History Kent County Maryland 1630-1916

HISTORY

KENT COUNTY

M ARYLAND

1 63 0 - 1 9 1 6

By FRE D . G. U SILTON

INTROD U CTION

Th s e e e th s s e up rint nd nt of e c hool of Kent County , m i a . . . h s e e e ce as Prof J L S yth , in long xp ri n

$ eac e and his ese s ee the ea t h r in pr nt po ition , f ling gr t , need of some hi stori c al d ata c on cerning our home c e and its c o es e ounty of K nt ounty t wn , Ch t rtown , s th e m e s c is reque ted e writ r to c o pil thi book , whi h 1 h is e a here presented to t e publi c . It hop d th t it ma at eas b e the a ce e y, l t, found tion , or in ntiv , for s me e c a e a a dis o on to produ e book , with oth r d t c overed and oth er facts recovered from the dim a es h s g of t e p a t . “ the m e s me The s In co pl tion of thi volu , Hi tory ” e a a we ea e the e of K nt County , M ryl nd, r liz d nor m th m e as e w e a . sse ity of t k wh n e b g n I pre d , how e e h the ea ee of m c v r, wit gr t n d so e re ord in book ’ m e e a few e s s c a a c s we for of v n of K nt hi tori l f t ,

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m r i n a e r . Sk rv to who we e indebt d a e : P erc y G e , who c ontributed the c hapter on the old Court ’ m c his se a and e . . Hou , C ulk s Field so P E Chur h ’ $ m e t a s s am s . a es ory ; H n on f ily hi tory , Hon J Alfr d

ea ce es the e Ne s Mrs . a e P r , ﬁl of K nt w , H rri tt Hill , e s a e s e us six c es Sw p on E rl , who furni h d pi tur of m s n m e a s a old ho e , a d others who we r g rd a uthority the s on subj ec ts di cussed . ” e e is n sa s a - e Th r othing, y well known writ r , th at solidiﬁes and strengthens a n a tion like read ’ th a s s e e at s is e ing e n tion hi tory, wh th r th hi tory r c ed s em e c s ms in stitu ord in book , or bodi d in u to , ” s an d m me s . It a s is e as e a s tion , onu nt l o tru r g rd N ot to a has ee a sac e a c ounty . know wh t b n tr n t d within our own borders in form er tim es is to b e

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DI S TANC ES IN K E NT .

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PO PU L ATI O N O F K ENT C O U NTY , C ENS US O F 1 9 10 .

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Th e p op ula tion of K en t C ounty in 1 900 w a s

ALTIT U D ES IN K ENT.

22 fee S a ssa fra s t . 80 Millin gton 7 0 E d esville 64 G eorgetown

ROAD S IN K ENT .

Th e K en t C ounty C omm i ss i oners give th e roa d m il ea ge as fo o s : F rs s r c a n d S ec on s r c ea c 1 2 0 ll w i t D i t i t d Di t i t , h m es i r s r c 85 m es F our s r c 60 m es il ; Th d Di t i t , il ; th D i t i t , il ; F f m e o a 480 m e s r c 1 00 s s . i th D i t i t , il ; t t l , il 1 2 E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

REG S TERED V TE I O O F K ENT C O U NTY, 1 9 1 5 .

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o a s 2 505 1 682 9 1 7 1 4 5 0 2 843 1 434 4277 T t l . .

TOTAL AS S ESS MENT O F PRO PERTY IN K ENT

CO U NTY, 1 9 16 .

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BY FR K H RU H E . AN . T . GAL NA

i the nin of re ion en he e r e n ro W th daw g c at , wh t a th b ga to ll rou the z es of oun t ess n e s i the M s er in on ro Th gh ma c l pla t , w th a t c t l en its ro ex n se of er ure urne it f e ﬁr o r the sun Wh b ad pa v d t d s ac st t wa d , ere wa s us on e i r n e Th j t l ttle co n er that b e straight p ron oun ced well do .

er e the un u tin res s re e se es in s rr Th d la g ac p ad th m lv va t a ay , i W th their s par klin g stream s of n ecta r lost in clouds of silver sp ray ere the s ee kn o a n d in e ere the es sen e of e i Th l p y ll d gl w c d l ght, And the ur ur of the reez es roon e the or f Hi i m m b c d gl y o s m ght .

’ s ea sin n ec s a i us ere e en tou e the e Twa a pl g la d t t c . j t wh h av ch d h ath , Where the green a nd go ld of n ature intermin gled in a w reath ’ ro the oo n s o a n d s e ere e ro n e the er n Th w dla d b ld tat ly , wh th y c w d v da t sh ore Of rk e n erin ri ers n ow re e e i i re da m a d g v pl t w th myst c lo .

w a s us the s o i e ere the son of m a n i It j t p t d al , wh m ght r oam ’ With th rills of wild aban don n eath the blue empy r ea n dome : here he s a w in ri rof usion the e r to is W ch p all a th had d play , I n one or eous n or ike the r s of Mosel l a g g pa ama l cha m y .

’ s the ste ie e ri e of the re re i e o Twa ma rp c p m val , g at c at v G d O n e the ren e ous of n e s en its e er wa s un r o c d zv a g l . wh h ath t d . “ ” The i en sou of r on ere the o u s re e i s i e h dd l ha m y , wh l t b w d t sp c , ’ I n or rou niﬁ en e s oo the or s on e r ise l dly, p d mag c c t d w ld l pa ad .

N ow t f ore n e si n to our ision et e r tha av d la d ly a v y app a s . As the ages turn th eir pages after twice ten thousan d y ea rs ’ — Tis the s e o a s e er s i n of s ee on en am t day v t ll a la d w t c t t , ’ i the e r to i n s e sure ha s fﬁ xe the n e of Ken St ll p a l wh ch ma pl a a d am t.

Ah $ ose erf es so e i ious W ere he i in roses o th p um d l c h t l v g bl w . ere the oon s a re ore eﬁ ul ent ere the sun s ore kin o Wh m m g , wh m dly gl w , ’ ’ ere her so i u es i u ou in o re s of E en s o r Wh l t d w ll l ll y t d am d b w , An o r he n o r d a w rld of won ders g eet you in t cycle of a h u .

Y es she oo s o a s e er in her ro es of reen a n d o , bl m t day v b g g ld , Whilst the s plen dors Of her r aimen t will remain f or a ye u ntold ’ “ ” Tis to see t is s e of e u f ee her oz on e in ou r ein s h I l B a ty , l y v , Fee h in e n n en a s ou n her ir o in l t e t gl of e cha tm t y sca fa d ma .

’ en ou rea iz e essin s a re out ou to en o Th y ll l what bl g ab y j y , N ot a s hadow of disquiet to discour age or an n oy ’ ’ Here ou see n s a rt ha s f i e him to en n e on e s in e r y ll ma a l d ha c gl cha m , ’ “ ” n re ol en o n An d the dream of lif e ha s ce te d bout a n d K t C u ty farm .

’ ’ ou her ous o es a n d e o s— ou e e e on her s r n B t bay , c v m ad w b t ach p bbl t a d ' ou the in s r e b l uﬁ s a n d e n s ere the es er es her s n B t w d ca p d h adla d wh Ch t lav a d , ere the moon l ades a re i i ere the l ovel eis en r n e Wh g dyll c, wh t a c , r n e Wh ere the whole is a n oa sis a n d a p erf ect n ec om a c .

’ ’ Tis the s en e of o s ex uisi e u in if e s so ourn c j y q t , l ll g l j away . Blis sfu l rhap sodies of pleasur e in a n en dless roun delay u the sou to re f n in o r e erie a n d u se L ll l d amy a cy , t v m Oh e o s $ e ou et er to en r m a n—to en use ? , y g d what hav y b t th all th

eek e ues ere e a n d oun in re the o e f ro o e to o e , S s q t d val m ta , t ad gl b m p l p l “ h l N ot on e sp ot like Ol d K en t C oun ty ha s the charm to r each t e sou . ’ ’ Tis the ourn e i h m en r e tis the on e su re e est b at wh c . ma v l , p m ly bl , ’ “ ” ’ r n— Tis the fairest of ten thousan d a n d of G od s c eatio B EST . HE E E E E E C S R RI R SC , AR CHE S ER OW MD T V N N T T N . E D 15 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAN

CHAPTER I .

EVENTS L EADING UP TO TH E FOUNDING OF

E K NT COUNTY .

Bl ood S hed and D imens ions—Cl a iborne Wins Good — W il l of I ndia ns J ea l o usy of Ownership B etween

i r ini n M r l n —Th l D sir F or M ore V g a/ e d a y a d e O d e e

r i r P l i Te r to y a n l yS een .

The Virginia c olony was j ealou s of M a ryl and

c e eas s . s a an ha d ce hi ﬂy for three r on Fir t , M ryl d on n ‘ h r a s n bee a p a rt of t e territo y of Virgini ; ec o dly,

a an a s a cs e a M ryl d w ruled by C tholi , whil Virgini wa s s an the c mme c a s an d Prote t t ; thirdly , o r i l right privileges of M a ryl an d w ere mu c h grea ter than ’ 1 1 1 s a ' m n s sis e tho se of V rg n a . Thu for ti e M a ryl a d t r c olony an d n earest n eighbor un fortun at ely b ec am e

r m Th a s esen e he Worst ene y . e Virgini n were repr t d

am a e e ec e a of a e. by Willi Cl iborn , th ir S r t ry St t

s m an s c a e the e e s Thi , not unju tly ll d vil g niu of

Ma a wa s th m e m e m s c e m ryl nd , e pri ov r of i hi f fro

s as an d e al l th n e es his un ﬁr t to l t, devot d e e rgi of u su ally determin ed and p erseverin g n ature to the

as h e t k of ruining t e M a ryl and c olony . For tw nty years his i nﬂuen ce seriou sly aﬁected M a ryl and his

and m a a the tory , ore th n on ce n early brought bout ’ c s olony destru c tion . ’ Claiborne s Opportunity came in the following m ‘ anner . Coming over to Virgini a in 1 62 1 as su r ve or his ce c a a e y , for of h r c t r brought him rapidly n c e an d at th m h m into oti , e ti e of t e settl e ent on the t ’ S . M a rv s he was S ec reta rv of Sta te for Virgini a 1 6 E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY, MARYLAND

’ n m m th c H e a a d a e b er of e Governor s Coun il . e b g n to engage to some extent in the fur trade with the h a c c ss c e Indi ans . In this e w s so su e ful as to indu

a ﬁrm of London merc hants to employ him; as a speci al agent or p artner in the bu siness of tra ding

a s a s wi th the Indi ans . Cl iborne then establi hed po t

e s a the es a ea e Ba s on K nt I l nd , in Ch p k y, for thi

se an d a e c e ses a e he purpo , obt in d li n to tr d ; but n few e s did not sec ure a y grant of l and . A dw lling

e e e c c e a the w r re ted , whi h w re p id for by London m e e me c a s Cl oberr an d m a . c r h nt , y Co p ny To o pl t

' the c a m a s b e e a s a l i of Virgini , it hould not d l o th t ’ a m s a had e a e s and P l er s I l nd be n o c cupied by tr d r , tra ding exp edition s had been c ondu c ted by H enry

ee and ss a s . Fl t, John Pory , po ibly other Virgini n The M aryl and ch a rter spok e of the country as “ ” hitherto un c ultiv ated ; but thi s was desc riptive

me e and a th a and r ly , not c ondition of e gr nt, if it

' had ee th a e s ha d se e c a e b n , e tr d r not ttl d or ultiv t d th e c ountry . The instru c tions of the proprieta ry rega rding

a a Cl iborne were very gen erou s . A c ting c c ording to

ese s c s v a o e a th in tru tion , Go ernor C lvert n tiﬁ d Ol i borne th a t his pos t was within the limits of M a ry H l and . e wa s given to understand tha t he would b e e c me to the a he had but a w l o l nd occupied , th t he mu s t ac knowledge the authority of Lord B a lti

m e an d th a m him n m or , hold e l nd fro a d not fro

a . a e rece1 v1n s ce as e Virgini Cl iborn , on g thi noti , k d

h . t e Virgini a Coun c il wh at he should do . Their a s e was a e e e at his as s c n w r , th t th y wond r d king u h a question ; c ould there be any more rea son for giv ing up Kent I sland th an any other p art of Virginia ? E 1 7 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

Thu s Cl aiborne m a de his own c au se and th a t of

a one an d ee s e s he Virgini , f ling ur of upport now , returned an an swer to Governor C alvert in whi c h he utterly refused to a c knowl edge the authority of m Ma ryland and Lord B alti ore.

T E E H E DISPUTE L ADS To BLOODSH D .

’ The proprieta ry s instru c tions provided th a t if Cl aiborn e should refu se to ac knowledge the j urisdic

a a he was b s r a tion of M ryl nd , to e undi tu b ed for

Th n h e vea . s a se. e a s r But troubl e oon ro Indi , ith rto so e and s c a e ec ame c an d ese fri ndly o i bl , b old r rved a a m I h On c h nge whi c h al ar ed t e p eopl e greatly .

es a a e wa s c a e e inv tig tion , Cl iborn h rg d with t lling lies to the Indi a n s for the purpose of s tirring them

' a a s the a a e s s ce m s up g in t M ryl nd r , but in ju ti it u t b e said th at when the Indian s were qu estioned in his presen c e they dec lared th at he had n ever don e anything to prejudice them a gainst the p eople Of a a M ryl nd .

' But there wa s trouble of a m ore serious n ature ’ e a esse a e s e th mm a wh n v l of Cl iborn , und r e c o nd of

mas m wa s se e th a e Tho S ith , iz d in e P tux nt river for

a a ce se a a a s tr ding without li n in M ryl nd w ter . In

e a e t e an a me esse the r turn , Cl iborn ﬁ t d out r d v l , Clocka trice e the c mm a a , und r o nd of Lieuten nt

a c e Wa e c he s e s R t liff rr n , whi h ent out with ord r to c apture any M a ryl and vessel th at might b e m ' et. When news of th ese mighty doings c ame

the ea s e a he m to r of Gov rnor C lvert, pro ptly a m n Mar e a d se esse s th . r d nt out two v l , e St a n mm e a d th . e e th a g r t e St H l n , under e c o nd of “ a a m a Th s C pt in Tho as Cornw llis . e two exp edition 1 8 Y E Y HISTOR OF K NT COUNT , MARYLAND

m t th m the c m e 2 3 d and et a e outh of Po o ok on April , th en ‘ and there was fought 'th e ﬁrst n aval b attle on ” a m n e e the inland w aters of Ameri ca . S ever l e w r

an d e s es e e a W ar kill ed wound d on both id , Li ut n nt ren m the e an d the c a ce sur b eing a ong kill d, Co k tri a ce a few a s rendered . A sec ond ﬁght took pl d y

a in c m as m c mm a e 'the esse l ter, whi h Tho S ith o nd d v l

a s m r e s e . of Cl iborn e, re ulting in o blood h d

E TH CAPTURE OF KENT ISLAND .

For a time Cl aiborn e remain ed in undisturb ed

n hi a r n l po ssessio of Kent I sl and . But s aff irs p ese t v

a e e c his n a n e s took on diff r nt olor, for Lo don p rt r ,

Cl oberr an d m a ec ame ssa s e hi s y Co p ny , b di ti ﬁ d with ma a em e and se an a en am e e e n g nt, nt out g t n d G org

e a Ev lin to t k e c h a rge of their prop erty . Cl aiborne tri ed h ard to indu c e Evelin to promi se not to give

the s a the a a e s c suc up i l nd to M ryl nd r , but ould not H n a a ceed. e then went to Engl and a d eng ged in l awsuit with the London merc hants who ha d em hi ’ me m . e e e . a s a e a ploy d Ev lin w nt to St M ry , ft r ti , an d e e he ea the e s e the s an d th r h rd oth r id of tory, ’ was fully c onvin c ed of the right of M a ryl and s c l aim

th n hi h a th e e e s a . O s c e e to i l nd return , e ll d p opl

e e and e a th s a em and tog th r xpl ined e itu tion to th , ’ a m r Lord B lti o e s authority was rec ogniz ed . Gov ernor Calvert then appointed Evelin c ommander of th e i sl and.

the m m e But atter wa s not yet settled . A nu b r of p erson s were a rrested for debts owed to Cl oberry an d m a and m as m the sam e Co p ny , Tho S ith ( who

' ha d alrea dy taken p art a gain st the Ma ryl anders ) an d John Butl er ( a broth er -in -l aw of Cl aiborn e) u sed

2 0 Y E U A HISTOR OF K NT CO NTY , M RYLAND

’ ' ‘ Cl aiborn e refused to submit to the Lord s Pro ’ ri etar s em a and e em er 1 634 h wa s p y d nd , in S pt b , , e ce to a an d ﬂed ' a h was for d withdr w , to Virgini ; e

a a e an d his e tt int d prop rty c onﬁ sc a ted . Governor H arvey refused to surrender him to the a uthoriti es

a a ec him th re of M ryl nd or to prot t , but, under e p ’ e se Of es ec the s ce se se t n high r p t for King li n , nt him an the esses to a a the to Engl d , with witn , w it

a a e roy l ple sure. Cl aiborne never forgot or forgav s c uc the a es a an d thi ond t of uthoriti of Virgini , ' h r m m 1 52 brought it bitterly to t eir e e bran ce in 6 .

a e e n a a e c e Cl iborn w nt to E gl nd bitt r, vindi tiv

' an d n r l n in m u e e t g ene y to the Lord Propri eta ry. He p etitioned the King for a c onﬁrmation of his

f m e ce se a e a a e a s or r li n to tr d , for gr nt of oth r l nd a e s a an d th w e djoining K nt I l nd , e po er to gov rn m T e . he e ce am e th King, inﬂu n d by Sir Willi Al x

a e his e a a n d on a nd r, S ec r t ry for S c otl nd , a e of Ol i ’ e s a ss c a es the ce se ss e the e . born o i t in li n , i u d ord r The m a t e was n a a c a e 1 63 8 t r ﬁ lly djudi t d , in April , , $ “ an d e e m a h l l th d t r in ed th t t e right to a e territory , ’ c a n s t m n s ma e as within whi h Cl ibor e se tle e t were d , w ” es e a m v t d in Lord B lti ore.

The e ea as an m e s a ' he e e n xt y r, hu bl upplic nt, b gg d of the Governor an d Coun c il of M aryl and the resti tution his sc a e of conﬁ t d prop erty . Thi s was sternly

an d a s e e . a s 1 644 he h r hly d ni d F iling in thi , in , s a ed the ans to ma war h in tig t Indi ke upon t e c olony .

As s as ea ce was res e 1 the aff c e e e oon p tor d to li t d p opl , he a ss c a e mse h c a o i t d hi lf wit Ri h rd Ingle, a pro “ c a me t a the e e and l ed a re l i d r itor to King, xcit d ’ e a a s the e a s e me an d b llion g in t Propri t ry gov rn nt, a c a e th h tu lly drov e Governor out of t e colony . For Y ‘ E 2 1 HISTOR OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

more than a yea r he held possession of the gov ern

me c me a a ec s the nt, during whi h ti v lu ble r ord of

provin c e were lo st or destroyed .

The G e e a a e sur ov rnor, L on rd C lv rt, did not long i H ’ h th h e . a t 9 vive s restoration . e di d at St M ry s e

a m hi a a s an d e 647 . s s c d e y of Jun , 1 A ong l t t , p

c ul iarl e es us as th ec s c y int r ting to , w e r on tru tion th me s a of e govern nt of Kent I l nd .

e s e a es ha d ea Aft r thi , wh n King Ch rl been beh ded

3 0th a a an d the mm eal was ( J nu ry, Co onw th es a s e the e ess e a er t bli h d , irr pr ibl Cl iborne, with Full

an d e s was mm ss e I II e em e 1 65 1 oth r , co i ion d, S pt b r, ,

’ ' m e s c a e s a e the by Cro w ll Coun il of St t , to ubjug t

c h had e e provin e wh enc e e be n l at ly driven as a reb el . “ They were empowered to redu c e and govern the ” c es h Ba as a oloni within t e Chesap eak e y. Here w ﬁne and open ﬁ eld for Cl aiborne to glut hi s ven eance and h wa s m th g , e s wift to avail hi self of e Ne m e opportunity . ver did a towering h awk or

ea e sw a m s a g rly oop upon poor, ou ing owl th n did

a e s a as an a m a see Cl iborn , tr ight rrow fro bow , k

and hi a his s c s s ﬁnd s qua rry . He p id re p e t ﬁr t to — “ Virgini a perform ed his agreeabl e task of reduc ” ea c ea and e e it s . e e tion n tly, l nly xp d iou ly Th n , lik a a he m his ea e s an d a c 1 652 f lcon , plu ed f th r , in M r h , ,

e the s the c e . born upon wing of wind , poun d upon St ’ s en M a ry s . He treat ed Governor Stone with in ol t

i e se hi c mm ss an d indignity, V ol ntly ized upon s o i ion , hi deposed m from Ofﬁ ce.

a e e the 29th a c a n e a Cl iborn , th n , of M r h , ppoi t d c c c e t e was m a e es oun il , of whi h Rob r Brook d pr i e an d ac e ssess the d nt ting Gov rnor, took po ion of

ec s an d a s e the a the e r ord , boli h d uthority of Propri 22 E TY HISTORY OF K NT COUN , MARYLAND — a . 1 652 e s m e an d was re t ry In July, , Ston ub itt d, in stated and p ermitted to retain an d admini ster the “ government in the name of the k eep ers r of the ” a s ses liberty of England . Cl iborn e a gain took po ’ s e s a and a m s a at the ion of K nt I l nd P l er s I l nd, m th s a a m s outh of e Su qu eh nn . H aving triu phed , thi man a wa m as e th s a an d the of B eli l s t r of e itu tion , power of Lord B altimore was overthrown . c am a in the ame m e was is A pro l tion , n of Cro w ll , s ed a e 22 d da 1 654 an d a c mm ss n u , d t d y of July , , o i io a e the e me at the ea c ppoint d for gov rn nt, h d of whi h

a a m w s C pt ain Willi a Fuller . As s as c en e a m e ma e an oon onv i nt, Lord B lti or d e f r e a his» s an d ec e n e f o t to r g in right , dir t d Sto to “ ” require al l p erson s to tak e the oath of ﬁdelity and e s s re tabli sh the Propri etary government . Thi w h 1 4 A as as done in t e l atter p a rt of 65 . s soon

a e ea ese cee s o n e e Cl iborn h rd of th pro ding , with f ll s h l l i th a e pring e grappl ed with a h s fo es . At e b ttl

e c e a s 2 5th a 1 655 of Provid n ( now Ann poli ) , M rch , , he e s e an d c m e e him a a took Ston pri on r, o p ll d g in to H th s m . e c em e b e e ub it ond n d Stone to shot, but s e s e the am a e G e and e se oldi r lov d i bl ov rnor, r fu d to e ec eth e x ut e cruel ord r .

‘ 1 658 the e n men was a es e In gov r t , h ppily, r tor d to the e a ea an d the a m s i r Propri t ry by tr ty , c l i of V gini a and Cl aiborne at on ce and forever ex tin ui sh d g e . E 2 3 HISTORY O F K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

— ’ H E E H L . AN D . . CUSTOM H OUS E ON HIG STR T . BOYD S J B ’ — ELIASON iS SAPPI N GTON S HOM E S ON M I LL —STR E ET T . W . R ESID ENC E ON SPRING AV ENUE SACR ED HEART CHURCH AND OLD R ECTORY . E 24 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

CHAPTER II .

TH E ISLE OF KENT .

e as we a e see This b eautiful i sland was s ttled, h v n n d 1 630 a m Cl ai between the years 1 62 7 a , by Willi

n e its e n me a e as a c bor , gov r nt org niz d olony of Vir gin i a an d as su ch represented in the General AS m l a c was e a t ames se b y of Virgini , whi h h ld J City

- 1 t a 1 631 2 . on the 2 s of Febru ry,

It a ea s a wa the a e a the ea pp r th t, to rd l tt r p rt of y r

1 63 7 the s e en had ee s me meas e , I l of K t b n in o ur m Cl ai reduc ed to the obedi en c e of Lord B a lti ore. borne had fa iled in his a ttempts to regain po ssession

ce an d ha d as e o e s ate ee se of it , by for , , b f r t d , b n nt the e a a see by Gov rnor of Virgini to Engl nd , to k ﬁn e wh a t rem edy he might d ther . It now bec am e nec essa ry to extend and establi sh the civil authority of the Lord Proprietor over the

s a a s a a the n ce a a Ac I l nd, p rt of Provi of M ryl nd . c ordin l on the 3 0th da ecem e 1 637 g y, y of D b r, e a a e e a an c s e L on rd C lv rt, Gov rnor of M ryl d , on titut d “ and appointed his good friend Captain G eorge ” “ e the s e c mm ca e e be Ev lin, of i l o only ll d K nt, to Comm ander of the said Island an d the inh abitan ts ” e e e e ec and c se a c th r of, with pow r to l t hoo Coun il , “ ” an d c a a c c s a and to ll ourt of ourt , to h e r deter “ ” mine al l c auses an d a c tions wh atsoever c ivil not exc eeding in d am ages or demands the value of ten

s s e and h m a pound t rling, with t e c ri in l jurisdi c tion “ ” st ce eace in a e of ju i of p Engl nd, not xtending to e mem e t lif or b r , e c . E 2 5 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

N s an an d a a e wa s ab otwith t ding, lthough , Cl iborn se m a of the a a s es ate nt , ny inh bit nt did not h it to express their c ontempt for an d resis t the c on stituted authorities ; a nd it was deemed n ecessa ry th a t the

e ass s e a a mas a s Gov rnor, i t d by C pt in Tho Cornw lli , on th c and a c m e e a me c e e of e Coun il , o p t nt r d for , should pro c eed to the I sland an d redu c e its seditiou s

a i a s b ma a l aw ecessa . inh b t nt , y rti l if n ry The Governor thought the emergen cy a seriou s i e one an d he a e . Lew er h s s c e , ppoint d Mr John g , r

a ac t hi a his a se c m t ry, to in s ste d during b n e fro ’ St . Ma ry s .

On the 22 d da 1 63 e a e y of April , 8, Gov rnor C lv rt “ appointed Willi am Brainthwayte to b e Commander of the I sle of Kent in al l matters of wa rfa re by sea and l and n ec essa ry to the resi stan ce of the en emy ” s ess m es an d in sol en cies in al l or uppr ion of utini , matters c ivil an d c rimin al to exerc ise the j uri sdic

i a s c e the P a c e a c t on of Ju ti of e , to hold ourt of c s and ea and e m al l a s c ourt , to h r det r ine c u es ivil “ not ex ceeding in d amages or demands to the va lue ” on e a of thous nd weight of tob a c c o .

’ e a ss m m t th A G ner l A e bly et a e Fort of St . M ary s

- h 2 th a 1 . a t e 5 e 638 1 639 . on Mond y , of F bru ry , Mr N c as e a e and . s i hol Brown , pl nt r , Mr Chri toph er

mas a eare am the esses as the e e Tho , pp d ong Burg , d l m h s a es e . e c e e a s t e g t fro K nt Th ir r d nti l , e r turn

m the s e e e e c e e e - fro I l of K nt, w r rtiﬁ d by tw nty four

n s s s a e a e sig atures . Suppo ing the e ign tur s to h v e th am l l th ma a a m es b en e n es of a e le he ds of f ili ,

e the s e e as e m s a th n on I l of K nt, th y o t prob bly

e e a a e a e a m m c w r , it would fford tol r bl d tu fro whi h might be inferr ed the a ggrega te white popul ation 2 6 E HI STORY OF K NT COUNTY, MARYLAND

' m of the I sl and at thi s p eriod of ti e. A c c ounting

ﬁve a a m the s a c m a the o ul a to f ily, u u l o put tion , p p m n n n s tion would a ount to o e hu dred a d twenty Soul .

At thi s Assembly ( 1 638 - 1 63 9 ) the powers of the

mma e e e m e c ea asce a n e an d a Co nd r w r or l rly rt i d , “ ” c u Off- ec was e ec e b e c a e t he H un o rt r ord r t d, to ll d dred Court of Kent ; of whi ch the Comm ander of

the I sl an d s was to be the e an d m : c judg , fro whi h c an a l ourt ppea l ay to the County Court at St . ’ a s M ry . Provision wa s a lso m a de for the Suprem e a t ’ Court St . M ary s to sit o c c asiona lly on the I sle

of Kent .

In c on sequen ce of dangers a ri sing from the hos til it th “ ” e s a a es a a es en E s . y of v g , C pt in Gil Br t , q “ one the c was c mm ss e e a of Coun il , o i ion d , F bru ry ” 3 d 1 639 b e mma e the s e , , to Co nd r of I le of K nt , m a with ilit ry p owers . Thi s was for sp eci al an d em a se. He em a e the sl e in t por ry purpo r in d on I , c omm ss n a few m s i io , but onth , for it app ears th a t

the 1 4th da s 1 640 am a n on y of Augu t, , Willi Br i thwa t w y e as a cknowledged by the Governor a s Com “ ” m a e the sl e an d es e as th as nd r of I , Gil Br nt, e tre urer the rov1 n of p c e. Th e In di an s had again b ec ome so ho stil e th at the

e the l 0th da 1 641 ss i Gov rnor on y of July, , i ued h s c ama n n pro l tio , prohibiti g al l p erson s wh a ts oever to

ar e e a an a n h bour or nt rt in y Indi n , u der p ain of the e a es ma a l aw n p n lti of rti l , a d dec l arin g it unl awful

an - for y inh abitan t wh atso ever of the I sl e of Kent

$ ' s to hoot , wound or kill any Indi an wh atsoever com the sa ing upon id i sl and . On the l 6th da ecem e 1 6 42 y of D b r, , Mr . Giles B en was a e c mm ss r t ppoint d, by o i ion , to b e Com

2 E T 8 HISTORY OF K N COUNTY , MARYLAND

but as thereby authoriz ed to hold a county c ourt .

ese e em e seem e e e a e ee Th g ntl n , th r for , to h v b n now ﬁrst authorized to hold a c ounty c ourt in the Isl e of

Kent . If any su ch court was held by them the r ec ord an d al l e e e . has e vid nc of it be n lost . E 2 9 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

CHAPTER III .

Y To BE KNOW N As KENT CO U NT .

Th s e the ea e I le of K nt, proud but b utiful Virgin

th sa ea e was now e the Queen of e Che p k , j oin d in bond s of holy wedlo c k with M a ryl and ; c h anging her

her ame and e e sta te she al so c h anged n , , tog th r with

l l h r ss ss s e ea e be as e a e po e ion , will h r ft r known K nt e e a s ca e a a County , until irrev r nt h nd rv d w y with and e se invisible lines her an c ient domains ; h r lf,

s th e me e e her mar ole reli c of e old n ti , d priv d of

ri a e c r was e as a the a e g own , giv n dowry to d ught r s e of her elder Si t r .

er a e the 1 8th da 1 647 Gov nor C lv rt, y of April, , c ommi ssioned Robert Vaugh an to be c hief c aptain

and c mma al l th m a of the s e e o nder of e iliti I l of K nt, l and I nvested him with the power of marti a l aw. He further authoriz ed the said Captain Robert

a a a a al l ess ec essar a r V ugh n to w rd proc n y , cco ding

the l aw and s m s e etc . an d to cu to of thi provinc , ;

he a s a z th sa a a e a a l o uthori ed e id C pt in Rob rt V ugh n ,

am mas Br dnox a C m s Willi Cox, Tho a , Edw rd o in ,

e and a c s e the ma ar Philip Conn r Fr n i Brook , or j or p t

em e e th sa e a a to be al of th , wh r of e id Rob rt V ugh n a s one ea and e a the w y , to h r, try judg , ccording to a s s c e al l a c s and auses c l w of thi provin , , tion c ivil , except where the freehold of any one s hall c ome

es e a s a b a an in qu tion , provid d th t it h ll e l wful for y man at an m e e e e se e a ea , y ti e b for x cution rv d , to pp l unto the provin c i a l c ourt ; and he also invested them c m s c c e e the e with ri inal juri di tion , ex pting wh n lif m or me bers of any one p erson sh all c ome in question . E 3 0 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

e a a a an c om He further authoriz d C pt in V ugh , by

a th 3 1 st of Ma c ec em a an d mi ssion d ted e y, to oll t , d nd

ece e the use the e a al l c us r iv , for of Lord Propri t ry ,

ms c onﬁsc ati ons e es an d esc ea an to , , forf itur h t , by y

mea s an d at an m e due to his s a s n y ti , id Lord hip

the sa s a an d a s e c mm s upon id i l nd , l o by two oth r o i

s s . r a c s e he wa s e e a e ion to Mr F n i Brook , r quir d to t k into his c ustody al l n eat c a ttle b elonging to hi s said

s the sa s a an d a c a al l the Lord hip in id i l nd, p rti ul rly

es a e a e s a s a . t t of John Abbott, l t of id i l nd Th ese were the l ast a c ts of Governor L eona rd

Ca e . few a s a e a s the 9th e lv rt A d y ft rw rd , on of Jun ,

1 647 he e a e a a e a , di d, ft r h ving ppoint d , by verb al m n a . m as ee a s hi o in tion , Mr Tho Gr n e s su c cessor . The ﬁrs t p arli am ent of M a ryl and assembled in ’ 1 649 at . a s ee April , , St M ry , ﬁft n years a fter the

a the m s e l nding of Pilgri und r Govern or C a lvert .

Kent was the only oth er - c oun ty within the limits the c a of prin ip lity . C apt ain Ni chol as M a rtin rep res en ted the C ounty in the p arli am ent an d was p aid

e - ix tw nty s pounds of tob a c c o ea ch day In

1 650- 60 a e the am es ess n rriv d f ili of Burg , Ri ggold ,

$ H s es i , VV ckes m ee s P a c a ase yn on Jon , , S yth , L d , , Ch , ea ce am , e s ma m s s P r Ch b r , Tilgh n , Tho p on , Fri by, Wroth and other w ell -known n am es whose des c end a s e m e ih nt ﬁgur pro in ntly Kent .

T s c was m hi ounty n a ed a fter the Engli sh - shire m e ce c ame m s the ea se e s fro wh n o t of rly ttl r , who saw its sm i in il ng l andsc ap e a r epli ca of the f aires t c a ounty of Engl nd . It has an a rea of 3 1 5 squ ar e m es , c a 75 m es ar il of whi h bout il e w ater . It has 435 m es c il of ounty ro ads . or E 3 1 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

To wh at sort of c ountry did our c oloni st c om e ?

N m h e s othing s all or m ean gr eeted t e eve. Th re wa the m agniﬁcent exp an se of the Ch esap eak e Bay

e e was the ea l es e es e c c an th r b utifu Ch t r, b id whi h it “ ” e b e sa the ames was a e e e w ll id, Th but rivul t th r wer e mighty forests s tretc hing as far as the eye c ea c c e e s an d c n a ould r h , un hok d by bri r , o t ining “ ” strange and b ea utiful trees ; th ere Wer e b anks an d groves dott ed with the early ﬂowers of Spring ; th ere were myria ds of wa ter fowl an d ﬂo c ks of wild tur — keys ; th ere were new and wonderful birds the j ay

his a e the a a e in hi s ea e s with co t of blu , t n g r f th r of s c a e an d s a es al l the e a ess rl t, , tr ng t of , oriol in dr

— N s a c of bl a c k and green and this was Kent . o c r ity

Th b a an d e s e e eem of food ever existed . e y riv r w r t

ﬁ h n d e a e e ing with s a c ov red with w t r fowl , whil the es s e m e e s ee for t h ld ultitud s of wild turk y , d r ,

m s ea s an d m . A a es e b r s all ga e S for c orn h rv t , th y were so bountiful th a t c orn was almo st imm edi ately sent to N ew Engl and an d th ere exc h anged for salt

ﬁsh an d oth er suppli es .

1 4 1 1 52 - 3 In 6 8 the c ounty had 3 5 p erson s . In 6 th ere w ere 66 white m a l es an d 3 30 white s ouls in

e 1 1 K nt . In 9 0 th ere w ere white inh abitants and e The s ssm e c olor d . as e nt was

ea es a e an on r l t t d on sto cks . It is sep arated from D el aw are on the east by a e run as n Th lin by M on a d Dixon . e western boun dary i s form ed by the upper portion of the Chesa

ea e Ba e the ass a p k y, whil S afr s River sep a rates it ’ from Cec il an d the Ch ester River from Queen Anne s Th County . e c ounty is lo c ated b etween the p a rall els

3 9 e ees and 39 e ees 22 m es s a of d gr d gr inut , outh l ti E 3 2 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

e and e ee the me a s 75 e ees 42 tud , b tw n ridi n of d gr

ees 1 6 m es es e. minutes and 75 degr inut , w t longitud In 1 91 0 the farms in Kent were estimated at 956 1 and the average ac reage 79 . Toba c c o wa s th e most c ommon c urrenc y of the

c e and 1 650 one o f was provin , in pound it worth

m Our a c s s sa t three p en c e of Engli sh oney . n e tor

s s e s ma e ee use upon tool , din d without fork d fr of the a and a es ec a a e i th furni n pkin , p id p i l tt nt on to e m Th ture of their bed ch a bers . e walls of their prin c ipal room s were w ainsc oted ; tea. an d c off ee were ra rely tasted ; c ider and sa ck were drank freely $

e ﬁsh s e s and c a a a pl nty of , oy t r nv sb c k du ck s . E 3 3 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

V CHAPTER I .

’ E T EN C H TILG H M AN S RIDE T H ROUGH K NT .

B eneath the bro a d an d ext ending sh ad e of a nobl e ’ m e e es the re l . s e e oak in o d St P aul Ce t ry , th r r t m f ames m a e c a ain s o J Tilgh n , onc Provin i l Coun

e s a a the a e e e c oilor of P nn ylv ni , f th r of Colon l T n h

ma the e a sec e a an d a e- de Tilgh n , conﬁd nti l r t ry id

n e e as . On the s e e c amp to Ge . G org W hington urr nd r

a s Oc e 1 9 1 781 ma was of Cornw lli , tob r , , Tilgh n selec ted by Washington to c arry his ofﬁci al dispat ch

th s a a e a a c a to e Congre s t Phil d lphi , nnoun ing th t

n - m a glorious a d al l i port nt event .

a b a a he was s on e T king o t in York H rbor, lo t night

On ea c a s a ground on T angier shoa l s . r hing Ann poli he found a di sp atc h from the Count de Gra sse

a e the e ee e m as Sim d t d on ight nth , to Gov rnor Tho

Lee had ea e e e a da a ea him an d ee , r ch d th r y h d of b n

he forwa rded to Phil adelphi a . Without stopping pushed on ac ro ss the b ay to Kent h aving lost a , , whole day in a c alm b etween Ann apolis and Ro c k a m a i H ll . Fro there to Phil d elphi a s about eighty ’ m h s h iles as t e crow ﬂie . D e Grasse s couri er ad

asse e ea Th e p d through K nt a day ah d . e people wer

h e a s on tiptoe to h ear t e n ews from York . Th ir he rt stopped a s they im a gined they heard the grea t gun s of the English an d the Fren c h boomi ng over the

a e s the e s w t r in still night . All look d with wi tful eyes to the South for s ome Sign of the i ssue of the ea w ry struggle.

was the s em e e me c a It upr ffort of A ri n liberty .

was the s s m It very cri i of freedo . But the ﬂower 4 E L 3 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARY AND

a as a an d the o e c of M ryl and w in th t ﬁght, l w r oun ti es On the D el awa re had sent their bravest an d bes t n e to b ac k th eir brethren of the E astern Shore. O

the m a c es Of s a es e me an d a a of ir l hi tory, tt t d ti g in

s a e e e ce i s a e the m n s by indi put bl vid n , th t wh n i d of

a. whole peopl e are at white h ea t of ex c itement an d

e ec a e e c mes em e e e xp t tion , knowl dg o to th ind p nd nt T of the senses . he vi c tory of Ph arsali a was known

me at the im e c c e and the e e s in Ro t it o urr d, v nt of Waterloo were dis cussed on the London Sto ck Ex

cha e be e a e the 1 8th e ng for it dj ourn d , on of Jun ;

and e 1 863 the a a c of e on Mil r was in Jun , , tt k Ew ll o y

ea and the es e a e c m 1 5 0 h rd r ult d t il d in Ri h ond ,

m es aw a m c es e e e th a e il y fro Win h t r, wh r e b ttl took

a ce the n a a e n pl , on Su d y ft rnoo on whi ch it o c c urred . There were no tel egram s or possibl e m ean s of c om m i i un c at on .

So wh en Ten c h Tilghm an l anded at Ro c k H all he

’ wa s furnished a horse for his hundred mil es rid e the c an d through ountry, found the h earts an d

m n s m en and me a n i d of wo n glow with divi e frenzy .

e e a had c cu e Th y f lt wh t o rr d without knowing it , and e e c m a k w r wild for onﬁr tion of nowl edge. Up

e a e through K nt, without dr wing r in , thi s solitary rsema s e his wa ho n p d y. He follow ed the old post ro a d th rough thi s c oun ty by way of Forktown ( now es e ass ’ ) , . a s c Ed vill p ing by old St P ul Chur h , th en es e and e e to Ch t rtown on to G org town , where he cr ss e the assa as o d S fr River . When his horse began a h — to f il e turned to his n ea rest kinsm an for th ey e m — w re o s tly of the same blood an d riding up to

the , lonely fa rmhouse in old Ken t wo uld shout “ , r i Co nwa llis s tak en ; a fresh ho rse for the Con

E 3 6 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND ch anged an d but a word given of the fate of the loved

es at i ma a s the m on York , T lgh n would v ni h in gloo , y, h “ a a an d e him . e l eaving tr il of glory joy b hind So \ P, J e ac ss the ea the assa as sp ed through K nt, ro h d of S fr , W

s a a m s a through Chri ti n , by Wil ington , tr ight on to

P Th c and the sl a hi s e s hila delphi a . e to sin og n of n w s ea e ﬁr ass an d e e n him a pr d lik e in dry gr , l ft b hi d broa d bl aze of delirium an d joy . “ ” Cornwalli s is taken $ p assed from mouth to m u ﬂew the a ir was a e the o th , through , w ft d on “ rn wal a m ee e s e the s . Co utu n br z , hon with unlight l isis taken Lib erty is won $ P eac e is c ome $ On ce m e s a s a e s s s e s s a e or hu b nd , f th r , on . lov r h ll r turn to

$ the h earts th at gave them to the c ause $ On ce more shall joy set on every hearth an d h appin ess shine ” over every rooftree $ When or wh ere in al l the tide of time has su c h a message b een c arried to su ch a peopl e ? Liberty with justi c e $ P eac e with honor $

c $ e ea c e c Vi tory with glory Lib rty, p , vi tory, honor and an d e e on an glory now for v r , e d insep a ra bl e $

These were the tidings that T en ch Tilghm an bore when he rode into Phil adelphi a at midnight of the

e - a s m the a m tw nty third , four d y fro r y of York . The

s a c m D e asse had ee ece e th di p t h fro Gr b n r iv d , but e ess an d the e e a e Congr p opl w it d for Washington .

N wa s e n s m othing tru but tidi g fro him . Rou sing the es e the ess Mc K ean Pr id nt of Congr , , Tilghman e v i d li ered h s disp a tc h to him and the n ews was s a m a e T in t ntly d publi c . he w atc hmen as they went t “ ’ e s c r e : e e c c al l is e an h ir round i d Tw lv o lo k , w ll , d a i ” Cornw llis s taken $ In a minute the whole city T E HIS ORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 3 7

wa s s as e m e e men wild ; light ﬂ h d fro v ry window ; ,

me and c e e th s The wo n hildr n pour d into e street . “ State Hou se bell rang out its p ea l of Liberty ” throughout the l and to al l the inhabitants thereof $ And thirteen sovereign and indep endent States were m h pro cl ai ed to t e world .

’ K TEN CH T I LGHMAN S RI DE THROUGH E N T .

Y E EV D R. L ER CK EL . B TH R . O IV HU

Th e sword of Cornwallis wa s yield ed in shame ; The en -e re men s c a e out name tw ty ight gi t , ll d by , e r r urren ere Th e w o e r s os Th i c ol o s s d d . h l B iti h h t ’ ’ Ma rc e out x th e ran s of mer c a s oa s h d twi t k A i b t , e Re oa rummers h And l a id d own th ei r m usk ts . d c t d wit frown ’ B eat the ol d E ngli sh a ir Th e W orld s Up sid e D own $

An h e re w w n e h e as a e fou d t g a t ar as e d d ; t l t b ttl ght, And free om was won s o on ea er s ou $ d , l g g ly ght ’ as Oc o er n ne een a nd th e ear e -one Tw t b i t , y ighty , Wh en at Yorktown f ull tr i umph c rowned grea t Washing ton ; ’ ’ Th e vet ra n s ron e c ec was wet a ear b z d h k with t , ’ r But ne er h a d h is h eart kn own di shonor or fea .

Wh o s a c arr he m essa e to on ress afar h ll y t g C g , a orn a s is a en an d en e th e war ? Th t C w lli t k , d d Wh o sha ll sp rea d th e gl a d tidin gs to h a ml et and town Tha t freed om is won with a n h onored renown ? a rus es c our er s f es a nd s ron Wh t t ti t i , wi t t t g , S hal l bea r th e gla d news th ey h ave wa ited for l on g ?

The Genera oo e a n ous a nd on ere a e l l k d xi p d d whil , en se ec e h i s m an an d on en m Th l t d , with c ﬁd t s il e “ S a e man to orse $ An d s ee n a n a p k , Tilgh , h p d ight d d y $ ” T a ke this m essa ge to C ongress with out a d ela y $ ’ a s a s r oun oﬁi c er on h is c ose fr en Tw p ightly y g , l g l i d , W h o h ad s er e in th e war from e nn n en v d b gi i g to d .

en s f to th e s rru ma n ea e a th e or Th wi t ti p Tilgh l p d t w d , Snatc hin g h ol ster an d pistol s and girdin g h is sword ; H e s o e n ot a m om en b ut o on h i fac t pp d t , with j y s e He wa s Off like th e wi nd in the d esp erate rac e ; The s a c u one na u e se ou h e ee di p t h b tt d tight ght l w ld h d , But nor ar as fa s a s h 1s oo ors e c ou ee thw d t g d h ld sp d . E Y 3 8 HI STORY OF K NT COUNT , MARYLAND

ar ene th e day He reac h ed the York Ferry as d usk d k d

u th e b a . An d c ha rtered a Sl oop for qui c k c ourse p y f a on Th e white s tars c rept out as they d rove swi t l g ; m n n a a r o son Th e fresh gal e s ee ed S i gi g p t i t g , a n e s e a s f -ﬂying ar As it sped the gl d w , lik wi t d t

i ea r . Th e gl a d n ews of vi c tory th rilling h s h t

e m as a am N ow Ch esap eake Bay can b ild l b , l m With softes t of z ephyrs an d waves s mooth a nd c a . F erc e h n n s That n ight c am e a thund erstorm . i l ig t i g c ra sh ed An d th e sl oop roc ked and reared as th e angry waves dash ed ; he em es wa s as F or hours were they d r iven till t t p t p t , a An d on far T angier Shoal s th ey h ad d r ifted at l s t .

As th e m orn n a n e A whol e night h ad been l ost . i g d w d ra g y , Th ey got off th e sh oal s a n d went d riving away e s eere Up th e Ch esap eake under full c a nvas . Th y t d w s o me a eare $ For nna o s s ore . Oh h o A p li h , l w ti pp d rou th e da rou th e n r e e s f as Th gh y, th gh ight, d iv th y wi t e c an th y , e An n An d at l ast th ey c ould hear th e fa int b ll s of S t. .

S o they c ame to th e wharf of Annap oli s s oon On S unday a s th e wors hip ers c ame forth at n oon ; e foun al l exc em en f or th e oo oun de ra ss e Th y d it t , g d C t G Had writ G overnor Lee wha t m us t sure c om e to p ass ; S o th ey sh out with great j oy when T enc h Til gh m a n a ears pp , And th e oo ne i o a m eer g d ws s t ld id answering c h s .

ere th e Pe S ewa r urne th e eo e en Wh ggy t t , b d p pl w t wild ; T e t onged aroun th e S a e ous e e er man om an h y l d t t H , v y , w , 0 h 1ia Th e uns roare sa u e rea res or en g d l t , g t ﬁ gl y l t , ’ But m an m us as e on h is o a e r K e Tilgh t h t v y g c oss to nt . “ H e c r e : a e th e messa e to ol d a m ore i d T k g B lti , ” I mus t sp eed on my way thr ough th e far E astern S h ore $

N ow a a n the e emen s n er h i s wa g i did l t hi d y , F or sm oo as a m on w e —th ill p— d as Chesap ake Bay N o wi n d not a br eath an d th ey l a y like a l og All n ight on $ th e wa ter b ec a lm ed i n a fog ;

' ‘ Th e n a nd th e water were c a m as th e m orn ight l , ’ But en c m an s h ot ea r w a em es wa r T h Tilgh h t ith t p t s to n . E 3 9 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

At Roc k H all h e l an d ed ; foun d h orse ; off they go Like a well -c h osen arrow l et l oos e from th e b ow ; rou r c m ea ows e a ss o er r es e sh oo Th gh i h d th y p , v b idg th y t , un a ru By ga rd en s a n d orc h a r d s h g he vy with f it . ’ He r o e c ross th e ea Of ol d S assafras s ream d h d t , e ee e m An d on th rough th e gr en hill s as ﬂ t a s a d r a .

M ore th an on c e a s h e rode thi s p en in s ul ar way Hi r r m e n a e n e h er s o s e e a d s n . er h t bl d k Wh th ight , wh t

day , He c r e to som e fa rm ouse : Ho oo fo s a a en $ i d h , g d lk , w k ” A fres h h orse for C on gress $ C ornwa ll i s is taken $ s a s e u c fee ec oe a s ron ors e wa s en Light ﬂ h d , q i k t h d , t g h giv , n m ff our er e A d Tilgh an was o like a c i of Heav n .

” urra $ c r e th e fa rm ers from mea o a n d oor H h i d d w d , An d c h eers ren t th e a ir a t th e good n ews h e b ore ; Wives an d c hildren rus h ed out a s th e h orsem a n wen t by An d l a ughed with d elight a t h is j ubil an t c ry ; An d b on ﬁres were lit a nd c h urc h bell s were h eard A h u r S t e c o nt rys id e roused in to j oy at h is wo d .

’ a s ar w en ol d m n on l oom e e a rea m Tw d k h Wil i gt d lik d , An d th ey swam th rough the sh all ows of B ra ndywin e s tr eam ; Th e S s on th e e a are a n in s hip D l w pl i ly ight , Bu e r t e ie a nd stra n ge in th e ga th erin g n ight . He a o e rou es er ro c n s on g ll p d th gh Ch t with lli ki g g , “ ”

God s ee $ c r e e al l a s h e un ere a on . p d i d th y , th d d l g

F our a s a nd four n s h a d h e» ru ess s e d y ight thl ly p d , orse oa an d orse a a n for n a ea By h , b t , h g i , gi g h d ; S c a rc e s o e h e to S ee b ut ro e on e n fa e t pp d l p , d v lik bl i d t ; Oft a te a s h e ro e for h i s n ews c ou n ot a d , ld w it ; en s of ousa n s ere on n a s een a s c ou T th d w l gi g , k ld b F or or f war en e an h e o on e free w d o d d d t C l i s .

’ a s ust a f er m n on a ma re s ron an d ee Tw j t id ight , t g ﬂ t , H e ro e s f er S c u an o a r e ree d wi t ov h ylkill d d wn M k t st t . a e a s um ere enea eac efu roofs Phil d lphi l b d b th p l , Th e c obbl estones ec hoed th e bea t of th e h oofs ; T en a -su en on e rea fu s u er a n d roan h dd with d— d l h dd g Hi s bl ac k s teed fell dea d b ut Tilghm an ra n on $

0 ere is th e res en om a M K a ? wh P id t , Th s c e n ” s a c es for on ress $ But no one wa s e D i p t h C g s en . a s c a me a s ee a c o n n th e wa At l t l py w t h p i ti g y , An d off ma n rus e e a ro s erer a Tilgh h d lik y t g y . He n o e Th k c k d an d h e sh out ed . e wa tc h ba d e h im c eas e An d rea en e a rres for s ur n h th t d t di t bi g t e p eac e . ‘ 4 HI ST RY OE E 0 O K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

” But h e sh outed th e l oud er : C ornwallis is taken $ An d a t l as t th e d eep -s l umb erin g town did awaken ; Lights ﬂ ash ed from th e win d ows a nd forth c a m e a th rong To ma ke th e streets gay with thei r l a ughter an d son g ; And th e e in th e S a e ouse was r un a an s b ll t t H g by gl d h d , l l Aga in sounding liberty a th rough th e l an d s .

’ as a n of re o c n f or th e s a ua er o n Tw ight j i i g t id Q k t w , ’ rea h r n f n e r n A g t n ight of ist y a d o obl e own . r e th e an c en n a c h is an ern a nd e : C i d i t ight w t h , with l t b l l “ — ’ ’ ” C ornwalli s is taken th ree o c l oc k an d all s well $ An d c our ers set off for N ew Yor and o n E a s i k d w t , To e the oo n e s for the an s n fea t ll g d w Th k givi g st .

a n c ame and a o en rea t c annon oom e for D w , d z g b d th Th e j ubilan t news th at ha d c om e to th e N orth ; An d on ress m et ear th e s a c es ere rea C g ly, di p t h w d And orators p ra i sed b oth th e l ivin g an d d ea d An d th ey c rowd ed to c hurc h and l a id b y th e sword osa nnas from ousa n s of ea r s to h e or With h th d h t t L d .

And a an enc m an th e ero of al l g ll t T h Tilgh , h , W as feted i n h omes an d high h onored i n h all ; on r ss o e h im an s a rea s or c a se h C g e v t d th k , g t w d h d wit so d. An d th e nobl est blac k steed with ac c outremen ts b old ; ’ And Americ a n e er in its p atr i ot p rid e S h a ll forget his good n ews an d h is gl orious r id e $ E 41 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

CHAPTER V .

“ ’ K TH E BATTLE OF CAUL S FI ELD .

This B a ttl e Was F ought I n The E ar l y M orning

H ours o Au ust 3 1 1 81 on the S oil o Histori c f g , 4, f

Ol d K en t N ear Wha t I s N ow K nown As The ,

- Wel l K n own S um mer Resor t Tol c hester . ,

r ea a Of the l and ba ttles of the wa with Gr t Brit in ,

’ 1 8 1 2 -1 81 4 the a e a s e was of s a , b ttl of C ulk Fi ld ign l importance upon the result of the b attl e of North Point an d the defen se of the City of B altimore

e em e 1 2 The war ha d ee ( S pt b r , b n in prog ress n ea rly two years and neith er country had been able to force its c on cl u sion .

ea o f the a e es at as W rying r th r d ultory ﬁghting, l t Great Britain d etermined to mak e a ﬁnal effort to termin ate the struggl e with the United States . In

s 1 81 4 she e e her war essel s a a Augu t, , dir ct d v to g in “ ” h B Th a e s enter t e Ch esap eake ay. e Annu l R gi ter “ 1 81 4 a s c a sa s : The e a of , Briti h publi tion , y op r tion s of the British Armaments on the c o ast of the s outhern Americ an Sta tes had hitherto been on a sma ll s ca le and c alcula ted rath er to al arm an d irri — ' ta te than to produ ce any considerable effec t but in this year the resolution was taken of striking some ” m a a i portant blow in th ese quarters . T c ti c s in th t war were simil a r to tho se of ea rlier d a te an d Eng ’ l and s poli cy of burning the defensel ess shore town s

an d a es as e as the a a ms a Vill g , w ll pill ging of f r th t

a a th a e c ses was e ec e the l id long e w t r our , xp t d by

m e i m A ri c an c tiz ens and soldiers at tha t ti e. E 42 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

The previou s year the British had burned H avre de Grac e and Fren chtown at the hea d of Chesap eak e

e e the assa as e an d Ba . They th n w nt into S fr Riv r y — burned both Georgeto wn and Frederi cktown in c i d ent ally bringin g to light the heroism of Kitty

c i s e e o . Knight, whi h h r in fully t ld The M aryl and forc es were prep aring to defend th c and s e s e e e e e ity, oldi r w r b ing drill d throughout the State with the expec tation of going to the aid ’ of B altimore s defenders when th ey were n eeded .

ss h hesa ea e the as e e es A c ro t e C p k on E t rn Shor , bodi of volunteers were camp ed r ea dy to move at a mo ’ m e the we -ﬁrst e me ent s noti ce. In K nt T nty R gi nt

was of Ma ryl and Militi a under Col . Philip A . Reed e cam e at e a as a ee a e n p d B ll ir , now known F irl , littl vill a ge about ﬁve miles from the b ay shore an d about e Th m on sev n miles west of Chestertown . e regi ent c s s e ﬁve c m an es a One c a a an d i t d of o p i of inf ntry , v lry

one a e c m a l 1 74 m n e a l s . rtill ry o p ny , in ju t e Th y had ﬁve pi eces of a rtillery and were fairly well

e e s s s an d S s ha d quipp d with gun , pi tol word , but only e mm is tw nty rounds of a unition for eac h man . It

' n eedl ess to say that Col on el Reed wa s k ept posted

the c e s the c an d h c e e by itiz n of ounty , e qui ckly re iv d news from the b ay-shore fa rm s whenever a s trange sa was see on the a e h il n out w t rs of t e Ch esap eake.

a e a a a e s 2 7th e s L t S turd y ft rnoon , Augu t , n w reach ed Colonel Reed th at a frigate wa s hea ded up

the b a a a eas a an d her y bout br t of Sw n Point , with we e sma e es r two ll r v sel s . A strong southerly breeze ﬁlled their sail s an d they c am e bounding up the

$ Chesapeake over the white c ap s presenting a beauti ' “ s . s S was the enea s c om ful ight Thi hip M l u ,

E 44 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

a am sus the M a ryl and Hi stori c al So ci ety ) Mr . W lth On the tained a loss of eight thousand doll ars . fol m n s 3 0th the a m b e lowing Tu esday or ing, Augu t , f r

s E s e longing to Ri chard Fri by , q , th n living in i a m e was a e an d s e . H s B lti or , r id d building burn d fa rm of 422 a cres in Kent County just north of “ F airlee Creek was p a rt of the grant known a s Great ” H s a e a ss ess a Oak Manor . e su t in d lo of not l th n six thousand doll ars . “ Th at night the M enel au s dropped down the b ay an d an chored off the shore about a mile north of

m es e eac is n ow c a e the far on whi c h Tol ch t r B h lo t d , “ ” a ea s a t the a m ece e br t of Ch n illy, f r r ntly own d by Th h d e Basin . da a e C aptain William I . e y b n hot ’ an d sultry and the ship s c rew as w ell as the m a rines wel c omed the c ool evening breezes off the b ay

th e as e v ssel s swung to th eir an chors . C aptain P arker had w atc h ed from the dec k of the Menel au s the golden p a th on the w aters of the Ches ap eake th at l ed straight out to the grea t red — orb had watched with thoughtful gaze the great red sun set the h e His behind hill s of t e Western Shor .

s e m n Far a a thought w re of ho e a d loved ones . w y

his me a d his e an d e e s s in ho in Engl n wif thr e littl on ,

e e a es an d e e e e a P t r , Ch rl G org , w r looking forw rd to hi s e m - r turn to the . When Sir P eter was twenty two years of age ( in 1 809 ) he had c ourted and ma rried

a a e sec a e a as M ri nn , ond d ught r of Sir G eorge D ll ,

T h r Bart . o e he now sat down an d wrote :

. . S . ene aus H M M l ,

u us 3 0 1 8 1 4 . A g t , My D arli ng Ma ri an ne

I am us o n on es era e ser c e an d en re j t g i g d p t vi , ti ly d ep en d u on a or a n d e am e for its suc c es sfu ssue p v l x pl l i . I f a ny E 45 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

n efa s m e I a e m a e a s or of . oun r thi g b ll , h v d t will My C t y re God will b e good to you a nd our a—d ored c hild n . e an ro ec ou al l eu mos e o e Almighty bl ss d p t t y Adi , t b l v d ar ann e eu $ M i , Adi E RK ER P TER PA .

I m in ea an d s r s . S . a P . high h lth pi it

Th at he had a premonition th a t his end was nea r is born e out by this very tou c hing l etter to h1 S wife. Cert a in a re we th a t he realiz ed the ri sk he was tak

an d a s c e a are we a he s a ing , rt in th t did not hirk wh t h a hi He ha d e one e r eg rded as s duty . be n told by of ’ Fris s a m a m a the n egro es on Mr . by f r th t orning th t about two hundred militi a w ere en c amped b ehind a woods about a h alf mile inl and from wh ere his vessel l a at Th e e a m s e em y an c hor . e n gro int ntion lly i l d th as the troop s under Colon el Reed w ere ﬂue mil es away $ Sir P eter P ar k er determin ed to surprise an d a - c pture thi s body Of s oldiers la ter in the night . It has recently been stated in on e of the weekly p ap ers printed in Chestertown th at Sir P eter P a rker m a de the sta t ement on l eaving the vessel th at night th a t “ ” he a hi a Che ter town or h l l would e t s bre kfast in s e . This sta tement is entirely without found atio n and is an unwa rranted a sp ersion on the c ha ra c ter of the m i an . There s no hi stori cal eviden c e th a t he even

a a a a thought of tt c king Chestertown . C pt in Sir

e e a e his c e fﬁce e ease a n d his P t r P rk r , hi f o r , H nry Cr , Lieuten ant Pea rc e togeth er di sc u ssed th a t evening the s m e propo ed a ttac k on the Ameri c an ca p . Th y formed their pl ans an d determin ed to w ait until a fter midnight to l and the s oldiers an d sea men on the s es s hor of hi tori c old Kent . The night wa s hot ; the br eez e ha d died out an d the m s e the a e a m i t hung ov r w t r, l o st shutting out the E 46 HI STORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

e a n c the e a es c a se one an Shor , lo g whi h littl w v h d “ ” The l a the a es an d other on the p ebbles . p of w v an o c c asi on al pl aintiv e c all of a whippoorwill in the woodl and bordering the shore w ere sounds tha t

a dded to the oppressiven ess of the night .

e a n e c a ﬁve m es At B ll ir , out i th ountry bout il

h esse s l a at a c e ee from where t e v l y n hor, Colon l R d , who had fought the Briti sh in the W ar of the R evo

l ution s c sse hi s f ce s an d a few the , di u d with o ﬁ r of lea di ng citiz ens of the c ounty the pl an s to m eet the

ea n a a h H had se c thr te ed tt c k of t e British . e nt pi k ets to the b ay Shore to give wa rning wh en there wa s

a a m a e e e a e l nding d by Sir P t r P rk r .

’ About twelve o c lo ck at night one of tho se pi ckets brought word to Colonel Reed th a t C apt ain P ark er ” had l anded about one hun dred an d ﬁfty men an d was m arching eastwa rd out the ro a d p ast the north “ ” en d th m Th m of e Big Swa p . e oon ha d risen and

' e s ad s o e the e s m a ec s thr w long h ow v r ﬁ ld , king obj t in the mi st l ess distinguish able th an th ey otherwI se

b e. C e ee s m e e would olon l R d lo t no ti , but order d

the m a a a c e at e iliti to dv n on c . Th ey pro ceeded “ a the esa ea e Ba c ss tow rd Ch p k y, ro ing the Tulip ” “ ” “ ” F es c c es an d the e es a ms and or t , E l ton Ev r t f r , ea c e the e the r h d ridg on high ground on Mr . I sa ac ’ a s a m s the s his se at a C ulk f r , ju t to outh of hou , bout a - as e h lf p t tw lve. h To t e l eft of the ridge the m ain ro a d ran down a s the b a tow rd y. To the right of this ro a d a strip of

ea m e s e c e a a the h vy ti b r tr t h d w y to west. I mm edi a e t ly in front o f his position Colonel R eed c ould see the e “ ’ ” a e s e a c es er op n low l nd of Moor Fi ld, ﬁfty r , p a s c ea e a h p , of l r d l nd . Here Colon el Reed h alted his E 4 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 7

m en o m s c e the a e a d , f r ing in po ition to ov r prob bl

a ce th e em v n of e n y . The following letter written by Colonel Reed to Brigadi er - G enera l B enj amin Chambers gives a very exc ellent desc ripti on of the a rrangement of the troop s a s w ell as a fair a c count of the engagement and result

m e r C a p at B ll e Ai .

3 d S e t 1 8 1 4 . p , S i r I a va il m ysel f of the fi rs t m om ent I h ave b een abl e to se e from nc essan a or to nfor m ou a a ou iz i t l b , i y th t b t ’ a f a s e e en O c oc in th e n t of th e 3 oth ul t. I r e h l p t l v l k igh , c eived nform a on a ar es of th e en em en n i ti th t b g y , th lyi g ’ ff m m re I c on c u ed O Wa lth a s fa rm were ovi ng i n S h o . l d W a l e r O ec was to an a nd u rn ous es etc . at th i bj t l d b h , , ’ th am s an d m a d e th e n ec essa ry a rra ngem en ts to p reven t th em a n d to b e p rep a red for an Opp ortun ity whi c h I h a d m ur n our s ou for s e era a s to s r e th e ene . ght v l d y , t ik y D i g m a rc h to th e p oin t th rea ten ed it was dis c overed th at th e o wa a m our a m bl w s i ed at c p . “ Or ders were imm edia tely given to th e Q ua rter Mas ter to remo e th e c am a n d a a e a n d to th e roo s to v p b gg g , t p c oun erm arc ass th e roa th e r of our c am an d t h , p d by ight p , form on th e r is in g groun d ab out th r ee h un d red p ac es to ’ th e rea r—th e r o a r s a u s ouse a n d th e ef ight t w d C lk H , l t re r n on th e roa th e a r er in th e c en re s u or ed ti i g d , till y t , pp t h f e by t e i n an try on th e r ight an d l ft . I di rec ted Ca pta in Wi c kes a n d h i s S ec on d Lieutenan t B ec k with a p ar t of th e rifle c omp an y to b e f ormed s o a s to c o er th e roa c th e enem m arc e and h v d by whi h y h d , wit s sec on I e erm ne to os m s e f ea n th e n e thi ti d t i d p t y l , l vi g li to b e formed un der th e direc tion of Maj or Wic kes a n d a a n m e C pt i Cha b rs . ’ Th e ea of th e enem s c o um n soon resen e sel f h d y l p t d it , an d r ec eived th e fire of our a dvanc e p a rty a t seventy p ac es s a nc e a n d e n resse num ers as s u er or di t , b i g p d by b v tly p i , I re a re to m os on th e ne a n or ere th e r ne p i d y p t li , _ h vi g d d i m en to re urn and form on th e r of h ne t ight t eli . “ Th e fire n ow bec am e genera l a l on g the whol e l ine a nd was susta ined by our troop s with th e m os t d eterm ined r Th e e m re e o r f ron va l o . ne y p s s d u t ; foil ed in this h e th rew himself up on our l eft fla n k whi c h was oc c upi ed b y ’ m m e a . a ers c o an . er too h is effor s ere un C pt Ch b p y H , , t w “ a H fir r ea e m va ilin g . is e had nea ly c sed wh n I was i nfor ed E 48 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

er n re tha t in some p arts of our line th e c artridges w e e ti ly r an of th e o es c on a n m ore h a n a exp end ed , n o did y b x t i t a ou eac m an rou a ou en n o few roun d s , lth gh h b ght b t tw ty i t

Th e ar er c ar r es ere en re ex en e . th e fi eld . till y t idg w ti ly p d d m n es I or ere th e ne to fa Un d er these c i rc u sta c , d d l i l l h e ne f or bac k to a c onveni ent sp ot where a p art of t li ti u e fied wh en th e few rem a in in g c artridges were di strib t d f h e ne c wa s a a n rou n o am ongst a p a rt O t li , whi h g i b ght i t me h e h e e w ere rem a ne for a c ons era e , t t fi ld , h it i d id bl ti ' ur u The a r er an d nfa n r f or n ight p reventi ng p s it . till y i t y no ar r es ere or ere to s wh om th ere were c t idg , w d d thi r pl ac e ( B ell e Ai ) . m a e e er effor in h is o er a l Th e enem y h avi n g d v y t p w , th ough apprized of our fallin g ba c k m a n ifested n o di sp os i ti on to foll ow us up b ut retreated ab out th e tim e our e is rec o ec e h a a mmun ition was exhausted . Wh n it ll t d t t very few of our ofli c ers or m en h a d ever h ear d th e a a th e forc e of th e enem a s th e whistli ng of a b ll ; th t y , m a ura e nform a on ena es us to es ma e wa s ost c c t i ti bl ti t , double ours ; tha t it wa s c omma n d ed by S ir Peter Pa rk er ” of th e Men el aus one of th e m ost di sti ng ui shed offic ers of th e B ritish navy and c omp osed ( as th ei r offic ers a dm it ted in s ubs equent c onversation ) of as fine m en as c oul d b e se ec e from th e r s s er c e I fee us e in th e l t d B iti h vi , l j tifi d ass ertion that th e gall antry Of th e offic ers a nd m en enga ged

on thi s oc casi on c ould not b e exc ell ed by any troop s . m erf rm e e r h ow Th e offi c ers a nd en o u . I is p d th i d ty t , e er b ut an a ct of us c e to no c e ose of c ers wh o v , j ti ti th fi eem m mm re f a s ed to displ ay ore than a c o on d eg e o g ll an try . Maj or W i c kes an d C apta i n Ch ambers wer e c on s pi c uous ; Ca pta in Wic kes and h is Li euten an t Joh n B ec k of th e r ifl e E e k E re ? a E m c or s eu enan nn c e s nd ns n W . p , Li t t ( v t ) ig ’ Sk irven of a a n a m ers c om an e er e ems e es C pt i Ch b p y x t d th lv , as a a n n son a n d h is eu ena n ran a a n did C pt i Hy Li t t G t , C pt i U ssel ton of th e br iga de artill ery an d h is Li eutenan t J oh n

Ree a n d or an ro n . eu enan m an wh o c om d M g B w Li t t Tilgh , m anded th e guns of th e vol un teer artill ery i n th e absenc e of a a n an s wh o i s i n ea an d from ome was C pt i H d , ill h lth h , c onspic uous for h i s gall antry ; h is ens ign Th oma s al s o m an fe e mu rmn i st d c h fi ess . I a m ind ebted to C apta in Wil s on of th e C aval ry wh o was with me for h i s exerti on s an d al so to Adj uta nt Hy nson wh o displ ayed m uc h zea l a nd rmne r u T D ss o ou . o r . a e D r . or n a fi th gh t Bl k , G d o n d to I sa a c S enc er E s wh o er e a c c en a i m I p , q w id t lly n c a p a m ind ebted for th ei r a ss i s tan c e in r ec onnoiter in g th e enemy on h is a an e dv c . You w b e sur r s e S ir wh en I nform ou ill p i d , , i y tha t i n an en a emen of so on c on nuan c e in an O en e g g t l g ti , p fi ld , wh en th e m oon sh on e b r illia ntly on th e r is in g ground oc c u e our roo s e th e a o pi d by t p , whil sh d e f th e neighb or i ng E 49 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

wood s un d er th e p rotec ti on of whi c h th e enemy fought gave us b ut a n i n disti nc t View of anythi n g b ut th e ﬂ as h of h is uns a un er th e s ar of n um ers a a n s us g , th t d di p ity b g i t , a n d th e a dva ntage of regul a r di sc iplin e on th e s ide Of th e enem we h a d n ot one m an e an d on on e s er ean y kill d , ly g t ,

on e c or ora an d one r a e oun e an d ose Sl . p l p iv t w d d , th ightly Th e en emy l eft one mid shipm an an d eight m en d ea d on th e e an d n ne oun e six of om e i n th e c ourse ﬁ ld i w d d , wh di d r S ir e er a r er wa am on s h e a n of a few hou s . P t P k s g t t sl i ; h e was m or a oun e a uc -s o a nd e efore t lly w d d by b k h t , di d b h e reac h ed th e b a rges to whi c h h e was c onveyed by h i s ’ m en Th e enem s forc e c ons s e of m ar n es an d mus . y i t d i k eteers was in ar arm e oa r n es s or s , p t d with b di g pik , w d a n d s o s no ou n en e f or our en s as or ers pi t l , d bt i t d d t t , d ha d een en S ir e er a r er n o o ﬁre b giv by P t P k t t . m u k e h an of es e a rms roc k e s s s etc . a e M y th , with t , t , , v fa en n o our an s foun th e c e uar un er ll i t h d , d by pi k t g d , d E ns ign William S k irven whic h was p os ted on th e ba ttl e r u m he N o n u th e g o n d for the re a i nd er of t n ight . thi g b t m m e n wa n t of a m un iti on saved th e ene y from d struc ti o . Attac h ed a re th e n am es of th e woun ded ; an d a s a n ac t of us c e to ose c on cerne I enc l ose ou a s Of e er j ti th d , y li t v y ff r er a n i nforIr a offic er an d s oldier en ga ged in thi s a a i . C t i ti on from th e en emy a ssures us tha t h is tota l l oss in kil l ed a nd oun e wa s for -two or for - ree nc u n two w d d ty ty th , i l di g un u en wo ded lie t ants . I am sir our m os o e en um e ser an , , y t b di t h bl v t ,

ED PH I L . RE , mm u . l o an n Li e t Co . C di g

’ N ames of th e woun d ed of C apta in Cha mb ers C omp an y : o n a nor S er ean s in th e J h M g , g t , lightly thigh ; ra ne or ora a a e een th e en ons a nd Philip C , C p l , b ll b tw t d th e one of th e nea r th e nee. b thigh , k ’ Of Ca pta in Pa ge s C omp any : m o n G a n e a r a e s o in th e ar . J h l vill , p iv t , h t

“ The M enel aus an d her two c omp anion vessel s

e e a es a s 3 1 st w r withdr wn on Wedn d y night, Augu t , a fter t aking a bo a rd the body o f Sir P eter P arker an d the wounded men and an an c hora ge m ade a c ross ’ th b a H r n mm e e s s a . e a c c a y off Pool I l nd ti g o nd r , ’ e ease e the a s e e a e H nry Cr , r ported C ulk Fi ld ng g me his s e fﬁce ce- m a e nt to up rior o r, Vi Ad ir l Sir Al x a e c a nd r Co hr n e. E 5 0 HI STORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

em e l st 1 81 4 he s a Under date of S ept b r , , ys in “ he ee es ec mes m p art : With gri ef t d p t, it b o y duty

e e a e Ba t to c ommuni c ate the death of Sir P t r P rk r, r , ’ “ ” Hi a s s e e a s l ate c omm ander of s M j e ty Ship M n l u , an d the o c c urren c e attending an att ack on the en ’ m h the 3 0th . en c a e emy s troop s on t e night of ult , p d

at B ell air . “ The previous an d ac c omp an ying l etters of Sir

e e a e es m e the P t r P rk r will , I pr u , fully point out resp ec t the en emy on al l o cc asions evin ce at the ” appro a ch of our a rms . “ An intelligent bl a ck m an gave us inform ation of

m e n am e e a s two hundred iliti a b i g en c p d b hind wood ,

s a a a m e m the ea c an d esc e di t nt h lf il fro b h , d rib d their situ ation so as to give us the strongest hop e of cuttin g th em off an d sec uring the l argest p a rt as m s e s es the c a e ec es etc . our pri on r , d troying p , ﬁ ld pi , , an d po ssessing al so c ertain inform ation th at on e m an out of every ﬁve ha d b een levi ed as a requi sition on the E as tern Shore for the p urp ose of bei ng s en t

over or the rotec ti on o B a l tim or e an d are f p f , who now only p reven ted from crossing the b ag by the ’ ac tivity an d vigilan ce of the t en der an d ship s a bo ts . “ One hundred an d four b ayon ets with twenty

’ pikes were l anded at eleven o c lo ck at night und er

the mme a e ec e e a e a i di t dir tion of Sir P t r P rk r , B rt c a a the s s pt in , ﬁr t divi ion h eaded by myself an d the

sec e en a ea ond by Li ut nt P rc e. On a rriving a t the ground we di sc overed the enemy ha d shifted his p o

sition as we e e e m e at the , w r th n infor d, distan ce of a m e a il f rth er . H aving tak en the lookout pi c qu et

( c e ) mme a e a e e e pi k t i di t ly on our l nding , w w r in

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a e i a a se an d ﬁve eces , m liti , troop of hor pi of rtill ry

ce a s ce am l ed e e e e and Sin , by ﬂ g of tru , I to b li v th ir e e n a c e o f s c numbers mu ch greater . R p lli g for u h magnitude with so sm all a body as we opposed to

m I s s ea se an d a the will , tru t, p k for it lf, lthough our lo ss has been severe I hop e the lu stre ac quired to our ” arms will c omp ensate for it . ol d e Thi s engagement upon the s oil of K nt, though

m n e e s e was p a rti cip ated in by few e on ith r id , hotly

c es e an d one c an a c c se e he de e ont t d, no u it r Si of b ing is eas a e s se a the c owa rdly . It r on bl to uppo th t Ameri can for ces exp ec ted to ﬁnd at lea st two hun dred m en on the B riti sh vessels under Sir P eter

n he e a the s c a a n had P arker . O t oth r h nd, Briti h pt i b een purposely misinformed as to the number of the n Ameri can for ce opposi g them .

mma e the a e . ee c Colon l Philip A R d , who o nd d M ry “ ’ ” a m a a s e was a l nd iliti a at this b ttle of C ulk Fi ld , n ative of Kent County an d at the time o f the b a ttl e

i ﬁf - th a e ee was in h s ty fourth year . At e g of Sixt n he had joined a volunteer c omp any enlisted in Kent

n m a Na a e e a . s c County by th ni l K n rd , Jr Thi o p ny was insp ected an d p as sed for servi c e in the Conti

nental m am e 2 2n d 1 776 Ar y by Willi H nry on July , , just Sixteen d ays after the Signing of the D ec l aration

e e e c at a e of Ind p nd n e Phil d lphi a . H avin g seen h ard servi c e in the Revolution ary

W ar a sen m a e th f , h ving ri fro priv t to e rank o c ap a ee e hi m t in , Philip R d r turned to s ho e in Kent at

the c se the war e e he e e the c lo of , wh r ent r d publi life “ ” his H c . e was m em e h a t . P r of ounty b r of e I U . a ish of the Protestant Episc op al Chur c h an d attended “ se ces the e a s c rvi in littl brick p ri h hurc h at I . U . E 53 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

In 1 806 he was elec ted to the United Sta tes S en ate .

m on e a an d wa s re-e ec e and He served th a t ti e ye r , l t d

1 a ea he was ma e a served until 1 8 3 . In th t y r d lieuten ant c olonel of the volunteers of the State of

a a and as e s s a e c mm a e the M ryl nd , , pr viou ly t t d , o nd d Twenty -ﬁrst M aryl and Militi a until p ea c e was re

e e ec ame a stored with Great Britain . Colon l Re d b c ha rter member of the M aryl and So c iety of the Cin cinnati and was el ected Vi ce-president of the so c i ety 2 H e 69 ea N o in 1 8 8 . e b s liv d to e y r old , dying on

m r 2 1 H ve b e nd 82 9 . e was e s c , buri d in Chri t Chur h

“ ” ' m an a mem a s a ma s Ce etery at I . U . d ori l l b rk ’ the grave of this one of Kent s mo st di stinguished c itizens .

a —a a — C apt in fterw rds known as Judge Ezekiel F . Ch ambers c ommanded the ﬁrst c omp any of the regi me H wa s e nt under Colon el Reed . e s born in Che t r the 2 8th of e a 1 788 a his town on F bru ry , , cquired col legi ate educ ati on at the famous old Washington Col

e e e e he ece e his e e. 1 0 h s l g , wh r r iv d d gr e In 8 8 e wa a m e the bar and s e e an a d itt d to , oon dev lop d into ble a H e m dvo c a te. e b c a e identiﬁed with the lo ca l mili tary organization an d was a loyal and c ap able s e s n as a e a ea s a e be c a a oldi r, ri i g , I h v lr dy t t d , to pt in

his c m a t h - ix of o p ny a t e age of twenty s . At the el ec tion of 1 82 4 he was sen t to the upper se th a a ss m Th hou of e M ryl nd A e bly . e l egi sla ture of

1 82 8 e ec e him e a es e a t l t d Unit d St t S n tor, o whi c h

ffi h r - e 1 2 Th o ce e wa s e el ec t d in 83 . e following yea r

Yale University c on ferred upon him the degree o f a c a c c c h L . L . D . To ﬁll a v n y o urring upon t e ben c h

the ea s he wa a e of Court of App l , s ppointed Chi f a 1 834 c h e Judge of th t body in , whi h pl ace e r tain ed 54 E HI STORY OF K NT COUNTY, MARYLAND

n ea h was until 1 85 7 . Owi g to ill h lth e forc ed to

ec the ec e a the N a d line portfolio of S r t ry of vy,

ﬁ r him e n m t me o e ed to by Pr side t Fill ore a th at ti .

The am s Bedin ﬁel d a n s a s a c f ou old g H d M n ion , f ing

the es e e es e ec ame the m Ch t r Riv r, in Ch t rtown , b ho e i m e s . h 1 s of Judge Ch a b r H ere e di ed n 866 . Thi b eautifu l example of Colon i a l arc hitec ture is now th f m . e a . ho e O Mr Wilbur W . Hubb rd

se c es wa s sec c mma n the Jo ph Wi k ond in o d , with

a a H wa a e - in -l a a a n r nk of M jor . e s broth r w to C pt i

am e s an d f m him was es e e Ch b r , ro d c nd d two of ’ en s m n n men Vi k an d e e se . Y c es K t pro i t , Judg Jo ph A , hi s e e e c es a m e . broth r, Judg P er L . Wi k of B lti or V . se . I i k Col Jo ph L c es of B altimore an d L ewin W . Wi ckes of the State Tax Commi ssion are al so de

sc endants .

