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- [S3998] Maryland, Loyalty Oaths - Revolutionary War - Montgomery County, MD.
Montgomery County, Maryland, March Court, 1778
Oath of Fidelity and Support
"I do sware I do not hold myself bound to yield any Allegience or obedience to the King of Great Britain his heirs or Successors and that I will be true and faithful to the State of Maryland and will to the utmost of my power, Support maintain and defend the Freedom and Independence thereof and the Government as now established against all open enemies and secret and traterous Conspriaces and will use my utmost endeavours to disclose and make known to the Governor or some one of the Judges or Justices thereof all Treasons or Treaterous Consperaces, attempts or Combinations against this State or the Government thereof which may come to my Knowledge so help me God."
Taken before the Worshipfull GERRARD BRISCOE March 2, 1778 by Basil Adamson and John Adamson, along with many others.
- [S3985] Maryland, Montgomery - Orphans' Court proceedings 1779-1810, pages 36-37,image 52 of 152; Greenberry Adamson apprenticeship; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24279-31038-79?cc=1803986&wc=MDLK-868:146535001,147339301 : accessed 15 Mar 2014.
{Page 36:
Greenberry Addamson an orphan aged fifteen years the 29th
day of October last came into Court and was bound unto
John Adamson until he arrives to the age of twenty one
years to learn said orphan to read and write & ____ up
Accounts and when he arrives to th age of twenty one years
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to give him a decent suit of clothes & five pounds Currency
Court adjourns to Court in course
Court met according to adournment
April 11th 1786 present Edward Burgess
Richard Wootton
______ Campbell
Joseph Willson}
- [S3893] Maryland, Montgomery - 1790 - roll 3, page 43; line 41; John Adamson head of household; viewed; 27 May 2015.
{John Adamson, head of household:
Males under age 16: 2 [Frederick, Lloyd]
Males 16 and over: 1 [John]
Females: 3 [Sally, Elizabeth, ?]}
- [S3894] Maryland, Montgomery - 1800 - roll 11, District 1; page 39; line 14; John Adamson head of household; viewed; 28 May 2015.
{John Adamson head of household:
Males under age 10: 2 [John, Elisha]
Males age 10-15: 1 [Lloyd]
Males age 16-25: 1 [Frederick]
Males age 26 thru 44: [John]
Females under age 10: 2 [Kesiah, Eleanor]
Females 16-25: 1 [?]
Females age 26 thru 44: 1 [Sally]
Slaves: 4}
- [S3897] Maryland, Montgomery - 1810 - roll 14, page 973; line 1; John Adamson; viewed; 29 May 2015.
{John Adamson head of household:
Males under age 10: 2 [William, Hilliary]
Males age 10 thru 15: [John, Elisha]
Males age 16 thru 25: [Lloyd]
Males age 45 and over: [John]
Females under age 10: [?]
Females age 16 thru 25: [Eleanor]
Females age 45 and over: [Sally]
4 slaves}
- [S3898] Maryland, Montgomery - 1820 - roll 44, Election District 3; page 566 (handwritten); line 14; John Adamson household; viewed; 30 May 2015.
{John Adamson head of household:
Males age 16 thru 18: 1 [Hilleary]
Males ages 16 thru 25: 3 [Hilleary, William, Elisha]
Males age 45 and over: 1 [John]
Females age 45 and over: 1 [Sally]
6 Slaves: 1 males and 2 females under 14, 1 female age 26 - 44, 1 male and 1 female 45 & older
6 persons engaged in agriculture
Note: William & Elizabeth Adamson Prather are living on one side of John and the Sykes Beckwith family is living on the other - Keziah died early and may have been dead by 1820.}
- [S3928] Maryland, Montgomery - Accounts, Inventories, Wills, 1831-1833, Vol S; pages 147-150; John Adamson Will; images 99-101, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24292-1954-85?cc=1803986&wc=SNYC-SPJ:146535001,146726601.
{John Adamson Will, page 1 "Maryland, Register of Wills Books, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-24292-1622-33?cc=1803986&wc=MDLJ-4ZQ:146535001,146726601 : accessed 15 Mar 2014), Montgomery > Accounts, inventories, wills 1831-1833 vol S > image 99 of 280, page 147; citing Hall of Records, Annapolis.
John Adamson will, 1832, Montgomery County, MD, transcribed by Carol Adamson Voiles:
In the name of God Amen. I John Adamson, of Montgomery
County and State Maryland being weak of body but of sound
mind disposing memory and understanding do make this my
last Will and testament in manner and form following that is to say
First and principally I commit my soul into the hand of almighty
God and my to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of
my Executor hereinafter named and after my debts and funeral
charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows _ That is to say
I give to my beloved wife Sally Adamson, the use profits and income
of all my estate both real and personal during her natural life
and after her decease, the whole of my personal property to be sold
by my executor hereinafter named and the proceeds thereof distributed
as hereinafter directed _ I give to Elizabeth O Prather, wife of
John Adamson Will, pages 2 & 3 "Maryland, Register of Wills Books, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-24292-1627-96?cc=1803986&wc=MDLJ-4ZQ:146535001,146726601 : accessed 15 Mar 2014), Montgomery > Accounts, inventories, wills 1831-1833 vol S > image 100 of 280, pages 148-149; citing Hall of Records, Annapolis.
William Prather, Fifty dollars. I give to the children of my
deceased daughter Kezia Beckwith, Fifty dollars to be equally
divided among them. I give and bequeath unto my Grand
daughters Eliza Ann Duley, and Emily Duley, children of
my deceased daughter Eleanor Duly, each one hundred
dollars. I give and bequeath to my two sons Elisha Adamson,
and Hilleary S. W. Adamson, each one hundred dollars.
I give to my son William Adamson, my surveying instruments,
and if I should part with them before my death, I give him fifty
dollars in place thereof. I give and bequeath to my brother Frederick
Adamson Fifty dollars. I give to William W. Beckwith, John A.
Beckwith, Amelia Beckwith, Lucy Beckwith, Ann Beckwith, Heny
Beckwith, and Robert C. Beckwith, the children of my deceased
daughter Kezia Beckwith, to them their heirs and assigns forever
all my right title claim and interest in and to the land
lying on the north West and West side of the main road
as it now runs between the plantation on which I now reside
and that whereon Sykes Beckwith did reside, at his decease
known by the name of "Paradise" Paradise enlarged" and
Magruders Hazard" I devise and bequeath all the rest and
residue of my personal estate to be divided into five equal parts
one fifth part thereof I give to the children of my deceased
son Lloyd Adamson, namely John S. Adamson, Sarah
E. Adamson, Narcissa Adamson, Walter H. Adamson, Robert
L. Adamson and Leonidas Adamson, to be equally divided
among them share and share alike, the other four fifths I give
to my four sons John Adamson, Junior, Elisha Adamson,
William Adamson, and Hilleary S. W. Adamson, in equal
portions share and share like _ I devise and bequeath all the
rest and residue of my lands, to the six children of my deceased
son Lloyd Adamson, namely John S. Adamson, Sarah E.
Adamson, Narcissa Adamson, Walter H. Adamson, Robert L.
Adamson & Leonidas Adamson, and my four sons John Ad-
amson, Junior Elizha Adamson, William Adamson and Hilleary
L.W. Adamson, to them their heirs and assigns forever, to be divided
by my two sons John Adamson Jr and Elisha Adamson, in the
following manner. they shall divide all the residue of my lands
not herein before devised into five parts, in such manner that
they shall be equall in value according to quality and quantity
except that one of the said five parts, shall not be equal in
value to the other four by the advantage average value of twenty
acres of land, and shall by the heirs lay adjoining and contig
-uous to the lands now held by the heirs of my deceased son
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Lloyd Adamson, and when they shall have made such division
they shall give Hilleary S.W. Adamson the first choice of the four parts
which are of equal value. William Adamson, the second choice of said
parts. Elisha Adamson, the third choice of said parts and John Adam -
-son Junior the remaining part of the said For which are of equal
value. The other part which is not of equal value with the rest and
to adjoin the lands belonging to the heirs of my deceased son Lloyd
Adamson to fall to them namely John S Adamson, Sarah E Ada-
-mson, Narcissa Adamson, Walter H. Adamson, Robert L. Adamson
and Leonidas Adamson, in equal portions, share and share alike.
And I do hereby direct that my executor hereinafter to be named
at the proper cost and expence of all interested, shall carefully survey
or cause to be surveyed and laid off the said parts so as aforesaid
and the same to have marked and bounded and to make or
cause to be made out plots and certificates of the said division
fully describing the courses and distances metes and bounds of the
said several parts or lots and cause the same to be recorded amon-
-gst the land records of Montgomery County, there to be and remain
as perpetual testimony testimony of the division of said lands among
my sons and the children of my deceased son Lloyd Adamson,
aforesaid. And it is my will and desire that if my personal estate
shall not be found sufficient to pay my debts and the legacies
herein described, those holding that part of my real estate which is
divided into five parts shall pay up the balance each party to pay
one fifth, those who have legacies to pay as well as those as have none
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son John Adamson
Junior sole executor of this my last Will and testament revoking and
annulling all former Wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirm
-ing this and none other to be my last Will and testament.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
Seal this tenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty eight.
