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From: "Shirley" <>
Subject: [MDCHARLE-L] EARLY HISTORY
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 17:50:40 -0800
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INDEX

HUNDREDS OLD COUNTY
Annemessex ........................Somerset
Bay ...............................Talbot
Bohemia ...........................Cecil
Broad Neck ........................Anne Arundel
Bollingbroke ......................Talbot
Chaptico ..........................St Mary's
Chester River,Lower ...............Kent
Upper................Kent
Chester ...........................Talbot
Choptank,Great.....................Dorchester
Little ...................Dorchester
Cliffs,Lower End of................Calvert
Upper End of ...............Calvert
Eastern Neck ......................Kent
Elk ...............................Cecil
Elkton Head .......................Calvert
Fishing Creek .....................Dorchester
Gunpowder River ...................Baltimore
South ..............Baltimore
Harvey ............................St Mary's
Hermitage .........................Dorchesrer
Herring Creek .....................Anne Arundel
Hunting Creek .....................Calvert
Island ............................Kent
Island ............................Talbot
Kent Island, Lower ................Talbot
King and Queen Parish, Upper ......Charles
Langford`s Bay ....................Kent
Leonard's Creek ...................Calvert
Lyon's Creek ......................Calvert
Manil (Monli) .....................Somerset
Manokin ...........................Somerset
Mattapany .........................Somerset
Middle Neck .......................Anne Arundel
Mill ..............................Talbot
Mount Calvert .....................Calvert
Nanjemy (Nanjemoy), Upper..........Charles
Nanjemay (Nanjemoy), Lower.........Charles
Nanticoke .........................Dorchester
Nanticoke .........................Somerset
Newport ...........................Charles
New Town ..........................St. Mary's
Patapsco, North Side ..............Baltimore
South Side ..............Baltimore
Pocomoke ..........................Somerset
Poplar Hill .......................St Mary`s
Poquede Norton (or Bogettenorton) ..Somerset
Portobacco, East Side ..............Charles
West Side ..............Charles
Resurrection .......................St. Mary's
Sassafrax South ....................Cecil
South River ........................Anne Arundel
Specutia ...........................Baltimore
St. Clements .......................St. Mary's
St. Georges ........................St. Mary's
St. Inegos ........................St. Mary's
St. Maries ........................St. Mary's
St. Michaels ......................St. Mary's
Swan Creek ........................Kent
Town ..............................Kent
Town Neck .........................Anne Arundel
Tredhaven (Third Haven)............Talbot
Tuckahoe ..........................Talbot
West River ........................Anne Arundel
Wiccocomoco .......................Somerset
William and Mary Parish,Upper......Charles
Lower......Charles
Worrell ...........................Talbot
Worton ............................Cecil
LATER PARISHES

Parishes Present Location Old County
All Saints...........Frederick.........Charles
Chester..............Kent..............Kent
North Elk(or Cecil. ...........Cecil
St. Mary Anne's)
Prince George's......Prince Georges....Prince George
Queen Anne...........Prince Georges....Prince George
Rock Creek...........Dist. of Columbia.Charles
St. Luke.............Queen Anne's......Talbot
St. Mary's White.....Caroline..........Dorchcster
Chapel
St. Thomas'..........Baltimore.........Baltimore
Trinity..............Charles...........St. Mary's and Charles
Whitemarsh...........Talbot............Talbot
Worcester............Worcester.........Somerset
Wye..................Queen Anne's......Talbot
ORIGINAL PARISHES

