Thank you for these links! I had no idea something like this was available on the internet and I've just spent over an hour browsing and remembering - it's a treasure! Thank you for sharing it! Mur -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 9:41 PM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Historic properties Charles county http://www.csmd.edu/Library/SMSC/VeWebsite/exhibit1/vexid1.htm http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/MD/Charles/state.html http://www.charlescounty.org/pgm/planning/plans/historical/properties.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Correction to my previous posting on Vivian Edelen: She is Vivian Lorraine Bounds who married Edward Benjamin Edelen Sr. (1906-1995). Edward was a son of Edward George Edelen and Elizabeth Gill Forbes. Elizabeth was a dau of George Forbes, Jr and Mary Frances Bowling. Mary Frances was a dau of Col John Dominic Bowling and Elizabeth Gill. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship I must have missed the queries about Sunnyside Farm, but this is all heart-string-pulling information for me. Mrs. Edward B. Edelen still lives on Sunnyside and if any of you want to know about genealogy, Miss Vivian is the lady to call! She is 89 now, I think, and is a wealth of information about the families in Southern Maryland. What she recalls off the cuff surpasses what many of us can do with our notes in front of us! She has files and files of research and is articulate in describing connections. She does not have a computer - all her work is hand-written - beautifully, by the way; she was a teacher, and her handwriting is lovely and distinctive. Anyway, thanks for the reference to Sunnyside; my Mom and Miss Vivian were close friends, and she epitomizes all that is good about Southern Maryland: she is a genteel, articulate, thoughtful, considerate, lady - what David found so appealing about his grandmother and great-aunts still lives in Miss Vivian Edelen. Mur -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:28 AM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship CHARLES COUNTRY HISTORIC SITES SURVEY PHASE 1&2: Site Summaries Sunnyside Farm Circa 1868; 1920 CH-214 Bryantown vic. Private Once consisting of 750 acres near the village of Bryantown, Sunnyside Farm contains an array of historic buildings from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Standing as a centerpiece is a large 2 ½ story front gable frame dwelling built c. 1868 and extensively renovated between 1915-1920. This dwelling is surrounded by several typical outbuildings grouped in four areas including a domestic yard, a farmyard, and barn clusters in the rear and south fields barn. Contributing outbuildings include a smokehouse, milkhouse and brooder house in the domestic yard; a carriage house, stable, equipment shed, and a granary with an attached workshop in the farmyard; a dairy barn and tobacco barn in the rear field; and three tobacco barns, a stripping shed and a tenant house in the south field. Sunnyside Farm is a good example of an evolving farmstead in Charles County from the mid-19th to early 20th century. First established by Benjamin Marcellus Edelen in 1868, Sunnyside is believed to stand on land that was once part of the Boarman Manor grant of 1696. During the first half of the 19th century, Benjamin Marcellus Edelen (1834-1915) acquired property from his father George Edelen and, just after the Civil War began constructing the dwelling house that is the centerpiece of the farm today. After his death, the property eventually descended to Benjamin's son Edward George Edelen (1880-1915) who is responsible for the construction of many surviving outbuildings and who oversaw a substantial renovation of the dwelling during the 1920's. Sunnyside Farm is recognized by the Maryland Department of Agriculture as a Century Farm, having operated as a working farm by the same family for over 100 years. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

You're right, Shirley; Miss Vivian is 89. I gave David her mailing address separately just so she wouldn't be inundated with contacts -- I really should have thought about that before I expounded on her many virtues. She is such a dear lady, and already has requests from many states about her research and all. I apologize for being thoughtless; thank you for reminding us of our boundaries. Mur -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Sunnyside and Vivian Edelen Folks, whoa whoa!! Please consider Miss Vivian's age! We can't all be calling and bombarding her with phone calls and wearing the poor soul out. I do not know if she is still spry and up and about like before and still involved in genealogy, but I would hate for her to be upset with us! Perhaps someone who knows her well can find out if she is receptive to receiving genealogy mail first. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship Hey Mur, Do you by any chance have her address. I would dearly love to contact Ms Vivian! Or does anyone else? Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship >I must have missed the queries about Sunnyside Farm, but this is all >heart-string-pulling information for me. Mrs. Edward B. Edelen still >lives on Sunnyside and if any of you want to know about genealogy, Miss >Vivian is the lady to call! She is 89 now, I think, and is a wealth of >information about the families in Southern Maryland. What she recalls off >the cuff surpasses what many of us can do with our notes in front of us! >She has files and files of research and is articulate in describing >connections. She does not have a computer - all her work is hand-written - >beautifully, by the way; she was a teacher, and her handwriting is lovely >and distinctive. Anyway, thanks for the reference to Sunnyside; my Mom and >Miss Vivian were close friends, and she epitomizes all that is good about >Southern Maryland: she is a genteel, articulate, thoughtful, considerate, >lady - what David found so appealing about his grandmother and great-aunts >still lives in Miss Vivian Edelen. > Mur > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:28 AM > Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship > > > > > CHARLES COUNTRY HISTORIC SITES SURVEY > > PHASE 1&2: Site Summaries > > Sunnyside Farm Circa 1868; 1920 > > CH-214 > > Bryantown vic. > > Private > > Once consisting of 750 acres near the village of Bryantown, Sunnyside Farm > contains an array of historic buildings > > from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Standing as a centerpiece is > a > large 2 ½ story front gable frame dwelling built c. > > 1868 and extensively renovated between 1915-1920. This dwelling is > surrounded by several typical outbuildings grouped in four > > areas including a domestic yard, a farmyard, and barn clusters in the rear > and south fields barn. Contributing outbuildings include > > a smokehouse, milkhouse and brooder house in the domestic yard; a carriage > house, stable, equipment shed, and a granary with an > > attached workshop in the farmyard; a dairy barn and tobacco barn in the > rear > field; and three tobacco barns, a stripping shed and a > > tenant house in the south field. > > Sunnyside Farm is a good example of an evolving farmstead in Charles > County > from the mid-19th to early 20th > > century. First established by Benjamin Marcellus Edelen in 1868, Sunnyside > is believed to stand on land that was once part of > > the Boarman Manor grant of 1696. During the first half of the 19th > century, > Benjamin Marcellus Edelen (1834-1915) acquired > > property from his father George Edelen and, just after the Civil War began > constructing the dwelling house that is the centerpiece > > of the farm today. After his death, the property eventually descended to > Benjamin's son Edward George Edelen (1880-1915) > > who is responsible for the construction of many surviving outbuildings and > who oversaw a substantial renovation of the dwelling > > during the 1920's. Sunnyside Farm is recognized by the Maryland Department > of Agriculture as a Century Farm, having operated > > as a working farm by the same family for over 100 years. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. 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Folks, whoa whoa!! Please consider Miss Vivian's age! We can't all be calling and bombarding her with phone calls and wearing the poor soul out. I do not know if she is still spry and up and about like before and still involved in genealogy, but I would hate for her to be upset with us! Perhaps someone who knows her well can find out if she is receptive to receiving genealogy mail first. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship Hey Mur, Do you by any chance have her address. I would dearly love to contact Ms Vivian! Or does anyone else? Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship >I must have missed the queries about Sunnyside Farm, but this is all >heart-string-pulling information for me. Mrs. Edward B. Edelen still >lives on Sunnyside and if any of you want to know about genealogy, Miss >Vivian is the lady to call! She is 89 now, I think, and is a wealth of >information about the families in Southern Maryland. What she recalls off >the cuff surpasses what many of us can do with our notes in front of us! >She has files and files of research and is articulate in describing >connections. She does not have a computer - all her work is hand-written - >beautifully, by the way; she was a teacher, and her handwriting is lovely >and distinctive. Anyway, thanks for the reference to Sunnyside; my Mom and >Miss Vivian were close friends, and she epitomizes all that is good about >Southern Maryland: she is a genteel, articulate, thoughtful, considerate, >lady - what David found so appealing about his grandmother and great-aunts >still lives in Miss Vivian Edelen. > Mur > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:28 AM > Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship > > > > > CHARLES COUNTRY HISTORIC SITES SURVEY > > PHASE 1&2: Site Summaries > > Sunnyside Farm Circa 1868; 1920 > > CH-214 > > Bryantown vic. > > Private > > Once consisting of 750 acres near the village of Bryantown, Sunnyside Farm > contains an array of historic buildings > > from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Standing as a centerpiece is > a > large 2 ½ story front gable frame dwelling built c. > > 1868 and extensively renovated between 1915-1920. This dwelling is > surrounded by several typical outbuildings grouped in four > > areas including a domestic yard, a farmyard, and barn clusters in the rear > and south fields