This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jslocal602 Surnames: Dowling Mattingly Edwards Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.maryland.counties.stmarys/2436.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The name Stouton or Stourton Edwards is interesting to me. The name is definitely from St. Mary's Co., MD. He ran tobbacco farms. There is a 1745 ad for a St. Mary Co., MD runaway indenture that my be ancestor. The Maryland Gazette ad was paid by Stourton Edwards. I found my way here researching Mary Jane Mattingly b. 1810-1812 in Washington Co., KY. She married James Dowling b. 1799 in Washington Co. Their children's baptismal records are at St. Rose & Holy Name of Mary. How ironic would it be if the grandsons of the slave and the overseer ended up marrying into a common Mattingly family? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi, An indentured servant is not the same as a slave. Most indentured servants were white Europeans whose passage to America was paid by someone else, and in return, they owed typically about 7 years of service to that person after they arrived. I am sure some ran away. My ancestor's family tried to extend his indenture for 7 more years, and he took them to court and won his freedom instantly, even before his original indenture was fulfilled. Mary Kraeszig (descendant of an indentured servant who wound up a very wealthy landowner in Maryland) [email protected] wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: jslocal602 > Surnames: Dowling Mattingly Edwards > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.maryland.counties.stmarys/2436.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > The name Stouton or Stourton Edwards is interesting to me. The name is definitely from St. Mary's Co., MD. He ran tobbacco farms. There is a 1745 ad for a St. Mary Co., MD runaway indenture that my be ancestor. The Maryland Gazette ad was paid by Stourton Edwards. > > I found my way here researching Mary Jane Mattingly b. 1810-1812 in Washington Co., KY. She married James Dowling b. 1799 in Washington Co. Their children's baptismal records are at St. Rose & Holy Name of Mary. > > How ironic would it be if the grandsons of the slave and the overseer ended up marrying into a common Mattingly family? > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >