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quite appropriate to say that the people of Dorchester County were not all absolute followers of distinguished leaders elsewhere, but that notable men of influence repre- sented the county and prominently helped to construct our union of States under the Federal Constitution. After its adoption in 1788 and the nomination of George Washington for President, the Anti-Federalists were left without an issue on which to base an opposition. This fact well explains how the vote of Dorchester was cast at that election. Then Wash- ington, Jefferson, Madison and Randolph were all Federalists, but the party policy then adopted by Hamilton and other leaders in regard to national finances and the centralizing ten- dency of the powers of the general government as then admin- istered aroused the opposition of Thomas Jefferson, Madison and Randolph, who organized the "Republican" party. Their policy, influenced and equally divided the electoral vote of Maryland in 1800, giving Adams and Pinkney five votes and Jefferson and Burr five, though the Dorchester and Car- oline Elector, Mr. Robinson, a Federalist, was elected. Party leaders in the county who followed the Hon. John Henry, who had served in the Continental Congress, United States Senate and who was elected Governor of the State November 13, 1797, still kept the county under Federal control.
HOW DORCHESTER VOTED AND WHO WERE ELECTED IN THOSE DAYS.
It may interest some politician to discover that party men could change their political course a hundred years ago, when policies justified it, as readily as men do now for vari- ous causes.
From the Baltimore American and Federal Gazette, some election returns from Dorchester County about that period are here in part given (unofficially) :
In 1802 Solomon Frazier, Isaac Steele, Chas. Golds- borough, and Mathew Keene, all Federalists, were elected
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Delegates to the General Assembly. At this session James Murray was a candidate before the Assembly for Governor.
In 1803 Goldsborough, Frazier, Keene, and Josiah Bayly, all Federalists, were chosen for the Assembly.
HUNGRY APPLICANTS FOR OFFICE IN THE COUNTY NINETY-NINE YEARS AGO.
In 1803 there was a vacancy in the office of Register of Wills in Dorchester County, to be filled by the General Assembly of Maryland. The following named gentlemen were candidates before the Senate and House: George Ward, Ezekiel Richardson, John E. Gist, Samuel Brown, Howes Goldsborough, John Murray, John Craig, James B. Sullivan, Wm. W. Eccleston, John Crapper and Daniel McDonnell. On November the 25th, John Crapper was elected, receiving 44 votes. Ezekiel Richardson, who was next highest, received 31 votes.
In 1804 Solomon Frazier, Josiah Bayly, Federalists, and Joseph Ennalls and John Eccleston, claimed as Federalists, were elected Delegates.
In 1805 Frazier, Ennalls, George Ward, and John Smoot represented the county in the Assembly.
In 1806 Frazier, Ward, Smoot, and Robert Dennis were the Delegates. Hon. Charles Goldsborough was elected to Congress, the vote in the district being, Charles Golds- borough, Federalist, 3143; Philip Quinton, Republican, 1366. In Dorchester, Goldsborough received 1680 votes and Quinton 59 votes.
In 1807 Dennis, Ennalls, Frazier and Hugh Henry were elected Members of the House.
In 1808 Ennalls, Frazier, Dennis and Edward Griffith were the Delegates; Ennalls being Republican, the others Federalists. Smoot, a Republican, lost his election by the rejection of one or two votes.
In 1809 Benjamin W. LeCompte, Edward Griffith, Solo- mon Frazier, Michael Lucas, Federalists, were elected by
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200 majority over the Republicans, patriots as well as politi- cians, Frederick Bennett, John Smoot and others.
In 1810 Delegates Frederick Bennett, Washington Eccleston, Republicans; Solomon Frazier and John Stewart, Federalists, were the people's choice.
In 1811 Joseph Ennalls, Frederick Bennett and John Smoot were the Democrats elected under a new party name and Edward Griffith, a Federalist.
In 1811 the following resolution was adopted by the House :
"Resolved, That the Treasurer of the Western Shore, * pay annually in quarter payments, to Frederick Bennett, of Dorchester County, an old revolutionary soldier, the half-pay of a corporal during the remainder of his life as a remuneration for his meritorious services."
1812, October 6. Votes for Congressmen, Delegates and Sheriff were :
Congressmen : Chas. Goldsborough, Federalist, 1197; Williams, Democrat and Republican, 729.