barn. Contributing outbuildings include > > a smokehouse, milkhouse and brooder house in the domestic yard; a carriage > house, stable, equipment shed, and a granary with an > > attached workshop in the farmyard; a dairy barn and tobacco barn in the > rear > field; and three tobacco barns, a stripping shed and a > > tenant house in the south field. > > Sunnyside Farm is a good example of an evolving farmstead in Charles > County > from the mid-19th to early 20th > > century. First established by Benjamin Marcellus Edelen in 1868, Sunnyside > is believed to stand on land that was once part of > > the Boarman Manor grant of 1696. During the first half of the 19th > century, > Benjamin Marcellus Edelen (1834-1915) acquired > > property from his father George Edelen and, just after the Civil War began > constructing the dwelling house that is the centerpiece > > of the farm today. After his death, the property eventually descended to > Benjamin's son Edward George Edelen (1880-1915) > > who is responsible for the construction of many surviving outbuildings and > who oversaw a substantial renovation of the dwelling > > during the 1920's. Sunnyside Farm is recognized by the Maryland Department > of Agriculture as a Century Farm, having operated > > as a working farm by the same family for over 100 years. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

I do believe that Vivian Boone Edelen (who must be her eighties now) still lives at Sunnyside Farm in Charles Co. She compiled a manuscript on the Bowling family of Charles, Prince George's and St. Mary's Co. -- that is the only reason I know of her still being there. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 7:59 PM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) No one mentioned Sunnyside, but as I was browsing the names I saw Edelen and thought David or someone might be interested. Shirley ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Shirley, Great catch on the will of Humphrey Berry and mention of his son Samuel. It's very possible that Ann Cawood, the wife of Samuel Berry could have been the daughter of Stephen Cawood, Sr and Ann Terrett. I have the name of only one child for them, and that's Stephen, Jr. Stephen Cawood, Sr. died in May 1676 at age 45, the year before Ann Cawood was born. Ann Terrett lived until 1695. There is a great deal of documentation for the Cawood lines. I've never looked carefully except where the Cawood and Wedding or Cawood and Cox families were joined by marriage, since they are all peripheral to the people I'm concerned with. I think there ought to be mention of the Berrys in the Cawood genealogies somewhere. See "Cawood Family Histories" at http://www.ancientfaces.com/research/surnames/C/cawood Then there's this (see the last name) at http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/1949/MSMALLW.html quote Children of Thomas SMALLWOOD and Alice (---) were as follows: + 31 i James4 Smallwood (Sr.) [506], born 1697/1700. He married Ann (---) [593]. + 32 ii Thomas4 Smallwood [507] married Mary (---) [603]. + 33 iii Pryor4 Smallwood [508] married Winifred (---) [615]. + 34 iv Elizabeth4 Smallwood [509] married John Cawood [510]. 35 v Sarah4 Smallwood [511] married Raby [512]. + 36 vi Esther4 Smallwood [513] married Richard Harrison [514]. + 37 vii Charity4 Smallwood [515] married Davy [516]. + 38 viii Mary4 Smallwood [517] married Humphrey Berry [518]. 38. Mary4 Smallwood [517] (Thomas3, James2, Matthew1) married Humphrey Berry [518]. Children of Mary SMALLWOOD and Humphrey BERRY were as follows: + 122 i Humphrey5 Berry (Jr.) [773] married Benedictor Moore [551] (see 55). 123 ii Thomas5 Berry [774] 124 iii Martha Ann5 Berry [861] married (1) abt. 1771, Samuel Smallwood [585] (see 77), son of James Smallwood [501] and Susannah Marbury [578] . ; married (2) on 5 Aug 1787 in Prince George Co., MD, Robert Abercromby [862]. end quote and from the same site quote Children of Sarah SMALLWOOD and Henry MOORE were as follows: 51 i Sarah4 Moore [547] 52 ii Esther4 Moore [548] 53 iii Charity4 Moore [549] 54 iv Ann Davis4 Moore [550] 55 v Benedictor4 Moore [551] married Humphrey Berry (Jr.) [773] (see 122), son of Humphrey Berry [518] and Mary Smallwood [517] . 56 vi Elizabeth4 Moore [552] 57 vii William4 Moore [553] 58 viii Henry4 Moore [554] 122. Humphrey5 Berry (Jr.) [773] (Mary4 Smallwood, Thomas3, James2, Matthew1) married Benedictor Moore [551] (see 55), daughter of Henry Moore [492] and Sarah Smallwood [481] . Children of Humphrey BERRY (Jr.) and Benedictor MOORE were as follows: 212 i Henry More6 Berry [788] 213 ii James Smallwood6 Berry [789] 214 iii Benjamin6 Berry [790] 215 iv Pryor6 Berry [791] 216 v Samuel6 Berry [792] 217 vi Thomas6 Berry [793] 218 vii Unknown6 Berry [794] 219 viii Unknown26 Berry [795] 220 ix Unknown36 Berry [796] end quote AND THEN at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mlsmith67/LostAncestors4.html quote Samuel BERRY, Humphrey BERRY and Ann LOVEJOY, John BERRY and Martha COLLIER These are believed to be the ancestors of William Berry of Fayette County, Alabama, who married Sarah Nelson . Samuel Berry is said to have been born in Charles County, Maryland, and died there in 1753. Humphrey Berry is said to have had two wives. The first was Mary Smallwood, and the second Ann Lovejoy, the mother of John Berry, born about 1752. According to probate records, John Berry died about 1804 in Jackson County, Georgia, and his widow, Martha Berry , married a Mr. Green shortly thereafter. The children, Joshua Berry , Robert Berry, Elizabeth Berry, Mary Berry and William Berry (who was an infant of just a few months) were "bound out" to various families, rather than living with their mother and her new husband. Some of the placements were successful, others not, according to records of the Orphans Court. We have no documentation for anything before the death of John and the disposition of the children, so again, any proof or disproof of what we think we know would be most welcome! end quote I just did simple searches for "Humphrey Berry" and "Stephen Cawood" on Google to find these. Ken Wedding Northfield, Minnesota On Apr 17, 2007, at 9:18 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:19:33 -0800 > From: "SHIRLEY MOLLER" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] MDCHARLE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 170 > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=original > > Norma and Ken, > I find it interesting that right under the will of John Wedding, Sr of > Charles Co., in the Calendar of Wills book, p 200 is the will of > Humphrey > Berry of Charles Co., and it caught my eye because Humphrey happens > to have > tracts called Mt. Parradise & Hull. The same tracts that are owned by > Stephen Cawood, Jr. that was married to Mary Cox. And this Humphrey > Berry > has a son named Samuel. > > Ken why couldn't Ann that married Samuel Berry be the d/o Stephen > Cawood, Sr > and wife Ann? > > Shirley Middleton Moller

Norma, I agree that this Ann Cawood (if the info is accurate) is not Anne Cawood, b. about 1702, who was the daughter of Stephen Cawood, Jr., and Mary Cox. The Ann Cawood I have as wife to Samuel Berry was born about 1675. I have no parents' names for either her or Samuel Berry. My source for the information is the "Robey/Robie/Roby Family Association, Inc. Semi Annual Newsletter," Vol. 3 Issue 2 Mid May, 1999 The connections are that Mary Berry married John Robey IV (son of John Robey III and Sarah Smallwood). AND Sarah Berry's 2nd husband was Jacob Robey Included in that Newsletter article was this note, "Dr. Berry's daughter was in fact named Mary as proven in the Certificate of survey for Samuel Robey on lot #10 of Zachaiah manor, dated 31 Aug 1741. William Hanson, Deputy Surveyor of Charles County, included the following note on the certificate, "Lives to be put in the lease are said Samuel Robey and wife Sarah and Berry Robey, son of John and Mary Robey." This proves Berry Roby's parents and his birth before 31 Aug 1741." (Charles Co., MD Unpatented Certificate #519 at the Maryland Hall of Records in Annapolis) So, it seems that the Samuel Berry mentioned above was a doctor. So, David, I would expect you can probably find some other records of this Dr. Samuel Berry. Good luck. Ken Wedding Northfield, Minnesota On Apr 16, 2007, at 9:53 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:37:40 -0700 > From: "Norma Lundgren" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] MDCHARLE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 168 > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I don't think Samuel Berry married Ann Cawood, unless she was a > different one > than the d/o Stephen Cawood and Mary Cox. She is given in her father's > will as > Anne Thomas, the widow of William Atchison. In a 1737 deed issued by > her mother, > she is named as the wife of John Thomas. In the 1745 probate of John > Clubb, her > mother and brother are given as his next of kin, and wife Anna is > named. Her > oldest son, William Atchison, was the surety of the estate. If there > is other > proof that she married third, John Clubb, I don't have it. She died > sometime in > 1745 before Mathew Clubb is given as the "surviving" executor of his > father. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Wedding" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 12:38 PM > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] MDCHARLE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 168 > > >> BERRY >> >> My records have a Samuel Berry, b. about 1664 in England and died >> before 1753 in Charles County, MD >> >> About 1689, in Charles Co., he married Ann Cawood, who was born about >> 1675 >> >> In my records, they had 2 daughters >> Mary Berry, born about 1718 >> and >> Sarah Berry, born about 1717, died 22 May 1777 >> >> Mary Berry married John Robey IV before 1734 in Charles Co. >> (John Robey IV, b. 1714 in Charles Co., d. 1804 in Iredell Co., NC) >> this couple had 9 children >> >> Sarah Berry married John Wynn, 24 Aug. 1738 >> (John Wynn, b. 1720) >> This couple had 15 children >> >> None of this gets you closer to Judge Berry, but the Berry name was >> present in Charles Co. Perhaps Samuel Berry and Ann Cawood had more >> children than just the two daughters. >> >> Ken Wedding >> Northfield, MN >> >> >> >> On Apr 16, 2007, at 2:20 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> From: "David Middleton Edelen II" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:34 AM >>> Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship or Mt. Friendship? >>> >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> I