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History Ol Distinguished Families And Personages.POTTITITEY LINEAGE AND ARMSOf Hloetrfoas Ancestry — Letter*iiktag And Givlnf InformnttonOn Genealogical Matter*.Bt Emii.t Embosom Lirtt.• nna—A feree daneettee gu.; tn chief three leopards' bends saOreat -A leopard's head gard. erased atfie* t.eck sa. gorged with a ducal coronet or.M tto—Vit unitafortior (StrengthunitedI* stranger).w%,rwbe rarae of Poultney, or De Poulteney, mo honored throughout Maryland, la one } frequently found In the United Statea. It I- !u truth, an Eugllah name, what mayJustly N» termed a good old English name,air e the earliest records of It are concerning S r John Poultney, or De Poulteney, tvl ■» \lt; « four times Mayor of London, having administered the affairs of that great « ty in 1312, 1330, 1383 and 1830. The clii • ;i of St. Laurence Poultney took the i,d ! al name of Poultney from it* great 1 * ’act r, Sir John l*oultney, orDePoulte-t■ \\, «,'.!» founded, about 1345, In the an-lt; i-at church a college of Jesus and Corpuslt; . 'sr( for a master, warden, 13 priestscod i lorlsters.• dward in. In 1357, when he eontem-ai» 1 ttibllsblng woolen manufacture In f ' o d, appointed a meeting of Flemish « In the churchyard of St. Laurence icy. where the wearers probably ex-*hlt;dr wares for sale at stated times, fi-hn Ie Poulteney died In 1348 and bis■ ■ o .* among those of other eminentild St. Paul's Cathedral. But therest now attached to his name laareer aa a. municipal officer, but Im is due the rebuilding and em-if Penshurst, one of the finest edl-ia Kent, around which clusters a con-Ifitlnn of brilliant names and historicmemories,i G. rst was the ancient seat of the v-r .i-trs or Penchesters. who settled fher* ir. Norman times. For 200 years the S: iU.*' id occupied a fortified house, and '•■dirk -’i John de Poulteney married an ltnrc-, of the de Penchester family Pens • ’St vas included In her patrimony. Sir .'o . tlv Poulteney received perm Isa I ou from tb-. ( rlt; m to rebuild and embattle the man-■ lt;, r. u» h of which remains unaltered to ' ..s day The huge hall Is still retained as In ancient times, with a pointed timber roof, up i; walch slates are laid. This Is supt)||$j£M| » *ml r*r If!hi*to*ported by a series of grotesque ll/^sit* et ■ i and the screen of the gallerjKri*n • carved and paneled. There are t» tblc windows lofty and narrow', and a•4minftrein* gallery fill* one side opposite adais osk tables for feasting retainers still o*lt;rp the hall, and In its center is a clr-* tar hearth, upon which are great and-itOS, or flredogs, which supiorted the ba ruing logs, the smoke of which escaped t r u*ti he louvre or lanthorn In the roof.U fr 1 , irk Prince and his wife Joan, the i- rlr Mnld of Kent, ’ and the virgin Queen Elizabeth honored this house with theirpt-tMsi-c. air y0h„ do Poulteney dying without male belrs, tbo eatate changed hstid* or reverted to the Crown several* I toes before it was presented by Edward VI to hie well beloved knight, Sir William Kulnev*; whose family and aon were the in*ttawite' companions and tendercst friendsof the young King.I'lt; unhurst thus was the birthplace ofthe p. t 4lr Philip Sidney, author of “Ar*C( 11*. peerless knight and courtier and hr* re so idler; and of his gentle sister Mary - ounrese of Pembroke. This, too, w * ti • home of Sir Philips greatnephew,A gerpnfl Sidney, scarcely lesse renowned that t-,, poet, and of the Lady Iorothea Kidney, ''ho became Countess of Sunder *ud and who was ’Sarbarissa, beloved in uu y the poet Waller. A double row ,n i trees in the park preserves the; lt;. e «“SseharlssH's Walk. and a ven-«table * alt, aa 1lt;1 to have been planted on tJlt;e -jsy Mir Philip Sidney was iorn. still at; nd* end bears his name. Waller, , Ho-jtov, Rare Ben Jonson and other writ- I ti* bar* referred to It.Peastutrat, or. as it is called, Penshurst lior Castle or Place, lhe seat of the Sidney*, is Itt Kent, southwest of Tunbridge. and about 30 mile* from London—a* rlsmne and quiet neighborhood. The es- } ti e L 0 acre*, finely wooded and pictur- | e-sand the Medway creeps lazllv roundthi parkVli, church at Penshurst is dedicated to St. Jah- the Baptist. It immediately adjoin tl.e park and is connected by a prl-sentatlve famllita and, following the motto upon their coat of arms, “Strength united Is stronger, they have become an exceed infly strong family through the clan spirit thst characterises them. They have been peculiarly a family possessed of an artistic spirit, the members of which have surrounded themselves with beautiful environments, and the homes of the Poultneys have been equally noted for hospitality and beauty offurnishingThe most notable estate of the family was Mount Airy, the country home of Tboa. Poultney, who married Ann Thomas, which estate was afterward sold to the trustees of the Bheppard Hospital, The old atone mansion was for over a century one of thelandmarks near Tow son, where It occupied an Imposing site upon a high hill between the York road and Charles Street avenue. It was torn down to make way for the foundation of the second wing of the immense hospital building. *n tearing down thewalls a stone was taken from the outer wall bearing the inscription 1788, and two old English coins were found among the ruins. The walls were massive and put up In the substantial fashion of a century or moreago. The old homestead was celebrated InIts palmy days. It came Into the possession of the Poultney family about the year1815 and continued In their possession until i»oo, when It was sold to the trustees of the Sheppard Hospital. Many of the elite of Baltimore city were entertained at the old mansion during the residence there of the Poultney family. Overlooking a series of rolling hills magnificently wooded the site was picturesque In the extreme, and as the children of the household grew up they also built summer cottages in proximity to the homestead. Mr. Samuel Poultney, Mr. Evan Poultney and Mr. Thomas Poultney all had summer home* there. Thus a family colony was formed that became a center of neighborhood Interest. The poplar trees of Mount Airy were celebrated throughout the country.Mr. Thomas Poultney, of Mount Airy, the first to settle In Baltimore, moved to this city from Alexandria, Va. He amassed a large fortune, and at 45 years of age retired frem active business. His town residence was on St. Paul street, near Baltimore, and hts place of business was onBaltimore street, between St. Paul andCharles.At one time he was standing in the doorway of his office when a group of Ger-mans entirely unknown to him passed and repassed, and finally approached him. They were the first Germans, it is said, to come to Baltimore as merchants, and they carried with them a bag containing $10,000 In gold. There were no banka in which to place the money for safekeeping; theyknew no one and they had agreed to carry It with them until they saw a man who looked honest enaugh to trust. Thomas Poultney* Impressed them as such, and the gold remained in his care until the owners were ready to Invest It In business.Mr Thomas Poultney's eldest daughter, Elizabeth Poultney, Is said to have been exceedingly beautiful, and but little Impressedwith the Quaker Idea that beauty unadorned is adorned the most; hence, she did not adhere to the plain dress of Quaker damsels. and It appears that the elders of the meeting waited upon Thomas Poultney, of Mount Airy, with a complaint that his young daughter Elisabeth “wore feathers and artificial flowers.” Thomas Poultney I replied wth dignity that hts daughter “dressed to please her father, and that father being a man of wealth, and also a man of consequence in meeting, the subject was closed. The fair Elizabeth continued to wear feathers and artificial flowers,” and, combined with her own charm, they were probably a factor In attracting to her an admirable husband— James Large, of Philadelphia.A descendant of Elizabeth Poultney Largethe second by the Count of Paris and Orleans, In 868. The Bourbons of Spain datefrom 1700. Tpe Moslem of Selyld goes many centuries further back—even to the grandfather of Mohammed. It appears, moreover, that Noah was an F. F. V.,** forhistory tells us that the Laird of Macnab refused to acknowledge his descent from him, because he lived In s small community without equals. Evidently the Macnab* bad a small boat of their own. \.The mistake that some people make Is in tracing their armoria! bearings back: to a period anterior to the eleventh century. It is practically Impossible to trace descents, other than those of royal historical personages, further back than that period, notwithstanding the story of Prince Croy, whose painting of the Deluge represents Noah bearing Into the Ark a precions box labeled “records of the family of Croy,” and yet thla ancient family only appears “authentically” In the year 1207. It was not, Indeed, until tbs eleventh and twelfth centuries that an individual was known In England 8y two names, and In America few persons had three names before the eighteenth century.Recently family pride of a legitimate sort has been stimulated, and this can never grow to be a dangerous thing In a republic. It is in a measure an offset to greater evils. First, It acta as a counterbalance to that class of nouveau riche, who would assume superiority on account of their wealth, forgetting that blood is thicker than “watered stock,” and, secondly, It Informs people In general that there are hundreds of other families entitled to coats of arms, and quite as good as thosewho have boasted loudest of “blood thatnprlngs from a long royal race of Latin Kings,” which is an excellent thing to know.But family pedigree, like everything In nature, must come to an end sooner or later. It has been staled that In 1863 the English House of Lords bad not a single male descendant of any of the barons whowere chosen to enforce Magna Charta, nor of anyone of the peers who fought against the French of Agincourt. Many noble families have been lost in a crowd of unworthy descendants, without the hope of emerging again ; not unlike the old Appian Way, at Rome, which, after having run many milesin length through the fertile plain of theCampana. at last loses itself In a bog. butneat and wealthy citizen of Wilmington and owned mnch of the land on which It is built. In 1719 Joseph Hedges removed to Chester county, Pennsylvania, and later to Monocacy, Prince George’s county. Maryland, where he died In Novemlwr, 1732. He wa* 4n extensive land owner, his posses ssonji including valuable tracts at eaqh of these places. His descendants have intermarried with the representative families of Maryland, Virginia and other States—the Chapllnes, Bealls, Rawlings, Bartgls. Biggs, Neighbours, Harrisons, Churchills, Turners, Lees. Jacksons, Tabbt, South woods, Briscoes and many others. I trust your accomplished genealogist will publish something concerning the English ancestry of the Hedges in the near future.A Dkscxmdaxt.I1MARYLAND HERALDRYIn order to insure publication all s«n**-kwical comnranicatiooa ihotdd ba addreaatd to “Maryland Heraldry. THE SCW-” - ' THE SCM’S column* are open to those at It* readers who wiah to gire information or to learn of their family history.It la neediest to aay that no charge it made for publication of article* on thla lubjact. The Son’s genealogist, M1m Lantz, will be glad to gire whatever information can be obtained.Mes«r», KITMettrt. Editort:With your permission I will add the following Inquiry to your valuable heraldry.I am very anxioua to ascertain something definite regarding the clipping which appeared In the Sunday St’jt of November 27.1904. namely: “Rev. Read Victor, of Rock Creek Church, married October 14, 1779, Sarah Magruder, daughter of Samuel Wade and Lucy Magruder.” My Inquiry is regarding the name Read—where It? originatedor first came Into the Magruder family. Mygreatgrandfather, John Read Magruder, was the son of James Magruder. who married Barbara Coombs, of Prince George’s county, Maryland. John Read Magruder married Barbara Contee, youngest daughter of Alexander Contee and Jane Brooke, his wife. John Read Magruder and his wife Barbara bad Issue: John Read 2d, Alexander Contee, James, Thomas and Jane.this Is not a valid reason why one traveling I The 4 John Rpalt;l ln ***** lln« ofover that historic road should not enjoy the ! thlm ,™'*' tV’“ f-mttv th*verdant fields and blooming flowers before arriving at the “bog.”8o far from lta being a reproach, It is altogether commendable that the descendants of worthy sires would emulate the virtues of their ancestors and return again to their armorial bearings — a much more sensible practice than the meaningless and inalpld monogram, now generally used. The right of doing so la a historical one, and only the nneducated will deride It, or regard It as a species of self-agrandizement.It Is a proper tribute to thoae who have done good to mankind, and Is in no sense an Injustice to anyone.Honor and shame from bo condition rixe.Act well thy part, there all the honor lie*.Washington, January 30. C. W C,—ni*FOUR OF THE SIX DAUGHTERS OF THOMAS POULTNEY, OF MOUNT AIRYMaryland Letter Box.fCommunication* from readers of The Sc* on subject* relating to Maryland Genealogy should ba addressed to “Maryland Heraldry.” Bun office, toinsure their prompt appearance. Much communications will be published without charge. The name* and addresses of the writers should accompany thethis branch of the Magruder family to the present day, numbering six or seven generations. I have watched the “Maryland Heraldry anxiously, hoping to secure some clue to the original name Read. 'I find Read, Reade, etc., but so far no record of Read, except tn the foregoing article. If any of the readers of “Maryland Heraldry can give me the direct Information I shall be obliged.I occasionally find In The Sex Inquiry for back numbers prior to the Baltimore fire. I have many of the early copies, andIf anyone will state the article desired I will forward It to them with pleasure. I will state the births and deaths of the following parties, which may lead to locating said parties named: James Magruder, born January 6, 1699. died 1777; BarbaraCooral*#, born 1704. died 1799: John Bead Magruder. born 1736, died 1811; Barbara Contee, born January 14, 17—.Rockville, Md. Descendant.Miss L been char thought t pen of a iMay I i which yo wish? Tl my aon ( fancy we family d “Mary,” *i Mary Lb Arundel lt;Deborah 1 property, napolia. lt;died in 16Rlchart have commarried F Hbe also I Wills, fol you will d of the chi youngest’; daughter also of A county, li was posa« I think, fi lly held trOfferingher sueceiMestrn. Elt;Will yc Adelaide ] of Mrs. a to the 11s family gi January* j thla wlnttcotillon o lors* CotilMe»»r». Editor»:I would greatly appreciate all Information that Miss Lants can furnish me regarding the genealogy of the Young family,communication*. Write on one ride of the paper | of whom Major John Young, of Denton.only and be careful to write name* distinctly.}1- Mr*. Mary Ann Handy. J-Mra. Barah (Pooltney) Ellkntt. mother of Mr. Tbooaaa Poultney EUicott and lira. John B. Roberta, oftimore. i-Mri. Lucy (Pwiltney) Doraey, mother of Mr*. Chari*.’ D. Fisher. 