Delegates: Federalists, Jno. Stewart, 1159; Benj. LeCompte, 1156; Ed. Griffith, 1125; Rich. Tootle, 1154. Democrat and Republican, Eccleston, 738; Geoghegan, 781; Waters, 755; Bennett, 729.
Sheriff : Federalist, Pattison, 1125. Democrat and Republican, Harper, 822.
A majority of the people in Dorchester were evidently opposed to the War of 1812, as shown by their vote.
1813. Assembly vote was:
Federalists, Stewart, 1148; Griffith, 1133; Tootle, 1139; LeCompte, 1137.
Democrat and Republican, Lake, 728; Waggaman, 718; Sanford, 717; Geoghegan, 706.
In 1814 the same Delegates were reelected, evidently Federalists, namely: John Stewart, Richard Tootle, Benj. W. LeCompte and Edward Griffith.
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In 1815 Robert Hart, a Federalist, was elected in the place of Mr. Tootle.
1816. The Assembly vote was:
Federalists, Ed. Griffith, 882; B. W. LeCompte, 889; R. Hart, 886; T. Pitt, 890.
Democrat and Republican, Sol. Frazier, 555; J. Willis, 549; L. Lake, 557; A. S. Stanwood, 557.
1817. Thos. Pitt, B. W. LeCompte, Henry Keene, Ed. Griffith, Federalists, were Members of the House of Dele- gates.
In 1818, October 5, there was a close vote for Delegates, as follows :
Federalists, B. W.LeCompte, 898; Thos. Pitt, 876; Henry Keene, 876; Edward Griffith, 865.
Democrats, Solomon Frazier, 890; Wm. W. Eccleston, 888; Levin Lake, 878; J. R. W. Pitt, 834.
Charles Goldsborough was elected Governor by the Leg- islature.
The vote cast for Assembly candidates October 2, 1820, was:
Republican, Wm. W. Eccleston, 1020; Levin Lake, 1009; Solomon Frazier, 999; George Lake, 998.
Federalists, B. W. LeCompte, 998; Michael Lucas, 988; Edward Griffith, 988; Daniel Jackson, 962.
There was a tie vote between George Lake and B. W. LeCompte.
The Assembly vote for Governor at this session was 48 for Samuel Spriggs and 46 for Charles Goldsborough.
1824, October 4. Jackson Elector, Josiah Bayly. For John Q. Adams, Daniel Martin.
House of Delegates elected :
Jno. N. Steele, 1018 votes; Thos. L. H. Eccleston, 944
Note .- At the election of 1818 soldiers from Fort McHenry and marines from a U. S. Frigate were marched in squads to the polls in Baltimore and voted, though they were mostly non-residents. Only one soldier is said to have voted the Democratic ticket, still the Federal ticket was beaten in the city. See American.
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votes; Mathias Travers, 891 votes; Dr. Daniel Sulivane, 957 votes.
Sheriff, Thos. H. Hicks, 1053 votes.
As the years passed, party names were changed for local effect. In 1821 tickets were headed "National Republican" by one party and by the other "Jackson." In 1823 the word "Federalist" was again used. In 1827 the "Adminis- tration" ticket for the Assembly elected three Delegates, J. F. Williams, George Lake and B. J. Goldsborough; and on the "Jackson" ticket, John Douglass.
In 1828 it was this way:
"Adams" Delegates, Francis E. Phelps, Thomas Eccleston, Martin Wright, elected; "Jackson" Delegate. Mathew Hard- castle, elected.
October 5, 1829, the vote for House Members was :
"Anti-Jackson," John N. Steele, 913 *; Brice J. Golds- borough, 913 *; Thos. H. Hicks, 863 *; Matthias Travers, 826. "Jackson," James A. Stewart, 845; Joseph Ennalls, 800; Mathew Hardcastle, 885 *; Henry C. Elbert, 832.
In 1830 the "Anti-Jackson" ticket was elected by the vote here given :
Assembly Delegates :
"Anti-Jackson," Thos. H. Hicks, 1126; Benj. G. Keene, 1126; Jno. N. Steele, 1112; Martin L. Wright, 1094.
"Jackson," Jas. A. Stewart, 1009; M. Hardcastle, 916; Smart, 828; Goldsborough, 809.
