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On 1st November, 1804, he married his sister-in-law, Avery Whipps. The issue of this marriage were, (1) Lydia, born 4th August, 1805; (2) Samuel, born 25th January, 1807; died 3rd Octo- ber, 1862. (3) Comfort Ann, born 8th May, 1808; died 29th May, 1830. (4) Edward, born 1st April, 1809; died 28th September, 1829, unmarried. (5) John Tolley, born 6th March, 1811; died
20th May, 1836. (6) Mary Ann, born 2nd September, 1812; died
12th April, 1881. (7) Vachel, born 7th May, 1814; died 5th May, 1856, unmarried. (8) Thomas Tolley, born 25th November, 1815; died 28th September, 1856, unmarried. (9) Charles, born 5th July, 1817; died 1st September 1838, unmarried. (10) Garrett, born 15th June, 1819; died 12th October, 1857. (11) Madison, born 10th April, 1821; died 12th June, 1897. (12) Martha, born 25th February, 1823, living. (13) Nicholas Brice, born 25th May, 1825; died 27th September, 1862. (14) Henry, born 1st September, 1826; died 18th October, 1895.
Rachel married Thomas Mannen, of Mason County, Kentucky. Walter Tolley married Elizabeth Slack, of Mason County, Kentucky. Lydia married James G. Pepper, of Mason County, Kentucky. Samuel married, first, Elizabeth Robinson; second, Malusia Robin- son (sisters), of Tuckahoe County, Kentucky; third, Sarah Runyan, of Mason County. Comfort Ann married John Robinson, of Tuckahoe County. John Tolley married Rachel Donovan, of Mason County. Mary Ann married, first, George Barker; second, Evan Pickerell, both of Bracken County. Garrett married Laura Adams, of Fleming County. Madison married, first, Lizzie Bledsoe; second, Tillie Holton. Martha married William T. Craig, of Bracken County. Nicholas Brice married, first, Jane Craig; second, Maria Goward, both of Mason County. Henry married Maria Slack, of Mason County.
James Tolley Worthington, twin of Thomas Tolley, was born in Maryland, 17th December, 1771, and died at his home in Mercer County, Kentucky, near Harrodsburg, 28th September, 1829. In
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the early spring, 1801, he married Margaret P. Stade. The issue of this marriage were: (1) Vachel, born 2nd February, 1802; died 7th July, 1877. (2) Mary Tolley, born January, 1804; died Feb- ruary, 1878. (3) John Tolley, born 1808-9. (4) Comfort, born 28th August, 1812; died 28th August, 1890. (5) William, born 1814-15; died in early youth. (6) Margaret Elizabeth, born 23rd February, 1817; died 19th June, 1862. (7) Charles Thomas, born 3rd April, 1819; died 14th December, 1876. (8) Ellen Catherine, born 1st March, 1821; died 27th January, 1872. (9) Edward Strade, born 29th October, 1824; died 30th April, 1874. (10) Augusta, born 1827; died in infancy.
Vachel married, first, 25th May, 1825, Mary Ann Burnet, of Cincinnati, Ohio, born 29th June, 1802; died 25th October, 1834, and had issue, (1) Rebecca Burnet, (2) James Tolley, (3) Jacob Burner, (4) Rebecca Burnet, (5) Jacob Burnet, all dying in infancy but James Tolley, still living. On 6th January, 1839, he married, second, Julia Wiggins, of Cincinnati, Ohio. born 18th October, 1816; died 7th September, 1877, and had issue, (1) Edward, (2) Samuel, (3) Julia, (4) William.
James Tolley married Anne Mary Postlethwaite, of Lexington, Kentucky. No issue. Edward, unmarried, Samuel died, 6th December, 1848.
Julia married William Pope Anderson, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Issue, Vachel Worthington, Larz. Worthington, Catherine Long- worth, Julia Wiggins, died 21st January, 1876; William Pope, Laura Wiggins, died 4th August, 1891; Ida Longworth, died 24th October, 1897; Francis Baldwin, William Pope Anderson, her hus- band, died 20th November, 1897. William married Susan Carpen- ter. Issue, Julia, Helen, Louise Skinner, Elizabeth Carpenter.
Mary Tolley married, first, Madison Worthington, son of her uncle, Edward Worthington, and had issue, Margaret Stade, died, 1886, and Caroline, died in youth. She married, secondly, Dr. George Venable, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and had issue, George Worthington, and James Edward. Margaret married Frederic Augusta de Seebach-Juny, and had issue, George Ousley, Frederic Augustus, Madison, Edward de Seebach. George Worthington Venable married Louisa Blair and had issue, Mary Tolley, died 1880; Julia Augusta, died 1896; Susanna Worthington; Agnes Louise, died 1884.
John Tolley married Susan Hoard, of Mercer County, Kentucky, and had issue, Margaret Strade, Maude, Mary Tolley. Comfort married Buckner Miller, of Jefferson County, Kentucky, and had issue, James Tolley, Margaret Stade, Charlie, Henry, Anna, Julia Worthington. William died in youth.
Margaret Elizabeth married, 27th September, 1834, George Mason Long, and had issue, Margaret Mason and Francis Martin. Margaret Mason married Smith Gordon, and had issue, Margaret Elizabeth, Francis Zacharie, Archie Calvert. Frances Martin mar-
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ried John Thomas Janney, of Baltimore, Maryland, and had issue, Anna Mason, Margaret Marshall, Alice Moore, Ethel Hyams, Thomas, George Mason Long.
Charles Thomas married Joanna Theresa Gill, and had issue, Erasmus Tolley, Anna Elizabeth, James Tolley, Vachel, Hood, Joanna Theresa, Charles Thomas, Union, Vachel (2), Mary Tolley.
Ellen Catherine married, first, James Bruce Johnstones, and had issue, Margaret Anna, Edward Worthington, Charles Worth- ington, Julia James, Ellen Bell, Mary Tolley, of whom Charles Worthington only is surviving. She married, secondly, William Edward Keyes, of Louisville, Kentucky. No issue.
Edward Stade married Anna Eliza Powell. No issue.
Edward Worthington was born in Maryland, 18th June, 1773, and died in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, 1846. In 1899 he married Eliza G. Madison, of Point Pleasant, Virginia. The issue of this marriage were, (1) Samuel Madison, (2) John Tolley, (3) Edward, (4) James Tolley, (5) Rowland Madison, (6) Mary Ann Lewis, (7) Eliza Martha Augusta, (8) Lucy Lewis, (9) Margaret Jane Catherine. Samuel Madison married his cousin, Mary Tolley Worthington, of James Tolley, supra.
John Tolley married, first, Ann Hoard Slaughter, of Mercer County, Kentucky. Issue, William Hoard. He married, secondly, his cousin Elizabeth Ann Worthington, of Maryland. Issue, Walter Edward, Sarah Martha Ann, Eliza Madison, John Tolley Hood. He married, thirdly, Jane Alida Holland, of Whitestone, New York. Issue. James Edward, Rowland Madison, Lewis Gilmore.
Edward, unmarried. James Tolley, unmarried. Rowland Madison, married Ann Maria Wells, of Rushville, Illinois. Issue, Eliza Madison, Edward, Mary Lewis, James Wells, Anna Maria, Lucy Jane, Sarah Grier.
Mary Ann Lewis, unmarried. Eliza Martha Augusta married Judge English, of Sacramento City, California, and had one daughter.
Lucy Lewis, unmarried. Margaret Jane Catherine married Dr. Charles Shackelford, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Issue, Lucy, Elizabeth Madison, Edward Worthington.
Charles, of Samuel and Mary,-Susan Johns. Issue, Mary Tolley, Samuel, Richard, John, Sallie, Henry, Benjamin, Rosetta, Edward.
Ann Worthington, of John and Helen,-Thomas, Beale Dorsey, youngest son of Caleb and Elinor (Warfield) Dorsey, of Hockley. Issue, Caleb, John Worthington Dorsey, Thomas Beale Dorsey, Jr., and Sarah Meriweather.
Elizabeth Worthington, of John and Helen,-Nicholas Dorsey, of Joshua and Anne Ridgely. (See Dorsey.)
Thomas Worthington, of John and Helen, 1761,-Elizabeth Hammond. Issue, John Worthington, 1785,-Anne Dorsey, of Nicholas and Elizabeth, of Annapolis Junction. Issue, Nicholas, Lloyd, John, Noah, Thomas, Reuben, Elizabeth, Ann, Comfort and Henrietta. Nicholas was the large landholder; Lloyd went to
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Missouri; Reuben was drowned; Noah and Thomas were bachelors. John-Miss Cockey. Issue, Nicholas-Miss O'dell, granddaughter of General Towson,-Issue, John-Miss Parshall, of Pennsylvania, whose daughter is Mrs. Matilda Pomeroy of Toledo, Ohio.
Judge Dye Worthington, of Howard, long judge of the Orphans Court, married Henrietta Ridgely, of Dr. Charles C. Ridgely, of Clarkesville. Otis Worthington, his brother,-first, Miss Walters, and, second, Nellie Dorsey, of Amos. Thomas Worthington- second, Marcella Owings, of Joshua. Issue, Mary, Noah, Thomas Dye, Rezin Hammond-first, Rachel Shipley, of Robert; second, Mary Shipley. Issue Thomas Chew Worthington, whose large estate was near Woodstock.
John Tolley Worthington-Mary Govane, daughter of James Hood, of Hood's Mill, whose wife was Sarah Howard, daughter of Benjamin Howard and Mary Govane. Issue, Mary Govane Hood, whose inheritance was later sold by her husband and herself to Samuel Bentz, and by him named "The Stock Farm." It bordered on "Dexterity" at Hood's Mill; took in "Sally's Chance," her mother's tract. It was deeded by John Tolley Worthington, and Mary Govane, his wife, to Samuel Bentz, in 1858.
The following notice of his estate is taken from the Baltimore Sun: "John Tolley Worthington, son of John Tolley Worthington, who died in 1860, holds an estate which covers most of Worthington Valley. His mother was Mary Govane Hood. Mr. Worthington inherited the 'Shawan' Hunting Ground, about 1,000 acres, near Cockeysville. His father's estate called 'Mont Morency,' was left to him, Mrs. Sallie Conrad and L. W. Cipriani, his nephew."
The following quotation from a Washington paper refers to him: "There are many persons living in Baltimore to whom the name, Bodisco, will recall another brilliant marriage; that of the beautiful daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tolley Worthington. Some years before the war, Miss Mary Worthington went abroad with the Count and Countess Bodisco. She was presented at the French Court, which was then the most brilliant in Europe. On this
occasion she wore a superb pink watered silk gown, the front of which was trimmed with rosettes in which glistened diamonds. She married Leonette Cipriani, an Italian general of noble birth. One year later, the daughter returned to her home and there died. Her only son inherited her interest in Worthington Valley.
James Worthington, of John,-Elizabeth Griffith, of Colonel Henry, Jr. Issue, John Hammond Worthington, Nicholas Griffith, Sarah, Susan, Thomas, William, Mary H., Upton and Elizabeth Worthington.
John Hammond - Ann Hammond Dorsey, of Joshua and Henrietta Hammond. Issue, Joshua Dorsey Worthington, Nicholas, John T. Worthington.
Nicholas Worthington, of John H. and Ann,-first, Sarah E. Anderson. Issue, Laura-Lloyd E. Dorsey. Second, Henrietta A. Dorsey.
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Charles Worthington, of James and Elizabeth,-Ann Brashear. Upton Worthington, of James and Elizabeth-Catherine Dorsey, of Joshua and Henrietta. Nicholas Griffith Worthington, of James and Elizabeth,-in Kentucky, Eliza White.
Thomas Worthington, second son of Captain John-Elizabeth Ridgely, daughter of Henry and Katherine (Greenberry) Ridgely. Issue, Ann, born 1713; Sarah, 1715; Elizabeth, 1717; Katherine, 1720; Rachel Ridgely, 1722; Thomasine, 1724; Brice Thomas Beale, 1727; Ariana, 1729; Thomas, 1731; Nicholas, 1734.
Thomas and Elizabeth Worthington bought "Broome" and "Wardridge" of Henry Ridgely, third, and resided there. It bordered upon "Hockley", and upon it are both the Ridgely and Worthington graveyards.
From that old homestead went forth to Elk Ridge, the follow- ing daughters, whose history belongs to Howard County: Sarah Worthington-Basil Dorsey, born at Hockley; Elizabeth-Henry Dorsey, of Joshua and Ann Ridgely; Katherine-Major Nicholas Gassaway, of Colonel Nicholas, of South River; Rachel Ridgely Worthington-Cornelius Howard, of Joseph, her neighbor; Thom- asin-Alexander Warfield, of John; Ariana-Nicholas Watkins, Jr. All inherited portions of "Worthington Range," at Clarksville, and "Partnership," between Highland and Fulton.
The sons of Thomas and Elizabeth Ridgely Worthington remained in Anne Arundel. Thomas Worthington died in 1753, when the following obituary notice was written upon his life; his wife, Elizabeth, died 1734: "Last Monday morning, died at his plantation, about five miles from town, in the 63rd year, or grand climatical year, of his age, Mr. Thomas Worthington, who, for many years past, and to the time of his death, was one of the representa- tives for this county in the Lower House of the Assembly. He served his country with a steady and disinterested fidelity; was strictly honest in principle and practice, and, therefore, had the esteem of all that knew him. He was a good father and sincere friend; was frugal and industrious, and was possessed of many qualities which constituted the character of a good and sincere Christian."-(Maryland Gazette, 1753.)
Hon. Brice Thomas Beale Worthington, his son, was a mem- ber of the colonial legislature preceding the Revolution, and was upon the active list in the defense of the province. He married Ann Ridgely, daughter of Colonel Henry and Elizabeth (Warfield) Ridgely. Their daughter Mary -John Tolley Worthington, of Samuel and Mary Tolley, of Joppa. Issue, Brice, Mary and Ann. Mary Tyler Worthington, granddaughter of Hon. Thomas Beale, became the wife of William Warfield, the Annapolis merchant, great-grandson of Benjamin Warfield, of "Lugg Ox."
Major Nicholas Worthington, next son of Thomas and Eliza- beth, married Catherine Griffith, daughter of Captain Charles and Catherine (Baldwin) Griffith. Their homestead was "Summer Hill." It stood west of Hockley, and south of the Annapolis and Elk Ridge
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railroad, until destroyed by fire. Major Worthington was a rep- resentative in the General Assembly at Annapolis, and commanded the militia of his section. His oldest son, Thomas Worthington, was located near "The Rising Sun," a celebrated wayside resort. He married Margaret Mullikin. Charles-Elizabeth Booth; Nich- olas-Elizabeth Rutland; Catherine-Colonel Baker Johnson; Brice John Worthington-Ann Fitzhugh.
John Griffith Worthington, his twin brother, was a representa- tive in the Legislature, and died a bachelor. Achsah-Dr. Richard Goldsborough; Sarah-Dr. William Goldsborough. These daugh- ters of "Summer Hill" have left long lines of distinguished men and women, in Frederick and upon the Eastern Shore.
Thomas and Margaret (Mullikin) Worthington's descendants were Thomas and Dr. Charles Griffith Worthington, the history of whom belongs to Howard County.
" BELVOIR."
Upon a commanding ridge overlooking an extensive landscape, and in full view of Round Bay, stands the best preserved colonial home near Annapolis. It is "Belvoir," built upon "Wyatt's Ridge." It is a long brick building with wide hallway and well-proportioned rooms. It was built by John Ross, when Register of the Land Office. It became next the property of Colonel Maynadier.
Hon. Brice John Worthington, son of Colonel Nicholas, of "Summer Hill," to extend his estate from Eagle Nest Bay to South River, a distance of seven miles, purchased "Belvoir" at a cost of $25,000, and, it is claimed, made $13,000 on tobacco in one year. He married Anna Lee Fitzhugh, niece of Colonel Maynadier of "Old Windsor," Baltimore County, whom he met on one of his fox-hunt- ing runs with the Colonel.
In a large field, nearly a fourth of a mile from the dwelling, surrounded by an iron railing, rest the remains of Mrs. Maynadier and those of Mrs. Ann Arnold Key, grandmother of Maryland's poet. The latter grave has the protective stamp of the Colonial Dames of Maryland; and upon the old tombstone one may read: "In memory of Mrs. Ann Arnold Key, who departed this life January 5th, 1811, in the 84th year of her age."
She was the daughter of John Ross, who held land in several counties, viz .: "Ross Range," in Frederick County; "Carpenter's Point," Talbot County, and later, the builder of "Belvoir." upon Nicholas Wyatt's survey of "Wyatt's Ridge."
Mrs. Key's sister, Elizabeth Ross, married Dr. Upton Scott, a wealthy citizen of Annapolis, whose homestead has been made the seat of the hero, "Richard Carvil."
Ann Arnold Ross married Francis Key, son of Philip Key, of St. Mary's. Upon the burning of her house at Carpenter's Point, her sight was destroyed by fire and smoke while rescuing two servants from the flames. She then crossed the bay and took up her
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residence with her daughter, Elizabeth Ross Key, wife of Colonel Henry Maynadier, of "Belvoir," where she ended her days. Mrs. Key had, also, two sons, John Ross and Philip Barton Key. The former was an active patriot of the Revolution; the latter a Tory, whose property was confiscated. This same property came to him through the generosity of his brother, heir-at-law of the estate, who shared with his brother; and, after the war, again shared his estate with his Tory brother.
General John Ross Key married Anne Rhoche Charlton, whose son was Francis Scott Key, author of the "Star Spangled Banner." His sister, Anne, became the wife of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney.
Francis Scott Key married Mary Tayloe Lloyd: their son, Philip Barton Key, met a tragic death-killed by General Daniel E. Sickles. His brother, Samuel P. Key, fell in a duel at Bladens- burg. His daughter, wife of Senator George H. Pendleton, also met a tragic death, in falling from her carriage. He, himself, died suddenly in Baltimore, in 1843, and now lies in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, under a handsome monument erected over him in 1898. His wife rests beside him." The above quotation is from an excellent contribution to the Ellicott City Times.
The unprotected tomb, thus described, has only recently been guarded by the Society of Colonial Dames, which is rescuing many more graves from desecration.
Hon. Brice John Worthington was fourth in line in distinguished service in legislative halls, at Annapolis. He was an ardent Fed- eralist. When Alexander Contee Hanson, General Lingan, "Light- Horse" Harry Lee, Dr. Peregrine Warfield, Majors Ephraim and William Gaither, and other defenders of Hanson's Press, had been mobbed in Baltimore, Hon. Mr. Worthington rode in his carriage to bring them to his home at "Belvoir." When Samuel Chase had been impeached in Washington, he rode there and remained with him during his trial.
Upon the arrival of United States Senator Henry Moore Ridgely at Washington, he asked General Samuel Smith if "his cousin, Brice John Worthington, still lived." The General answered, "Yes and his heart is as big as this capitol." This big-hearted Federalist and friend in need, though his county had been democratic, still kept a seat in the halls of legislation, where three of his direct ancestors had sat before him-all from the neighborhood of "Eagle Nest Bay."
His issue were Catherine-Dr. Wm. Gautt; Elizabeth- Edward Rutland; George Fitzhugh-Elizabeth Harwood; Nicholas Brice-Sophia K. Muse; Hester Ann-Dr. Richard McCubbin; Brice John-Matilda Pue; Caroline-William Holliday; Mary and Charles F. Worthington.
" Belvoir" is now held by a Catholic society, but its history belongs to the brightest and most palmy days of the province.
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William Worthington, of Captain John, 1717,-Sarah Home- wood. He was a justice in 1719. He bought, or held, a tract of Thomas Homewood near the Magothy River in Anne Arundel County. Wornell Worthington was the only son of William, who left descend- ants. He married Anna Hammond. The "William Worthington," recorded in "The Bowies and Their Kin," "born, 1748," was his son. I quote from the above: "Reared by his grandfather, he inherited a large estate upon the Magothy, opposite 'Three Sisters,' and called his home 'Mount Ida.' "
In 1773, his land was named "Worthington's Courting."
He married Jane Contee, daughter of Colonel Thomas Contee and Sarah Fendall. He was polished, affable and generous; but his property, some 1,200 acres, was sacrificed to pay his friends' debts. He went to Nottingham. His wife inherited "Brookefield" and its graveyard. It is now known as "The Valley," and is held by his granddaughter, Mrs. Thomas F. Bowie, Jr. It was willed to Walter Worthington, the eldest son.
General Thomas Contee Worthington, of William, born 1782, died at Frederick, 1847. He was a member of the Governor's Council, and was in Congress, in 1830. He was an officer in the State Militia, and in the war of 1812, in which he was commissioned Brigadier-General of 9th Brigade of Maryland Troops. He never married.
Judge Wm. G. D. Worthington, of William,-Eliza Jordan. He was minister to South America; trod the sunburnt pampas, and climbed the snow clad peaks of the Andes; was sent to Greece, and advocated its independence. He was Judge of the Court in Balti- more. Alexander Contee Worthington and his son, of Baltimore, are descendants.
Walter Brooke Cox Worthington, youngest son,-Mrs. Priscilla Oden, daughter of Governor Robert Bowie. His daughter Eliza- beth Margaret-Thomas F. Bowie, Jr., and inherits "The Valley." He was wealthy and kind. His son William-a daughter of General Thomas F. Bowie, United States Congressman and political leader in Prince George. His son, Hal. Bowie, my classmate at Dickin- son College, a splendid soldier during the War of 1861, was one of its victims.
Charles Worthington, of Captain John,-Sarah Chew. Issue, Elizabeth, Charles and John. He removed to Baltimore County.
Sarah Worthington, of Captain John,-Nicholas Ridgely, of Henry and Katherine Greenberry. Her descendants are in both Maryland and Delaware.
CAPT. JOHN BRICE.
From a copy held by Nicholas Brice, of Philadelphia, made from Judge Nicholas Brice's record, the following is taken, by permission of Mrs. Edith Marden Ridout, of the Severn:
"Captain John Brice came from Hamershire, England. He is recorded as gentleman, merchant, planter, member of the House
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of Burgesses, Justice of the Peace, and Captain of the Severn Hun- dred. He married Sarah, widow of Captain John Worthington. His crest and coat of arms, a lion's head, are still extant.
"Captain Brice was guardian for the Worthington heirs and extended the estate. One son and two daughters were the issue of his marriage to Mrs. Worthington. Ann-Vachel Denton: Rachel -Philip Hammond, the Annapolis merchant. John Brice, Jr., Judge of the Provincial Court-Sarah Frisby, daughter of James and Ariana (Vanderheyden) Frisby."
Mrs. Ariana Frisby was three times married. Her last husband was Edmund Jenings, secretary of the province, by whom she had a son, Edmund Jenings, Jr. John and Sarah Frisby Brice left Ariana-Dr. David Ross; Sarah-Richard Henderson, of Blad- ensburg. John, the bachelor official of Annapolis; Colonel James Brice-Juliana Jenings, whose wedding gift was the magnificent colonial homestead on Prince George Street, Annapolis.
Colonel James Brice left a note book with maps of the battles of the Revolution, in which he was engaged. His daughter, Juliana Jenings Brice became the wife of Judge John Stephen, of St. Mary's County, son of Rev. Stephen of St. Mary's, whose church still stands.
Judge Stephen removed to Bladensburg. He had eight sons, only one of whom, Nicholas Carroll Stephen, had issue. Benjamin D. Stephen, John Stephen and Mrs. Juliana Jenings Dieudonne, all of Bladensburg, are his heirs. From these I have seen the Brice records.
Mr. James Frisby Brice, son of Colonel James Brice, left the following record of the families of Edmund and Thomas Jenings, the two distinguished officials of the province. He records: "Thomas Jenings, my grandfather, was born in England. The place and time of his birth are not known to us; nor do we know the christian names of his father and mother. The former died when he was quite young. He was a cousin to the Duchess of Marlborough, whose name was Sarah Jenings. He came to this country when ninteen years of age. My brother, Thomas J. Brice, found in the Executive Chamber a record of his commission as Attorney-General of the State, about the year 1773.
"He studied law in England with Mr. James Best, and at his request, named a son and daughter for Mr. and Mrs.' Best, who left them legacies. Elizabeth Jenings was a celebrated beauty. She became Mrs. Hodges of Baltimore. We are related to the family of Edmund Jenings, Secretary of the Province, through his marriage to my great-grandmother, Ariana, mother of Sarah Frisby.
" Edmund Jenings and wife went to London, where she died. He returned and died in 1757. Their son, Edmund Jenings, remained in England, and wrote to his half sister, Sarah (Frisby) Brice, for information of the family."
Mr. Thomas J. Brice, brother of the above recorder, held the Brice mansion until his death, which was caused by a blow given him whilst asleep, presumably by a servant to secure a legacy.
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The historic house descended to Nicholas Carroll Stephen, the attorney of Bladensburg, who sold it to Ex-Mayor Martin, its present owner. It is by all odds, the most elegant home in Annapolis.
Edmund Brice, of John and Sarah,-Harriet Woodward. Their son, James Edmund Brice was consul to St. Domingo. His mother, later, became the wife of Dr. William Murray, of West River.
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