Tom, Could the first wife of Samuel Abell, IV d. 1801 and m. Eleanor/Eliz ___ have been a Griffin? Could the first name on the acct be incorrect? (I don't even know where I got name Eleanor?) I have Samuel m2 to Mary Bowes. -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Jennings <consettct@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 8:05 AM To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Edward Abell Hi, Very good question. I think Lidia & Philip were siblings. STATE OF HIS LORDSHIP'S MANOR OF BEAVERDAM IN ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARCH, 1768. 25. (A) Apr. 2, 1741; (B) Samuel Abell; (C) 62; (D) Samuel Abell, Jr.;(E) 0-6-5; (F) 1-5-0; (L) Lidia Abell, Philip Abell; (M) Lidia 32, Philip 27. I have Elizabeth Griffin, d/o Priscilla Horn & Thomas Griffin wed to Levin Thomas, so she is not the one died 1752 and it's too late for Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Griffin who died Bef. December 1726. On 4/4/09, K. Woodring <katwoodring@yahoo.com> wrote: > > So I'm in a circle now how ARE Griffins related to Abells, if not by Eliz > or Pricilla and which line? > > Abstracts of the Inventories of the Prerogative Court; Libers 48-60 > 1751-1756; V. L. Skinner, Jr. Brookeville, Maryland 20833 January 1990; p