Hello everyone, First of all hit the delete button if you have no interest in the Jarboe surname. Don't want to waist anyone's time. With that said. There has been some recent effort to reconcile Lt. Col. John Jarboe's association with the much publicized, Long Lane Farm property in St. Mary County Maryland. As you are aware, that property was once know as Halfhead' s folly and situated St. Mary's Hundred. The plantation home faces the Chesapeake Bay and has been sited by some publication as built by John Jarboe. Those publications are: · "The History of Carrolton Manor", by William Jarboe Groves · "Colonial & Historic Homes Of Maryland" by The John Hopkins · (Chronicles of St. Mary's Quarterly, vol .49 summer 2001. · "Historic American Buildings Survey " The Library of Congress (HABS NO. MD-159, 19- JARB. V, -1) We are sure there must be additional references to the subject, other than the Chronicles. Question? Does anyone know of any other publication that also makes that association? We would appreciate your comments. To continue. At this juncture, it appears that there is no proof that John Jarboe was ever in possession of the HalfHead Folly, later AKA, Long Lane Farm. In 1644, John Halfhead, per the rent Rolls of 1707, was in possession of 200 acres in St. Mary's Hundred, named HalfHead's Folly. That possession seems to stay in his estate until Sarah Miles Horne indicates that property in her Will Feb. 22, 1701. As it was, the bulk of John Jarboe's land holdings in the 1670s, were situated in or near Newtown Hundred, on and in the vicinity of Bretton's Bay. That's a considerable distance, from Halfhead's Folly, and a more likely place for his plantation home. Speculation has it, that a more likely John Jarboe plantation home location would have been the house purchased in then, Newtown (today close to Leonardtown), from John Pile in 1651. Or as Mary Jo Maguire reasons, in the area known today as Buzzard Point, again on Bretton's Bay.. Question! But where did the Long Lane - John Jarboe association come from? This may have been best answered by, Peter Himmelheber a few week ago. Peter sites: "A tract named Long Lane was surveyed 1 May 1751 for John Griffen {PA:LG#E:122}. It was patented 1 July 1742 for John Griffen {PA:EI06:477}. It was later resurveyed into America Felix Secundus on 2 Mar 1744 {PA:BC & GS 4:210}. This tract was originally surveyed and patented for Walter Pake ca 1651 and called Mill Freehold. It became escheat and Griffen jumped on it. This tract was just to the north of a tract called Marshes Hope, which was partially owned by the original John Jarboe. These two tracts were located at the head of Bretons Bay". Note: This track may of been part of Newtown Hundred when Walter Peake was in possession of it. Sounds good, but there's no documented proof, that this is where the association came from. Another logical conclusion - is that the association steams from when James Jarboe came in possession of the HalfHead's Folly in the mid 1700s. As indicated below by Mary Jo Maguire in her Jarboe Book I : The earliest Jarboe association found with HalfHead's Folly is in 1765. According to a deed recorded in 1824 between James Jarboe, and his Swell cousins, he states the land was sold to a certain James Jarboe in 1765 by Abraham Barnes and wife Catherine Rousby. This must be a reference to his grandfather James. Although, no probate has been found for a James, he does appear in the Debt Books form 1754-1774. Robert Jarboe held these tracts in the Assessment Records. Robert is the father of James Jarboe, who is deeding in 1823. In 1817 James Jarboe had recorded a deed for 145 1/2 acres of "Halfheads Folly" from Robert Milbourn, grandson of Edward Horne and son of Richard Horne [Robert Jarboe married Elizabeth Horne, daughter of Edward Horne] James Jarboe and Robert Milbur are cousins. By merely looking at the record, it's easy to conclude, that no documented proof has yet to surfaced indicating John Jarboe had ownership of Long Lane Farm. That's not to say, there is none. That is why we are sharing this with you, in hopes to solicit some new interjection. So, please let us hear from you. It appears that from about 1670 to 1674 John Jarboe was in failing health. He also has some serious responsibility to the Maryland Colony being it's High Sheriff and a delegate to the House of Burgess, both offices headquartered in St. Mary's City. So, we're a little perplexed on how he could juggle all of that from over at Newtown. Gotta tell you folks, it's difficult for me to believe that Jarboe traipsed back & forth, some 18 to 25 miles a day, in ill health, to go to work. Common sense tells us that one, that's impossible, and two Jarboe had wealth and could afford a home or lodging closer to work. So where did he stay? Good Day, Ps: Many thanks to Marcella Dawson, Parran Abell, Peter Himmelheber, Mary R. Jarboe, and Judy & Sam for putting up with all the inquiries. Randy Dunavan Longview, Texas http://www.jarboe.org/ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/u/n/James-R-Dunavan/index.html? Welcome=988131687