have a couple of questions: I am David Middleton Edelen >>>> II and my >>>> family were all among some of the original people in Charles and Pr. >>>> Georges >>>> Counties, Md.. Upon her death in 1994 my grandmother, Mrs. David >>>> Middleton >>>> Edelen (maiden name: Eloise Gilmore Berry) still owned like 90 acres >>>> of land >>>> in the "Berry" community along Mattawoman Creek which she always >>>> said >>>> had >>>> always been known as "Friendship". My dad and Uncle both said that >>>> at one >>>> time it was several thousand acres, etc.. I have also heard it was >>>> also known >>>> as Mt. Friendship. On the other side of the creek lay my gr gr >>>> grandfather >>>> Alexius Llewellyn Middleton's land (back in Civil War or post CW >>>> days). >>>> Anyway, my grandmother always said that land had always >>>> been in her >>>> family. That her grandfather Judge Thomas Baker Berry owned it at >>>> one time >>>> and her father and his siblings were born there. But I have heard >>>> that >>>> originally that it was Edelen land. Does anyone know the history of >>>> that land >>>> and that area, or anything about Judge Thomas Baker Berry or their >>>> line of >>>> Berrys? I can't even find out who Thomas Baker Berry's parents >>>> were. >>>> I have >>>> my Edelen line back to like 1500, my Middletons back to the 16 or >>>> 1700s, but >>>> only have my Berry line back to Judge Thomas Baker Berry, my gr gr >>>> grandfather. I have a lot of info on him personally, his wife's >>>> family back to >>>> British Parliament, etc, but none on his folks. My dad met my mom >>>> in >>>> WWII and >>>> moved to Alabama with her after the war. So I grew up in Alabama and >>>> never >>>> knew any Edelen, Middleton, or Berry cousins other than my two >>>> Edelen >>>> first >>>> cousins in Silver Springs, Md.. >>>> Any info on that Berry land or my gr gr grandfather Judge >>>> Thomas >>>> Baker Berry would be greatly appreciated. >>>> Sincerely, >>>> David Middleton Edelen II >>>> Millbrook, Alabama

Norma and Ken, I find it interesting that right under the will of John Wedding, Sr of Charles Co., in the Calendar of Wills book, p 200 is the will of Humphrey Berry of Charles Co., and it caught my eye because Humphrey happens to have tracts called Mt. Parradise & Hull. The same tracts that are owned by Stephen Cawood, Jr. that was married to Mary Cox. And this Humphrey Berry has a son named Samuel. Ken why couldn't Ann that married Samuel Berry be the d/o Stephen Cawood, Sr and wife Ann? Shirley Middleton Moller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Wedding" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] MDCHARLE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 170 > Norma, > > I agree that this Ann Cawood (if the info is accurate) is not Anne > Cawood, b. about 1702, who was the daughter of Stephen Cawood, Jr., and > Mary Cox. > > The Ann Cawood I have as wife to Samuel Berry was born about 1675. I > have no parents' names for either her or Samuel Berry. > > My source for the information is the "Robey/Robie/Roby Family > Association, Inc. Semi Annual Newsletter," Vol. 3 Issue 2 Mid May, 1999 > > The connections are that Mary Berry married John Robey IV (son of John > Robey III and Sarah Smallwood). AND Sarah Berry's 2nd husband was > Jacob Robey > > Included in that Newsletter article was this note, "Dr. Berry's > daughter was in fact named Mary as proven in the Certificate of survey > for Samuel Robey on lot #10 of Zachaiah manor, dated 31 Aug 1741. > William Hanson, Deputy Surveyor of Charles County, included the > following note on the certificate, "Lives to be put in the lease are > said Samuel Robey and wife Sarah and Berry Robey, son of John and Mary > Robey." This proves Berry Roby's parents and his birth before 31 Aug > 1741." (Charles Co., MD Unpatented Certificate #519 at the Maryland > Hall of Records in Annapolis) > > So, it seems that the Samuel Berry mentioned above was a doctor. So, > David, I would expect you can probably find some other records of this > Dr. Samuel Berry. Good luck. > > Ken Wedding > Northfield, Minnesota > > > On Apr 16, 2007, at 9:53 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Message: 2 >> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:37:40 -0700 >> From: "Norma Lundgren" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] MDCHARLE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 168 >> To: <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >> reply-type=original >> >> I don't think Samuel Berry married Ann Cawood, unless she was a >> different one >> than the d/o Stephen Cawood and Mary Cox. She is given in her father's >> will as >> Anne Thomas, the widow of William Atchison. In a 1737 deed issued by >> her mother, >> she is named as the wife of John Thomas. In the 1745 probate of John >> Clubb, her >> mother and brother are given as his next of kin, and wife Anna is >> named. Her >> oldest son, William Atchison, was the surety of the estate. If there >> is other >> proof that she married third, John Clubb, I don't have it. She died >> sometime in >> 1745 before Mathew Clubb is given as the "surviving" executor of his >> father. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ken Wedding" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 12:38 PM >> Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] MDCHARLE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 168 >> >> >>> BERRY >>> >>> My records have a Samuel Berry, b. about 1664 in England and died >>> before 1753 in Charles County, MD >>> >>> About 1689, in Charles Co., he married Ann Cawood, who was born about >>> 1675 >>> >>> In my records, they had 2 daughters >>> Mary Berry, born about 1718 >>> and >>> Sarah Berry, born about 1717, died 22 May 1777 >>> >>> Mary Berry married John Robey IV before 1734 in Charles Co. >>> (John Robey IV, b. 1714 in Charles Co., d. 1804 in Iredell Co., NC) >>> this couple had 9 children >>> >>> Sarah Berry married John Wynn, 24 Aug. 1738 >>> (John Wynn, b. 1720) >>> This couple had 15 children >>> >>> None of this gets you closer to Judge Berry, but the Berry name was >>> present in Charles Co. Perhaps Samuel Berry and Ann Cawood had more >>> children than just the two daughters. >>> >>> Ken Wedding >>> Northfield, MN >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 16, 2007, at 2:20 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> From: "David Middleton Edelen II" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:34 AM >>>> Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship or Mt. Friendship? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> I have a couple of questions: I am David Middleton Edelen >>>>> II and my >>>>> family were all among some of the original people in Charles and Pr. >>>>> Georges >>>>> Counties, Md.. Upon her death in 1994 my grandmother, Mrs. David >>>>> Middleton >>>>> Edelen (maiden name: Eloise Gilmore Berry) still owned like 90 acres >>>>> of land >>>>> in the "Berry" community along Mattawoman Creek which she always >>>>> said >>>>> had >>>>> always been known as "Friendship". My dad and Uncle both said that >>>>> at one >>>>> time it was several thousand acres, etc.. I have also heard it was >>>>> also known >>>>> as Mt. Friendship. On the other side of the creek lay my gr gr >>>>> grandfather >>>>> Alexius Llewellyn Middleton's land (back in Civil War or post CW >>>>> days). >>>>> Anyway, my grandmother always said that land had always >>>>> been in her >>>>> family. That her grandfather Judge Thomas Baker Berry owned it at >>>>> one time >>>>> and her father and his siblings were born there. But I have heard >>>>> that >>>>> originally that it was Edelen land. Does anyone know the history of >>>>> that land >>>>> and that area, or anything about Judge Thomas Baker Berry or their >>>>> line of >>>>> Berrys? I can't even find out who Thomas Baker Berry's parents >>>>> were. >>>>> I have >>>>> my Edelen line back to like 1500, my Middletons back to the 16 or >>>>> 1700s, but >>>>> only have my Berry line back to Judge Thomas Baker Berry, my gr gr >>>>> grandfather. I have a lot of info on him personally, his wife's >>>>> family back to >>>>> British Parliament, etc, but none on his folks. My dad met my mom >>>>> in >>>>> WWII and >>>>> moved to Alabama with her after the war. So I grew up in Alabama and >>>>> never >>>>> knew any Edelen, Middleton, or Berry cousins other than my two >>>>> Edelen >>>>> first >>>>> cousins in Silver Springs, Md.. >>>>> Any info on that Berry land or my gr gr grandfather Judge >>>>> Thomas >>>>> Baker Berry would be greatly appreciated. >>>>> Sincerely, >>>>> David Middleton Edelen II >>>>> Millbrook, Alabama > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hey Mur, Do you by any chance have her address. I would dearly love to contact Ms Vivian! Or does anyone else? Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship >I must have missed the queries about Sunnyside Farm, but this is all >heart-string-pulling information for me. Mrs. Edward B. Edelen still >lives on Sunnyside and if any of you want to know about genealogy, Miss >Vivian is the lady to call! She is 89 now, I think, and is a wealth of >information about the families in Southern Maryland. What she recalls off >the cuff surpasses what many of us can do with our notes in front of us! >She has files and files of research and is articulate in describing >connections. She does not have a computer - all her work is hand-written - >beautifully, by the way; she was a teacher, and her handwriting is lovely >and distinctive. Anyway, thanks for the reference to Sunnyside; my Mom and >Miss Vivian were close friends, and she epitomizes all that is good about >Southern Maryland: she is a genteel, articulate, thoughtful, considerate, >lady - what David found so appealing about his grandmother and great-aunts >still lives in Miss Vivian Edelen. > Mur > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:28 AM > Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship > > > > > CHARLES COUNTRY HISTORIC SITES SURVEY > > PHASE 1&2: Site Summaries > > Sunnyside Farm Circa 1868; 1920 > > CH-214 > > Bryantown vic. > > Private > > Once consisting of 750 acres near the village of Bryantown, Sunnyside Farm > contains an array of historic buildings > > from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Standing as a centerpiece is > a > large 2 ½ story front gable frame dwelling built c. > > 1868 and extensively renovated between 1915-1920. This dwelling is > surrounded by several typical outbuildings grouped in four > > areas including a domestic yard, a farmyard, and barn clusters in the rear > and south fields barn. Contributing outbuildings include > > a smokehouse, milkhouse and brooder house in the domestic yard; a carriage > house, stable, equipment shed, and a granary with an > > attached workshop in the farmyard; a dairy barn and tobacco barn in the > rear > field; and three tobacco barns, a stripping shed and a > > tenant house in the south field. > > Sunnyside Farm is a good example of an evolving farmstead in Charles > County > from the mid-19th to early 20th > > century. First established by Benjamin Marcellus Edelen in 1868, Sunnyside > is believed to stand on land that was once part of > > the Boarman Manor grant of 1696. During the first half of the 19th > century, > Benjamin Marcellus Edelen (1834-1915) acquired > > property from his father George Edelen and, just after the Civil War began > constructing the dwelling house that is the centerpiece > > of the farm today. After his death, the property eventually descended to > Benjamin's son Edward George Edelen (1880-1915) > > who is responsible for the construction of many surviving outbuildings and > who oversaw a substantial renovation of the dwelling > > during the 1920's. Sunnyside Farm is recognized by the Maryland Department > of Agriculture as a Century Farm, having operated > > as a working farm by the same family for over 100 years. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Norma, I will do that. What I was going to ask on the Pr. Georges board was if there were any Edelen descendents other than me around, and namely if any knew where my great great grandfather Joseph Benidict Edelen was buried. His parents and some of his children are buried in St. Mary's Church Graveyard in Piscataway, but he is not. And many other Edelens, Berrys, and some of my Middleton people are buried there as well. My Montgomery line, or people, are buried elsewhere, I think in Bryantown and in the Montgomery family plot in DC.. Anyway, Joseph was a Lieutenant in the "Washington Volunteers", a company in the 2nd Battalion Maryland Guard, part of Maryland's pre-Civil War militia. When Lincoln took over he suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus, whatever that is, and had all the pro-Southern Maryland legislatures arrested and held and put pro-Northern people in their place, declared Martial Law in Maryland and appointed a Gen Butler as miltary governor of Maryland. So when the Maryland Militia was disbanded Jos B. Edelen's company crossed the Potomac, joined the CS army at Alexandria or somewhere and became Co. "H" of the 7th Virginia Infantry. Their company was still known as the Washington Volunteers. Anyway, I have been told that, according to the Confederate pension records, that he was living in Fairfax, Va.. I thought that perhaps he did not want to go home, or had to for political reasons and settled in Fairfax. I just don't know. But if anyone has any info on Joseph Benidict Edelen, especially his last resting place, I would greatly appreciate it. He might be buried in some old Edelen family cemetery at some of the old home places. But I have no idea where any Edelen family cemeteries might be. I have a gut feeling that there are a good many old time family cemeteries in Southern Maryland that are now under concrete, asphalt, or lawns. Thanks, David Middleton Edelen II Alabama ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma Lundgren" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:13 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Pr George list? > It has been nearly dead for years. You can sometimes get answers, but not > often. > You can ask your Prince George's questions here or on the St Mary's list, > as > most of the families spilled over into all 3 counties. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Middleton Edelen II" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:43 AM > Subject: [MDCHARLE] Pr George list? > > >> Hey y'all, >> Does anyone know what the list like this one for Prince Georges County >> is? >> I would like to get on it too. >> Thanks, >> Dave >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

-----Original Message----- From: CharlesCountyMD Genealogical [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 9:35 AM To: Toni Benzing Subject: CCMDGS Meeting The next meeting of the Charles County Maryland Genealogical Sorciety will be held on Thursday April 19, 2007 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Church of Latter Day Saints located on 4560 Padgett Drive in White Plains, Maryland. Our speaker for this months meeting will be, Chuck Mason, CG. and his topic for the evening will be A Genealogical Gold Mine, the Records of the WPA. We look forward to seeing you. Toni Benzing (Membership Chair ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Thanks for the help y'all. I finally got it figured out. Thanks, DE ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Pr George list? > Go to Mdgenweb.org go to clickable map and find Prince George than scroll > down to find mailing list that is where to get onto the list... Hope > this helps > Yvonne > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

No one mentioned Sunnyside, but as I was browsing the names I saw Edelen and thought David or someone might be interested. Shirley

