Thanks Tom. Looks like I had the wrong John. Randy On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Thomas Jennings <[email protected]> wrote: > Randy, > > I have Jane with this John. > > Will of John Branson 7/11/1769 prob. 9/21/1775 St. Marys > Dau: Elizabeth Scrogin, son, Jonathan, ,dau. Jane ,son Leonard > witn Cornelous, Edward & Barnet Barber. > > Inventory of Benjamin Branson of Charles Co. 8/12/1774 names kin as Michael > & John Branson > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 11:01 AM, C Greenwell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would love to know more about this John Branson and the children he >> had with his wife Elizabeth MNU Davis.  I do not see a daughter named >> Jane in his will was she deceased by then? >> >> BRANSON, JOHN, SR., St. Mary's Co; 11 Jan, 1770; 18 Feb, 1770 >> Children: Michl., Luke, Leonard, Elizabeth Wood, Abraham, John, >> Benjamin and Vincent Branson, >> To son: James Branson, one slave, >> Wit:  Leo: and Philip Briscoe, Mary Morriss. 37.654 >> >> Any idea who her parent were? >> >> James Davis 14.187 A CH £56.0.3 £17.11.3 Jan 21 1735 >> Sureties: Michael Bransen, James Gail. >> Received from: Michaell Lyon, Abraham Parker, Thomas Russell, Mraham >> Parker, Samuell King. >> Payments to: Randolfe Morris, Dr. Patrick Sim, William Middleton, >> Richard Marsham Waring, James Smith. >> Administrators: John Branson and his wife Elisabeth Branson. >> >> Randy >> >> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 6:09 PM, rubyslippers <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > John Branson, Sr born Oct 1683 died abt 1765 married #2 Elizabeth, >> > widow of Davis.  They had a daughter Jane who married a Higgs. >> > >> > John Sothoron married Mary Johnson, daughter of John Johnson died 1687 >> > and Mary Branson (daughter of Thomas the immigrant) and older sister >> > to John Branson above. >> > >> > Randy - in various records I have collected in connection with this >> > family I have this listing William and John Higgs. >> > >> >>> William Thorn 17.6 A CH £53.13.0 £15.15.5 Nov 22 1738 >> >>> Sureties: Thomas Burk, James Thorn. >> >>> Received from: George Ward, Thomas Morris, Meverell Hulse, Joseph >> >>> Allen, William Higgs, Elisabeth Daniel. >> >>> Payments to: Thomas Mercer, Dr. Francis Parnham, John Higgs, Sarah >> >>> Price, Samuel Hanson, Abraham Wood, John Thorn. >> >>> Executor: Isaac Skinwell. >> >>> === >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Jun 23, 2011, at 2:17 PM, C Greenwell wrote: >> > >> >> Hi List, >> >> >> >> I wonder if the father of John Higgs (b. bef 1706) and Samuel Sr. was >> >> really John Higgs.  My reasoning is that this is based partly on bad >> >> information that has been arround for many, many, many years. The >> >> following is a little long winded, sorry.... >> >> >> >> Many researchers, including myself, show the following for this early >> >> Higgs family: >> >> >> >> === >> >> 1. JOHN1 HIGGS was born before 1684 in Charles County, Maryland. He >> >> died after 1706 in Charles County, Maryland. >> >> >> >> John Higgs had the following children: >> >> >> >>    i. JOHN2 HIGGS was born in 1706 in Charles County, Maryland. He >> >> died after 1768 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. >> >> >> >>    ii. SAMUEL HIGGS SR. was born about 1708 in Charles County, >> >> Maryland. He died before 06 Dec 1758 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. >> >> He married ELIZABETH "ELIZA" HIGGS before 18 Jun 1735 in Charles >> >> County, Maryland. She was born before 1718 in Charles County, >> >> Maryland. She died after Aug 1759 in Charles County, Maryland. >> >>    Note: Many say that Eliza is the widow of Richard Melton.  Can >> >> this really be true?  Where are Richard's children? >> >> >> >> Generation 2 >> >> >> >> 2. JOHN2 HIGGS (John1) was born in 1706 in Charles County, Maryland. >> >> He died after 1768 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. >> >> >> >> John Higgs had the following child: >> >> >> >> i. ZACHARIAH3 HIGGS was born in 1734 in Charles County, Maryland. He >> >> died in Aug 1797 in Granville, North Carolina, United States. He >> >> married ELIZABETH CLARKE about 1755 in St. Mary's County, Maryland, >> >> daughter of Leonard Clarke and Mary Sothoron. She was born about 1739 >> >> in St. Mary's County, Maryland. She died in 1772 in Granville Country, >> >> North Carolina. >> >> === >> >> >> >> Part of the reason that we say John1 Higgs was the father of John2 >> >> Higgs and Samuel Higgs are these 2 land records which occur before >> >> John2 Higgs  was born: >> >> === >> >> Wednesdays Project, 98 Acres; Certificate >> >> Developer/Owner: Higgs, John 1704 Patent Record EI 5, p. 13 0 0 MSA >> >> S 1598-3877 >> >> >> >> Wednesdays Project, 98 Acres; Patent >> >> Developer/Owner: Higgs, John 1704 Patent Record EI 2, p. 165 0 0 MSA >> >> S 1598-387 >> >> === >> >> >> >> These 2 records are WRONG!  I went to MSA and looked are them.  They >> >> were really recorded in 1734 when Patent 691 was issued.  Apparently >> >> when the 2 books were indexed a  typo was made.  This error is also >> >> reflected in Peter Coldham's book, which may have been the original >> >> source of the error.  MSA has since changed the dates from 1704 to >> >> 1734 based on my research. >> >> >> >> Patent 691 shows: >> >> 1. By virture of a Special Warrant Deed issued on 25 October 1727 in >> >> the name of John Higgs for 100A, the St. Mary's County Surveyer was >> >> orderd to lay out 100A of "Vacant" land for John Higgs. on 28 Feb 1728 >> >> the surveyor laid out the meets and bounds for Wednesdays Project. >> >> Note that the Surveyer was orderd to lay out 100A of either Cultivated >> >> or non-Cultivated land. So, at this point in time he had no knowledge >> >> of the land or its contents. This brings into mind the question, "Why >> >> was John Higss issued a Special Warranty Deed for 100A" ? >> >> >> >> 2. The land was surveyed on 26 Feb 1728 and a Certificate of Survey >> >> issued on 10 May 1729. >> >> >> >> 3.  John Higgs received Patent number 691 for 98A located on Chaptico >> >> Bay, in Chaptico Manor part of Chaptico Hundred, on 12 Jun 1734. Note >> >> that the Patent record descibes the land as being Cultivated.  It has >> >> a house in "Sorry" condition along with 2 tobaco barns, a corn field >> >> fenced, in and a small orchid field containing about 30 apple trees. >> >> The land sits next to the land owned by Thomas Notley Goldsmith, named >> >> Hepworth (Hepwork). >> >> >> >> So, John2 Higgs was born before 1706.  There are no land records for >> >> John1 Higgs. So is there really a John1 Higgs? >> >> >> >> It is my understanding that land was no longer given to those who were >> >> transported or immigrated after about 1680.  If so, why would John2 >> >> Higgs be given 100A of land? >> >> >> >> Does anyone have any other proof that John1 Higgs was the father of >> >> John2 Higgs and Samuel? >> >> >> >> Lots of questions and any help is appreciated. >> >> >> >> TIA >> >> Randy >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> 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 >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 >