See The Swedish American Genealogist (1998) ISSN 0275-9314, New SwedenSettlers, 1638-1664, Part 6 (1654, continued), p. 140:
"Alexander Boyer, also called Sander Boyer, served as the Dutchquartermaster at fort Nassau from 1646 until transferred to Fort Casimirin 1651. (citing Gehring, 1:3, 6, 12-16, 19-20, 272, 361-362) In May1654, Rising reported that Sander Boyer was considered a "malicious andhateful man," but, since he had a Swedish wife, he was allowed to stay atFort Trinity. (citing Rising's Journal, 161, 167.) Sander Boyer madepurchases from the company store from 6 July 1654 to 10 November 1654 andsold his tobacco crop to the store on 18 May 1655. (citing Jungh, 81;Von Elswick, 134.) He then returned to Manhattan where his two sons,Samuel and Peter, were baptized 1 December 1655. (citing Baptisms, NewYork Dutch Church, 40). By the end of that month he had returned to FortCasimir, where he remained. Stuyvesant granted him a lot near the fortin 1656 and he was still living 18 February 1661, when he soughtrestitution of land sold to Jacob Alrichs, deceased, which had not beenpaid for. (Citing several references in Gehring and in the NYHM: Registerof Solomon Lachaire, 11, 26-27) B
"Boyer was survived by one known son, Jan (John) Boyer, and one knowndaughter, Joseyn. (Citing NCR, 1:247, 398, 480, 2:71.)

See the 1671 Census of the Delaware, Peter Stebbins Craig, J.D.,published by the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania:
p. 41:
The Soldiers' Tract

West of Christina, on the north side of Christina Creek, extendingwestward to Anders the Finn's Creek was a tract of land patented 1October 1669 to four English soldiers, Robert Scott, John Marshall, JohnCousins and Jan Boyer. (Citing New York Patents, 3:152) By 1671 nothinghad been done to develop the property. All four owners were bachelors,living at the fort in New Castle or nearby. Jan Boyer was the son ofAlexander (Sander) Boyer, one of the original residents of Fort Casimir(New Castle), and his Swedish wife. (Citing Rising's Journal, 161,167.)Jan Boyer later acquired a lot on the Strand in New Castle, which wassold by his three daughters, Elizabeth, Catharina and Helena and theirhusbands on 20 June 1708 (Citing New Castle County Deeds, G-1:265) JohnMarshall soon married Jan Boyer's sister, Josyn, but had died by 1675when Josyn, the widow of John Marshall, and the other three men sold thetract to Justa Andersson (see #83) (Citing NCR< 1:398. Josyn was lateridentified as Jan Boyer's sister when married to William Semple, thethird of her four husbands. NCR 1:247)"

Here is the continuation of an article in THE SPARKS QUARTERLY, December2000, Whole No. 192, began in William's notes and continued here from thebottom of SQ p. 5450:

Governor Andross, whose principal duty was to govern the colony of NewYork, then also governed the three Delaware counties, which meant thathis Delaware subjects rarely had personal contact with him. In July 1679,four of the New Castle magistrates, including William Sample, agreed tobe available on occasion to travel to New York to represent New CastleCounty before the Governor. It is interesting to note that when the NewCastle Court met on July 6, 1681, it adjourned without acting becauseJustice Otto was ill and "Justice Will: Sempill is absent at New York."Sample served as a member of the New Castle Court for the remainder ofhis life.

References From the New Castle Court Records

Pertaining to Josine Sample

In attempting to gather information regarding Josine Sample in order totell something of her life, we are fortunate that she was mentioned anumber of times in the extant Court records of New Castle. It is alsohelpful that she was the only person with the forename Josine in theserecords. Her name is also spelled Josyn, Joslyn, and, on one ocasion,Usyn.

This writer is quite certain that her maiden name was Boyer. She wasmarried, first, to a man named John Marshall by whom she had a number ofchildren; he had died prior to 1675. Josine was married, second, toWilliam Sample; they were the parents of one child, Margaret Sample. WithWilliam Sample's death in 1681, Josine again became a widow. Sometimeprior to 1686 she was married, third, to William Hamilton. She died priorto March 1696. The Court records revealing her marriage and other eventsin her life are discussed below.

Josine was doubtless of Dutch origin; she was probably born prior to1650. Our most important clue that her maiden name was Boyer (or Boeyaror Boeyer) is contained in a curious entry in the minutes of the NewCastle Court of Novem ber 5, 1678:

Josyn Boeyer, the wyfe of Mr William Semple, for hur unhandsome &ill behavior being heretofore
bound over to the Court, The Court, (in hopes of hur betterbehavior) did Continue the prsentment till
next Court day.