Time will n ot p ermit referen c e to the other m en w ho took p a rt in the defen ce of old Ken t ; we will l et s s f c at m e s e. is e e e thi u ﬁ thi ti It , how v r, prop r to Sp eak of the distinguished Briti sh ofﬁc er who was ’ e the a e of A ha e kill d in B ttl C aulk s Fi eld . s s b en “ ” s a e his b was a e a a the e a s t t d, ody t k n bo rd Men l u , and as s as ss e a e e m a and e e oon po ibl t k n to B r ud , th r e m a 1 4 4 s Oc e th 1 81 . buri d with ilit ry honor on tob r , The following Spring hi s body wa s t ak en up an d c a e a e e on the 1 4th Ma 1 81 5 rri d to Engl nd , wh r of y, ,

was a c e the a mi r it pl d in P rk er fa ly va ult at St . Ma ’ aret s c es m n s h m g Chur h , W t i ter . While t e cere onies

a ce at the ea Six th m took pl rly hour of in e orning, many notables of the Briti sh Govern m ent were e e s th r , to how their respec t for the memory of thi s s u s e c en an di ting i h d itiz d soldier . E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 5 5

’ a s e a m was sse C ulk Fi ld f r in po ssion of Mr . I saac

a a t the me h a H h C ulk ti of t e b ttl e. e a d inh erited th e prop erty . It was p art of a tra c t known a s “ ” ca a c was a e s Ar di , whi h gr nt d a a c res to c ae l e on e the s Mi h l Mil r, of ﬁr t vestrym en of old ’

. a s c . St P ul Chur h , Kent County Thi s p a rticul a r “ ” ’ p art of Arca dia had b elonged to Isa ac Caulk s

c e o e an d th a un l , John M or , upon e de th of Mr .

e s 1 81 2 the e e a me s aa c Moor , in Augu t, , prop rty b c I ’ Th r Ca ulk s . e W a D ep artment records at Washing “ ” ton c all the engagement the B a ttl e Of Mooreﬁel d “ ’ ” a l Fi l i or C u k s e d . It s al so thu s spoken of in “ ’ ” N Th th the iles Regi ster . e bri c ks in e gabl e of ’ old C aulk s Fi eld Hou se show th a t it was built in

1 4 is th s a 7 3 . It one of e oldest buildings now t nd

e an d is n ow e . . . a s . ing in K nt, own d by Mr E J W t on

’ D en On the initi ative of the l ate Rev . Chris ; T . ’ c e 1 902 e ec . a s a s ro h , in , th n r tor of St P ul P ri h in

e a an s m a e a e-m a e was ac e K nt, h d o e gr nit b ttl rk r pl d beside the m ain ro a d th at l ea ds from Chest ertown “ ’ ” c es e a s e . ss s . to Tol h t r, on C ulk Fi ld A i ting Mr D enroche in rai sing the n ecessa ry funds to erec t

m . a ar es h m a . s e t e arker were C pt Colu bu A L ry , Ch l

. e e . s . . sse C Hopp r, Fr d G U ilton , L B Ru ll of

m s . a r . . Wm . . a e a e e . K nt, Col M M rin , J E C rr, J , Mr

a t m o e. Thomas Hill an d W . H . Gill of B l i r Th at there c an never b e oﬁen ce given to those who by c h an c e Should p ass th a t way the monument b ea rs the following in sc ription : “ ERECTED To CO M M E M ORAT E TH E PATRIOTIS M AND ” FORTITUD E OF T H E VI CTOR AND VANQ UIS H ED . E 5 6 HI STORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

ER LI ST OF SOLDI S .

Amon g the old p ap ers now in the libra ry of the “ Maryl an d Histori c al So ciety we ﬁnd a li st of ofﬁ ’ c ers an d m en who were in the a ction at C aulk s Field on the night of the thirtieth of Augu st l ast ” e e the ss e Oc e 4th under Colon l Re d , in i u of tob r ,

1 81 4 the Re ubl i c an S tar Genera l Adver tiser , of p or ,

s e at as a o a an . The publi h d E ton , T lb t County , M ryl d n ames of the c omp ani es and the men in ea c h c om p an y are as follows :

’ Of Capta in Chambers Comp any

E e F m e . a ers a a n z ki l Ch b , C pt i om as E un ick eu ena n Th , Li t t am S k i rv en E ns n Willi , ig

for aron Ha e am es Al d , A l y , J B or e om as on es o n dl y , Th J , J h B en on B en am n K enn ar R c ar t , j i d , i h d am er s a K en ar m n o as . Ch b , D vid d , Th J a m ers Ben am n Lee K em o n rumm er Ch b , j i p , J h ( d ) rane P m a sse a S . C , hilip L ll , Willi o em a n I sa a m ase a . C l , i h L ll , Willi C o em an ames a n or o n ser ean C l , J M g , J h ( g t ) m o e s , Lemue ans e am es C gy l M ﬁ ld , J ons a e Ro er r m e a es . C t bl , b t Mill , J D o e E ar N o s a m C l by , dw d tt , Willi u an D , T omas Rum n e S am ue g h y , l un D , A e an er Russe Th eO h el u k l x d ll , p s ea S m D , a ue R o n son am es l l bi , J E o , am ou son n rea lli tt Willi T l , A d Fa s , D a Ussel ton o n ll vid , J h F o S a mue l yd , l c ers am es Vi k , J oo n am e G di g , J s c ers es s e Vi k , J r f S amu G i ﬁth , el a s eor e W tt , G g Hal tz ma n e , G or e ic es ose 4th g W k , J ph ( ) c en o om , a mes c es om a Hi k b tt J Wi k , Th s er er Za e H b t, b del Y E 7 HISTOR OF K NT COUNTY, MARYLAND 5

’ Of C apta in H an d s C omp a ny : ( Capta in H an d was too ill o r e t se v ) . u e r er ( Vol nte r A till y . ) enr m an eu enan H y Tilgh , Li t t m R c ar S . o as E ns n i h d Th , ig

a rnes Ro er N c o s erem a B , b t i h ll , J i h

ro n am es F . Pa rs e r ur B w , J l y , A th e e r m e o r n R n o a s J r . C pp , H y i gg ld , J ,

E c c es on o n . Re ue ose l t , J h B d , J ph E ar s ames Ro er son enr dw d , J b t , H y E er S am ue S e mour R c ar lb t , l y , i h d s ose S a e e son Gibb , J ph t v l y , Wil an am ons on N a an e Hyl d , Willi T , th i l a ue am a or om as H g , Willi T yl , Th m m c ers om a s a es o a s . J , Th J Vi k , Th as n ames c o am es M li , J Wil x , J e on ames mer em ue Middl t , J Wil , L l ar n a m m er o n R M ti , Willi , Wil , J h . Mc Guire Ro er , b t

’ Of Ca pta i n Wi c kes Riﬂe C orp s m e r a S on c s J . a n i Wi k , , C pt i ose ro n F rs eu enan J ph B w , i t Li t t o n ec Sec on eu enan J h B k , d Li t t

r o n earc e o n Ai y , J h P , J h ec ere r ne Ro nson e n B k , P g i li , L vi ec o n S ar s Baz il l a B k , J h p k , o em an S a mue S o es ora o C l , l t k , H ti o n E l i h ar S m am es D wli g, p ith , J F r c s R c ar Sm R c ar i k , i h d ith , i h d Fel l in h am Ro er S f E s a g , b t wi t , li h ar e omas ar am es H tl y , Th Th p , J an o n U r e en r Hyl d , J h i , H y m ones o n c es S a ue . J , J h Wi k , l C K ennar R c ar Ya es am es d , i h d t , J am am L b , Willi

’ Of C aptain G r ifﬁth s C omp an y S amue r f a a n l G i ﬁth , C pt i o e omas eu ena n J s ph Th , Li t t

a er S am ue D e ourse arn e B k , l C , B y ro n ram a rr ss ona an B w , Hi H i , J th rouc o n ones a C h , J h J , D vid rouc am es K en a a m C h , J d ll , Willi

an enr S mm on s Geor e . D k , H y i d , g G ~ E N A 58 HISTORY OF K NT COU TY , M RYLAND

’ Of C apta in Hynson S Comp any

om a s . ns on a a n Th B Hy , C pt i R a r ra n eu enan i c h d G t , Li t t

a ue am S a ames H g , Willi h w, J o e Ro er a rum o n L v , b t W , J h h al a nd ere r ne W , P g i

’ Of Ca pta in Page s Comp any Samue c es eu e nan l Wi k , Li t t err er E ns n M itt Mil l , ig

s e Geor e E a e ames A hl y , _ g gl , J o a a r e F r s am All w y , G b i l i by , Willi ec E s a a n e o n B k , li h Gl vill , J h en on om as nson en am n B t , Th Hy , B j i r an S e en um re o n B y , t ph H ph y , J h o n on oma s u son ames C vi gt , Th H d , J o n on esse I r am C vi gt , J v y , Willi o em a n E e e e am es C l , z ki l L gg, J ar esse er am Cl k , J Mill , Willi ea es N a a n S m ons am Cl v , th i , Willi rouc om as S en c er omas C h , Th p , Th o n Ro er arum ra am C lli , b t W , Ab h o ne a me m c es a J r. D w y , J s Wi k , Willi ,

u e N c o as Yearl e o n J r . D dl y , i h l y , J h , unn o n D , J h

Ar till ery C omp a ny

u a . Ussl eton C a a n Aq il l M , pt i o n Ree eu enan J h d , Li t t or a n r o n eu en an M g B w , Li t t

s e am J r . N c o son E a r Ap l y , Willi , i h l , dw d e A s , D u ane enn n on ene c p l y l y P i gt , B di t arro P Ra s n S ras C ll , hilip i , i ann on E a r Ra s n P J r . C , dw d i , hilip , u an o n S e r D , a en r . g J h t w t, H y H Form an , E e e Us sl eton am e z ki l , J s e l e G d y, os e Ussl eton am J ph , Willi T . a c er son , a mes c es a as H t h J Wi k , M thi Lea er err a r es ea er am th b y , Ch l W v , Willi

’ K EL PART OF CAUL S FI D STORY .

The Briti sh ofﬁc i al list of their kill ed and w e e e e eas a c ound d r port d by H nry Cr e, ting c om

E 60 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

- - t r e s . . e e en a n of e gunn r, lightly ; B G B ynon , li ut t m $ ma es se e e . Poe s a f ce rin , v r ly ; G , i il r o ﬁ r, Slightly

a e . c e . e an d . J . Li st, J . H rv y , J S hrib r , G Morr ll W m m ma n es . Gol atha . e S ith , ri , Slightly ; W , E Turn r

ma e an d . an s n a an . c a s e d W Prit h rd , rin , J M d r o , i a m an n d . s c a a s am an . e s a e ; J Row , l nd , G Hobb , pt n

a 2 8 a m e th e se e e . of e for top , v r ly A tot l of d itt d to

a e ee n e s me m s se e h v b n wou d d, o of who ub qu ntly died . The Ameri c an s buri ed the fa llen Briti sh by the

ads e e e a e e s ro id , wh r h dg now grow in thrifty luxu ri 1 m th a e an c e. the ea 830 a s a e About y r , ll boy ( l t — m A hi a m m s Colu bus . L eary ) on s w y ho e fro chool saw some workmen op ening a mound on the ro a d

h - The side ; e stood an d wat ched the dirt heavers . fri ends of the dead midshipm an ha d sent ac ro ss the o c ean to bea r the reli cs of th eir loved one over the H n i sea . e was ide tiﬁed an d h s rem ain s c onveyed to

an e e he s ee s e a s one se Engl d , wh r l p , p rh p , in of tho ‘ beautiful c ountry chur chyards wh ere sublime still

ess s e h a Th a n hover ov r t e sw rd . e earth w s thrown

ac an d has n ot s n Th ea b k i c e b een di sturbed . e d d

s a e a es s a e a s Briton h v gr v ecured gainst depr d tion , in whi c h they will rest sec urely until the Judgment D a y.

The a m l te Colu bus A . Leary has pl a ced a rough s e the e e a a ton in h dg , on lo c ted spot wh ere the a es are s se gr v uppo d to b e. E L 61 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARY AND

THE E F K ’ F I E BATTL O CAUL S LD .

BY D R. P R TH . ( . W O )

I S n of W a r an d al l its ousan oes i g , th d w , ’ Of oo oun s a n d ea s c on u s e roes bl dy w d d th v l iv th , ’ esc en oh use a nd e V ot r S n s D d , M , whil thy y i g ,

Let thi ne own ﬁngers touc h th e soun ding str i n gs .

’ Twas noon of n ight wh en roun d th e froz en Pol e His s l uggis h form th e B ear wa s s een to roll An d ea rth a n d oc ean wid e-exten d ed l ay ’ enea a e n a s S ee - n n ra B th p l Cy thi l p i viti g y , en os e ar es m oore u on our S ore Wh h til b g , d p h , ’ An d Albi on s ﬂag th e p eerl ess Pa rker b or e : ’ a ﬂa c Gau s rou ra n on h a d ra e Th t g whi h l p d Ty t l g b v d , ’ ’ Whi c h wid e o er E urop e s bl oody pl a in s h ad waved N O m or e a l a s $ for V i c tory w on to wave But s hr ou d S ir Peter in h is bl oody gra v e $

ree un re a rr ors a s e ec e an Th h d d w i , l t d b d , ’ re n en on e r ef s c omm an With di i t ti by th i Chi d , Pro e e s a s a n d oa rs s oon rea c e our s ore p ll d by il h d h , m m r Th ei r na tive B r ita in d oo ed to reac h n o o e.

’ us som e ar c ou r en on b E urees as Th d k l d , d iv y bl t , Whic h b ows th e trees an d ben d s th e l ofty m as t D isp ersed by r i s in g Z ephy r in sta n t ﬂi es An d sc o n ar en s al l th e ea s ern S es $ wli g , d k t ki ’ And th us Gol iah S b oa sted p rowes s yi eld s ’ To o a no n e S e er f h e e G d s i t d h ph d o t ﬁ ld s .

’ One un re ou s o um a s c os en s ee h d d y th , C l bi h d , Led on a an aun es s od- e Ree by g ll t , d tl g lik d ; S n n m us e s eam n from a fa r With hi i g k t gl i g , An d r a one oo h e f war s s s t tu o . b i tly b y t , t d g in th e m s th e ra es of th e ra e High id t , b v t b v ’ ’ e Cal i s m oun a m s ol d Oc ea n s a e ( Lik p d id t w v ) , S oo m a n ﬁrm e ou h is c a nnon roa rs t d Tilgh , whil l d , And a ea i u e n our gh s tly d ths n swift s c c s s i o p s .

Th e a e ra es n ow a n d arm er r o s b ttl g w g w , E a c os e c ef urn n a r our o s h h til hi —with b i g d gl w , Here ru a a i s h is a rm en s a e in oo b t l M g t b th d bl d , ’ An d ere Bil l ona a r s re o ess s oo th , w di g dd , t d ; ma n rose an d c as h is e es a r oun Tilgh , t y d He e—a n u h re urn e sp ok d q ic k t e hill s t d th e sound . “ fr en s m c om ra es ra e c om eers in arms My i d , y d , b v p ’ W h o stan d unm oved Bil l on a S d rea d al arm s Mar k y on d er Chi ef wh o towers a m id st h is fr i en d s ’ ’ Wh os e v oic e of th un d er h eav n s bl ue c on c a ve r en d s Th e S e th e uc er of th e os e os hi ld , b kl h til h t S — l r e ee tha t h e fa ll s and a l th ei h op s a re l os t . E Y 62 HI STORY OF K NT COUNT , MARYLAND

e unerr n N c o s ear the soun He s p ok , i g i l h d d With fatal sp eed —h is c annon wh eel ed a round ; Out flew th e ball S ir Peter bit th e groun d ’ $ Life s p urple c urren t i ssued from th e woun d Affrighted Cynthia veil ed h er ra dian t eyes ou of Sm o e a n d fled e on th e s es $ I n c l ds k , b y d ki Th e p ol ar sta r and al l wh o wa lk th e rounds er m to th e es ern oun s From th e east n li its w t b d , — ’ C onc eal ed th eir orbs a n d dyed ol d Oc ean s fl ood h $ ran e to e s ream n ea rs of oo $ O st g t ll , with t i g t bl d

ir e er S a n the os e s ua rons ﬂed S P t l i , h til q d ; The woods and vall eys groan ed b enea th thei r d ea d $ ’ ar — e th e l ab rin oa rs Rega i ned thei r b ges pli d g , - And ﬂed forever from our bl ood s ta in ed sh ores .

“ ’ ” E E E TH E K E T E IN CID NTS PR C DING CAUL S FI LD BAT L .

The su c cess attending the op eration s of the British durin g the ea rl v p a rt of 1 81 4 en c oura ged th em E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 63

s Gen . Sir Rob ert Ro s c onsi sted of pi cked troop s an d these were l anded in the P a tuxen t River a he m n bout t iddle of Augu st . They m arc hed upo

as e a e s as e e W hington , burn d Bl d n burg th y w nt, and mee a ee e s a m he , ting with only f ble r si t n c e fro t Ameri ca n a rmy who were suppo sed to b e defending the a a c a a the s te e th n tion l pit l , Briti h en r d e c ity , ’ ed the es e s se the a the N a burn Pr id nt hou , C pitol , vy n th s as th 24th Yard a d e vessel therein . Thi s w on e

da s 1 81 4 . e u e th ee y of Augu t , They r t rn d to e ﬂ t in the Pa tuxent and under the immedi a te c omm and of

V i c e- Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane proc eeded up

T as the the bay to atta c k B altimore. he c ity w then “ ” “ ” home of the famou s Clipper Ship s an d priva teers that were the p ersistent foe of the Briti sh n avy an d it wa s determin ed if po ssible to c apture the city and

a wa s the m a destroy her Shipping . Th t i port nt ” “ ” blow Spoken of in the Annu a l Register . E 64 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

CHAPTER VI .

BURNI N G or GEORGETOW N AND FREDERI C K TOW N ON

TH E SASSAFRAS .

The Thril l ing S tory of H ow the V a l i an t Ki tty M K ni ht S aved Geor etown Fr om the Pen o rs . g g , f

H r t L W Hi l l a S ci on o One o the Ol d a rie t . . , f f

F ami l i es o K en t f .

The eyes of one looking for the uniqu e an d beau tiful w ould dan c e wi th admiration a t the romant ic story an d facts c onnec ted with the burning of Georgetown and Frederi cktown on the borders of the S assafras River during the war with Engl an d in

1 81 2 an d 1 81 3 .

Thi s story ha s to do with the Kitty Knight home n n now st andi g at G eorgetow . Mi ss Kitty Knight was on e of the mo st b eautiful an d a cc omplished wom en Kent County has ever

- . She s known wa a great aunt to Mr . Willi am

a m e an d e a e the n s Knight, of B lti or , r l t d to K ight of

es e an s a a Ch t rtown d Cecil County . Mi s Kitty w s t ll an d ac e i a ss h r ea gr ful , w th h ir dre ed high on e h d in c olonial styl e an d represent ed a s queenly in a ea h n pp ranc e. S e atte ded on e of the great Sta te ball s in Phil a delphi a during a session of the Con tinental Congress i n th a t c ity an d dan c ed with

e e a s G n r l Wa hington .

Mrs H . a e rri tt L . W . Hill ha s sp ent mu c h time

e e n c e s s r an ' d lving into hidd n i id nt of hi to y , d s ays T he atta ck i s said to h ave been l ed by Admiral

c . Mrs . e an an a Co kburn Ir l d , old l dy ( living In E 6 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 5

Ches tertown wh en I wa s a c hild ) rel ated her per s on al exp eri en c e a t the time the British l anded at

e r e n c a ce was e her me. ea G o g tow , whi h pl th n ho Gr t was the c on stern ation at the rumored appro a c h of

th s so e s . The m en al l c ass s an d e Briti h ldi r of l e , boys able to should er a musk et or use any oth er

' ea as c ec e c a n a e e a m s w pon , h tily oll t d , rryi g wh t v r r

th ey c ould pro c ure an d m a rc hed out of the town

m ee the foe an d e en ss e his ea e to t , pr v t , if po ibl , n r r appro a ch .

O ol d men m e an d nly , wo n c hildren remain ed to

a e mes an d se as s m gu rd th ir ho hou hold tre ure . Fro

me to me a a m e s am ti ti , l r ing n w c e of the c ontinu ed onwa rd m a rc h of the en emy a n d the ﬁ ring of guns

' at l ength was distin c tly hea rd by the r efugees from the town a s they h asten ed in s ear c h of a pl ace of E 66 HI STORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

s a es e esca e the m e sa fetv . Thi n atur l d ir to p i p nding

m s was c se e s a destru ction of th eir ho e , of our , univ r l , a l so the wish to c arry aw ay with th em as mu ch of

e m ne e a c es an d e a a es as th ir o y, Silv r rti l oth r v lu bl was possibl e in th eir h asty ﬂight .

r a a a her sm a c e an d M s . Irel nd s id th t only ll hildr n their nurse rem ained at home with her ; al l terribly

h as en e h r s a e an d har frightened . S e h t d to e t bl n a e an - as e s essed hors to old f hion d, high wung, two “ ” e s as wa s s se a s in wh eled gig u ch u ed in tho d y , whi ch She took her children an d th eir n urse to a

s a m es a a m th thi c k wood bout two il w y fro e town ,

e e sh m e e as en a c her wh r e l eft th e tog th r , h t ing b k to

se ca c her a e s e a a e a e s hou , t hing up t bl ilv r, v lu bl p p r and e sm a a c es e em the oth r ll rti l , r turning with th to woods an d putting them on the ground n ear her m s c e . a n an d a a She a e ese hildr n Ag i g in did k th trip , emptyin g bureau draw er s an d clo sets of clothing ; takin g in her sm all c onvey an c e anything el se she c her s hi m s a c ould , urging hor e to s ut o t Sp eed e h

me s sa n s m e few h r s m he ti , thu vi g o of e thing fro t

ﬁre c a a s n m e h whi h fterw rd c o su d t e town . It was a tim e of great di stress to the stri cken

e e e e e e e c a mm p opl , who w r xp ri n ing only c o on resul t a an i of w rfare. W e c rea dily im a gin e the in c onven e ce and ss the n n n m a n lo , bur i g of eve th ese two s ll

s the assa a r a h s town on S fr s Rive c used t e inh abit ant . Th ese littl e detail s help uS to realiz e hi stori c al oc curren ces far more vividly th an the b are mention of

a c s . The s ss i n c se f t tory of Mi K tty K ight, of our , has a e s me m n n s m th n m v ri d in o i or poi t , fro e u b er a of n rrators . I was told th at her v outh an d b eauty a e a s a e c a a m a a m s dd d to t t ly rri ge, de strong i pre

6 E 8 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

s f ce ea a the me c a e e Thi o ﬁ r, l rning th t A ri n b long d

$ a a esse him his ec ec to M ryl nd, expr d to r oll tion of ’ the in cident of Mi ss Knight s coura ge saving her m m a h l l ho e fro the torch . L earning th t s e wa s s ti

n th f i e a a t h r livi g, e o ﬁcer Inqu r d p rti c ul rly abou e an d se h r his s c e m m nt e in re c o pli ents .

' R BALLAD OF TH E S AS S AF R AS R I V E .

i K itty K n ight n S ong .

Y OS L E TC EL CH YLER B R A I MI H L S U .

Th e beautiful r iver S assafra s F o s onwar i n its r e l w d p id , B etween th e l evel ﬁelds of K ent An e r n e d C c il olli g wid .

Fa r r er on sunn an s i iv , thy y b k Peac orc ar s s rea h e r oom h h d p d t i bl , Where red m en onc e c h ased fall ow d eer enea th e a r e m oo B th h v st n .

on th e c ree s an d ree s a m s Al g k dy w p , ere s a e c at- a s ro Wh t t ly t il g w, Th e furr m us ra m a es h is om e y k t k h , And a c a s th e ro l zily w c w.

Th e wild duc ks s eek th eir feedin g pl ac e Far from th e h aunts of m en Th e water sn ipe struts p roudly f ree on th e m ars fen Al g hy .

F s a s a er u on e r nes s i h h wk , l t p th i t , u a na r e ol d ree High p g l d t , a c a n d un e—a W t h , dip , pl g wrigglin g p erc h I s c a u suc c essfu ght l ly .

ere wa s a me ere wa m Th ti , th s a ti e F u four-sc ore ears one ll y g by , Wh en on th es e p eac eful b anks was hea r d Th e s oun of m us e d k try .

en u e eor e o n on th e Wh q i t G g t w hill , And Fre er c o n e o d i kt w b l w, er e m enac e b a r s ee W d y B iti h ﬂ t , rec ess rea e f A kl , d d d oe. E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 69

Wl hen o a son s of K en a rose l y l t , a an e an A g ll t littl b d , h e ec to re e th e foes W il C il , p l , S re e for a e n t tc h d th h lpi g h and .

Then val or struggl ed hard aga inst Th e s o ers of th e c ro n ldi w , But C oc kburn sen t h is sh ot and sh ell h e e e Up on t h lpl ss town .

es ruc on r m an d ru n en D t ti g i , i th , S eem e ra n n in th e ai r d w gl i g , And every hea rt was b ea tin g f as t err r e r With t o an d d sp a i . When s udd en ly a kerc hi ef white ’ a e o er th e sm o n s ree s W v d ki g t t , The c ruel guns a momen t c eased oar h e ee Ab d t B riti sh ﬂ t .

ma en fa r c oura e o A id i , with g b ld , S r ure an d With pi it p high , s a e h er ﬂa of ruc e and al l Di pl y d g t , r um Fo p oor h an ity .

She feare not s e n or r s uns d h ll , B iti h g , N or s oldier of th e kin g Her erc ef a e a o e the s m o e k hi w v d b v k , Her o c e a ou r n v i l d did i g .

N ot for m se f I s ea sh e sa y l p k , id , “ ou al l m a n s are os Th gh y l d l t , But for two or an c ren ph hild , e a r em e - o e Wh ose liv s e t p st t ss d .

S a re em e r e omes I ea d p th th i littl h pl , H er eyes were sp arklin g b right ; e res e on th e a m ra Th y t d d i l , n — e e e h A d w ll $ th y stopp d t e ﬁght .

ra on s n s a S ee ol d son T diti i g w t g, son of on a o A g l g g , a K K n of Geor e o n Th t itty ight , g t w , S ru en a fa a t c k th t l bl ow .

An of c er wa s an u s e ﬁ v q i h d , ’ N ot th e a er s ra by b tt y id , But by a d art of C upid ma S h ot by a fea rl ess id .

Th e r s ﬂeet - h a s sa e a a B iti h il d w y , Ad own th e Sh a d owy p as t ; N ow on m em or es r f a on , ly i d i t l g T ra h e l ovely S ass af s . 7 0 E ' BI ARY LAN D HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY ,

E RGET AN D E E K BURNING OF G O owN FR D RI C TOW N .

Ma 6 1 81 3 the s ee s e e an d e y , tr t of G org town Fr d

ri kt n her s s e a c ss the assa as e c ow , twin i t r ro S fr , resoun ded with the tramp of Briti sh soldi ery an d

m ﬁr a m e the rec eived a b apti s of e. About il e b low ’ old breastworks at P ea rce s Point show wh ere the citizen militi a ma d e a vigorous defense to the

s s e s as e e the e a Briti h oldi r th y row d up riv r, h ving an chored their ship s in the Chesap ea ke off the mouth s a Th a of the S a s fras . e valu tion of prop erty destroyed in G eorgetown in this b attl e was as follows :

m os a e F urn ure etc . A B gw ll it , ’ Sm a e e rs S oem a er s ith B gw ll , h i h k sh op s a r are o n es e n etc M g t D w Dw lli g , en s on e are etc 0 0 0 0 D i D l vy App l , 0 0 om as o s F urn ure etc Th D lli it , ar a re ac son one etc M g t J k M y , ’ r ur N c o son s e rs e n etc A th i h l h i Dw lli g , a r N c o son F urn ure etc M y i h l it , J oseph J a rvis Furn iture etc Arc hibald Mc N eil H ouse Fa nn Mc N eil F urn ure etc y it , P F . Ras n ran ar etc hilip i G y , I sa e e Ta er Furn ure etc b ll gg t it , Ro er Us on Furn ure etc b t ilt it , Mr s . s on e n etc Will Dw lli g , am I re an S a e c arr a e Willi l d t bl , i g

ouse etc 0 0 0 h , 0 0 0 r M s . B earer e n etc Dw lli g , Mr s . a E M ry verett Carr i age h ouse a o R J c b oads Ol d h ouse e rs of m H i W . Pop e T avern H ouse G ranary Mi ss Sta ugueses r c e n B i k dw lli g ,

etc .

’ r ur N c o s on s e rs r c e n A th i h l h i B i k dw lli g,

etc . E N 71 HISTORY OF K NT COU TY , MARYLAND

I sa e e Fr eem an e n etc b ll Dw lli g , a r en n e S ore ouse M rs . M y H y t h w n R E o . e etc o . bt lli tt D lli g, S teph any C on go Dw elling e K c en an d ore Ann Pearc . it h st h ous e William Ja c kson K itc h en an d s t ore h ouse I n ois S uran Dw e n etc p lli g , m e r of e . a s on . e n etc H i Al x Willi Dw lli g ,

T otal

T he two red bri c k hou ses whi c h es c ap ed the h avo c in G eorgetown still stand Side by Side nea r the pub l i c a an d a re the m s s s a a m es. ro d , two of o t ub t nti l ho

the e an d are the s c a in littl town , only hi tori l nd ma th rk s left of e origin a l town . The sum tot al of the prop erty destroyed in Frederi c ktown wa s m aking a tot al of

destro y ed by the Briti sh . 4 3 E “P HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

ClHAPTER VII .

H FREEDO M OF RELIGIOUS T H OUGH T AND WORS IP .

uakers Ca thol ic s an d Pr otes tan ts Ar ri ve To ether Q , g a nd F eel Free to Worship God in Their Own — Wag J n teresting Chur c hes Gr ow Up i n Ol d — “ ” K en t The N ame Protes tan t Ep iscop a l First

Given to the Churc h in Chester town

The little c olony whi ch c am e over from Engl and

c e a e s a cs and es a s al l in lud d Qu k r , C tholi Prot t nt , to h e cut $ a e an d ave equa l rights here. Th y down tr e ma a a e oss e n ee a t a de l rg cr of it , th n , k ling round h t

c o ss e al l i e s an d thanks i vm . r , th y jo n d in wor hip g g This was the b eginning of the Chri sti an Chur c h in h Kent . F ather White was the ﬁrst priest of t e

C a tholics who began servi c es in a. wigwam don ated “ ” s n i by Indi an . Every o e of these v ll agers living in 3 0 or 40 log huts an d W i gwams in the woods eu

e e s e e the a c the joy d r ligiou lib rty , b ing only pl e in

e w e e s c e “ wid world h r u h lib rty exi sted .

am a e a mem Willi Cl iborn , b er of the V irgini a

C m a es a s e a a s at e s a o p ny , t bli h d tr ding po t K nt I l nd , an d e e 1 632 the Rev . c a ames brought th r , in , Ri h rd J , who c ondu c ted the ﬁrst servi ces of the Church of n a the e E gl nd within t rritory known a s M aryland .

E H E AN CI NT S R W SBURY .

On the ro ad between Kennedyvill e and Locu st

e the e a e s a s Grov , in upp r p rt of K nt County, t nd e s Shr w bury Church . The ﬁrst hou se was likely u 1 6 3 b ilt in 9 . Th e present house of worship i s the E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

b the a s e s an d se e a a s third built y p ri hion r , v r l y e r after its erec tion it was remod eled and b eautiﬁed

a s a about twenty ye r go a tower wa s a dded . Whil e it i s the third churc h th a t wa s built on the present

s e is e a e a the s as it , it quit prob bl th t ﬁr t building w

H E H H E E E . . S R WSBURY P . C URC , N AR LO CUST GROV Foun ded 1 692 . a very sm a ll affair an d th at it b ec ame n ec essa ry to a dd to it very s oon after the ﬁrst year of the

eighteenth c entury. After the en l arging of the church it does not a pp ea r th at any c h anges in the building were m a de until the old wooden stru cture gave way for a more

e s on sa a 7 00 e s s pr tentiou e id to h ve seated p r on ,

1 2 a 7 9 c . s c c c w s built in , of bri k Thi bri k hur h E COU N TY » 1\I ARYLAN D 74 HISTORY OF K NT , torn down in 1 82 9 an d the present c hurch was built in 1 832 . Th ere i s reason to b elieve th at the very ﬁrst build ing erected for publi c worship within the present bounds of Shrewsbury p a ri sh stood on the southern “ b ank of the S assafras River on M eeting House ” n a i s w a s e s Nec Poi t, on wh t now kno n Shr w bury k , n ar 1 0 a d wa s there as e ly as 68 . From 1 680 to 1 694 the popul ation rapidly in c ease a the s s e the assa a s e n r d long outh id of S fr , b i g ma e a a men e emi a s m a t ri lly ug t d by gr nt fro Engl nd , who w ere gran ted l and in thi s pi c tu resqu e an d fer

' til e section of the Provin c e Ro a ds were cu t

the c an d the a e c had ee through ounty tr v l , whi h b n c n e the c a e an d a a e wa in a o ﬁn d to no Sh llop , g v y, meas e a e se an d h ur , to tr v l by hor t e old gig or ch aise. Upon the l ayin g out of the p a ri sh it b ec am e necessary to ﬁn d a central lo c ation for the pl a c e s a nd was of wor hip , it for this reason th at the ese e e s wa pr nt Sit of Shr w bury s sel ec ted . “ ” “ The c es a a a at a Ar hiv of M ryl nd Show th t, c ourt h eld for Cecil County the 22 d day of Novem b er in the ea ’ e a es es e etc . fourth y r of th ir M j ti R ign , , Ann o D om the following Commi ssioners were

ese : a . a am es es . Ca r H r pr nt C pt Ch rl J , Col sp e us e m an . m a a . m . a es . , Mr Willi W rd , Mr John J , Sr , Mr m e n . e n Hu phr y Tilto , Mr H nry Rigg a d Mr . Wil am m li El es .

Th ere w ere four more of the Commi ssion ers who

did a e s mee a not tt nd thi ting, t whi ch the import ant business of dividing the c ounty i n to p ari sh es wa s c s mma on u ted .

E 76 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

' ‘ h s eam at the to K ennedyvil l e n ow c rosses t e tr foot m e e ran es the of Goose Hill . Fro th r it northw t to

' m a es stream that c ro sses the ro a d l eading fro H n d s s e e s ville to Still Pon , ju t outh of wh r Chri t “ s a s . Church I . U . now t nd

Thi s line al so served as the southern boundary of Act s sem a e 3 C ecil County until , by of A bly ( Ch pt r )

1 706 the assa as e was ma e the s e in , S fr Riv r d outh rn s me the boundary of th at c ounty . Prior to thi ti present county of Kent was divided into p arts of

he e a e ec an d the two c ounti es, t upp r p rt b ing in C il “ ” Th s lower a p art of the Ol d County of Kent . e re i dents w ere to attend c ourt of the farth er Side of the h n d assa as e s . On e 8 1 692 t e Chester a S fr Riv r Jun , , following petition s w ere sent to the Assembl y A P etition preferred by the inh abitants of Kent County on the north side of Ch ester River praying th at if the I sl and of Kent b e sep a r ated from them into a c ounty of itself a reason abl e numb er of the inhabitan ts of the south side of the S assafr as River may b e added to them al so “ A P etition by the inhabitant s of the south Sid e of the S assafra s River in Cecil Coun ty setting forth th at th eir c ourt b eing held on the north side of

the sa e e ea am a e c en e ce id riv r to th ir gr t d g , in onv i n and a a bad wea e a e e e be h z rd in th r, pr y , th r for , to joined to Ken t County in the manner a s themselves the inh abitants of Kent County on the north side of este e a e a Ch r Riv r h v pr yed .

ese e s e m ade 1 692 Although th p tition w re in , it was the misfortune of these p eopl e to h ave to endure

the a s s m e a 1 4 ea s the e h rd hip for or th n y r , lin between the two c ounti es rema ining un ch anged until Y E HISTOR OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 77

1 706 m in Gov . John S ey our indu ced the A ssembly

to a ct. It is quite po ssible th at when the two p arish es of ’ . a s an d ews e e s a th St P ul Shr bury w r ﬁr t l id out, e Commission ers h aving the m atter in c h arge ran the

m e t th s e lin e fro Worton Cr ek o e Che t r River , b ec ause this m ay h ave b een the dividing line ( prior to 1 674 ) between B altimore County on the north “ ” Th an d the County of Kent on the south . e “ ” 2 3 1 8 c es a a e . a e Ar hiv of M ryl nd , Brown , Vol , p g , sta te th a t at the session of the A ssembly on Tues “ da Oc e 1 7 1 671 s o se se y, tob r , , Thi H u will con nt to

the e es v e a a e ma be Bill of F rri , pro id d th t f rry y ” — e s e e m a m e kept ov r Che t r Riv r fro B lti or County , thu s indic ating tha t the Chester River was a

a m e and is a s e bound ary of B lti or County, it l o v ry prob abl e th a t thi s has referenc e to the ferry tha t

c rossed the river at the present Site of Chestertown . E M D 78 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , ARYLAN

CHAPTER VIII .

’ H U H E Y . ST . PAUL S C RC , K NT COUNTY, MAR LAND

i t i n 1 71 3 I t I s the Ol dest B uil din in the S ta te Bu l , g —T Used Continuous l y a s a P l a c e of Worship he “ ” i 1 7 6 V estry H ouse Was B u l t in 7 .

’

n a . a s a s Previous to the fou d tion of St P ul p ri h , th ere i s eviden c e of a chur c h building on E astern

1 is s se a e ee s me Neck in 693 . It uppo d to h v b n o

wh ere n ear wh at w a s known a s N ew Ya rmouth . Tt own of N ew Yarmouth was built upon l and

as a mas a m an purch ed of M jor Tho Ringgold, by m e e a e a c res the n a ed Tov y . Tov y bought hundr d of

a a a Hun tin ﬁel d c i s e c e tr c t of l nd c lled g , whi h str t h d 1 838 a c ro ss an d to the south of E astern N eck . In m the far s of th at tra ct belonged to G eorge W .

s n E s . an d e s . s s to s ca Wil o , q , oth r Vi itor thi lo lity the ema s a a c e e s found r in of wh rf, ov r d with rubbi h , an d al so many stones whi c h w ere not n ative to

a a c had ee s s as M ryl nd , but whi h b n brought in hip ,

a as m n a sa s e b ll t, fro E gl nd ; id Ship return d to Eng

a a Th s ha d l nd h ving tob a c c o as c hi ef c a rgo . e Ston e

ee se a e the a a c he a es an d b n u d to p v ppro h to t wh rv , 1 n for oth er purposes . In 838 Thomas Brown e ow ed

s an . N ew a m wa s in its da a com thi l d Y r outh , y, mercial c e e an d a m the nt r, port of c u sto s entry ; ’ c sat e e an d er h m et. ourt th r , th e t e King s justi ces

I n a s me an d mee the e e c hort ti , to t c onv ni n e of

the e en the se e s an d e the north rn tr d of ttl r , wh n ’ a s . a s was ed l aw the c c p ri h of St P ul found by , hur h e was m Sit oved from. thi s New Ya rmouth lo ca lity to E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 79

“ the pl a c e it n ow oc c upi es at the head of Broadnox ” Creek . ’ T m a a he ﬁrst vestry eeting of St . P ul s P ri sh was

m Y r e the se . as oce New a h ld in hou of Mr Tho J , of u mm m o e a e a e 30th a a 1 693 . outh , or i di t ly ft r J nu ry,

’ ST . I N 1 7 1 3 I S TH E L E L I N TH E PAUL S , BUILT , O D ST BUI DING E E L AS P L E O F H THE STAT US D CONTINUOUS Y A AC WORS IP . “ E E I N 1 7 7 6 I S AT THE E V STRY HOUS , BUILT , L FT .

The ea rly vestry meetings were h eld in the hou ses i ’ a Lankf r B . . c e e o d s a of Mr Mi h l M ll r, of y, Mr m o N w a an m as ce e d . Tho J , of Y rmouth , of Mr Si on m Wil er .

e s e a eff s 1 5 1 695 the V es y Aft r ev r l ort on April , , tr

a e N s a c c 40 agreed with Mr . D ni l orri to build hur h

Th s feet lon g and 2 4 feet wide. e c hurc h wa built n upon a p a rcel of l a d belonging to Mi c hael Miller, being part of the l and c alled Ar c adi a lying at the E 80 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

“ ” Br dnox ee s head of oa Cr k , for pound of tob a c c o .

a ea en a 1 707 e e e e It would pp r, th , th t in th r w r two

s one i a s a a s c buildings or churche , bu lt P ri h Chur h ’ “ ’ ” a s on c ae e s an the e of St . P ul , Mi h l Mill r l d , oth r “ ’ ” h a s c . au s built a dj acent to t e P ri h Chur h of St P l , on two a c r es from Ch arl es Ringgold for whi c h he got 5 00 pounds of tob a c c o . But of the churc h b efore mentioned as h avi n g

an N s was ﬁ is e d . e b een built by Mr D i l orri , it not n h

h e N r a c cording to c ontra c t ; for t e Vestry su d Mr . o ri s his n ed c n a c an d on N ovemb e . for u fulﬁll o tr t,

2 7 1 707 a e me a a s him , , obt in d judg nt g in t for

a an d 2 99 s s s s pounds tob c c o pound for c o t of uit . h N though e ( Mr . D aniel orri s ) g ave a rec eipt on

6th e a 1 696 a men n F bru ry , , in full for p y t for buildi g h t e chur ch .

Ma 1 0 1 71 1 R v e a IVil l i amson an e . e y , , Al x nd r ,

O m n s e the c a wa s rthodox i i t r of Chur h of Engl nd, sent c ertiﬁed an d rec omm ended by the Right Hon .

an d Rev . a e in en s F th r God, H ry , Lord Bi hop of i ofﬁc ate n s ce . London , to withi thi provin At a meeting of the Vestry at the P a ri sh Chur c h ’ 1 . a s e s 27 1 71 : of St P ul in K nt County, Augu t , R e . m a . v m . . e . a s . W c Mr Al x Willi on , Mr S ott , C pt ’ E dw d c m s . . J as a W a s a . S ott , Mr H rri , C pt . H rri m . W . H r s . c a c e w . a s . a Mr Fri by , Sr , ontr t d ith Mr J ris as e a e a c c the use , und rt k r, to build hur h for of ’ s a s . a s e 40 ee thi P ri h of St P ul , in K nt County , f t long in the clea r and 3 0 feet wide in the c l ea r ; to b e

1 6 ee m the f t fro ground .

Mr . ames a s am an d m J H rri , Willi Pott J a es Smith gave bon d to the Vestrymen in on e hundred an d E 1 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 8

sa s s m e c a a ﬁfty thou nd pound of good , ound , r h nt ble

ea a an d c as c a the same the l f of tob cco , k to ont in , for m c o pletion of their c ontra c t .

Th s m a a m e Ve try en g ve bond to Mr . J es H arri s

ds s me c a a e for poun of good , ound, r h nt bl ’ ea a c e a . a s a s the l f tob co , on b h lf of St P ul P ri h , for du ma a m e perfor n c e of th eir gree ent . At a m eeting

the es 2 d e a 1 71 3 a ames of V try on F bru ry, , C pt . J H arri s h aving c omplied with his obligation to the

es a the c ma e his e e V try bout building Chur h , d d liv ry the an x n of chur c h d took up his bond . A ta of te pounds of tob ac c o on eac h tax- p ayer was continu a e e a c ea rs a an A m lly l vi d e h y r, pu u nt to c t of Asse

e a ea c c es . bly , for r p iring, b utifying, or building hur h ’ 1 71 7 2 0th N em e the es . a s In , ov b r , V try of St P ul

Parish met in the c ourt hou se in Ch est er Town .

Th V s se was 1 776 e e try Hou built in , for

0 Rev . s a . 2 7th O e 1 80 the pound of tob cco ctob r , , ’ i a s e e George D ash el h eld servi c es at St . P ul only v ry

e n a a he e e he e oth r Su d y ; but wh t did , or wh r w nt ,

th e a s i s sa d. On 2 7th O e on e oth r Sund y , not i ctob r , 1 800 e e c s the s me a s e e , th r oc ur ﬁr t ntion of doll r , wh r a necessa ry 50 dolla rs is to b e rai sed to do the rep airs of the c hurc h th at mu st b e done immedi

Ma 1 801 m me i s e ec e as a e . 1 l th t ly y, , Si on Wil r l t d 2 7th l ay delegate to the convention at B altimore . Ma 1 801 am e e the es se y, , Willi VOSS r nt d V try Hou

er a m . for a sc hool hou se a t three pounds p nnu , Mr VOSS to keep the hou se in rep air an d mend at al l times any broken windows . ’ was se as a a a s In 1 81 2 St . P aul s Church u d b rr ck

the s s me me the war of at for troop , during o ti of th a a was ma e da te with Engl and . C pt in Scott, who t r 82 HISTORY OF KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND

e e ess n e a n al grandfath er to Mrs . G org J op ( e M ri a

a s was a e e e e. H rri ) , qu rt r d th r

2 6th N em e 1 843 the c c was e a e . ov b r, , hur h r p ir d It was c onsecrated to the servi ce of Almighty God by m am th Rev. a s e Right Willi Rollin on Whittingh ,

a n Th v . Bishop of the Dio cese of M ryl a d . e Re

‘ e m m ma . e c as e W . Tho s B Flow r, R tor ; Tho Mill r, m s . me ames . a e ames . e a e B Wil r, J l P G l , J F Brown , J

. He e a ec e . Brown , Hor tio B k , Al x W Ringgold , nry

m . N . s . a es e . e e W C rvill , V try n ; J Gordon , Sr , R gi t r ; m n E . e as e s ee a e . Tho Mill r , q , D l g t to Conv tion 1 4 fﬁ a m s e a a 0 1 8 5 . . w a e J nu ry , , G C Gri th s d ol a sup ervi sor of the c emetery . Ordered th t no

separate in c lo sure should b e m ade for any grave. ’ a a n At thi s time St . P ul s own ed a slip of l nd of a

’ a c e m e ess i e ee the m a a an d r , or or l , ly ng b tw n in ro d ’ . s n s an e a t a n a Dr Hou to l d , b ginning bou d ry of ’ s s a on the e a a and Hou ton l nd, B ll ir ro d, running on ’ s s a th a a with Hou ton l nd to e Ro ck H ll ro d . S aid a was ’ Slip of l nd appropri ated for a S exton s Hou se. The Vestry voted in 1 878 tha t it meet on ce a month regul arly an d any m ember not attending or e en e m e es a e b e 1 . a v ﬁft n inut l t , to e ﬁn d $ Th t Vestry meant business $

e s e e s l et e 1 862 the e P w w r ﬁr t by lot , th n in r nt ” am e ea 0 1 ount d to n rly $50 . From 862 they were s the es old to high t bidder . P ews were mad e free on the 1 st Ma 1 870 n a d n 2 . of y, , agai l evied in 1 87 Sin ce 1 887 it ha s b een supported by voluntary con tribution s and s sc ub ription s .

84 E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

e s e s a s e an d s e th ir wondrou l ngth in unu u l iz tr ngth , as though typi ca l of the grea t lovin g a rm of the

s e c e e Hi s a c e c e Good God, tr t h d out ov r own S r d A r , a Hi a a in merc iful c re of s f ithful dep rted holy dea d . Host s of evergreen an d other trees an d Shrub s are l l h Th in irregul a r b eauty a around t e grounds . e

a ar al l n ea an d e - ca e the a s gr ves e t w ll r d for, w lk

s a a c lean an d h ard . Flower in bund an ce dorn the s c ene an d bright green gra ss everywhere c olors an d m m c losely c overs the whole ce etery . For any y ears n h man a men h a m it was u der t e g t of t e l te Tho as W . ki n n his o h am S rve a d now s n o c c upies t e s e po sition .

The ol dest stone- m ark ed grave has inscrib ed on its foot - stone

e H ere li s y e b ody of D an i el C ol ey . H e a r fe 2 0 1 2 e e s Oc t. e 7 9 . d p t d thi li y , u G fre O t by Joh n od y .

The hea d -ston e is as follows :

B eh old s ee n ow h ere I l ye As y ou ar e n ow S O onc e was I As I am n ow so m ust y ou b e eref r re m e Th o e p p are to follow .

“ The n ext oldest has : Here lyes ye Body of Even

a s . He e a e s e n e e 3 0 Th Ev n d p rt d thi lif Ju y , e e i s e am E c e s s . 1 790 . e e are n xt of B nj in Vi k r , , q , Th r

' a m e e a es nu b r of v ry old gr v , with rough h ead and

- s es c ea s l foot ton , but whi h b r no in c ription at al .

Th e Re ( v . r s . . D en roch e r ec or of s c ur 1 8 93 Ch i T , t thi h ch , , ’ ssue a S ou en r s or f h e a a for i d v i Hi t y o t P r is h of St. P ul s th e Bi - en en n a e e ra on of its foun a on in 1 693 C t i l C l b ti d ti , to wh om we are i n d ebted for m uc h of th e ab ove i nform a tion . ) E Y 85 HISTORY OF K NT COUNT , MARYLAND

CHAPTER IX .

E M M ANUEL PROTESTANT E P ISCOPAL C H URC H

H E E C ST RTO W N .

The Ac t th e e a ssem a an of e G n r l A bly of M ryl d , through whi c h the present Epi sc op a l Chur c h was e e e was assed ' in 1 768 an a a r ct d , p , with ppropri tion a ac a ﬁve e s cur tt hed, in ddition to hundr d pound in ren cy sub s cribed by the p eople for the purpo se of a e es e a c the erecting a ch p l in Ch t rtown , in pl e of old

c c . ea e c e e e the a c t ea a hur h For gr t r onv ni nc , r d th t it Should b e erec ted on a p art of the publi c c ourt

se 90 ee s e an d 1 2 0 ee hou ground , f t on High tre t f t Th m on Cro ss street . e provision in for er ac t s not

n s fﬁc e a e a ct was asse 1 770 provi g u i nt, noth r p d in , assessing three hundred a n d Sixty pounds c urren cy

th a s b e a e the s ees the on e p ri h , to ppli d by tru t for ﬁni shing of the ch ap el and en c lo sing the burying ground .

e 1 784 the war e e the Rev . . In Jun , , b ing ov r, Dr m the es e as e e c a e S ith , Pr id nt of W hington Coll g , ll d a meetin g of the Episcop al c lergymen who c ould b e

ffe e a s the mee at found in di r nt p rt of country, to t

Was e e the se a a hington Coll g , for purpo of org niz tion ; but on a c count of the sma ll attendan ce noth m a a an d ing was effec ted . Anoth er eeting w s c lled due notic e served on the c l ergy to meet in the ch ap el

h s at Chestertown t e following Octob er . At thi meeting the n ame Protestant Epi sc op a l Chur c h wa s

a e a s th am e the c c e c dopt d e n of hur h , und r whi h name the c onvention met in M ay of the following N h bee ea t . . ad y r a Bordentown , J It previou sly n 86 E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

h mm known as t e Church of Engl and . E anuel

c is the c a ame. The ec ee Chur h lo l n r tory, on Qu n

s ee was c ase a c 1 866 tr t, pur h d in M r h , , of John

een Gr wood , for

The esen c c se has an pr t hur h building, of it lf,

e es s int r ting hi tory . The bri ck of whi c h it is c on s c e c ame m an n tru t d fro Engl d , a d the mec h ani c al a th — l ying of e walls p ec uli a r to the olden time—is

an e es n ea e the n int r ti g f tur of buildi g today . This wa building s at ﬁrst c on siderably t aller than at esen an h , d ad a e at the es i n pr t b lfry w t front , whi ch was t held he b ell whi ch served for so many pur ses f po o publi c utility as well as for the c all c c s to hur h wor hip . In 1 881 the building wa s thoroughly remodel ed inside and a c hoir buil ding E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY, MARYLAND 87

h h n m Th erec ted on t e site of t e robi g roo . e former

e had a e es ee s es i s a ce int rior g ll ri on thr id , w th choir p s n Th a and organ in the we tern e d. e pulpit w s lo c ated on the northern side an d the main entranc e

' a a h n ra was on High street . H . M . Stu rt w s t e c o t c

f or the m eme s and his m s m a tor i prov nt , o t i port nt

was e the a s c he work to low r w ll , whi h did, without tea ring off the roof .

m a s o . The Vestry at th at ti e w s a s follow : Ge . B

M r . . es H . e t . N c es . . e ee W tcott, Dr W ” W E Wi k , P r c s Wm . . a e . . . e Jo seph A . Wi ke S W lk r , G W T , — s ames . ea ce . a e s N . . es c kin , J A P r W rd n G W t ott Th m s the es . c es . e c e Tho s S . Wi k following o pri pr

ent es : ame . ea ce a a s . . V try J s A P r , All n H rri , E F

es Wm . e s e e . es c e . P rkin , G org B W t ott, L win W Wick ,

. e . . a e . . . . e r . W B ck , C E Cr n , T G Wroth Dr H n y B

a is ec s c cee . . . e s M rtin r tor, u ding Dr S C Rob rt in

e a 1 90 . F bru ry, 0 h a m . e s e e e t e c e ec Dr Rob rt , who r c iv d ll h re in D e ber 1 871 had a c n s as a - e , , o tinuou p tor te of twenty nin ’ m e r . s c Pa years . So e of Dr Rob ert pr de essors were

’ s s es a e . . a . . on Jon , Gordon , Br dl y , J R Hub rd , A A Curti s ( afterwa rds a Bi shop of the Catholi c

c . . . and e s . Chur h ) , E H C Goodwin oth r A spl endid a ddition to thi s church has been built h hi t a . during e rectors p of Dr . M rtin This addition

is se as a a c m an d c a e and u d Sund y S hool roo h p l ,

has al l m e c e e es s c as e as od rn onv ni nc , u h kitch n , g

a es etc . n ew e a a s and a ce r ng , A b ll w s l o bought pl d a n e in ew tow r . E 8 8 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

P CHA TER X .

’ E TH E FRI ENDS M EETING HOUS .

A p art of Kent County known as Qu aker Neck was n am ed in honor of the indu strious and even m ese ea temp ered Friends or Quak ers . A ong th rly

m the e s se e a e pilgri s were Tr w , who ttl d in Qu k r “ ” N 1 6 8 Th e ese a es s c eck in 6 . e r pr nt tiv of thi olony

s e an d his am now living are : Mr . B artu Tr w f ily , m m a ss a N ec as . e In Qu ker k ; Tho W Tr w, of Po on ; Mi

s e e es e . se e Jo phine Tr w, of Ch t rtown ; Mr Jo ph Tr w,

M n s e ea e e e rs . e a a d n r K nn dyvill ; Virgil K nd ll Si t r ,

r m urdin es e an d M s . . e a D of Ch t rtown , T B nj in g, of ' Th Ro ck H a ll . e origin a l dwelling was a log c abin

‘ ’ On th e shore of Lankford s Bay on the fa rm now

e . a T m s e . he ew a own d by Mr B rtu Tr w Tr f ily , or at ea s the a es a e e ha s e a er l t l rg t p rt th r of, liv d in Qu k an d Bro ad Neck s ever sinc e the establishment of the

a me e m origin l ho stead . Th y h ave I pressed their i h dividual ity upon the c ommunity in which they h ave

e ea s an d the s a e N ec al l liv d for y r , hi tory of Qu k r k , a e ai s its e e me al l a s e th t p rt n to d v lop nt in w lk of lif , c ould not b e a c c ura tely written without the in c l u sion of the grea t p art whi ch the Trew family has

a e a e e me pl y d in th t d v lop nt . Mr . B a rtus Trew is the es n m em e th m old t livi g b r of e fa ily today . Th e old m eeting hou se whi ch stood for so m any

ea s a t the the a has ee a a y r fork of ro d b n torn w y, the ceme e was se s m m but t ry u d for o e ti e l ater . Thi s n ’ Fri e ds Meeting House was the center of al l re l igious and s c a a c ma m es ha o i l tivity for ny il , but d e wa the m a to giv y to rch of time. E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 89

The c mm s c m a s o odiou bri k n ion in whi c h Mr . Trew has lived for these m any years was built in

1 781 and is e e e one the e a m , , th r for , of Old st l nd a rks

he n . e h i in t cou ty . Mr Tr w as in h s home a gr and ’ fath er s clo ck which was brought to this c ountry in

THE FRI ENDS ’ M EETING HOUS E AT THE OLD Q UAKER BURYING E H GROUND , N AR LYNC .

i 1 668 . s e e e e a It in xc ll nt running ord r tod y . Th er e are also in his possession sh eets m ade from ﬂax grown on the farm an d blank ets made of wool grown on the Sheep an d spun on the loom s in

the m e. ese r e cs are ec s e ms an d ho Th li pr iou h irloo , a re a ema a e a e s in r rk bl st t of pr eservation . All the e and more Of the links tha t bind the p ast to the pres en t m a b e see at the Ol d m e e y n ho st a d . E 90 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

Another l andmark of Kent is the Quak er M eeting a a e o ce e House at Lyn ch . John Lynch , Qu k r, n liv d an d the m ee se where the vill age is now, ting hou The a ers stood on l and on ce owned by him . Qu k “ ” ec a se at the me n am ed this the Cecil M eeting, b u ti ( 1 698 ) it was erec ted or established it wa s within

THE E H M E I — 1 BARTUS TR W O N Q UAK ER N ECK 1 7 8 .

the s ec bound of C il County . It was a bran c h of ’ the Fri ends Yearly M eeting est abli sh ed at Phil a

e a the ea a e am e and d lphi by gr t Qu k r Willi P nn , ’ numbered many of Kent s b est families as its mem

bers . From its records the following n am es h ave

ee a e : e a s se st b n t k n Turn r, D w on , Cor , Al on , Brown ,

mas e e es s e as Tho , G org , Hodg , Atkin on , Tr w, M lin

N s mm s a e s as Nea orri , Si ond , P rrott, Bow r , R in , l ,

E 92 HI STORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

CHAPTER XI .

“ —TH E H CH OLD I . U . AND STILL POND FIRST C UR V IN V ORTON .

Properly b elonging to thi s c ounty of Kent is old “ 1 765 at the ea Chris t Churc h at I . built in , h d

e se a s a e of Churn Cr ek , within who w ll h v wor shipped men an d women whose n am es are f amili ar l l to a .

a es its ame m I . U . Church in Worton t k n fro initials found on a l arge boundary stone nea r the “ ” a m es the a es ma e a e c hurc h . In e rly ti n tiv d J lik “ ” “ an so a the e e s are . U . an d I , th t l tt r no doubt J ,

m a s an J im as U te s n y t d for John , or Jon , U ilto ,

Urie or some oth er early resident of Ol d Kent .

Th i the . c s a e Still Pond M . E Chur h prob bly oldest c ontinuously organiz ed M ethodis t So ci ety on

- Th a ce the D el Marvia Penin sul a . e origin l ediﬁ of whi c h the present is the su c cessor was erec ted som e

l i r s AS time during the Revo ut on a v W ar . Bi hop

the ee a e e sm es a bury , pion r org niz r of M thodi , t b

l ish 1 The e e ed a prea ching pl ac e here in 772 . pr s nt

is a as N s . T re : p tor R n som P . i chol he trustees a

' ’

. . e s . . a R . c e . G . se e F H Corn liu , A J H k tt, S _ o b ry , C

. N . s . e . . a e . . P orri , R D Moor , F B H rp r, L A Ford ,

. . a e . . N n . a e . e e . J T B xt r, R G W rr n, J . B n tt, W L

. . a F l l . e . Ford , J W Cl rk , W . H n — — The n ame of the town Still Pond wh ere this “ c c is a a es its ame m hur h loc ted , t k n fro Still Pond ” ee se ame is e Cr k , who n asc ribed to a v ry deep pond at its source whi ch is said to h ave n ever been froz en H H E ’ E I N I . U . C URC , N AR CATT S CORN R , WORTON . E Y 94 HISTORY OF K NT COUNT , MARYLAND

a ma be a e a is over . This tr dition y t k n for wh t it ea mes as e worth but in the l an d rec ords of rly ti , w ll the a m s as on the m ap of M aryl and in 1 673 by f ou m a em a the ame s Augustine H er n , of Boh i , n of thi “ ” c reek is sp ell ed Steel pone Creek .

TH E FIRST CH URC H IN WORTON .

1 82 5 as far as we c an ea e e was Prior to , l rn , th r no On s establish ed pl a c e of worship in Worton . Augu t

O an ac re of l an d wa s pur ch ased from Willi am Tay

th sum 5 0 c e ec a lor and wife for e of $ , on whi h to r t

c hur ch for the Protestant Episcop al denomin ation . “ The c hurch was c all ed P arson

Re a es a s in v . . . . a honor of G D S H ndy, Prot t nt Epi

$ c a e m a e in the c oin munit an d op l cl rgy n , who liv d y

who was its s an d as far as n n its ﬁr t, , k ow , only ’

m mes . a s a . a rector . This churc h afterw rd b ec e St J ’ m s The ec s a u e 2 1 1 832 . a e r ord Show th t on J n , , St J Churc h an d lot were deed ed to the Methodi st Protestants on the p ayment of the sum of ﬁve dol

a s . The s ee at s m a s am l r tru t s thi ti e were Fr nci L b ,

m a s se e n a am e E ory Edw rd , Jo ph K n rd , Willi Copp r and a e fe mem e s D vid Arthur . Th re were but w b r ‘ and a sma R - J . . a e a . ev. ll congr g tion J Murr y, who wa s se as an ass s a Rev . saa s e sa s : nt i t nt to I c Web t r, y “ ’ e c e em a e es e W el sch s K nt Cir uit th n br c d Ch t rtown , a e se a e e e a e N ec Ch p l School Hou , bov Uri vill , Qu k r k ’ an d es e a m e . a e d n W l y Ch p l St . J s at th at ay was o e the eas e a me s of l t hop ful of our ppoint nt . I c annot recall the n ame of one m ale member who belonged ’ the c ass . s m a to l My ﬁr t visit to St . J a es w s on S at

urda a Ma Th e . e c as y in April or rly in y ountry , I E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 95

e m s m es e o se m drov out in y ulky fro Ch t rt wn , e ed

an d e ec e . e s e c es poor n gl t d Fi ld without f n , over

se e a nes ce a s and ee s grown with dg , dw rf pi , d r w d , a nd other indi c ation s of lan d overwork ed and left in a st ate of n atur e app eared where the pleasing evi

e c e d c m r n es an a e o s . d u of cultur , thrift o fort w een Th i ” e c ongregat ons were small .

th m a In e idst of whe t h a rves t Dr . Murray held a

e a es e a n m e e s r viv l , which r ult d in u b r of conv r ions an h s d additions t o t e chur ch . Thi m ark ed a n ew ’ i a m m era ts s . . es ec a e a e a res in hi tory St J b liv , gg

ma e so th s e an d has e d e ese da . iv church , r in to pr nt y a e c In 1 853 Dr . Murr y return d to Kent Cir uit a s s e e e and the sec ea his up rint nd nt, during ond y r of n p astorate purpo sed the erec tion of a ew churc h . The respon se on the p art of the p eopl e was s o prompt and en c oura ging th at work was b egun at

e c am e and o the unﬁn on c e. Wint r f und building i T shed . h a as uc e following spring Dr . Murr y w s

c eded Rev . e s e se as a e e by John Rob rt , und r who p tor t Th the c hur c h was c ompl eted an d dedi c ated . e

mm e saa as ess . a building c o ittee w M rs John G l , I c

a s s am V ann ort e N c s and P r on , Willi , Rob rt i hol on

ir Th e e . Sk v n . e a c s e e John T . e contr tor w r G org R

e n a m Th a o s r Re d a d Hyl nd P . S ith ; e dedi c t ry e v i T R n . he ese ce was eac e ev . ese pr h d by . Joh S Re pr nt

i R nn r i he a es . am V a t s t p stor s ev. H . B . J ter S uel o

es mem e his ame a ee e e old t living b r, n h ving b n nroll d H h Oc e 1 856 . e wa s the s e e e t e in tob r, up rint nd nt of a a The s s e Sund y S chool for m any y e rs . pre ent up r in ten dent i N c s . s Rob ert G . i hol on E Y 96 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MAR LAND

E TH E PRESBYTERIAN C H URC H IN K NT .

“ a e sa s : The e e and Dr . W . S . M xw ll y G org town ’ e s . es Ol d Bri ck ( n ear E . B . P nnington , Sr ) Pr by As teri an Chur ches were built in Coloni a l days . Upp er Ken t was a p art of C ecil County at that se time the r ec ords are no doubt at Elkton . Tho

e a es e a e a c hurches own d lot in Ch t rtown , ft rw rd s used as a burying groun d by c olored p eople. It wa

h e s on the ro ad l ea ding out to t e Dr . And r on prop

Th l he s erty. e O d Bri c k was used by t M ethodi t

P es a s s m m e s 1 860 e Rev . rot t nt o e ti e pr viou to , wh n Willi am M egee b ecam e p astor an d they ha d a good Th c ongregation for a numb er of years . e church was torn down an d m ateri a l u sed in erec ting the

ese es e a c e e e c pr nt Pr byt ri n hurch in K nn dyvill , whi h was ca e 1 dedi t d in 875 . G eorgetown Churc h was 1 72 built in 8 .

TH E E H M T ODIST EPISCOPAL C H URC H .

ee ea s a e the s m as c e e ce Fift n y r ft r Chri t onf r n , in 1 784 the e s s e , M thodi t of K nt, who ha d in c reased

e m e s and e c e es ec a wond rfully in nu b r inﬂu n , p i lly in

” es e an d the e o a Ch t rtown r gion r und bout, resolved to c s c a se s on tru t hou of wor hip in Chestertown . In endeavoring to sec ure a gr ant of l and on the publi c s a e in a da e e s s e e m qu r y b for thi ton of M thodi s , c the e s e ec e ha whi h build r r j t d, d bec ome the head of the co e ea o rn r, gr t pposition was m anifested by the es a s e c c a a n s the t bli h d hur h g i t proj ec t . It was only

c a the a sess by lling up bill in night ion , when many

its se s e e a se a i of oppo r w r b nt, th t ts p assa ge was E 97 HI STORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

Th em es the new c e ea e sec ured . e en i of hurch nd vor d to avenge themselves wh en in a m ajority on a com

Th ma s t al mittee to apportion the ground . e s lle lotment po ssibl e was m a de on the western p art of

the s a e e e was e ec e the s e public qu r , wh r r t d ﬁr t M tho

e o n Th n a s dis t Churc h in Ch s tert w . e buildi g st nd

et s e the s e se e a r y , oppo it Vo h ll Hou , own d by H r y m m n u . a d oc c m as son e . a s a Tho , of Dr S u l W Tho ,

pi ed by the Ches ap eak e an d Potom a c T el ephone Co .

a e a e s o . e E s . an d . fr t rn l ord r , J hn D Uri , q , Dr s Hughe . Within th ese histori c w a lls the voi ce of the grea t

a s e e sm the e ess s s po tl of M thodi , tir l A bury , ﬁr t

s the c ha d ee ea as e as Bi hop of Chur h , b n h rd , w ll

sc ores of the il lustrious fath ers of the c h urc h . Chestertown then b ec ame the c enter of the grea t ’ Kent c an d ma e s the c c s Cir uit, ny noted ev nt in hur h

s am al l h hi tory o c c urred h ere. But id t e c hurc h grew

m e n a s a wa an d in nu b rs a d power . A p r on ge s built a s a m 1 8 th trong organiz tion for ed . In 68 e c hurch in Chestertown felt th at its w elfare would b e en

a c e e n m ade a s a an d was set h n d by b i g t tion , it off

m the ol d e c c was the fro K nt Cir uit, of whi h it Th f h hea d . e interest O t e c irc uit in the p ars on age was bought for and al l a rrangem ents in the sep a ra tion w ere ami c able an d satisfa ctory to al l

c e on cern d . About 1 870 the n eed of a n ew c hurc h ediﬁ ce was ea e and e a a s Th r liz d pr p r tion for building ma de. e

a m a e s . as . had ee l t Tho W Eli on , Sr , who b n a pillar

the c c ea s was c a ma th of hur h for y r , h ir n of e build

c mm ing o ittee. E 98 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

a s a a a mem e the Mi ss T . Br d h w, f ithful b r of

c e ea e a e ac a the chur h, b qu th d l g y of tow rd c c was the c e s c on stru ction of the c hur h , whi h nu l u ’ e N . Us a of the building fund . Squir John ilton ,

s s e e ease c e prominent Methodi t , inc d c d , ontribut d e and the ese the present b eautiful Sit , pr nt church

m e e at a s of a ediﬁce was soon c o pl t d , co t bout It was dedi c ated to the worship of Al

e e 1 877 and 1 878 the mighty God fr e of d bt, in , in

' in n Wilmington Conferen ce conven ed the ew ediﬁc e. A few years ago a pip e organ was erec ted an d dedi c ated at a c o st of about m a Th as is . . ea c a e present p tor T F B u h p , h ving

ee se e e at the c e e ce of 1 91 6 s ee b n nt h r onf r n , ucc ding

. . . a e se e as as se e ea s . Dr L E B rr tt, who rv d p tor v n y r

Th a was e e en am n c e e . . a s e e M E p r on g d d d to B j i Pri , m m Edw. as e e s as a e Ringgold, Tho St v n , Tho B k r

. . e N a a e e an d am a e A M M rritt, th ni l Wil y Willi H yn ,

s ees ames a s e a c 9 1 844 an d tru t , by J M n ﬁ ld, on M r h , , c e the e in lud d whol lot through to Cro ss str eet . In

N em e 1 868 s a s he ov b r, , thi p r on age was deeded to t church for This building was torn down in the Spring of

1 91 6 and at s , thi writing a n ew brick stru cture is — e c a c a e . n c a c and und r ontr t W lt r T Pippi , ontr tor

builder . It will c ost about The a e a s are : e . eme s Bo rd of St w rd Jo l R Cl nt ,

. . e . . ea e A . . a s . . n W B Copp r , I R L v rton , J C D vi , J T m . . s . . N m e r e s . . effe tho y, M A Toul on , M E w o , C H J

son . . e e ma s . a e . , W C P r goy , Tho S Bordl ey , Ch rl s S

. . M I t c n re . a eas e e . Hill , J B y , Prof M rk Cr y , G org R

se. s ees : . s m . a es . a es Rou Tru t T W Eli on , Pr t , J

1 E 00 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

’ a s m s the e D aniel W . B te ini try, old whit building was torn down an d a new one erec ted of a more

Th was e c a e modern c har ac ter . e building d di t d on

5 Rev . . . a eac e a a 30 1 8 9 . J nu ry , Dr John J Murr y pr h d the morning sermon an d a big revival followed . In

R . 1 7 h s a o f v . e 8 8 t e a e e . , during p tor t S A Hoblitz ll , th was e a e an d a e building thoroughly r p ir d , , with ’ small frame ch ap el adjoining ( now Hi cks bl a ck smi s ee s ee and e re th Shop ) , ﬁr t built on Qu n tr t th n m o e ss s ee the c was e e e . v d to Cro tr t, chur h w ll quipp d In 1 887 a lot on High s treet was bought for an e m d a me ting held to raise on ey for a new churc h . R ev. . m m W . R Grah a wa s p astor . A building c o mittee c m se the e em e was , o po d of following g ntl n ,

: . . a e m . . e . w. a a w ppoint d J K Aldridg , J Ch p n , J

a m e . . s a V an L b rt, W B U ilton , T . R . Hubb rd, W . J .

. . ss . m m e . . a e s nort, T W Ru ll, S F S ith , J H rry Si p r

and . am c a Th m . e es o Willi Ar hib ld, Jr r ult of thi s c ’ mittee s o is e e the the a s w rk b for world, tot l c o t of the improvem ent b eing Milton B ak er was the c ac an d e an d ea h s ontr tor build r , for y rs a een se the c c c a m b xton of hur h , ring for it lik e a oth er “ her Th would child . e b ell was given by the Littl e ” s an d c s 350 . T Folk , o t $ he big pip e organ wa s given “ ’ ” the e e s ss a and c s by Young P opl A oci tion , o t The twelve windows in the audien ce room are ea mem a s e e b utiful ori l of j w led c ath edral gl ass .

ese s are mem m Th window in ory of M . A and a Ch ap ma n a ce e . a m n m a e e . ra e , M r lin A Ch p , E lin E F zi r, e ec c a c es a e a e ce Ann R b Wi k , Eliz b th W lk r, Mili nt ur a e mme an e s Arth , K ti Plu r, D i l Collin , John T .

a . c a a e s a e Dodd, C pt Ri h rd B k r, John Con t bl , Wil am V n a n ort . . V ann ort a li , C D , D vid Arthur , Wil E 1 01 HISTORY OF K NT COUNT Y, MARYLAND

Th c a i m li am B a c chu s . e entr l front window s a e

m a th a e a e e s a e ori l to e l t S en tor G orge Vick r noth r, “ ” Our D ea d ; anoth er in honor Of Sup erintendent

am . s and on e the the Willi B U ilton , in pulpit for

m R . was s . . a a . ev. . p a tor, Dr W R . Gr h J M Gill

as e e 1 896 s c ee e . . . ee p tor h r in , u c d d by Dr D L Gr n

‘ l HE OLD N D W E E B H A M . HU H N O E E PU LIC SC OOL P . C RC . NT RPRIS OFFIC , E E HE E CROSS STR T. C ST RTOWN .

e 1 9 01 n m e c a e . . . e 1 907 ﬁ ld in ; th Dr F T Littl in ,

an d . a am e n e 1 91 3 e the Dr Gr h r tur d in , follow d by ese R as ev . . . a . r pr nt p tor, J L W rd An el egant p a

sona e was e ec e the the Ol d se g r t d on Site of hou ,

c e ee s ee an d a e a e e 1 896 orn r of Qu n tr t M pl v nu , in

. . and . . at a c s Th by W S A M Culp , o t of e

s e a s the c are : e W . e . t w rd of hurch L win S . Fowl r, J am e m . . a es . a L b rt, C S S ith , Ch rl L Dodd, J . W . Ch p m an . . m a a es . am , W W Hubb rd , J W Crouch , Willi

. ea e . . ac c s e C . s . . A Wh tl y, J D B hu , Fr d U ilton , A M

e e a es N . Satterﬁel d am Culp, Rob rt Hu y, Ch rl , Willi E Y 1 02 HISTORY OF K NT COUNT , MARYLAND

m . s r e . . ea e a . A . Burk , J F Wh tl y, Willi B U ilton , J ,

a . s a a e . . sse W lter U Lu by, R lph B rn tt, J W Ru ll, Wil

- m an sant . . e s . . es . li a V , T D Bow r , C C Jon e e ce m et e e 1 838 1 857 1 871 The M . P . Conf r n h r in , , , and 1 890 es e e saa e s e in April, , pr id d ov r by I c W b t r,

am e . . eese and . . a e re Willi Colli r, D E R W M Str y r, i l e es ac c c spec t ve y. An int r ting f t in onne tion with the l arge Sunday S chool of thi s church is the sup er m e e c the a e a . s int nd n y of l t Willi B U ilton , who se e m e a Hi n ea s . s so e G . rv d for or th n forty y r , Fr d , was e ec e s c cee hi 1 91 0 l t d to u d m in .

E E H H H E COLOR D M T ODIST C URC S .

The pride shown by the c olored p eopl e in h aving worthy pl aces in Kent in whi c h to worship is strik in l ese e es e . a g y pr nt d in Ch t rtown J n es M . E .

c c a e ss s ee 1 91 5 s Chur h , lo t d on Cro tr t, built in , co t e e th e . . ov r whil A M E . Church , built on e e s ee c s a Coll g tr t, o t bout Both are of

“ c an d We e bri k ll quipp ed . These buildin gs repl ac ed

ame s c es e ec e th e fr tru tur r t d in e arly ﬁfti es .

CH H E E FIRST SUNDAY S OOL IN C ST RTOW N .

ema e a c was a e 1 81 6 A f l Sund y S hool org niz d in , e - se e sc a s with tw nty v n hol r . It was the ﬁrst Sun da c the it y S hool in town , s c hurc h connec tion not e as e a b ing c rt ined .

E U 1 04 HI STORY OF K NT CO NTY, MARYLAND

a en was a member of the S c hool Bo rd for K t County ,

the e e an d serving with S ewell H epburn ld r , Cor

c an d a e c a . es . n el ius J . S ott, l t r with Ri h rd W Jon “ ” th c o s e In looking b ack at e S h ol Hi tory of K nt, “ e a es e he sa s : and more esp ci lly of Ch t rtown , y If any rec ords were k ept by the authnrities in the f e ave ee re early d ays o Kent County, non h b n p se and the a a a e s ce m a rved, only v il bl our of infor tion

i is p ersonal rec ollec tion an d tra dit on . My own ea s c ec ec the m a c rli est di tin t r oll tion of Pri ry S hool ,

as was en c a e es e a es a c it th ll d in Ch t rtown , d t b k to

1 2 a n Ol d -s c about 85 . It w s kept in a two tory bri k ’ dwelling standing on the site of D avis S atterﬁel d s

ese s s m a a a e an d pr nt e tabli h ent . It w s dil pid t d for

e esc se an d its im lorn b yond d ription , both in it lf m e a e s s . The eac e e e was di t urrounding t h r, for th r

one was e ames a es a m e sea c a but , Squir J Gr v , for r p

a se a ca s m e am s e t in, who qu liﬁ tion , though li it d, I ur e e al l a hi s sa a c s m as w r th t l ry ould ju tly de and . I w e e a e e a n v r pupil th r , but tr dition says his discipline was s an d se e e an d s a trict v r , thi w s a p eriod wh en it was c ommonly held th at the rod was the most efﬁ c e mean s the e a ce i nt of lifting v il of ignor n , by

c was mea the ea n ea e an d whi h nt l r ing to r d, writ c e a e e a iph r, with littl g ogr phy . There was no pre tense of system ati c grading an d little attempt at c ass c a Th l iﬁ tion . e schools in eac h county were gov e e ca a rn d by lo l l ws . In Kent County th ere were ﬁ ve trustees el ected for each s chool di stri c t by the w e ma e a a es the s c an d s s hit l t x bl of di tri t , the e tru

ees ec e the me s of s c em o e t dir t d thod in tru tion , pl y d an d sc a e th di h rg d e tea ch ers . — CH E ST E RTOWN HIGH SCHOO L 1 9 1 5 .

E E E D SVILL PUBLIC SCHOOL . 1 06 HISTORY OF KENT COUNTY MARYLAND

I am informed by one of the older citizens of the town that he was a pupil under three teac hers in m a a n a es . a . thi s school b efore C pt i Gr v , viz , Willi S

ee m es and a c al l Gr nwood , Si on Wick J ob Brown , of whi c h taught in the house whi c h s tood where the

. arrel l s a s house now oc c upied by Clifton L J t nd , but my own rec ollection b egin s with C apt ain Gr aves . After a numb er of y ears he was followed by Ch arles m N m . s n d a a . e a e a e c e a e T . Irel nd xt c J s M Vi k r , ft r him s c cess as c a s one m e in u ion , prin ip l with or or m ass s a s ess s a a e . . i t nt , Prof or H nn , Montgo ry , J W s B h M s e c et c ua am . a Ru ll , M , Q y, Long, Willi M Sl y ,

c e s a a e e s n Mc N eil Fa l l owﬁel d Vi k r g in , P t r o , , m a an d eas . Eb ugh , Topping, S yth Cr y “ The old system I h ave mention ed continu ed until the Act 1 865 c ea n a m s s em edu of , r ti g unifor y t of c a the a e c has me tion throughout St t , out of whi h co the ese l aw c ea a c s e e pr nt , under whi h gr t adv n e w r ma e me s s c n m e s an d d in thod of in tru tio , in nu b r

a ca s ea c e s and an d qu liﬁ tion of t h r , in buildings e m m quip ent . But so e of the tea chers in the old s c se e e men s e a es m hoolhou w r of t rling qu liti , fro whi ch some of our b est c itizens received their only

s ch . ee s b m ooling Ind d, it hould e re embered th at some of the most di stingui sh ed instru c tors of the c e e eac e s ese ea sc s a ountry w r t h r in th rly hool , not bly ess m N e c m a a s Prof or Si on w o b , of H rv rd Univer ity, the ea m a em a c a an d as me gr t th ti i n trono r, who , in 1 853 and 1 854 was th , e tea cher of the primary school at asse s M y, in thi county . “ 1 867 bout esse . nes an d A J K Hi I , with anoth er se ame es c a es me who n now p , were the dis tri c t trus

ees and e - t , und r our direc tion the long one story

E 1 08 HISTORY OE K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

In 1 91 5 the n ew High S chool was erected on n d Washington Avenu e at a c ost of for lot a wa s the c ac for building . A . M . Culp ontr tor

Th c mm ee was ess s . an d builder . e building o itt M r e s a e mas . \V roth e . Curti s E . Cr n , Tho G , Eb n F P rkin m m and a es . . Professor J . L . S yth Ch rl S S ith

M E H M E F H N . . E K O O O . W W B C , FOR RLY US ED AS A SCHOOL .

The history of the school sin ce the Act of 1 865 has n m . a d esp eci ally from the time of Tho as B Long,

i a far cr m been a st eady progress upward . It s y fro the mea e s a a e c ames a es gr , h bby qu rt rs in whi h J Gr v and his littl e ﬂo c k toiled an d struggl ed with ea c h

e m e a ea s a o the am e and oth r or th n Sixty y r g , to pl ” e - e s w ll equipp d in titution s . The present Superintendent is Professo r Jeﬁerson m . h L S yth . Professor M a rk Creasy is t e Prin c ip al

the c ese ass s a s : sses of High S hool , with th i t nt Mi OE E 1 09 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

Ne e am e a a a a s tti Gooding, M i C rroll, B rb r Willi

s e s ss N e e a e s c a Com Su ie Rob rt ; Mi lli W t r , Prin ip l

mercia l e a me ss e e om es c D p rt nt ; Mi Anni Copp r , D ti

c e ce ess O e . a es a a a S i n ; Prof or w n C Bl d , M nu l Tr in

ing . Mi ss F anni e Stu art is Prin c ip a l of the Gram

mar c ese ass s a s : sses a a a S hool , with th i t nt Mi B rb r a mm e se e a . Anthony, Edith H rl y , Ro Duy r , E H a s d I m sa an da . D vi , Loui Urie S ith

a e m e n e L rg , od r , w ll equipped buildings were

e ec e 1 91 5 at e e e e r t d in B tt rton , Millington , K nn dy n Th mm ville a d Ro c k H all . e building c o ittees w ere :

— J ﬂ r on m e e e e s . . c e B tt rton L S yth , Arthur H Bri a O s l a n a . e . e c d How rd F w n , W C r n e Crew a H rry — s . t m n J . h . J o . e Willi Milling on L S yth , n P Ah r ,

se a a e a es . . . e Jo ph M ll li u , Ch rl M Hurtt, R E Fedd — man . e m e e v J . . am . K nn dy ill L S yth , Willi S Hur

c a . a . e and lo k , H rry J Hill , Edg r R P nnington , John — e ers . c a C . a ea e a M dd Ro k H ll Fr nk Wh tl y , M rion

M . m a . . m n e . es . a se a d . T ill r, J L S yth , J A C y T B D urdin g. Provision was m a de i n 1 91 6 for building a mm — n w t a a . . . c e sc hool a G len ; c o ittee Dr E A S ott , m m a e . a e . e se S u l G C ldw ll , Ervin L D p y , John

n m n e t a ee Qui n an d J . L . S ith . Al so o a F irl ;

mm e — ﬁl l m am c e “ iam . . . s o itt G S yth , T H Morri Br

l m . b m . . e . a Ha . s , Dr Fr nk S ith , rry C Willi , J L S yth A c olored S c hool in Chestertown was al so provid ed for .

In 1 853 the residen c e n ow o c cupi ed by Ex - S enator

' W am B k a e illi ) W . ec on W t er stre t wa s o c c upied by

a a m a Mr . B ssford as se in ry . Thi s sc hool gave

ea c c e s the c se an m the y rly on rt in ourthou , d s o e of

m n m s th pro ine t fa ili e of e town a ttend ed this sc hool . 1 E E Y A 1 0 HI STORY O K NT COUNTY, MAR L ND

th se c c e . a e s sse In e hou now o upi d by J W t r Ru ll , a Mi ss Molli e Usilton c ondu c ted a priv t e s chool . “ The house formerly o c cupi ed by the Bri ck H ou se ” on ess s ee was ma ea s se Club , Princ tr t, for ny y r u d

a a a . sc se an d was a ss s priv te hool hou , t ught by Mi ’ e c e n ow . . . s w. Lottie Sp n r, Dr S C Rob ert wido Mi ss Josi e ReD ue for many years c ondu c ted one

the l a s a e sc s m s c of rge t priv t hool in town , both for u i an d s s the c s m s n other tudie , next to u to hou e o

Water street .

E H E E FOUNDING O WAS INGTON COLL G .

as e e the es th a e s W hington Coll g , old t in e St t wa es a s e Act e s a e 1 782 as a t bli h d by of L gi l tur in , p rt

the se e s a a e of propo d Univ r ity of M ryl nd . Georg

as e c am at N e se e W hington , th n in p wburg , con nt d th a t his n ame Should b e gi ven to the in fant institu

c e its e me an d s ed tion , ontribut d to ndow nt, vi it it 1 7 4 Th in 8 . ( e amount c ontributed by Wa shington was On this o c ca sion the students / pl ayed the tra de s a s a sa e e e gy of Gu t vu V , in which r fer nc was ma e him as the H d to Gustavu s of Ameri c a . e pl a c ed at this time his n ame on the rec ords of the

a s s an d e s Of c he was Bo rd of Vi itor Gov rnor , whi h a mem b er .

The c e e wa s ase a s a a m oll g b d on ﬂouri hing c de y , one n e and sc a s e the with hu dr d forty hol r , und r R ev . . m an d his a ss s a s c the Dr S ith i t nt , into whi h

ee c es e es a r Fr S hool of Ch t rtown , t bli shed as fa a c as 1 783 had e s e m b k , pr viou ly b en erged . The in fant c oll ege was organiz ed with al l its fun c tion s

mme a e the ece i i di t ly on r ipt of ts c h arter in 1 782 .

E 1 1 2 HISTORY OE K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

by the p ersistent efforts of the Board of Vi sitors and a m a a e Governors that its exi sten c e w s int in d . i s e e e ec e one on In 1 854 two bri ck bu lding w r r t d , Th e a ea ch Side of the main stru c ture. e c oll g e ste dily in creased in numb ers from 1 844 until the breaking

r out of the Civil W a . In 1 890 two residen ces w ere bui lt for the prin

- n cip al an d vi ce pri c ip al . I n 1 892 through the lib erality of the c itiz en s of

s e a m a s m wa s e ec e the c ol Che t rtown , gy n iu r t d on

l ege grounds . In 1 896 the Legisl ature authoriz ed the esta bli sh

me a N m a e a me a ies an d a e nt of or l D p rt nt for l d , g v a it a ase tow rds s erection . A lot w s pur ch d

an mm of Mr . John B ell d a c o odious building oc cu

e a s e s at the e es the s pi d by l dy tud nt , but r qu t of Vi i

s an d o e s the e s a e 1 91 0 e ea e tor G v rnor , L gi l tur of r p l d the appropri ation for schol arship s in the Norm al D ep artment an d appropri ated a lik e a mount for

sc a s s m a n hol r hip for le stude t s in the c ollege. By

s Act the c e e e e ed i a s n thi oll g r v rt to ts origin l po itio , “ as a pl a c e for a lib eral edu c ation in the art s an d ” s s cien c e .

am m a s o n am h Willi S ith H ll , ed for t e ﬁrst p resi

e of the c e e wa e d nt oll g , s er cted in 1 906 a t a c o st of Thi s buildin g was u sed as an a dmini s trati on building . It was an imposing an d h and s me s c e w o tru tur , but it as destroyed by fire early a m a a 1 6 1 91 Sund y orning, J nu ry , 6 . A n ew building is b ein g erec ted on the Site of this burn ed s tru c ture a e its a to t k pl ce. A gymn asium wa s c om l eted 1 91 2 p in . A tr a c t of about five a c r es of l and on Coll ege avenu e Oppo site the c a mpu s w as bought OE E 1 1 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 3 an d fitted up as an athleti c groun d in 1 906 an d i s Th am s now known a s Washington field . e J e White prop erty on the western c orner of the c ampu s wa s 1 1 m e s purc h ased in 9 5 fro Fr d . C . U ilton for

. N m an d is n ow a p a rt of the c ampu s . o ore b eauti

a a c e e an ful or h e lthful Situ tion for a oll g c b e found . At al l times it has c lung to high ideal s of sc hola r s an d c a a e e th a an d hip of h r ct r , yi lding to e St te the N atio n a ri ch return in the training of young Th m men for good citiz en ship . e present fa culty c o

ses ames am a es e a mes pri J Willi C in , Pr id nt ; J Roy

- Mic ou ce es e a . a e ec e , Vi Pr id nt ; Edw rd J Cl rk , S r m e a . . a s ec e . a e a t ry ; J S Willi Jon , R ord r ; A S g r H ll , Professor of Physi c al S ci en c es ; Ch a rl es Loui s

se ess Of e m a an d e c Mar Town nd , Prof or G r n Fr n h ; ten Ten ess s an d a Hoor, Prof or of Philo ophy Educ

D el s c a s a e tion Julio Toro , In tru tor in Sp ni h , M th mati c s an d m a e c e ce . s c S i n ; J Tho Kibl r, Dire tor of

Physi cal Tr aining .

TH E E E L ORIGINAL COLL G BUI DING . E 1 1 4 HISTORY OE K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

CHAPTER XIII .

l and E ar l S team Rec ords of the First S ail V esse y i —An E n ter risin b oating on the Chester R ver p g — First Rail road I ts Cos t Owner Comp any The , ,

shi etc . p ,

m a e ses the I m e 1 825 . a n Nove b r , , M Tilgh n dv rti “ ” r h rs c a e e s a c a es schoon er Two . B ot e to rry l tt r , p k g ,

H s ran the sc e m e. e a a etc . a gr in , , to B lti or l o hoon r “ ” Indep enden ce from Travil l a .

a 24 1 82 6 the a s - sa c e - m F ebru ry , , f t iling, opp r botto “ ” s e e a LaFa ette e s a e m as loop , G n r l y , Rob rt Con t bl , ter e es e e n es a s at 9 . . and , l ft Ch t rtown on W d d y A M “ a can B altimore on S aturdays . With good wind ” - m ak e the trip in ﬁve an d on e h alf to seven hours .

Th n s e m a s is a c 1 827 e ﬁrst oti ce of t a bo t in M r h , , “ ” when the steamer M aryl and i s a dvertised as leav m a . an d a ing B lti ore on Monday a t 5 A . M rriving in

es 1 M a e e at 2 . s at ee s Ch t rtown , topping Qu n town f r , “ a a n m m e e c h w y. Under no i du ce ents sh all or s eam b e em h r t ployed than is nec essa ry for / e ” a a m m e . a h c o ordin ry voy g s Le uel G . T ylor was t e m a e th s am nd r of e te er . “ e c ame the a m e a a ee s . a Th n P tux nt, C pt in W S il vessels adverti se a trip for an d meals ; colored asse e s 1 nd p ng r , $ a found . T “ ” he steamer Cambridge was put on in 1 849 “ ” an d c m e e the ar a a o p t d with M yl nd , C ptain J . R . f T “ ” . he Os s was in e em e Gri ﬁth iri put on S pt b r, an d e a m e e e e es a an d a a l ft B lti or v ry W dn d y S turd y, “ ” e the sam e da T r turning y. he Hugh Jenkins was

Y 1 1 6 HISTORY OE KENT COUNT , MARYLAND

h es its president an d general man ager ; t e duti of h whi c h Ofﬁce he ably fulﬁll ed through t e struggling ’ a s e s e c e p eriod Of the youn g c orpor tion xi t n , until I h the found ation was la id strong an d deep for t e great su ccess it ha s sin c e a chieved .

’ ’ G L E 1 7 62 E ST . E RING O D S FORTUN , , N AR PAUL S , OWN D

BY MR CAR LEN BY MR. S . O E HYNSON AN D T ENANT ED H LE E . C AR S M . BROWN

Well do es the writer rem emb er the initi al trip of th “ ” e B . S . Ford . It h aving b een well a dverti sed th at she would c ome from B a ltimore in ch arge of

her s c mma e M onn or n the a . . . c C o ﬁr t o nd r , C p t P C , 3 rd an d a e an m h 4th , t k ex cursion to B alti ore on t e 1 877 th n h e of July , e wh arves o t e route wer OE E 1 1 7 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

’ c rowded on the N atio-n s holiday to greet thi s Queen of the Ch ester by an imm en se throng of p eopl e from al l sec tion s of the surrounding c ountry ; m an y to

em a and m a m r h r m b rk ny to ad i e e sym etric al b eauty . Thi s event wa s h a iled as a n ew era of c omfort to the traveling publi c an d a m arked a dvan ce in the busi n ness of the c omp a y . Al as $ sc a rcely more th an two yea rs of the bright n ew era h ad p assed a way Wh en the whole State was st artled an d m any hom es sa d

den ed th e s th ea . by e n w of e d th of Col B . S . Ford 2 1 879 at Ocea 8 . n City , July , On a a Ma 5 1 8 4 th 8 e . . S turd y night, y , , B S Ford was at her a e burned wh rf in Ch stertown . She had

ee Off the e se e a ee s e a s c b n lin for v r l w k for r p ir , whi h had c o st about The Ford was insured for and c ost when n ew She was after

a s an d ma her w rd rebuilt, de ﬁrst trip to Ch ester Ou a a Ma 7 8 7 1 8 . . town S turd y, y , , with C apt John A a mm Cl rk in c o and .

The e e a . e e W arﬁel d Bal l v tion of Mr G org , of m e c the es e c c a se ti or ity , to pr id n y u d no surpri se. This gentl em an had great exp eri en ce in bu siness fa r

em e m a s a r ot fro tr n port tion , but like a good m a ri ner

ea s e e e far an d took b ring b for v nturing too , devoted his tim e an d t al ents to a c quiring the exp erien c e re

ed his n ew u es an d a h quir for d ti , r pid progress e m a e a d in th t direc tion . By a wonderful develop me its e es s he th i nt of int r t , proved e wi sdom of h s ’ e ec the m a a eme th m a a s l tion to n g nt of e c o p ny s aff ir . ’ rﬁ l Under Mr . W a e d s a dministration the steamers

s an mm a Cori c a d E A . Ford were buil t and the

a e c ase c th . Gr titud pur h d, whi h , with e B . S Ford, m h c se t ee a M n or a . e . . . . c Con e o pri d ﬂ t C pt P C , M t W 1 1 8 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

. a and a . a c S T ylor C pt J k Anthony with C apt . Wil

am M V an ik li . d e for m any years were in c h arge of

the Th ﬂeet . e Ch ester River Comp any with al l its bo ats and ﬁne wh arf prop erty w ere sold to the

SCENE ALONG THE BANKS OF THE CHEST ER E M ’ ARK OYST R AN S .

Penns l vam a a a m a s y R ilro d Co p ny, in ce whi c h time h as ee n as the a a e a it b n know M ryl nd , D l ware 8: n a eam a m Virgi i St bo t Co p any . c Mu h wh arf prop erty has been a dd ed to the hold s the m ing of c o p any and piers and w arehouses built a ar th t e not surp assed by any on the Chesap eak e Ba a y or tribut ri es . Thi s ri c h section of the E ast ern Shore i s highly favored in transporta tion an d

1 2 0 Y OE E HISTOR K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

a a es . es c . s e s n t ry, Ch rl T W t ott Bi hop F rgu on c o h tra c ted to c a rry t e U . S . mail b etween Middletown an d es er a - a n Ch t town in two horse st ge c o ac h . O

2 3 -1 870 the e C a a m July , , K nt ounty R ilro ad w s e

OLD COMEGYS HOME ON COMEGYS BIGHT E BY H M K E —1 8 OWN D . . BA R 7 6 .

e the ma as fa r a e e e ploy d to bring il s K nn dyvill , an d m n fro the ce by stage. By this route the B alti m e m a a e in es e t or il rriv d Ch t rtown a 3 P . M . in ” s ea of 6 . s 1 870 th t d In Augu t, , e road had reached an d a n was Worton , gr di g to town b egun Mr . J a ck , ~ son c ac . Mr ontr tor . Eli ason resigned the presi den t c a e a s se c . y f r hort rvi e J . K . Hines resigned as s e ’ e e an d . O e s of ee s up rint nd nt , Mr w n , Qu n Anne , OE E 1 2 1 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

’ a r ' w s appointed . A sta ge an from H all s Hotel da ily

M . at 6 . e ea V Orton A ; r turning, would l ve V at M n . . a d th a e a P , e f r to Phil delphia was In

1 871 the oa April , , B rd of Publi c Work s appointed th e ec s : e . ees . N c following dir tor Ab l J R , Robt i hol son am a . e . s a se an d the , Willi S W lk r A di put e ro , a was n ot a c ce e a e ro d pt d until year l ater . On Tu s

da e a 2 0 1 872 the s a a t y, F bru ry , , ﬁr t tr in rrived a

es e . On a a c 3 1 872 the a Ch t rtown Sund y , M r h , , tr in ’ was c a a s w an d the e s ught in no drift , Que n Anne e e ha d c m an e a 1 74 ngin to o e d g t our tr in out. In 8 a s e c e an d the ma wa s big trik o curr d , il to Worton

a e to a a c ar . On 1 0 1 874 c rri d Worton on h nd July , , th ' f h a . S rat e e e was ease . e es o t ro d l d to M W , pr id nt m a 1 77 th a sa c o p ny . In 8 e ro d wa s sold at public l e

at the s e se J a d . . Vo h ll Hou to y Goul , through J F

m E r s . a s . f an d s e a Bingh , q, o other con id r tion

. e Gerk er ease m is sa Col Fr d l d fro Gould , it id, for

1 n m a ma m a a e . a ea a d . . e w s e $ y r, B F Fl ing d n g r

Gerker a e 1 1 889 e s g v it up on April , , but pr viou to thi s he wa s Oﬁered the ro a d for He re

se . . s f N w s e e O _ e e e fu d , but E P Thi l n , J r y , bought it at The Jersey Centra l took an d

Th a was a gave Thielen s the b al anc e. e l tter to p y taxes and k eep up the ro a d with his on e-third for

ea s and e the e se e a a s two y r , th n J r y C ntr l would ma e su erin m . a c was su e c ontrol . Col E . P . St ey d p

Th se s of m en c m se : tendent . e pre nt c orp o pri Con The c . . e c e ee a ce ee . du tor, J D W l h ; ngin r, Hor R d

M . a a t 1 1 . . an d 7 . tr in arrives h ere A M P , two trains p er day b esides a freight train run n ing d aily . Propositions looking to the extension of thi s ro a d

th b a a e ee m a e at s me e e to e y h v b n d , but thi ti th r 12 2 HISTORY OE KENT COUNTY MARYLAND is but little prosp ect of the same b eing c onsum

Th a t on m a s a s mated . e ro d a e ti e w s ﬁni hed f r a s e h m e a e a s Tol che t r, but t e c o p any n ver pl c d a n h a i track th ere a d t e l nd s now in cultivation .

1 24 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY, MARYLAND

The as s a emen Ma 1 91 6 e a s l t t t t in y, , Show d lo n of

e s s an d a s um d po it , urplus s

The a am n s ess wa s 61 0 of tot l ou t of bu in $ ,

The Sec ond Na tion al B ank was organ iz ed in “ e 1 890 an d e e the e N e s Jun , , op n d in K nt w Building

n a 3 1 891 the a m e its n ew O F ebru ry , , b nk ov d into n c s e I ts s c ess is buildi g, whi h co t ov r uc or

a a i s the Third N ation l . Thi s b nk s doing a big bu i n ess an d m eeting the full est exp ect a tion s of its “ i n the as m a friends . Dur g p t twelve onths this b nk

a ea 23 000 its sa s e s in in p id n rly $ , to ving d po itors

I I ts a a c i 0 te est. c s 5 000 pit l to k s $ , ; surplus fund , s T a a s es 879 789 . 9 0 . h tot l bu in , $ , e Bo rd of

r am e B rr l l ec s a e es . ea c e . a o Dir tor J A P r , Hop H , m s . m a a a . e . Wilbur W Hubb rd , Ad F Hu y, D Tho i c . . D urd n . e e e Barrol l Geo. Hurlo k , T B g, L W th r d , ﬂ m . Lo an d . a m a e e s . e s . D , El r E L ry , Tho D Bow r , W

. . a me e s . ea c e es d B Copp r J A P r , pr i ent ; Hop e H .

B rr l l - a o ce s . , vi pre ident The Kent County S avings B an k was org aniz ed in 1 893 and c a h July , , lo ted in t e building oppo site the “ ” e Ne s . e em e 1 1 9 01 e K nt w Building S pt b r , , th y m e e m a ce n ov d into th ir gniﬁ nt ew stru c ture. The c a c c e was a a s oc ontr t pri C pit l t k , this was the ﬁrst b ank in Kent County to p ay ih t r e est e s s . e al l a 4 m on d po it Th y p y % a t this ti e, 1 1 9 6 . The as s a eme a s l t t t nt Shows tot l bu sines , surplus fund The Direc tors ar e as : s . . s s e e . . follow M A Toul on , pre id nt ; Fr d C

s ce- es e m a . sse c as e U ilton , vi pr id nt ; Willi F Ru ll , hi r ;

$ effe s D . a c c s m . e a s . J r on B hu , John D Uri , J e H

a e . me e . c es am es B k r, Philip G Wil r , L win W Wi k , J E D 1 2 5 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAN

H e m ase ames . a s . A . C y , J E urlock , Ch rl S S ith ,

a e am . sse . How rd Turn r , Willi F Ru ll The Kent Mutu al Lo an Associa tion was formed in

1 th s a 8 69 . It wa s su c c eeded by e Che ter Lo n ASSO

THE O LD M CHE H ME AT LCH E E F M E BY IT LL O TO ST R AR , OW—N D E . SB AN D E E BY D D 1 82 5 . WALT R U LU Y T NANT D C . . WOO

i i i . 1 0 Th m c a t on n 88 . e Kent Building and Lo an Co

a is. it s m. 50 r p ny s uccessor . Fro $ 0 to pe week is p aid in by the members ; p ar va lue per sh are

1 00 a me s 2 5 ce s r s a r an d $ p y nt of nt pe h re pe week ,

th m r i i s e sto c k atu es in about s x years an d s x month . ‘ The ofﬁc ers an d direc tors are a s follows : President

- . a es sse ce es e e . . s L B t Ru ll , Vi Pr id nt, Fr d G U ilton ; 1 2 OE E 6 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

a an d eas e . a e s sse S ec ret ry Tr ur r, J W t r Ru ll ; Coun mm s l l or . e . . e e s s . e , John D Uri ; Dr H B ng Si on , Tho m m e e a es . a . ss S . Bordl y, Ch rl S S ith , Willi F Ru ll

N . H. es . . s a es A . M . Culp , J . Sid , M A Toul on , Ch rl

t r d I ass e em 3 1 1 91 5 e e Sa te ﬁel . ts ets D c ber , , w r

’ 1 1 1 a i The P eople s B ank was organized in 9 . C p

th a s a m e s we sur ta l sto ck e l st t te nt ho d, and a s ess plu s fund of tot l bu in ,

H mm . I ts ec s : . . . s es e . Dir tor Dr B Si on , pr id nt ; L B

- m sse c e es e . a s a s a $ . Ru ll , vi pr id nt ; A P rk R in , Willi M m a a . a e a . Sl y, C pt D ni l Hill , Willi T Brown , Wil m n s am . se h e . a li G S yth , Jo p Dow y , John C D vi ,

a . O s . s e s . e a e How rd F wen , R Hyn on Rog r Th y h v es a s e a a c a at c a one at t bli h d br n h b nk Ro k H ll , a s n M s ey a d another at B etterton . Another growing ﬁn anci al institution i s the Mil

u a a a ca at M . lingto B nk of M ryl nd , lo ted illington

The a a s c i s s s c pit l to k urplu fund, tota l business a c c ording to the s tate me M 91 I a 1 6 . ts e s are . e nt, y, Dir ctor John P Ah rn ,

es e sa a s c - e pr id nt ; I c Gibb , vi e pr sident ; R . W . M ﬂ o ett . . R oe . . P we . . es eu , T C , R F o ll , J H Wi t, Sp r ce e c . . Ne ma a a M rri k , J S w n , Jo seph M ll lieu . The Mutu al Fire Insuran c e Comp any of Kent County is a su c c essful ﬁn anci al corporation in

es e n and was c a e e 1 s Ch t rtow , h rt r d in 847 . It ha saved to its poli cy hold ers at least dur

the as ea s its - ing p t ﬁfty y r of existen c e. The Dir ec s are ma s . as es e e . tor Tho W Eli on , pr id nt ; G orge B es c sec e a and eas e am e V ann ort W t ott, r t ry tr ur r ; S u l , am es . a er . . a a am s J H B k , E S V lli nt, J e A . C asey, a m . e . . N c s n e e s . Edw rd W E ry, R G i hol o , J ff r on D

OE E Y 1 2 9 HISTORY K NT COUNT , MARYLAND

CHAPTER XV . — — The Firs t Mi l i tary Organizati on Mus ic Renditi on “ $ o the Beauti ul Canta ta ueen E sther an d f f , Q “R ” uth .

In 1 793 - 4 the ﬁrst milita ry company in Chester “ was a ze the s e town org ni d , Ch e t r Hundred Light ” n m a a . a . s . H e I f ntry , C pt Willi B R a in e wh n seven

' ee a s e s e and a th a f a m t n ye r old nli t d , fter e b ttle O C n a H a n de was made lieuten nt . e was ne r B aro deK al b when he fell and fought in the Revolution a ry W h a r at t e a e 45 5 0. , dying g of or “ ” “ 1 82 5 the es e e a es es e In Ch t r R public n Blu , Ch t r ” “ ” e e e m a an d LaFa ett e Ind p nd nt Co p ny , y e Artill ry , h The c el ebra ted t e Fourth of July in Chestertown . Ma m s ea e s e . e s p k r wer Col Fr d Wil on , jor Si on m a s c es a a es s a . e Wi k , Adjut nt J H rri , C pt Jo ph L m . . a s c es a . . . a s a . W Wi k , C pt A B H n on , C pt S

m r s . se e . a a s . s e ll , Li ut Willi H rri , J , En ign B nj

ee r . and e e V e s . Gr nwood , J , G org ick r “ ” Ne c ame the ee es mem e s xt R d Riﬂ , with ﬁfty b r

a in 1 858 a . e . e s s org nized , C pt Eb n F P rkin ; Fir t e e a e am e e e a Li ut n nt, Rob rt St ; S cond Li ut n nt, John N D n i l h N f ma b e M . t c e e e . c a e In e ews O fi th r y ’ found the silk flag c arried by Philip Reed a t C aulk s Fi eld an d presented to the Reed Rifles in 1 857 by

a was th a e George H ndy . It e prop erty of Milton B k r

m s 1 858 e . e e a s . for so ye r In Augu t , , Li ut Rob rt Stam di ed very suddenly whil e the c ompany were on the way hom e from an ex c ursion to Port D epo sit . Thi s comp any was c all ed out several times to quell E 1 3 0 HISTORY OE K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND disorder on the o c c asio n of excursion s from B alti

m e was n e e r e e a e. e dis or , but v r o d r d to b ttl Th y b anded a t the breakin g out of the Civil W a r an d “ ” the m a s c e e m any enlisted in Ho e Gu rd , whi h w r

m V i ckerS ea . the m . e en c amp ed at Ca p , n r ill Colon l m ass a . . . c es an d a . a . M ey , C pt C H Wi k C pt Willi D “ ” m s Th es s Bur chin al each ha d c o p anie . e Ch ter Blue “ ” l th ee es esse . es were the riva s of e R d Riﬂ , J K Hin

m s e e a . am . a i c apt ain ; Willi H H lton , ﬁr t li ut n nt

Ma 1 861 a c m an was me . In y, , o p y for d with Hon

am e s c a a . . c es s e E . H . Ch b r , pt in ; JOS A Wi k , ﬁr t li u

an am e . ea c e r . ec e e a . ten t ; J s A P r , J , S ond li ut n nt A volunteer c omp any was al so form ed with J am es A .

a a a am . s an d s . . Sh w , c pt in ; Willi B U ilton Tho S

e e an s . Dodd , li ut n t i R in a e m . S a t. a a e C p Will I , who di d Sund y , Jun

1 8 1 91 6 was J 4 1 841 n ea P . , , born uly , , r Still ond H was the son ac a e RaSin se e e of M ll M dford , who rv d the during three sessions of the l egi sl ature. In

1 861 a a n Basin e e e the s e Spring of , C p t i nt r d outh rn a m an d e - one he a e r y though not th n twenty , org niz d a c a va lry c omp any of whi ch he was c hosen c aptain . He was c onstantly engaged in the a rduou s duties of

a a c th se i c e an d a c a e m a th t br n h of e rv , p rti ip t d in ny s n I n n in evere e gagem ents. o e of th es e n ea r W c es i im n he e a . h s se a h a d h t r , V , hor w s Shot under

ece e a an e s sa r he ea r iv d d g rou b e wound in t h d , but s n d t his mm n e e o a . v . a oon r tur c o nd Re . Dr R dolph ’ . M Kim his c en . J o G s . s s s a H , of E John ton t ff , in “ ’ l d ers ec l ec n s s a s a a a as So i R o l tio , t te th t C pt in R in at the head of his c omp any l ed the ﬁrst c h a rge at “ m H a e a . e s s T s was a s me m a Appo ttox y , hi h nd o ly d by the First Maryl and Cav alry under the following

OE E 1 32 HI STORY K NT COUNTY, MARYLAND

m a c irc umstan c es as rel a ted to e by Col . C ry Brec k

' i a a enb rid e the ec d V a . e g , of S on irg ni C v lry Wh n the enemy in full c harge was seen c oming at them a m n e a s s a . a . not o e hundr d y rd di t nt, C pt Willi I

RaSin c mma the s s a and r , o nding ﬁr t qu dron iding e s at the a his e m with Colon l Dor ey he d of r gi ent, ‘ sa e we m s c a e em is the id, Colon l , u t h rg th , it only ’ a and as the w s e his s se ch nc e, ord l ft lip , Dor y , who ha e e the ec es s ave the c mma d p erc iv d n ity , g o nd , ‘ — — ’ Dr aw sabre gallop ch arge $ And this little b and of M arylanders hurled themselves again st the heavy T h a c olumn and drove th em b ack . his was t e l s t h ” blow stru ck by t e a rmy of Northern Virgini a .

a e am . c e a ai And in this ch rg Willi C Pri , of C pt n ’ Bas s m a a a e e and a in Co p ny , n tiv of K nt County ,

son e a ce wa . Two e of F rdin nd Pri , s killed oth r m emb ers of Comp any E from Kent County were

a so d . m e a e s . . e m a l kill in b ttl Tho H G ill , n e r Win

c es e an d . en e at een a Ga h t r, John C Sp c r, Gr l nd p

Virgini a . Six m en from Kent Coun ty but in other c om m a s e e e a nd , w r kill d in b ttle. J ames Alfred K en a and am e . e e at a a s n rd S u l L K ll y , First M n ss a ; He l . a c s at e V a . e nry C B ki ton , Bunk r Hill , ; L vi e s n ea c es m t e e a . e s a P rkin , r Win h t r ; B nj in C Vick r , an ’ d am es . e son e s ce at Shiloh , J S Pric , of L wi Pri , n a e . a e th o h ar Fr klin , T nn Soon ft r e c l se of t e w , a a Ra in S . ar Mc Co me a C p t in , with Col H ry y, for d p a rtn ership as c ommi ssi on merch ants in B altimore

de the ﬁrm ame Mc Co RaSi n I n w un r n of y , hich they established a successful bu siness which was c e a m e ea s a e ontinu d nu b r of y r , ft r whi c h Captain Rasin purch ased from the es tate of Judge Cham ’ — H ’ D H ME N . ATTERFI ELI) S E E E J . D . OL C . S R SID NC BACC US O ON HE E V E —THE OD D EL ’ H L HE E C —ST R RI R F LOWS A L , C ST R E E H H EE HE E 1 8 9 9 . TOWN SNOW SC N , IG STR T , C ST RTOWN , E E 1 34 HI STORY O K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

m ea c es e e e he bers the b ay sid e far n r Tol h t r , wh r

a e h ec am e e lived for some tim e. L t r e b D puty Col

e a e e e in a m e. lector of Int rn l R v nu , B lti or Chestertown out of a voting popul ation of less th an 2 00 furni sh ed the ﬁrst yea r of the Civil W ar n m 62 soldiers in the U ion Ar y . Ma ny ex citing in c idents are told of th at p atrioti c “ n s e s the ee me organizatio of oldi r , R d for ho n I n th e c scen s e e the ac a protec tio . e x iting e b for tu l

the W a r an d e e br eaking out of Civil , wh n our nobl c ommonwealth wa s in the thro es of un c ert ainty as to whether her fortun es would b e c ast with the — South or with the Union wh en railro a ds were torn ’ up an d al l travel between the n ation s c apit al and the North interrupted an d Chestertown saw the singul a r sp ec ta c l e of strangers going through our streets or stopping ov er n ight on the way from Bal — timore to north ern c iti es the St ate Legi sl ature wa s — in ﬂight to Frederi c k our c hief c ity app alled by

an d - s e an d e e fla the riot blood h d , v ry g—of Union h aul ed down throughout the State one flag only ’ rem ained flying an d th at was on the Reed Rifles a rmory in Chestertown $ Every memb er of the c om p an y ralli ed to its prot ection an d though they loved the South they would n ot allow the Ol d flag to be lowered .

' The Ol d a c Town H ll , whi h stood in the c en ter of the ea a n now b utiful town p rk , a d was for so long the a and ma e s h only h ll rk t hou e of t e town . was ’ built by the R eed Riﬂ es an d own ed by th em until the c m an s o p y di b and ed . Another great an d memor abl e o c c asion was the present ation of a m agniﬁ cent b anner by the l a dies

1 E E N 3 6 HISTORY O K NT COU TY, MARYLAND

Th . O s to the schools and town . e M . E rche tra c on m E s . . sse dw . sisted of J . F . Tho p on , L B Ru ll , Ring

a m . . . es ss a . . . gold, D P Jon , Mi Ann G L b ert M P

. M F l O c s a : . . N . . . c r he tr A M Culp , J Dodd, W H ee y, a e a e c a a Robert C r y, W rr n Hurlo k , John C nn n s s M c a s and a e V ann rt Mis e ay Hurlo k, org ni t, Cl r o ,

pi anist . Ch estertown has some of the ﬁnest singe rs in the State and pi anists that equ al any other town on the

. O e as a a as an d a s a e e re Shore p r , c nt t pl y h v b e n p s ented by home talent that are h ard to excel . Among the ﬁn e productions was the rendition of the “ ” a o Th a ac e s or t ri o of Queen E sther . e c ast of ch r t r

its e a a 1 888 wa s as s : of r ndition, in J nu ry , , follow

Queen Mis s H allie B ec k ’

ueen s en an s . e e r e e Q Att d t Miss es B ll Ald idg , Lilli Hynson ’ ueen s a s e Emma n E Q M id Miss s Gilpi , dith Hi nes ’ ueen s Pa es e u e nes arr e Q g Miss s L c i Hi , C i Reic h e Ze resh Miss Mollie Parks ’ Zeresh s en an s ar annort Al e Att d t Misses Cl e V , li Shuster Z h ’ eres s Child I da Miss Amye Russell r P ophetess . Miss Anna Lamb ert ’ or ec a s S s er ss ar Al r e M d i i t Mi M y R . d idg Maid of Honor Miss Emma Lamb ert Angel Miss G ra c e T urner K n W a er C m i g . W lt hap an ’ K n s Pa es arr R c e enox a n i g g H y i k y , L C tli a man Prof . Edw ar H . J . Cl k or ec a u m M d i M . Wilb r Tho a s Pr es m High i t Willia A . Bisc oe e a oma o H g i Th s S . D dd Scr e Fre on ib d . G. Us ilt era and ar ona orac e e H ld H b h H W . B c k ar e Sm Ch l s S . ith

R . S m . Th o as u G ards Harry B ric e E llwood B aker OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 1 3 7

Mr u Pian is t s . L li e B ac c h us Organi st Mis s B ell e Pippin n Ru e Vi oli i st L . B . ss ll u e ass o o n D o bl B Vi l Charl es P . H dgki Cl ar ionet E dgar Ford r e I e Co n tis t . L . Twill y rec or A ar er M Feel Di t W. H p c y

Sinc e then the Cheste rtown Musi c a l and mati c Ass o ci ation under the direction of Willi am “ ” Walter Ch apman has given E sther in 1 91 5 and “ ” Th m 1 91 6 a s ess . e Co ing of Ruth in , with gre t ucc m s H a s a c e . Ten Mr . Ch ap an w s u c eed d by Prof oor a leader an d Miss M bel Toul son as president . ' OE E 13 8 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

CHAPTER XVI .

1 -1 4 K en t in the War of 1 8 2 .

The weekly Register printed in B altimore City it r 24 1 81 4 s a es a the in s i ssue of Ap il , , t t th t Eng ’ s s a e e e e e e lish had landed on Pool I l nd , wh r th y r ct d a small battery to cut off trade in the upper b ay. 2 8 six e the e em Under date of April , hundr d of n y e S esutia s a ea s e landed in b arg s on p I l nd , n rly oppo it the me the mouth of the Susqueh ann a River . At ti of the l anding about one hundred p ers on s ( ﬁsh ermen ) th a Ne s was on e isl and esc p ed to H artford County . w received from Kent th at two p ersons suspec ted of

a s e the s h s s e e h ving uppli d Briti h wit provi ion , w r “ a es e and se e e a am e s at a es rr t d nt to G n r l Ch b r , Ch rl n e e n 6th tow ( vid ntly Chestertown ) . O April 2 “ ’ The em s ce c s s on 74 e en y for , on i ting of e , thre fri a es s sc e s an d m of g t , two brig , two hoon r , a nu ber e e s ar n o l ff m t nd r , e w y o fro Werton Point . They ’ are e s s an e da a t on Shor on Pool I l d ev ry y, h ving go ssess On po ion of it . S aturday they made an at em a at the m e e t pt to l nd outh of Still Pond, but w r “ e se th he r pul d by e force collected on sh ore . On t m the 3 rd Ma Ha r a e was orning of of y, vre de G c es e on s r in d troy d , but e hou e emla ed uninjured . Stage c ac es e e th ba asse o h , tog th r with e ggage of their p n e s we es g r , re d troyed . “ The following interesting extr ac ts from a letter ” “ ” m e an d e e n fro K nt G org tow X Ro ads are given . “ The ﬁrst extra ct S ays : A ship of war p assing down the b a as es a mm y l t Tu d y , c o enced a bomb ardment on

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CHAPTER XVII .

F our Uni ted S ta tes S ena tors Furnished by K ent — — a l s Coun ty Their I/ife Histor y Other N ot b e .

It is seldom th at a town the siz e of Chestertown is so ably represented in the l egi sl a tion of our e c ountry as is the c a se with thi s town in K nt . It has ha d the honor of furnishing four United Sta tes

e a s al l m e e men e a a S n tor , of who w r of xtr ordin ry ability . S en ator Philip Reed was born in Kent County H an a c a a 1 760 and e 1 829 . e e e e bout , di d in r c iv d mi l an s as c a a the de ca edu c ation , d erved pt in in t h ec e Revolutionary Armly. Af erw ards e was el t d to th e s e a a ce e i e Unit d St ate S n te in pl of Rob rt Wr ght ,

es e and e the sea m 1 806 1 81 3 . On r ign d , h ld t fro to his me he c mma as c e m a return ho o nded , olon l of iliti , the regiment of home gu ards that met and defeated ’ at a s e . s 30 1 81 4 a s e C ulk Fi ld , Md , Augu t , , up rior s e e e e a e was ed Briti h forc und r Sir P t r P rk r, who kill

- th a m . l e a he in e eng ge ent Co . R e d w s el ected to t

ee ess se th 1 823 . Fift nth Congr , rving until e year

ames Barrol l ca s a m e J Ri ud , juri t , born in B lti or

. e a 1 1 1 808 e s e n anu Md , F bru ry , ; di d in Che t rtow , J ’ ar 2 6 1 866 . He was e c a ed at s y , du t St . M a ry Col

e e a m e s e l aw an m ss l g , B lti or , tudi d , d on ad i ion to the b ar e e e o a e He , nt r d int pr ctic e at Chest rtown . was a mendber of the House of D elegates in 1 843

and s c ee sess s an a r si ent l c u c ding ion , d p e d a ele tor on; the a s c e 1 836 and the a H rri on ti k t in , on Cl y c e 1 844 ti k t in . He was el ected a memb er of Congress OE E 1 41 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

the me i c a a s c ess e m by A r n p rty for two u c iv ter s, 1 H s serving until 859 . e sub equently sat in the State e a e es e e a e a e S n t , but r ign d on b ing ppoint d Judg of

th c 1 864 . e Cir uit Court, E zekiel Freeman Ch amb ers was born in Klent

e a 2 8 1 788 and ed County F bru ry , , di in Chestertown 7 H a a 30 1 86 . e wa s a a on J nu ry , gr du ted at Wash ington College in studied l aw an d was ad 0 mi tted to the bar in 1 8 8 . He performed milit ary se ce the war 1 81 2 an d s se n b rvi in of , ub que tly o

tain th a - a a ed e rank of Brig dier G ener l of Militi . Though elected in 1 822 to the State S en a te again st his h an a e a th s a will , e took ctiv p rt in e legi l tion of a and 1 825 a a e a s s em the th t body , in rr ng d y t for m e 1 2 h as ore effectu al recovery of sl av s . In 8 6 e w e e ed a es a m a a and lect d Unit St t S en tor fro M ryl nd ,

1 2 r -e d H s m e a s one in 83 e lec te . e di tinguish ed hi s lf

- of the ables t deb a ters an d antagoni sts in th at body . I n 1 834 he was appointed Chi ef Judge of the S econd Judici al District and a Judge of the Court of Ap

ea s a es he e 1 857 e the a p l , which pl c h ld till , wh n M ry 1 850 h was a land judiciary b ec ame elective. In e member Of the Con stitution al Convention of the

a 1 8 2 es e m e e him the St te. In 5 Pr id nt Fill ore off r d

s e a the N a the es a po t of S ecr t ry of vy , on r ign tion of S ec retary G rah am but the c ondition of his health i e a him c ompelled h m to d clin e. Y le conferred on

the e ee of . . 1 833 and e awa e 1 852 . d gr LL D in , D l r in

am s A e ea e Al e a a V a . J e lfr d P rc , born in x ndri , ,

ec m 1 4 1 805 e es e e em e D e ber , ; di d in Ch t rtown , D c b r 2 1 H 1 22 0 8 2 . e was a a e at ce 8 , 6 gr du t d Prin ton in , s e l aw a m e and was a m e the tudi d in B lti or , d itt d to bar 1 824 a h he e a a e a t in , fter whic b g n to pr ctic m At th n d a ea he w a . e e e C bridge, Md of y r nt to Lou 1 42 OE E D HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAN

isian a with his father an d engaged in suga r pl ant

He ing for three yea rs . th en returned to M aryl and

n en he s m a d settl ed in K t County , where re u ed the i H prac ti ce of h s profession . e wa s elec ted to the M aryl and Hou se of D eleg ates in 1 83 1 ; in 1 83 5 to

n ess as a em c a an d he se e e c Co gr D o r t , rv d , x ept dur

one erm 1 839 - 41 n 1 843 e h ing t in , u til , wh n e was

s n the te a es e a e c ho e to Uni d St t S n t , wh ere he re

m a ne n his ea . his se i d u til d th During long rvi ce i - I

HON . M E L E P E E JA S A FR D ARC .

t e S en ate he was esp eci ally interested in the libra ry

o ess the m s of C ngr , S ith oni an In stitute and the a s SnI Co t vey President Fillmore oﬂ ered him a s ea t on th e b en ch of the United Sta t es Di stri c t Court

ec e a the e S r t ry of Int rior, but this honor was also ec e on the d lin d, ground th a t he c ould b e of more use

hi s c the en a e to ountry in S t . He took a deep in terest in e c a a m a e s an du tion l tt r , d in 1 833 was e ec e n l t d o e of the Visitors an d Govern OI s of Wa sh in ton e e i n g Coll g , whi c h institution he afterwa rd s

‘ OE E Y 1 44 HI STORY K NT COUNTY , MAR LAND

It b eing important th a t the n ew S en a tor should

‘ s at the ea es e a c c a e reac h W a hington rli t p riod pr ti bl , the xi c e- bo at Chesap eak e wa s di sp at ched from Bal

a e a 6 1 867 a timbre on Frid y ev ning, M rch , , h ving on

r boar d the c ommi ttee Of the L egi sl ature to b ing Mr . Th s e m r ea c e e t Vi ckers to tha t c ity . e t a e r h d h re a ’ i . e s was 3 o c lo ck S aturday morn ng . Mr Vick r noti i e an d h e at ce th a ﬁed of h s lection e l ft on , e bo t

a i c al l th wa a m e e e a S e bre king e e y to B lti or , wh r p , cial car was in wa iting to c onv ey the p arty to Wash in e c e s a s a an d gton . Gen ral Vi k r w sworn in Mond y took an important p art in the a c quittal of President Andr ew Johnson in the efforts of his en emi es to i impea ch h m . He took a c on spi cuou s p art in the deb ate on the Fifteenth Amendment to the Federal Hi a s a s . s s . . e s Con titution l o gr nd on , H W Vick r , E i n h m m n m m he s . s o t e s e e e s t q, e of o t pro in t b r of

r b a here. Probably the ﬁrst comm ander of the United

a es N a was e a e a was St t vy Al x nd r Murr y , who born

the e c e se es e 1 755 an d in old Sp n r hou , Ch t rtown , in , ed a 1 2 1 H a a di in Phil delphi a in 8 . e w s a rel tive of

Mr - s . e e s has se e Lotti Rob rt , who a w ell pre rv d por a hi 1 7 tr it of m . In 76 he wa s appointed a lieu

e a the e a N a e e e t n nt in Contin nt l vy , but th r b ing no em m en him a a h s v the ploy t for ﬂo t , e er ed through c amp aigns of 1 776 -7 as lieuten ant and c aptai n in the

s a a e m e a a the b at Fir t M ryl nd R gi nt, p rti cip ting in

es a s an d A h se tl of Fl tbu h White Pl ains . t t e clo of the c amp aign of 1 777 he was given the c ommand

a s a e e m a e he was of hip with l tt r of rqu , in which captured by the British squa dron an d c arried into New York . After his exch ange he served as lieu

e a On the m in the a c the s t n nt Tru bull, tion with Iri ’ — E H H E THE . K . E T. W . LIASON S ISTORIC OUS— J ALDRIDG HOME—Q UEEN STREET HOMES FOUNDRY OR WILSON E E H E P AL OUS , E 1 46 HI STORY OE K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

- - - off the m oi the e a a e. I n an d Gem Monk, outh D l w r

ma e c a a n and se e the es 1 798 he was d pt i , rv d in W t 1 802 he Indies In c omm and of the Constell ation . In e a the e e a ea c ommanded the Con st ll tion in M dit rr n n , an d an a tta ck whi c h he m a de upon a ﬂotill a of seven teen gunbo ats was the ﬁrs t affair of the war with

i ea he was c mma the Tripoli . At h s d th in o nd of

N a at i a e a - an d was se fﬁ cer avy Y rd Ph l d lphi , nior O of the n avy. Chestertown was the birth -pl a ce of Ch a rles Wil son

a on th ea es a s s hi s da so sa s Pe le, e of e gr t t rti t of y, y ’ H . was 1 741 . . e s s e . E H Butl r hi tory born in April , He was by trade a sa ddler and received instru ction

th art a m Hessel ius a e ma in e of p inting fro , G r n , to whom he gave a sa ddl e for the privilege of seein g

i n H as th s e s me h m p ai t . e w e ﬁr t d nti t in A ric a who

n m i a prepar ed sets of e a el teeth . He was a un vers l m H e s ma i n se o and a a . e g niu , k g for hi lf a vi lin guit r went to London in 1 770 an d b ec am e a pupil of Ben

am es . e me c a he was the j in W t R turning to A ri ,

c e a a H was a hi f portr it p inter in this c ountry . e p atriot and c ommanded a c omp any in the b attl es

T e n and e ma 1 785 h c om of r nto G r ntown . In e ’ men ced in Phil a delphi a the c el ebrated Peal e s

se m c ma ea e n d Mu u , whi h for ny y rs was the l arg st a mo st valuable c ollec tion of n atura l c urio sities in the I United States . ts prin cip al a ttra c tion was an en e s e e a m a m s tir k l ton of m oth . He a l so es tabli h ed a m s m m e a e. e e a e a u u in B lti or Mr . P ale di d , ft r a e e a a e n a lif of xtr ordin ry ex rtion a d temp er n ce, in 1 82 7 a e 85 a s . i , g d ye r H s son Remb randt was an a s m ’ ea e . ea e s a e was a rti t of gr t rit Mr . P l f th r eac e the ol d t t h r in Free S chool a Chestertown .

1 48 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

c ee c a e Steel one ee an d th r k ll d p Cr k , on e north S ” the sa c ee a 1 5 0 of id r k , cont ining a c res . This d was a a 5 1 71 e c 6 . d t d M r h ,

The following rec ord is d ated 1 672 : Ch arl es J a

mas Middl eﬁel d c a e e 2 0 to Tho , rp nt r , 0 a cres kno

THE OLD M KE H E CH E E M D , W . AR T OUS ST RTO N ,

“ as e a es c e Littl Dr yton , d rib d as b eing in Ba

“ m e the ea s e s e th or County, in t rn id of e Chesap e. Ba an d y, a b a c a e Steel on e Ba an in in y ll d p y, d c ee the sai b a c a e Churn e Creeke an d r k in d y ll d , ” the es s e the sa r w t id of id c eek e.

On ar c 1 1 672 a M h , , deed wa s rec orded showi a m th t Tho as How ell sold to J ames Hepb ourne OE E Y 4 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MAR LAND 1 9

“ a cres of lan d lying in Ch esap eake Bay on the eastern side of the said b ay in the county aforesaid

a m e and a e c a a a e ( B lti or ) in riv r, lled S ssafr s Riv r an d in a creek in the said river c alled Fi shing (now ’ ” s e an d th Lloyd ) Cr ek at e hea d of the said creek .

e m e a a ea a e a s s 2 A littl or th n y r ft rw rd , Augu t , 1 673 am a s a e an d his a a , Willi S l bury , pl nt r , wife S r h , “ ” sold 2 00 acres of land c all ed T a mworth to Willi am

a and am e a e s . s r Morg n Willi W lch, pl nt r Thi p op “ ert was esa ea e Ba the eas e y, too , in Ch p k y on t rn side of the said b ay in the county of B altimore in a ” cr eek within the said b ay c all ed Worton Creek .

It adjoined the l ands of C aptain Cornw allis .

As a e as e 3 1 674 s ee a s e e l t Jun , , ju t thr d y b for “ a m sen Na a e es the Lord B lti ore t to th ni l Stil , high ” e ff e C hi s am a e e Sh ri of C cil ounty , procl tion r cting “ ” the c n ec a ee wa s ec e the ou ty of C il , d d r ord d in l and r ec ords of B altimore County showing th at “ Thom as R amsay s old 2 00 a c res of l and c alled F a re ” l l a is s as e a to John West . This l nd de cribed b ing “ ’ in the S assafras River in a creek c all ed Toul son s ” Creeke an d adjoining the l ands of Andrew Toulson .

How LORD BALTI M ORE INTENDED I T .

These records do not prove c onclusively that Bal ’ timore County s south ern bounda ry on the E astern

e was as s a e a e m a a e Shor t t d bov , but fro d t b aring on the e ec the c es ec a nd r tion of ounti of C il , T lbot a Kent it is reason ably safe to s ay th a t a lin e drawn from Worton Creek to the Chest er River in the vicinity of Ch estertown an d from thenc e with the Chester River to the eastern boundary of the province was 1 O E 50 HISTORY E K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

a mo e a l m e what Lord B lti r , with wh t i it d knowl h f th e ra the ia edge he ad O e g og phy of country , a m e tended should be the south ern boundary . B lti or

s a e ec e in 1 65 9 the st County wa prob bly r t d , but ﬁr rec ord of any court held in th at county shows th at mas in 1 661 court was held at the hou se of C apt . Tho ’ - e e a o e s . How ll , v ry prob bly on H w ll Point Previou s to the building of a c ourthouse on the Elk River an old building s tood on the shore of wh at “ ” is as O ar a a now known rdin y Point , long n rrow sand bar exten ding out into the S assa fra s River from the s e s s e the m north hor , ju t oppo it to outh of Tur ’ e - e a n r s Creek . A well auth ntic ted desc ription under

a 1 679 s Ol d c a c c d te of of thi building, whi h , ording to the s was an a o se and tory, ordin ry h u or inn which

‘ was a s se as a se is be the l o u d courthou , to found in ea h s i a e s th r rly i tor c l r cord of e provin c e. There a e m any fa c t s to l ead us to beli eve th at thi s was on e of the old courthouses of B altimor e County at l east for p art of the time th a t this county extended its e s a s h bord r cro s t e Chesap eak e. Shrewsbury p ari sh rec eived its n ame from a town ” a h h e l id out on t e south s ide of t e S assafras Riv r, a ’ 1 3 e s a e as . . littl di t nc e t of Turn er s Creek In Vol ,

a e 2 6 the es a a we a P g , of Archiv of M ryl nd , ﬁnd th t “ 1 8 1 684 m s on April , , upon otion of the delegate of ec a i t C il County, towne s ordered to b e l aid out a

ee se assa as e the sa M ting Hou Point, in S fr Riv r, in id ” c . s m es Tal ounty About thi ti e the Rt . Hon . Charl b ot a Of e s wa e ar , E rl Shr w bury, s Prin cip al S cret y of “ ” State in Engl and and the n ewly l aid - out town may

a e ee so ame his th a h v b n n d in honor . In e event th t

s was the c ase e e m a a e a e its thi not , how v r, it y h v t k n

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N o rec ords h ave b een foun d as to how lon g

Shrewsbury Town was used as a por t of entry or wha t the n ames of the street s wer e or who liv ed

ews had ee a a e th ere. That Shr bury Town b n b ndon d “ as a pl a c e where al l ships an d vessels tra ding into the provin ce shall unlo a d and put o n shore al l

es a es s m e c a se an d c omm odi negro , w r , good , r h ndi , ” ti es whats oever is born e out by the following sec

h sem o f 1 9 1 706 tion in the a c t of t e A s bly April , , establishing su ch towns or ports . “ The s s and a ces e e a e men town , port pl h r in ft r

tioned s a b e s etc . ; e h ll port , In K nt County ; in m ’ es e e a a a . e s and Ch t r Riv r, on pl nt tion of Mr Wil or ’ Edward W al vin s pl an tation ( the present Site of es e ee a a a Ch t rtown ) in Worton Cr k , on tr ct of l nd

e e r a c s a es es m e a a wh r F n i B rn liv , for rly l id out for

e an d assa as e e e e s town , in S fr Riv r, wh r Shr w bury ” Towne was . In a supplem entary a ct to the one a e asse th s sem 1 5 1 707 bov p d by e A bly on April , “ the foll owing app ears : And th at the pl ace ap pointed b e a lso deserted and l aid out wh ere the c om mI SSI oners for town s in Kent County a for esaid h ave c ase a th s pur h d l nd for e ame. There is no doubt the pla ce th at the above a c t has referen ce to is the present Site of the pretty vill age

e e i ch es th f the of G org town , wh li on e south b ank O

assa as e s me six mi e h e e S fr Riv r, o l s to t e eas t of wh r “ ” the e s The old town of Shr w bury was l aid out . a ct of assembly for laying out G eorgetown was not

asse 1 736 r m n as s p d until , but there a e a y re on to “ ” b elieve th at it was l aid out m any years previous a a to th t d te. E E 1 53 HISTORY O K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

The following p a rti a l extrac t of a record found

m n h a ec s e s at a o g t e l nd r ord of K nt County, Show th

thi s vas so at ea s ee ea s. the a ct / v l t thr y r prior to of “ e e ma e s assembly just m ention ed : Thi s ind ntur , d thi i f n ee da a D om On e T sa inet nth y of M rch , Anno , hou nd and ee e ee e S even Hundred Thirty thr , b tw n Gid on

ea e a an e em a the P rce, of K nt County , M ryl d, g ntl n of

one' art and e e Skirven the same a e en p , G org , of pl c , g

tl em an the e a withnesseth etc . al l a of oth r p rt, , , th t p arcel of l and being two of the lotts of l and in a designed town e as now l aid out and c alled George

e a a Town e ( lying now in K nt County, in M ryl nd ,

he assa as c a re upon t S fr River ) , whi h two lotts ' 1 n O . known and desig ed as N 1 4 and NO . 5 as by pl a tt a nd c ertiﬁca te of the d esign ed Town e lodged the with the Surveyor of the said c ounty . Al so N 1 e his a a he use o. 0 e of Lott b longing to d ught r, R c l

ea c e the be e and a a a es m r ta P r , for n ﬁt dv nt g of I po

- tion and E xportatiou of an ything Whatsoever .

N 1 0 a at th ee ec Lot o. w s e foot of Front str t dir tly th on e river shore. The names of the prin c ipal str eets in this old town

e e ee c ess a e w r King, Qu n , Prin , Stop , C nnon , K nt , ’ ss es an d a e . e e s a e Cro , Ch tnut, Front C lv rt G org l n and Fish all ey were n ames of sm aller streets n ea r ’ th a e w ter s edge. Thi s beautiful old town with its

e e e c a ss the assa as n ighbor, Fr d ri ktown , cro S fr River “ ” ec i s me a in C il County , ntioned in Journ al pub l ished a e m 1 m by cl rgy an in 75 9 . In tr aveling fro Ann apolis to Phi l adelphia he stopped for the night “ in Fredericktown and he writes : Frederi cktown is a small vill age on the western side of the S assafras River built for the a cc omlmodati on of strangers a n d 1 4 OE E 5 HI STORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

e s the eas e e e a c s e travel r ; on t rn Sid , x tly oppo it to it , is another sm all vill age ( Georgetown ) erec ted for ” the s ame purpose. For n early ﬁve years af ter the erec tion Of Shrews bury p a ri sh there wa s no r egul a r mini ster in

1 R s I n 97 h v . a e ch arge. 6 t e e Ri ch rd Sewell wa s nt N an c s c s . by Gov. Fr i i hol on

e th R v . e e was the s e Whil e e Mr . S w ll ﬁr t r c tor se the G e ese a s es e e had nt by ov rnor to th p ri h , th r b een servi c es held in Shrew sbury p a rish by the

Re . v . a an derb sh e c e u e ec . Mr L wr n V , th n r tor of St ’ a a an er r h P ul s p ri sh in Kent . Mr . V d b us went to ’ - . a s e em e 1 693 4 an d he had e St P ul in S pt b r , , h ld servi ces at l east on ce a m on th in Shrewsbury p a ri sh

the as ea his e 1 69 6 an d e during l t y r: of lif , , v ry a m th prob bly fro e ﬁrst vea r th a t he went to St . ’ a P ul s .

TOO H K F R E A MUC WOR O ON M N .

was s a e the n r h It hortly ft r dea th of Mr . V a de bus

a . e e e h e s an d a s the th t Mr S w ll w nt to S r w bury, ,

was a and the a s es s o a e he work h rd two p ri h l rg , f m e a he c h hﬁrc h ound it or th n ould do alone. In t e c ec s ’ r ord of St . P aul s p arish th ere appea r it ems Sho w a th e Rev . . e en e was se ing th t Mr St ph Bordl y, who nt as ec ’ a . a l s a s 1 697 as r tor of th t ( St P u ) p ri h in , s s e th R e ev . i t d Mr . S ewell in the work by holding servi ces at Shrewsbury c hurc h on the ﬁrst Sunday

ea c m the ears 1 in h onth during y of 699 and 1 706 . It i s very prob abl e th at thi s arrangement l asted from the m ’ e . e ti of Mr Bordl y going to St . P aul s .

m the m e a s es ’ Fro two oth r p ri h of St . P aul s an d e s Shr w bury in the year 1 765 Chester p a rish was

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e e er s e e e m e s S-ke s R yn r, Rog , Ril y, S w ll , S oth r , gg ,

e ce s m m s Sp n r, Stoop Sutton , S ith , Sy ond , Tillton

e e Truel ock a s s a e Tild n, Turn r, , W lli , Wil on , W it me a e e n e a d ea es . Wil r, Woodl nd, W th r d, Wright Y t The ﬁrst vestry was c omposed of the following ” freehol ders z am a s a a V Vil Willi H rri , Edw rd Bl y, am ea ce am E l m wa m n li P r , Willi , Ed rd Skid ore a d e e Skir n G org ve . OE E 1 7 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 5

CHAPTER XIX .

E E D SO M E WEAT H R R COR S . — The Col des t Win ter and S umm er Men Wr app ed in — Overc oa ts D rove Reap ers J ul y 4 A Year When

S n ow Fel l an d S hee Fr oee to D eath in J une p — I c e a nd F rost i n J ul y an d Cr op s Were Chil l ed i t n Augus .

“ All a re prone to look upon the Olden time as

be ma a e ea e as e as man ing re rk bl for w th r, w ll for y

Th ec s mme 1 81 6 other h appenings . e r ord u r of stands as the mo st distressing of the nin eteenth cen

1 81 6 was he c es e . e t e tury Jun , , old t v r known in

m m s this l a titude ; frost an d ic e were c o mon . Al o t every green thing wa s kill ed ; fruit was nearly al l

th m e destroyed . This w as e year wh en fa r ers wer gl a d to wea r overc o ats an d gloves wh en c utting

wh eat Jul y 4 and ﬁres on the hea rth w ere welc ome .

e the e ten c es in e m Snow f ll to d pth of in h V r ont ,

se e a e ee the e New v n in M in , thr in int rior of York , f m a n d a ls o in M assa chusetts . There were a ew war Al l a m days . c l sses look ed for th em in th at me orable

s mm c old u er .

wa a e Th s c a s a . It ll d dry eason . But little r in fell e

wind bl ew stea dily from the north cold and ﬁ er c e. Mothers knit extra so cks and mi ttens for their chil

e i n the s an d o - es a s a dis dr n pring, wo d pil th t u u lly appea red during the warm sp ell in front of the

ses l a an and hou were s p eedi y built up ag in . Pl ting

e e e n e e and the a m s Shiv ring w r do e tog th r, f r er who 1 58 OE E HI STORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

worked out their taxes on the c ountry ro ads wore

e c a s an d m e s ov r o t itt n . In a town in Vermont a ﬂo ck of sh eep b elongi ng a a m h d e a ee se as s a e as . to f r r b n nt, u u l, to th ir p ture On the seventeenth of Jun e a h eavy snow fell ; the

c was e se an d the e s a old int n , own r t rted away at n hi noo to look for s Sheep .

C I E I N K E E E THE C M E RURAL ARR RS NT B FOR AUTO A .

e ” e s a the e s s e h B tt r t rt n ighbor oon , wif , e said in “ es e e a j t b for le ving ; being in the middle of Jun e I ” ma et s the s y g lo t in now .

N c ame ' th , e s m c ease an ight tor in r d , d he did not

e u . The r t rn n ext morning the family sent out for e and s a ed sea c h lp t rt in r h . One a fter anoth er of

1 OE E Y 60 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MAR LAND

1 81 7 at m ﬁve a s Spring of . It sold fro four to doll r e p er bush l . ’ Chest ertown s oldest c itiz en s state th at the winter i Th of 1 899 was the worst in their rec ollect on . e

e m m e ea c e e ees e e an d th r o et r r h d nin e d gr b low z ro ,

a e the e m a ex for w eek hov red around z ro rk , with

l l n h ee ee c e e t sl eighing . Snow to t e depth of thr f t

e the ee an d the a was six a s et f ll during w k , tr in d y g h a ting t e m ail to or from Ch estertown . A blizz rd

a e a s a s e e c e an d r g d for two d y , ro d w r blo k d but

e s ess was a N a a c se littl bu in tr n sa c ted . vig tion lo d on

Thurs dav e a 9 an d em a e so the , F bru ry , r in d until

’ u l d.

HE E I N THE OLD F H I N ME —E ADQ UART RS IFT FOR R DAYS D ESVILLE . OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 1 61

CHAPTER XX . — M E V O E I N E THE F E WO N T K NT IRST PLAC IN STATE.

Three of Them Take Part in E l ec tion a t S til l P ond

F te — our en Were Registered S ome of Those Who i ’ D dn t Go to the P ol l s E wp l ain Why They Let a Gl ori ous O or tuni t Pas pp y s .

a ct was asse the e s a e a An p d by L gi l tur of M ryl and , 1 908 a the , incorpor ting town of Still Pond . This a c t ec 3 es a h , in S tion , provid th t t e legal voters of ema e e h Still Pond, f l includ d, who pay taxes and w o

a e es e its a e m s six m n s h v r id d within corpor t li it o th , the a e 2 1 ea s and a of g of y r upward, Sh ll elec t by a the s a a Ma 1 908 ee com b llot on ﬁr t S turd y in y, , thr m s s e s . th s a a i ion r Accordingly, on e ﬁr t S turd y in Ma t y a 2 P . M . a voting plac e was opened in the

c s m an d W . . a e . . publi chool roo Dr . S M xw ll, Dr J

. e n s s and H K lley a d C . B . Kru en acted as judge m e m . W . M dders and W Krusen c lerks .

e e 75 s s e 1 2 m ere There w r voter regi ter d, of who w e r e whit e Wom en and two colored . There w re th e l a dies who availed themselves of the unusual priv

e e as a a e e e the s il g of c ting b llot, th r by b ing ﬁr t wom en in the State of M aryl an d to exercise the right H a es e Mrs . a a e of fran c hi se. Th e wer M ry J n ow rd , r on e of the best known residents of the town ; M s . h e Mrs . . . e e es W . S . M axw ll and J H K ll y, wiv of p y sic i ans and l eaders of thought in the community.

s a em e a The e l a dies voted e rly, but two of th vot d was the e c e o as s Mrs . a lo ing ti c k et . How rd x pti n , one of her c andidates out Of the three for whom she 1 62 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

i voted was elect ed . It s said tha t some of the men

e e e t e e s ese e s e Off r d to writ h tick t for th vot r , but th y “ e se b n e r fu d to e inﬂue c d and voted independently .

Mrs . Howard st ated th at She felt very foolish

t th a o_ e s e a a e se the going poll , but w nt d to v il h r lf of rare privil ege to a scertai n if there was r eally a s

m c h m em e u h in it as t e en se d to b eli eve. Still Pond was the only town in M aryl and at that time wh ere the women h ave the right to vote in a m c a e ec . O ee e e a s uni ip l l tion nly thr vot d , but p rh p many were prevented from votin g by a r ainstorm ’ c am 4 n s Sh whi c h e up about O c lo ck . O e l ady aid e ’ ’ didn t vote b ec ause she didn t w ant to get her new h h at spoil ed . Another said s e wanted to go about the time it rained an d a fter th at she had to prep a re

s n e sa a a e upp er for the me folks . An oth r id th t ft r the rain b aby awok e and She was c ompelled to re ma im in with h . The elec tion resulted in the selec tion of Thomas

a e ee ea s . a Br dl y for thr y r , John B P rrott for two m ea s and . . se one ea as c m ss y r , C B Kru n for y r, o i ion

er T . s . he board named in the bill w ere Cha rles W

a S ﬁ l m . e . ch d n . e s H gu , John G o e a d W M edd r

1 64 OE E U HISTORY K NT CO NTY , MARYLAND

the es e now e Mrs . n Ch t r , own d by Jen i e Vickers Hi Robinson . s c rop had realized him as high as H in a single season . e sold boxes of white h eath p eaches one season for which s a h wa t t e rate of $6 per box . Twenty to forty thou sand dol l ars per yea r c lear was only an ordi a t s s I n one n ry crop o Colon el Wilkin in tho e d ays . season he furnished one c anner in B altimore worth of peach es and did not take up a dollar ; at the ’ end of the season he took the c anner s note for the whol e amount until a mark et was found for the “ l m ” $ c ann ed a rti c le. Good O d ti es indeed were those

se e a ea s as the keid er ea ass s e For v r l y r p t p r, i t d by the tomato has b een the ﬁn anci al salvation of

m The e e a s dis any a Kent farmer . k iff r p e r was ﬁr t e Th wa n c over ed n ea r Phil ad lphi a . e tree s a seedli g m 1 76 i su whi c h c a e up on a vacant lot in 8 . It s p posed to be a cro ss b etween the Chinese S end -Pear

a . a man a nd the a e . 1 896 B rtl tt In Mr Sc rborough ,

r a e es a the ea ge of four c nn ri in Kent, p id to p r grow

ers o e Th a th o e e v r e tot l crop of e c unty , v n

in m a a e ff ea is a e at this co p r tiv ly o crop y r, pl c d a Th c a ear was b skets . e popul ar pri e th t y

25 s r as e s e hi i me the a e a e cent pe b k t, inc w ch t v r g has a 1 Th m re a price been n e rer 5 cents . e inti ate l tion which the k eiffer p ea r an d the tomato crop have borne to the ﬁn an c i al fortunes of the Kent County fa rmer sounds to the stranger like a fairy -ta le of a dream-dove but unrealiz ed prosp erity In 1 91 2 there w ere r aised in Ken t County over ton s of tomatoes for which the fa rmers were

a er . h as su p id p ton Thus, t e tounding m of

rr l Clifton L . J a e l says b e c leared $3 5 per OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 1 65

ff a c e O a re a c es . m r hund d r Tho as J . D avi s pi cked

2 52 s an d 24 as e s OK 23 ton b k t a c res . Thomas Fowl er ’ ’ on State s Attorn ey Vi ckers Fl atl and fa rm sold 1 2 0

s ten a c es . ton off r H . C . Willis n ear Fairlee shipp ed

TH E K E E - CKW F RM AN U P-TO- E M E NN DY LO OO~D A , DAT FAR N AR K EN N ED Y I LLE WI LLIAM E E L E . V J W L , T NANT

over twelve tons to the a c re off ten ac res the same

e y ar . Cooling st ation s established along the railro a d in

the c eame es an d Kent County h ave sup erseded r ri , The dairying has b een given a new importan ce. N e e indu stry is but in its infan cy . Mr . John . B nn tt ’ - m b el l worthmore ea c s . in 1 900 lived on Ca p , n r Lyn h 1 66 I OE E U R H STORY K NT CO NTY , MA YLAND

He ke a ec his c eam e s ess c i s pt r ord of r ry bu in , whi h h ere given for th at yea r :

Janua ry Feb ruary Marc h 8 8 April . May June July August S eptember Oc tober N ovember 2 5 D ecemb er 3 0 9 8

T otal s Amount of c alves

Total revenue from 1 9 c ows — m u S old 1 6 c alves a o nt . — Ra is ed 3 ca lves at $ 1 5 eac h a m oun t

Average amount from eac h c ow

o m r m w Average amount of l b s . f ilk f o eac h c o

During the p ast two years the followin g Ship p ments of milk h ave been m ade from the c ooling sta tions along the Kent railro ads :

ans 1 9 1 4 C ans 1 9 1 5 C , , Chestertown Worton K ennedyville Bl ac k s 99 Ma ssey

T otals

ac can c a s a s so a the al E h ont in g llon , th t tot shi pment in 1 91 5 was gallons of milk which

the a m e s sa s a s brought to f r r thou nd of doll r .

1 68 OE E Y HISTORY K NT COUNT , MARYLAND

AS ma e s Hynson was executor . a tter of int re t

c ea es a e a es s ' ace tou hing r l t t v lu , it i not out of pl to note some of the sales an d pri ces on the o c c asion

am e . The a ee a m 841 a c es was n d F irl f r , r , bought

. . a s at er a c e the a e by T W Eli on , p r ; C rvill

A TYPICAL P E ACH OR CHARD I N K ENT WHEN A MILLION AN D A HA LF TR EES YI E LD ED GR EAT CROPS I N THE EARLY EIGHTI ES .

m th a 62 8 a c es Mrs . . . e f r , r , to A R Curry, for m eem a a 465 a c es . s Fr n f r , r , to John M Hud on, for

63 er ac e the e a a m 343 ac es . . $ p r ; St w rt f r , r , to P T

mm s 72 er a c e the me a m 45 6 Si ond , for $ p r ; ho f r , h Mr . r t e a es s O. . o es e ac e cr , to P J n , for p r ; m 2 7 m e a 0 a c es to same sa e. O Curry f r , r , , for th r

sa es m a e the a a c es a e a e l d tot l r , which v r g d

er a e an d a sa s p cr , a tot l le by Mr . Hyn on on this o c c asion of OE E L 1 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARY AND 69

CHAPTER XXII .

OLD M E H M E TI C RIST AS IN K NT .

’ P re i t D r . e gr ne Wr o h s Pi c ture of the Hol iday in

K ent Written N ear l a H Y ars A o y undred e g .

No more cha rming picture c an be found of old Yul etide c ustoms in Kent County on e hundred

ea s a o an is e . a s y r g th writt n by Dr Wroth , di tin uished es e es e a a g r id nt of Ch t rtown t th t time. “ Among oth er things he says : The ﬁres bl az ed with a ec a s e p uli r lu tr at Chri stmas . B efore the dawn

the da so es e an d e the of y long d ir d long d for, younger memb ers of the family ( I am Sp eaking of the am the e e an n Th f ily in country ) w r up d doi g . e young c hildren had sea rched and empti ed th eir s c s c had ee the e e to king , whi h b n hung up night b for , of the good things whi ch are annu ally suppli ed by

l Th s e - O d Kris Kringle. e c ap ac iou bowl of gg nog wa s th c e c had ee brewed ; e hi kory Yul log, whi h b n

e a a e al l e em a c e pr p red d ys b fore with c r ony, cr kl d and z th am e ea the se a s a e bla ed on e pl h rth ; rv nt , l rg and smal e s e aces and ee l , with th ir hining bony f t th ea e e u the a — e s an d of p rl , p ep d thro gh h lf op n door s and al l was e a e sa e the s window , pr p r d to lut ri ing

- A s sun with the well ch a rged Christmas gun . s oon as the sun app eared the echoes of the report were h s e e brought back from t e surrounding wood , wh r th a s men and me ame m the e older serv nt , wo n , c fro “ a esse e new s s me-ma e qu rter, dr d in th ir uit of ho d

e se ea the e a and k r y, l ding childr n who could w lk , 1 70 OE EN HISTORY K T COUNTY , MARYLAND

c a e a ms s and en rrying in th ir r tho e who could not, ‘ ’ “ ” tered the great house ( ho me of the m aster was SO c alled ) to receive their Christmas dram from the

n h m a a m a ha d of t e aster . This nnu l cere ony ( d ily s mas ee e e the se a s through Chri t w k ) b ing ov r, rv nt e e th a e s e e a r tir d to e qu rt r , wh re they were r g led with l h a e ea a s . s e s a c e t e p ntiful br kf t Thi b ing di p t h d , a a m s a s me c e b njo , u ic l in tru nt whi h th y brought

em m c a was ce an d the with th fro Afri , introdu d , me a e a th e - emem e e s rry d nce b g n with e w ll r b r d word , ‘ ’ He e J a c k b utter in the fa t ; hop an d git over da t. r i n h s we ea e em a e. t e ea se a will l v th whil gr t hou ,

e c a e e - was a e and al l th y ll d it, gg nog h nd d round

a h m e a ea as p rtook of t e fo a ing bever age. Aft r br kf t

c ea a es e e e s and bis of hot bu kwh t c k , w ll butt r d , roll c and s m mes a c c a e an d uit , o eti cr kling Johnny k c ee a s e s e sa sa es the a m off , g rni h d with tuff d u g , f ily

a e a ass m l and n - m an d a r p rty b g n to e b e, dini g roo p

the mea me the c s lor were soon filled . In nti ook t e th were busy in prep a ring he old gobbl r for e Spit , and the l arge dinner pot h anging over the fire was filled with a five-yea r old ham an d c hin es and other

s es e e a es s as a a e pork , with tor of v g t bl , uch c bb g ,

a es a s s etc . es se c c e pot to , p r nip , Potpi of goo or hi k n

e e o o e and am e s had een w r not f rg tt n , pl provi ion b e s ma e m e es m pr viou ly d of inc d pi , pu pkin pudding an d m and ma s s me Of plu pudding ny other thing , o them now unknown . “ — While dinner was prepa ring to be served at 1 ’ e a e —th m l em f m o clock, nev r l t r e a e m bers o the fa ily p a rty would while away the hours by shooting at

“ a target o r galloping a round the neighborhood sip ’ ping his neighbor s egg-nog and romping with thei r

1 E 72 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

TOWN OFF I C I AL S .

— e r e oun c Ro e offe Wm . . F o er an d o City C il b rt M tt , L wl G g

R R ouse . . — er to ounc Jam es . rouc h . Cl k C il — W C r R Groom e Par s . Atto n ey to C ounc il . k — m ue o er a n e er Ofﬁ er Sa S . o d an c s l C p B v ly Hyl d . Po u a on 1 8 80 1 900 1 9 1 0 p l ti , Tax ra e t ,

HE H E HE E MD . VOS LL OUS , C ST RTOWN , OE E 1 7 HI STORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 3

H E C APT R XXIII .

— — Chester town The Coun ty Town of K en t I ts E arl y

Hi s tor y.

“ ” es e n is the Gem the e s Ch t rtow City of P nin ul a . Her feet are lightly touc hed by the plac id and sp ark

a e s the es e e se o i i ling w t r of Ch t r Riv r, who r g n IS m a ea a D el . her i found in Spring n r S yrn , ; head s crowned with verdant ﬁ elds o f golden grain an d

a s sc s s e her e orch rd of lu iou fruit , whil on west rn skirts runs a brooklet who se b ase is to be tra c ed far

H r i the . e e ar s a c up country north rn bound y ri h , grassy gl a de where the undul ating surfa ce an swers ’ th a s s em a e on the promptly to e griculturi t d nd , whil west hundreds of wide-bran c hed o aks ﬂing their gnarled a rms and wa ft breez e-s of purest ozone over

the little c ity . T m Th e m a e e ese e he Tilgh ans of e H r it g , r pr nt d by

a men i c the es e so m any honor bl e , n luding Pr id nt of

a l a 1 774 the Con stitution al Convention of M ry nd in ,

e c ame m a arrived about 1 65 5 . Th y fro Snodl nd , in “ m a ac s c Til h Kent . They took up ny tr t , in luding g ” - - e e es e man and Foxl y Grov , upon which Ch t rtown e e e an ih was sub sequ ently found d, th n h ld , through il h rm arri a e the me s e . ss T te g , by Wil r of K nt Mi g man the a a e ee es e e e e , origin l p t nt of Ch t rtown , r c iv d

- She a c res from the crown head of Engl and .

1 88 ea her e m me di ed in 6 , l ving prop rty to Si on Wil r as ee e i e e ec ca . N o l a w and h s wif , R b nd d d d until e a s e c e a t more th an one hundred years a ft rw rd , x pt 1 735 the n ow the mill an d outlying sec tions . In lot 1 74 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

c c e . an nort c e a a e o upi d by Col V , orn r of M ple venu

an d s e wa s ee e a a e a ca Front tr et, d d d to Phil d lphi p ’ n d a am a an c e s . t i , ﬁn lly into the Colon el s h and

1 707 the a e the an d re In pl c for town port, by p ’ vious a ct at a m e s I nn was e e Y r outh , Gr y , ord r d

ese e an d the c se etc . d rt d , town , with ourthou , , built

TH E P' E E H M E E AN D E BY H EL ARC O , OWN D O CCUPI D NAT ANI HE E H J R . I N 1 73 5 . L E ON E EE YNSON , , O CAT D WAT R STR T , C ST R

N OW E BY MRS . M . . L . TOWN . OWN D C RINGGO D

d s e e n . s e s c ee s an c e at Ch st rtow All town , riv r , r k ov

‘ ’ ec e an d ee e s e c e e in C il , K nt Qu n Ann , x pt K nt

s a to be m em e s the o es e I l nd , b r of P rt of Ch t rtown , a c es e e c ase on the Chester River . Fifty r w r pur h d

at es e e an d the a e r c se Ch t r F rry , l rg b i k hou on

a s ee s ee was the c s m W ter tr t, foot of High tr t, u to n d its s . . a a hou e. It now belongs to W W Hubb rd, va ults an d tremendou s room s m ay b e foun d in ex l l c e en t c ondition .

1 7 OE E Y - 6 HISTORY K NT COUNT , MARYLAND

River: The limits of the town at present in clude al l

a e at the e th a t prop erty within line b ginning riv r,

a th es e c e . . Barrol l E s . and n e r e r id n of H H , q , run ning then c e an d in clo sing al l the Coll ege l ands to

OLD M H LL N OW TH E K E E L . ASONIC A , NT N WS BUI DING c entre of bridge at mill ; then ce in a south erly dirc e the tion through the John N . Usilton prop erty to point of intersec tion of the l ands of W alter Wright ’ a s a c an d e ce the d s with Hubb rd f tory, th n with ivi ion line b etw een said l an ds to Chester River . Among the ﬁrst c l erk s were Willi am Lassell an d

a 1 81 6 am ee e was a D vid Arthur . In Willi Wh l r b iliff, OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 1 77

an d 1 82 1 a m in J es D awson was wood c order ; in 1 839 mas Tho J . C arroll was ma rk et m aster ; from 1 856 1 8 6 to 8 Willi am Webb wa s b ailiff and market master and court c ri er ; in 1 860 Edward Ryl and was weigh mas er t .

’ e e as s a s S e In G org W hington di ry for Augu t, p em e and Oc e 1 774 w t b r tob r, , e gl ean the following “ e es a c s : On e em e 1 st int r ting f t S pt b r , I breakfasted ’ ’ at ee e s P c e e e s Qu n Ann , in rin G org County, dined a s an d e at c a and m in Ann poli lodg d Ro k H ll , re ain ed e e l e em er 2 d th r unti S pt b , in order to await the ” a a m rriv l of y two horses . Rock Hall was then the upper or north ern terminus of the Ann apolis P a cket

e e e a e was , wh r good hot l kept . From Ro c k ( F rry Hall there was a w ell -traveled ro a d through Ch es tertown the ead of assa ras to New as e , by h S f C tl ,

D el . The c Ha a m 1 774 was Ro k ll f r , in , owned by a e e w as a a s m Rich rd Sp nc r , who gr nd on of J a es

e c e Of e ce a Ne n as e c a . Sp n r, Sp n r H ll , on E t rn k Isl d

a c a was s am es A p rt of Ro k H ll old to J Ringgold , of Hun tin ﬁel d 1 779 and the c a e was g , in , Ro k H ll F rry ma a e a 1 846 the a es e int in d up to bout , old wh rv b ing

s s e. as a e es r till vi ibl W hington rriv d in Ch te town , or

New the es e a e the a e Town , on Ch t r, l t in ft rnoon of e m e 2 1 774 and s e a t the a e ca e S pte b r , , topp d t v rn lo t d

an c ss ee s Not on the corn er of Cannon d Prin e str t .

s s e e al l th e e a es only did Wa hington top th r , but e d l g t who went to the Continental Congress in Phil adel he 1 774 so . On his e n Oc e phi a in did r tur , in tob r, is said to h ave stopp ed at the hotel kept in the build

mas . ing now oc c upied an d owned by Mr . Tho W

as st ee . The e c s a e Eli on , on High r t whol o t for tr v l 1 78 OE E N HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLA D

e ses a s ten s an d c al s ing exp n w pound , for in ident ,

h a m was e ﬁft -on e etc . t e a , tot l ount two hundr d y s pound .

M E E E ’ O LD H M E I N 1 7 08 N OW E E ISS JOSI R DU S O , BUILT , R PLAC D BY H E LL N W E O EE . UBBARD DW INGS , AT R STR T

1 80 S OE E HI TORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

n h r a a a of hi s s a e c a e the a d e hu sb nd, p rt e t t , lo t d on “ Kent s ide of Ch est er River known as Tilghman an d

e e a a c es n d c Foxl y Grov , cont ining r a whi h “ ” “ a e e e the ame e e the e ﬁn lly r c iv d n of St pn y, Whit

” ”

H a m . T D a . . se he a . a s ou f r y St r by G L L D vi , m Es . a a a s a a s a es e q, M ryl nd hi tori n , fﬁr th t Ch t rtown “ is loc ated on the tr ac t above mention ed as Til gh ” n m n d man and e e . e so a Foxl y Grov Th ir , Si on ,

a s am e me e e s me gr nd on , L b rt Wil r, inh rit d thi ho pl a ce ; th eir children int ermarrying with the Gordon family and the Tylden famili es ; these l ast inter

ma the s am m a e the c rrying with Hyn on f ily , k hil dren of these bran ch es lin eal decen dents of the ﬁrst c a an d a m Ri h rd M rie Foxl ey Tilgh an . “ ” The White House rem ain ed in the po ssession of

the m e s 1 82 0 e w Wil r until , wh n it as c onvey ed by

one m me his Mrs a s c s . Si on Wil r to ﬁr t ou in , M ry

F s se m e was a me an d ri by Gordon , who oth r Wil r, whose granddaughter owned it until the l a st few

a he e s e wa . me t y r wh n it s sold to Mr Wright . So of early Wilm ers h ave long sl ept in the family buri a l “ ” s m m the ground on thi White House far . A ong l ater ones interred there is a Si ster of the l ate Judge “ es s s a was n John B Eccl ton , who e hu b nd Ri ggold m Wil er .

Rev . m me the a Si on Wil r, gr ndfather of the former

s a am a ma e hi s c s was Bi hop of Al b , rri d ou in , who “ ” ca e the ea ss an d e ll d b utiful Mi Ann Ringgold, liv d “ ” s m i e se a . s Re v m s on thi Whit Hou f r Thi . Si on

see se a ea his a - mm e c e n on hor b ck , w ring bro d bri d l ri

cal hat he - e a sc a e a n , in t highly priz d l nd p p inti g, by

a es s ea e an d the c ar e Mrs . Ch rl Wil on P l , on por h ’ me and a e a e he Mrs . me s Wil r noth r l dy, it r Wil r OE E Y L HISTORY K NT COUNT , MARY AND 1 8 1

s e a e is el Si t r or d ught r , it b i eved I n the dis tan c e is

es e the sc a Ch t rtown , Epi op l Chur ch an d was ng o hi

T “ V ” he origin al plot of the I hite Ho use farm “ ” design ates it as a tob a c c o pl antation Showi ng but

one se m the e th hou fro riv r to e mill .

— — TH E WHIT E H OUS E FARM SIT E OF CH E ST E RTOWN RADC LIFF RAC E — H TRACK N O\V ON PART OF I T O\V N ED BY WA LT ER WRIG T . ‘ 1 82 OE E Y HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MAR LAND

CHAPTER XXV .

Thr owin Tea Over board in the Chester town Har bor g — - The E ar l y P l ays an d Op eras Gr ea t Ra cing — — E vents S ome N ovel Ordin anc es Mail F a cil iti es .

The brigantine G eddes a rrived in Chestertown in 1 774 with a small lot of dutiable tea for some of the

The a a s assem e neighboring counties . inh bit nt bl d in n m mee Ma 1 3 an d e a , ee town ting y , h ld i dign tion t a s same da ings an d threw the tea overbo rd . Thi y the tea was thrown overbo ard in Bo ston harbor . In Jun e an d July Chestertown rec eived a letter from Bos ton th anking c itizen s for b en evol en c e towards

seems as s w the poor Of the metropolis . It if thi to n was the only pl a c e in M a ryl and th at sent sub scrip

s s an d a es ass . e se tion to Bo ton Ch rl town , M Th y nt several vessels lo a ded with provisions . In 1 752 H allam and H enry p erformed in a thea “ ” “ tre here the pl ays entitled Ri ch a rd III an d The ’ ” e Beggar s Op era . Ev ry fall and spring th ere were

a es es e a a is . r c in Ch t rtown , b ck of wh t now Mr John ’ m m c 1 7 T e s a om ab 50 . he es e B ll f r , c en ing out Ch t r

o ac es e e a c a e e a and s t wn r w r p rti ul rly c l br ted, on thi course M a ryl and an d Virgini a often c ontended

e e a s a s the e eme e e s Of e tog th r , l o did g ntl n bre d r K nt, ’ e n h 2 4th Qu en Anne s and T albot counties . O t e of

N em e 1 766 s a e a a e was e e ov b r, , for in t nc , r c run h r for a purse of 1 00 pi stols expressly Off ered

the e eme the ace o e by g ntl n of pl , in rd r to bring “ together the two most famou s h orses on the c on ” e . ese e e c r a and e m tin nt Th w r Yori k, of Vi gini , S li ,

1 84 E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

s mme . s 1 Th u r Thi was k ept up un til 860. e c hur ch e the es an s a c th b ll on Prot t t Epi cop l Chur h , e only e wa s th a th b ll in town , e Sign l for e colored p eople

A c m e to leave. hi ney sw ep er was appointed by the an d ma a s Ol d h es e m as town , for ny ye r C t r Wil er w th a e ppointee. In 1 82 6 we ﬁnd the p eople a dverti sing for a school master an d requiring th a t he must keep aw ay from “ ” tippling shop s .

1 784 ﬁve m en c sse the b a the i c e an d In ro d y on ,

1 836 e a 1 6 ﬁve m en c am e a ss the in , on F bru ry , cro h i b ay o n t e ce and return ed . The postmaster Of Ch estertown in 1 824 was

“ se ReD ue was e 1 82 7 an d I ns ec Jo ph , who Sh riff in , p

’ ‘ Of f the Of es e a s e tor , Port Ch t r until boli h d by Con

1 m 1 82 6 1 852 ‘h gress in 850 . Fro to e was President

’ h B c mmi s I r 1 87 the of t e oard of Town Co s One s . In 0

“ salary Of the po stm aster at Chest ertown was $780 ; e e e 2 00 1 2 5 K nn dyvill , $ ; Still Pond, $ ; Millington , 2 0 a 5 n d e 00 The 2 c 6 a s e e 2 . $ ; Ro k H ll , $ , Ch t rvill , $ m ail route b etw een L an kford an d Ch estertown was

1 1 m a e es a s e 870 . e a 899 a t bli h d in In F bru ry, , il rout ’ was established b etween Pri c e s Sta tion an d Ch es

tertown and an a e ma e the c e s . , ft rnoon il giv n to itiz n

Th ese s mas e is . . e s suc e pr nt po t t r T D Bow r , who m T i as . h sa s c eeded M . Wilbu r Tho e l ary about

a a c e e c e e o f ﬁve with llow n for r nt, l rk hir

e ar s ar at m en and fuel . Th re e rural route st ting t Hal l es e se e . . s e c Ch rtown rv d by W B A hl y, Ro k ; ’ e e in ee e s s . D . B . K ndall , ov r bridge Qu n Ann ; Tho

s e . . sse a e a a a a es Willi , Fr d S Ru ll , W lt r H d w y, Ch rl s E . Wood . Y E 1 HISTOR OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 85

’ WH E E A M H I LTON S E E C E . R GUNS IT vVM . . U S R SID N MRS . B WAR. MAD E WEAPONS DURING THE E 1 86 HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

s at and s a Col . H enry Holling worth, Elkton , Eli h

n e s at es e o n e e a e ma a c e s Wi t r , Ch t rt w , w r l rg nuf tur r

f m s e s the a m of the an d the O u k t for r y Revolution , gra in mills Of Cecil and Kent furnished l arge sup

es the s e s . . sa a c e s Of e pli to oldi r Col I P rkin , K nt , was indefatigable in hi s work Of purc h asing c orn an d ea the m a es an d or wh t for ilit ry authoriti , in

aniz in the m a and was an efﬁ c e an d a a g g iliti , i nt g ll nt

f ce the e . The se s ee es O ﬁ r in ﬁ ld hou on High tr t, Ch

r M m te town e rs . W . . s was , now own d by B U ilton on e Of the pla c es where guns w ere m a de by a m an n am ed Smith an d the house was afterwa rds u sed as

a c a a e ac a n s etc . rri g f tory , p i t hop ,

a e c a a a e th e m Priv t pit l , id d by e gov rn ent Of M ary

a c c e a a e a m e e l nd , ondu t d l rg r ory h r during the Rev

Ol uti on a r W ar and an Ol d e c th a y , r li in e sh pe Of a cannon was found an d ha s b een preserved to this

i h c a n day. Thi s s t e nno th at stood for SO many

ea s n Of the Ol d a e o se e y r in fro t M rk t H u , th n put in the sc a ou - ss s ee the s e Of a s hool y rd Cro tr t, on it D vi ’ ‘ Satt rﬁ l d s a . wa e e pl nt It s removed by Mr . John

a m m l ds . e a e e O the O d e a S V nd rgrift, b r f K nt Gu r , and for 1 6 years was buri ed in front Of his b a rb er n a n s shop a d u sed a s a hit c hing post . It now dor m Ba rrol l th th f . e grounds about e ho e O Hope H ,

E e e s s s . es a e e . e q , on Ch ter Riv r , n r Ch t rtown It w igh

pounds . A sa d in cident Of Fourth Of July celebration s oc

in 1 Th s c urred Chestertown in 845 . e big c annon wa lo c ated n ea r the Ol d engine hou se and poin ted down

a s n e Of th a s a Cro ss street . Ju st o e s lute w s being

a c e ma a a her a ms was ﬁred , olor d wo n , with b by in r , m ’ e . a s a c e c rossing ov r fro A . L Sp rk ( C ndy Kit h n )

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M r m . s . a M c e s sse rs . a Wi k , Willi F Ru ll , A ll n A . Mr m e Mr a s s . . . s s . e c eme s H rri , H G Si p r , M rri k Cl nt , r an d M s . C . R . Twilley oth er l adies have given much m e c m m ti e to th se publi i prove ents . A publi c drink a i s h th m t e e . ing fount in gift of Hon J a es A . Pea rce an d o c cupies a pl a ce on the edge Of the squ are on

Mr . a . a e Cro ss s treet s H rriett L . Hill don t d a foun

a ea the Ne s at the a Of t in n r w Building, h e d Center

S a e. O se em em e Ol d c s qu r nly tho who r b r ondition , an d c an see the e c a es c an a re now wond rful h ng , pp c i a te the m agniﬁ c ent work don e by these l a dies. in so m s a e. s s s c a s the m ar hort ti Un ightly building , u h k t se e e se a e sa a e m e hou , ngin hou , h v di ppe r d ; du p h eap s in the c enter Of the town have given pla ce to

a ss s an d a ai se s a c o s a gr plot , fount n nd up o ling pr y

“ within a few feet of where was b efore a gra zin g 10 1

e ses a e a a a a for liv ry hor , or , ft r r in , pond for w ding birds ; sha de trees now throw c oolin g sh a dows along

m om a a s ce ent w alks through the l arge squ are. W n a fa ctor in town I mprovement has b een a brilli ant s Sh h ea s u c ces s in Ch estertown . e as done in three y r wh at the men Of Chestertown would not h ave a ec Om i pl shed in three centuri es . The ﬁrs t horseless c a rri age ( automobil e) ever see es e the as e e Of a n in Ch t rtown , on E t rn Shor M ry a a e in es es a s 8 l nd, rriv d Ch tertown Tu d y, Augu t ,

m m es e e . a 1 90 . c a c 0 It e fro Tol h t r, driv n by Mr Cl rk

a . s a c c ompanied by John S . V ndergrift It took ju t 5 h wa s m a 0 minutes to make t e run . It not ny

n d . m f . . es a onths a terwards when Mr . J H Sid Dr

mm ac e se ess car H . B . Si ons e h w er driving hor l i r ages . E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 1 90 E L HI STORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARY AND

A CH PTER XXVI . — The N oted Ches ter B rid e P ara di se for Lovers g — A Ren dezvous for F isherm en S ome E vents That H ave Trans ired in Chester town p .

es e e c s a s es e R e was Ch t r Bridg , whi h p n Ch t r iv r , begun in 1 802 by the followi n g c ommitt ee : Rob ert l Vri ht e am am e s am e ew g , B nj in Ch b r , S u l Ch , Wil

am McK en n e an d c a m a Of es e li y Ri h rd Tilgh n , Ch t r

am m Har es wn am a e s R . town ; J Bro , Willi Ch b r , . E

s a es a e e an d IV . . ac e Of ri on , Ch rl V nd r n B H k tt, ’ e s . m an e e . e as . ess d Qu n Ann S B tz , Tho S Burg ' Ri ch a rd Fri sby wer e a fterwards n amed to ﬁll va ca n ci es . Ch apter 7 6 Of 1 82 1 sta t es th a t the bridge has b een ac tu ally built and authoriz ed a l otter y to b e drawn to reimburse those who erec ted it by private

s . m m sc s . wa s a a ub ription It built by Willi V u ort , of

h r 1 e N . t m CO . a e a a e . Tr nton , J gr ndf th of Willi J V ann or m um m t a e a an d Mr . s . e s . , S u l V ort J . H Si p r e e h e h Mr . V nnort f ll into t e riv r t e day it Was c m an fe a m o pleted d died a w d ys lat er fro pleuri sy . The sto c k of the c omp any was put at at $50 e s Th wa a er a th r a e. e e s s e e p h r bridg ft w rd burn d,

a we c e and h r dr r hang d t e whole rebuilt by lotte y .

1 890 the e wa s c ase b the In July , , bridg pur h d y two ’ c ounti es of Kent an d Qu een Anne s for an d m a e ee e n e s a m e a d fr , it b i g pr viou to th t ti toll

e AS as 500 ams cr ss s bridg . high te o ed thi bridge i a m n one day during 1 895 . Cupid h s found any a vi c tim on thi s stru c ture.

As s s e is s m e mes e for ﬁ hing, thi bridg o ti lin d with e an d c e a e s an d s me ﬁn e o e c whit olor d ngl r , o ro k, p r h

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But en th e eac n s an s e from th e a n wh p h ti t v i h d pl i , Or s ru e n o on er th e s a a a ns th e s e ne t ggl d l g h d g i t i , E er r ee i n m ars un o m us c s rre v y d thy h t i ti d , And o o os s om e in a s n n r t g ld it bl d i gi g bi d .

S en th e o er s ea n th e m oon il t tt , t li g by h rou th e mars ac es ea rs th e o Of th e oon T gh hy pl , h h wl l o on ess th e se er i n th e a n ra M ti l tt d w light g y , S ow h a en e er e h a h s t e h ppy hidd c ov wh t e wild d uc ks p l y .

H c m el a re oa m en en ur n n o m ore y thy b t , v t i g In e r us un es an to a m ore th i d ky p gi th B lti , a en th e fres e f rom n or ern m oun a ns s ee s H ppy wh h t th t i w p , An r h e um r r h ee d st ews t b ay with l be like w ec ks up on t e d p .

F rom th e m er E m re Of th e s o l a n ighti pi lid d , r m n fre uen I s ee fert e s ran A pilg i i q t k thy il t d , And with a c a lm affec ti on would wi sh my grave to b e

W ere fa s th e es er to th e b a th e b a un o th e sea . h ll Ch t y , y t

The rec ords Show tha t as early as 1 648 the dig

n ity Of the c ourt an d the sacredn ess. Of the o ath

was m s ea s ua e e at the same o t j lou ly g rd d in K nt, but

me s s a e wa s n a s ti it how th t p rjury not unk own , was a es e b the se en c e Of on e C e tt t d y nt John onor , “ who wa s c onvi cted Of sw ea rin g falsely att a c ourt ’ ” e at e a s att e 22 n d a a . h ld H nry Morg n K nt , J nu ry

C e a a sa his John onor , not h ving nything to y for e e se m a a was th s m a d f n , ore th n th t it e ﬁr t ti e th t

he e er mm e the e e se the c v co itt d lik Off n , ourt a djudged him to be n a il ed by both ears to the pillory

a a eac ar an d th a s e s with n il in h e , e n il to b lit out, n a a d afterw a rds to b e whipped with 2 0 good l shes . And thi s to be executed imm edi ately before any

other business Of c ourt b e pro c eeded upon . Two c lippings from the Ol d Maryl and Gazette throw light upon tha t p eriod in the life of the town : “ F a Ma 3 1 745—At e c s c rid y , y , K nt ounty hool in

es e a a e eme b a e Ch t rtown , M ryl nd , young g ntl n o rd d, E HI STORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 1 9 3

and a the ee an d a es W n t ught Gr k L tin Tongu , riti g ,

m e c e c a s c c s e N a Arith ti , M r h nt , A ount , Surv ying , vi ation the us Of he g , e t Glob es by the l a rgest p air in

me c a a s an e a s Of the a ema cs A ri ; l o y oth r p rt M th ti , a es ea e by Ch rl P l . “N . B . Young gentl emen may be in stru c ted in ” Fe c an d a c n ing D n ing by very good M ast ers .

the ss e the M ar l a n d Gaz ette Of a In i u of y Frid y , “ e 1 4 1 745 was s em : On a l s Jun , , thi it Frid y a t

ec a ames e an d s e e s H tor Gr nt, J Horn y E t r And r on we e e ec e at es e e s a r x ut d Ch t r, in K nt County , pur u nt to their senten ce for the murder Of th eir l ate ma s

m m . ter . The en e an e th a ed w re h g d , e wo n burn

e e en e a c e e c mes and Th y di d p it nt, knowl dging th ir ri m ” the justi ce of th eir punish ent . t at the ground for the b arb a rou s disc rimina tion b etw een the puni shm en t Of the men an d Of the

m a es a ea an d its s c a l wo n do not pp r , ju tiﬁ tion wou d m f see to b e di ﬁc ult .

’ n h a a r es e n e Duri g t e l te Civil “ Ch t rtow , lik hun

s Of e ac es ec am e the em a me dred oth r pl , b t por ry ho

O h m c e 7 1 861 e a f t e soldier . Fro O tob r , , to F bru ry

7 1 862 a e me Of Fe e a s e s e , , r gi nt d r l oldi r known th n a an ee s nu as the 2 n d E astern Shore M ryl d Volunt r , a s der the c ommand Of the l ate Col . Edw rd Wilkin .

ma s . enc amp ed on the l an d of the l ate Dr . Tho H

ha l an d ea C es e . W , n r h t rtown ’ n a s e e at the me Of the en Dr . VVha l a d s l nd w r ti

ha an d ea a n d the s ix c ampment in y wh t , during ’ month-s o c c up an cy these c rop s were tot ally de the ese me the e me stroy ed . Up to pr nt ti Gov rn nt W hal a nd has never ma de any p ayment to Dr . or his h eirs in the dis ch arge Of wh at s eems to be a 1 94 E HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY, MARYLAND

$ d ebt incurred pur ely in the interest Of the United a s St te . ’ One Of the biggest events in Chestertown s his was u s 8 1 851 e ree men tory on A gu t , , wh n th wer e

' hanged for the murder Of William Cosden and fam

the a m . e e a e h ily, on Moody f r They w r t k n to t e

Whal and a C es er eme e a lot , djoining h t c t ry , se ted in an O a we two s f a o s p en w gon , follo d by troop O dr g on c mma Ca a s e and a Of e o nded by pt in B ck W lli s K nt, ’ a lso a troop from Queen Anne s and a c ivil c orp s Of 0 m n l l ’ l am 2 0 e a e O . am . e e , und r C Willi C p Th re w re e e ﬁve s eame s e at th p opl in town , t r b ing e a an d ma e e s e al l e s s o wh rf, ny p opl l pt night in t nt a s b e e e at s se to h r unri . Anoth er notable event was tha t Of the celebration Of the r atiﬁc ation Of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States by the colored

eo e. O e e s s e e n e a s p pl v r p r on w r in li , with ﬂ g , “ o tran sp arenc ies and d ec o rated w agons . The VV r ” “ ” ton B and gave a sec ond r endition Of the Ol d COW s m th o with va ri ations . Sp eech e were a de in e wo ds

‘

a R v. H . H. e e a . . b e e by G n r l Cr wford , H R Tor rt,

G arnett a nd a numb er Of others .

On Oc b e 1 1 1 882 the em c a a to r , , D o r tic Judici l Con n i m h m n ve t on et in t e Ol d Ar ory a d nominated Hon .

R s e e and H s . John M . obin on for chi f judg on

s e c es an d er c m as s Jo ph A . Wi k Fred i k Stu p for o a s the m ees e e e a a c i te . At night no in w r ser n ded t h the c s a n d t e s e se . e a Vo h ll Hou by Ex l ior B nd , sp eeches from the b al c ony w ere ma de by ex-GOV

m s il i . nr c u a a . l m He r or Philip Fr nk Tho , Col W a y L egg and others .

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’ m s s e doz en ho es burned . Che t ertown Volunt er Fire m n e e a a e c e , und r Chi f H rry C nnon , did h roi work and got c ontrol Of the ﬂ ames wh en th ey rea ched

’ Moffett s store on High street a cro ss from Vo sh ell m e i a se. s a d e at Hou Wil ington nt , rriving her ’ c c an d c ec e e se the e O lo k , onn t d th ir ho with riv r , m and th e e s . 90 did good work on e dying b r LOSS $ ,

000 e e s a ce a one- a em , cov r d by in ur n to bout h lf . T po ra ry bu siness stru c tur es were erec ted on the squ are oppo site the Court Hou se until n ew pl ac es could a e b e c on stru c ted . Eleg nt bri ck busin ss houses re

s pl a c ed the burned building . OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND 1 9 7

CHAPTER XXVII .

N o ta bl e H ou — ses in Ches tertown Fi rs t Hotel s

Ches t — er Cemeter D ona ted The Ol d Gra v — y eyard The N ews a ers p p .

Chestertown contain s a number Of stately homes suggesting the gen erous styl es whi c h prevailed am se Of ea ong tho w lth or influ en c e. Con spi cuous a mong these was the Wright house on the river a e a s the m f e O e e e . am s ft rw rd ho Judg Ez ki l F Ch b er , and now the res f ‘il e c e O V bur . id n W Hubba rd . This is a fine example Of the dignified a rchitec ture Of the e h l p riod . T e O d Bowers home in the center

Of the e an d c town , own d o cupied by Judge John B . c c es was m s m ess E l ton , o t i pr ive by reason Of its s s urrounding . It o c c upi ed almo st an entire l arge

s a e e c se a c a e ce qu r , n lo d by high bri k w ll , pi r d by several grated gates whi c h gave c h arming glimpses Of the nobl e grove Of horse c hestnuts in whi c h the

a e Th f m a house w s s t. e dwelling was O si ple r chi

ec e am e a and ms n s t tur , with pl h ll roo , lo g loping

em ac a ee c and s e roof br ing d p por h , with unobtru iv f h e e vi ew Of the river at the foot O t e street . It yi ld d in 1 863 or 1 8 64 to the m a rc h Of improvement a nd the grounds are now the site of the prin cip al hotel O f

the the me Of a m e annort and Of the town , ho S u l V ,

Methodi st Episc op al Churc h . ’ s was use 1 775 as a T . W . Eli a on s building in in

m s e the f c e c c e W . a e hot l, O ﬁ o upi d by Eli on b ing m 1 85 5 as c a sed used as a b ar roo . In Mr . Eli on pur h

h a a e ees Of the n it Of the h eirs Of t e origin l p t nt tow , 1 98 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND and Sinc e th en it has b een used for merc antile pur

e s i a a m pos s . Thi bu lding w s conte porary Of B . F . ’ ’ “ ” m r D em s e M s . eCorse s ec se the Fl ing ho , B k hou ,

es c s e and o e s. W t ott Foundry Hou , th r building It was s e a e we s a in thi building, now r pl c d by d lling , th t “ ” the soci ety known as the Sons Of the Revolution

was me . e was ke uee s ee for d A hot l pt on Q n tr t , ’ am where Mr . Willi Robinson s sho e shop an d hou se

s . was e a . s an d a e a s tood It k pt by Mr Po ton , ft rw rd

a . a e and e 1 861 C a es by Mr W r , in Jun , , by h rl

m s wa a e s a a e Tho p on , giving y in l t r year to priv t se hou .

The Ol d a was 1 793 -4 an d c s j il built in , o t mm s m ah N c s . Th s e pounds e c o i s ioner w re J ere i i hol ,

a m a e am am e s m n Rich rd Tilgh n , B nj in Ch b r , Si o

c Wil mer ames m m a s e e . , J S ith ; Tho Worr ll , Sh riff ‘Th e resen t a was 1 884 . . a p j il built in , by H M Stu rt , c a c at a c s Of The c mm ss e s ontr tor, o t o i ion r

m . e e . . e . a . . w r C P Lop r, John B P rrott, R C S yth , V

- n a e ea e H endri ck so and J . Ch rl s Wh tl y ; John W

a s a h riﬁ Th es se was P rson w s s e . e pr ent Court Hou bl iil 1 T s e at the m . a t 860 . ho as W in , Mr Eli on b ing h ea d Of the committee ; Judge Ch amb ers on the Th the c s was b en c h . e county l evied but o t only ’ ms s o e was 1 879 an d is Ar trong h t l built in , now turned into a garage an d rooming house.

I n a a 1 784 a - m a e was es a s e the J nu ry, , rk t t bli h d on ” a e a e wa s m e th Ol d a e Squ r , ft r rd i prov d by e M rk t

se c was 1 895 and ea s Hou , whi h torn down in , for y r al l wagon s were c omp elled to c ome to this place to

se e e e a es etc . c e ll th ir v g t bl , poultry, A wood ord r

2 OE E 00 HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

In 1 882 the ﬁrst steps w ere taken to di sc a rd the Ol d graveyard th at was wal l ed around an d estab

e th n w a was l ished in the l ast c entury . Wh n e e j il built the remains were taken up an d removed to

m the ema s e e a . other buri al pl aces . A ong r in w r C pt

s c mm a e a c m a Of Aquill a M . U ilton , who o nd d o p ny ’ artillery at the b attle Of C aulk s Field ; he died in 1 83 8 a e em e 2 7 1 787 ; Anthony B nning, died D c b r , , m s his e a e 47 an a . a es C a e g d ; d C pt J r n , who lo t lif

m a Off his se 1 798 . fro f lling hor in April ,

s m Che ter c e etery was don ated by Hon . G eorge

c e s 1 861 and is one Of the m s a Vi k r in , o t b e utiful

ac es the a e. 1 880 . . c e s burying pl in St t In H W Vi k r , E m s . was e e e f th a a ec s c . e q , l t d pre id nt O e o p ny A n t

The s d ih iron fen c e incloses the grounds . ﬁr t bo y

r te red there was th at Of the l ate Sen ator J as . A . a Pe rce. ' “ The W atts Hou se was known as the Exch ange ” e 1 82 7 and was N Hot l in , kept by George eal . The

a e a e the a e m a y ea s and l t John H ll k pt pl c for n y r , w s a e b . . a as follow d y S H Cr wford . T . W . Eli on bought the property several y ea rs ago and improved

. ss a s it Mi W tt now condu c ts the house su c cessfully . Chestertown was poorly provided with a town h all

o . am on Of its e e s c e s until C lin F St , e nt rpri ing itiz n , c onstructed the h all whi c h now bears his n ame in 1 886 at a c s , o t of about The town c lo ck was pl ac ed there by subs c riptions from c itizens Of the

at a c s Of a town , o t bout On a c c ount Of the

a ea Of . am he c c e f iling h lth Mr St , on lud d to sell thi s e th m prop rty for to e following c o p any : H . B r l l . a ro . . a es s . H , T E H y , Tho G . Wroth , H . W .

e s . . s . . am e s Vick r , R H Collin Mr St di d in Augu t, OE E L HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARY AN D 20 1

‘ tam e fzo ze

H GH EE , H M . E L ON N OW B ELONGING TO T O AS W IASON , I STR T CH EST ERTOWN . 2 2 E E 0 HISTORY O K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

1 a af er a s s a c m a ea e 898 . It w s t w rd old to o p ny h d d

RUs l l em e e and ea m e by L . B . se , r od l d gr tly i prov d m The and the n am e changed to Chestertown Lyc eu . Postoﬂi ce was moved into thi s building in 1 91 4 an d the St am Drug Comp any to ok the building opposit e. B ooks w ere opened in 1 827 to rec eive subsc rip

“ s as Ha now k as he e tion to build M onic ll, nown t K nt T 4 N e s . he 60 0 ee was e w Building ground, x f t, giv n the order ( Clinton Lodge) by an a ct of the L egisl a

1 8 ha e e an d ture in 2 6 . It s b e n ch anged ov r over

a a an d is c c e . c ec ec g in , now o upi d by S S ott B k , B k V “ ” l k r m h N V a e CO . a . e s an d t e e s . , Fr nk V Si p r w It is e e . s who c a se own d by Fr d G U ilton , pur h d it in The Kent News removed to this building in

e m 1 85 1 1 82 5 the s e e e ce e . e D b r, In Ch t rtown T l

a the s e s a e e e s e ih the gr ph , ﬁr t n w p p r v r publi h d

c was the e s a . ounty, under propri tor hip of Mr h c ae who wa s s c c e e . a . t e Mi h l , u e d d by Mr C nn In ’ ’ 3 0 s the n am e Of the p ap er was c hanged to the Kent

Bugle an d was publi sh ed for som e yea rs by Capt . th a e m . e e a e s . c W P . M th w A opy of Bugl d t d

e em e 9 1 83 7 es the ma e as s : S pt b r , , giv rk t follow

ea e an d r ed an d Wh t, whit , ,

90c . n d 92 c . e c e 90c . a orn, y llow , ; whit ,

an 70c . a s 3 c . a a a e s d 95 c . r e 0 ; y , o t , C pt in M th w was s c c ee e e e c e s e ame u d d by G org Vi k r , th n c

e ce - an d ra e e e the a e Sp n r C n , th n own d by l t e m th a e a c e s . 1 839 the a e e S n tor Vi k r In , n of p p r ’ N s 1 849 58 was c hanged to the Kent ew . In to m it was publi shed by Edw a rd M an sﬁeld . J a es M . Vi ckers too-k c h arge an d published the p ap er until

N m h 1 h N m e ames e e 1 860 . On t e 7t e ov b r, of ov b r, J

mm n d m s ecame the e s . H . Plu er a W . B . U ilton b ditor

2 04 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

' An in cident of th at period of 1 860 is here given : G enera l S ch enck ha d c ha rge Of the D ep artment of M aryl and wi th h eadqu arters in Baltimore ; John “ a e was s m a s a Of e an d Fr zi r provo t r h ll K nt County, m a l a th T ilit ry w was in e ascendant . he c ounty e ec s a l tion were bout to t ak e pl ace. J . B . Ri c aud was the c a a e a e a an d Union ndid t for St te S n tor J . — . Ohn a K Hin es for cl erk . J Fr zi er wanted to b e c l erk

mse an d a c e was hi ame hi lf, full ti k t put out with s n at the ea d and th da e e the c h , on e y b for el e tion two l arge government tran sport steam ers arrived in — Chester town lo ad ed with soldiers c avalry and in f n r Th m a fﬁ s e s a t y. e ilit ry O cer pro c eded to arre t ’ every on e presumed to b e in the w ay of Frazi er s

am the c e ks $ H es an d c a . bition for l r hip in Ri ud, Col

E an e a a e e the dw. Wilkin s d oth r c ndid tes were s iz d ;

a was e and s e s e ease and j il forced op n pri on r r l d, D eputy - Sheriff B enj amin pl a c ed under arrest ; n ext

m — a es ca e the judges of election John T . Dodd Ch rl — , Stanl ey an d Thom as Baker who w ere a c c omp anied by a squ ad of soldi ers to the pri son steam er to k eep ‘ h m as the N e s oﬂice was sur t e other s c o p any . L tly w rounded bv soldiers an d an armed squ a d inva ded it and i ssued orders for the con du c t of the el ec tion whi c h was to t ak e pl a ce the foll owing day. In The troubling the typ es they ruined their c au se. editors were direc ted to print a c ertain circ ul ar

e c e e se a t s a e ord r, whi h th y r fu d to do ﬁr t, but ft r

e h w ards wisely ch anged their minds . Th ey print d t e a s h ff order an d retained a c opy . It w to t e e ec t th at a t the elec tion n ext day nothing but a L eague ti ck et should b e voted and soldiers at every poll in Kent n Th Cou ty w ere direc ted to see this c a rried out . e H OE E D 2 5 ISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAN 0

e s e e e e e the e s— a t is ditor w r th n honor d lik oth r th , pl a ced in c h arge of a rmed soldiers an d ma rc hed to the a e e h wh rf, wher th y found in t e da rk lower s aloon of one of the stea mers the di stingui sh ed c iti

’ e s e s a e n the z n pr viou ly rrest d . About te O clo c k steam ers l and ed the pri son ers in B altimore ; on the way over they m et two tran sports lo aded with Home

a m m m a sur Gu rds c o ing ho e to vote. I gine th eir prise upon reac hing home to ﬁnd wh a t ha d been

n n ih don e. Great indign ation was expressed a d a form a l el ec tion was h eld ih on e of the c amps wh en

e c e and Hin es beat Fra zier ten to one. G orge Vi k rs

IVestc ott e a m e a and G eorge B . w nt to B lti or by r il the infa mous politi c al plot was exposed to G eneral

The e a e esse ea a S c henck . G en r l xpr d gr t indign tion “ an d sa : e eme e e is a s eame Bal id G ntl n , if th r t r in

m an ha d a c an ti ore h arbor that c b e th t do it , you ” Sh all be l anded at Ch estertown by d aybreak $ He

s as the da was ea m ade his word good . Ju t y br king “ ” ’ m s n s a the pri son ers w ere l and ed at Tho p o wh rf , an d before noon Fra zi er an d his man Tevi s were m under arrest and on their way to B alti ore.

— ROC K HALL I TS EARLY DAYS .

a a a a o f Somewhere about 1 7 07 Ro ck H ll , th t h bit t

m was c e the c s s as a the w ater en , pi k d out by oloni t

f a e an d s n ce en ha s n a. pl a ce O bod , i th grown i to N ew a m ds . thriving town of m any hun dre Y r outh ,

’ was c e as the c a a s me y ea s Grey s Inn , pi k d out pit l o r 07 an d m e to previou s but this wa s c h anged in 1 7 ov d , Ol d c a a c e is n Ch estertown . The Ro k H ll p k t now o ly nd a e the ma s asse e s a a memory . It l nd d il , p ng r 2 06 Y OE E Y HISTOR K NT COUNTY , MAR LAND produ cts of the l and an d water three times a week ’ Bowl s a . a s e wm d a m the on y wh rf R in or hin , or c l ,

ac e c ame. was e a a a s p k t It own d by C pt in H rri , who c ould not “ see th at steambo ats must tak e the pl ac e i of h s sailing p a cket . For some y ears he fought a a s his a e a a a the g in t h rbor b ing , l nding, lthough

a a e e e the b a n tur l outl t for K nt County , b ing in y an d the ea es to a m e an d me n r t point B lti or , in for r d ays the route by which p assen gers rea ched the

a e a a ac e sa a s South , r gul r d ily p k t iling for Ann poli ,

c was e w e c e e ce man whi h ﬁtt d up ith ev ry onv ni n for ,

an e b east an d ca rri ages . G eorge Wa shington d oth r noted men in their di ari es refer to the trip from The Ann apolis to Ro ck H all on a l arge sc hooner .

s n a a a s ea e the s eam Oppo itio of C pt in H rri , who f r d t a s hi s a e s ess m e e the bo t would ruin p ck t bu in , co p ll d ’ s eam a e s se ec a e e s t bo t own r to l t noth r point , Gr y a a a ce c a ho Inn , for l nding pl , whi h , lt ugh only two m es m c a was e -five m e a il fro Ro k H ll , tw nty il s f rther ’ m a m e an d a five s ih fro B lti or , four to hour trip , f n s e e Th stead O less th a two a at pr s nt . e Govern me ha s ha d the a at c a nt old l nding Ro k H ll dug out, and a fine sa e a is e the c , f h rbor now op n to publi , with on e of the b est pi ers an d wa rehouses to b e h found on the b ay. But owing to t e fac t th at Cap a a the e an e c a e a c e a t in Sh rp , own r, w t d to di t t rt in sc e s ea me s the e eam a h dul e for t r , Ch est r River St bo t Comp a ny bought l and an d built a wh arf at Grati

c ha s c e b se s da . tude, whi h ontinu d to e u d to thi y The Sha rp wh arf was u sed for a few years as a stop ac th i was ping pl e for e Enterpr se Comp any . It no un c ommon thing to see a hundred c arri ages th ere a the a a Of the a c e se m w iting for rriv l p k t, which ldo

2 OE E 08 HI STORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

WVith the vi ew Of obta in in g a supply of pure wa ter another artes i an well has rec ently b een su nk by the

the a an d a m and th e c a own er of l nding f r , e g ologi l

m a asse is e es as ce ta for tion p d through of int r t, r in fa c ts w ere d evelop ed th at were not kn own before

h s f h the e. . t e c es O t e s a a a e e g , thi kn tr t bov upp r portion of the lower c reta ceou s or ch alk ro c k from

h a m a e m a whi ch t e ﬂowing w ters c o e . This l tt r for tion had n ever b een found b efore on the E astern

e a m an ee e e s a e e s Shor , lthough y d p r w ll h v b en unk h n m t e b a . ee e ee the e down y Thr hu dr d f t of io cen , eo cene an d upp er c reta c eou s str a ta w ere p assed

an d at the m Of the a e a a an through , botto l tt r h rd p c s wa s eac e c a e m c fﬁc in or ru t r h d, whi h , ft r u h di ulty

the e c e a ce s s a a wa s drilling through low r r t ou tr t , found direc tly under the c ru st a w ater - b ea ring white

sa d m c the a e s e e a e n , fro whi h w t r ﬂow ight fe t bov m tidewa t er with a unifor temp era tur e of 60 degrees . The wa ter i s rem ark ably free from al l minera l or

an c ma e e c e a s i a ce n c org i tt r , x pt l ght tr of iro , whi h is e s c a i ac c er e h ld in olution by rbon c id , of whi h th ' is h a r The c i a he abund an c e in t e w te . inferen e s th t t

a e asses e th b a a the cea an d w t r p und r e y tow rd o n , c om es from the elevated c reta ceou s sand of the

S ev ern .

A T H OUSAND SAIL OU T FOR OP ENI NG OE TH E TONGING

E S ASON .

Ro ck Ha ll is the c enter of the Kent Coun ty oyster

s an d s s c is m the m mo Of th indu try , thi k et h fro e ry e writer during the earli er d ays b efore the gasoline engin e c ame nor the p er day j ob s in powder pl ants . I OE E H STORY K NT COUNTY . MARY LAN D

e a the o e n f In pr p ring for p ni g o the sea s on a l l IS a c n a d e. E vei tivity lif y littl e deta il w as b e ing a t e e and m a e ea d “ t nd d to d r y for the ﬁrst da v s t h c a c . m of the a So e, e a s qu int littl rk in whi c h the o vs ter

A TONGING SCEN E OFF ROCK HALL B EFOR E TH E MOTOR BOATS M E CA .

m en live ha d b een towed to th eir station s on the b a v

s e m th a e s s te d . o m hor , in p roxi ity to di t nt oy r b e s S e.

e e e e s e s n how v r, w r till b ing ﬁtted out . B ed a d bl an

e s e e e n s e awa v the n n k t w r b i g tor d in bu k s . a d bright n ew p an s an d c ooki n g uten sil s were un p a c k ed

ea n ess s e n h o o f in r di for hou eke pi g . Over t e do r every on e of the ark s is n ail ed an Ol d ho rseshoe fo r 2 1 0 OE E Y HISTORY K NT COUNTY, MAR LAND

650 bea ts mak good lu ck . About e Roc k H all thei r ea ar e s th e seas and a h dqu t r during on , upw rd of

r a Th p ers on s a e eng ged in this indu stry . e avera ge ’ e s s s s a a a e a s on e tong r outfit con i t of p ir of l rg r ke , p air of tongs and a p air of nipp ers for shall ow m a e . e a e a s a c a ha w t r Th y h v l o ulling bo rd, culling me s a - s e as e s and an a - s e r , two h lf bu h l b k t iron h lf bu h l measure. When the sun aro se thi s first morning sails dotted the waters of the Ch esapeake Bay off Rock H all an d on the oyster b eds of Chester River to be the m h e gin tonging season . About idnight t e littl ’ s e a e e a st an d a 2 c oy t ring vill g b g n to ir, bout O clo k in the morning the ea rly birds set sa il to c atc h the s s s th n Th ma Of fir t oy ter of e ew season . e in body the grea t fleet of prettily p ainted boats did not get

e wa e a a . The und r y, howev r, until bout d ylight out s e s is an d one s e ma look for oy t r good, old oy t r n who has sp ent 5 5 seasons b etween the shafts of the oyster

s a e sc a the e ba c was a tong , ft r nning littl y, in whi h “ es mas s s e a a : Th s for t of t of oy t r cr ft, s id e boy ” to a e m ought g th r up bu shel s to orrow . It is said th at the M a ryl and oy ster of good size

a s a e s and a Of ese e e l y bout gg , if h lf th w r to develop into female oysters we should h ave from a single fem ale female descend ants in the s e e a an d the se mes ﬁr t g n r tion , in cond ti or In the ﬁfth gen era tion n ea rly

m a s e s and a s ma ma es fe l e oy t r ny l , or, in al l a , bout 0 c e a e 00 . If ea ch oyster ﬁlls eight cubi c in h s of Sp c , is a it a rgued , it would t k e

2 12 OE K EN T L HI STORY _ COUNTY , MARY AND

E CHAPT R XXIX .

E E A N OT D R SORT .

— Tol ches ter B ea c h F am ed F a r a nd Wi de The Li ft — IVor h of On e M arv Foun ded i n 1 8 77 an d Used o i ni f r P c c s .

The hi story of the Tolc h ester B eac h Improvement Comp any Of Kent County is pr a c tic ally the life s t Of on e m an his y a s ea ory , who in bo hood d y h rd the irresistible c all of wind an d w a ve an d wi sel y

i h rv e s ac c a a a c e yi elded to th eir w tc e . Ev n o pr ti l pl ’ as a m an s business Ofﬁce gr a du al l y a c quires a c er ta i s es the e s a its n e an d n ugg tion of p r on lity of ow r , two obj ec ts fra m ed a n d hung upo n the w alls of the

f c e the c es e eam a m a o ﬁ of Tol h t r St bo t Co p ny , on

Li s ee a m e c e the se e e ght tr t, B lti or , onv y to ob rving y an d mind a strong Shggesti on of the m ent a l ch ar a c i i i m ter st cs a a W a . as a e of C pt in lli C Eli on , org niz r ,

n n m Th s preside t a d m an ag er of thi s c o p any . e ﬁr t is a c olor ed drawing of the model of the hull of a — — s teambo at the little cr aft La m okin th a t onc e

e the e a a e an wa s the s a pli d upon D l w r , d ﬁr t bo t with whi ch the ma n was assoc i ated ; the oth er i s

ﬁve es Of e se e a e e e s ea lin v r print d in l rg l tt r , n tly framed in dark wood an d so hung th at it m eets th e m a m s an a h m The e ey fro l o t y p rt of t e roo . verse reads :

I t is ea sy en ough to b e pl easan t en fe o s e a s on Wh li ﬂ w by lik g , B ut th e m an worth W hile I S th e m an wh o c a n s mil e

Wh en everythi ng goes d ea d wrong . OE E 2 HI STORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAN D 13

se e a v e For v r l ars u nd er the sup ervi s i on of the

ess s . a a a a M r T gg rt , C pt in Eli a son wa s i dentiﬁed the with ex cursion an d r egul a r st eamb oat n a viga the e awa ’ e. tion of D l r Th the. steam er I il ot Bo v

H H E AT L HE E 1 9 1 6 . IG TID TO C ST R ,

e s a e the ess s . a a c c e e the b ing for l , M r T gg rt on iv d

a c as n s m e a u o the ide of pur h ing it , buyi g o l nd p n b a s Of a y a sec u a a in a y hore M r l nd , ring wh rf B lti more and op enin g an ex c ursion resort within a few

’ Thev oﬂered a a n E a hours rid e of the c ity . C pt i li

me Of the en e se de he son the man age nt t rpri , provi d purc ha se a one- fourth i nterest in the b oa t and undertaking . 2 14 Y OE E HISTOR K NT COUNTY, MARYLAND

It was a big risk for a young man to st ak e his a l l an e a the a s had upon unc rt inty, but Opportunity l o e e a a s S O th s as x c ption al adv nt ge . e enterpri e w m h l aun c hed in a very odest way in t e year 1 877 . ’ Ten a c res of l and c ompri sed the c omp any s po sses s s at c es e ea c e 2 3 m s ion Tol h t r B h , in K nt County , ile eas Of a m the as e t B lti ore, on E t rn Shore of M ary m a and 1 2 m s hes e . l nd , il e fro C t rtown

Th e e beac h wa s then a crude pi cni c ground . Th re was a e a o n e sm a a c e littl wh rf, ll building, oupl of s e s a m e a - e e ﬂ in - se ma h d , di inutiv h nd prop ll d y g hor m im c hine and a hand organ . These were the odest

eme s the ree- c e b l uﬁ was a i c prov nt , but t rown d p tures ue on e the ea c a e- s e e e- sa e q , b h whit h ll d, whit nd d

- s e i ac s a a e a . lop , w th br ing lt w t r b thing The c omp any open ed its r esort with the an noun ce m en t th at the pl a ce would b e stri c tly under temp er m h a c e m a a e e s t e a . n n g nt, with no liquor old upon bo t

s was a s c a an d was e c e Thi di tin t innov tion , it pr di t d th a t an ex cursion li ne founded upon temp eran c e princ iples wa s foredoom ed to a bri ef an d p roﬁtl ess

Far m es o m c s e exi sten c e. fro th e gl o y predi tion b ing

ea e the e am e Of em e a ce ma a eme r liz d , x pl t p r n n g nt s et by the Tolc h ester Comp any has b een followed sin ce by mo st of the excur sion bo at s now n avigating h esa a B t e Ch pe ke ay. So to thi s little b ayside resort plied the tiny s eame s ca a c t r Pilot Boy, who e p ity was 600 p assen

e s , a a a s wa s m a a e c e th g r C pt in Eli on n g r, l rk Of e s eame c e a e c s a —e e ec t r, l rk of wh rf, x ur ion gent v n d k

a as ec ess e e . e th r c h nd , n ity r quir d it Und r e ene geti direc tion the enterp rise exp anded lik e the Biblic al m f gra in of usta rd s eed . E ac h vea r a ew more ac res

2 16 Y OE E L HISTOR K NT COUNTY , MARY AND

' ' an d prop erty of that c omp any a dded to the l at ter c m a s sec the s eam e s assa as o p ny , thu uring t r S fr

n h ' Of a d Kitty Knight to t e Tol ch ester ﬂ eet . Both h thes e bo ats w ere repl a ced by b etter boa ts . T e Kitty f Knight ran out of “orton Cr eek for many years

' n h m V an rl a d was known as t e Tru p eter or Cou aer. Y OE E L HISTOR K NT COUNTY , MARY AN D 2 17

“ ” F ish Ha l l the Most I nteres ti n S ot in B ett r /o n , g p e .

