Just found another marriage for Fortuna (Watson ?) Mitford MD State Archives Vol 57, Perface 47. An account of a John Morecroft.comments pertaining to his former indentured servant William Champ " Champ who died in the latter part of the year 1668, was then referred to as a phytitiam of St. Mary's County (pp119, 120,122, 126), 130) He (Champ) probably incurred the enmity of Morecroft by marrying Fortune, widow of Bulmar Mitford, who had been a patient of Morecroft. Fortuna promptly consoled herself by marrying a very short time after Champ's death, a third husband Marmaduke Semmes (p 358) Mary Ann Shoemaker
I thought I sent the info about that. The archives are in error -- made an assumption without enough evidence. Notice the comment on marriage is made in the PREFACE of book 57, not the transcription of documents. They also got William Champ's death year wrong in that comment. In addition, she is called, in that same volume page 344, "Fortune Mitford" as late as 7 Jul 1668. Fortuna didn't marry William Champ. He made her the exec of his estate, reason unknown. Champ, William, St Mary's Co., 8th Oct., 1667; 13th Dec., 1667. To Eliza: Forrest, eld. dau. of Patrick Forrest, personalty. Fortune Metford, execx. and residuary legatee. Test: Andrew Bashaw, Richard Berkitt. 1. 302. Archives of Maryland, Volume 57, Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. Preface 47; MEDICAL. The Provincial Court proceedings contain fewer items of medical interest than do the county court records, but some references are worth mentioning. John Morecroft, the leading member of the Maryland bar at this period was a physician as well as a lawyer. We find him practicing medicine in Virginia in 1664 before coming to Maryland (p. 26). In what seems to have been a splte suit and one which he lost, Morecroft, after losing an earlier suit for defamation against his former indentured servant, William Champ, who had called his late master a "Cheating old Knave", sued Champ for an accounting at the October, 1666, court. In this latter suit Champ declared that he had been "imployed [by Morecroft] in the Art & mystery of Physick, as his servant by Indenture". Champ, who died in the latter part of the year 1668, was then referred to as a "phytitian" of St Mary's County (pp. 119, 120, 122, 126, 130). [NJL note: this next sentence is in error. He didn't marry her, just made her his executor.] He had probably incurred the enmity of Morecroft by marrying Fortune, the widow of Bulmar Mitford, who had been a patient of Morecroft. Fortune, however, promptly consoled herself by marrying a very short time after Champ's death, a third husband Marmaduke Semmes (p. 358). Volume 57, Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. Page 358; Upon the petn of Marmaduke simm who marryed Fortune Mittford the Executrix of Wm Champ late of Marys County phytitian decd agt Henry Hyde the Administrator of Rob: Cager late of the said County deed for Two Thowsand pounds of tobacco The said Henry Hyde as Administratr aforesaid Confesseth Judgmt for the same unto the said Marmaduke in proper person, And ordered to be soe Entred for Judgment. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Shoemaker" <maryshoe@cox.net> To: "St Mary's co. web site" <MDSTMARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:32 AM Subject: [MDSTMARY] Fortuna Watson > Just found another marriage for Fortuna (Watson ?) Mitford > MD State Archives Vol 57, Perface 47. > An account of a John Morecroft.comments pertaining to his former > indentured servant William Champ > " Champ who died in the latter part of the year 1668, was then referred > to as a phytitiam of St. Mary's County (pp119, 120,122, 126), 130) He > (Champ) probably incurred the enmity of Morecroft by marrying Fortune, > widow of Bulmar Mitford, who had been a patient of Morecroft. Fortuna > promptly consoled herself by marrying a very short time after Champ's > death, a third husband Marmaduke Semmes (p 358) > > Mary Ann Shoemaker > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Sorry, I didn't transcribe the date on that entry, page 358. I went into the archives and looked it up. Here it is: Archives of Maryland, Volume 57, Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. Page 351; The Provinciall Court of the Rt Honble Caecilius Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Province of Maryland houlden in his said Lordsps Citty of St Marys before the Justices of the sd Court The Eighth day of December in the Seaven & thyrtyth yeare of his löpps Dominion one thowsand Six hundred Sixty Eighte Page 358; Upon the petn of Marmaduke simm who marryed Fortune Mittford the Executrix of Wm Champ late of Marys County phytitian decd agt Henry Hyde the Administrator of Rob: Cager late of the said County deed for Two Thowsand pounds of tobacco The said Henry Hyde as Administratr aforesaid Confesseth Judgmt for the same unto the said Marmaduke in proper person, And ordered to be soe Entred for Judgment Sometime between this entry and the one on 7 July 1668, she married Marmaduke Semmes. ----- Original Message ----- From: " Norma Lundgren" <nlndgrn@sbcglobal.net> To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 1:21 PM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Fortuna Watson >I thought I sent the info about that. The archives are in error -- made an > assumption without enough evidence. Notice the comment on marriage is made > in the PREFACE of book 57, not the transcription of documents. They also > got > William Champ's death year wrong in that comment. In addition, she is > called, in that same volume page 344, "Fortune Mitford" as late as 7 Jul > 1668. > > Fortuna didn't marry William Champ. He made her the exec of his estate, > reason unknown. > > Champ, William, St Mary's Co., 8th Oct., 1667; 13th Dec., 1667. > To Eliza: Forrest, eld. dau. of Patrick Forrest, personalty. > Fortune Metford, execx. and residuary legatee. > Test: Andrew Bashaw, Richard Berkitt. 1. 