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From: "John Siemon" <>
Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] Early Cecil County Deeds
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:04:24 -0400
In-Reply-To: <843460.76260.qm@web84311.mail.re1.yahoo.com>


Marianne,
I have not followed all of your Thomas John messages, but you can find land
records for all Maryland counties at the Maryland State Archives'
mdlandrec.net. Go to
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/homepage/html/homepage.html
and click on the link on the left side. You will need to apply for a free
password and probably wait till the next business day for access.

Probably because there are so many records, I have not found it too easy to
find things. I decided to try it and found one record from 1715 on Thomas
John and his wife Rebecca, of the Iron Hills in county of New Castle on
Delaware. I can't figure out exactly what the document is, but it is
related to an earlier land deal involving a John Smith. It starts at Folio
316, Book 2 in the period 1701-1716 for Cecil County.

I downloaded the images (4 pages) and can send them offline if you want. It
is 4 files of 1.3 MB each.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:] On
Behalf Of marianne dillow
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 7:15 PM
To:
Subject: [MDCECIL] Early Cecil County Deeds

The following deed of my grandfather Thomas John was in Cecil Co., MD in
1739 as the record below shows. In 1739 he was buying land in Prince William
County, Virginia parent county to Fairfax and Loudoun County, Virginia where
I have a copy of his will in 1770.

My question is: Where do I find copies of deeds in Cecil County 1739 and
prior to find out where he lived in Cecil County?


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"May 8, 1739. Richard Wood of Truro Parish, planter to Thomas Johns of
Cecile Co., Maryland, planter ... for 120 lbs. Sterl ... tract on sw. side
of Quitockton (Kitockton) Mt. On drains of Quetockton Run containing 200 a
... interseds with line of 100 a. bought out of the same tract which was 600
a. bought of Col. Carter land office by abovesd. Wood and sold unto William
Persey and is now in possession of John Awbrey untill it interseds with line
of Richard Wood Jr ... deeds of lease and release. Richard Wood. 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 this release with
receit endorsed were proved by wits." Prince William County Deed Book Liber
D 1738-1740, pages 278-282.


Marianne Dillow

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