“ ” the es a s a th s t h use To w tw rd old Fi h H ll , e ﬁr o e e e e s a s e a ous o n a v r built in B tt rton , t nd lik lighth e c l ff Th i . e bri cks in its chimn ey were brought fro m

l a m ore ' than a n th old Eng nd century ago . t e e

s the ew a m i E wa e s ai e fro m ﬁr t of Cr f ly , d rd Cr w , l d the Ol d c ountry an d settled upon the farm where

e e is n ow c a e a e e ia s B tt rton lo t d , fri ndly trib of Ind n who lived in the ravine b elow h elp ed him to cut and hew the trees an d a ssisted in l aying the foun da tion “ ” Of Ol d is F h H all . Here Edwar d Cr ew and his

e i a e Han s ea a a m l o ho wif , El z b th on , r red f i y Of S ns w ea rly loved to sail and fish upon the beautiful waters of the b ay and rivers stretc hing b eyond th eir “ “ m e e a s the e s a ha d ho e. For g n r tion Cr ws of Fi h H ll w a t ched the in c omings an d outgoings of the finn v tribe until now Ol d Chesap eake has a ttra c ted crowd s Of inh abitants to the high bluffs and slopi n g v a l es ’ e e a s mme s m n of the mo d ern vill age. H r on u r orni g the light skiff s a re steer ed to the fi shi n g b anks or

l s wrecks w ith the light an d airy motion of seagul .

a few m ths a o a n d Thi s Ol d reli c was torn down on g , beneath the ﬂoors were found skulls whic h w ere s up “ ” m e ea u posed to keep the Spook s a way . A or b utif l scen e is h a rd to ﬁnd th an i s behel d from the p o rt ic o

’ of Turn er s Rigb ie as we look out U pon the broa d

Th a n s eha a s a . s sweep of splendid vi t e di t t Su qu nn ,

n a ssa as n the Gr e the fair a d lovely S fr , High Poi t , ov m th ﬂ E l k the dividin g it by a thin lin e fro e owing , I sl and of Spesutiae an d the bold front of Tu rk ey i its e s n a a e e a s . Point , with fri ndly ig l light th t n v r f l 2 1 8 Y OE E Y HISTOR K NT COUNTY , MAR LAND

SHAD BAK E AT BE TTERTON .

EN Z RD BY TH E B T TOW N BA .

Ten mi es of esa eak e c ross n th e b a l Ch p , i g y e e l Ten mil es of K ntl an d across th b ue way . ak e er n al l af ern n Shadb e at B tt to t oo .

D eep in th e dream of th e s p r ing magic rune . S a out of E en in E en re are h d d , d p p d , Hot roll s like th ose tha t were ma d e wh en th ey fared ’ m r me On golden a bros ia in Helic on s p i . me When lips san g of l ove and th e h oney d ripped rhy .

’ Shadb ak e at B etterton $ D on t make a noise This is a sort of a sac ram ent b oys $ ’ Foo on th e esa ea e sn us eat d Ch p k I t j t , But som ething a rtistic and s ac red and sweet Some n u e ma c ess a n d ma c and rare thi g q it t hl gi , Like gobl ets of dew on a b rea ker of a ir ’ Wh en c l over h as r ip ened and wh eat s on th e ’ m In footstep s of mus ic o er eadows of May .

— ’ Ten m iles of Ch esap eake maybe it s m ore $ Ten m es of K en an na a s on th e ore il tl d , with i d sh , And sea n ymph s and god s of ol d l egend to guid e Your f e to th e a e ou on our s e e t t bl , with y th y id , And sha d served in glor y as n owhere on earth ’ Tis served with a ﬂavor tha t —tur ns i nto mirth E ac h mouthful you swall ow your eyes turned above

As ou as e a e e a on and eau and o e. y t t b k d l ti , b ty , l v — Sh a db ak e at B etterton ten miles away Gl eam s the l oved K entl an d and s ings th e blue b ay $ orn n h as ser e s es of sof ue M i g v d it with ki t bl , S on s of c oc r o n and one an e g k bi h y d d w. Gods on Olymp us still won d er at n ight W ere e er on sh adb ak es a e een for a h B tt t h v b , bite; There in the grass searc hing earl y and l ate For one e c rum someon e ef o a e littl b l t n a. p l t .

2 2 0 OE E N HI STORY K T COUNTY , MARYLAND

CHAPTER XXXI .

S hel l B a nks M a de by I n di ans - Happy Hunting

Grounds .

The c entral p a rt of Kent County a n d th at portion whi c h li es on Chesap eak e Bay c ompri se a di stri c t the a a i c i s e e e an d os gre ter p rt of wh h v ry f rtil , p sesses c ommerci al a dvant ages equ a l if not sup erior

n h a e s c e in e direc to a y p art of t e St t . Inter e t d ev ry n d a a e ee s e the tion by bro a d a n vig bl c r k , bound d on

the e a ssa as the s the north by riv r S fr , on outh by

es e an d the es the ea e an se Ch t r, on w t by b utiful xp of the es a ea e ea mme c a em m is Ch p k , our gr t co r i l poriu brought within a c onvenient di stan c e to every m far er . Amo n g the mo st import ant of th ese c reek s m ay b e

me ed the n viz : ntion followi g, ’ ’ a f s Ba a s a a e L ng ord y, Gr y Inn , Sw n , T v rn , Mor ’ an s w the es e n g , ﬂo ing into Ch t r ; Still Pond , Chur , a e em i the esa ea e a n d F rl y , pty ng into Ch p k , ’ T er s an d Ll O d s c the assa a s . urn y , whi h ﬂow into S fr M any of these are a qu a rt er of a mile wide and ' a re n avI gabl e by vessels of 50 ton s n ea rly to th eir

“ s ources . The fa c e of the c ountry i s equ ally removed from

the mount ain ou s regi on an d the c ontinued pl ain .

e s e s e e res ees G ntly w lling hill , cov r d with fo t tr , e e e e a the s a c e an d e e e s and v rywh r dorn urf , f rtil ﬁ ld winding streams a dd to the va ri ety and b eauty of

the s pro p ec t . OE E L D HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARY AN 2 2 1

a ee and the a s e ene a r m Worton , F irl b y id g r lly , f o the assa a s the es e m a s c m a r S fr to Ch t r , for di tri t re k a e its e and th m s bl for f rtility , e nu erou s sh ell b ank along the shore c onstitute a sourc e of m anure a t

n e c an d a o c ri h inexh u stible.

The origin of th ese imm en se c ollec tion s of shell s has n e lo g b een a subj c t of di spute. It is gen era l l v a cknowl edged tha t the peninsul a c ompreh ended b e tween the w aters of the D el aware and Chesapeak e

is an a n . is e e ce a a the e lluvio It , how v r, rt in th t p ri od a t whi c h the waters rec ed ed must be extremel v

m Th th s i in di ut bl v e . e e c s s a r ote e d pth of oil, whi h p

a n an d the a e o m e of veget bl e origi , l rg gr wth of ti b r ,

c c e s s ea m e s c a t the whi h ov r , or ( to p k or tri tly ) did

me i s se me c e the e a ce the ti of t ttle nt ov r, whol f of

c m s b e the Of m a c e es . ountry , u t work ny nturi The ﬁrst opinion respectin g the formation Of th ese

— ~’ sh ell b an k s i s thazt they a ssumed their presen t form es Of the sea in c on sequen ce of the c urren ts and tid ,

’ at a time when the whole c ountry wa s in a st ate of s es s is subm ersion . In support of thi hypoth i it x urged th at the aborigin a l popul ation must h a ve e ma e e se c eeded al l c al c ul ation hitherto d , oth rwi e thesenumerou s and exten sive bank s c ould not h a v

The a c a es s eo been formed by th em . dvo t of thi th ry

- of the a l so h av e rec ourse to the w ell known fa c t f es a c eo us exi sten c e Of c oll ec tions of the exuvize O t t a es s a s fa r an im al s an d limestone qu rri , in itu tion me ed a univers al l v e e e a e een s inl nd , b li v d to h v b ub rg at some remote p eriod . is a e a the ab origi On the other h and , it rgu d th t s e c e e e m n al inh abitants drew th eir sub si t n ntir ly fro n d en is ces hun ting and ﬁ shing ; a wh it two sour , 222 Y OE E Y R HISTOR K NT COUNT , MA YLAND c onsidered th at many thou sands or hundreds of thous an ds of Indi ans inh abiting the exten sive c oun try between the D elawa re Bay and the Alleghany Mountain s must have derived a c on sider abl e portion

e a s me sa s ea s of th ir food, for prob bly o thou nd of y r , m th sa ea e and its a c es c a fro e Che p k br n h , it nnot appear so unreason able to a c c ount for the formation

a a i s ce of sh ell b nk s in thi s w y. It worthy of noti that these b ank s are not intermixed with sand the s s s m a e ma ( which , on uppo ition of ub rin for tion ,

b th se a c ac e e a e would e e c a ) , but with ri h bl k v g t bl m an d a s me are n at a ces w e e tra ould , th t o fou d pl h r ms us a s e e s a e dition infor Indi n town w r itu t d , on c reek s where no sp ecies Of shell ﬁsh are now known i a a s c an to exist . W thout viol ting prob bilitie , we easily s uppose th at the oysters may h ave been t ak en in the rivers and conveyed in c ano es to the settle m em e s a a s e e s . se se s c e nt Th e ttl nt or olit ry bin , w r h always loc ated on t e wa ter . This intermixture of vegetabl e mould puts it be yond question th at th ese c ollection s could not h ave One been formed while in the state of submersion .

e ms a e s me e e the oth r circu t nc , of o w ight in d ciding

m ar es a b e e . hese ec s e e qu tion , y notic d T coll tion w ll n to s s e e s e s e s e e know con i t ntir ly of oy t r h ll , tog th r with the bones of deer and o th er animals of the

m i m c ase. Now a e a h if th ey were of s ub r n for tion , these collections would b e found to consi st of al l

s s e s e s a e s kind of h ll which xi t in our w t r , of which e is a s e th re con id rable variety . ’ ’ t e b a s e e a s e s Along h y hor on K nn rd Point, How ll a ee ar m an d O e aces ese s e Point, F irl F , th r pl th h ll be s ma b e s me e e m 1 5 25 d y found, o xt nding fro to

224 OE E L HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARY AND

“ ” S assafr as he gave it the n a me of Tochwogh in honor of the trib e of Indi an s of th at n ame he foun d hi i living on its south ern b anks . In s r eport of h s voya ge up the bay he states : On the eastern sid e of the b a i s the e Tochwo h an d a e y riv r g , upon it p eopl th at c an m ak e one hun dred m en ( w a rriors ) sea ted s me s e e m es the e e a e o v n il within riv r, wh re th ey h v a fort v ery w ell p al l iz adoed an d m antel l ed with

a h T hw h th es ees . e t e e oc o e b rk of tr Ent ring riv r g , sa a es al l a me a ee a s a e e v g r d in ﬂ t of bo t , ft r th ir

a a s m an e inv iron ed us s o b rb riou n r, round ; it ch an c ed on e of th em c ould sp eak the l angu age of

a a who e s a e the es a e a r Powh t n , p r u d d r t to fri ndly p — l ey they c o n du c ted us to their p al l iza doed towne m an tel l ed the a es ees s c aff e with b rk of tr , with old lik m u s b r s o nt e ted about with brea sts verv form ally . OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARY LAND 22 5

T CHAP ER XXXII .

”— MON OM AC AN E B . P . Wr oth M D INDIAN TAL y . . .

s m ess a c a In pur uing y prof ion l vo tion , I Often vi sited tha t lo c a lity ( in Kent County ) where the and ee s n m Churn Still Pond Cr k , by o e c o mo n estua rv em a , pty their w ters into the Chesapeake B n on ay. O e of those visits I rememb er to h ave wa lked to the high bluff whi c h looks down on the b ay and to h ave stood under the sh ade of a ven

erabl e oak c s ea th d h l whi h tood n r e e ge of t e b uﬁ . Towards the south the eye took in the wide exp anse — of water to the mouth Of the Patap sc o River on — whi c h the c ity of B a ltimore is built and north

a to th m h s a w rd e outh of t e noble Su qu eh nn a . I som etimes indulge in a trip to the region s of

a c and ha c a s m s a F n y, on t t o ion y thought took b ac kward range a n d embra ced the tim e wh en the

s e a as the es a ea e-s an d the Na Su qu h nn , Ch p k nti c es n m e s an d e es the abor i ok , u rou pow rful trib of g es a e e s e e s e e as ds in , r ng d ov r thi xt n iv r gion Lor of the Soil . The spot wh ere I stood was nea r one of tho s e c ess ha d ee the imm en se sh ell b anks whi h , doubtl , b n is n a the site Of a larg e In di an town . It know th t aborigines drew their sub si sten c e entirely from the woods an d water s b v the ch ase an d t aking ﬁsh and

s e s ma n e s ea s m s a e oy t r , but ny hu dr d of y r u t h v been requir ed for the a c c umula tion of tho se masses of shell s . ee c d ha d s e Thi s ven era ble tr , I oul not doubt , h l tered the hea ds of the Indi an s from the rays of the 22 6 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

sun more th an 5 00 y ears ago ; an d Fan cy c arri ed me ba ck to the tim e when their c oun c il ﬁres had a m bl azed under p erh ap s thi s very tree. I f n ci ed y self present at one of th ese c oun cil s about the time when Colonel Cl ayborne settl ed Kent Isl and with

c m a c s m e y ea s e e a olony fro Virgini , whi h o r b for

’ ’ HE PH E E L H P OF CAM ELL S W RTHM ORE . S RD S D IG T , A ART O

M F DR E ELL S . BUI LT ABOUT 1 68 2 AN D N OW TH E HO E O . S W

P E E L . HE BURN . LO CAT D N AR STIL POND STATION

a had been c olonized from Engl and . I thought th t I s aw the Grand S a ch em of the Chesap eak e rise in

a l l his a e an d ea him s a ess n tiv dignity , h rd thu ddr the assembled w a rriors :

BROTH ERS

More th an ten thousand moon s h a v e w axed an d — w an ed sin c e the Great Spirit the God of our — ur F athers brought us to these hun ting grounds . O fathers had disob eyed his c omman ds by worshipping

~ 2 2 8 OE E HI STORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND — w er e ﬁlled with b eings like ourselves but whose skin s w ere whit e a s the snow whi c h c overs these ‘ s w e $ s e an d s a Are ese the hill in int r I pok id , th ’ m essengers of good or evil ? The t errible voic e re ‘ e Of e e e m pli d , vil to you ; for th y will driv you fro th ese hunting ground s far b eyon d the mount ain whi c h loom s up tow ard the setting s un ; but of good ’ to gen er ation s yet unborn $ ‘ Br a v es a n d broth ers $ I b eli eve the words of the — Let s r Gr ea t Spirit the God of our Fath ers . u p e

a a e e e es c a s us . e e if p r e to w nd r wh r d tiny ll Th r , we are m e an d a e w e m a the ee hu bl gr t ful , y ﬁnd d r, the ea an d the ffa ee us e es b r, bu lo to f d with th ir ﬂ h an d u s s cloth e s with their kin . In im agin ation I s aw the big tea rs w elling down their m anly fa ces as th ey drew n ear to their be loved S ach em who had n ev er turned his b ack to his — en emi es $ And a t thi s mom ent r etu rning from my e c s the e n a c an d x ur ion to r gio of F n y , looking tow ard the c oun try wh ere on c e ro a med the s avage

b as an d the s m e sa a e red man n ow wild e t till or v g , c over ed with the gold en h a rves t an d other eviden ces

a a se n ow th a c e of c iviliz tion . Pl in pro took e pl of po eti c fan cy ; the fa c t s of everyd ay life c ould n ot b e

a s i e an d rem em e e a on e red thrown d , I b r d th t not m m an had b een in th ese forests. for ore than m oon s $ I l eft the sh a de of the m agniﬁc ent and ven erable — oak whi c h ha d br aved the storms of seven or eight

e e s an d m m s e hundr d wint r , ounting y ulky, drov r apidly away . OE E AR L D HISTORY K NT COUNTY , M Y AN - d .

X XX l l l CHAPTER .

S ome R ol l e ti ec c ons .

Kent County c a n poin t with p ride to the hea l th

fuln ess of its c limate an d to the longevity o f life o f m a her n ny of citiz e s . A good exampl e is foun d in “ ” m‘ “ ” Aunt M ary Tho a s . Aunt M a ry was vi s ited a t

her m e a t the s the r ho Cliff , lower p art of Q uak e

N ec the e e h r k , by writ r wh n s e was roun di ng o u t he

nin ety - sixth year ; She rememb ered with vivid di stin c tn ess the v a s t

s es ss m a e a m s f e S he trid of progre in ny d p rt ent O lif .

ec a e her e e e a few em a s s : r ll d to int rvi w r of th , follow From c utting wheat with a si ckl e to self-bind ers ; “ ” m the s s a c a c a ies o f fro low old t ge o h of our d dd ,

six m s an the e ess a n sixtv ile hour , to xpr tr i of mil es ; from six m onth s to get a l ett er from Europe

six a s and the e e a an d a l l e ec r c a in to d y , t l gr ph l t i l ven ti ons and improvements ; diamon d - b a ck terrapi n 80 a e s e s the a t ﬁve cents ea c h to $ doz n , oy t r for

m et a m es s fish s o l eu pi c ki n g up to a h ard ti e to g , p tiful th at they would almo st bite y ou if you went in swimming ; from the Ol d p a c ket lin e of sch o oners to wen y an exc ellent an d efﬁc ient steambo a t servi c e. T t

to yea rs ago th ere w ere seven gates to open or b a rs ’ r mas me r m the m a n l et down to get to M s . Tho ho f o i ’ a e e i s a a the wa er s edge . ro d , now th r good ro d to t m e Then her n ea rest neighbor was a qua rter o f a il

Off ses are n c a s a c e. , now hou withi lling di t n i ma sa s a She a the rs p r Mrs . Tho s y th t t ught ﬁ t

n a t the r s the ro a ds m a ry s chool in the c ou ty , fo k of n Nec i n a us e leading to Ro c k H all and Pi e k , ho 2 30 OE E Y HISTORY K NT COUNT , MARYLAND

“ ’ ” m n em e ca e s o e a . ll d Solo o T pl , wn d by C pt Solo m on a Was f M rin e. It di ﬁc ult at th at time to get

ea c e s an d Mrs . mas was e a e t h r , Tho pr v il d upon to eac the n ea s ece 3 00 t h you g id how to hoot, r iving $ m e m n d er a . . s a s s a p nnu Col Fr d Wil on , J e Adkin on

h r h s Sh ha d 32 . sm a e fa ther were t e tru tees . e ll

MRS . M R H M 9 6 AN D HER H M E E TH E L I N A Y T O AS , , O N AR C IFFS , E Q UAK R N ECK .

s a rs an m a chol d a nu b er of l rger on es . G enera l ’ ee s a e was an m a e e d an the R d d ught r inti t fri n , d “ ” young s chool m arm wa s in the h abit of m aking ’ the e a s a e a es c sa fun of G en r l l rg iron c ndl ti k , ying

th a t so wealthy a m an should have silver or gold . He ( the General ) told her he would send this c andl e s her a an d h r s se ti c k to for wedding gift , to e urpri ’ the G enera l s d aughter sent her the candl esti ck

after her marri age. m a a s a . e Another re ark ble c itizen w s Mr H nry D vi , m e a e . a a s at S a f th r of Mr H rry D vi , till Pond , for r

2 32 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

’ c c e her s s an d o upi d by on widow c hildren . Thi s ’ m Mr H n n s e s . so n ho e lies oppo it y s resid e c e. Possibly the Oldest c olored p erson living in Kent

Was a a s a c c n a e r S r h Wil on , who, ordi g to uth nti c ec 0 s was 1 5 ea s a e. Sh e a e a ord , y r of g e di d ne r M litot

on a a 24 1 893 an d was e n ea ee J nu ry , , buri d r Gr n

Point . T s a a a a e s he la te R . T . Turner say th t Cl r W t r , who

die-d ea ti on e 8 1 885 wa s 1 01 ea s n r S ll Pond Jun , , y r

l s a e m s a m s e es O d. Mi s C rolin Tho p on , o t int r ting n s e e e 1 1 1 8 85 reside t of Che tertown , di d h r on July , , m s a ged 99 years 4 onth .

’ E E KENT S SILV R MIN .

In or about the year 1 81 3 v aluable an d pure silver

N Bal a o n a Mrs . . . c e w s f und ea r G l en a . M H i kl of “ timore says : Sufﬁc i ent qu antiti es were taken out to b e c a rried to Phil a delphi a an d m anufa c tured into

ee c es s s c as e s an d e s ch a kn bu kl , poon . t r , oth r u rti ” es Th m r s c l . e th en op en in e O valu abl e depo sit wa

c se as was e e a e and lo d, it own d by v ry ignor nt whit

c e e an d e e e a c se as olor d p opl e th y w r dvi sed to lo it, it was about the time the British c am e to George

a a ce m e e town , pl only two il s distant . Th ey w re told th at if the English knew of this min e they

would c l aim it . Th ey never m a de any more effort to op en it and the war an d n a tural exc item ent whi c h su c ceeded the war prevented others from taking hold

e se a e of it, who oth rwi would h v don e so. Two or three yea rs ago some sp ec im ens on this tr ac t were

” c e an d a e . . es e Rumsel l pi k d up t k n to Prof W L li , a a c a c em s and e am e him n lyti l h i t, x in d by . They E D HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY , MARYLAN

e be s e e prov d to horn ilv r, v ry pure. The presen t

e sa s she is a e own r y too poor to h v it prop erly min ed . N em e 1 878 ca n In ov b r, , lo l optio wa s a dopted in

Kent County by a vote of for prohibiti on to

a a s a m a f n g in t, giving jority o 590 . A oth er v o te

was t ak en l ater upon p etition of the liquor advo

H E ON H HE E P . L K OLD BUNGY SCHOOL OUS BUNGY ILL , W R ROF C AR

H N OW K HE I N E E K . TAYLOR TAUG T , A ITC N , PIN Y N C

a es the s s won e a u c t , but prohibitioni t by ov r tho ma s ce c t m e e e has ee n o sand j ority, in whi h i th r b n e agitation for another t st .

Z H A GREAT PRI E FIG T .

o u a e a 7 1 849 c n . m Wedn esd y , F bru ry , , Ro k Poi t th e wa s the s c en e a ea na Of Still Pond Cr ek , of gr t

The ea e w as in tensel v c o d tional priz e fight . w th r l 2 34 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND an d the fight was the ta lk of so c iety refined an d un e e m s Th r fin d for onth b eforeh and . e p arti cip ants

e e Tom who s n d w r Hyer, tood 6 feet in ches a

e e 1 85 s an d a ee a 5 e w igh d pound , Y nk Sulliv n , fe t

— K ENN EDYVI LLE HIGH SCHOO L 1 9 1 5 .

a d an a r s 1 5 5 s . The s a e _ n voi dupoi _Of , pound t k wa s The daily p ap ers c onta in ed l engthy

th . The n c a s ei a c c ounts of e ﬁght pri ip l , with th r

’ a s e e chased hither a d e a the b c ker , w r n thith r bout Fi Chesap eake Bay in order to prevent the ﬁght . n ally they l anded at Ro ck Point and pulled off the th S een ca ﬁght . Hyer on e ixt th round ught Sulli ’ van s hea d under his right arm and punished him

23 6 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

was given this n ame m any y ea rs ago b ec ause of the fa c t th at al l the c row s within a ra dius of ﬁfty miles

assem e e e e e da at s s e the bl d th r v ry y du k to p nd long,

c s the er . is a a e s sa e old night of wint It b rr n pot, v for the s c a ttered trees whi ch serve as a roos tin g n i a i pl ace for the birds . O a c old w nter d y ts ap p earan ce is the very extreme of desol ation an d dis

c m an d one n a a e s e s o fort, tur lly wond r why our fri nd of the Sombre raim ent did n ot sel ec t a m ore shel a w e e tered s . e e e a e ee e pot H r th y h v b n g th ring, ho v r

sa s sa s m me mm em a . thou nd upon thou nd , fro ti i ori l th a c a ec a se in the Ju st now e pl e is uninh bited, b u early sprin g the crows p air OR an d tak e to the

w s e e e a e es s Of s c s ood , wh r th y build l rg , bulky n t ti k , an d l ay greeni sh eggs h eavily spotted with d ark l c o ors .

E NEGRO SUP RSTITIONS .

For weird myst ery an d a som ething th at is p ast ﬁnding out it is the pronen es s of m any Kent negro es

e t h s a a a s a to sup erstition . Whil e up ern tur l pl y

m e a al l a he es s s pro in nt p rt In th t do or think , thi

i ih s p ec uli arly the case as rega rds the weath er . For s a ce ab s the a s a e en c ea t n , if r bit in f ll how t nd y to b r to the l eft when they are routed from thei r b eds bv

the sm a his th e is c e a hunt n or dog, e wint r rt in to “ ” b e e s c . the c n a he s p ri hing old If, on o tr ry, turn th m the to e a m s es . right, ild winter u t r ult For

e 1899 th a l m a e s th e C untv wint r, , e f l neuv r of e K nt o “ c a s c a e an a W e sir ottont il indi t d wful int r , , fur , ’ pl ease de awd de turned almos c l ean a round to L , y, ’ de l ef . OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY . MARY I

e se m - Th n , too , tho ti e hon ored w ea th er forec asters , the mma c a e e m s a s s i ul t littl u kr t , in tead of buildi ng “ the a ’ ” w lls of th eir No ah s ark of the ma rshes high — an d c a ne a s e e thi k forw r d , it w r , by some unknown “ ” e a es e a e c e an pow r of d p r t ly old wint r , old ratter

H E L IN 1 68 7 ON ’ LL E L H OUS BUI T DUNCAN S FO Y , N AR YNC . E BY H PM AN D P . . E BY . LEE . OWN D J W C A AN O CCU I D S . J

s a es a e e the ve a ks t t th t th y burrow d into high ri r b n ,

f h n i - s ar above t e rea c h of tides a d ce. Corn husk ’ we e c e s es c se the c es r thi k , horn t n t lo to ground , h t

s a a th a Of ees a nd ea y nut bund nt, e b rk tr rough h v , and s till a winter of ph enomen ally high temp era

tures prevail ed .

The e o m a as m e s anc es n gr ind , in v t nu b r of in t

I II the c lings to the sup erstition s of c enturi es b a ck . ’ po ckets of m any of them may be fou nd two mol es

ee ea e e e a w e s o e f t, n tly ti d tog th r, or round , hit t n , 238 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

’ a en m s m a a e ﬁsh - a s s t k fro o e b ndon d h wk ne t , known $ ” h s i as t e lu ck stone. A dried eel kin s c onsidered

a e e t a a s am an d a ea e s pr v n ion g in t cr p , l th r tring ’ around a c hild s n eck will drive b a ck the whooping

c . Of se the of a a e a r a ough cour , foot gr v y rd bbit “ m ea s a n unf iling good lu ck .

THE ME H E ON H H EE HE E P E PAL R OUS IG STR T—, C ST RTOWN , OCCU I D BY M M RK E 2 01 E LD . RS . ARA INTA BU Y ARS O

One of the most widely -known and su c ces sful

s e m e e e s se a n et a c ﬁ h r n n v r think of tting , or pl ing a a the m a s a m a tr p on r h , without dorning the with bun c h of r ags or a little b ag po ssessing some m e ysterious power to woo the c oveted gam e. Ev n the eel trap on the muddy ﬂ ats is gi ven this little

b a m a e a s g as a t ali s an of good lu ck . Wh t th se b g

c a one b ut the a e - ea ol d a e ont in , no we th r b ten tr pp r

2 40 OE E D HI STORY K NT COUNTY, MARYLAN

ON S T T T ON 1 4 C I U I OE 8 6 . — S ec on u c a rc u t K en and ueen nne d J di i l Ci i t Q A s .

R n on u n . J dge Joh M obi s .

ON S T N C ITUTIO or 1 8 69 .

u e o n . Ro nson ef u e. J dg J h M bi , Chi J dg

u e ose . c es ss oc a e u e. J dg J ph A Wi k , A i t J dg m u u e Fre er c S u ss oc a e e. J dg d i k t p , A i t J dg

u e Geo. . Russum ef u e anuar 1 4 1 8 9 6 J dg M , Chi J dg , J y ,

c e u e Ro nson ec ease . vi J dg bi , d d m e m u e a es . earc e f u e ec e er 4 1 8 97 J dg J A P , Chi J dg , D b , m e ec e N o e er 1 897 . l t d v b , m m u R . a r n o a e u e e e r 4 1 8 e W . ss c c e 97 . J dg M ti , A i t J dg , D b ,

u e E n . ro n ss oc a e J u e Oc o er 4 1 9 0 1 J dg dwi H B w , A i t dg , t b , — m e ea c e u e S u c se . vi J dg t p , d d u m m 2 2 e W . . A ns , Ass oc a e u e, S e e er , J —dg H dki i t J dg pt b 1 906 c e u e ar n ec ea se . vi J dg M ti , d d u r e u e A s n L . o ers , Ass oc a e u , arc 2 9 , J —dg ti C th i t J dg M h 1 906 c e u e B ro n ecease . vi J dg w , d d — u e P . . o er s soc a e u e u 3 1 1 907 ce J dg B H pp , A i t J dg , J ly , vi

u e ro ers r es ne . J dg C th , ig d — u e er ons a e ef u e e ec e N o em er J dg Alb t C t bl , Chi J dg l t d v b ,

1 9 1 2 .

OLD L H AT E E E PUB IC SC OOL K NN DYVILL . E HI STORY OF K NT CO UNTY . MA RY LAN D

CHAPTER XXXIV .

— ’ The Ol d Court House To K c ntl a nd s Green

a rdens G .

T HE OLD OUR S E C T H OU .

Y ER Y I B P C G . S K RvEN .

The admini str ation of the a ﬁairs of a c o unty r e qm res a buildi n g In whi c h the judi c i al b odv o f the

— TH E OLD COURTHOUS E BUI LT 1 69 8 .

s I II a di o to t s c ounty can hold its sessio n . d ti n hi requirement th ere should b e a pla c e in the buil ding

ro s for ﬁling the r ec ord s of th ese m eetings . P vi ion ' mu st b e ma de for the meeting of the Orphan s C o urt o f an d the ﬁling of p ap ers p ertai ning to the work

— s en es es a es an d a dm thi s Court will , inv tori of t t in 2 42 OE E Y HISTORY K NT COUNT , MARYLAND

istration b ma acc ounts . Further provision must e de for the m n th Commisioners eeti g of e County , which is the administrative body handling the ﬁnancial

a a s h h am r ff ir of t e county . In t e s e bui lding a e kept

“ the records of al l tran sactions pert aining to the tr ansfer and mortgagi ng of lands within the limits

es r in h a he of the c ounty . Th e records a e t e c re of t fﬁ e a th C h o r o c r known s e lerk of t e C unty Cou t . Such are the requirements of a building designed to take c are of the a dmi ni stra tive aff a irs of that “ ” division of a sta te known as a c ounty . When K ent was ma d e a c ounty of the Province of

ar a 1 642 the a e the M yl nd in , Governor ppoint d

mm s s e as ma Co i sioners of Ju ti c . Giles Brent w de i l l m T Chief Judge n a matters c ivil and cri in al . he ofﬁc ial doc ument reads as follows

To Mr. Secre ar t y, These a re to will and require you to draw a commis

- Mr G ren to e omman er of the I s e of si on to . iles B t b C d l

K an f r Mr am u n on an d Mr. Ric ard ent ; d o . Willi L ddi gt h e m in omm ss on Thomson to b j oined with hi C i i .

E NA AL ER Govi . L O RD C V T,

u us 2nd 1 642 . A g t ,

Pri or to th at time the Isle of Kent had been a “ ” ’ . r and a n an r hundred of St Ma y s C pt . Joh L gfo d a th sh riﬁ h a ee a e in Feb w s e e , e h ving b n ppoint d

r ar 1 . H as r a e 1 642 and the u y, 637 e w e ppoint d in I sl e of Kent now became a c ounty with the neces e s a su sary ofﬁc r to govern it s ch . There arose the question of a place for the J us A h the ti ces to meet to hold Court . s t e center of population of the new county was on the lower end s e a wa e 1 639 of the pr e ent K nt I sl nd , it s d cided in h th at Cou rt Should be held at t e old Kent Fort.

2 44 OE E HISTORY K NT COUNTY , MARYLAND

a On the ac th mm L wrenc e. b k of e c o i ssion was written by the Governor :

I do h ereby Ord er tha t th e pl ac e f or holdin g your County C ourt b e in some p art of th e E astern N ec k and n ot up on th e I sl an d ( mean ing E astern N ec k I sl an d ) as mer for ly .

G en un er m an th e 2 n d da of u 1 674 . iv d y h d y J ly ,

H ARLES AL ERT Govr . C C V ,

For several years prior to thi s order the Court had b een held on E ast ern N eck I sl and at the home Hi on e the s c es . se c es . s of of Ju ti , Mr Jo ph Wi k “ V ” a a was as V i ck c l iﬁ e an d is a pl nt tion known , tod y on h s s a s in a a e of t e ﬁne t e t te M ryl nd .

a m e 1 674 the c a ssem sit At th t ti , , Provin i l A bly ’ a s n a t the ting at St . Ma ry s p sed a c providing for

ec ses i n a c the c es an d er tion of c ourt hou e h of ounti , in 1 6 79 the Comm i ssioners used a Court Hou se whic h they had built on the l and of J ames Ringgold

$ ’ at the town of N ew Y a rmouth on Gra y s Inn Creek .

' In 1 680 J ames Ri n ggold deeded the lot of land ( about h alf an a c re ) on whi c h the Court House s a es a e e the a tood to Ch rl C lv rt , th n third Lord B lti

' e l th and more. Th re was a so a j ail standing on e lot

ha d ee the Countv s c es . it, too , b n built by Ju ti The Cour t for Kent County wa s h eld in the Court

se at N ew a m s ee ea s the Hou Y r outh for ixt n y r , but in c reasing popul ation of the c ounty m a de it im

r i m n p e at ve to hold court in a or e c onve i ent pl ac e. The Commi ssion ers w ere authoriz ed by the A ssem

$ bly to buy a piec e of l an d on the Chester River at th ese c a s e was e pr nt lo tion of Che t rtown . Court

e 1 n he h ld in 696 at the hou se of Mr . Isaac Caulk a d “ received pounds of tob a c c o for exp enses in e e a the s c es nt rt ining Ju ti . E L HISTORY OF K NT COUNTY . MARY AN D 245

the m ee n the s c es Oc e 3 0 At ti g of Ju ti on tob r ,

1 696 e ac c a the c u e s o , to l vy tob o to p y rr n t ex pens e f the c ounty an d to m eet the bill s a uthoriz ed a t the

e s s Of a c c pr viou Court, pound tob o was pl ac ed ’ in the Sh eriff s h ands to p ay for the l and on whi c h

‘ M TH E TH E H ME O F TRU PINGTON , DOWN COUNTY . O

MRS L . L . . JU IA A RINGGO D

The the O l d to build the Court Hou se. entry in

a s the c ee i s n ow in the book , known Court Pro d ng ,

s s e s a s : the Court Hou e at Ch e t rtown , y tob ac c o to remain in the Sheriff his cu stodi e until the right own er approved tha t c a n give a s ufﬁ c ien t. and good titl e to the c ounty for the s a m e or till the Ju sti ces of thi s c ounty sh a ll oth erwi se o rder the ” e evidentl v was s me de ec t in said tob a c c o . Th re o f the title to the l and .

V il mer e s e the c ou was Simon Y , th n urv yor for nty , “ p aid 2 00 pounds of tob a c c o for l aying out the l and ” for the Court Hou se an d rec ording the s a me. 4 OF ' E 2 6 HISTORY K NT COUNTY, MARYLAND

a a s ma e 0 1 A c ontr c t w d with John Sutton , with C . a his n he t P eter S yer as bo d, for building t Cour

se an d a t s ses s the Oc e 3 0 Hou , thi ion of Court ( tob r , 1 696 ) pounds Of tob a c c o was appropriated to

HE E D H E M . COURT OUS , C ST RTOWN , — p ay for the house when c omplet ed the sheriﬁ to keep the toba c c o in his h and s until a uthoriz ed to a h e p y it to t e build r . As the next Court for ma king the levy was h eld a t th saa he Of N m e hou se of Mr . I c C aulk on t 8th ove b er 1 697 is en a th a , it evid t th t e Court Hou se w s not

a s h a then ﬁni shed . At th t ses ion of t e Court Morg n

’ Brown was p aid 700 pounds of tob ac c o to build a “ ” mne the o se an d the as e e chi y on C urt Hou , Pl t r r

248 R OE E OU HISTO Y K NT C NTY , MARYLAND

’ a 2 a c es e due at a s D a a c 2 5 th l nd , r , R nt L dy y ( M r h ” 1 757 A a l he ) p enc e. S the rent was p yab e at t — two most prin cip al feasts Of the y ear the F east of

the c a th s V a Annun i tion of e Bles ed irgin M ry ,

2 5 h n h h r a t a d t eas . c ae t e c M rch , e F t of St Mi h l A h

THE E CH M E H E ON CH E E E W E BY JUDG A B RS OUS , ST R RIV —R , O N D . . H L L AN D E L M K W W UBBARD , CO ONIA B AUTIFU PROF . AR CREASY ’ S N EW H ME ON H H EE O IG STR T .

a e e em e 2 9th— the a h a ng l, S pt b r tot l rent for t e ye r p aid by Kent County was on e p en ce $ Thi s interesting rec ord shows th at the l and on Whi c h the Court House was built an d in fa c t the Whol e of Chestertown was l aid out was p art of a “ ” grant of l and known as Stepney an d a deed for 1 00 ac res from Rebec c a Wilm er rec orded in the l and

ec s e e a d S e r ord for K nt County , und r d te of 23 of p m e 1 690 e c m s he a te b r, , furth r onﬁr t f c t . OE E HI STORY K NT COUNTY . MARY LAN D 2 49

' F r M om d . s C l on ia l E a s tern h r o S o e . M E H E M K E L 1 7 08 . CO GYS OUS , CRU PTON , NT , BUI T ABOUT

C omman din g a splen did V i ew of the u pp er Ch ester R iver a n d the s u r round in ou n tr t s r r e ex e of ut r ite t r b g c y , hi a ampl D ch a ch c u e that ha s een ha n ded h r o n to t e esen t en er tion is n ow th e o e of D r . N e rd . I t d w p g a h m . F . Sh ppa i s on e of tw o su ou ses n ow st n in in t is t e The r i r ch h a d g h S at . oth e s in F ed e E rick C ounty . ach of the h ouses w a s bu ilt b y the s on o f a n em ig ra n t f rom

Ho l n . i ia o e s w ho b u i t t is ou se w a s the s e o n s o n o f l a d W ll m C m gy , l h h , c d or n e ius o e s w ho e i r te to ir in i f ro Ho n a n d ho e C l C m g y , m g a d V g a m lla d w cam to M r n f r o ir in i b ou 1 6 6 a y la d m V g a a t 6 . The ous e i s ui t of o l d-st e E n is b ri k a n d i s a n ition to a n O l d h b l yl gl h c , add l og h ou se still in good r epair which ﬁ r st s erv ed to sh elter W illiam C om egys hi f a i en h e took the n on i A h i a n d s m ly wh up la d wh ch it sta nd s . t t e t me William C om egy s bu ilt this h ou s e th er e w a s a f er ry a t that p a n o f ' the ester i er n ow e r u ton t en kn o n a s M c Al l ister s e r r . O n Ch R v call d C mp , h w F y the Q ueen An n e s ide of th e river Will iam C rum p took u p a la rg e t ract o f

n a n d it w a s f or him t t the i e wa s e ru ton . la d , ha v llag call d C mp For y ears there had b een a w ell-establish ed route of trav el f rom William n ow x f or b ot oun t to i e i a n d the o rt ern sett Sta dt ( O d ) , Tal C y , Ph lad lph a N h l e te l ed s the ol d W e u r in b ot ru o n en ts . is r ou to o er m Th pa t y Ch ch Tal C mpt , v en ros s t ount to eor e o n a n r the Ch ester into K t ; ac hat c y G g t w d F edericktown . 2 r E Y Y 50 HISTORY o K NT COUNT , MAR LAND

As will be seen by the accompanying picture of the old building a very substanti al a ddition was m it st en s e I a e not ade to , but ju wh thi occurr d h v rm T f r been able to dete ine. he sear ch o the p oceed ings of the Court shoul d show the date it was b uilt and th c os e t . The ol d Court House was the scene of many notable events th at occurred through the year s from its completion in 1 698 down to the time when the increased popul ation of Kent County demanded its m m was re oval to make roo for a l arger building . It found totally in adequ ate to meet the requirements of the Court in the years just preceding the Civil W ar and 1 860 a a e wa s in , th t old Coloni l r lic torn m down to ake room for the building now standing .