Herring Creek
18 Apr 1663. Maryland Provincial Court Records. Liber B B. Know all men by these ptnts that
I Willm BUSHELL of st Maries in the Prouince of Maryland, for mee my heyres, Executors
Admistrators & Assignes, ffor & in Consideracon of seauen Thowsand pownds of good sownd &
merchble Tobacco & Cask to bee payd att Two entire paymts doe bargaine, sell, graunt &
confirme unto William WATES his heyres Executors Admistrators or Assignes, & by these
prnts haue bargayned sould, graunted & confirmed unto the sd William WATES his heyres
Executors Admistrators or Assignes, The moiety or halfe of tht Land Plantaon & Orchard
(formerly Thomas BUSHELLS) scituate & Bownding uppon the Herring Creeke, & the Land of
William SMOOTE Bownding on the one side of it, And the Land of Owen JAMES Bownding on the
other side, wth the Rights, Emoluments & priuiledges thereunto belonging. ffurther I the sd William
BUSHELL by these ptnts Bind my selfe my heyres Executors Admistrators or Assignes to warrant the sale
of the Land, Plantacon, howses & Orchard, agst all just claimes & Tytles of any ptson whateuer, unto
the sd William WATES, his heyres, Executors, Admistrators or Assignes. ffurther I the BUSHELL for mee
my heyres haue firmely sould the halfe of the sd Land unto the sd William WATES & his heyres, Together
wth the halfe of the sd howses & orchard now being uppon the sd Land or Plantacon, To bee ffree & cleere
from in cumberances & arrerages of Rents, And doe ifurther bind my selfe & heyres to giue unto the sd
William WATES his heyres &c., a firmer Bill of sale or Conueyance for the sd Land according to the Graue
aduise & Counsell of any Lawyer whensoeut the sd WATES or his heyres shall thereunto call mee. And to
the true performance hereof
I haue hereunto sett my hand & Seale this 18th Aprill 1663.
Signed Sealed & Deliuered William BUSHELL
in the prnce of us his marke
Henry HYDE William CANADY Locus Sigilli.
(Archives of Maryland, Vol. 49, pages 26-27)
6 Apr. 1646 , MD patents, Liber ABH p. 1. (Vol. 4)
“William SMOOT demandath 300 Acres of Land by Conditions of Plantation for bringing
into the Province of his own Charge in the Year 1646 himself and his Wife and his two Children.”
“Thomas BUSHELL demandeth 50 acres of Land assd him by William SMOOT.”
Patent to William SMOOT for transportation of his wife and two children in the year 1646
...... on Herring Creek.....adjacent to Thomas BUSHELL.... 300 acres.....given 12 June 1647
(Abstracted from FHL microfilm 13064 by Rick Saunders who adds: “On the side in a different (modern)
handwriting is “SMOOTE.” I believe these may have been done when the MD Hall of Records was preparing
an index to tract names.)
12 Jun 1646-12 Jun 1647 County: St. Mary’s. Hundred: Poplar Hill. Tract: Smoote.
300 acres. 12 Jun 1647 Survey for William SMOOTE patt: dated 12 Jun 1646.
21 Jun 1720, 150 acres: Barton SMOOTE to William KENNEDY. 7 Mar 1721: Cosmus PARSONS to Robert
LAWRENCE 150 acres. 27 Jul 1724: Robert LAWRENCE to John YOUNG, 150
acres. (St. Mary’s County, Maryland, Rent Rolls, 1639-1771, TLC Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL, 1993)
Extracted from “St. Mary’s county, Maryland, Rent Rolls, 1639-1771,” T. L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL, 1993:
Poplar Hill Hundred St. Mary’s County Rent roll (undated). Tract: Smoote. Acres: 300.
Rate: 0.6.0. Surveyed Jun 12, 1647 for Wm. SMOOTE, patt: dated Jun 12 1646. Rent 3
bushels corn or (blank). Possessors: 150 acres Cammas PARSONS; and 150 acres Wm.
KENNEDY.
Added entries:
21 Jun 1720: 150 acres. 0.3.0. William KENNEDY from Barton SMOOTE
07 Mar 1721: 150 acres. 0.3.0. Robert LAWRENCE from Cosmus PARSONS.
27 Jul 1724: 150 acres. 0.3.0. John YOUNG from Robert LAWRENCE.
“The rent of this land is reserved in grain.”
Poplar Hill Hundred St. Mary’s County Rent roll (undated). Tract: Brough. Acres: 300.
Rate: 0.6.0. Surveyed May 27, 1651 for William BROUGH, near the land called Smoote. Possessor: Tho: COOK.
Added entries:
19 Feb 1719. 106 acres. 0.2.1-1/2. Elizabeth COOKE from Thomas COOKE.
26 Feb 1719. 106 acres. 0.2.1-1/2. John VOWLES and wife from Elizabeth COOKE.
27 Jan 1721. 75 acres. 0.1.6. John VOWLES from Luke RUSSEL.
09 Feb 1721. John VOWLES form Walter BAYNE.
28 Feb 1721. 68-1/2 acres. Thomas COOKE from Luke RUSSEL.
“Lies in Wolseley Manor.”
(No Hundred listed) St. Mary’s County Rent Roll (undated). Tract: Brough. Acres: 212. Resurveyed 23
Feb 1714 for Thos. COOK, beg: at a pine tree now bounded, standing at the mouth of Smoles [Smotes] Branch
and at Potomack River side. Patented Sep 10, 1716.
Added entries:
3 Aug 1720 212 acres. 0.8.6. Luke RUSSEL from Walter BAYNE.
“This land lies in St. Clements Manor.”
4 June 1649 “William SMOOTE demandath One hundred Acres of Land for Transporting
two Children into this Province in or about the Year 1646.” “Warrant to lay out
for William SMOOT One Hundred Acres of Land on the South Side of the Herring Creek between the Land of
Robert KEDGER and Walter BEANE.” (FHL microfilm 13064, MD patents, Liber ABH p.41 (Vol. 4) extracted by Rick
Saunders who states not ROANS as stated by HWN, but BEANE per film)
27 Mar. 1651 William BRUGH received patent on 300 acres (on side written “Brough”) “near unto Land formerly
Granted to Willm SMOOT.” (FHL microfilm 13064, MD patents, Liber ABH p. 147 (Vol. 4) extracted by Rick
Saunders)
4 Dec 1651 - 6 Dec 1651. Maryland Probate Records. 1.87. Will of William BROUGH of St. Mary’s County.
Wife Sarah, Exec. and sole legatee, including personalty now in possession of John HARWARD and Humphrey
ATWICK on Bleake Creek. Wits: Mills
COOKE, Richard NICHOLLS. (Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol. I, p. 6)
19th Dec., 1725; 2nd Mch., 1725-6. Will of William HULSE, William, St. Mary’s Co., MD. To sons James
and William and their hrs., 120 A. “Hulse’s Lott” and 80 A. bou. of Samuel SWANN equally. Shd. either
die without issue, survivor to inherit portion of dec’d; shd. both die, sd. tracts to revert to wife --
to be disposed of as she thinks fit. Wife Mary extx. and residuary legatee. Test: Laurence LANT, Richard
SMOOT, Stourton EDWARDS. (18, 454. Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 5)
18th Dec., 1732; 4th May, 1733. Will of William CANADAY of St. Mary’s Co., MD. To son John and hrs.,
150 A. of “Smoots Hollow” on Herring Ck. St. Mary’s Co. 150 A. “Hunting Quarter” on branch St.
Mary’s R.; sd. son dying during minority or without issue 150 A. of “Smoot’s Hollow” to
grandson William Canady Forest and hrs., other 150 A. to grandson Richard Forest and hrs.; and personalty.
To grand-dau. Catherine Forest and hrs., 80 A. at east end of Manor land, residue of Manor land to son John
and hrs.; and personalty. To grandson William Canaday FOREST personalty now in poss. of Patrick FOREST.
To Eliza. RULE personalty. Residue of estate to son John and hrs. Ex.: bro. in-law John WAUGHOP. Overseer:
Rev. Leigh MASSEY. Test: Thomas WAUGHOP, Patrick FOREST, Eliza. RULE, Thomas RUSSEL. (20. 659. Maryland
Calendar of Wills: Volume 7 page 16)
21st Mch., 1732-3; 16th July, 1733. Will of John AUSTIN, planter of St. Mary
#0146;s Co. To grandson-in-law William HARRISON, part of dwelling plantation, --, sd. plantation to be in
possession of William HARRISON, father of afsd. Wm. and to be given to him and his hrs. after decease of wife
Ellinor. To god-son Austin Sanford SMOOTE and hrs., personalty and residue of dwelling plantation; sd. godson dying without issue,
lands to pass to son-in-law John SMOOTE and hrs. To dau.-in-law Elizabeth TRIGG, personalty.
