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From: "Ellen C. Ward" <>
Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] Thomas John Lineage
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:52:41 -0400
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Hi Carol and Marianne,

I found some information which may help a bit about Thomas John.

13 Feb1713 - John Smith and Jane his wife and Rees Hinton, of Elk River, Cecil Co., deed to Thomas John of Iron Hill, Newcastle upon Delaware Co., yeoman, 400 acres the northern part of Bella Connell

There is a 1737 Cecil County Deed which mentions an earlier sale: Thomas and Rebecca John sold Ballyconnell to the father of Samuel Jones.

23 Apr 1715 Thomas John of Iron Hills, Newcastle on Delaware Co., and Rebecca his wife to Lewis Jones of Abbington, Philadelphia Co., 400 acres of land called Bellconnell.

>From more that I read, this piece of land called Ballyconnell (or something close) was located near the Elk River and would have made Thomas John a neighbor of James Veazey's.

I'll try to find more tomorrow evening but this at least gives you a reason why Thomas John would have witnesses James Veazey's will (he was his neighbor). You may also be able to find more about Thomas John in the records of New Castle County. You also have his wife's name, Rebecca.

I have more information about James Veazey and the migration of his sons to N. Carolina and Georgia if you need it.

Ellen Ward
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From: [] On Behalf Of marianne dillow []
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:49 PM
To: Carol Miller;
Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] Thomas John Lineage

Hi Carol,

I just found a record I had overlooked. While Thomas John, Sr was living in Loudoun County, Virginia in 1766 the following record was found :

Thomas John, Sr. was a witness with John Hyland and William Foster to will of James Veasey. Dated : 10 Sep 1753 Proven: 25 July 1766, Cecil Co., MD.

I'm not sure who these individuals are. I wonder who James Veasey is ?

I don't recognize your names Carol but that doesn't mean anything right now as I am just starting research in MD and PA. Maybe something will show up, meanwhile I hope someone on the list might know who James Veasey is. :)

Kindly Regards,
Marianne Dillow



Carol Miller <> wrote:
Marianne,

Hi, I have discovered that my 4great-grandfather Jonas Chambers'mother was
a Mary John. Jonas was born about 1742, so she would have been born maybe
1720's, They are mentioned in the will of David John who died in 1768 in
Cecil Co Md. Others named as relatives are nephews John Ricketts, William
Chambers, and niece Agnes Black. I suspect that this family was in Chester
Co Pa, and maybe didn't even move, because I read somewhere that most of
East Nottingham in Chester Pa became part of Maryland to settle a border
dispute, I don't know what year that happened though. I do know that Jonas
Chambers was on the East Nottingham, Cecil Md tax rolls. I too am looking
for more information on the John family/families of early Cecil Co Md. Ours
may be connected. Jonas Chambers was in Cecil Co as late as 1785 and showed
up in Burke Co Ga by 1789.

Carol B. Miller

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Behalf Of marianne dillow
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:05 PM
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Subject: [MDCECIL] Thomas John Lineage

This is some records on my grandfather Thomas John which the records
states was in Cecil Co., MD and then PA before coming to Loudoun Co., VA.

Loudoun and Fairfax counties in Virginia were formed from Prince William
County in Va. He died in Loudoun County, Virginia and his will is dated
1770.

Marianne Dillow
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July 31, 1740, E-166, THOMAS JOHN, late from PENNSYLVANIA but now of Prince
William Co. VA, 502 acres, adj. John Mead, Kiticktan Cr., Col. John Colvill,
Jacob Janney, Messrs Cocke & Mercer. (Va. Northern Neck Land Grants
1694-1742, compiled by Gertrude E. Gray)

Will: December 13, 1770, Date written, names daughters Rachel Reynolds, Jane
Cox of Carolina, Susanna Matthews of MD, Mary Harris, w/o Samuel. Exr,
Richard Williams. WIt: George Gregg, Abner Howell, Owen Roberts.


The following deed is for the purchase of Thomas John Sr.'s plantation in
Loudoun County, VA. Note that the deed is witnessed by Thomas John Jr. (also
my grandfather who married Martha unknown):

May 8, 1739. Richard Wood of Truro Parish, planter to Thomas Johns of CECILE
CO., MARYLAND... Wits: Amos Janney, Joseph Garrett, John Owen, Thomas John
Jr. May 9, 1739 rec'd of Thomas John sum of 100 lbs. Sterl. At court Nov.
26, 1739.






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