At the election, held October 1, 1832, Jno. N. Steele, Clay Elector, received 958 votes, and James A. Stewart, the Jackson Elector, 668.
In 1833, October 7, the Congressional vote in the county was 963 for Jas. A. Stewart and 857 for L. P. Dennis, who was elected to Congress by 200 majority.
*Elected.
Note .- It has not been nor will it be the author's intention to express his private opinion on National or State Administrations in order to show what effect or influence they may have had on the politics of the people in Dorchester County at any period.
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LEGISLATIVE TICKETS.
"National Republican," M. L. Wright, 934; J. F. Eccles- ton, 830; Robert Griffith, 1028.
"Nominated Ticket," J. Nichols, 886; H. L. McNamare, 949.
For the last eight or ten years prior to 1836 the average Whig majorities had been about 1500 in the State of Mary- land, which went for Harrison that year by 3684 majority.
The vote in Dorchester for Delegates and Sheriff was:
Delegates: Whig, T. H. Hicks, 1085; J. Q. H. Eccles-
ton, 1065; B. G. Keene, 1071; Wm. Folengin, 1142.
Van Buren, John Rowens, 831; Rich. Pattison, 829; Henry Keene, 842; L. D. Travers, 823.
Sheriff : Whig, James Waddell, 110I.
Van Buren, Henry Cook, 834.
In 1839, October 2, the Congressional vote in the county gave Dennis, a Whig, 170 majority over Jas. A. Stewart, a Van Buren Democrat.
In 1840 the Whig Delegates received, by districts, the following vote:
Jacobs.
Keene.
Frazier.
Tall.
Fork
62
52
52
52
East New Market
165
146
147
140
Vienna
140
14I
143
140
Parson's Creek
91
94
93
96
Lakes
262
262
262
262
Hooper's Island
62
62
61
61
Cambridge
253
265
252
251
Neck
95
98
103
97
In the House of Delegates there were 60 Whigs and 19 Van Burenites; in the Senate, 15 Whigs and 6 Van Burenites.
CAMBRIDGE, Md., July 19, 1841.
The Whig Convention nominated the following ticket : For the Legislature, Joseph R. Eccleston, Levin Richard- son, Dr. Joseph Nichols and Wm. K. Travers.
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County Commissioners, John Newton, John Muir and Samuel Harrington.
At the election, October 6, the vote was:
Governor: Whig, Johnson, 1142.
Locofoco,1 Thomas, 816.
House of Delegates: Whig, Eccleston, 1165; Nichols, 1094; Travers, 1090; Richardson, 1092.
Locofocos, Jackson, 845; Cannon, 823; Hooper, 820; Ennalls, 794.
HENRY CLAY FIRST NAMED IN BALTIMORE.
From the American, August 25, 1842:
"Maryland-Mr. Clay.
"It will be seen by the proceedings of the Whig State Con- vention, which are given in detail in this morning's American, including the address to the People of Maryland, that the tried patriot and eminent Statesman, Henry Clay, of Ken- tucky, has been in the name of the Whigs of Maryland, formally and unanimously nominated for the Presidency."
The Delegates to this Convention from Dorchester County were J. C. Henry, Joseph Nichols, Henry Page, W. T. Goldsborough, John R. Keene, Reuben Tall, Henry L. McNamara, Jacob Wilson, Thomas F. Eccleston, James Steele, W. B. Chaplain and Levin Keene.
A Washington paper, the Washington True Whig, makes the following comment or criticism on Maryland nomina- tions :
1"In the campaign of 1840, in New York, the 'Hard Money Demo- crats,' who opposed chartering State banks, organized an 'Equal Rights' party, called by their opponents 'Locofocos,' a name given by the Whigs to the entire Democratic party at that time. This word was derived from matches used to relight a hall after the lights had been extinguished by their opponents." Possibly the putting out of lights at political meetings was a party trick quite annoying in New York City.
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"It was Maryland, in 1836, that first put the names of Har- rison and Tyler together, and Maryland on Wednesday last led the way in recording her regrets for the deed, making the only atonement possible in the case."
At the State election, held October 5, the vote for the Leg- islature was:
Whigs, Phelps, 912; Travers, 904; LeCompte, 886; Greene, 867.
Independent, Henry, 620; Woolford, 609; Abbott, 348.
