INHABITANTS OF CECIL COUNTY MARYLAND 1649-1774, by Henry C Peden, 1999, Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD p.31 Petition of Tenants of Susquehannah Manor to the General Assembly of Maryland (Signed in 1779 and Referring to Their Ancestors in 1680 and 1744): The petition of the inhabitants of Susquehannah Manor alias New Connaught situated to the southward of the Temporary Line in Cecil County on behalf of themselves and the other inhabitants of said Manor .... Hubly sheweth that the said Manor was first settled under a grant made by the Proprietor to George TALBOT about the year 1680 who parcelled it out on easy terms to the first settlers; they and their posterity remained thereon peaceably and quietly until about the year 1744 when the same was claimed by the Proprietor who obtaining verdicts in ejectments against several of the inhabitants they were obliged to take leases from him on such terms as was prescribed them; that the said Manor has been cleared by the labour and industry of the said inhabitants and their ancestors who have expended large sums of money in making valuable improvements on the same. They are therefore much alarm at a certain Mark ALEXANDER's attempting to escheat it, who, if he succeeds will have it in his power to ruin numbers of said inhabitants and greatly distress them." (They asked the General Assembly of Maryland to pass a law to avert this danger). Petition signed on Dec 23, 1779 by: Samuel THOMAS, Richard THOMAS, William ROWLAND, Samuel MILLER, William PATTEN, David PATTEN, Jonathan HARTSHORN, William GLASGOW, Andrew WALKER, Benjamin FOSTER .... .... (Ref: "Petition of Tenants of Susquehannah Manor for Titles in Fee of Their Respective Holdings," Maryland Historical Magazine, Volume 5, pp.58-60) p.98 Debt Books FORSTER, Richard - Brereton - 1739 FORSTER, William - Joans Green Spring - 1739 FOSTER, James - Joans Green Spring - 1739 FOSTER, Benjamin (Heirs) - Prices Venture - 1734, 1755-1760 FOSTER, James (Heirs) - Joans Green Spring - 1749-1766 FOSTER, John - Brereton, Johnsons Addition, Jones Green Spring - 1754-1766 FOSTER, Richard - Brereton - 1734, 1749-1766 FOSTER, Thomas - Clay Fall - 1749-1757 FOSTER, William - No tract listed - 1734 p.33 Naturalizations Religious Oaths Taken In St Mary Ann's P E church 1742-1774: "I do declare that I do believe that there is not any trans-substantiation in The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, or in the Elements of Bread and Wine at or after the Consecration thereof by any person whatsoever." Signed in 1752: Johannes ARRANT, John FOSTER ... p.37 Batchelor Tax List in St Mary Ann's P E Parish, July 10, 1759 ... Samuel GILESPIE, Octorara, 300 lbs; Bennit CHEW, ditto; Thomas SAVIN Jr, ditto, 100 lbs; John FOSTER Jr, ditto. ... Batchelor Tax List in St Mary Ann's PE Parish, July 8, 1760 ... John WALLACE, Elk Hundred, 400 lbs; Sampson CURRER, ditto, 300 lbs; John FOSTER Jr, ditto, 100 lbs; .... p.45 Taxables in 1761 in Elk Hundred: .... John FOSTER St, John FOSTER Jr, William FOSTER ... p.65 Constable Nicholas Hyland's List of Persons Paid for Squirrel Scalps and Crows Heads Destroyed in November 1761: .... John FOSTER, .... p.128 Taxable Persons in Cecil County in 1752 (Page 9 of 10): .... John FOSTER, .... ABSTRACTS OF CECIL COUNTY MARYLAND LAND RECORDS 1734-1763, by June D Brown, 1999, Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD p.96 P 118. Deed. James FOSTER and John FOSTER, executors of William FOSTER, lately deceased, of Cecil Co, planters, to John BRAVARD of the same place, blacksmith, 100 acres of land on the north side of Long Creek by the lands of James FOSTER and John BRAVARD Sr and by the land formerly conveyed by William FOSTER to John BRAVARD Jr. The last Will and TEstament of William FOSTER authorized his executors James and John FOSTER to convey a parcel of land to Thomas PRICE Jr for his assignees for which PRICE has already paid William FOSTER. John BRAVARD is the assignee of Thomas PRICE Jr. Made 14 Aug 1741. Wit: & JPs: R'd THOMPSON, Nicholas HYLAND. Ack: Aug 1741 by James and John FOSTER and Thomas PRICE Jr. John BRAVARD Jr paid 4s alienation fine on 100 acres of land, part of Jones Green Spring, on 30 Aug 1741 to John LUSBY. Rec: 10 Nov 1741. Wm KNIGHT, clerk. p.119 P 284. Deed. Richard FOSTER of Cecil Co for 2,000 lbs of tobacco, quit claims to John FOSTER of the same co, one half of 100 acres of land (formerly bequeathed to the sd Richard FOSTER by his father Richard FOSTER late of sd co on the west side of Elk River. Sd land is part of a tract called Brereton. Made 12 Aug 1743. Wit: Joseph LOWMAN, George FORD. Ack: same day by Richard FOSTER and his wife Sarah. UPs: A BARRY, Nicholas HYLAND. Alientation fine of 2s pd by John FOSTER to Pereg FIRSBY 20 Aug 1743. Rec: 10 Nov 1743. Wm KNIGHT, clk.