William Sample, who had been appointed a magistrate in this Court onlyfive months earlier, must have found himself in an awkward situation withthis Court's notice of his wife's "unhandsome & ill behavior." We willreturn to this incident later in this article. Our interest at thispoint, however, is that in this record his wife is identified by, webelieve, her maiden name, "Josyn Boeyer." This is given further credenceby a Court record dated March 15, 1679/80. As seen in this, in 1675 a mannamed Justa Andries (also written as Andersen) had purchased a tract ofland lying on Christina Creeke in New Castle County, the record of whichcould not be found because of the neglect of the town's clerk at thattime, a man named William Tom. (There are frequent statements in theseCourt records complaining about Tom's neglect of his duties.) In order toprove that he had purchased the tract (400 acres) of land, Andriesprevailed upon the justices of the Court to obtain confirmation fromthose who had sold him the 400 acres, they being Robert Scot, JosynMarshall, widow of John Marshall, John Cosins, and John Boeyer.Apparently this tract had been inherited by these four individuals. Ofthese four, John Boeyer and Josyn Marshall attested in person to the 1775sale. It is the belief of this writer that John Boeyer and Josyn Marshallwere brother and sister, and that Robert Scot and John Cosins werehusbands of Josine's sisters. Four of the magistrates, including WilliamSample (Will: Sempill), signed this document.

We underwritten, the Justices of This Towne of New Castle Doe herebyCertifie That upon tfle
Request of Justa Andries we have made Examinacon and doe fiend thatthere was heretofore in the
year 1675 sould and made over by Rob: Scot, Josyn the widow of JohnMarshall deceased, John
Cosins, and John Boeyer unto him the said Justa Andries a seartainePattent for fouer hundred acres
of land Lying and being in Cristina Creeke aforesaid betweene theLand of Jan Staalcop & the mill
Creeke as by the said Pattent baring date the first of october 1669may more att Large appeare by the
neglect of the former Clercq Mr William Tom (as is supposed)nothing Can bee found upon Record
thereof however Living wittnesses To witt John Boeyer and Josynmarshall and others do attest that
there was such a Transport Past In the Court of new Castle Inwitness Whereof wee have herunto sett
or hands at New-Castle this 15 day of March 1679/80.

(was signed)
John Moll
Pieter Alrichs
J: d'Haes
Will: Sempill

The charge by the New Castle Court against Josine Sample for her"unhandsome & ill behavior" noted earlier, appears to be explained in aCourt record of November 3, 1680. This reads:

Josyn the wyfe of William Sempill in open Court did Terme & callRynier vander Coelen a man wth twoo fathers, a murtherer, a Roug and adogh. Mr Will: Sempill desiers that the Case may be referred till nextCourt to the end he may bee the better provyded, wch the Cort Grant anddoe order that the plt & deft [i.e., Rynier Vander Coelen and JosineSample] bee both & each of them bound in a bond of £40 for their goodbehavior till then, hee wch first breakes the peace and afronts the othershall bee Imediately Imprizoned & pay the sd 40 pounds.

The next meeting of the Court was on December 9, 1680, but there was nomention in its proceedings of Josine' s "unhandsome & ill behavior." Itwas during Court session, however, that:

Jan Boeyer was this day sworne Constable of this Towne of New Castlein the roome of Jan Biscus
[John Bisk] for one year or till another bee sworne in his Roome.

Jan Boeyer [John Boyer] was, we feel certain, a brother of Josine Sample.When the Court met on May 3, 1681, John Boeyar (as his name was spelledon this occasion) brought "an action of Slaunder" against Hendrik VandenBurgh, in which Josine was mentioned.

Susanna the wyfe of Geo: Moore sworee in Cort sayeth that, sheewashing att the house of Jan
Hermsen did heare Hendrik Vanden Burgh say that the wastecoate wchJohn Boeyar had was Lyke
to the wastecoate hee had Lost, and the deponant replyed that sheehad seen such a wastecoate
wch Aeltie [wife of John Boyer] brought from William Sempills wyfe &therefore did not thinke itt to
bee the same & further sayeth nott: Peter Claesen sworne Sayeththat he heard Hendrik vanden
Burgh say that hee supposed the Blancquet which Brantie [?] hadbought of John Boeyar was his &
att an other tyme hee heard Hendrik vanden Burg's wyfe say that ittwas a sad thing that a man must
see hur owne things Every day worne & wth that the deponant saweAeflie Boeyars pas by but
whether shee was meant the deponant nowes nott: Edmund CantwellSwore sayeth that being in
the office of Mr Herman, Hendrik Vanden Burg Came in there and thedeponant asked what was the
matter wth him he replyed that John Boeyar had in the Streetthreatned to stryke him, wth the
Constables stike and that John Boeyar had bad him to goe to mistrsDarby; an ugly theefe as hee is
sayed the sd hendrik whereupon the deponant sayed you must not saysoe. Yes replyed the sd
hendrik. I: can proove itt and further sayeth nott.