PARISH PRESENT NAME OLD COUNTY
All Faiths.........All Faiths........Calvert
All Saints.........All Saints........Calvert
Broad Neck.........Westminster.......Anne Arundel
Christ Church......Christ Church.....Calvert
Copley.............St. John's........Baltimore
Coventry...........Coventry..........Somerset
Dorchester.........Dorchester........Dorchester
Great Choptanck....Great Choptank....Dorchester
Herring Creek......St. James.........Anne Arundel
King and Qeen......King and Queen....St Mary's
Kent Island........Christ Church.....Kent
Middle Neck........St. Annes.........Anne Arundel
Nanjemy............Durham............Charles
North Sassafrax....North Sassafras...Cecil
Patapsco...........St. Paul`s........Baltimore
Pickawaxon.........William and Mary..Charles
Piscattaway........St. John's........Charles
Portobacco.........Portobacco........Charles
Snow Hill..........All Hallows.......Somerset
Somerset...........Somerset..........Somerset
South River........All Hallows.......Anne Arundel
South Sassafrax ...Shrewsbury........Cecil
Stepney............Stepney...........Somerset
St. Andrew`s.................................
St. George's.......St. George's......Baltimore
St. Michael`s......St. Michael's.....Talbot
St. Paul`s.........St. Paul`s........Calvert
St. Paul's.........St. Paul's........Kent
St. Paul's.........St. Paul`s........Talbot
St. Peter`s........St. Peter`s.......Talbot
William and Mary...William and Mary..St. Mary's

HE FIRST PARISHES OF THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND

CHARLES COUNTY

Named for Charles Calvert, Third Lord Baltimore

CHARLES COUNTY (erected 1658)in 1692 was bounded
on the south and west by St. Mary's county
No. 5 and the Potomac river, on the east by Calvert
county and the north by the Maryland-
Pennsylvania line. This may be more fully described by
quoting from Thomas' Chronicles of Colonial Maryland
''Charles County bounds, the river Wicomico to its head and
from the mouth of that River up the Potomac as high as the
settlements extend and thence to the head of Wicomico,"
In describing the bounds of Piscataway Parish, the north-
ernmost of the Charles county parishes, Dr. Allen gives
practically all of the rest of the Province (not already
covered by the other nine counties) to this county thereby
making it nearly equal in area to all the other counties
combined.

"CHARLES COUNTY is divided into Seven hundreds, viz'


Lower part of William & Mary Parish Hundred.
Upper " " " " " " "
East Side of Portobacco "
West " " " "
Lower part of Nanjemy Parish "
Upper " " " " "
Upper " " King & Queen Parish (1) "
Benedict Town being joyned to part of King &
Queen Parish."(2)

(1)This Hundred counted as part of St. Mary.s until 1716.
Was also known as Newport Hundred.
(2)Arch. Md. Vol. 23, p. 24.
Pescattaway, which has a church agreed for
All want ministers, Vestry men in every Parish."(2)

THE COURT HOUSE for Charles County stood (1688) on
the plantation of Thomas Hussey. "Ordered that the
Deputy Surveyor of Charles County survey and lay
out the Lott or Acre of Land on which the Court
House in the said County standeth including in the
said Acre said Court House, Prison, Pillory and
Stocks . . . . in no wise prejudiceing the
dwelling or the other houses of the said Thomas
Hussey near the said Court House adjacent . ."
April 5, 1688.(3)

1 Arch. Md. Vol 23,p.18
2 Arch. Md. Vol 20,p.109, and Md. Cal of Wills. Vol 1, p.48.
3 Arch. Md. Vol 8, p.26.
THE FIRST PARISHES OF THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND

PORT TOBACCO PARISH is described in Dr. Allen's Ms
as follows: "Beginning at the plantation of
No. 14 Samuel Cresseyes and running up the Poto-
mac River to the mouth of Nanjemy Creek
or Avon River and so up the Nanjemy Creek to the Mill
at the head thereof and so up the said branch to Capt.
Hoskin's Quarter and then with a straight line to the head
of Joseph Bullett`s Mill Branch and down the said Branch
to Mattawoman Creek, thence up the Mattawoman Creek
to the utmost limits of the County (Charles] to the head of
Zachyah Branch and with the said Branch to John Courtes,
Senior, and with the line of Pickyawaxan Parish
[William and Mary)to Cresseyes plantation."(1)

"VESTRYMEN for Port Tobacco Parish chosen & viz
Mr Henry Hawkins
Mr William Barton
Mr Phil Hoskins
Mr C. Lomax
Mr John Hawkins
Mr John Hanson."(2)

"AND IN CHARLES COUNTY att the head of Porto-
bacco Creeke [April 26, 1684] neare the Church
there."(3) Notice that this church was built prior to
the Establishment, and according to Dr. Allen was
called "Christ Church."

THE REV. MR. MOORE preached there in 1691, 1692
and 1693.(4) The Rev. George Tubman was rector
in 1695, he also was rector of William and Mary &
Nanjemy Parishes at the same time. He died in 1701.(5)

1 Charles County Land Records, Lib. R. p.460.
2 Arch. Md. Vol. 23, p.19.
3 Arch. Md. Vol. 13, p.112.
4 Allen MS. p.18.
5 Allen MS. p.65.
HE FIRST PARISHES OF THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND

NANJEMY PARISH which is now known as "Durham
Parish" is bounded as follows:-"Beginning
No. 15 at Phillip Hoskin's Quarter, soe with a
straight line to the head of Joseph Bullett's
Mill Branch and down the said Branch to Mattawoman
Creeke and so down Mattawoman Creek to the mouth
thereof, and down the Potomak River to the mouth of
Nanjemy Creek or Avon River and so up the said creek or
river to the Mill at the head thereof and thence to Capt.
Hoskin's Quarter."(1)

"VESTRYMEN for Nanjemy Parish chosen & viz
Mr John Stone
Mr Joseph Manning
Mr William Dent
Mr William Stone
Mr Richard Harrison
Mr Gerrard Fowke."(2)

THE CHURCH for this Parish was being built at the time
the report was made to the Assembly.(3) Upon com-
pletion it was called Durham Church. The second
church (now standing) was authorized to be built
in 1732.

REV. JOHN TURLING, "Presbyter Ang]icans", probably,
first Rector of this parish. William Dent and Eliza-
beth Fowke were married by him in 1684.(4)Rev.
George Tubman rector in 1695.(5) Rev. George
Tubman incumbent in 1696.(6)

1 Allen Ms.
2 Arch Md.Vol. 23, p.19.
3 Arch Md.Vol. 20, p.109.
4 Charles County Court Rercords, Liber R No. 1. Vol 2.
5 Allen Ms. p.18.
6 B.C. Steiner in Md. Hist. Magazine. Vol. 12, p. 118.
HE FIRST PARISHES OF THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND

PISCATTAWAY PARISH (alias St. John's.) Doctor
Allen gives the bounds of this parish as fol
No. 16 lows: "Beginning at the mouth of the Matta-
woman Creek and running up the said Creek
and Branch thereof to the utmost limits of the County
[Charles] and running North to the line of the Province
and then West to the Potomac River and then down the
said River to the mouth of the Mattawoman Creek."(1)

"VESTRYMEN for Piscattaway Parish chosen & viz (2)
John Addison Esq
Mr William Hutchinson
Mr William Hatton
Mr William Tanneyhill
Mr John Emmet
Mr James Stoddart"(3)

NO CHURCH had been built at the time the report was
made. The first meeting of the vestry was held at
the house of John Addison, Esqr. At that meeting
it was decided to buy 78 acres, part of "Lisle Hall",
at Broad Creek. It was on this land in 1699
that the parish church was built and it received the
name of "Broad Creek Church."

PRINCE GEORGE'S PARISH(4), by Act of the Provincial
Assembly, 1726, Chapter 6, was erected out of
Piscattaway Parish, and the chapel of Ease at Rock


1 Charles County Land Records. Liber R, p.460.
2 Arch. Md.. Vol. 21, p.19.
3 Mr. John Smallwood was elected a member of the vestry on January 30th'
1693 and upon his death Mr.James Stoddart was elected July 29th, 1696
to fill the vacancy.
4 Bacon's Laws of Maryland
HE FIRST PARISHES OF THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND

Creek, built in 1719, became the parish church of
Prince George`s parish. In 1742 the Assembly was
again petitioned further to divide the territory
originally covered by Piscattaway Parish, and Chap-
ter 18 of that Session erected "All Saints Parish"
with the parish church at Frederick.(1)

THE FIRST RECTOR of Piscataway Parish was the
Rev. George Tubman who began his work August
4th, 1696. He was also rector of Portobacco,
William and Mary and Nanjemy Parishes at the same
time. He died in 1701.(2)

1 Bacon's Laws.
2 Dr Ethan Allen`s Ms.p.65.
HE FIRST PARISHES OF THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND

THE PARISHES ERECTED IN 1692-1693

County Parish

1. St. Mary's 1. William and Mary
2. King and Queen

2. Kent 3. Kent Island or Christ Church
4. St. Paul's

3. Anne Arundel 5. Herring Creek or St. James
6. South River or All Hallows
7. Middle Neck or St. Ann's
8. Broad Neck or Westminster

4. Calvert 9. Christ Church
10. All Saints
11. St. Paul's
12. All Faiths

5. Charles 13. William and Mary or Pickawaxon
14. Port Tobacco
15. Nanjemy or Durham
16. Piscataway or St. John's

6. Baltimore 17. Patapsco or St. Paul`s
18. St. John's or Copley
19. St. George's

7. Talbot 20. St. Paul's
21. St. Peter's
22. St. Michael's

8. Somerset 23. Somerset
24. Coventry
25. Stepney
26. Snow Hill or All Hallows

9. Dorchester 27. Great Choptank
28. Dorchester

10. Cecil 29. So. Sassafrax or Shrewsbury
30. No. Sassafrax or St. Stephen's
CHURCHES
Old County Present County
All Faiths..................Calvert............St. Mary's
All Hallows (Snow Hill).....Somerset...........Worcester
All Hallows (South River)...Anne Arundel.......Anne Arundel
All Saints..................Calvert............Calvert
All Saints (Monii)..........Somerset...........Somerset
All Saints(Frederick).......Charles............Frederick
Christ Church (Broad Creek).Kent...............Queen Anne`s
Christ Church (Easton)......Talbot.............Talbot
Christ Church (Nanjemy).....Charles............Charles
Christ Church Cambridge.....Dorchester.........Dorchester
Christ Church (I. U.).......Kent...............Kent
Christ Church (Portobacco...Charles............Charles
and LaPlata)
Christ Church (Wayside).....Charles............Charles
Christ Church...............Calvert............Calvert
Christ Church (St. Michaels)Talbot.............Talbot
Christ Church(Chaptico).....St Mary's..........St. Mary's
Chester Church..............Talbot.............Queen Anne`s
Coventry (Rehoboth).........Somerset...........Somerset
Emmanuel (Chestertown)......Kent...............Kent
Middleham Chapel............Calvert............Calvert
Shrewsbury (Locust Grove)...Cecil..............Kent
Spring Hill.................Somerset...........Wicomico
Stepney (Green Hill)........Somerset...........Wicomico
St. Ann's(Middletown).......State of Delaware..........
St. Ann's(Annapolis)........Anne Arundel.......Anne Arundel
St. Andrew's (Princess Anne)Somerset...........Somerset
St. Andrew's (Leonardtown)..St. Mary's.........St. Mary`s
St. Clement's Manor.........St. Mary's.........St. Mary's
St. George's(Poplar Hill)...St. Mary's.........St. Mary's
St. James (Herring Creek)...Anne Arundel.......Anne Arundel
St. John's (Broad Creek)....Charles............Prince George's
St. John's (Kingsville).....Baltimore..........Baltimore
St. Luke's (Church Hill)....Talbot.............Queen Anne's
St. Margaret's (Westminrter)Anne Arundel.......Anne Arundel
St. Martin's................Somerset...........Worcester
St. Mary's(Northeast).......Cecil .............Cecil
St. Paul's(Rock Creek)......Charles............District of Columbia
St. Paul's(Fairlee).........Kent...............Kent
St. Paul's..................Baltimore..........Baltimore City
St. Paul's(Vienna)..........Dorchester.........Dorchester
St. Paul's(Baden)...........Calvert............Prince George's
St. Paul's..................St. Mary's........................
St. Stephen's (Earleville)..Cecil..............Cecil
St. Thomas (Garrison Forest)Baltimore..........Baltimore
Trinity (Church Creek)......Dorchester.........Dorchester
Trinity (St. Mary's City)...St. Mary's.........St. Mary's
Trinity (Elkton)............Cecil..............Cecil
Whitemarsh (ruins)..........Talbot.............Talbot
Wye.........................Talbot.............Talbot
St. Paul's(Prince Frederick)Calvert............Calvert
St. Paul's(Cennterville)....Talbot.............Queen Anne's






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