Hopefully you can follow this series of events leading up to BOULDEN ownership of a piece of Cecil cnty, MD land one of my distant relatives owned at one time. Richard EDMONDS was granted a certificate for 1000 acres known as Knowlewood in 1679, Cert 1000A (Acres), Lib 15, f 583; Patent 1000A, Lib 15, f 582. (Land Patents of Cecil Cnty) Sometime between 1679 and 1703 the 1000 acres known as Knowlewood came under the ownership of Thomas EDMONDS, most likely a son or heir of the above Richard EDMONDS. SECONDARY: Abstracts of Cecil Cnty MD Land Records 1673-1751 by June D Brown: p.49: Power of Attorney. Thomas EDMONDS of Baltimore Co appoints Thomas YEMANS of Cecil Co, planter, to be his attorney to acknowledge a conveyance of a tract of 1000 acres of land called KNOWLEWOOD on the east side of Elk River to Francis SMITH of Baltimore Co. Made 27 Oct 1703. Wit: Pierre PICOE. Mary DRURY. Ackn: 7 Dec 1703 by Pierre PICOE and Mary DRURY before John MOTT and Samuel BAYARD. (1:P.450) p.49 Deed. Thomas EDMONDS of Baltimore Co, gent, to Francis SMITH of the same county, a tract of 1000 acres of land called Knowlewood on the east side of Elk River by Cove Creek and bounded by land formerly laid out for Rowland WILLIAMS. Made 07 Dec 1703. Wit: Matth VANBEBBER, Joseph JARD Jr (GARD? IARD?) Ack: same day by Thomas YEMANS, attorney for Thomas EDMONDS before Coram NOBIS, John MOLL, Saml BAYARAD, M VHEYDEN. On 05 Sep 1705 Val BROWNE received from Francis SMITH 2 pounds, the alienation money for the tract of land called Knowlwood for the use of Richd, BENNETT, Esq, patentee of Lord Baltimore. (1:P.451) p.65 Power of Attorney. Rowland KEMBLE of Baltimore Co appoints Thomas JOHNSON of Elk River in Cecil Co his attorney to acknowledge a deed for 200 acres of land to Anthony COUSINE of said Elk River on Back Creek by land sold to Thos GRIFFITH, mariner. Made 28 Nov 1704. Wit: Francis SMITH, Thos EDMONDS. Ack: 10 Dec 1705 before Wm DARE. (2:P.74) SECONDARY: Inhabitants of Cecil County, Maryland 1649-1774 by Henry C. Peden p. 13 Land Patents and Certificates Smith, Francis- 1714- "Horn Point" - 42 acres p. 15...same list as above Sarah Pearce - 1726 - "Locust Neck" - 132 acres. Certificate in the name of Francis Smith. p. 116. Cecil Co Debt Books Smith, Francis - Knowlwood, Locust Point - 1734, 1760 SECONDARY: Land Patents of Cecil County Knollwood-1679; Richard Edmonds; cert 1000A (Acres), Lib 15, f 583; Patent 1000A, Lib 15, f 582. Horn Point-1714--Francis Smith; Cert 42A, Lib EE#6, f 169; patent 42A, Lib EE#6, f 169, Lib CE#1, f19. Locust Point-1726; Sarah Pearce; Cert 132A, Lib IL#A, f 124; Patent 132A, Lib PL#6, f 324, Lib PL#6, f 339; certificate in name of Francis Smith MD Administrative Accounts, Liber 3, f.530 Account of Francis Smith, Cecil County, 19 July 1721 Initial amount L114/2/4; Payments L64/15/4 Payments to: Robert Eyre, Joy Meese, Mr George Douglar, Richard Kempclone' Mr. William Boulding, John McKnitt, John Slider, William Parsons, William Cartwrite, Richard Naishe, William Bristore, Thomas Naishe, Edmund Bucher, Hohn Wallis, John Cochrain, Henry Roberts, Thomas Burges, Samuel Alexander; mentions burial for 2 coffins; Executor, Mr. Henry Pierce MD Prerogative Court Testamentary Proceedings. Entries are listed alphabetically by name in Index 2, a large 3x5 file card index at MD Archives. (There may be other BOULDEN/BOULDING mentions). Vol.23, f.123; Cecil County, Gabriel Hew's account by Richard Boulding his admin; sureties, Wm Boulding, Francis Smith, £50; 20 April 1717 SECONDARY: Abstracts of Cecil County, Maryland Land Records 1734-1753 by June D Brown, 1999, WillowBend Books, ISBN # 1-54549-038-5 p.50 Deed. Edward DREWRY of Philadelphia, PA, gent, for £120 to William BOULDING of Cecil cnty, planter, 200 acres of land, part of a tract called Knowlwood on Elk River at Shallop Cove. This is part of the land devised by Francis SMITH in his Last Will and Testament to his sister Sarah PEIRCE, the wife of Henry PIERCE. Made: 02 Dec 1737. Wit: John VEAZEY, Henry WARD. Ackn: same day by William BOULDING Jr. JPs: John VEASEY, Pereg'n WARD. Alienation fine of 8 shillings rec'd by Jas Paul HEATH on 26 Dec 1737. Rec: same day. Wm KNIGHT, Clerk (5:375) p.113 Valuation of Estate. In viewing the lands of the orphan Richard BOULDING son of Wm BOULDING late of Cecil cnty, dec'd, Robert PATTON and John BRAVARD found the land lying on the east side of Elk River containing 200 acres called Knowlswood in middling good repair, an orchard of 40 young apple trees, a field of 8 acres out of repair and possible to clear 5 acres more of the field and another 10 acres can be cleared of the plantation. There is sufficient timber to support the plantation. There is a new log dwelling house 25 x 16 feet, a log dwelling house 16 x 16 feet with a shed, in good repair, a 30 foot tobacco house needing repair. The yearly rent of the plantation valued at £7. Another tract of land belonging to the said orphan lies on the east side of Elk River on the north side of Back Creek called Boulding's Rest, containing 130 acres. The plantation and its 33 acres are in middling good repair, with a hued log house 21 x 16 feet with a shed on the back, brick chimney, plank floor, another 20 x 15 feet, a corn crib, 3 old houses worth little, an orchard of 95 apple trees well fenced, a peach orchard, no land to be cleared except timber to be used to repair fencing. They valued the yearly rent to be £5. Made: 30 Nov 1742. JP: Richard THOMPSON. Rec: 10 Mar 1742. Wm KNIGHT, Clerk. (6:236) SECONDARY: Inhabitants of Cecil County, Maryland 1649-1774 by Henry C Peden, 1999, WillowBend Books, Westminster, MD Land Patents and Certificates p.3 Alexander BOULDING - 1738 - "Beetle's Intent" - 33 acres Thomas BOLDING - 1768 - "Bolding's Choice" - 9 acres William BOULDEN - 1734 - "Boulden's Rest" - 330 acres p.4 Thomas BOLDEN, Thomas BEETLE & Thomas BOLDIN Jr - 1746 - "Bristole" - 500 acres p.9 William BOULDING - 1720 - "Fateague" - 100 acres p.21 Thomas BOLDEN Jr & others - 1744 - "Resurvey on Bristole" - 500 acres p.22 Richard BOULDING - 1723 - "Richard's Chance" - 335 acres p.46 Taxables in 1761 Back Creek Hundred: ... Richard BOULDEN, Slave Ben; .. William BOULDEN; .. James BOULDEN, Jessy BOULDEN, Slaves Mingo, Hagar and Cate; .. p.47 Thomas BOULDEN, Constable. p.52 Militia in 1740. Troopers Under Command of Capt. William RUMSEY in 1740. .. .Privates: .. Thomas BOLDING .. Richard BOULDEN .. p.53 Fines Due To the Lord Proprietary. [Note: All were charged with assault unless indicated others]. Fined in 1746 - Richard BOULDING .. p.54 Fined in 1759. .. William BOULDIN (Thomas SAVIN, sub-sheriff) .. p.56 List of Ordinary (Tavern) Licenses Granted, 1759-1774. Tavernkeepers in 1769 .. Jesse BOLDIN, .. p.62 List of Amerciaments (Persons Owing Court Cost) in 1774. .. Robert BOLTON, ... List of Jurors in April 1768. .. Thomas BOULDIN, .. p.63 Overseers of Road Appointed in 1760. .. William BOULDING, .. William McKeown, .. Samuel McKeown, .. (*As of 2005 there is a McKeown still owning and living on the Knowlewood land once owned for a time by a BOULDEN - see above) Constables Appointed in 1760. .. Thomas BOULDIN, .. p.65 Constable Nicholas HYLAND's List of Person's Paid for Squirrel Scalps and Crows Heads Destroyed in November 1761. .. James BOULDIN (Back Crick), .. Thomas BOULDEN, p.66 Constable George CATTO's List of Persons Paid for Squirrel Scalps Burnt In the Year 1761. .. Robert BOLTON, ... Richard BOULDIN, Thomas BOULDIN, .. William BOULDIN, .. p.79 List of Taxables in Back Creek Hundred in 1766. .. James BOULDING, Elidgah BOULDING, Elisah BOULDING, James BOULDING, and 1 slave; Jessey BOULDING and Joseph CHICK; .. Thomas BOULDING, John COWAN, James COWAN, 1 slave and 2 dogs; .. p.85 Cecil County Overseers of Roads, 1760-1773: Overseers in 1760. .. Back Creek: .. William BOULDING, .. South Susquehannah: William McKEOWN, .. Overseers in 1762 .. Samuel McKEOWN Sr, ... p.87 Cecil County Constables Appointed in Each Hundred, 1760-1771: .. Thomas BOULDIN, Back Creek .. Samuel McKeown Sr in 1766 .. p.90 Debt Books. .. ARMSTRONG, Edward - Boldings Rest, Armstrongs Venture, Jones Green Spring - 1766-1766 p.91 BEEDLE (BEETLE), Thomas, Sr - Boldings Rest, Bristol, Uppermost - 1734-1766 p.92 BOLDEN, Thomas - Bristoll - 1755 ... BOULDING, Richard - Richards Chance, Belleaugh - 1734-1760 ... BOULDING, Thomas - Bristoll - 1758, 1761 ... BOULDING, Thomas Jr - Uppermost, Bristol, Boldings Rest - 1739, 1755-1766 ... BOULDEN, Thomas - Bristoll - 1756, 1757, 1766 ... BOULDING, William - Knowlwood - 1739-1766 .. BOWLDING, William - Bowldings Neglect, Bristow, Uppermost - 1734 .. p.125 Taxable Persons in Cecil County in 1752 (Page 5 of 10): ... William BOULDING; .. Richard BOULDING; .. Thomas BOULDIN and 1 slave; .. James BOULDING and 3 slaves; .. p.126