The cort thought itt fitt to referre this action untill next Courtday & the deft hendrik vanden Burgh then
to appeare, or Else Judgemt to pass wth out delay.

The case of John Boyar against Hendrick Vanden Burg, labeled in the Courtproceedings of July 6, 1681, "In an action of Slaunder," was decided asfollows:

The deft being 3 tymes called did not appeare nor none for him. Thisaction haveing Long Continued
in Cort Contrary to the order of the Laest Cort, The Court doetherefore order him to pay the sume of
50 gilders as a fyne for the Slaunder sence hee did not proove[disprove] it; and that the deft pay the
Costs of suit.

Recallng that it had been Rynier Vander Coelen who had complained aboutJosine Sample insulting him in Court, and that it had been Hendrik VandenBurg who was fined for his slander against John Boyer, the
following entry in the minutes of New Castle Court for December 6, 1681,is interesting:

Justice Alrichs, Justice Will: Sempill & Justice Dehaes are ofopinion, that drink shall be sould by the
halfe aneker but not by the small measure & the halfe anckersCarried out of the Towne as before.

It is this Corts opinion & order that all those as have sould drinketo the Indians Contrary to a former
order of this Cort bearing date the 2d day of August 1680, and theTolleration of the Governor shall
be fyned according thereto.

The Constable John Boeyar prsents Hendrik Vanden Burgh and ReynierVander Coelen for selling
of drink to the Indians by the small measure [i.e., by the glass].

John Boyar sworne in Court Sayeth that hee has seen Hendrik VandenBurgh take drinke by the
bottell to the Indians, and that hee sawe twoo Indian woomen drinkesmall chyter att Reynier Vander
Coelens. This Case referred till next Court.

Unfortunately, the extant record of New Castle's Court proceedings endsat this point. From 1681 until 1699, the only record that we have of theCourt's actions pertains to land and probate matters. It is among theserecords, however, that were published by the Colonial Society ofPennsylvania in 1934, we learn of the death of William Sample ("WilliamSempill") in December 1682 and have the text of his will dated December11,1682. A transcription of William Sample's will was given earlier inthis article, with the added information that, although he had clearlydesignated James Walliam and Samuel Land as his executors, his widow,Josine, convinced the Court that she should be the executrix, withWalliam and Land to serve as "overseers & assistants to the widdow." Fora woman to prevail in this manner at that time was most unusual.

[Here appears a map, a copy of which is placed inthe scrapbook for William Sample.]

This page contains a map of New Castle County, Delaware as it lookedin the 17th Century.

Events Leading to and Following the Death ofWilliam Sample

We shall probably never know how it was that William Sample had become"Sick and weake in Boddy" as he described himself in his will datedDecember 11, 1682. Was it disease, of which there was always plenty inthe 17th Century, or was it an accident that brought on his quick demise?He had been present when the Court of New Castle met on November 2, 1782,at which none other the "The Right Honorble: Proprietry: William Penn"had been present with five Council members, including Captain WilliamMarkam, the new Deputy Governor of the "Lower Counties." On November 9,1682, when Capt. Markam called a special meeting of the New Castle Courtto announce that, henceforth, every Saturday would be set as the town's"Market Day," William Sample was present. The Court did not meet againuntil the following first day of January at which the first order ofbusiness was the appearance of John Bisk and Jonas Arskin who did"Solomly declare in Cort: that they were personally Prsent and did heareand See William Sempill Declare, Signe and Seale this his Laest will andTestament." There followed the transcription of the will.

With the annexation of the "lower Counties" to Pennsylvania, the Dutchand Swedish inhabitants could become English citizens through petition totheir county courts. There can be no doubt that William Sample had beenan English citizen by birth, whereas Josine was of Dutch origin. AsSample's wife, however, Josine shared her husband's English status, butas his widow, she was no longer considered an English citizen. So it wasthat, on February 21, 1862/3, two months following her husband's death,Josine was one of 71 inhabitants of New Castle County who signed apetition expressing their "desire to bee Naturalized." Her name appearedthereon as "Josyn Sempill." Only one other female was included, a widownamed Mary Blocq (Block).

As noted earlier, on April 19, 1681, William Sample had obtained, througha petition to the Court of St. Johns County (the name of which becameKent County the next year), a tract of 600 acres. As was English custom,the first owner of land could choose a name for it; the name chosen bySample was "The Vinyard." There was no specific reference in his willto this 600-acre tract in Kent County; it was simply included among his"worldly goods" that "I give, devyse and bequeath unto my dearly belovedwyfe Josyn Semple and my Little daughter Margaret wth [the] Rest of mywyfes Children..." A Kent County tax list of 1684 includes "The Vinyard"(600 acres), under the name of "Widdow Sample."

As we have noted earlier, the one property owned by William Sample thathe did not include with the rest to be divided among his heirs, was atract of land in New Castle County, on a branch of Christina Creek, thathe left specifically to his daughter, Margaret: "to my Little daughterMargaret all my Estate in Christina Creek or upon a branch of the saidCreeke..." He also directed that his widow, Josine, place livestock onthis land for the future benefit of Margaret. This land was undevelopedat the time he made his will.

As shown on the map of New Castle County on the previous page, ChristinaCreek flows some four or five miles northeast of the town of New Castle.The manner in which William Sample's land there had come into hispossession is not revealed in the New Castle Court records. From latertax records, however, we know that it comprised 400 acres.

The manner in which William Sample came into possession of a town lotshortly be fore his death may illustrate the advantage he enjoyed as ajustice of the New Castle Court. The Court minutes of September 6, 1681,contain the following:

Upon the motion of Justice Will: Sempill ordered that if the Cooper,Hans Coderus, doth not settle
his Lott Granted him by this Court Lying next to Engelbert Lott,within one yeare after the date of the
grant, then hee to forfeit the same and Mr Sempil to havepreferrence to take itt up before any
others.

It had been during a meeting of the Court on April 6, 1680, that thejustices had granted to Hans Coderus one lot of land "within this Towneof New Castle Provided hee himself settles the same & follows the Cooperstrade for Incourradgemt [encouragement] & the Conveniency of theInhabitants."

It was not until the Court met on May 2, 1682, however, that confirmationwas made, among several other grants of land, that Sample acquiredownership of this lot: "Granted to... William Sempill the Lott which wasformerly Granted to Hans Corderus & not improved."

Tax lists were compiled following William Penn's appointment as Governorof the "Lower Counties" in
accordance with his careful record keeping. These reveal that WilliamSample's widow now owned both the land on Christina Creek, in trust forher daughter, Margaret, but town lots in addition to the one formerlygranted to Hans Coderus. From William Sample's will, we know that Josinehad children by her first husband, John Marshall, (called "the rest of mywyves Children"), and that Josine had held property that had been left toher and/or her children by her earlier husband. With her marriage toSample, however, that property, under English law, would have come underhis control. After his death in 1682, however, it would have reverted toJosine and to her children by Marshall. A tax list for the town of NewCastle in 1683 shows her, as "Josyn Sempel," taxed for two town lots inthe amount of two shillings and two pence. As a woman, she was not taxedas a "tithable," however. Taxed and living near her in the town of NewCastle in 1683, were the following individuals whose names also appear inother records pertaining to William and Josine Sample: James Walliam,John Bixcus (Bisk), Emelius d. Ring, and John Henrickson.

In a New Castle County tax list of 1684/5, "Joslyn Semple" was shown with400 acres of land and one town lot; her total tax on this property was 5shillings and 5 pence that year. This town lot was doubtless the one onceowned by Coderus. The name of John Biscus follows that of "Joslyn" inthis list; he held three town lots. James Walliam is next (one town lot).John Boyer is also included with one town lot and Mathyas De Ring withthree.

In his will, William Sample had referred on four occasions to his wife'schildren, besides his and Josine's one child, their daughter, "littleMargaret." Since he made no mention of any children of his own, we mayassume that if he had been married prior to his union with Josine, therehad been no issue.