John Adamson {Seal}
Signed Sealed Published and delivered by John Adamson, the above
named testator as and for his last Will and testament in the presence of
us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other
have Subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto.
Jesse Leach. W _ Janes. Thos Percy -
Montgomery County to wit, on the 17th day of January 1832 came Jesse Leach
Willy Janes and Thomas J Percy, all three of the Subscribing Witnesses to
the written last Will and testament of John Adamson late of said
County .....deceased and severally made oath on the Holy Evangela
John Adamson Will page 4 "Maryland, Register of Wills Books, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24292-1876-82?cc=1803986&wc=MDLJ-4ZQ:146535001,146726601 :
accessed 15 Mar 2014), Montgomery > Accounts, inventories, wills 1831-1833 vol S > image 101 of 280, page 150; citing Hall of Records, Annapolis.
page 150:
God that they did see the testator therein named sign and
seal this Will and that they heard him publish pronounce
and declare the same to be his last Will and testament
and that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of
their apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory
and understanding and that they respectively Subscribed
their names to this Will as Witnesses in the presence and at
the request of the testator and in the presence of each other.
12 sides 10 words - Certified by - Solomon Holland Reg.}
- [S3986] Adamson Book - A.P. Adamson, page 7.
- [S3896] Discussion List - Baldwin - 1997 post, Migna Stivers; James Baldwin, MD; 17 September 1997; 29 May 2015; 17 Sept 1997; http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BALDWIN/1997-09/0874482841.
{This is what I have. Any connections?? Would appreciate corrections or
additions.
Minga Stivers
Descendants of James Baldwin
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES2 BALDWIN (JOHN1). He married MARY TYLER 20 January 1713/14,
daughter of ROBERT TYLER and SUSANNAH DUVALL.
Notes for JAMES BALDWIN:
Refer to The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland by
J.D. Warfield; 1967; Regional Publishing Company, Baltimore, p.158-9.
Correspondence with Montgomery Co. MD Gene. Society
Notes for MARY TYLER:
Wallace James Hartshorn
1011 Hoechester Ln
Springfield, IL 62707-8633
United States
217-585-0073
Children of JAMES BALDWIN and MARY TYLER are:
2.i.SUSAN3 BALDWIN.
ii.JOHN BALDWIN.
iii.JAMES BALDWIN.
iv.THOMAS BALDWIN.
v.TYLER BALDWIN.
vi.MARY BALDWIN.
Generation No. 2
2. SUSAN3 BALDWIN (JAMES2, JOHN1). She married JOHN BOYD III 08 May 1734,
son of JOHN BOYD and ELINOR FITZREDMOND.
Notes for SUSAN BALDWIN:
Correspondence with Montgomery Co. MD Gene. Society
Notes for JOHN BOYD III:
Side-Lights on Maryland History with Sketches of Early Maryland Families by
Hester Dorsey Richardson; 1967 (originally pubished 1913); Genealogical
Publishing Company, Baltimore, p.270; A Family History - Boyds and
Connected Families p.672-673
Children of SUSAN BALDWIN and JOHN BOYD are:
3.i.SARAH4 BOYD.
ii.BENJAMIN BOYD.
iii.JOHN BOYD.
iv.ABRAHAM BOYD.
v.WILLIAM BOYD.
vi.MARY BOYD.
vii.MARGARET BOYD.
viii.MARCELLA BOYD.
ix.ELINOR BOYD.
x.ANN BOYD.
Generation No. 3
3. SARAH4 BOYD (SUSAN3 BALDWIN, JAMES2, JOHN1). She married JOHN ADAMSON,
son of BASIL ADAMSON and NANCY SPIERS.
Notes for JOHN ADAMSON:
The Submitter for Volume 6, Tree 0017 provided the following contact
address:
CARLTON ADAMSON
1519 GARY AVENUE
NEDERLAND, TX 77627-3966
History of Western Maryland p.657. Correspondence with Montgomery Co. MD
Gene. Society
Child of SARAH BOYD and JOHN ADAMSON is:
4.i.KEZIAH5 ADAMSON, d. 1816.
Generation No. 4
4. KEZIAH5 ADAMSON (SARAH4 BOYD, SUSAN3 BALDWIN, JAMES2, JOHN1) died 1816.
She married SYKES BECKWITH 26 January 1801, son of WILLIAM BECKWITH and
LUCY WATSON.
