Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Nehemiah Birckhead

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Name Nehemiah Birckhead Born Abt 1650 Calvert County, Maryland Gender Male Died 18 May 1720 Anne Arundel County, Maryland - probate Person ID I17244 Tree1 Last Modified 29 Jun 2022
Father Christopher Birckhead, b. 20 Sep 1620, St. Mary Redcliffe Parish, Bristol, Wessex (now Avon), England , d. 26 May 1676, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - probate
(Age 55 years)
Relationship natural Family ID F11663 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth Soper, d. Bef 1712, West River MM, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Married 1 Oct 1682 West River - Clifts MM, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Children 1. Nehemiah Birckhead, b. 17 Oct 1683, West River MM, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 26 Jul 1744, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - probate
(Age 60 years) [natural]
2. Margaret Birckhead, b. 10 Jun 1685, West River MM, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. Bef 1712, St. James Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
(Age < 26 years) [natural]
Last Modified 29 Jun 2022 Family ID F11661 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Margaret Hutchins, b. 11 Aug 1683, Calvert County, Maryland , d. Aft 1727, Calvert County, Maryland
(Age > 45 years)
Married 24 Aug 1712 West River - Clifts MM, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Children 1. Joseph Birckhead, b. 25 Jan 1715, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 7 Feb 1740, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - probate
(Age 25 years) [natural]
2. Margaret Birckhead, b. 12 Mar 1716, Anne Arundel County, Maryland [natural]
Last Modified 29 Jun 2022 Family ID F11662 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birkhead, Nehemiah, A. A. County, 5th day, 1st mo., 1719; 18th May, 1720.
To wife Marga., extx., personalty, and 1/3 of estate, real and personal (bequest to dau. Marga. excepted), also the use of other 2/3 of real estate, during minority of son Joseph and dau. Margt.; shd. wife marry dower rights only.
To dau. Margt. and hrs., 156 A. bou. of Abraham Birkhead, and 1/3 of personal estate; shd. sd. dau. die before age of 17 and without issue sd. land to pass to son Joseph and hrs.
To son Joseph and hrs., residue of real estate in MD., 2/3's of sd. lands at age of 19, and 1/3 at decease of wife; also 1/3 of personal estate; shd. sd. son die before age of 21 and without issue, his portion, real and personal, to pass to dau. Margaret afsd. and her hrs.; shd. both afsd. child. die during minority and without issue, wife to enjoy all land during her life, and to possess the ½ of their share of personal estate, the other ½ equally to living child. of son Nehemiah.
To son Nehemiah, having made advances to him, 10s.
To grandson Nehemiah and son-in-law Abraham Johns, personalty.
To Quakers on Western Shore, £10.
Overseers: John Galloway, Philip Thomas and Evan Richardson.
Test: John Ramsay, John Lang, Eliza Webb. 16, 22.
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Mr. Nehemiah Birckhead 5.83 -- £13.17.0 Feb 12 1720
Appraisers: Josias Towgood, Allexander Rosenquest.
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Nehemiah Brickhead 4.31 AA £1065.13.7 Jul 20 1720
Appraisers: Josias Towgood, Allexander Rosenquist.
Creditors: John Watkins (subsheriff) for the High Sheriff.
Next of kin: Abraham Birckhead, Abraham Birckhead, Jr.
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Mr. Nehemiah Birckhead 5.83 -- £13.17.0 Feb 12 1720
Appraisers: Josias Towgood, Allexander Rosenguest.
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Nehemiah Birkhead 3.359 A AA £1079.10.7 £105.0.4 Jul 6 1721
Appraisers: Josias Towgood, Alexander Rosenquest.
Payments to: Nehemiah Birkhead (son), per Samuel Chew, Samuel Chew, Jos. Beazley, Richard Franklaine, Dr. William Fisher, George Harris, Elisabeth Webb, John Willson, Thomas Meakin, John Baptis Tyler, Elisabeth Brook, John Ramsy, Dr. Patrick Hepburn, Dr. William Lock, Robert Wells.
Legatees: Abraham Johns, accountant.
Distribution to: widow (unnamed, 1/3).
Residue to (children, equally): Margaret, Joseph.
Executrix: Margaret Birkhead (Quaker).
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Nehemiah Birckhead 9.190 A AA £255.10.6 Jun 3 1728
Received from: Dr. Richard Hill.
Payments to: John Hyde (merchant in London), Jos. Adams (merchant), Kensey Johns, William Fish, Isaac Johns, Robert Wells.
Legatees: executrix.
Executrix: Margret England (Quaker), wife of John England.
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Christopher Birckhead 4.253 I AA #33540 Aug 9 1677
Appraisers: John Sollers, Nathan Smith.
List of debts: Samuell Chew, Samuell Lane, Robert Johnson, Henry Bennet, Judith Cumber, Benjamin Brasseur, Edmund Cotten, Humphrey Emmerton, Patrick Hall, James Chillnot, Nehemiah Birckhead, Richard Wells, John Thornbury, Thomas Morgan, Edward Thorly, Thomas Sheppard, Gerrard Hopkins, Abell Hill, John Cobreath, Richard Got, Charles Henan, Nathan Smith, William Cole, Richard Deavor, Richard Bidworth, William Osbourne, William Russell, John Hall, John Stanesbury, Richard James, Alce Jones, William Kent, Francis Dorrington, John Taylor, Joseph Chandler, Thomas Foord & Thomas Gullock„ Edward Gibbs, George Simmons, George Paschall & Alexander Humphreys, John Russell & Henry Vinee.
Executor: Nehemiah Birckhead.
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Charles Roberts 15.123 A £21.3.11 Aug 10 1697
Payments to: Richard Chessheir, Nehemiah Birkhead, Robert Lockwood, William Horne, Henry Fish, Thomas Tindall, Jonathon Tipton, Dr. Zacharia Allen, Abraham Bird.
Administrator: Richard Cheseheire.
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