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Henry Hooper (2), of Dorchester County, will dated 27th March, proved 30th August, 1720. Leaves to eldest son, Henry, land in Dorchester and Calvert Counties, which latter "my father, Henry Hooper, formerly lived on;" mentions sons Thomas and John, son-in-law Matthew Travers, son James Hooper, son Roger Hooper, grandson Henry Hooper, son of Richard, deceased; wife Mary, daughters Mary En- nalls, Elizabeth Travers, Anne Brome, Mary Hicks, Susanna Hodson and Sarah Hayward, daughters Rebecca and Pris- cilla Hooper, grandson Henry Hooper, son of Henry; wife Mary, executrix, and friends and relatives, Col. Roger Wool- ford and Maj. Henry Ennalls to assist her.
Mary Hooper, of Dorchester County, will dated 21st June, proved 22d September, 1740, mentions sons Henry, James and John Hooper. To Henry, Thomas and James Hooper, sons of my son, Thomas Hooper, negro woman Fanny, &c., now in possession of their father-in-law (i. e., stepfather), Thos. Cannon, son Roger Hooper to pay his sister, Sarah Hayward, 10 pounds currency, and the same sum to his six sisters, Elizabeth Travers, Anne Brome, Mary Hicks, Ros- anna Hodson, Rebecca Hodson and Priscilla Stevens, bequest to granddaughter, Mary Hooper, daughter of Thomas, son Roger Hooper, executor. (Annapolis, Wills, Lib. 22, fol. 248.)
30th September, 1785, James Hooper, of Dorchester County, Gent., to his son, Samuel Hooper, four tracts, viz :
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(a) Whinfill, 200 a., on Taylor's Island; (b) Hooper's Defi- ance, 167 a .; (e) Woolford's Beginning, 20634 a., purchased of Levin Woolford; (d) The White Marsh, 35 a., all in Dor- chester County. (Dorchester Co. Rec., Lib. N. H., No. 5, fol. 216.)
Henry Hooper (3), previously mentioned, the first son of Henry Hooper (2), was born in 1687, and died April 20, 1767, at the age of eighty years. He was a man of large influ- ence and became the owner of much land, some of which his father left him by will. In 1720 he purchased of Major Nicholas Sewall a tract of land, "My Lady Sewall's Manor," called "Warwick," on Secretary Creek (now know as War- wick River), containing 1243 acres, for two hundred and fifty pounds sterling. In 1739 he had "Warwick" and several other adjacent tracts resurveyed and embodied into one tract which he named "Warwick Fort Manor," that contained 2342 acres. His son, Henry Hooper (4), who became the owner of "Warwick Fort Manor," was an influential patriot and was a delegate to several conventions of the Province of Maryland, held in 1775 and 1776, for putting the colony in a state of military defence. In 1776 Colonel Hooper was appointed Brigadier-General of the Militia, in the lower district of the Eastern Shore. (See Revolutionary Period, in this volume.)
About 1735 Col. Henry Hooper (4) married Anne Ennalls, daughter of Wm. Ennalls and Ann Smith, his wife.
The children of Colonel Hooper, later known as Brig .- Gen. Henry Hooper (4), were:
I. William Hooper, M.D., who married Sarah Ridge- way, in 1771, of Talbot County, a descendant of the Bozman family.
2. Henry Hooper, Jr. (5). The last Hooper who owned "Warwick," which he sold, in parcels, as follows: 300 acres for $2700 to Joseph E. Sulivane, July 21, 1812; 120 acres for $1880 to William Gist, November 26, 1813; 1300 acres for $15,000 to John Mitchell, January 1, 1816.
3. John Hooper, officially known as Major John Hooper during and after the Revolution of 1776, of whom further.
WARWICK FORT MANOR HOUSE, SECRETARY CREEK.
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4. Mary, married, in 1804, Denwood Hicks.
5. Sally, no record. ,
6. Anne Elizabeth, married Wm. Barrow.
Descendants of Dr. William Hooper and Sarah Ridgeway Hooper were :
I. Anne, who married Joseph Sulivane.
2. Sally Ennalls, married John W. Henry, in 1811. She was called the "Maid of the Oaks."
3. Henry, no record.
The children of Henry Hooper, Jr., and Mary Price, his first wife, were:
I. William, who went to Utah Territory and was elected U. S. Senator from there. He amassed a great fortune in Utah, but never was a Mormon. He left children, one daughter married the son of Brigham Young.
2. Annie, married Dr. Robertson, of Somerset County.
3. Elizabeth, no record.
By the second wife of Henry Hooper, Jr., Mary Ennalls :1
I. Anne was born, who married John Craig, in 1809, whose mother was Betsey Ennalls, daughter of Wm. Ennalls, son of Bartholomew Ennalls (2), and Elizabeth Trippe, his wife.
The children of Major John Hooper and Elizabeth E. Scott Hooper, his wife, were:
I. Mary E., who married Benjamin W. LeCompte, a lawyer in Cambridge.
2. Anne, married Henry Dickenson, a Justice of the Peace in Cambridge; had no children.
3. Sarah Ennalls, married Thos. I. H. Eccleston, son of John Firmin Eccleston and Milcah Airey Eccleston, his wife.
1 Mary Ennalls Hooper, widow of Henry Hooper, Jr., married a second time, a widower named Ennalls, whose daughter by his first wife was the first wife of John Craig and the mother of Wm. Pinkney Craig and John Adams Craig, M.D.
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4. Eliza, no record.
5. William Ennalls, married Eliza Scott Pitt, daughter of Samuel Wilson Pitt and Mary (Scott) Pitt, his wife. Wil- liam E. Hooper died June 25, 1850.
6. John, M.D., married Anne Birkhead, daughter of James Birkhead and Elizabeth Sulivane, his wife, who was a daughter of Daniel Sulivane and Susan Orrick, his wife.
7. Joseph E., married Miss Hodson, had one daughter, Elizabeth, who married Col. John Hodson. She died in the year 1900.
The children of William Ennalls Hooper and Eliza Scott Pitt, his wife, were:
I. John Pitt, married Maria L. White.
2. Joseph Henry, married Louisa Steele.
3. Wilhelmina, married Dr. Thomas Chase, of Annapo- lis, Surgeon U. S. Army.
4. William, died young.
Children of Dr. John Hooper and Anne Birkhead, his wife, were:
I. Sarah Ennalls, married William Grason, son of ex- Governor Grason, of Queen Anne's County, whose wife was Susan Orrick Sulivane.
2. Annie, married Rev. Theodore P. Barber, D.D., Rector of Christ P. E. Church, Cambridge, Md., for forty- three years.
3. Elizabeth, "Betty," married Dr. Thos. H. Williams, formerly Surgeon in the U. S. Army. He resigned in 1861, and was appointed Assistant Surgeon-General in the C. S. A.
4. John H., married Margaret Richmond, née John- stone, of Virginia. Died in Chicago.
Benjamin Woodward LeCompte married Mary Ennalls Hooper, eldest daughter of Major John Hooper and Eliza- beth E. Scott Hooper, his wife, January 18, 1810. Their children were:
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Mary E. LeCompte, who married John P. Hooper, son of James Hooper, and Mary Woolford Hooper, his wife, who was the sister of Col. Stephen Woolford.
Of Emily, Gaston and James LeCompte no record in hand.
John P. Hooper and Mary E. LeCompte Hooper,1 his wife, were the parents of Jeremiah P. Hooper, the eldest son, now living in Baltimore. By his mother he is a lineal descendant of Gen. Henry Hooper, of Revolutionary fame. He mar- ried Miss Alice Eugenia Drake, a lineal descendant of John Drake, of Exmouth, England.
In Memoriam.
Mary E. booper.
On Monday afternoon, February 26, 1877, MARY E. HOOPER, in the 67th year of her age, relict of the late JOHN P. HOOPER, and daughter of the late BENJA- MIN W. LECOMPTE, of Cambridge, Md.
She passed away, as sunbeams die, From the amber clouds of a summer sky- As music dies from a trembling string, With the last sad note which loved ones sing, A morning dew from an opening flower, Passes away o'er the noontide hour; Yet for her there is a light that will ever be day, A music whose sweetness will not die away; And to those who are weeping a hope is yet given, For the dew-drop of earth is the rainbow of heaven. BALTIMORE, MD. JEREMIAH P. HOOPER.