Notes for KEZIAH ADAMSON:
The Submitter for Volume 6, Tree 0017 provided the following contact
address:
CARLTON ADAMSON
1519 GARY AVENUE
NEDERLAND, TX 77627-3966
Correspondence with Montgomery Co. MD Gene. Society
Notes for SYKES BECKWITH:
Notes from Donald Osborn, 2339 Saulsbury Road, Muscatine,IA 52761, phone:
319-263-2036.
Children of KEZIAH ADAMSON and SYKES BECKWITH are:
5.i.ROBERT OWEN6 BECKWITH, b. Abt. 1816; d. 1879.
ii.WIILIAM BECKWITH.
iii.LUCY BECKWITH.
iv.NANCY BECKWITH.
v.JOHN BECKWITH.
vi.HENRY BECKWITH.
Generation No. 5
5. ROBERT OWEN6 BECKWITH (KEZIAH5 ADAMSON, SARAH4 BOYD, SUSAN3 BALDWIN,
JAMES2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1816, and died 1879. He married DOROTHY ANN
BELT 06 February 1841.
Notes for ROBERT OWEN BECKWITH:
Burtonsville Heritage Genealogically Speaking A Brief Historical Sketch of
Burtonsville, Maryland plus Genealogical Data of over 100 Area Families by
Elizabeth M. Lord; 1978; Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, p.59.
Correspondence with Donald Osborne, 2339 Saulsbury Road, Muscatine,IA
52761, phone:
319-263-2036. Correspondence with Montgomery Co. MD Gene. Society
Notes for DOROTHY ANN BELT:
Burtonsville Heritage Genealogically Speaking A Brief Historical Sketch of
Burtonsville, Maryland plus Genealogical Data of over 100 Area Families by
Elizabeth M. Lord; 1978; Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, p.59.
Correspondence with Donald Osborne. Correspondence with Montgomery Co. MD
Gene. Society
Children of ROBERT BECKWITH and DOROTHY BELT are:
6.i.FRANCES P.7 BECKWITH, b. Abt. 1840, MD; d. 19 April 1918, Fairland,
MD.
ii.JOSEPH BECKWITH.
Generation No. 6
6. FRANCES P.7 BECKWITH (ROBERT OWEN6, KEZIAH5 ADAMSON, SARAH4 BOYD,
SUSAN3 BALDWIN, JAMES2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1840 in MD, and died 19 April
1918 in Fairland, MD. She married EDWARD H. BRIGGS 28 May 1861 in MD, son
of WILLIAM BRIGGS and HENRIETTA THOMAS.
Notes for FRANCES P. BECKWITH:
Burtonsville Heritage Genealogically Speaking A Brief Historical Sketch of
Burtonsville, Maryland plus Genealogical Data of over 100 Area Families by
Elizabeth M. Lord; 1978; Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, p.59.
Correspondence with Donald Osborne, 2339 Saulsbury Road, Muscatine,IA
52761, phone:
319-263-2036. Correspondence with Montgomery Co. MD Gene. Society
Notes for EDWARD H. BRIGGS:
Burtonsville Heritage Genealogically Speaking A Brief Historical Sketch of
Burtonsville, Maryland plus Genealogical Data of over 100 Area Families by
Elizabeth M. Lord; 1978; Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, p.59.
Correspondence with Donald Osborne. Correspondence with Montgomery Co. MD
Gene. Society
Children of FRANCES BECKWITH and EDWARD BRIGGS are:
i.***JOSEPH ARTHUR8 BRIGGS, b. 15 November 1870, MD; d. 1934, Rockville
(Montgomery) MD; m. HENRIETTA AGNES GLOVER, 10 February 1900, MD.
Notes for JOSEPH ARTHUR BRIGGS:
The names of the children came from James Wesley Stivers and may be
incorrect, still need to check 1910 and 1920 census on this family.
Burtonsville Heritage Genealogically Speaking A Brief Historical Sketch of
Burtonsville, Maryland plus Genealogical Data of over 100 Area Families by
Elizabeth M. Lord; 1978; Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, p.59.
Correspondence with Donald Osborne
ii.CHARLES EDWARD BRIGGS, b. 03 September 1863; d. 02 December 1910.
iii.SAMUEL T. BRIGGS, b. 05 July 1866; m. ADA B. PETLETT, 23 December
1885.
iv.WILLIAM ROBERT BRIGGS, b. October 1869; d. 29 March 1870.
v.CLARA EMMA BRIGGS, b. 01 January 1875; d. 01 December 1959; m. FRANCIS
BREWER MUSGROVE, 23 December 1891.
vi.MARY BIRDIE BRIGGS, b. 27 August 1878.
vii.WILLIAM FLODO BRIGGS, b. 11 June 1881; d. 09 January 1975; m. RACHEAL
A. EARP, 27 January 1909.}
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