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From: darnall daley <>
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY-L] Clement Hill, Fyffe, Broome, & Lee
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 20:43:46 -0400
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Jean Shanelec wrote:
>
> This is the beginning of the Lease from Clement Hill to my ancestor James
> Fyffe. "Partnership" was in Frederick County, Maryland, at this time; later
> that portion became part of Montgomery County, MD.
>
> At the request of James Fyffe, the following lease was recorded 29th,
> October 1761 to wit. This indenture, made the 28th day of September, in the
> year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-one, between Clement
> Hill of Prince George County of the one part and James Fyffe of Frederick
> County, planter, of the other part Witnesseths that the said Clement Hill
> for and in consideration of the rents and covenants herein after mentioned
> hath devised granted * and to term? lett and by these presents doth devise
> grant and to term? lett unto the said James Fyffe, all that part of a tract
> of land called Partnership which is inclosed in the following meets and
> bounds:
>
> Here is the beginning of the Release:
>
> This indenture made this fourth day of June in the year of our Lord
> seventeen hundred and ninety five. Between Abijah Fyfe of Frederick County
> in the State of Virginia, John Hurle of Louden County in the same State and
> John Fyfe of Montgomery County, Maryland of the one part and Clement Hill of
> Prince George County in the State of Maryland of the other part. Whereas
> Clement Hill late of Prince George County deceased father of the aforesaid
> Clement Hill, by Indenture bearing the date Twenty eight day of September
> 1761, did devise and to farm let unto James Fyffe three hundred acres of
> land part of a tract of land called "Partnership" then in Frederick but now
> in Montgomery County reserving a rent of one thousand pounds of tobacco for
> the life of the said James Fyfe, and Sarah his wife, and the aforesaid
> Abijah, and the said James Fyfe in his lifetime, did assign unto Thomas
> Broome the said lease reserving a rent of four thousand pounds of tobacco
> and afterwards died having duly made his last will and thereby devised one
> thousand pounds of tobacco of the aforesaid rent unto the said Abijah Fyfe
> annually and made the aforesaid John Fyfe and Elizabeth Fyfe residuary
> devisees of all his estate which said Elizabeth afterwards intermarried with
> the said Hurle all which will more fully appear by reference to the Lease,
> assignment and will aforesaid.
>
> As you can see, Clement Hill lived in St. George County in 1761 and his son,
> Clement Hill, was still living there in 1795.
>
> The name LEE also appears in this lease:
>
> containing three hundred acres more or less and enclosing all the cleared
> ground on the Lee? plantation formerly setteled together with all and
> singular the premises with the appurtenances belonging or in any wise
> apportaining to the said lands
>
> The ? is there because the name might also be LOW, but I think it is LEE.
>
> I am trying to find a connection between the names Lee, Hill, Broome,
> Watson, and Fyffe in St. Mary's County. A James Fyffe was here in 1745. Then
> I don't pick him up again until the late 1750s in Frederick County.
>
> When were your Hills in St. Mary's County?
>
> Jean Shanelec


Fasinating! Clement Hill was the son-in-law of Col. Henry Darnall.
Clement Hill, Jr. (the one mentioned here) married Mary Digges, the
daughter of Charles Digges and Susanna Maria Lowe. The son, Clement
Hill, that you mention must be their son. The name that you can't read
could therefore be LOWE, because of the family connection. Could have
been written LOW, spellings were optional in those days.

Darnall Daley

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