Horgot to include this. ST. MARY'S COUNTY COURT (Equity Papers) JH1 p 173 (My abstract) Lewis Ford and Cornelius Manning vs. Henry G. S. Key, & other heirs and devisees of Philip Key- July 18 1820, Lewis Ford and Cornelius Manning, through Gerald N. Causin, their atty., filed a bill of complaint that 7/13/1814, Philip Key, now dec'd, agreed to sell to your orators, a tract of land known as" St. Margaret's Forrest with Addition", The Branch and The Hills. which Philip had lately purchased from the heirs Stephen Thompson Mason (Exhibit A) the amount of the purchase being $3,100 and has fully been discharged. Philip Key died testate in Jan. 1820 (Exhibit "C"-will) leaving his property to the following: Henry G. S. Key; Rebecca G. S. Key, his daughter who interwed Charles H. W. Wharton; Cecelia, his daughter who interwed Henry Ashton; Elizabeth, his daughter who interwed John Scott, all of whom are of legal age. Rebecca G. S. Key, Sarah Anna Key, Mary Sophia Key, Mary C. B. Barnes, Philip Key, Anna H. Key, Upton S. Key, Mary H. Key, Thomas W. Key, John H. Key, all of whom are minors. The said Henry Ashton and Celia, his wife, live in the City of Wash., Philip also leaft a widow named Sophia Key Also states John Scott & Elizabeth M. his wife, live in Baltimore, Charles H. W. Wharton & Rebecca, his wife, live in Montgomery Co. , Mary C. B. Barnes in Charles Co. Due to ages of minors, the tracts of land can be obtained only through this court. 5/3/1824- Requested that because of the death of Lewis Ford, his heirs: Sympho Rosa, Henrietta S., Jane P., Joseph A., Henry A., Lewis J., Louisa F., and Rose Anna Ford be made part of petition. March term 1825: Rebecca G. S. Key is now the wife of Thomas Riley; Mary H. Key is now wife of John H. Briscoe, Deed conveyed. ************ Tom On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Who was Henry Greenfield Sothoron? > > My Suit family was somehow connected to 2 men named after him: > > 1. Henry Greenfield Sothoron Key. > > *His son, Robert Morris Key, b. 1-3-1832 in Leonardtown, MD, married the > granddaughter of Charles Hall, Jr.of Baldwin Co. AL whose 2 wives were > sisters of my 3rd great grandmother Margaret Byrne McVoy--whose own > grandson, Martin McVoy< Sr. came to So. MD from Pensacola or Mobile before > the Civil War. His son, Martin McVoy, Jr.,wed Margaret Suite, d/o Norris > Suite and they were my grandparents. > > The Byrne sisters were all children of Gerald Byrne of Dublin Ire. and Ann > Palmer Allman Byrne, who was apparently also married to a DAVIS (maybe > from SMC) before the Revolution. > > 2. Henry Greenfield Sothoron Cartwright: Benjamin Suit/Suite, s.oDent > Suit who d. 1810 in SMC was appaointed his guardian in 1803. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >