USA > Maryland > Anne Arundel County > The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records > Part 53
USA > Maryland > Howard County > The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records > Part 53
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69
1
467
FOUNDERS OF ANNE ARUNDEL AND HOWARD COUNTIES.
now at its head in Philadelphia, but owning still a homestead at Pot Spring, Baltimore County; his wife is Bettie Davies and his sons are Douglas and Henry.
Solomon Davies Warfield followed his father in active politics. He is a recognized leader, having just relinquished the office of Postmaster; he is President of the Continental Trust Company, on Baltimore and Calvert streets, and is also a director of the Atlantic Seaboard Railroad. He is still a bachelor. His mother lives with him on Preston street.
Henry Mactier Warfield, Jr., is the Baltimore representative of the Royal Fire Insurance Company. He is Colonel of the Maryland Fifth Regiment of Militia and was in the Spanish War.
His wife is Rebecca, daughter of Robert and Mary (Carroll) Denison. Colonel Warfield was upon the building committee of the Fifth Regiment Armory. Dr. Mactier Warfield is the representative of Daniel, Jr. His sister is Miss Mary Warfield.
Nicholas Dorsey Warfield (of Beni) remained upon "Warfield's Forest." His wife was Rebecca Burgess, descendant of the Provincial Commander-in-Chief and daughter of the Revolutionary Captain Vachel Burgess, of Triadelphia.
The late Alfred Warfield, Mayor of Westport, Illinois, now resting in Oak Grove Cemetery; Vachel Warfield, of Arkansas; Beni, Louis, both dead, and the late Mrs. Lucretia Dorsey and Mrs. Nicholas R. Henderson represent them.
Bela Warfield and his wife, Achsah Dorsey (of Colonel Nicholas and Sarah Griffith), left Nicholas Dorsey Warfield, who married Deborah Gaither, now represented by Mrs. Deborah Crowder, of Baltimore, whose son is Reverend Frank Warfield Crowder, of New York. Two daughters of Bela, Rachel and Achsah, married Reuben Warfield, the Lisbon surveyor and conveyancer, a man of marked ability, whose notes have given me many of the early grants herein recorded. His surveys covered nearly the whole country. Dr. Reuben Orlando Dorsey Warfield, of Lisbon, is his only son and Miss Fanny Warfield his only daughter. The recent wife of Dr. War- field was a daughter of Dr. Francis Crawford, of Carroll County.
Elie Warfield, brother of Bela, married Frances (Dorsey) Chapman, a sister of Mrs. Bela Warfield.
From Elie Gaither Warfield (of Elie) and his wife, Ellen Bowie Magruder (of Dr. Jeffrey), descend Mrs. Fannie Engle, of Lisbon, and the late Magruder Warfield, of the Mechanics Bank' of Baltimore. His first wife was Mary E. Dorsey (of Caleb), of "Hockley." Mrs. Kate (Bridges) Warfield and her daughter, Ellen Bowie, survive him.
Augustus Warfield, of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. William Gaither, of Howard, are descendants of Rufus (of Elie), brother of Reuben the surveyor.
Louisa (of Elie)-James Henderson. Their heirs are Mrs. Dr. Gray, of Laurel; Seth Henderson, Nicholas R. Henderson and Gaither Henderson, who married a daughter of Joshua Burgess, of Lisbon. Their daughter is Mrs. Clarence Owings.
1
468
FOUNDERS OF ANNE ARUNDEL AND HOWARD COUNTIES.
Nicholas R. Henderson married Henrietta Warfield (of Nicholas Dorsey and Rebecca [Burgess] Warfield). He holds the homestead of Elie Warfield, immediately upon the pike extending to Lisbon. He has long been a political leader in Howard.
Eleanor Warfield (of Elie), late widow of Nicholas R. Warfield, (of Joshua) long held his estate, now the home of William Gaither.
Azel Warfield, of " Warfield Forest," seated south of the National Pike; his estate reached to Lisbon. He married Elizabeth Welling, sister of Major Henry Welling, whose will of 1843 left a portion of his estate to her sons, "Richard, Henry, William, Azel, George, and daughters, Eliza Mercer, Mary Fisher and Nancy Dorsey."
Benjamin Franklin Warfield, of "White Wine and Claret" and his nephew, Nicholas Warfield, of Simpsonville, reside upon Major Welling's estate near Clarksville.
Henry Warfield-Julia Dorsey (of George and Rachel Ridgely). His sister Martha-Philemon Dorsey (of George and Rachel Ridgely).
William Warfield (of Azel)-Miss Lishear.
John (of William), formerly of "Warfield's Forest," is now in Lisbon. His wife was a daughter of Talbott Shipley. His brothers were the late Henry W. Warfield, of Baltimore, and the late William W. Warfield, of Washington, who left a son, William, of Washington, and others in New York.
Noah Warfield resides in Pennsylvania.
George W. Warfield (of Azel) held the homestead and left the late George Warfield, of Warfield & Rohr, and the late Thomas Warfield, of Hagerstown-Miss Mercer. Charles died in the West. Laura and Elizabeth, of Baltimore, are the only survivors of this family.
Charles A. Warfield (of Azel) married Ariana (Owings) Dorsey. The late Joshua D. Warfield, of Sykesville, was his oldest son. He married Elizabeth Polk. Issue, Howard, Nellie Dorsey, Annie Owings, Dorsey, Charles, Lee and Bessie.
Charles A. Warfield, Jr .- Carolyne A. Devries. Their only son is Wade H. D. Warfield, merchant and President of the Sykesville Bank. He married two sisters, Blanche and Ellen Waterhause. Issue, Josephine W., Helen and Blanche E. Warfield.
Thomas Owings Warfield, late of Glenelg, by his first wife, Susan Gosnell, had Mrs. Belle Runkles, of Mt. Airy; by his second, Laura Dorsey (of Stephen Boone), had Alexander, Owings, Dorsey, Alice Hebb and her sister, Mrs. Henry Clark.
Arabella Warfield (of Charles A.) became Mrs. Henry Banks. Issue, Samuel-Amanda, daughter of George W. Linthicum; Charles- Nettie Gaither (of Dennis) and left Charles and Louise; Thomas- a daughter of Dr. Crawford. Upon his death, she married his brother William Banks.
Mattie Banks, only daughter (of Henry), is the widow of Elisha Riggs Jones (of Evan A. Jones and Rachel Riggs), of Howard. She resides near Florence.
469
FOUNDERS OF ANNE ARUNDEL AND HOWARD COUNTIES.
SELBY.
Two distinct families of Selby are in Howard. Upon the northern outskirts of Lisbon and extending to the village itself is the elegant estate of E. Greenberry Selby, descendant of Reverend Lloyd Selby, the organizer of our early church at Lisbon. Hon. E. G. Selby has frequently been called to represent his county in the Legislature. He is now the successor of the late Allen Dorsey as director of the National Pike. Thoroughly practical in every act, including political movements as well, Mr. Selby is a trusted and popular neighbor. He has converted worn fields into a model farm and upon his estate has erected commodious buildings, attractive and handsome.
The late Mr. Enoch Selby, who built upon the historic estate of "Dorsey's Grove," is now represented by Mr. John Selby, of the School Board. He has also made handsome improvements in Howard. His estate is near Glenelg.
COOKSVILLE.
Upon the completion of the National Pike leading from Balti- more to Frederick, then continuing on to the West, villages sprung up at almost every cross road. During the advance movements of our early pioneers of the West, long processions of primitive trains of covered wagons were to be seen almost daily on that road. The wayside tavern was then a necessity.
When the nation was honored by the return of General La Fay- ette in 1825, it was over this road he was conveyed to the West. At Mr. Joshua Robert's tavern, at Cooksville, General La Fayette sat down to breakfast with some of his admirers-General Thomas Hood, Mr. Joshua Hood, Daniel Warfield and others. The chair in which he sat is still preserved by the descendants of Mr. Thomas Cook, who then lived just opposite; his old residence, later the Meriweather homestead, was destroyed by fire, but the old Roberts' Inn is still standing.
Northwest of Cooksville is "Shipley's Adventure"; southeast of it is "Hobbs' Neighborhood;"' and southwest is "Ridgely's Great Park."
Mr. C. C. Burton, merchant, is a descendant of Thomas Todd, the surveyor of "North Point."
The descendants of Mr. Walter Dorsey hold the Roberts' Inn, and Mrs. Dr. Augustus Riggs owns the handsome new residence upon the site of the Meriweather homestead.
HOODS OF COOKSVILLE.
The late Thomas Hood, whose old homestead still stands south- east of Cooksville, was three times elected a Commissioner of Howard. He was the only son of Mr. James Hood. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hood lie side by side in Glenwood Cemetery overlooking the present home of their oldest daughter, Mrs. Alfred Matthews, of Glenwood. Their oldest son, Mr. James Thomas Hood, of Missouri, named for both ancestors, holds the family records.