1 Mary E. Hooper died February 26, 1877, in the sixty-seventh year of her age.
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Mary Priscilla, the eldest daughter, married Wm. Wilmot Hall, whose children were Lizzie Wilmot, who died single, and Mary Wharton, who married Wm. H. Bryan. She died some years ago.
James Benjamin Hooper, the second son, married, first, Marietta Greenwell, of Leonardtown, Md. His second wife was Elenora Nuthall; had no children. Both deceased.
Emily Ann Hooper, the second daughter, married Nich- olas Merryman Bosley, of Taylor's Island. Both lately deceased. She died August 24, 1902. Left three children, Mary Rebecca, Emily Ann and John Patterson Hooper Bosley.
Margaret LeCompte Hooper, the third daughter, married William Winder Edmondson, Sr. They have four sons, Joseph Airey Edmondson, William Winder, Jr., John Hooper and Frank Gordon Edmondson.
Henry Hooper, the fourth son, married Susie Hinds; had descendants James LeCompte Hooper, M.D., and others.
Samuel Hooper, the fifth son, and Sarah Elizabeth Hooper both died single.
William Gaston Hooper, the youngest son, married Miss Julia Plascette Pennington, daughter of Col. Ross T. Pen- nington.
The prominence of James Hooper, brother of Henry Hooper, the first owner of "Warwick Fort Manor," and Henry Hooper, Q. S., and Samuel Hooper, his brother, is better explained by reference to their wills.
James Hooper, fifth son of Henry Hooper (2), born Octo- ber 3, 1703; died November 3, 1789; in his will, probated March 10, 1789, mentions the following children and grand- children :
Thomas Hooper, grandson, son of James, Jr., gives land. part of "Hooper's Conclusion," on Taylor's Island, and "Hooper's Pasture."
James Hooper, grandson, son of John, part of "Hooper's Conclusion," on Long Point, Slaughter Creek, and negro woman "Tamar."
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Thomas Hooper, son, also a part of "Hooper's Conclu- sion" and negro man "Ceasar."
John Hooper, son, "all the rest of my lands not disposed of, also some negroes."
Henry Hooper, Q. S., son, "I give and bequeath unto my son, Henry Hooper, Q. S., 5 shillings sterling, to be in full for his portion of my estate."
Samuel Hooper, son, a negro and silver cup.
Thomas Hooper, grandson, son of John, a negro.
Nancy Hooper (Noble), daughter, a negro.
Other bequests as follows: "All of my silver plate to my three sons, Thomas, John and Samuel.
"All of my horses and cattle to my two sons, Thomas and Henry, item.
"All the rest of my personal estate I give and bequeath unto my following children, viz:
"Thomas, John and Samuel Hooper, Elizabeth Edmond- son, Sarah Pattison, Priscilla Woodward and Mary Noble, to be equally divided among them."
James Hooper, above-named, married Mary Woolford, sister of Col. Stephen Woolford.
"Henry Hooper, Q. S., son of James and Mary Woolford Hooper, named in his father's will to receive 5 shillings sterling, also made a will, proved October 30, 1799, to dispose of his large estate. He gave to his wife, Betty Hooper, dur- ing her life, one of his dwelling plantations, 'Porpeigham,' 300 acres, 'Addition to Outlet Pasture,' 230 acres, and 5000 pounds sterling out of the debts due and owing unto me upon lands; all of my household furniture, plate, negroes and everything else of my personal estate except the remainder of the debts due and owing me. * * His wife was appointed sole executor and to take out letters, 'ad colligan- dum, bona defuncti' for recovering the debts, but that there be no appraisement or no inventory taken of my estate, nor my executrix shall not be obliged to give bond or take any oath to render any accounts."
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The will in full made by Samuel Hooper, March 27, 1806, hereunder follows :
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SAMUEL HOOPER'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. .
In the name of God, Amen.
I, Samuel Hooper, of Dorchester County, in the State of Maryland, Being very sick and low in health, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding and consid- ering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and therefore be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence, Do therefore make and pub- lish this my last will and testament, in manner and form fol- lowing: That is to say I give and devise unto my son Henry Hooper, his heirs and assigns forever, a tract of land, "Porpeigham," containing 300 acres, and part of a tract of land called "Addition to Outlet," which said lands were devised to me by my brother Henry Hooper, Q. S. And also a tract of land, Belvoir, which I purchased of Levin Keene, also the house and lot whereon Mrs. Annie Golds- borough now lives, which I Purchased of Robert Muir, all of which lands I have heretofore deeded to him, my said son Henry. Also all other tracts or parts of tracts which I now own, lying and being on the west side of Trans- quaking River, let them be called by whatever names or name they may, except lots and houses in Cambridge. But I do give and devise the lands aforesaid on condi- tion that my said son shall within one year after he arrives to a lawful age execute and convey all his right and title to the lands which I have sold to Isaac Creigh- ton, his heirs and assigns forever, as will appear by the bond of conveyance given by me. And in case my said son shall not comply with the conditions, then, and in this case I give and devise all the lands aforesaid devised to him, to my daughter, Elizabeth A. Hooper, her heirs and assigns for-
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ever. I also give and bequeath unto my said son Henry Hooper, my Bookcase, Desk, Watch and Gold Sleeve But- tons. I give and devise unto Mary Hooper, my daughter, her heirs and assigns forever, a tract of land called "Beaver Dam Range," and part of a tract called "Addition to Fort Neck," which I purchased of William Ennalls. Also the house and lot of land which I purchased of Francis Gist in the town of Cambridge, Md. All of which lands I have hereto- fore devised to my said daughter Mary Hooper. Also all the lands and tenements near Middletown, which I purchased of William Whittington, William Tucker, Thomas Locker- man, and the vacancy which I have taken up and added to the said lands. And also all the lands which I pur- chased of David Shipley and his wife. But I do thereby give and devise the land aforesaid to my said daughter on condition that my said daughter shall within one year after she arrives at lawful age for that purpose convey by deed all her right and title to the lands which I have sold to Isaac Creighton, aforesaid, his heirs and assigns forever, as will appear by the bond of conveyance given him by me. And in case my said daughter shall not comply with this condition then, and in this case I give all the lands aforesaid so as aforesaid devised to her, to my said daughter, Elizabeth Ann Hooper, her heirs and assigns for- ever, all the lands and tenements which were conveyed to me by Archibald Moncreiff and also all the lands which I lately purchased of Lotty Ru. I also give and bequeath to her one half dozen silver table spoons, and one half dozen tea spoons.
I give and bequeath to my loving wife Sarah Hooper my carriage and horse called Bob. I give and bequeath after the payment of my debts legacies and my wife's thirds, all the residue of my estate, to be equally divided among my three children, Henry, Elizabeth Ann and Mary. And lastly do constitute and appoint my dear wife, Sarah Hooper to be executrix, and Arthur Whitely to be executor of this my last will and testament.
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In testimony whereof I have heretofore set my hand and seal, this 27th day of March, 1806, A. D.
SAMUEL HOOPER (Seal).
Witnesses :
RICHARD PATTISON. SAMUEL BROWN. JOHN MACE. Probated April 8th, 1806.
Recorded in the Office of the Register of Wills of Dor- chester County in Liber L. L. K., No. I, folio 44.
This family of Hoopers, of whom only a few has been mentioned, is no relation to Mayor Hooper, of Baltimore, and his relatives, the Hoopers, extensive manufacturers of cotton duck. The first arrival of that family in Maryland came as a cabin boy on a merchant vessel from England.
HOOPER FAMILY BRANCHES.
Col. Moses LeCompte, married Elizabeth Wheeler, June II, 1782.
Charles LeCompte, married Drucilla Travers, December 19, 1790.
Miss Annie LeCompte, married Henry Keene, July 23, 1798.
Miss Elizabeth LeCompte, married James Pattison, December 6, 1802.
Miss Priscilla Hooper, married James Woolford, August 8, 1783.
Thomas Hooper, married Sarah Hooper, August 17, 1785. Thomas Hooper, married Mary Hooper, June 17, 1788.
Betty Hooper, married Matthew Travers, January 7, 1796. James Hooper, married Priscilla Pattison, December 19, 1798.
James Hooper, married Mahala Travers, January 14, 1800.
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Mrs. Amelia Hooper, née Barnes, married Jeremiah Pat- tison, May 28, 1800.
William Hooper, married Priscilla Gadd, October 4, 1800. Thomas Hooper, married Elizabeth Smith, December 26, 1801.
John Hooper, married Mary McKeel, August 6, 1802.
Jeremiah Pattison, married Nancy Barnes, December 9, 1787.
Richard Pattison,1 married Mary McKeel, March 4, 1788. Elizabeth Pattison, married Benjamin Woodward, Novem- ber 3, 1789.
Thos. James Pattison, married Margaret Woodward, August 10, 1790.
William Pattison, married Elizabeth Linthicum, January 19, 1803.
Mary Edmundson, married John Brohawn, September 13, 1783.
Pollard Edmundson, married Elizabeth Airey, March 26, 1789.
Mrs. Roxanna Edmundson, married James Smith, March 5, 1792. (Grandparents of Dr. Benj. L. Smith, of Madison.)
John Edmundson, married Sarah Mann, December II, 1794.
Thomas Edmundson, married Sarah Smith, July 11, 1798. Joseph Edmundson, married Elizabeth Simmons, April 11, 1799.
James Hooper, of Hooper's Island, married Miss Ariana Lake, sister of George Lake, of Lake's District (see Lake family). They had eight children, viz : James, John, Henry, Thomas, Mary (Polly), Rebecca, Sarah (Sallie), and Ariana Hooper.
James Hooper, son of James and Ariana (Lake) Hooper, married Mary (Polly) Harrington. Their children were:
" There were two Richard Pattisons on Taylor's Island at this time; one of them was "Squire Dickey;" the other came to Orchard Creek, Taylor's Island, Md., from Calvert County.
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Mary E. (died in childhood from accident); sons, Samuel, James, John H., Stewart and Thomas H. Hooper. John H. Hooper, of this family, married his cousin, Mary A. Hooper. (They eloped.)
John Hooper, son of James and Ariana (Lake) Hooper, married Miss Mary S. Tucker, daughter of Capt. Thomas Tucker, of Galesville, Md. John Hooper died on Hooper's Island in the sixty-third year of his age. His wife, Mary S. Tucker, was born September 17, 1790; died June 9, 1854. Of their twelve children-
Thomas was born in 1808; died in 1868. He married Miss Eliza McNamara. They had eight children. The survivors are Maria Lake Hooper, who married Capt. Jno. W. Stewart; Captain Timothy A. Hooper, and Capt. Luther Hooper.
John Hooper, son of John and Mary S. Tucker Hooper, born -; died September 21, 1840, married Miss Susan McNamara; had two sons, William and Charles Hooper. Susan McNamara Hooper (widow), married Capt. George Mister.
Harriet Hooper, daughter of John and Mary S. Tucker Hooper, married William Andrews in "Lakes." They had one daughter, Clara, who married Dr. Edward L. Johnson.
Fannie Hooper, daughter of John and Mary S. Tucker Hooper, married Capt. Severn Mister. She was born March 3, 1814; died November 3, 1902, in the eighty-ninth year of her age. Their children were Cornelia McNamara, widow of Jerome McNamara; Maria Frances Insley, wife of Rich- ard H. Insley; Ariana Insley, wife of Capt. Corbin Insley, and James E. Mister, of Baltimore, Md.
THE KEENE FAMILY. (By Mrs. Hester Dorsey Richardson.)
There is no name in the annals of Dorchester County more conspicuous for service in legislative hall and on the field than that of Keene.
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The first of the family in Dorset was Capt. John Keene, of the Colonial Militia, who inherited from his father all his lands in Dorchester County. These included Keene's Neck, a tract of 250 acres on Hunger River, patented to Richard Keene, November 25, 1665; "Keene's Neglect," "Clark's Outhold" and other large tracts on Slaughter Creek, which have descended for many generations.
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Richard Keene, of "Richard's Manor," in Calvert County, emigrated to Maryland prior to 1637, from his home in Wordstown, Surrey, England.
That he was a man of wealth and refinement the bequests of personal estate leaves no doubt. At a period when the colonist was deemed fortunate to possess the barest neces- sities we find Richard Keene (1672) devising six dozen nap- kins, dozens of pillow cases, table cloths, etc., 18 pewter
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dishes, 3 dozen pewter plates, 18 leather chairs, mahogany tables, great chests, bedroom furniture, silver plate in large quantity. In addition to these evidences of luxurious living, Richard Keene left many servants, both white and black, thousands of acres of land and thirty thousand pounds of tobacco, which, in that day, was the currency of the Province.
Upon attaining his majority, the first of the Dorchester Keenes took up his residence in the county upon the lands devised to him by his father, from which time until the pres- ent the name has been prominent in the social and political history of the county.
In the year 1712 Capt. John Keene, one of the military officers of Dorchester County, was also a Justice of the Peace, which, in that day, was a Judge of the County Court.
As both the military and civil officers of the colony were by commission from the Lords Baltimore, much more im- portance attached to the appointments than in these days of political rivalry.
In the year 1734 Benjamin Keene was also commissioned to be a Justice for Dorchester County, in which capacity he continued to serve for many years.
In the Revolutionary War, the Keenes of Dorchester County figured conspicuously as officers and members of the Committee of Safety.
Richard Keene, grandson of Richard, of Calvert County, married Susannah Pollard. They had nine sons and three daughters. Seven of the sons emigrated to Kentucky. These pioneer brothers settled in Scott County, where in an old cemetery they and many of their descendants lie buried. Three of the sons of Richard and Susannah took Holy Orders like their kinsman across the sea, Edward Keene, Lord Bishop of Ely and of Chester, and became clergymen in the Episcopal Church.
These were William, John and Samuel, the latter remained in Maryland. He was ordained in Fulham Palace, London, in the year 1760, and later received the degree of D.D. from
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the Washington College, of which he was one of the Stand- ing Committee of Examiners.
At one time the Rev. Samuel Keene was rector of St. Anne's Parish in Anne Arundel County, also of St. Luke's, of Queen Anne's County; St. John's, of Caroline and Queen Anne's, and St. Michaels, of Talbot County.
Richard Raynal Keene, the talented young lawyer, whose elopement with Eleanore Martin, the beautiful young daugh- ter of Luther Martin, the distinguished Baltimore priest, was the social sensation of the year 1802, was of this Eastern Shore family of Keenes.
Among the children and grandchildren of the pioneer brothers of Kentucky were some talented men and charming women.
Wm. B. Keene, son of Thomas and Mary Tubman, of Dorchester County, was the founder and orator of the Med- ical and Chirurgical Society of Baltimore in 1799. Subse- quently he rejoined his family in Kentucky and later, like many of his kinsmen, journeyed farther South. He died in Louisiana in 1857.
Rev. John Keene, one of the pioneer brothers of Kentucky, a clergyman of the Episcopal Church, married Miss Young, of Maryland. Their son, Samuel Young Keene, surgeon in the Revolutionary Army, was born in Kentucky, where he married one of his Keene cousins. After her death he returned to Maryland and married Rebecca, daughter of Howes Goldsborough, and his cousin, Rebecca, granddaugh- ter of Judge Robert Goldsborough, of Cambridge, Md.
Their children were John Henry Keene, the distinguished Baltimore lawyer and author, and a daughter, Mary Ann Keene.
John Henry Keene, late of Lauraville, Baltimore County, married Sarah Dorsey Lawrence, daughter of Capt. Levin Lawrence, of the Flying Camp of the Revolutionary Army, and Sarah Dorsey, daughter of "Wild Caleb" Dorsey.
Their children are John Henry Keene, a prominent lawyer of Baltimore; Mrs. W. Pinkney Craig, Miss Mary Hollings- R
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worth Craig, and Miss Laura Eleanora Keene, of Govans- town, Baltimore County.
Mary Ann Keene married John Hollingsworth, son of Judge Zebulon Hollingsworth, of Maryland.
The venerable Samuel Young Keene, of Georgetown, Ky., is the most direct descendant of the pioneer Kentucky Keene settlers who went from Maryland nearly two hundred years ago.
Mr. John Henry Keene, of Baltimore, is the last male descendant of his father's line, but in Dorchester County there are a number of families which still bear the proud old name, while other families identified with the early history of the State are lineal descendants of the colonial Keenes through the daughters. This is true of the Goldsboroughs, Dorseys and other Dorchester County families.
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