Sheriff : Whig, Wm. B. Dail, 891.
Independent, Moore, 717.
1843, October 4. "A most unexpected result is realized in this county, which although decidedly Whig, has elected three Locofoco Delegates and one Whig." Vote as follows: Whig, F. P. Phelps, 914 *; Jos. Nichols, 896; L. Richard- son, 859; J. B. Chaplain, 841.
Locofocos, Jas. A. Stewart, 993 *; John W. Dail, 943 *; Daniel Cannon, 900; James Smith, 885.
1845, October. Delegates: Whigs, Boon, 1122; Eccles- ton, 1129; Frazier, 1121; Jas. Smith, 1064.
Locofocos, Rowins, 857; LeCompte, 920; Pearcy, 888: Woolford, 851.
In 1844 the Maryland Assembly consisted of 61 Whigs and 21 Locofocos.
In 1845, 43 Whigs and 39 Locofocos.
1847, October 6. County vote for Governor :
Whig, Goldsborough, 1281.
Locofoco, Thomas, 864.
Congress: Whig, Crisfield, 1236.
Locofoco, LeCompte, 897.
Assembly: Whigs, Keene, 1230; Chaplain, 1257; Hodson, 1262; Tall, 1226.
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Locofoco, Robertson, 885; Turpin, 881; Thompson, 883; Cornwell, 857.
House had : Whigs, 58; Locofocos, 24.
THE NOMINATION OF WM. T. GOLDSBOROUGH.
The Whig Convention that nominated Wm. T. Golds- borough met in Cambridge, June 17, 1847. The Dorchester Delegates were Capt. Wm. Sulivane, Levin Keene, Col. Jno. H. Hodson, Reuben Tall and Jas. A. Waddell. "A church festival, held that evening for the benefit of a church, as well as a grand ball given in the town hall by the people, were liberally patronized. A number of the Delegates were invited to Mr. Goldsborough's hospitable mansion, about five miles below Cambridge. As the steamer returned to Baltimore, the boat was run near the shore off Mr. Golds- borough's, and the passengers rent the air with congratula- tions. A loud response from a large company on shore warmly reechoed the salutation."-American.
In 1853 a new party, the American party, was originated in New York. Its leaders proposed to stand for universal education, reformation of the naturalization laws, protection of American labor, liberal aid for river and harbor improve- ments, government aid and for the Union Pacific Railroad, and not to interfere with the use of the Bible in public schools. This party sentiment soon took effect in Maryland and became a substitute for Whigism. While the Whig party was disintegrating on National issues, the people in Dorchester County who could not believe in Democratic principles were slow to endorse the anti-slavery leaders and Free-Soilers of the North and West. Being mostly Protestants, they read- ily became "Know-Nothings" and thus controlled the county for a time.
At the Congressional election in 1855 the vote in the county for Jas. A. Stewart, 1118; for Dennis, 1155. Stew- art's majority in the district was 305.
In 1856 the vote for President or Electors is here given by districts :
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American Party. Fillmore.
Democratic Party. Buchanan.
Fork
106
119
East New Market
112
262
Vienna
69
74
Parson's Creek.
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71
Lakes
166
58
Hooper's Island
71
20
Cambridge
212
185
Neck
130
63
Church Creek
83
35
Straits
184
149
Drawbridge
41
26
1295
1052
Col. James Wallace was Fillmore Elector-at-Large.
In 1857 the vote for Governor by districts was :
Hicks.
Groome.
Fork
I2I
105
East New Market
126
258
Vienna
101
52
Parson's Creek
120
81
Lakes
169
65
Hooper's Island
51
28
Cambridge
231
161
Neck
126
67
Church Creek
85
48
Straits
138
IO
Drawbridge
44
53
1312
928
The Congressional vote in the county and district was close; Jas. A. Stewart's majority in the county was 10 votes and in the district 19.
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The Legislative ticket, American, was elected; the mem- bers were John W. Dail, Levin Richardson and Horatio G. Graves.
In 1859 Charles F. Goldsborough, on the American ticket, was elected State Senator. The Delegates were John R. Keene, American; William Holland and Z. W. Linthicum, Democrats.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. 1860, November 6. Vote by districts :
Bell.
Breckenridge.
Douglas.
Lincoln.
Fork
87
145
I
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East New Market
75
170
9
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Vienna
78
96
6
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Parson's Creek.
123
88
I
6
Lakes
133
82
2
3
Hooper's Island
77
50
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Cambridge
211
209
II
5
Neck
147
84
I
I
Church Creek ..
82
57
. .
8
Straits
156
18
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4
:
Drawbridge
...
41
84
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I
Williamsburg . .
53
102
. .
6
1263
1185
31
34
1
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Following this surprising election, at which the people chose Abraham Lincoln President, an intense excitement seized the public mind, chiefly brought about by the revolu- tionary attitude assumed by South Carolina and other South- ern States.
CHAPTER XVIII.
EXCITEMENT PRECEDING THE CIVIL CONFLICT-DIVISION OF PUBLIC SENTI- MENT CAUSED BY THE WAR-THE POLITICAL EFFECT PRODUCED BY "EMANCIPATION"-NEGRO SUFFRAGE INTENSELY OPPOSED.
In the winter of 1860 and 1861, the people in Dorchester County, as in other sections of the State and country, were much excited at the threatened Civil War and dissolution of the Federal Government by the secession of some of the Southern States. Public sentiment divided the people irre- spective of past party association into two classes, the larger class being in favor of maintaining the Federal Union of the States; the other and smaller class in favor of "South- ern Rights," and the secession of Maryland.
Bitter controversies and opposing sympathies stirred the people with stronger feelings than were ordinarily enter- tained in party sentiment, which divided members of the same families and firm friends of past years to the extent of becoming bitter and even, in some cases, belligerent enemies. This inflamed state of public feeling was gradually suppressed by the Federal soldiery who were quartered in many parts of the State during the year 1861.
The introduction of the war and early battles influenced many patriots to volunteer in the army of their choice to fight for the principles they personally proposed to main- tain.1
For several years, or during the war, the people in the county felt the restrictions and great inconvenience of army regulations, though not much of the time under a military guard. Any person from the county who went to Baltimore could not return home on sail or steam vessels without a pass
1In this volume is published the names of a number of soldiers who served in the Federal and Confederate Armies from Dorchester County.
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from the Provost Marshal in the city, a restriction that lasted for months.
As the war continued and the emancipation proclamation came, there arose a change in the political sentiment of the people, many of whom were by the law of military necessity deprived from voting at the general elections, by military guards, unless they took the oath of "allegiance," which some refused to do.
During this war period the high prices of farm products and the large amount of money in circulation, induced some of the industrious and business people to engage in various enterprises to the extent of allaying party feelings on both sides, which did not revive again until the right of "suffrage" was given the negroes in 1869, when a majority of the people (who were Democrats), became fired anew with intense opposition to Republican methods in their generous way of bestowing civil rights. Some white voters then refused to vote at the polls with the negroes, who were timid in casting their first ballot, but did vote almost solid for the Republican nominees.
In almost every local campaign since then the Democratic issue has been made on the negro in politics and negro suffrage.
The great bulk of the colored voters have, ever since they were enfranchised, cooperated with the white Republican voters in making a party ticket of white men in the county and State, and the only ticket possible to elect.
The colored voters have shown good judgment in party affairs not to contend for elective offices which they know they cannot obtain, owing to the race prejudice that exists from Maine to Florida, and from California to Maryland. Outside of politics, labor disturbances between whites and blacks in different parts of the country strongly show the extent and effect of race prejudice.
Miscellaneous History (Colonial).
CHAPTER XIX.
LOCATION OF PROPRIETARY MANORS-A LAND TRADE AND REFERENCE TO PETER UNDERWOOD-"JOHN'S POINT," WOOLFORD'S HOME-COPY OF PATENT FOR LAND FOR TRANSPORTING SETTLERS-SOME OLD FERRIES- QUIT-RENTS AND RENT ROLLS-ACADIAN EXILES FROM NOVA SCOTIA- CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS-CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICTS-SKETCH OF THE JUDICIARY-MEMBERS OF THE BAR AT CAMBRIDGE-TAX ON BACHELORS- MARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS-ROBERT MORRIS; HIS STORE AT CAMBRIDGE; PRICES OF MERCHANDISE THERE.
LOCATION OF PROPRIETARY MANORS.
The first manor laid out for the Proprietary, after the formation of Dorchester County, was the manor of "Phillips Burg," in 1670, for Phillip Calvert, on Transquaking River, along Phillip's Creek, later called Chicanicomico River, at the first landing coming in the river.
Nanticoke Manor was also laid out; that contained 4775 acres. Later these manors were granted in lots to suit pur- chasers, and quit rents laid on them. Nanticoke Manor bor- dered on the Nanticoke River and North West Fork, above the town of Vienna.
The Land Records show that a number of private manors were laid out for prominent people in Dorchester County- "Lockerman's Manor," "Warwick Fort Manor," and others. Some were proprietary grants, and others consolidated tracts under the right of resurvey.
A LAND TRADE AND REFERENCE TO PETER UNDERWOOD.
In the Land Records at Cambridge there is recorded a deed from Elizabeth Underwood and Judith Underwood,
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daughter and niece of Peter Uuderwood, who sold one-half of "Castle Haven" land, fifty acres, to John Harwood, in con- sideration of one hundred acres of land in Talbot County, August 2, 1691.
By Act of Assembly, in 1674, Peter Underwood was the first person authorized to sell spirituous liquors in Dorchester County. He was brought into the Province of Maryland in 1654, when eighteen years of age, by Mr. Mears. His first master, to whom he was sold, was Peter Johnson, in Calvert County.
"JOHN'S POINT," COLONIAL HOME OF THE WOOLFORDS.
"John's Point," a tract of land lying on Little Choptank River, on the east side of Tobacco Stick Creek, was surveyed November 24, 1665, containing 200 acres, for John Hodson. Some time after 1668 this land became the property of Bar- tholomew Ennalls, who, by his will, made in 1688, be- queathed it to his daughter Elizabeth, wife of Col. Roger Woolford, and it was formally conveyed to Roger Woolford and Elizabeth, his wife, by John Ennalls, brother of Elizabeth Woolford, August 5, 1695.
A part of this tract, upon which is the oldest brick building in the country (see cut), has been successively held by some lineal descendant of Roger Woolford down to the present time. Which of the owners of "John's Point" built this quaint old building, with walls two feet thick and peculiar little windows, is not absolutely known, but events and cir- cumstances, based on family tradition, point to John Hodson or Hudson as the builder. The Woolfords claimed that the first County Court was held there, and that it was also used as a jail, evidently before the county seat was removed to Cambridge, in 1687. John Hodson was one of the County Justices in 1674, and it is quite as probable that the County Court was held at his house as at any other private house in that section, where the first courts were held between 1669 and 1674.
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WOOLFORD'S COLONIAL HOME, BROOKS' CREEK.
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AN EARLY PATENT
PATENT No. 1, COPY OF
Patent for land granted for transporting settlers to the Province of Maryland :
William Jones, Patent. Cecilius, etc.
Know ye that we for and in consideration that John Rus- sel of the County of Dorchester in our S'd Province of Mary- land, planter, hath due him 100 acres of land within our said province for Transporting Sussanna Hannough, and W. Cary Hatton here to Inhabit whose right Title and Interest of in and to the said 100 acres of Land the s'd Jno Russell hath assigned and sett over unto William Jones of the Same County as appears upon Record and upon such Conditions and Terms as are Expressed in our Conditions of Plantations of our s'd province of Maryland under our Greater Seal at Arms bearing Date at London, on the second day of July in the year of our Lord God 1649, with such alterations as in them is made by Declaration bearing Date the 22d Day of September anno 1650, and Remaining upon Record in our said province of Maryland Do hereby grant unto him the said William Jones all that Tract or Parcel of Land Called (All three of us) lying on the East side of Chesapeake Bay in a River Called Limboe Harbour, and in a Creek of the said River Called Russells Creek on the East side of the said Creeks. Beginning at a marked pine standing in a marsh, and from the said pine running for Breadth South West fifty perches to a marked white Oak bounded on the North West with a line drawn South East for a length into the Woods Three Hundred and twenty perches bounding on the South West with a line drawn North East fifty Perches, Bounding on the South East with a line drawn North West Three hun- dred and twenty perches, with the first bounded tree and now laid out for 100 Acres more or less, Together with all Rights, Profits and Benefits thereunto belonging (royal Man- ors Excepted) To have and to Hold the same unto him the said William Jones his Heirs and assigns for ever to be 11
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