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

Eleanor Smith

Female Abt 1690 - Bef 1750  (~ 59 years)


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  • Name Eleanor Smith 
    Birth Abt 1690  Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Bef 1750  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I31508  Tree1
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

    Father Thomas Smith,   b. Bef 1670, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1734, Calvert County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary MNU Smith,   b. Bef 1674   d. 12 Sep 1739, Calvert County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F16644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 James Greenfield,   b. 20 Feb 1681, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1734, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1722  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Eleanor Greenfield,   b. 1722, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1776, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 53 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Sarah Greenfield,   b. 1720, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1764, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 45 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Thomas Smith Greenfield,   b. 1726, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1806, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Walter Smith Greenfield,   b. 1731, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1800, Montgomery County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

    Family 2 George Gordon,   b. Bef 1702, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1766, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 64 years) 
    Marriage Bef 30 Nov 1739  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Gordon,   b. Bef 30 Nov 1739, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1771, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 33 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F13584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      Smith, Thomas, gent., Calvert County, 14th Jan., 1733-4; 5th July, 1734.
      To son John and hrs., 400 A., "Land's Land," "Good Prospect" and part of "Johnson's Farm," 130 A. marsh on e. side Patuxent R.; a certain sum of money for which he stands bound to Benjamin Tasker; and personalty.
      To grandson Thomas and male hrs., 200 A., of dwelling plantation, "The High Lands"; 75 A. adjoining "The Chance," failing such hrs., to grandson Joseph and male hrs., and failing such hrs.,
      To son John and his male hrs,, on failure of such hrs. of sd. grandsons and son to daus. Eleanor Greenfield and Mary and their hrs.
      To grandson Joseph and male hrs., 50 A. "Mardyke" and 50 A. of "The Highlands," son Joseph to live on some part of afsd land during life.
      To dau. Mary and male hrs., 50 A. of "The Highlands"; and personalty.
      To sons Joseph and John and daus. Sarah Holliday, Eleanor Greenfield and Elizabeth Watkins, 5 s. each, having made sufficient provision for them.
      Residue of estate to be divided as follows: 1/3 to wife Mary, 1/3 to dau. Mary, and 1/3 to grandsons Thomas and Joseph.
      Exs.: Wife Mary and son John.
      Test: Thomas Hodgkin, William Jones, Perre Askew. 21. 174
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      Thomas Smith 19.128 CA £491.1.4 Sep 28 1734 Oct 5 1734
      Appraisers: Thomas Holland, Richard Hall.
      Creditors: Leonard Hollyday, John Smith.
      Next of kin: John Smith, Jr., Eleanor Greenfield.
      Executor: Mary Smith, John Smith.
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      Thomas Smith 13.169 A CA £471.1.4 £75.18.2 Jul 9 1735
      Payments to: Edward Lloyd (merchant in London), Benjamin Tasker, Esq.
      Mentions: parties (unnamed) interested are of age.
      Executors: Mary Smith (Calvert County), John Smith (Prince George's County).
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      Thomas Smith 15.126 A CA £59.11.5 Sep 16 1736
      Payments to: Col. John Smith, Dr. John Hamilton, estate of Richard Smith, Thomas Gatward.
      Executors: Mary Smith (of Calvert County), John Smith (of Prince George's County).
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      Thomas Smith 17.305 A CA £364.18.3 Nov 15 1739
      Received from: Benjamin Tasker, Esq.
      Payments to: Dr. Patrick Sim paid to Owen Bills, Richard Lane.
      Legatees: accountant, Mary Smith (now dead) paid to her representatives (unnamed), Joseph (son) & John Smith (son), Sarah Hollyday (daughter) & Eleanor Greenfield (daughter) & Elisabeth Watkins (daughter).
      Mentions: Mary Smith (mother of accountant).
      Distribution to: widow (unnamed, 1/3).
      Residue to: Mary (1/3), Thomas Smith (grandson, 1/6), Joseph Smith (grandson, 1/6). Executor (surviving): John Smith (of Prince George's County). The other executrix is Mary Smith (now dead).
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      Thomas Smith 17.336 A CA £69.2.4 Dec 14 1739
      Payments to: Martin Fisher, James Russell, Col. Leonard Hollyday, Daniel Dulany, Esq.
      Executor (surviving): John Smith (of Prince George's County). The other executrix was Mary Smith.
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      Capt. James Greenfield 17.454 A Page Nov 30 1739
      Payments to: Thomas Brooke, Dr. Patrick Sim, William Hunt (merchant in London), Edward Birch.
      Administrators: Mr. George Gordon and his wife Eleanor Gordon.
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      Smith, Mary, widow of Thomas, Calvert Co., 14th June, 1739; 12th Sept., 1739.
      To 6 grandchild., Thomas and Joseph, sons of son Joseph; to Mary Bennett and Anna, daus. of Dr. Thomas Watkins, and dau. Elizabeth; to Walker Greenfield, son of James Greenfield and dau. Elinor and to Sarah, dau. of son John, entire estate, real and personal, be equally divided.
      Ex.: Son Joseph.
      Test: Jez Leach, Elizabeth Bowen, Leurana Smith, Mary Leeck. 22. 112.
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      1730-1733 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber Q, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 304
      Enrolled at request of Col. Thomas Truman Greenfield 12 Jul 1731:
      Indenture, 9 Jul 1731; Between James Greenfield, Gent., and Elinor his wife of one part and Thomas Truman Greenfield of St. Mary's County, Gent.; for £66.13; a tract formerly surveyed for Nathaniel Truman called Truman's Hills; bounded by land of Leonard Brooke; containing 200 acres; /s/ James Greenfield, Elienor Greenfield; wit. Thomas Gantt, Leonard Hollyday; ack. 9 Jul 1731 by James Greenfield and Elienor his wife
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      1730-1733 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber Q, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 406
      Enrolled at request of Leonard Hollyday 2 Feb 1731:
      From James Greenfield, Gent., to "my loving kinsman Leonard Hollyday" 200 acres of land part of Truman's Hills and Twice Bought; located on the main North Branch of Deep Creek; 9 Aug 1731; /s/ James Greenfield; ack. 9 Aug 1731 by James Greenfield and Elinor his wife
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      1730-1733 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber Q, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 412
      Enrolled at request of James Greenfield, release, 1 Mar 1731:
      By indenture 9 Aug 1731 between James Greenfield, planter, and Leonard Hollyday; Greenfied did grant Hollyday 200 acres of land being part of Truman's Hills and Twice Bought and a Negro woman named Lucy; Hollyday only to be used in trust for Eleanor Greenfield, wife of James Greenfield, and their children, Viz., Sarah (minor), Eleanor & Thomas; Hollyday releases at request of Eleanor Greenfield; /s/ Leonard Hollyday; wit. Philip Lee, Walt. Brooke; ack 1 Mar 1731/2 by Leonard Hollyday

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