BAKER FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY

 

Prince George's County Land Records, Folio 119a:

Indenture, 22 Aug 1704

From: Thomas Brooke of Prince George's County, Esq'r

To: Robert Owen, Principle Vestryman of St. Paul's Parish and his associates and brethren the rest of the vestrymen of the said Parish in Prince George's County

For 8,000 pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco in cask a 120 acre parcel of land called Brooksfield in the freshes on the west side of the Patuxent River on a creek called Deep Creek; bounded by land called The Gears, The Plantation, the road to Mattapany, and Deep Creek. This land was to be used by Robert Owen so long as he continue to be minister or curate of the parish and "have the care of soules therein" afterward for the support and maintenance of such other minister according to the Laws of England or the Province...according to the doctrine of the Church of England

Signed: Tho.Brooke

Memorandum: 22 Aug 1704 Thomas Brooke and Madam Barbara Brooke acknowledged the deed before William Barton and John Wight

Witnesses: Josiah Willson, The. Addison, and Ja. Haddock [James Haddock could have been Janes father, our direct ancestor or Janes brother.]

Prince George's County Land Records, Folio 196a:

Indenture, 7 Jan 1707

From: Col Thomas Greenfield of Prince George's County

To: Robert Owen, clerk of Prince George's County

For the sum of 10,500 pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco and cask, a parcel of land containing 134 acres called The Gores in Prince George's County in the freshes on the west side of the Patuxent River; bounded by land formerly belonging to Major Thomas Brooke called Brookefield

signed: Tho. Greenfeild

Witnessed: Frederick Claudius, Thomas Cleggett, Joseph Taylor and James Haddock [James Haddock could have been Janes father, our direct ancestor or Jane’s brother.]

Memorandum: 7 Jan 1707 Martha Greenfield, wife of Thomas, examined by Frederick Claudius and Thomas Cleggett

Alienation: 24 Jan 1707 Robert Owen paid 2s/9p for land called The Gores

Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F - Folio 53: 29 Jul 1708

From: Richard Beven

To: Robert Owen

"Laid out for Mr. Robert Owen a parcel of land being part of a tract now in posession of Richard Beven beginning at a bound tree being a red oake and running thence E by N° 50 per. to a white oake standing by a branch side then down the said branch ...intersecting the South line of the land called The Doors...

Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F -folio 400

Quit Claim Deed, 30 Jul 1714

From: Thomas Addison of Prince George's County, Esqr.

To: Robert Owen, clerk of Prince George's County

Robert Owen by deed dated 20 May 1709 sold Thomas Addison land now occupied by Robert Owen who purchased the 134 acres of land from Thomas Greenfield; for 5s Robert Owen gives this quit claim deed

Signed: Robert Owen (seal)

Witnessed: Frederick Cladius, Dann. Dullany

Memo: 31 Aug 1714 Robert Owen and his wife Mary Owen acknowledged this deed

Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F - Folio 36:

Indenture, 6 July 1710

From: Richard Bevan of Prince George's County

To: Robert Owen, clerk of Prince George's County [this Rbt. Owen, clerk could be another Robert Owen, not our own because of the time frame of his continued dealings.  There are possibilities that this Rbt. Owen could be a cousin of our Robert as I have not accounted for much of Edward’s other son’s families.]

For 3£ for a 6 acre tract of land called The Goare in Prince George's County lying in the freshes of the Patuxent.

Signed: Richard Bevan

Witnessed: Robert Bradley, John Bradford, James Haddock. [This James Haddock could have been Janes father, our direct ancestor or Jane’s brother.]

Endorsement: Robert Owen paid 300£ to Richard Bevan

Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F - Folio 53: 29 Jul 1708

From: Richard Beven

To: Robert Owen

"Laid out for Mr. Robert Owen a parcel of land being part of a tract now in posession of Richard Beven beginning at a bound tree being a red oake and running thence E by N° 50 per. to a white oake standing by a branch side then down the said branch ...intersecting the South line of the land called The Doors...

25 July 1714, Mary Owen, widow and relic of Robert Owen renounced the estate of her deceased husband in favor of Leven Covington as Administrator, who on 25 Jan 1715 filed a bond with John Wight and Philip Lee as surety for £550 sterling, Philip Lee and William Roans appointed to take inventory of estate, which was filed in Prince George's County Sept., 1716, estate worth reported at £92 18s, and 10p.