470
FOUNDERS OF ANNE ARUNDEL AND HOWARD COUNTIES.
The only male descendent in Maryland is Mr. Stephen G. Hood, of Lisbon, the genial representative of the order of Odd Fellows. He married Miss Emma Turner, daughter of the late Hon. William Turner, one of the members of the House of Delegates which met at Frederick when Annapolis was filled with Federal soldiers at the beginning of the war. Several members of that Legislature were arrested and thrown into prison in order to prevent the passage of a Secession Act ..
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Hood have two sons, William and Stephen, and three living daughters, Kate, Lillian and Helen. Mrs. Alfred Matthews and Mrs. Eugene Buck are his only living sisters.
HOBBS.
The earliest Hobbs' will at Annapolis is that'of 'John Hobbs, of 1731. His witness was Robert Browne. His wife was Dorothy and his four sons were Samuel, John, Joseph and William; he names one daughter, Margaret, and refers to his former wife Susannah's chil- dren. From an inventory of the above testator by Samuel Cootrall, executor, I learn that he was a member of Queen Caroline Parish and took up, in 1722, " Hobbs' Park" in that parish for his three sons, Samuel, John and Joseph, whilst the homestead, after the death of his wife, Dorothy, was to descend to son William; he also increased "Hobbs' Park Addition" for William. In 1743 " Hobbs' Park" was deeded by Samuel, Joseph and John Hobbs to Samuel Stringer, whose estate was not far from the Old Brick Church of the parish and lying upon the road from Laurel to Ellicott City; William sold his part also to the same.
Samuel Hobbs bought of Thomas Worthington a portion of " Altogether," near Glenelg.
John Hobbs bought of Thomas Worthington "Martin's Luck," taken up by John Martin. There was a marriage connection with the celebrated Luther Martin, for the Hobbs of lower Howard claim that descent. John Hobbs' wife was Elizabeth. He later sold his purchase, near Simpsonville, to Dr. Joshua Warfield and removed to Frederick County.
Samuel Hobbs sold his part of " Altogether" to Philip Warfield, who had come up from "Venison Park,"' near Laurel.
William Hobbs married Mary Ridgely and resided on the homestead. His descendants intermarried with Philip Warfield.
Joseph Hobbs came up to the neighborhood of Hobbs, where his descendants have handed down a family settlement extending from the Westminster Road over a considerable territory to the east.
John Hobbs, Sr., of Frederick County, in his will of 1768, names his sons Leonard, Nicholas and Greenberry Hobbs. The latter name is another evidence of the far-reaching reputation and connection of Colonel Nicholas Greenberry, of the Severn.
Nicholas Hobbs was upon the Committee of Observation for Linganore Hundred. He married Elizabeth Cummings, daughter of General William Cummings, of Liberty; issue, William Cummings
471
FOUNDERS OF ANNE ARUNDEL AND HOWARD COUNTIES.
Hobbs and Brice Hobbs, of Maryland, and Basil Nicholas Hobbs, of Kentucky. He later married Mary Ann Dorsey (of Edward and Susannah Lawrence); issue, Edward Hobbs, father of Mrs. John Shirley, of Kentucky, whose homestead was the " Anchorage."
Joseph Hobbs-Jemima Dorsey (of John and Honor Elder). Their son Joseph-Elizabeth Higgins, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy Higgins. They bought of them "Dorsey's Friendship" and "Higgins' Chance" in 1742. Jemima (Dorsey) Hobbs, in 1770, left her estate to Joseph Hobbs, Jr. Through one of her descendants, Vachel Hobbs, who went to Kentucky, came Elie, Joshua, Joseph and John Hobbs, of Kentucky.
Hon. James Hobbs, delegate to the Constitutional Convention of Kentucky, in 1792, left two sons who were members of the General Assembly of Kentucky, viz., Hon. Joshua and Hon. Joseph Hobbs.
Joseph Hobbs, Jr., in his will of 1791, named his sons-Thomas, Henry, Cornelius, Joseph, Noah; daughters, Rachel Bissell, Hannah Spurrier, Elizabeth Hood. His lands were "Silence," "Poverty Discovered," Ridgely's Great Range."
