----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Dunnington" <donadunn@ipa.net> To: <MDCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE-L] 1600-1700 SHUTTLEWORTHS > Hello, this is taken from James G. Elgin's compilation of the DUNNINGTON > FAMILY OF CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND. > > CHARLES COUNTY LAND RECORDS > BOOK D4 PAGE 554-572 > 6/2/1789 to 9/3/1789 > Dunnington Data extracted true May 9, 1994 > James G. Elgin > > IN RE:Title to Tracts "Allanson's Folly", "St. Davids", "Sound Hills", > "Hard Frost" total 500 acres; and "Preston". Action in ejectment against 2 > tenants, John Brawner on "Allanson's Folly", and William Jones on "St. > Davids". > > Following depositions taken 6-2-1789 at Chickamuxen Warehouse. > > Thomas Shuttleworth Posey, age 74 or 75, son of John and Lydia, often heard > his parents speak of Edward Rockwood, whose 1st wife was a sister to his > mother. Thomas' parents always lived within 3 to 3 1/2 miles of > "Allanson's Folley" > and both lived to be very old. His mother's maiden name was Lydia > Shuttleworth. She married 1st Richard Robbins by whom she had two > daughters. The older one married Benjamin Reeder. And the younger one > married Francis Dunnington, who died this year about 90 years old. > Deposition taken by Dan'l Jenifer, at home of Thomas S. Posy, who had > inflamation of foot and leg, swollen from an injury. > > Hope this helps. > > Don > > > > ==== MDCHARLE Mailing List ==== > For comments or list administration questions,please contact > Mark Davis at davismg@erols.com >