4— Mrs, Rachel (Poultney) Blown.'berry street, (^poalte the Cathedral. It married her cousin. Robin Large, and an- was an artistic and elegant home, one ofother married a descendant of Governor Mifflin, of Pennsylvania.A daughter of Evan Poultney—Jane— married Hon. John Bigelow, of New York, author, associate editor of the New York Evening Post, and In 1863 and 1860 Mlnis-the first in Baltlmoro in which.gas and a furnace were introduced. Persons came from a distance to view a residence lighted b7 gas, and a most pecullhr fact Is thatMr. Samuel Poultney's name is atlll on the gas company’s roll of patrons. Gat bills—.ter to the Court of France. Many delightful In his name are still be'ng paid by his *ou.anecdotesare told concerning Mrs. Bigelow's ready wit, one of which Is that when at-Mr. Walter de Cur aon Poultney, who never replaced his father’s name with Ills own,tending a dinner given In London by some l although his father died In 1864. member of the nobility an Englishman re- j The artistic temperament of the familymarked to her: “Mrs. Bigelow, you Americans should not be ao proud of that Battlefound fullest development In Richard deCurson Poultney. eldest son of Thomas andof Bunker Hill—the British kept their ! Georglanna Virginia (McClellan) Poult-guns.” “Ah,” replied the lady he addressed. “but the Americans kept the hill.” A niece of Mra. Thomas Poultney of Mount Airy, Mrs. John Wethered, of Bal-THE POULTNEY ARMSt!ore. wife of Congressman Wethered. received the first message ever sent by telegraph. When Prof. 8smuei F. B. Morsewalk with the gardens of the mansion. I perfected, ln 1844, his Invention of the An sl ,-nt and venerable structure, it con- i electric telegraph a line of wire was laidm’ J mon?iH»enta to (lie Sidney* and between Washington and Baltimore. Mr. tbn*. preceded them as ,H»s*es»ors of %Vlt;,th?r^, %vaK prPS,nt Jn Congress whenney. He was an artist of rare ability anda man of unusual physical i^auty. Paine ings hy him were exhibited at the Paris Salon and Royal Academy, of London, and received flattering erltlclam. He was eu-j tertalned at Windsor Castle as the friend I of the Princess Louise, and was the guest of the Mafquis of Ormonde, at Kilkenny I Castle. He was the close friend of his dis-! tact kinsman. Lord North, a constant vls-: Itor at the letter's estate*—Klrtllng Tower ancl Wroxton Abbey—and, dying while in England,, w-ae buried among Lord North’*people.Mr. Walter de Curzoa Poultney, one ol the rnrst prominent and populnr society men of BaUlnrore, resides at 339 8t. Paul street. The residence Is n handsome old 1 mansion inherited from his mother, who ( was Ellin Moale Curzon. a direct descendant of Ellin North, the first white child born In Raltlihoro. The furnishings of the house are almost wholly imported from foreign countries, and, combined with rare paintings, works of art and objects of vertu give the residence all the delightful interest of a gallery of fine arts, together with the charm ef a home. Mr.Poultney is a host cf unrivaled grace, and social entertainments given by him amid these delightful surroundings are regarded as the most charming In Baltimore.Thomas Poultney, second non of Thomas and Elizabeth (Smith) Poultney, married Ann, second-daughter of Evan and Rachel (Hopkins) Thomas. Their children were:th** •■‘tat*. The chancel chapel at the end of the ► ith aisle was the burial place of lb-* Puaitoey family.I be American branch of the Poultney f: rnily • -vm to have cast aside the vanities • worldly state for the simplicity of the Quaker life, elthougb retaining, despite ti.i-i uitward simplicity, a clas** distinction cri.’te m« marked ln republican life ln Arnrr-I’S ..s that which characterizes those of g tb h 4d In the mother country.The n«me. as already said. I* not comic t In ilie United States and Is confined air.osr oteluslvely to the descendants of th Poult teys. who settled In Maryland, (..maker records, which have the value ofN Ing p- jliarly exact, state that Richard Poultney, of London, son of John '’oultney. of elk* tain. Wiltahire. married In the 3th mouth, 16th day. 1714. Mary Xeatby, ol Southwtlk. Parish of St. Thomas, daughter of Anti* fly aud Alice Xeatby, at Homiy-dewa Meeting. Southwalk. Two sons of trr fit children of Richard and Mary ( -«»b' Poaltney, of Lqndon. came to America nd settled here. The eldest was J«. -i. .h came to America about 1736,i t»d vet u d In Virginia. He married a Miss \T wker ; nd their children were Anthony, Sarau and Mary.Thor an, the second son of Richard and M try lt;Xeatby) Poultney, of London, was bcru It London April 25, 1718. He cameto An erica in 1730. earlier than hlahr *U.et tofcn, and was accompanied by hisfa;her. They resided first ln Philadelphia, wufi n 1734 Thomas Poultney removed to Jufinca*t*r, Pa., and later to Indian River, fh-1 It waa be who was the ancestor of the Vt iryland branch of the family. Thomas P. *:ltalt; y was twice married and was blessed with » children. His first wife was Eleanor fit r v*. daughter of John Scarlet. Their chUdrvu *ere:%tl) Benjamin, who married 1) man I arke ; (2) Hannah, who marriedTboR*** MendenlTall: (3) Thomas, (4) E'eanor tad (5) Joseph, who died young.Or he death of hi* first wife Thomas Pmbaey married Elizabeth Stockton Smith, douglitev of James Smith. Their children were: , 1- ’T '• Eleanor: John, who marr.cdtwice; ” rst, Jane Ha very; second, Lydia Barns . Thomas Poultney, who marriedAau 'ffc-MAC*; (9) Wiutam ; (10) Samuel,4U «5 at «he age of 22; an Alice, who mar-jp#*t If me* TofM, who was a brother of M i. I'dir Madlaon’a fir„ husband; Mrs.A tec Todd lived to be 100 years of a*e ;,1“, I a me* Poultney. wfa,, married Laetl-tst daughter of 8amoel ang xnn Williams Their btldren were: (a) rharlesTb)'An: W . who mar/led Clff*m “Kl.zalwth, who married Morfaaal raw*o* • ... Ma r w . who married Wiui*m g p.*roi t *e Gulielma, who marrl* HarrisonJohn Poultney. of London, who** s, , Richard emigrated with hi* son* to Amer■ fee, is said to fiave been a brother of the -eb-brat. d botanist and physician, Richard Feoitftey. M. D.« V. R- 8-. of Ivondon Bdiawruugfc. and F. L. S. Dr Poultney w*» emx*tn sod companion to the Earl of Bath, V/1*) claimed dencent from the old De Poult-oeyw of Penrtiurst. The voting Richard m ho ca nt to America 1* said to have been nacicd for hla uncle, the celebrated Dr. ttchi. *»1 P* ultney i fire generations of Poultneys have beenIn America since the coming to this cuinry of Thomas Poultney, son of Rich-rd the youngest being Rebecca Gordon and , the baby, daughters of Mr. and Mr*anna Virginia McClellan and, second, Susan Maade Ward, of Virginia 8. Richard C'urxon, deceased.4. Nancy Thomas, who married A. Smith Falconer.5. Samuel Eugene, who married Leila Ltvlng*ton Minis.0. Walter de Curzon.The children of Richard Hal! and Elizabeth Motla (Poultney) Pleaaanta are:J. John Pemlwrton, who married Catharine Lawrence Gallagher, daughter of Dr. Charles Gallagher, and whose aon is Lawrence Pemberton.2. Richard Curzon, who died ln infancy 8. Ellin Curzon. unmarried.4. Win. Armstead, who married Frances Albert. They have one daughter, France*. D. Richard Hall, unmarried.6. Samuel Poultney, who died ln infancy.,7. Elizabeth Poultney. who married Chaa.8. Jacob Hall, who married Delia TudorWllmer. daughter of Sklpwltb Wiimer. They have one son. Sklpwltb Wllmer.The children of Tboip** and Georglanna Virginia (McClellan) Poultney are:1. Richard Curzon, deceased.2. Arthur Emmett, who married Emily Chapman Blackford. They have two daughters, Rebecca Gordon and Emily.3. John McClellan, who died in Infancy. Thomas Poultney married twice, his second wife being Susan Meade Wacd, of Virginia. and his children by her are:4. Harriet Fltzbugb.5. Ellen Curzon. who died in 1879.6. William Davis.7. Annie Ward, married James P. Gorter. Children of Samuel Eugene and LeilaLivingston (Minis) Poultney are:1. Eugene.2. John Livingston.3. Edgar Curzon.Children of Philip and Ann Elizabeth(McNair) Poultney:1. Evan, who married Anna R.. daughter of Gerard T. and Elizabeth Hopkins.The children of Dr. William W. and Mary Ann tPoultneyt Handy are:1. Thomas Poultney, who married Maria,who married Dr. Whitman B. Munntkhuy-««u. of Belatr, whose children are Annie,Cornelia, Iienry, Hannah, \Yalter ; (b) Elizabeth.2. William, who died. yChildren of Charles Lewis and Elizabeth W. (Thompson) Ellicott are:1. David B. Ellicott, Jr.2. Charles Lewis.3. Sarah Poultney.4. Elizabeth Pike.Children of Benjamin and Eliza (Ellicott) Poultney :1. Marla, who married Thomas P.Jfennrt. Editort:I was very much interested in the history of the Snowden family, by Miss Lantz, In the Sunday Si n of January 29. as my father was a son of Sarah Snowden and Dr. Elisha Hopkins*, who married Sally Lee J Harris, of Ixndoun county, Virginia. Their children were: Samuel Harris, Edwin(dead), Rosalie. Ann Grlgg* (dead). Virginia Iee (dead). SamuH Harris marriedCaroline county, my paternal grandfather, mas u member. I am particularly anxious to know of hia lineal ancestors.Also would I be glad to have the genealogy of the Beall and Simmons and Coatfamilies, of Maryland, when convenient toyou to publish the same.Mrs M. A. Y W.Walbrook, Md.TlieMettrt. EiIn look very old t ln Virgin Edward I nellu* Lie Mathew Ffolk Paria daugbtt ly a aon not marrl not ln ErJohn Brelt; not remoi llna and cMettrt. Editort: r We were veryucb interested in yourMary C Laws, of Baltimore, who died: Rue arr,.,in1 of the TyHOn lineage ln Thi ScnMettrt. Elt; Ao loqx December According is a veryrled Jane rine de £ lutton, vFfsndv. Their children are: (a) WUllaC. Jenkins, «f North Carolina, who died, and Carrie I,. Sander*, of South Carolina. They have two Childrenof Jan. 22. My husband i* a lineal descen-.. . _ dnmt of Rhinens Tlsen, or Tyson, through, . H*rrJe, ^ fad his seventh son.-Henry, who was 1mmVirginia Louise—both Bring ln IJncolnton. Marf h 4 1702 lt;rPcord* of Ablngton Month-N. C. Thomas Snowden Hopkins liv^ at j ,y Mpctlns p**e 330). You give the wifeInCottage HUT, In Prince George's county, Md.. across the Patuxent river from Birmingham Manor and adjoining the lands ofthe Inventor announced that the circuit was completed and the line ready ffir mes- J sages. President Madison's widow, Mrs. Dolly Madison, was selected hy the assemblage to send the first message to Baltl more. She chose Mrs. Wethered as the person to receive It, and th^ message read as follows: “Message from Mrs. Madison.She sends her love to Mrs. Wethered.The dower of beauty appears to have been bestowed In conjunction with the name Elizabeth in the Poultney family, for Mra. Richard Hall Pleasants, of Baltimore. formerly Miss Elizabeth Moale Poult-, ney. eldest daughter of namuel and Ellin Curzon Poultney. Is well known to bare been one of the most beautiful girls of her day. A charming little story Is told of her In connection with a tournament given by Charles Carroll, of Doughoregan Manor. The entertainment was a festival of several 1 day*’ duration, given in honor of the officers juat returned from the Mexican War. Among knights