302. > > Archives of Maryland, Volume 57, Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. > Preface > 47; > MEDICAL. > The Provincial Court proceedings contain fewer items of medical interest > than do the county court records, but some references are worth > mentioning. > John Morecroft, the leading member of the Maryland bar at this period was > a > physician as well as a lawyer. We find him practicing medicine in Virginia > in 1664 before coming to Maryland (p. 26). In what seems to have been a > splte suit and one which he lost, Morecroft, after losing an earlier suit > for defamation against his former indentured servant, William Champ, who > had > called his late master a "Cheating old Knave", sued Champ for an > accounting > at the October, 1666, court. In this latter suit Champ declared that he > had > been "imployed [by Morecroft] in the Art & mystery of Physick, as his > servant by Indenture". Champ, who died in the latter part of the year > 1668, > was then referred to as a "phytitian" of St Mary's County (pp. 119, 120, > 122, 126, 130). [NJL note: this next sentence is in error. He didn't marry > her, just made her his executor.] He had probably incurred the enmity of > Morecroft by marrying Fortune, the widow of Bulmar Mitford, who had been a > patient of Morecroft. Fortune, however, promptly consoled herself by > marrying a very short time after Champ's death, a third husband Marmaduke > Semmes (p. 358). > > Volume 57, Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. Page 358; > Upon the petn of Marmaduke simm who marryed Fortune Mittford the Executrix > of Wm Champ late of Marys County phytitian decd agt Henry Hyde the > Administrator of Rob: Cager late of the said County deed for Two Thowsand > pounds of tobacco The said Henry Hyde as Administratr aforesaid Confesseth > Judgmt for the same unto the said Marmaduke in proper person, And ordered > to > be soe Entred for Judgment. > > . > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ann Shoemaker" <maryshoe@cox.net> > To: "St Mary's co. web site" <MDSTMARY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:32 AM > Subject: [MDSTMARY] Fortuna Watson > > >> Just found another marriage for Fortuna (Watson ?) Mitford >> MD State Archives Vol 57, Perface 47. >> An account of a John Morecroft.comments pertaining to his former >> indentured servant William Champ >> " Champ who died in the latter part of the year 1668, was then referred >> to as a phytitiam of St. Mary's County (pp119, 120,122, 126), 130) He >> (Champ) probably incurred the enmity of Morecroft by marrying Fortune, >> widow of Bulmar Mitford, who had been a patient of Morecroft. Fortuna >> promptly consoled herself by marrying a very short time after Champ's >> death, a third husband Marmaduke Semmes (p 358) >> >> Mary Ann Shoemaker >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com 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 > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Norma, Thanks for clearing that up. Certainly takes one who has worked with this in depth to turn up the true account. Mary Ann Norma Lundgren wrote: > I thought I sent the info about that. The archives are in error -- made an > assumption without enough evidence. Notice the comment on marriage is made > in the PREFACE of book 57, not the transcription of documents. They also got > William Champ's death year wrong in that comment. In addition, she is > called, in that same volume page 344, "Fortune Mitford" as late as 7 Jul > 1668. > > Fortuna didn't marry William Champ. He made her the exec of his estate, > reason unknown. > > Champ, William, St Mary's Co., 8th Oct., 1667; 13th Dec., 1667. > To Eliza: Forrest, eld. dau. of Patrick Forrest, personalty. > Fortune Metford, execx. and residuary legatee. > Test: Andrew Bashaw, Richard Berkitt. 1. 302. > > Archives of Maryland, Volume 57, Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. Preface > 47; > MEDICAL. > The Provincial Court proceedings contain fewer items of medical interest > than do the county court records, but some references are worth mentioning. > John Morecroft, the leading member of the Maryland bar at this period was a > physician as well as a lawyer. We find him practicing medicine in Virginia > in 1664 before coming to Maryland (p. 26). In what seems to have been a > splte suit and one which he lost, Morecroft, after losing an earlier suit > for defamation against his former indentured servant, William Champ, who had > called his late master a "Cheating old Knave", sued Champ for an accounting > at the October, 1666, court. In this latter suit Champ declared that he had > been "imployed [by Morecroft] in the Art & mystery of Physick, as his > servant by Indenture". Champ, who died in the latter part of the year 1668, > was then referred to as a "phytitian" of St Mary's County (pp. 119, 120, > 122, 126, 130). [NJL note: this next sentence is in error. He didn't marry > her, just made her his executor.] He had probably incurred the enmity of > Morecroft by marrying Fortune, the widow of Bulmar Mitford, who had been a > patient of Morecroft. Fortune, however, promptly consoled herself by > marrying a very short time after Champ's death, a third husband Marmaduke > Semmes (p. 358). > > Volume 57, Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668. Page 358; > Upon the petn of Marmaduke simm who marryed Fortune Mittford the Executrix > of Wm Champ late of Marys County phytitian decd agt Henry Hyde the > Administrator of Rob: Cager late of the said County deed for Two Thowsand > pounds of tobacco The said Henry Hyde as Administratr aforesaid Confesseth > Judgmt for the same unto the said Marmaduke in proper person, And ordered to > be soe Entred for Judgment. > > . > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ann Shoemaker" <maryshoe@cox.net> > To: "St Mary's co. web site" <MDSTMARY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:32 AM > Subject: [MDSTMARY] Fortuna Watson > > > >> Just found another marriage for Fortuna (Watson ?) Mitford >> MD State Archives Vol 57, Perface 47. >> An account of a John Morecroft.comments pertaining to his former >> indentured servant William Champ >> " Champ who died in the latter part of the year 1668, was then referred >> to as a phytitiam of St. Mary's County (pp119, 120,122, 126), 130) He >> (Champ) probably incurred the enmity of Morecroft by marrying Fortune, >> widow of Bulmar Mitford, who had been a patient of Morecroft. Fortuna >> promptly consoled herself by marrying a very short time after Champ's >> death, a third husband Marmaduke Semmes (p 358) >> >> Mary Ann Shoemaker >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com 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 MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >