----- Original Message ----- From: "Archives Guy" <archives_guy@hotmail.com> To: <NEVILLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 3:41 AM Subject: [NEVILLE-L] Fw: Nevett/Nevell, Dorchester/St.Mary's > I'm forwarding Jennifer's message to the list. It concerns the > Nevett/Nevell spelling in Dorchester Co., MD. She is not a subscriber to > the list. > > Glenn Gohr (Neville List Manager) > archives_guy@hotmail.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jennifer <drakefamily1@earthlink.net> > To: List - Nevitt <NEVITT-L@rootsweb.com>; <NEVILLE-L@rootsweb.com>; > <LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 1:46 PM > Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: Nevett/Nevell, Dorchester/St.Mary's > > > Has anyone come across any documents linking my Thomas Nevett > (1685-1749) of Dorchester County, Maryland, to the Nevett family of St. > Mary's? His obituary in the MD Gazette gave his last anme as > Nevett/Nevell, but Nevett is definitely the name that has been passed > down in the family, and appears on land records, etc. > > He was Chief Justice of Dorchester County, 1732-1749. The first land > transaction I have found for him in the Dorchester Records is August 12, > 1719, when he bought 2 acres of land in Cambridge from Arthur and Joan > Whitley. He bought 16 acres of land called St. Anthony at the same time. > He was listed as Thomas Nevett, Merchant. > > His wife was Sarah Rider (1710-1790), daughter of John Rider and Ann > Hicks. Thomas and Sarah's children were > Mary Nevett, who married Henry Ennalls, Jr. > Sarah Nevett, who married James Muir > Amelia Nevett, who married Ralph Green > John Rider Nevett, who married Sarah Ennalls Maynadier > > This is why I'm not certain that Thomas was the son of Francis Nevitt > and Elinor Spink of St. Mary's: neither of those first names were passed > down in the family. > > Thomas Nevett was buried in Christ Church graveyard, Cambridge, so I > don't think he was a Catholic. > > Thanks for any tips! > > Jennifer > > > > ==== NEVILLE Mailing List ==== > You may contact the Neville list manager at: > NEVILLE-admin@rootsweb.com >