I recently discovered records on line at the Maryland State Archives entitled "Indentures." I had been transcribing them for eventual posting to the St. Mary's County page, but haven't finished yet. Nevertheless, you can see and research the records at: http://guide.mdsa.net/series.cfm?action=viewSeries&ID=CE440 Linda Reno -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of K Woodring Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 8:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Orphans in St. Mary's County Linda, I haven't seen a discussion of what records are known besides Proceedings of Orphan's Court. Are there any other records of historical note about Alms and Poorhouses to consult? < , |/ < ' /|   Kat Woodring   --- On Tue, 2/1/11, Linda Reno <[email protected]> wrote: From: Linda Reno <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Basil Smith To: [email protected], [email protected] Cc: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 5:02 PM Shirley, We had no orphanages here.  As close as we got was the Alms and Workhouse. I find no record of him there, but I did find this: 2/1802:  James Griggs petitioned the court to have Basil Smith, age 18 on the 6th day of August next bound to him until the age of 21 to learn the occupation of pilot--granted (Orphan Ct. Rec., Fenwick). Griggs would have petitioned the court because Basil was an orphan and under the age of 18, otherwise he would have been bound with the consent of his father or another adult family member. As far as him joining the Army--that's a bid misleading. Our men didn't join the regular U.S. Army, but during that war two local regiments were formed--the 12th and the 45th. They were called out on an as-needed basis as the British marauded up and down the Patuxent, Potomac, Chesapeake Bay, etc. According to Regina Hammett (History of St. Mary's County), Basil Smith served under Capt. James Jarboe, 12th Regt., War of 1812. I show Basil Smith as the son of Thomas Smith and Mary Potter and the Job Smith below was probably his brother. Mortgage from Basil Smith to Job Smith for chattle, 7/30/1814. Deed from Job Smith to Basil Smith for "Mattapany Sewall", 6/25/1816. Deed from Basil Smith to Job Smith for the property of Thomas Smith, deceased, "Part of Mattapany", 9/10/1822 (Chr. of SM). Deed to Job Smith from Richard Fenwick, Attorney for Basil Smith, for the property of Thomas Smith, deceased, called "Part of Mattapany", 9/10/1822 (Chr. of SM). I don't have his pension application from 1855, but would like to have it if possible. Linda Reno -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 11:36 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [MDSTMARY] Basil Smith       The writer is Vera Mae Bowling Teague of Merced, CA b  15 Dec 1928, dau of Joseph Sylvester Bowling & Mary Veronica Smith of  Nelson Co, KY. Can anyone help her/us with Basil Smith? Shirley Platt & Jerry Bowling On Wed, 1/26/11, Vera Teague <[email protected]>  wrote:     I am again trying to get back to family  search and wonder if you ever heard of Beaver Dam in St. Marys Co.  Maryland. I think the parents of my Basil Smith may have lived  there and they must of died as my Basil Smith was in an orphanage  till he was 18 and went into the army. in the war of 1812 before  he married the widow Eleanor Downs, Mitchell.  I heard she  had land and they sold it to move to Ky-- her and Basil...I have  only a little iinfo. on all of this.  I dont guess ancestry  would have any of that?  Are you still searching?  I  hope I can stay with it more this year even tho my eyes are so  much worse after the surgery last Apr.  I hope you stay in  touch.....Vera in Merced  ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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