Hey folks, Received a bunch documents from the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis recently and though we'd share this Profile that was gathered by the MSA. No new data, but a descent piece to have on file for Jarboe rooters. ******* John Jarbo Biographic Sketch Held at the Maryland State Archives Finding Aids & Indexes Biographical files available from SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (Legislative History Project Collection) MSA SC 1138 John Jarbo (1619-1674/75) MSA SC 1138-724 2/11/12/41 Restricted: no Page #1 SM 1619-1674/75 Name: John Jarbo Initiated: 8-14-1978 Researcher: D. Jordan/LHP Tape Numer: 60-1 Pages: 12 total Page #2 Jarboe, Joh Doubled check w, 537; XL1, 341 on age ? should it be D-3 or D-4 ? any test of literacy ? Do we know his home plantation ? Page #3 0 JARBO JOHN (1619-1674-1675) variant spelling - Jarboe 1 born - 1619, Dijon Francs; immigrated - 1646, free adult from Virginia; resided - St. Mary's County Maryland (Newtown Hundred) 3 Mary Tettershall, probably sister of William Tettershall, a Catholic who immigrated from Wiltshire, England in 1648 4 sons - John (? - 1705); Peter (? - 1698), married Ann, daughter of John Nevitt; Henry (? - 1709); daughter - Mary ( ? - 1739), married (1st) William Boreman (ca. 1630-1709) and (2nd) John Sanders. 5 education - literate; religious affiliation - Roman Catholic; social status and activities - no title on arrival; naturalized by act of assembly, 1666; in Kecoughtan, Virginia when Leonard Calvert organized expedition to recapture Maryland in 1646; 6 occupational profile - planter. 7 legislative service - Lower House, St. Mary's County 1674-1675 9electd to 3rd session). 8 local offices - Justice of the Peace, St. Mary's County, 1663/61-199; Sheriff 1667-1672; military servie - Lieutenant, 1658, Lt. Colonel, by 1660. 10 stands on public/private issues - 1650, punishment or apology demanded fro his contemptuous and unmannerly behavior to Capt. William Stone; 1655 supported rebellion against Puritan government in Maryland. 11 land at first election - over 950 acres. 12 died March 4, 1674/75; personal propert - TEV, 56,657 pounds of tobacco; 1 servant, 6 slaves; land at least 950 acres plus home plantation. Page #4 Name: Jarbo, John (c1619-Mar 4,1674/75) County: St. Mary's Maryland Birth Place: France Religion: Catholic Generation: 1st Immigrant: Yes Year Arrived: 1646 age 27 Freeman: Yes from probably France General Status: low middle - no title on arrival Number Terms: One Date 1st Election: 1674 Age 1st Election ca. 55 years Years in Md ca 28 years Acreage while Burgess: over 1000 1000 plus at death TEV: 56,657 pounds of tobacco Final Will Balance: Unknown Occupation while Burgess: Planter Other Political Duties: Justice of Peace, Sheriff, Militia Page #5 Jarbo, John Assembly Service: 1646-1647 Assembly St. Mary's County, MD (MA, I,209) 1671-1675 Assembly, St. Mary's County, MD (MA, II, 345,421) 1674 Burgess, Elected 3rd /session Page #6 Name: Jarbo, John Birth Date: c1619 (MA, X, 537; XLI, 341) Death Date: Mar. 4, 1674/1675 Immigration Date: 1646 (LIB, 2, f. 440, 255) from VA (Prov 1637-58,368) Birth Place: France, See Act of Naturalization (MA II, 144-5, Apr. 1666 Titles Used: no title on arrival, Called Mr. 1657 (MA, X, 537) Education: Literate to Well Religion: Catholic Occupation: Planter 1649 (Pat A B & H, 17, 19) At death Inventory: July 1675 (I & A I, 372-8) TEV: 56,657 plus lbs of tabacco # Servants: 1 (value 1600 +) # Slaves 6 (value 24,000 +) Other Major values: at least 950 acres plus Home Plantation Nuncupative Will: MA, II, 517-519 Wills 2.66 Page #7 Name: Jarbo, John Sheriff: St. Mary's County, Apr 18 1677, (MA, V, 4) - Continued Apr 1, 1668 (MA. V, 26-7) - Continued May 1672 (MA, LXXV, 225) 2nd Commission - Aug 1 1670 (MA. L1, 341) Justice of Peace: St. Mary's County, Mar 22, 1663/4 (MA, III, 490); renewed Sept 5, 1664; omitted July 27 1666 Militia: Lt. Under Captain William Evans, May 6 1658 (MA, III, 344) -Militia St. Mary's County Appointed Lt. Col. Of St. Mary's County trained band, Oct. 31 1660 (MA, III, 392) Lt. Col. - Jan 31, 1660/61 (MA, III, 401) Minor Conscriptive: Behaved unmannerly - contemptuously to Gov. William Stone Offices Punishment or public acknowledgment of fault called for by Lord Baltimore Aug 1660 (MA I, 318) Comments: Apparently assisted Leonard Calvert in recapturing Maryland (MA, IV, 368-9) Jarbo "Convicted of acting with Capt. William Stone in the late Rebellion against the present government and having found favor in respect of their being drawn into that engagement not willingly as they plead. Fined 1000 lbs tobacco. 1655 (MA, X, 429) Page #8 Jarbo, John Land Holdings: 1675 Will: Home Plantation Mill Land 150 acres On Brittions Bay 300 acres St. Lawrence Creek 500 acres 1649: Patented 100 acers"Clipping" with Lt. William Evans St. Mary's County Maryland Brittons Bay adjacent to land of Richard Nevett & John Aisquith (AB & H, 17, 19; 2. 469,479) 1653 Patented 300 acres "Jarboe's Clifts" Charles County Maryland on Potomac River runs to St. Bernard's Creek. Adjacent Thomas Baker (AB & H, 321, 350) 1656 Surveyed 800 acres "St. Johns" St. Mary's County Maryland Sold in 1658 to James Langsworth for 4,000 lbs tobacco Jarbo refers to self as Gent of Newtown (O, 211 - 213) 1658 Surveyed 150 acres "Jarboe" St. Mary's County Maryland Brettons Bay - West Side, by Mansells Frank, adjacent to John Shircliffe, assigned from John Warren Dec 1654 (O, 186-188) 1658 Patented 200 acres "Jarboe" Charles County, Maryland on Potomac River at mouth of St. Bernard's Creek adjacent to Nicholas Cawsence (O. 185) 1668 Buy St. Peter's Freehold 500 acres from Walter Pake (LCII, 322-24) Page #9 1659 Surveyed 350 acres "Jarboe" Charles County Maryland Pascattaway River, east side; east side Chinzmudensen Creek adjacent to John Hatch (4, 83) Page #10 Jarbo, John Marriages: Mary Tetershall, probably sister of William Tettershall immigrated 1648 From Wiltshire, England - Catholic (MD. Hist. Mag. XV, 318) Descendants: John ( ? - 1705) Peter ( ? - 1698) m. Ann, dau., of John Nevit (Newman, 297) Henry ( ? - 1709) Mary ( ? - 1739) m. Wm. Boreman, Sr. m. John Sanders (MD. Hist Mag. XV, 319) Page #11 Family Position: Brother John Pile ? (MA X 112 & 119) Page #12 Jarboe, John 1 MA X, 537. Aug 6 1657 Depositon of John Jarboe; age = 38. MA XLI, 341 1659. Deposition of John Jarboe; age = 40 2 D-3 or D-4 ??? 3 Literacy: St Mary's County Files: MA X, 535 signs name. 4. Home Plantation: Not identified in St. Mary's County Files "The Jarboe Family in Maryland" by Mary Jo Maguire (MDHR Library) pg 2. identifies home plantation as "Jarboes" but has no footnote. L Nettley ' best to all, Randy Dunavan Longview, Texas http://www.jarboe.org/ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/u/n/James-R-Dunavan/index.html?Welcome=988131687