On 14 Sep 1717, a 2nd account reported having paid £115 3s, 2 ½ p of debts due from the estate.

Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F -folio 400

Quit Claim Deed, 30 Jul 1714

From: Thomas Addison of Prince George's County, Esqr.

To: Robert Owen, clerk of Prince George's County [again, this could be a cousin of our Rbt.]

Prince George's Land Records 1717-1726 - Liber F - Folio: 205/792

Indenture, 24 Aug 1719

From: Thomas Addison, Esq.' of Prince Georges County

To: Daniel Dulany, Gen' of Prince George's County

For £150 a tract of land on the west side of the Patuxent River in Prince George's County formerly bought by Robert Owen of Prince George’s County from Col. Thomas Greenfield and Richard Bevan

/s/ Tho Addison (seal)

Wit: Ralph Cobb, Charles Sewall

Acknowledged by Elinor Addison, wife of Thomas; enrolled 27 Aug 1719

Prince George's County Court Records

1696 – 1770

8 March 1727 p.230

Present Mary Wedge of St. Barnard's parish spinster for having a base born Mullato child by Information of Thomas Harwood constable of Patuxent Hundred.

26 November 1728 pp.346-7

Lord Proprietary against Mary Welch } Mallatto bastardy ... Thomas Harwood of Prince George's County brings into Court his Servant woman named Mary Welch and gives the Justices thereof to understand and be Informed that she has had lately a Malatto bastard. Whereupon the said Mary this day to wit 13 November 1728 ... says she is guilty and submits herself ... son named Henry, 2 months old the 28 instant bound until 31 years ... she to serve 7 years

Liber R Court Record 1730-1732

23 March 1730/1

p.3

Thomas Harwood buys Mary Wedge's female Malatto child named Ann born the twenty ninth day of September last for one hundred pounds of tobacco

p.164

Ordered that Thomas Harwood keep Mary Wedge's youngest Malatto child until next June Court and that he be allowed for it then.

28 August 1733

p. 298 Thomas Harwood for keeping a Malatto Child

27 August 1734

p.108

Lord Proprietary vs. Mary Wedge } Mallatto Bastardy Convict by confession ... says that she is guilty ... serve seven years ... Bastard Child named Ned be a servant to 31 ... Thomas Harwood allowed one hundred pounds for keeping the child until this time

24 June 1735

p.410

Lord Proprietary vs. Mary Wedge } Malatto bastardy convict by confession ... cannot gainsay ... was Begott by a Negro ... child is dead ... be a servant for seven years ... Thomas Harwood master

22 June 1736

p.46

present Mary Wedge servt to Thomas Harwood for having a Malattoe Bastard

Prince George's Land Records 1739-1743 - Liber Y - Page 657.

Page 657. Land Commission. Lord Baltimore To Messrs Thomas Owen, George Parker, John Hawkins Sr, & Joseph Hatton of PG, Gentlemen, Greeting. Whereas Catherine Plafay of PG, seized of a parcel of land in PG called Leith, did, on the 4th Tuesday of last Jun, prefer her petition in writing to PG County Court held at Upper Marlborough Town, before Peter Dent, Gent, and his associates for Commission to examine witnesses to prove and perpetuate the memory of the bounds of sd parcel of land, know that we have given you (not being anyway related to the petitioner or any contiguous proprietor, nor interested in sd land) power to examine all witnesses which shall be nominated to you by the afd petitioner or other person concerned, touching their knowledge of the bounds of the land afd or the bounds of any other lands whereon and whereto the afd land depends or relates, and therefore we command you to call before you, on a day you specify, on the land afd, all witnesses. Signed Jul 28, 1742 Thos Lee, Cl Cur.

The depositions were taken on the Jan 31, [1742/431 on the sd tract of land, which is on the south side of Piscataway Cr.

Joseph Hatton Sr, aged about 52 years, declares that Mr. Francis Marbury and the sd deponent, happened together, and Mr. Francis Marbury said to the deponent that he was likely to loose his bounded tree of Leith, and the sd Marbury told this deponent where he now stands that a Spanish oak, which now stands on a bank near the Creek side, was the lst bounded tree of a tract of land called Leith.

