and 7 pence sterling and 16/17/4 currency by December next, with legal interest, and if they did not do so, that they would pay him the penal sum of 47 shillings and 2 pence sterling and 33/14/8 currency. Not having been paid, Buchanan brought suit against Absolum (but not Benjamon) for the penal sum. The case came on to be heard at the Mar. 1765 Court. Adbsolum admitted that he owed Buchanan the penal sum and the Court found for Burchanan in those amounts, plus 278 lbs. of tobacco for his costs and charges.
Source: Charles Co., Md. Circuit Court, Liber N No. 3, Page 223-4.
Aug. 1765 - Benjamin Thorn, of Charles Co., planter, is pledge and security for Jesse Burch [son of Edward] in the case, John Wheatley vs. Jesse Burch.
Source: Charles Co., Md. Circuit Court, Liber N No. 3, Page 493-5.
Aug. 1765 - Benjamin Thorn, of Charles Co., planter, is pledge and security for his son Peregrine Thorn in the case Andrew Buchanan vs. Perigin [sic] Thorn.
Source: Charles Co., Md. Circuit Court, Liber N No. 3, Page 558-60.
Aug. 1765 - The Charles Co., Md. administration account of Ann Scott shows that Scott's estate received a payment from Benjamin Thorn.
Source: Skinner, V. L., Jr., "Abstracts of the Administration Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1764-1768," Page 32.
Aug. 1766 - Ignatius Middleton vs. Benjamin Thorn, of Charles Co., hatter. No particulars of the case are given. Benjamin is summoned to appear at the Aug. 1766 Court. Middleton prays that Benjamin give special bail and for want thereof he is committed to the custody of the Sheriff. At the Aug. 1766 Court Benjamin appears and admits that he owes Middleton 5/0/6 currency, and the Court finds for Middleton in that amount, plus 151 lbs. of tobacco for his costs and charges.
Source: Charles Co., Md. Circuit Court, Liber P No. 3, Page 96-7.
Comment: This and the Oct. 1766 record below appear to belong to a different Benjamin Thorn because our Benjamin was deceased by June 9, 1766.
Oct. 1766 - Pursuant to lawsuits brought against David Hay, hatter, in Portobacco, Charles Co., by John & James Jamieson, merchants in Glasgow, and by Ignatius Middleton, tavern keeper in Portobacco, for money alleged by them to be due to them by Hay, Hay provides as security for their claims certain items of his personal property, including "a parcel of fur supposed to be enough for 12 hats which are to be made by Benjamin Thorn."
Source: Charles Co., Md. Circuit Court, Liber O No. 3, Page 109.
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John Thorn 41.213 CH £38.18.5 Jul 23 1749 Sep 2 1749
Appraisers: Samuel Love, Sr,, Samuel Amery.
Creditors: Samuel Amery, Robert Briscoe.
Next of kin: William Thorn, Benjamin Thorn.
Administrators/Executors: Susanna Thorn, Leonard Davis.
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LOWE, HENRY, SENR,, Prince George's. Co. 16 June 1773; 24 March 1774
To wife Anne Lowe, a Negroes, Bob, Jane and Sue and at her death to my sons John Lowe and Mical Lowe.
To dau. Mary Anne Lowes, Negroes, George, Charles, Arter [Arthur] and Pat and her Increase and stock and my chare that I now ride In, and in case she should marry James Lowe son of John Lowe Junr., I give all that part to my son Henry Lowe,
To son Harry Lowe, Negro boy Harry and mulatto boy Jem and a girl Liddy and another named Sall; furniture; all the land that I hold by a deed of gift from my father.
Wife Anne and son Harry Lowe, exs,
Wit: Richard Stonestreet, Alexr. McDowell, Robt, Wade, Junr, Benja. Thorn. 39.670
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Charles County, Maryland Liber L#2, Page 116. recorded this Feb 21, 1723.
Pursuant to the late act of Assembly made for setting up bounds of land, there is this day, at the time & place where the above depositions were taken, a locust post set up in the presence of Saml Love, Jos Allen, Wm Thorne, Jno Chunn Jr, & Thos Lewis, contiguous proprietors to the sd land, & then & there consenting to the setting up the sd locust post. Wit - Jno Briscoe.
This day, there was present at the 1st bounded tree of Thoms Swann Jr's land where the depositions of Thos Swann Sr & Saml Swann were taken, to the sd tree, several young people, viz, Joseph Allen Jr, Benja. Allen, James Thorne, Benja Thorne, Thos Burch Jr, Burch Swann, Jos Ward, Benja. Ward sons of Wm Ward Sr, James Swann son of Thos Swann Sr, & Mary Lewis daughter of Thos Lewis. Wit - Jno Briscoe.
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Charles County Court Records, March 1741/2 Court, Liber T#2, Page 320
Benjamin Thorn, by his petition, sets forth that he is possessed of a tract of land called Burch Den, and that there are disputes arising about the sd land. He therefore requests a Commission to perpetuate the bounds of the sd land. Ordered that Commission issue, returnable here, to Allen Davies, John Chunn, Samuel Chunn, and John Winter, giving them authority to examine such witnesses as shall be to them produced touching the premises.