riding In the tournament were: John Eager Howard. William War-erly Howard and other Maryland men. but i first honors of the day were carried off by a young officer named Rhett, from South Carolina. Elizabeth Moale Poultney was wholly unknown to him. but her beauty, ln bis eyes, entitled her to be crowned queen of love and beauty, and. bowing with all2. Evan, who married Jane Tunia.3. Samuel. wh(^ married Ellin Moale Curzon.4. Philip, who married Ann Elizabeth McNair, of Annapolis.5. Rachel, who married David U. Brown.6. Mary Ann, who married Dr, WilliamW. Handy.7. Sarah, who married William M. Ellicott.8. Thomas, who married Jane T.. daughter of Andrew and Hannah (Tunt*) Ellicott.9. Lydie, who married Dr. William Davis.10. Lucy, who married Dr.Dorsey.11. Benjamin, who married Eliza, daughter of Andrew and Hannah Ellicott.Children of Evan and Jane (Tunis) Poultney :1. Ann. who married William T. Riggs.2. Thomas, who married Suaan Carroll. Their children are (a) Charles Carroll, (b) Evan and (e) Thomas.3. Jane, who married Hon. John Bigelow, of New York. Their children are fk) Poaltney, who died In infancy, (b) Grace, (c) John, who married Mary Dallam andwhose children are (1) Braxton, (II) James;id) Poultney, who married and whose chil-dqughter of Benjamin and Elisa (Ellicott)J. Elizabeth, who married James Large. ^Poultney. Their children are: WilliamWinder and Mary Ann, who married Fran.cia EUicott. tThe children of IVilllam Miller andSarah (Poultney) Ellicott are:1. Thomas Poultney, who married Caroline Mackey Allen.V William Miller, Jr., who married Nancy Morris EUla. of Philadelphia.3. Dr. Llndloy. who died unmarried.4. Mary Miller, who married John B.Rolerta.5. Nannie Poultney, deceased.6. David B.. unmarried.7. 8arah Poultney, deceased.8. Charles Lewis, who married Elizabeth W. Thompson. jChildren of Thomas Poultney, eldest sonof William M. and Sarah (Poultney) Ellicott, and Caroline Mackey (Allen) EUicottSeptimusate:*MOUNT Alf\YResidence of Mr. tad Mra. Tbora** Poultney...........................grace and deference, he begged permission to place upon her head the wreath of flow-trophy of hie aklU. In her embar-J^«nent at being tbua unexpectedly hon-the JO0D8 lady forgot a very tmpor-thhT 1,101 8b® bad adorned h*r hat foriac* occasion with some costly pointto her mother, and that lady, wishing to cut the lace, had tucked/Arthur K Pouitaej, of Sudbrook Park The _$ * 1 M — «* i U I K ft ril f *uo. • '•ot.'fur.ed ^ceedlsaiy ut-.te.. . muar-** * , a indent* mwf lta member* r**ld* In Mary- beauty, havt .-nartied into meet repre ^U UOU lUCKffQvo * 1^ in the crown of the hat.of delict LWKn ad,2en,3r yardsgirL whoi Y°ln* Ann (Thoma*) Poultney. married El-to Ho Moele Curson. Their children were:dren are (1) Evelyn, (U) Mildred and (HI) Dorothy; (a) Jane, who married Charles Edward Tracy, brother of Mra Plerpoat Morgan, and who haa two children. Grace and Annie; (f) Annie, who mdrried Butler K. Harding, of Philadelphia, and who has one child, Charlotte: (g) Erneat, who died in Infancy; (h) Flora, who married Chas. 8. Dodge. Their children are (i) Lucy Bigelow and (11) John Bigelow.Samuel Ponltney, fourth eon of Thoma*1. Thomas (deceased), who married Caroline W. Sloan and whose one child is Elizabeth Sloan Ellicott. t2. 8uaan, who married Arthur Steuart.Tbelr children are (a) Hannah Fox, (b) Susan EUicott, (c) Caroline EUicott, (d) Lydia Morris, (e) Elisabeth Calvert, (f) ArthurBUfiR ; _v „ •3. Francis, who married Mary Ann Handy. Their children are (a) May Poultney, (b) Thomas Allen, (c) William Handy, (d)Caroline.4. Sarah Poultney, who married FrancisA. Whit*.6, William Miller, who died.6. Philip P., who died.7. Rachel Brown, who married Edward L. Matthews. Their children are (a) Llewellyn. (b) Sarah White.a Nancy Poultney, unmarried.9. James Pike, who died.Mary M. ElltcotJ, Jr., married John B. Roberta, son of Thomas H. and Margaret Roberta,who moved from Virginia to Mary, land ln 1838. Their on* son, William M. Roberts, is first lieutenant and assistant surgeon ln the United States Amy. He married Ella Coleman Tendergaat.The children of William Miller, Jr., and Nancy Morrla (EUla) Ellicott are:1. Charles EUla, who married Madeletne Romalne Le Moyne, of Melvale. Their children are: (a) Charle* Ellis Ellicott, Jr.and (b) Valcoulan.2. William Miller, who married Elisabeth.T King-8. Llndley deceased.4. Mary, who married Jean Jacques Hen.Their three children are: (a) Marie, (b) William, (c) Virginia.6. Edith, who married Charles FullerPower*. Their children are: (a) Charles Fuller Power*, Jr., who died within the past few days; (b) Mercy Ellis.6. Lydia, who married Georg* Spencer Morris, their children are: (a) Samuel, (b) Nancy, ie) Edith, (d) Lydia.Children of Dr. Septimus and Lucy (Poultney) Dorsey:1. Nannie Poultney, who married Cha*. D. Fisher. Their children are: (a) Lucy, who married Herbert M. Bruae. Their children are: (1) Nancy Fisher. (2) Chas. D. Fisher, (3) Herbert M, Jr.; (b) Sally Tagert, who married Alexander Charlton Nelson. Their daughter la Sarah Chariton ; (C) Nannie Poultney, who married C.Braxton Dallam. They have one child— Nannie Braxton.of Rhlner Tynon the name of Mary, the records of Ablngton Meeting, page 389, la thi#: “Grace, widow of Rynear Tyson, departed this life 18th of ye 9th mo. 1764. Interred 20fh.” lou will notice that the j name Is spelled as It occurs ln hia will, “Ry-j near Tyson.” 