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From: Kathleen Mills Woodring <>
Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY-L] William Cissell
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 23:09:07 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <000001c50da0$33cd53f0$6400a8c0@CX20961A>


No. I don't think Ms. Jordan is correct on the Cissel marriage just based on a land record.

Mary Shirtcliffe was married to Peter Mills until his death. Then to _____ Dant, Linda thinks Thomas Dant (Dents were protestants not Catholics so this makes sense at least.)

See Linda Reno's posting and reasons below.
From: "Jerry L. Clark" <>
Subject: [MDSTMARY-L] Peter Mills/ Mary Shircliffe
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:18:00 -0700
After much gnashing of teeth, etc., this morning, I have come to the
conclusion that Mary Shercliffe, daughter of John Shercliffe and Ann Spink
was married twice. She married first, Peter Mills and second, Thomas Dant.
Colonial Settlers of St. Clement's Bay by Mary Louise Donnelly says Mary
Shercliffe married second, John Dent. She also states that she was the
daughter of Ann Goldsborough--the only wife of John Shercliffe and that the
only way that Henry Spink would have been her uncle was if he had married a
sister of John Shercliffe or Ann Goldsborough before he came to MD. She's
wrong, wrong, wrong. Henry Spink was her uncle because her mother was his
sister, Ann Spink. She did not marry John Dent or Dant, she married Thomas
Dant.
I had married Mary Shercliffe off to John Cissell (d. 1698) because she was
listed in the 1707 rent rolls as owning 25 ac. "Poplar Neck" along with the
sons of John Cissell. John Cissell's wife was named Mary, but I just don't
think she could have been Mary Shercliffe as she had to have been married to
Thomas Dant by 1685 (note that he was one of the approvers of the estate of
Peter Mills on 3/18/1685) and she was still Mary Dant in 1707 and in 1712.
Here's the reasoning:
2/22/1675: Thomas Dant, Peter Peake, and William Didoll witnessed the will
of Edward Clarke, SMC.
9/23/1680: Thomas Dant, St. Mary's Co.: "Peterborough", 100 ac., 9/23/1680
(including land for time of service of Thomas Coverdale of SMC)--Settlers of
MD, Coldham.
Will of Peter Mills, SMC 9/3/1684-3/17/1684-85. Wife: Mary (Exec.) home
plantation. Daughter: Elizabeth, sd. plantation at death of wife. Sons:
Nicholas and Peter 64 ac. "Minsterdam" and 150 ac. "Pomfret Field". To:
Peter and William Howard sd. estate in event of death of wife and three
children afsd. without issue. Wit: Clement Hill, Thomas Dant, John Barnard,
Elizabeth Cooke.
3/18/1685: Admin. accts. of Peter Mills, SMC. Appraisers: Henry Spink and
Richard Walker. Approvers: Thomas Dant and Arthur Thompson (Skinner).
Admin. accts. of Peter Mills 4/9/1688; Adm., Thomas Dent (should be Thomas
Dant). (Skinner).
Thomas Dant died some time after 1701 and before 1707. The last record I
found was dated 10/28/1695 when he and William Shercliffe were listed as
appraisers of the estate of Henry Spink, Sr. I also found a record dated
3/20/1706 showing Thomas Dant on a list of persons who owed the estate of
Robert Mason (Mason died in 1701).
11/22/1712: Mrs. Mary Dant, age about 65 stated that her father, John
Shercliffe; her mother, Ann Shercliffe and her uncle, Henry Spink often said
her father and uncle sold land to Edward Cotton (MD Chancery Records).
11/22/1712.
Next we have the will of William Dant, who I presume was a son of Thomas
Dant and Mary Shercliffe:
Will of William Dant, planter, SMC, 1/31/1714-5/16/1715. To: Cousins, John
Dant and William Mills and their heirs, "Poplar Neck" with land adjoining,
76 ac. "Anstruther", equally. If the sd. John Dant dies without issue, then
to John Mills and his heirs. To: Brother, Peter Mills, Exec., and to
cousin Eleanor Nevitt, personalty. Wit.: William Coade, Elizabeth Hooke,
Stephen Vinall, Hannah Vinall.
NOTES: John Dant would have a son of a brother of his. It wouldn't be John
Dant born 1700 as that is his brother. William Mills was the son of his
half brother, Peter Mills, Jr. and Frances Slye. John Mills is either the
son of Peter Mills, Jr. and Frances Slye or of Nicholas Mills and Elizabeth
Heard--not sure which one at this point. Cousin, Eleanor Nevitt was Eleanor
Spink, dau. of his half sister, Elizabeth Mills and William Spink. Eleanor
Spink married Francis Nevitt before 1712.
"Anstruther", 30 ac., surveyed 4/29/1667 for Peter Miles (should be Mills)
joining to Shercliffe's land. Possessor: Mary Dant. 6/7/1709: 32 ac. to
William Dant from Charles Daft and wife, Elizabeth. (SMC Rent Rolls,
1639-1771). NOTE: Charles Daft was the second husband of Elizabeth Mills.
Comments, corrections, additions??
Linda Reno

Melissa Young <> wrote:
Elise Greenup Jourdan lists the father of William Cissell married to Catherine Joyner and Elizabeth Bullock, as John Cissell who was born of unknown parents in England, transported himself from England in 1658, died 1698 in St. Mary's County; believed to have married Mary Shirtcliffe, b. abt. 1647, d. aft. 1707, daughter of John Shirtcliffe and Anne Goldsborough.

Will of John Cissell, St. Mary's County; written 28 April, 1698, probate 06 June 1698.
To sons John, William and Thomas equally, and hrs. 150 acres White Acre.
To sons Richard and Robert equally, 100 acres Long Neck.
Wife Mary,extx., and residuary legatee of estate, real and personal, incl. (unnamed dwelling) plantation during life.
To son Edward and hrs., sd. plantation at death of wife; to pass in event of his death without issue to youngest son James and hrs.
Test: Jno. Richards, Adam Head, Mary Mekin, Robt. Asiter
Wills, Liber 7, folio 381; Md. Cal. Wills, Vol. II, p. 138



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