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Charles County Court Records, June 1742 Court, Liber T#2, Page 380
Pursuant to an order of the last Court, Commission issued to Allen Davies, John Chunn, Samuel Chunn, and John Winter of CC (not being any way related to the petitioner, contiguous proprietor, nor interested in sd land). Benjamin Thorn, seized of a tract of land called Burch Den, lying in CC, did on Mar 9, in the 27th year of our Dominion, prefer his petition to CC Court on the day afd before Robert [Yates], Gent, and his Associates, CC Justices, for Commission to examine witnesses to prove and perpetuate the memory of the bounds of sd tract of land.
.Signed Mar 27, 1741 - Edm'd Porteus, Clerk.
And now here, John Chunn and Samuel Chunn, return to this Court, the Commission afd, with the certificate and depositions thereunto annexed, viz -
We certify that we called and caused to come before us, all such witnesses as to us were nominated by the within petitioner and also Isaac Wood, a party concerned, and took the examination of some witnesses touching their knowledge of the bounds of the within mentioned land. Signed May 3, 1742 - John Chunn, Sam Chunn.
CC, May 3, 1742. The deposition of John Thorn, age about 45 years, who says that the place where he now stands, being on the point of a small hill near the dwelling house of William Thorn, decd, that the sd William Thorn told him, about 6 years ago, that on this place, old Edward Swann told him {about 48 years ago) stood a bounded red oak, a bounded tree of old Thomas Stonestreet's land called Burch Den, and further says that the sd William Thorn, decd, told him, if it should ever come in dispute, he would prove it, and this deponent further says that Samuel Swann told him that his father, Edward Swann, showed the sd Thomas Stonstreet where to take up the sd land.
CC, May 3, 1742. The deposition of John Hilton, aged about 23, taken at the request of Isaac Wood, a contiguous proprietor, who says that about 10 years ago, at the request of Abraham Wood, the then possessor of sd contiguous land, he came to this place where he heard William Thorn, decd, say he was at work near this place, and that Thomas Stonstreet came to him, and he asked the sd Stonstreet if that was his bound tree, who answered no, nor did he know whose it was, the place where this deponent now stands being on the point of a small hill near the dwelling house of William Thorn, decd. Signed - John (I his mark) Hillton.
CC, May 3, 1742. The deposition of Abraham Wood, late contiguous proprietor, age about 34, taken at the request of Isaac Wood, a present contiguous proprietor, who says that about 10 years ago, he heard William Thorn, decd, say that although there had been a proof made of the 2nd bound tree of a tract of land called Burch Den, his absence, he knows nothing of the sd bound tree, and that he never heard anybody say where it stood, and he further says that the sd William Thorn went with him to a magistrate and offered to prove what he had said, relating thereto, but the magistrate had no book with him, and told him it would be his best way to get some young people to hear what he had to declare relating to the sd bound tree, and this deponent further says he then being possessed of the sd contiguous land, he got several young persons together to the place where he now stands, being on the point of a small hill near the dwelling house of the sd William Thorn, who declared, in presence of them, that he knew nothing of the sd bound tree, and that he never heard anybody say where it stood. Signed - Abraham Wood.
CC, May 3, 1742. The deposition of John Thorn, age about 45, who says that he heard Thomas Chambers, decd, say that 30 odd years ago, he was riding with old Thomas Stonstreet along a blind path, near the place where he now stands, being on a knoll on the north side of a small branch near the widow Dement's, and he further says that the sd Chambers told him that the sd Thomas Stonstreet pointed with his hand and said, there is my bound tree, a red oak, which this deponent says was on or near the place where he now stands. Signed - John Thorn.
CC, May 3, 1742. The deposition of John Haithman, aged about 26, taken at the request of Isaac Wood, a contiguous proprietor, who says that about 10 years ago, at the request of Abraham Wood, the then possessor of the contiguous land, he came to this place, being on the point of a small hill near the dwelling house of William Thorn, decd, and he heard the sd William Thorn say he was at work near this place, and that old Thomas Stonstreet came to him and he asked the sd Stonstreet if this was his bound tree, who answered no, nor did he know whose it was, and he further says he heard sd William Thorn say, at the same time, that he did not know whose bounds it was. Signed - John (J his mark) Haithman.
CC, May 3, 1742. The deposition of William Ward, age about 75, who says that about 30 years ago, he was in the woods and found some line tree and followed the sd line, which lead him to or near the place where he now stands, where he found a standing bounded tree on a knoll near the small branch on the north side thereof, near the widow Dement's, and he further says that some time after, he was in company with William Thorn, decd, and was telling him of the sd tree, and the place where it stood, and the sd William Thorn told him, it was a bound tree of old Thomas Stonstreet's land. Signed - William (W his mark) Ward.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1702 - 1766 (64 years)