Captain Thomas Hobbs was with Major Alexander Warfield at the burning of the Peggy Stewart. He was the surveyor who laid out a large tract now known as the "Hobbs' Neighborhood." In his will he named his heirs, Cordelia Barnes, wife of Adam, to hold Lot No. 1. William Peddicord, part of Lot No. 2 and after his death to descend to Sophia Musgrove, wife of Stephen; Nancy Warfield, wife of Richard; Eleanor Thompson, wife of Jacob; Gerard Peddicord, Sarah and Elizabeth Peddicord. To son Caleb Hobbs, Lot No. 3. Grandson Elias Brown Baker and his sister Sarah, Lot No.4. Daugh- ter Amelia Peddicord, wife of Jasper, Lot No. 5. Daughter Sarah Hood, Lot No. 6, one-third of which to descend to grandson Thomas Hobbs Hood, the residue to his sisters Harriet, Deborah and Mary Bissel Hood. To Hannah Sheets, Lot No. 8. . To grandson Thomas Randall Hobbs, two tracts, First and Second Addition. Son Ger- ard Hobbs the remainder of First and Second Addition, except a portion adjoining Henry C. Hobbs. To Joseph, "Poverty Dis- covered." To Caleb and Gerard my theodelite and compass.
Sons executors.
Henry Cornelius Hobbs (of Joseph) was the father of Henry and grandfather of Rev. James Hobbs and Charles Hobbs, who held Hobbs' Camp Ground" and "Hobbs' Mill," now Rover. Their estates are still under the direction of their progressive and intelligent descendants, Mr. George Hobbs and his brother Harry, of Baltimore, and Mr. Albert Hobbs, of Howard, who made splendid agricultural developments in that section.
Noah Hobbs (of Joseph) married Rachel Warfield (of Edward and Rachel Riggs) and left Warfield Hobbs and his sisters Rachel and Nancy. His estate was near Cooksville.
Joseph Hobbs (of Thomas) married Ann Chew Randall and had eleven children; two of them, Captain George Hobbs and Peregrine,
472
FOUNDERS OF ANNE ARUNDEL AND HOWARD COUNTIES.
were in the War of 1812. Their sisters were Mrs. Harriet Barnes, Mrs. Mary Cassiday, Mrs. Matilda Howard, wife of Thomas, son of Brice Howard.
Peregrine Hobbs married Mary Howard (of Brice) and left Thomas Brice Howard Worthington Hobbs, an only son; his sisters were Louisa; Frances Ridgely Hobbs became Mrs. Porter; Kitty Hood, now Connell.
Captain George Hobbs' heirs were Alexander Brice Hobbs and Mrs. Nelson.
"HOOD'S FOREST."
Mention has already been made in Anne Arundel of John Hood, who settled near Herring Creek; and of his brother Benjamin, who settled at "Hollofields," upon the Patapsco.
The youngest son of Benjamin followed the Old Frederick Road back beyond St. James' Church and surveyed "Hood's Forest."
These early settlers were the younger sons of Samuel Hood, descendant of Lord Hood and of Lord North, whose estate descended to his oldest son, Samuel. The others came to America.
Benjamin died at "Hood's Haven." His son John built " Bowl- ing Green" and married Elizabeth Shipley. Their combined estate covered some 5,000 acres. His will of 1786, written in 1785, when he was seventy-three years old, mentions five grandsons, "sons of my son, John Hood, Jr." His granddaughter, Sarah Hood, daughter of John Hood, Jr., by his first wife, Hannah (Barnes). To Elizabeth Hood, daughter of my son, John Hood, Jr., I give "Snowden's Cowpens" and "River Bottom." To his son he willed the remainder of his estate. Mrs. Elizabeth Hood, in 1795, mentioned her two grand- daughters, Sarah Worthington and Elizabeth Hood; her grandsons, James, John, Benjamin and Thomas Hood.
John Hood, Jr., heir of "Bowling Green" on "Hood's Forest," married, first, Hannah Barnes, daughter of Adam and Hannah Dor- sey (of John and Honor Elder); he married, second, Rachel Ridgely Howard, daughter of Cornelius and Rachel Ridgely Worthington. Their daughter Elizabeth became Mrs. Nicholas Meriweather; her brothers are named above. John Hood, Jr., married, third, Eliza- Gaither, daughter of Henry and Martha Ridgely. His will bears the same date as his mother's, 1795, and adds to his other sons, Henry Gaither Hood, to whom he granted 85934 acres. To his daughter, Hannah Hood, £300 and silver spoons. To Sarah Worthington, "exclusive of what I have given her" £50. To Elizabeth Hood £200, in lieu of the profits of her real estate left her by her grandfather.
