Susan- You know how desperate we get that we pursue the most elusive scraps of information..... I have long had the feeling 'Miles' was a name of significance in my Deakins family. Does any of this fit anything you have on the Miles family? John Deakins was born in PG Co. in 1737 (father John Deakins, mother Priscilla (Erickson?) John Jr. married Lettice/Letiticia (Anderson?) by 1770 and they lived in Fairfax Co. VA in the 1770s, then to Allegany Co. MD by the mid-1790s where they died 1810-15. John and Lettice had a grandson named Miles Deakins b. 1830s, and a gr-grandson (from a daughter) named Miles Deakins Kay b. 1830s. I have not found anything on either Priscilla's or Lettice's origins or verification of their maiden names (which come from uncertain family stories.) -----Original Message----- From: Susan Johanson <djohanson@mindspring.com> To: MDPGEORG-L@rootsweb.com <MDPGEORG-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, June 01, 2001 9:55 AM Subject: William Miles PG Co. MD >I am looking for any information on William MILES, Jr.and Sr.( mid 1600s >to mid 1700s) of PG Co. MD. William Miles was often seen as the >appraiser on PG probate records and in 1750, he was the surety for >"Blanford Beaven", property of Henry BEAVEN of PG county. My ancestor >Margaret Miles was the daughter of probably William Miles, Jr. She was >married 1st to John LOVEJOY and second to Richard NEVITT, both of PG Co. >MD. Below are the probate records for John Lovejoy. > >Maryland Probate Records, Prerogative Court Abstracts 1738-1744 > >John Lovejoy 27.266 PG 148.11.6 Pounds 10-16-1741 >11-24-1742 > Appraisers: Thomas Blanford, John Younger > Next of Kin: Peregreen Mackaness, William Miles, Jr. > Administratrix: Margaret Lovejoy > >Does anyone have any idea who Peregrine Mackaness is or the probable >best spelling of his last name? > >Thanks in advance for any information on WILLIAM MILES and/or PEREGRINE >MACKANESS of Prince Georges Co. MD > >Susan > >Apologies to those who may recieve more than one copy of this email. >-- >Susan C. Johanson >Springfield, VA >djohanson@mindspring.com >Rootsweb sponsor-NEHGS member >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johanson >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ > ...Searching for footprints in the sands of time... > > >______________________________

Hi, Ruth, This question is pure curiosity. I was trying to see if I could find anything on your Deakins line and got curious about who this Elinor Deakins may have been. Do you know anything about her? She was left personality and witnessed John Tant's will. Taunt, John, 17th Oct., 1702; 12th Nov., 1702. To son James and hrs., personalty and deed of gift of land "Dry Dockett" given him at his marriage confirmed. " son Marke at 18 yrs. of age, residue of lands. In event of his death without issue, lands to pass to daus. " daus. Mary, Ann, Jane, Eliza:, Winifred and Margaret and unborn child, and to Japhaele and Maryeena Blumfield and Ellinor Dickins, personalty. " wife Margaret, extx., personalty. Test: Jno. Heard, Elinor Deakins, Wm. Davis, Nath'l Shiphard. 11. 274. Elinor Deakins 35A.328 I SM £9.2.4 Mar 2 1713 Appraisers: John Greenwell (also John Greenwick), Ignatius Greenwell (also Ignatius Greenwick). Next of kin: none. Bye, Norma

Oh, Ruth, I forgot to say that John Tant's (probable) sister, Margaret Tant/Dant married Peter Miles/Mills. Norma