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From: "VermandoisMontgomery" <>
Subject: [MDCHARLE-L] Canter - Charles County etc. 1668?-1695- and later.
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 10:37:01 -0800


Have located dataon the Canter family going back to 1695 from a variety of
court records - perhaps earlier. I further note an entry in a listing of
early arrivals a candidate for your family in 1668-1670.
Here is the data:
>From the series ABSTRACTS OF THE INVENTORIES AND ACCOUNTS OF THE PREROGATIVE
COURT OF MARYLAND; V. L. Skinner, Jr.; Family Line Publications, [now Willow
Bend Books] Westminster MD; 1993:
>From volume covering 1688-1698, copyright 1992: Inventory of 23 January
1695, liber 13B f.33-39, estate of Henry Truman, place not indicated, John
Canter and Richard Sothron.
>From volume covering 1699-1704 copyright 193 covering libers 20-24: Estate
of Jonathon Wilson, innholder, Prince George's County [neighbor to Charles
County and with lots of contact with Charles Countians] July 30, 1701: debts
John Canter.
>From volume covering 1699-1708, estate of Thomas Smoot, Charles County, MD,
inventory of November 22, 1706, debts John Canter.
>From MARYLAND RECORDS; Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh; Genealogical publishing Co,
Inc; Baltimore MD; 1985 Vol. 1: Charles County Census 1775-1778: Benedict
Hundred, taken by Henry Lyon, Jr., Constable; William Canter SDr., William
Canter, Jr.; Isaac Canter, James Canter. Marriages, St. Mary's County
[neighbor to Charles County]: October 30, 1848 Francis S. Canter to Jane
Sotheron; Dec 30, 1850, Geo. M. Canter and Clarinda Knott; Sept. 19, 1853
Horatio Canter and Eliza A. C> Hayden; Jan 27 1857 Isaiah Canter and Ellen
Jane Hayden; Nov 27, 1858 H. A. Canter and Alice Sothoron; February 10, 1852
Wm S. Lyon and Lucinda A Canter.
>From Vol. 2 of Brumbaugh: State of His Lordship's Manor of Calverton,
Charles County, 1767: July 1, 1753 lease, Thomas Canter, 115 acres, tenant
in possession William Canter Jr., 11 shillings six pence lease fee,
fees/fiunes due 2 shillings six pence. Lease for the terms of the lives of
Thomas Canter, age 50, and Isaac Canter, age 20. Dec 25, 1746 lease, William
Canter, lessee, 139 acres, William Canter in Possession 5 shillings 10 pence
rent, 2 lbs 7 shillings 2 pence fines due, lease for the lifetimes of
William Canter age 45, James Canter age 26 and Jonathon Canter age 30.
>From MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS, series, now published by Willow Bend Books
Vol III Richard Tillyard will, All Faith's Parish, Charles County, 15
December 1709, proven 17 February 1709. Test: Richard jenkins, Jno Canter,
Francis Graham. From Vol V, Will of William Rouse, Planter, Charles County,
28 November 1725, proven 24 February 1725/26: Test: John Adams, John Canter,
William Marrott.
>From Vol. 14, Will of Francis Oden, Charles County, Planter, 19 February
1766/67, proven 24 January 1772. Wit: Thomas Canter, William Hanbleton. Will
of Thomas Ward, Prince George's County, 18 February 1758, proven 19 May
1770, Wit: George Venables, William Canter.
MARYLAND MARRIAGES; Comp by Robert Barnes; Genealogical Publishing Co.,Inc.;
Baltimore MD; 1975 has a record of Trueman Canter marrying Elizabeth Hecky
24 November 1774, Trinity Parish Register, copy at Maryland Historical
Society.

The early records of John Canter indicate that he may be the man mentioned
in THE EARLY SETTLERS OF MARYLAND; Gust Skordas; Genealogical Publishing
Co.; Baltimore, MD; 1968: "John Canner, transported 1668-1670, Liber 16, f.
532."

A Richard Canter was active in Cecil County in the 1760s, if you want that
data, and Isaac appears to have been active in Dorchester County, if you
want that data.

Hope this helps.
Thom

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Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 10:29 AM
Subject: [MDCHARLE-L] SEEKING CANTER INFORMATION


>I am looking for the name Canter in Maryland. If anyone has resources about
>early settlers in Charles City Maryland that mentions this name please
write.
>The family should be there in 1700s. I am in hopes of finding the first
>Canters there and where they may have come from. Does anyone have resources
>that may help?
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