Luke Marbury, aged about 32 years, declares that his father, Francis Marbury, and this deponent, were together and that his father told him the above Spanish oak was the Ist bounded tree of Leith or a tree that stood 10 or 15 foot lower down the Creek.

Edward Edelen, aged about 67 years, declares that he and Frances Wheeler were together when the tract of land called Leith was run out by Mr. Grew, and that the sd Francis Wheeler told this deponent that the within mentioned Spanish oak or within 10 or 15 foot, stood the bounds of Leith.

The depositions on the 2nd bounded tree of Leith are as follows, viz: Luke Marbury, aged about 32 years, declares that his father, Francis Marbury and this deponent, came to the bank near Piscataway Cr and that his father showed this deponent a locust which is now standing on the sd bank near the mouth of a small run which makes from a spring of Mr. John Hawkins Jr and runs into Piscataway Cr, that the as locust was the 2nd bounded tree of Leith.

William Digges, aged about 31 years, declares that some time after his father and Daniel Fraser bargained for the above tract of land called Leith, that Mr. Francis Marbury told him that the above mentioned Locust was the bounded tree of Leith.

Joseph Hatton, aged about 52 years, declares that he and Daniel Fraser walked down to the locust afd, and the sd Daniel Fraser told him that the above locust was the 2nd bounded tree of Leith as Mr. Francis Marbury told the sd Fraser, and some time after, this deponent happened, in company with Mr. Francis Marbury, and this deponent was telling Mr. Marbury what Daniel Fraser had told him concerning the bounds of the above land, and Mr. Marbury told this deponent that it was very true.

William Thomas, aged about 42 years, declares that he has heard several people say that the afd locust was the 2nd bounded tree of Leith.

James Wheeler, aged about 58 years, declares that Messrs Jones or Edward or Francis Marbury told this deponent that the afd locust was a bounded tree between Francis Marbury and William Hutchenson, but can't remember which of the 3 persons it was that told him and that this deponent believes it has been about 40 years ago he was told that the sd locust was a bounded tree.

Turrence Bryan, aged about 66 years, declares that he was at work down by Piscataway Cr, and Mr. George Noble & Mr. Francis Wheeler came down where this deponent was at work and they told him that the above locust was a bounded tree between Mr. Marbury and Mr. Hutchenson.

Edward Edelin, aged about 67 years, declares that Mr. Francis Marbury told him that the sd locust was the 2nd bounded tree of Leith. Recorded Mar 25, 1743.

On 3 February 1742 Samuel Hyde of London leased to Laurence Owen 80 ½ acres of the tract Bradfords Rest.  Yearly rent was 1 pound 4 shilling 2 pence and the lease was for the natural life of Laurence Owen, and the life of Sarah Owen his wife, and the life of Elizabeth Owen his daughter.  Within seven years, Laurence was to plant an orchard of 80 apple trees.  (PG Deeds Y, f. 628)

John Williams 22.292 A PG £109.17.8 £118.7.2 Jun 25 1746

Received from: Hump. Hasledine, Grifith Davis, Dorsel Pettycout, Thomas Caw, Thomas Welsh, Thomas Peterson, Archibald Edmunson.

Payments to: William Cummings, John Hepburne, Ignatius Perry, Lawrance Owein, Agnus Garter, Thomas Gaton for William Black, Peter Dent.

Administrator: Mr. John Lawrance.

On 12 December 1746 signed an indemnification was signed by George Plater stating: "Whereas a certain tract of land in Prince George's County called Bradfords Rest, late the estate of Mr. Samuel Hyde of London, merchant, has been condemned by His Lordship's Provincial Court of this Province for my use, for a debt due from the said Hyde, and Whereas, THOMAS OWEN, James Smith, John Swearingen, James Crawford, LAWRENCE OWEN, John Barnet, John Coffee, Nicholas Baker, Aron Prater, Thomas Burk, and Daniel Candler, the several tenants of the said land have attorned [agreed to become a tenant of the new owner of property formerly held by another] to me, I do therefore herby promise for myself, my heirs and executors and administrators, to indemnify and save harmless the said tenants from all cost, damages or loss that they shall sustain by reason or means of such attornment." PG Deeds BB, f. 29)