The will of Mrs. Elizabeth (Gaither) Hood, in 1807, mentions her daughter, Hannah Owings, wife of Jesse Owings; her granddaughter, Elizabeth Hood Owings; her brother, Beale Gaither; her father, Henry Gaither, and Jesse Owings, her executor.
Hannah Owings became Mrs. Dr. Samuel Jennings.
Henry Gaither Hood died aged nine years.
473
FOUNDERS OF ANNE ARUNDEL AND HOWARD COUNTIES.
James Hood (of John, Jr.,) located at "Hood's Mill." His estate extended into Carroll. By Sarah Howard (of Benjamin and Mary Govane) he had one daughter, Mary Govane Hood, who transferred her large estate to John Tolley Worthington; by them it was sold to Samuel Bentz, who renamed it "Bentz' Stock Farm." It is related that Mrs. Worthington, one day, in trying to cross Morgan's Run, after a heavy rain, had her carriage swept down the stream. Two slaves near by saw her peril and rushed to her, cut her horses from the carriage and rescued her. She went to their owner and tried to buy them in order to set them free, but, failing, set aside a fund for their support.
Rev. Benjamin Hood inherited "Bowling Green," and through his wife, Sarah Wayman, left Joshua, Charles Wayman, Benjamin and John. For forty-five years Rev. Benjamin Hood preached in neighboring meeting-houses; he died at seventy, and the text at his funeral was, "I have fought a good fight; I have finished my course; I have kept the faith; henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness." There are still some who remember his tall form, dignified bearing, commanding voice and fervent words.
Joshua Hood (of Benjamin)-Matilda Haughey ; issue, James, Joshua, John, Mrs. Vansant, Mrs, Zadock Waters and Mrs. Joshua Baxley, of "Warfield's Range." Joshua Hood was one of the Committee to receive General La Fayette at Cooksville in 1825; he went to Baltimore to receive him and was also present at the ball given in his honor at Annapolis.
Major Charles Wayman Hood located north of "Hood's Mill" in Carroll. He was a surveyor whose lines covered much of that section. He always rode a fine horse, and when mounted, erect and handsome, was not unlike General Lee. From his intelligent record I have quoted much of the early history of the family. His first wife was Mrs. Catharine (Dorsey) Wheeler, who bore a son and daughter. His second wife and widow is Mrs. Avolina (Warfield) Hood.
"Bowling Green " descended to Dr. Benjamin Hood. His wife was Hannah Mifflin Coulter. Their son is General John Mifflin Hood, late President of the Western Maryland Railroad. His brothers were Wylie Mangum Hood, Civil Engineer of California; and Jennings Hood, who married Mary Sudler.
John Mifflin Hood completed a course of study at Rugby's Institute, Mt. Washington, in 1859; was engaged on the Delaware Railway and on the Eastern Shore Road; went to Brazil, but returned to Baltimore in 1862; ran the blockade and reported for service at Richmond; was at once assigned as topographical engineer and draughtsman of the Danville and Greensboro Road; after completing it he engaged as a private in Company C, Second Battalion of Maryland Infantry and was promoted lieutenant in the Engineer Troops, continuing until the surrender. "At Spottsylvania he had his left arm shattered; wading the Potomac at night, he came to Baltimore and was treated by Dr. Nathan R. Smith, and returned with a large party of recruits. In 1865 he was upon the Philadelphia
474 FOUNDERS OF ANNE ARUNDEL AND HOWARD COUNTIES.
and Baltimore Railroad extension and upon the Port Deposit Branch. Becoming Chief Engineer of the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central, he constructed its line through Cecil County to the Susquehannah. In 1870 he was General Superintendent of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. In 1874 he was made Vice-President and General Super- intendent of the Western Maryland Railroad, and in the following March was made President, including the office of Chief Engineer; in this work he has won an enviable and enduring reputation; not only has he well-conducted the road, but he has ably defended it through the press. Having recently been chosen President of the United Railway Company of Baltimore, he resigned the presidency of the Western Maryland and has been honored by a testimonial din- ner in honor of his able management. President Hood married a daughter of Judge Hayden, of Virginia, and has Richard Hayden, Mary E., Florence M., John M., Alice Watkins and Mabel Douglas Hood.
After the death of Dr. Benjamin Hood, the estate, having no resident heir, was offered for sale, when it was bought by Mrs. Sarah M. (Hood) Jervis, wife of John Jervis, of Harford, sister of Dr. Hood. It was my privilege, when a boy, to visit her old long-drawn home at "Bowling Green," wherein six generations of noble men had lived. Their old English clock, with scriptural lessons, stood in the hall, and she was then the only representative of them. The old home has been replaced by "New Bowling Green," but a picture of the old one still hangs upon its walls; by its side is her handsome, genial face and form; her daughter, Mrs. John T. Ridgely, inherited it. Their heirs are Jervis, Mrs. Richard Dorsey, Mrs. Richard Hayden Hood, Nannie D., Charles H., Lourena, Ethel Lee, John T., Grace, Eloise and Benjamin H. Morgan.
Mary Hood Jervis became Mrs. Davis and, second, Mrs. Oscar Shipley, with a son, Oscar Carroll.
-
General Thomas Hood, brother of Benjamin, lived in sight of the National Pike. His brick house of quaint and curious design, is perhaps the oldest in that section. It was a resort for many distin- guished men. General Hood was in command of the militia; a field nearby is still known as the "Muster Field." From 1814 to 1834 General Hood represented the upper district of Anne Arundel in the Legislature as a Whig. He was with General La Fayette at Cooks- ville in 1825. His wife was Rachel Wayman. Their son, John- Louisa Dorsey (of Colonel Richard) and left John Thomas Hood, of Alpha, who married Miss Perkins. Wm. Henry Forsythe owns the estate of John Hood.
Henry Hood (of General Thomas) adjoined his father on the north and married Kitty Brown (of Samuel). Elizabeth-Rev. Zadock Waters. Their daughters are Mrs. Washington Waters and Miss Eliza Waters.
General Hood died in 1849, seventy years of age. The tribute to him and his brothers by a contemporary writer was the quotation: "None knew them but to love them; none named them but to praise."
-
475
FOUNDERS OF ANNE ARUNDEL AND HOWARD COUNTIES.
" Hood's Forest" covered pretty much all the land from the National Pike, near West Friendship, to the Westminster Road, and extending beyond the Baltimore and Ohio, reached up into Carroll County. It is now an elegant body of agricultural lands, upon which are seated such progressive men as Forsythe, Dorsey, Ridgely, Jones, Peddicord and Snyder brothers.
GRANT.
William Grant, of the Highlands of Scotland, during the Revo- lutionary period came over to Prince George's County, Maryland. Here he met Isabella Grant, also of the Highlands, who when fifteen years old, lost both parents on their passage over. She remembered they had considerable money, which the Captain seized, and actually sold her and her brother William and sister Rachel to some settler near Prince George's County. There she met her countryman, William Grant and three years later were married. Their issue were John, of whom nothing is known; Robert and Daniel, both single, and James, who married Elizabeth Madden. Issue, John, unmarried; Margaret- John Harrison. Issue, Peter, Richard, Margaret and Elizabeth. James, Jr .- Margaret Thompson. Issue, Mary Ellen-A. H. Hobbs; Charles T .- Maude Hood. Issue, Walton and Maude; Charles-Mary Ann Mckenzie and had three children; Mary Eliza- beth-Minor Franklin Wells. Issue, Julia, Francis, Virginia, Anne, Emily, Charles and Benjamin.
The Grant homestead was upon the old Frederick road, near Alpha, the home of Thomas John Hood, grandson of General Thomas Hood, the old Whig representative of Howard District for many years.
The issue of Thomas and Julia (Perkins) Hood were Thatcher Hood-Ruth Shipley and had Edwin, May, Howard and Maude; Ellis-E. G. Jones. Issue, Ruth and Otis; Maude-C. T. Grant; Otis-Florence Whitey and Thomas-Daisy Maxwell. Issue, Alma and Mildred.
Walton Grant is a graduate of St. John's College and is now an officer of its faculty. His cousin, Howard Hood, is a student there.
HOOD'S HAVEN.
Benjamin Hood, son of Samuel Hood, of England, was the first known settler upon the Patapsco as far west as Hollofield's. My notes show that he was there before 1700. He built a mill at Hollofield's. He had two sons, James and John; James inherited the property. A flood came and washed the mill away. He held a tract of 157 acres and determined to rebuild the mill, and completed it one year before his death, in 1768. It was used in grinding corn.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.