To 2 sons-in-law John SMOOTE and William HARRISON and
their hrs., 1000 A. adjoining to Acquish [Aquia] Creek, Stafford Co., Va.; should wife
Ellinor die before afsd. Austin Sanford SMOOTE attain age of 21, son-in-law
John SMOOTE to have his estate in possession until he arrives at sd. age; and personalty. Exs.: wife
and John SMOOTE. Test: John THOMAS, Absolom TENNISON (also written THOMPSON), Thomas DOXCEY. 20. 738.
18th Dec., 1732; 4th May, 1733. Will of William CANADAY of St. Mary’s Co., MD. To son John and hrs., 150 A.
of “Smoots Hollow” on Herring Ck. St. Mary’s Co. 150 A. “Hunting Quarter” on branch St. Mary’s R.; sd.
son dying during minority or without issue 150 A. of “Smoot’s Hollow” to grandson William Canady Forest and
hrs., other 150 A. to grandson Richard Forest and hrs.; and personalty. To grand-dau. Catherine Forest and hrs.,
80 A. at east end of Manor land, residue of Manor land to son John and hrs.; and personalty. To grandson William
Canaday FOREST personalty now in poss. of Patrick FOREST. To Eliza. RULE personalty. Residue of estate to son
John and hrs. Ex.: bro. in-law John WAUGHOP. Overseer: Rev. Leigh MASSEY. Test: Thomas WAUGHOP, Patrick FOREST,
Eliza. RULE, Thomas RUSSEL. (20. 659. Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 7 page 16)
20 Mar 1734. Probate Records. St. Mary’s County. Accounting of estate of Robert CRANE, deased. L214.10.6 -3/4.
John Smoot and Sarah his wife, administrators. Legatees: (all minors) William, Thomas, Robert and Mary Anne CRANE
(Newman, p. 136) Skinner adds 1/3 distribution to accountant (administrator)
30 Nov 1737. St. Mary’s County Rent Roll (undated). Name of Hundred not given. Tract: Smoots March.
Acres: 31. Rate: 0.3.1-1/2. Surveyed 30 Nov 1737 for John SMOOT (Extracted from “St. Mary’s county,
Maryland, Rent Rolls, 1639-1771,” T. L.C.
Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL, 1993)
4th Jan., 1737; 30th Jan., 1737. Will of William VEALE of St. Mary’s Co., MD. To wife Margaret, extx.,
entire estate during life; at her decease to be divided bet. William son of William HARRISON, and William son of
Morris VEALE. Shd. either of these boys die before they possess sd. estate decease’s part to pass to
William Veale RIGG, son of James RIGG. Test: William HARRISON, John STEVENS, John KENNEDY. (21. 841. Maryland
Calendar of Wills: Volume 7)
17 Apr 1730/9 [sic] - 14 Apr 1746. Maryland Probate Records. 24.385. Will of Elenor ASTON of St. Mary’s
County. Children: John SMOOT, Sarah SMOOT. Grandchildren: Thos. RIGG, Wm. Neale RIGG, Sarabella RIGG,
Winifred RIGG, William HARRISON, Asten Sanford SMOOT, Sarah RICE, Elizabeth DORSEY, John DORSEY, John
THOMAS. John SMOOT, son, executor. Wits: John STEVENS, William BRYAN, Sarah DORSEY (Calendar of Wills,
Vol. 9, p. 69)
Jul 18 1750- July 25 1750. St. Mary’s Co MD Estate Accounts, 43.300) Mr. James WAUHHOP.
pds. 503.1.8. Appraisers: Barton SMOOT, John WHERITT. Creditors: Gilbert IRELAND,
Enoch COMBS. Next of Kin: Thomas Pal WAUGHOP, William Coutanceau WAUGHOP.
Admistratrix/Executrix: Mary WAUGHOP (Skinner...)
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