I must have missed the queries about Sunnyside Farm, but this is all heart-string-pulling information for me. Mrs. Edward B. Edelen still lives on Sunnyside and if any of you want to know about genealogy, Miss Vivian is the lady to call! She is 89 now, I think, and is a wealth of information about the families in Southern Maryland. What she recalls off the cuff surpasses what many of us can do with our notes in front of us! She has files and files of research and is articulate in describing connections. She does not have a computer - all her work is hand-written - beautifully, by the way; she was a teacher, and her handwriting is lovely and distinctive. Anyway, thanks for the reference to Sunnyside; my Mom and Miss Vivian were close friends, and she epitomizes all that is good about Southern Maryland: she is a genteel, articulate, thoughtful, considerate, lady - what David found so appealing about his grandmother and great-aunts still lives in Miss Vivian Edelen. Mur -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:28 AM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship CHARLES COUNTRY HISTORIC SITES SURVEY PHASE 1&2: Site Summaries Sunnyside Farm Circa 1868; 1920 CH-214 Bryantown vic. Private Once consisting of 750 acres near the village of Bryantown, Sunnyside Farm contains an array of historic buildings from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Standing as a centerpiece is a large 2 ½ story front gable frame dwelling built c. 1868 and extensively renovated between 1915-1920. This dwelling is surrounded by several typical outbuildings grouped in four areas including a domestic yard, a farmyard, and barn clusters in the rear and south fields barn. Contributing outbuildings include a smokehouse, milkhouse and brooder house in the domestic yard; a carriage house, stable, equipment shed, and a granary with an attached workshop in the farmyard; a dairy barn and tobacco barn in the rear field; and three tobacco barns, a stripping shed and a tenant house in the south field. Sunnyside Farm is a good example of an evolving farmstead in Charles County from the mid-19th to early 20th century. First established by Benjamin Marcellus Edelen in 1868, Sunnyside is believed to stand on land that was once part of the Boarman Manor grant of 1696. During the first half of the 19th century, Benjamin Marcellus Edelen (1834-1915) acquired property from his father George Edelen and, just after the Civil War began constructing the dwelling house that is the centerpiece of the farm today. After his death, the property eventually descended to Benjamin's son Edward George Edelen (1880-1915) who is responsible for the construction of many surviving outbuildings and who oversaw a substantial renovation of the dwelling during the 1920's. Sunnyside Farm is recognized by the Maryland Department of Agriculture as a Century Farm, having operated as a working farm by the same family for over 100 years. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

Let me try one more time I'm not good at giving directions....... Mdgenweb.org go to ... Maryland County sites..... choose county from map next page will show map click on Prince George Co. next page scroll down to PG site offerings and under that heading is where the mailing list is found there you will find the directions on how to get on list... ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Go to Mdgenweb.org go to clickable map and find Prince George than scroll down to find mailing list that is where to get onto the list... Hope this helps Yvonne ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Go here: and click on the links: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MD/prince_george's.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Middleton Edelen II" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:43 AM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Pr George list? > Hey y'all, > Does anyone know what the list like this one for Prince Georges County is? > I would like to get on it too. > Thanks, > Dave > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

It has been nearly dead for years. You can sometimes get answers, but not often. You can ask your Prince George's questions here or on the St Mary's list, as most of the families spilled over into all 3 counties. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Middleton Edelen II" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:43 AM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Pr George list? > Hey y'all, > Does anyone know what the list like this one for Prince Georges County is? > I would like to get on it too. > Thanks, > Dave > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Maybe I should have sent it this way...... How to Subscribe: {Type only and exactly what is in RED} List Format Digest Format To: [email protected] Subject: {Will be ignored} Message: subscribe To: [email protected] Subject: {Will be ignored} Message: subscribe Warning: If you have anything else in the message box in addition to the single command "subscribe," the mailing list program will reject your command. Click _here_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdpgeorg/text/mdpgeorg.html#howto) to see how to address a message to the list. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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