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IISTORY TRAI Agriculture Building • 9811 Van Buren Lane • Cockeysville, MD 21030 • 0 CO CIL; T Y , E,STAISL9SHEE3 165E1 IISTORY TRAI Agriculture Building • 9811 Van Buren Lane • Cockeysville, MD 21030 Editors: ISSN 0889-6186 JOHN W. McGRAIN and WILLIAM HOLLIFIELD VOL. 32 AUTUMN-WINTER 1997 NUMBERS 1 & 2 e House the Mins Built Investigations into "Todd's eritance" on the Pata o Neck by Kathy Lee Erlandson Liston "Known as Todd's Inheritance - Settled in 1664 - Rebuilt 1816." So reads a recent real estate listing for the Todd House on North Point Road on the Patapsco Neck in southeastern Baltimore County. "[After the British burned the house] The Todd family . in 1816 built a brick house, traditionally reported to be in the foundations of the earlier home. ." And the "rectangular two story, three bay wing [dates to] ca. 1919," states the inventory form for State Historic Sites Survey done in 1977. "After the British burned the first Todd house, a new one was built on the foundations of the original house . renamed Todd's Inheritance . the new house was brick" says a Todd family history prepared by a member of the family. The original house was built of brick brought from Todd House, 9000 North Point Road, in April 1990, England and rebuilt in 1816 with more English brick, minus the wide back porch on the side facing Shallow while the wooden portion is a later addition, contends Creek. Todd family tradition and local legend. But was the two-and-a-half-story brick house On April 19, 1669, when he purchased the 300-acre currently standing on North Point Road actually tract "North Point," Thomas Todd was described as built in 1816? Is the two-story frame portion really living on the Patapsco River, but where exactly on his 20th century? New research says no. vast holdings is unknown? In 1670 he added a 190- acre patent, "Denton," to his estate.3 Todd died The Todds Arrive in Maryland sometime after April 1, 1676; his will was probated in On August 17, 1664, Thomas Todd of Gloucester Maryland on May 30, 1677.4 On January 18, 1676/77, County, Virginia, purchased three properties from prior to her second marriage, to David Jones of Thomas Powell: "Roade River" (later known as "Old Baltimore County, widow Anne Todd executed a deed Road")-287 1/2 acres; "Richardson"-300 acres; and of gift conveying her interest in Todd's estate to her "Powell's Point"-100 acres. That same day Todd children with the provision that they make her a liberal conveyed the three properties to his sons, Robert and allowance for life.5 John.' This was the first of many land acquisitions in With this deed, Thomas Todd (II), eldest son of Maryland by the Todds, whose holdings on the Patapsco Thomas and Anne Todd, became sole owner of the Neck would eventually total over 1,000 acres. Patapsco Neck lands. Thomas (II) lived in Virginia, PAGE 2 BALTIMORE COUNTY HISTORY TRAILS AUTUM_N-WINTER 1997 serving as justice of the peace for Gloucester County from 1698 to 1702.6 At some point prior to 1715, he turned the Baltimore County properties over to his oldest son, Thomas (III). Thomas Todd (III) lived on the Neck until his death in 1715. Shortly before his death, the first Presbyterian services in Baltimore County were held at his house.? In his will, probated on June 2, 1715, he left his Patapsco Neck land to his eldest son, Thomas (IV) with the provision that if he (Thomas IV) died without male issue, the property would pass to his brothers, and so on, through the male line.8 Thomas (IV) lived on the Neck until his death in late 1738 or early 1739. His estates passed to his only son, yet another Thomas (V), born shortly before his father's death, offspring of a second marriage.9 In 1763, Thomas (V) petitioned the court for a warrant to resurvey his Patapsco River holdings. He believed his property, which then consisted of "Old View of Todd House from the family cemetery. The Road," "North Point," and "Denton," totaled over 1,000 water-side porch was removed for repairs, April 1990. acres.'° However, the resurvey revealed it to contain only 5681/2 acres. The court granted him an additional 810, say 808, acres good land with a full proportion of 56 1/2 acres of vacant land to make up for such a great valuable timber. There is an old barn 30 x 24 with discrepancy and on June 11, 1765, Thomas Todd was stable and cattle sheds. Wood granary 20 x 12—On granted a patent for 624 3/4 acres, now to be known Todd's Range are two small log tenement 16 x 12 each." collectively as `Todd's Inheritance."'" The value of the property was placed at $4,873. Taxed Thomas Todd (V) died intestate on September 1, separately was the two-acre dwelling area with its 1798.12 That same autumn, the 1798 Federal direct buildings described as follows: "A two-story framed tax assessment list for the Lower Patapsco Hundred dwelling 36 x 30, old frame kitchen 1 story - 18 x 12, listed Thomas Todd's heirs as owners of the property meat house 12 x 12, outhouses 4 viz. 20 x 20, 12 x 10, 12 and Captain William Todd as occupant. The 1798 tax x 10, 12 x 10—Buildings all going to ruin = $500.00." list gives us a detailed description of the estate and its The Todd heirs were also taxed on 30 slaves, 17 between improvements. The property taxed consisted of "Todd's the ages of 12 and 50.13 Inheritance 640 acres, Todd's Range-170 acres; is The Todd heirs, sons William, Christopher, Bernard, George W, and Thomas, settled the division of property amicably, and on January 13, 1800, signed a deed of partition legalizing the division.14 By this deed Christopher and Bernard recognized that they were to receive the lion's share of real estate and agreed to pay their three brothers the difference in cash. Christopher received a small tract called "Todd's Neighbor" and the southern portion of "Todd's Inheritance," which included the old "North Point" tract, totaling 343 acres. Bernard received the northern half of "Todd's Inheritance," which included parts of "Old Road" and "Denton," totaling 271 acres. Bernard's portion included the dwelling farm described in the 1798 tax list. The Todd family still own a survey plat drawn by surveyor Jehu Bouldin on December 29, 1799, showing this division of "Todd's Inheritance" and the location of the house just inside the southern boundary of Bernard's property." North Point Road facade of the Todd House, July 1977. The 1804 assessment for the 4th District listed AUTUMN-WINTER 1997 BALTIMORE COUNTY HISTORY TRAILS PAGE 3 including the Sollers farm on the Patapsco side of the peninsula and the Goodwin (Ridgely) house, Sportsman's Hall, whose cupola provided a superior view of the bay as well as an excellent point from which to fly a signal flag. General Smith took full advantage of this, asking the Committee of Public Supplies onApril 15, 1813, to "dispatch the Barge belonging to the Merchants as low down the river as will enable her to see . the top of Ridgely's house on North Point and observ[e] a signal from the steeple .. ."20 Bernard Todd, serving in the militia as a private in Captain Stansbury's company ofthe 6th Cavalry Regiment, was often posted as a look-out in his own home.2' On Sunday, September 11, 1814, the British squadron was sighted off the Patapsco. General Smith ordered Brigadier General John Stricker and the Third Brigade of militia to the Patapsco Neck. Stricker marched his men to the Methodist Meeting House Cross-gable of the heavily Victorianized Todd house, (about six miles from the city), where they camped for April 1990. the night. Although the Gorsuch house was now headquarters for the videttes, the Todd house was still Bernard Todd as owner of 275 acres "p[ar]t of Todd's one of the posts. For this reason, three members of Inheritance," 12 slaves, assorted livestock, and Captain James Sterett's company of the First Baltimore household property, for a total of $1,106.50? Hussars, Corporal Eli Simpkins and privates Gaspar In the 1813 assessment, Bernard Todd was listed Prince and Robert Benson, were ordered to the Todd as owner of "p[ar]t Old Road & p[ar]t Denton 275 1/4 house as piquet guards.22 acres." He was taxed on 11 slaves, assorted livestock, At dawn on the morning of September 12, the household goods and plate, and $300 worth of British disembarked and advanced up the North Point improvements. These improvements were his house Road. Private Benson was ordered from the Todd and outbuildings—the same improvements that were house to the rear to give warning of the advance. He valued at $500 in 1798.'7 was followed shortly by Simpkins and Prince who reported "that the house in which we were was set on The Battle of North Point fire by the enemy . ."" Thomas S. Jones, a member The War of 1812 was a costly event for the nation of Captain Tobias Stansbury, Jr.'s, horse troop, later and especially so for the Todd family. Throughout 1813 testified that he arrived at the site shortly after the and 1814, a British squadron under Admiral George British retreat on September 14 and found the house Cockburn sailed the Chesapeake Bay raiding and burning small towns at will.
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