1 would like to know aboutI the descendants of Henry Tyson, the young4J*at aon of Rynear; can you help me? How do you account for the Tyson coat of arm# not appearing the same ln Burke's “General Armoury” and In Matthew’s “American Armoury and Blue Book”? Have you ever traced the lineage of the Parsons family? There were two brothers. Isaac and Thoma*, who lived Dear Chestertown. Md., about 10 years ago, and a Col. C. A. Parsons, of Harper’s Ferry, Va. Can you help me to trace the family to lta origin ln thla country?L. C. T.Cheater, Pa,iiMettrt. Editort rPleaae give opinion on the following: John Smith 1st, dead; John Smith 2d,dead : John Smith 3d. living; John Smith 4th, living ; John Smith 5tb. living.Should the latter John Smith write his name John Smith 3d or John Smith 5th.Gkncaloux. [If the fifth Smith became 21 when thefirst Smith was alive he would all his life sign himself fifth : If after the first two were dead then he’d sign himself ajwaysJohn Smith 3d. ]were seve Adam Bablood. Da America i settled in only son, 1755, anlt;There wet Elizabeth,1753; Mi etts (no kRicketts i Emma RFley Cumn11am Stua Marylandof WUliairled W1U!The Stuai ferent geposses* lotthe folio* of Sir Job land, sail spen t sev reaching 1699. He conla des 21, 1680. In 1728. he was th liam Stua whose da of A1 examMtttrt. Editort:Do you give the genealogical accounts of any family except Maryland families? I am anxious to know something about the Caldwells. Will be very much obliged If you can tell me anything about the family, their coat of arms, etc. A. C.Mettrt. EditorsThrough your “Readera* Letter Box” column I am earnestly seeking the names of the paternal and maternal uncle* and aunts of Joseph Bail, who died in 1827. Also the descendants of aald uncles and aunts and the addresses of thoae now living. The real property said to have been left by Joseph Ball, who died In 1827, was, so It is said, leased for 99-year terms, which leases expired or terminated about 1903. Who has thoae leases If they are still in existence?MARYI.ANDSR.jfefr #'Mettrt. Editors:Thomas poultney(b) Mary Ann, who married Francis E1U-cott v-^ ^ 3 fu||Upon the death of Dr. Samnel Poultney, son of Thomas and Elisabeth S. (Smith) Poultney, ln 1788, at the age of 21 years, hla brother-ln-law, James Todd, brother of Dolly Madison’s first husband, wrote what he called “an elogy” upon the young man’* untimely decease. There are 82 stansaa In the original manuscript, from which the following line* are quoted :A* when s rose, enliven'd hr the dev.Put* forth it* bloom and bid* It* fragra.no* rise, Th* awalnc, well plea*‘4, It* early beantiea view; But are the morn la past It droop* and dies.——Thus Poultney lived, and thus tn sweetae** grew) Thu*, too, a la*! be early wa* removed;And though while here known only to a few,Yet hy that few ilnoerely we* he loved.Armorial Bearing* Old And New.Mettrt. Editort: ,Th* Interesting contribution of Dr. Am-men, on the “Science of Heraldry,” published In the Sunday Sum of January 29, la not only a comprehensive lesson, but mn education ln that art on science, and will no doubt be extensively read and preserved as a valuable aid to beraldrle Investigation*, which have recently developed ln this country quite spontaneously.With u* the social or civic right to adopt armorial bearing# cannot be gainsaid, hence many such blazonries have been Invented by the first to bear them, but this wa* also practiced by the older countries as early as the fourteenth century, and the blazonry soon became hereditary ln the beet families. This the nobility did not regard with any displeasure, for the golden spur and swordbelt had long before that time become distinguishing marks, and the authorities neverhindered the adoption of armorial bearings is long as they did not collide with the nobility. Those bearing such Insignia were described as “comradee in arms of the knlghta,” and, therefore, their equals. A dlstlncton, however, was made between patents of blazonry and patents of nobility, hence the older patrician farotlie* took care to have their blaaenry recorded and confirmed. In Eng« land this record Is kept by the College of Heraldry, London, and anyone claiming English ancestry can. under certain conditions, have his coat of arms verified by theMontpelier and within a mile of Snow Hill. He and his brother, Basil Brooke, died onthe same night within two hours of eachother In Baltimore. His wife survived many years and died in her eighty-ninth year. His sons attended their first school at Birmingham Manor under a private tur tor employed by the families. He afterward moved to Baltimore, where hla daughters were educated and his sons engaged ln business—Ssmuei Hsrrls, with his uncle, Basil Brooke Hopkins, of the old firm of Hopkins A Hull, and later Hopkins, Hull A Atkinson, Baltimore street, opposite Hanover, and who Is now with the R. M. Sutton Company. Virginia Lee and Rosalie Hopkins married Nathan Dickerson Poole, of Montgomery county, Maryland. The latter and her husband are living at River View, on the Potomac river, In said county.Samukl Habkis Hopxryg.Llncolnton. N. C.In answer to “Howe’s” Inquiries with regard to George Llngan, of Calvert cqunty, Maryland, I would state that he was a member of the Maryland Assembly In 1688. He died In 1708 and bis will was probated May 7, 1708, ln which he msntions hla wife Anne and fonr children—Thoma a Anne. Martha and Katharine. Anne marriedEdward Boteler; Martha, Joeiah Wilson, towhom h^Teft Jointly “half of Llngan’* Adventure, the whole containing 1,000 acres, on the fall* of the Gunpowder, ln Baltimore county.” Katharine married Henry Boteler. Thomas was sole executor and apparently unmarried at that time, as no mention was made of his (Tbomgs) wife. He married later—whom? M. G. M.,’anuary 31.iMettrt. Editort:Mettrt. Editors: \Will you or some of your readers please Inform me If Jacob Johnston and Mary, hi* wife, ever lived in Maryland?They had children — Nlchalos, Esther, or Heeter, Elizabeth Pierce, Eleanor Deckerand Mary Jacob*—mentioned In his will,made August 18. 1781.Esther married Abraham Frye, Jr., grandson of Benjamin and Christens Frye,of Frederick county, Virginia.Can anyone give information of Benjamin Chrlstena?Also information Is desired of Henryand Regina From an Speer. Who were their parents? ^Any information wilt be greatly appreciated. Mbs. J. S. V.Belle Vernon, Pa.Will you kindly give me a description of the Herman arms, of which a cut waa given In an article which was published In th# Sunday Sum of December 8, 1908, if the arm* are authentic, and a description,that I might ascertain the colors in the arms. Such information will be mnch appreciated by the writer.L. F , Haddonfleld, N. J.Mettrt. Editor) :Will you kindly furnish me with a description of the Chew arms, of Chewstown,England? W. P.Mettrt. Editor):Can you give me any information concerning my ancestor, Dr. Adam Fischer, of Frederick county ? I am told he was a practicing physician in 1774-1775 and was very active In the early history of Maryland.J. B.Mtttrt. Elt;While ]concernlnj yoor core last Sund the folio* register o North Eai ful:1732 : Kilpatrick ‘*1750 F rled to Hi “1751 aon of dll”1754 ]aon of dll 1760 j ter aon ol “Abrhanna Casl“Rlchat annah Ki “1762 Nov. 16 ti“1783 I rick, firstpatrlck.’ *McH. married t “Hanniuel KUlps born Feb.“John Mch. 26, “Samult; the 3d Ja I have jare recortof the sp« vis.—Kiririck.Being i rick, of ther), soi hered to the origlr been char patrlck by er migral probably J settled.Doe* “3 hearing* Closebu rni well knox part playiin In. whle!* Arms— last cbarg —A hand lng drops bot hound) Truatlnjlink ln th that I ms from your spectfully,M mmto her•MiSatanr* Tcuitaey resided on Mu!-*1. Bllaabeth Moale. who married Rich ard liall Pleasant*2. Thoowa, who married, first Georgi-2. Dr. William Tagert Dorsey, who died of typh— '—- 1college. •Ancient llenage 1* the rarest thingInus fever.3. Lydia, who died in Infancy.The children of Thomas and Jane T. (Ellicott* Poultney are:1. Hannah T., who married Henry D.Fat-nee die. Thdr children are: (a, Anna,heraldry, and coat* of arm* were quite un-knfown Uln England before the Norman con quest in 1066. The house of Hapdbnrg andthat of Bourbon are two of the most ancientof kingly beusre The first was founded by Rudolph, Emperor of Germany, to 1273;igestrt. Editor) H WzmiPlease let me know. If possible, through your “Maryland Heraldry” what became ofthe Sinclairs, John and Janies, who camefrom Scotland and aettled in Prince George’scounty. Maryland, In 1716. In your paper of October 2, 1904, their names appear In the list of arrivals in this country with the Magruders. Is there any way of tracing the family down to the present time? Woodvllle, Miss. Mbs L. W. M.Messrs. Editort:8eelng the Inquiry as to the parentage of certain Jacksons, of Prince George’s county, I would aay that their parents were John Jackson and Ruth Beall, his wife.Johm H. MOMAir.Mettrt. EdWill ym give me t: the late Gi tlculariy tMettrt. Editort:Each week I eagerly scan the genealogical columns of your valuable paper, hoping to see something of the Hedge* family of Maryland. The Immigrant, Joseph Hedges, lived for a while In New Castle county, Pennsylvania, now Delaware, and wa* amender of the Old Swedre Dhnrch, at Christiana, WUmtnglon Hr mrrrled Ketn •rlue SuUcop, whore father was « piom!Mettrt. Editors:In the interesting record of the early Ridgely* and Brewers, tn Ths Sun of January 29 laat, permit me to call the attention of the contributor to thla Item: “Another daughter of Henry Ridgely I was Rachel, who married Charle* Gree«berry%” If ttj*meant thatCbarlesGreenberry.eonofColohel Nicholas and Ann Greenberry. hlawife, I beg to differ. Major Charles Greenberry, eon of Colonel Nicholas and Ann Greenberry. waa bom February 9,1672 {ref. Colonel Gre*nlerry's family Bible], and married Rachel Stinson, daughter of John and Rachel Stinson, his wife. The Prince George Rent Roll, Patuxent Hundred, volume .117, has the following: “Stinson’* Choice, sur. 20*h February, 1884, for John Stinson, fn ye fork of Patuxent river on ye no. side great branch of «nld river, pt«sn309 a. Major Charles Gi'eenbirry tu :»ht• Letter Heation neat 8m[Vengreec* iForWhoOnrShalOr aI ha CtWe cansnewspapercountry.—war.I, ■■mm«vm. • 4if:. ‘ trMmX.SL.A■ lAfar.t■ft 1fc;;YW...rA lt;v.4Jk,
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