Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 16 Oct 1750, Calvert Co., MD

Family/Spouse: Margaret BIRCKHEAD. Margaret (daughter of Abraham BIRCKHEAD and Rebecca BILLINGSLEY) was born on 4 Aug 1703 in St. James Parish, Anne Arundel, MD; died before 8 Jul 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Richard TALBOTT died in Jul 1751.
2. Joseph TALBOTT died in 1773.
3. Benjamin TALBOTT

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Carpenter
• Will: 6 Dec 1701
• Probate: 25 Jun 1707, Calvert Co., MD

Notes:

Land:
John's father bequeathed to him 1/2 of Talbott's Ridge on the north side of West River, which he sold, thirty years afterwards, probably to one of his half brothers.
The half of Poplar Knowle and the half of Talbott's Timber Neck which he inherited after the death of his brother, Richard Talbott, some years later passed into the possession of his brother Edward TALBOTT.

John married Sarah MEARS before 1690. Sarah (daughter of John MEARS and Sarah THOMAS) was born on 4 Aug 1673. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 11 Mar 1743/44, Calvert Co., MD
• Probate: 10 Apr 1744, Calvert Co., MD

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Planter
• Land: 10 Dec 1656, Poplar Knowle, Anne Arundel, MD
• Will: 21 Apr 1663, West River, Anne Arundel, MD

Notes:

DNA:
MKM

Land:
Purchased 'Poplar Knowles' plantation on West River. "The plantation on which he settled, on the northwest bank of West river, and extending about a mile inland (near the present town of Galesville, a landing of the Chesapeake bay steamboats, and now divided by the public road leading to it), contained two hundred and sixty acres, and had been laid ou four years earlier for John Brown, Christopher Rowles and Richard Moseby, planters.
It was between two branches (then called Brown's and Bachelor's) of the river, and adjoined the plantation of Major Richard Ewen, one of the leaders of the Puritan party in Maryland.

Will:
Plantation "Poplar Knowle" was left to his son Richard; "Talbotts Ridge" to his sons, Edward and John, jointly and to Elizabeth, personality. Richard Galloway was a witness to the will.

Richard married Elizabeth EWEN about 1655. Elizabeth (daughter of Major Major Richard EWEN and Sophia UNKNOWN) was born in 1634 in VA; died on 1 Jan 1703/04 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigratn: 1649

Notes:

DNA:
MKM

Immigratn:
With his wife, four children and four other persons.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 17 Apr 1675
• Probate: 25 May 1675

Notes:

Will:
Bequeathed to his only child, Sarah, at 16 years of age, the land on the north side of the Severn river, bequeathed to him by his father, Thomas Mears; 330 acres of Mears, Calver co., adjoining his brother-in-law John Homewood's Expectation, Calvert co., 300 acres in Transquakin, Eastern Shore; with reversion to his sister Sarah, wife of John Homewood. There were bequests to the child of his sister-in-law Eliza, wife of William Coale of West river; to his brother-in-law, Samuel Thomas, etc. The executors were Samuel Chew, Philip and Samuel Thomas, his brother-in-law, and Richard Johns.

John married Sarah THOMAS in 1672. Sarah (daughter of Philip THOMAS and Sarah HARRISON) was born before 1651 in ENGLAND; died in 1675. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note:
Sarah's parents died within a short time of each other, the mother first, early in 1675 and she was probably brought up by her aunt Sarah (Mears), wife of John Homewood, who had a plantation in Calvert Co. adjoining one and probably near another which she inherited from her father.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigratn: 1649, MD

Notes:

Note:
Col. Richard Ewen was one of Cornwalls commissioners, member of Severen's Provincial Council, Speaker of the Lower House, Sherrif and Justice of the Peace-Anne Arundel Co., MD, and a colonel in the militia.

Immigratn:
Major Richard Ewen brought his wife, Sophia, five children and three servents at his own charges, for which he demanded and received, a patent for 1,000 acres.

Major married Sophia UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Sophia Burgess
• Name: Sophia Ewen
• Immigratn: 1649, MD

Notes:

Immigratn:
Major Richard Ewen brought his wife, Sophia, five children and three servents at his own charges, for which he demanded and received, a patent for 1,000 acres.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Note: 25 May 1640, Norfolk Co., VA
• Emigration: 1 Dec 1649
• Land: 24 Aug 1665, Anne Arundel Co., MD
• Will: 16 May 1674, Anne Arundel Co., MD
• Probate: 9 Sep 1674, Anne Arundel Co., MD

Notes:

Note:
Thomas Mears was a member of the committee to build the church in Lower Norfolk Co., VA, 25 May 1640; and was appointed church warden of Elizabeth river parish 6 July 1640.

Emigration:
Thomas Mears was listed as pessenger, "a list of all adventurers from Virginia into Maryland on ye Discovery Voyage, Dec. 1, 1649. John Underhill, master."

Land:
Thomas Mears patented 24Aug1665, "Expectation," 40 acres in Anne Arundel Co., MD.

Will:
Excerpt of will of Thomas Mears, May 16, 1674 in Anne Arundel County, MD in which he "bequeath unto my cousin Christopher Rowles all my wearing clothes and one cow."
Ref. Wills Lib. 2 f. 3.

Thomas married Elizabeth FREEMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigratn: 1650, West River, Anne Arundel, MD
• Note: 1650, MD

Notes:

Note:
Granted 500 acres 'Beckley' on the west of the Chesapeake. To this he added, 'Thomas Towne', 'The Plains,' and 'Philips Addition.' His homestead, built on 'Phillips Addition' was called 'Lebanon.' Lieutenant of Provincial Forces before 1655. High commissioner to Governor of Maryland 1655-1658. Affected surrender to Lord Baltimore.

Note:
Immigrated to Maryland in 1650 with his wife, Sarah Harrison. Before 1655 he was commissioned Lieutenant of the provincial forces. In 1656 he was a member of the High Commission to govern the colony under Lord Protector Cromwell. 22Mar1657-58, he was one of the commissioners to surrender the government to Lord Baltimore.

Philip married Sarah HARRISON. Sarah died in 1687. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Note: 1650, MD

Notes:

Note:
Immigrated to Maryland in 1650 with his wife, Sarah Harrison. Before 1655 he was commissioned Lieutenant of the provincial forces. In 1656 he was a member of the High Commission to govern the colony under Lord Protector Cromwell. 22Mar1657-58, he was one of the commissioners to surrender the government to Lord Baltimore.