From available records, we can identify only one of Josine's children byher first marriage to John Marshall; this was Cataline, wife of JonasWright. It was at about the time that Josine was married to her thirdhusband, William Hamilton, former close associate of William Sample, thather children petitioned the New Castle Court for their inheritance to beprotected. It was Jonas Wright, son-in-law of Josine (though he calledhimself a son), who presented the petition on behalf of "himself and therest of the orphans." By definition at the time, an orphan was one whosefather was deceased, and it was not unusual for a son-in-law to identifyhimself as a son of his wife's mother. The following New Castle Courtaction was dated January 17, 1688/9:

Upon the Peticon of Jonas Wright the Son of Josyne Hamilton inbehalf of himself and the rest of the
orphans. The [Court] haveing considered the matter of the Peticondoe appoint James Walliam &
Edward Blake who are desired to be Supervers of the estate & usuageof the sd orphans, and John
Biscus, John Hendickson & Emelius De Ring are appointedAdministrators in the behalf of the
orphans.
The sd John Discus, JnO Hendrickson & Emelius De Ring Joyntly &Severally doe Recognize
themselves & heirs &ct in the Sum of one thousand pounds to theCourt of Orphans for the time
being of the County of newcstle to render a true accopt [and] makegood pay of all the estate of the
orphans to them committed: when thereunto lawfully required.

James Walliam, one of the two men appointed by the Court to supervise"the estate," had been one of the executors named by William Sample inhis will. The name Bisk was sometimes written "Biscus" as in the aboveCourt document, and the John Biscus named here as one of theadministrators to act on behalf of the "orphans" was the John Biskmentioned in the deed of March 31, 1696, transcribed earlier in thisarticle. It is also interesting to note that in the February 21, 1682/3petition to the New Castle Court for citizenship that included "JosynSempill," there were also the names of Emilius D'Ringh and Jan Hendriksen.

[See notes for Margaret Sample, wife of William Sparks, Jr. forcontinuation of article on page 5457.]

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SQ pg 2591: He married Hattie Sherwin.

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SQ pg 2591: Martha E. Brakefield was born on July 12, 1857. Sh emarried John Davis, a farmer, in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, and th eylived near Romney. She was killed on July 5, 1910, by being throw n froma buggy which overturned when her horse became frightened by a nautomobile. She and John Davis had at least one child, a son, bu t wehave no further information on this family.

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A summary of the last will of Teresa Spaulding is found on FHL 985 191
taken from Liber WDM #15, Records of Charles Co., MD, folio 511:
Will of Teresa Spalding of Charles County, Maryland.
Weak in body, etc.
To son John Spalding and
To son Basil Richard Spalding, all she received from her husband
Basil Spalding and son William Spalding, sons to pay these bequ ests
To daughter Ann Ffrench, wife of D'Arcey FFrench, $2,000 for her u se
and her children, John B. French, Ambrose M. French, William D.
French, Teresa S. French and Lucretia S. French.
To my brother Ignatius Brawner of Fredrick County $100 to pay note
he owes.
To charity, $500.
Witnesses: Wiliam McPherson, John F. Spaulding and John W. Carroll.
March 30, 1833 came John Spalding and Basil Richard Spalding and mad eoath etc.
May 3, 1833 came witnesses.

SQ p. 5363:
Third daughter born about 1813; name not discovered, although when the1850 census was taken of Franklin Township, Hendricks County, Indiana,Elizabeth Bray, age 37, thus born about 1813, was living with George andEunice (Bray) McCloud.]

DEEDS:
Deed to Esther Smith from T. H. Steele and wife dated Sep. 27, 1889,Book S, Pg. 424, to the SW 1/4 of Sec 7, T/S 90, R 39.
(FHL Index of deeds 1415910)

Esther Brennan appears in at least 6 Censuses as follows:
1860, US, Iowa T/S, Benton County, Iowa; Age 18 (1842/43)
1870, same; Age 26 (1843/44)
1880, US, Diamond T/S, Cherokee County, Iowa; Age 37 (1843/44)
1885, Iowa, same; Age 42 (1843/44)
1895, Iowa, same; Age 51 (1844/45)
1910, Iowa, same living with family of John J. Pigott and herdaughter, Catherine Smith Pigott. Age 65 (1845/46)
(This family moved to Ethan, SD, in 1911 and she died there in 1912.

BURIAL
Esther Brennan Smith is buried next to her husband in the Mt. CalvaryCatholic Cemetary, Cherokee, Iowa. (See his notes for location ) Thereverse face of the granite monument bears the inscription "ESTHER WIFEOF C. SMITH DIED Oct 15, 1912 AGED 69 YEARS". Thus she was born ca. 1843.

NOTE
In these census records her birth date varies as shown above. Herfirst child was born in 1861 when she would have been about 18 or 19. Wecan accurately estimate her age from her grave marker.

WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN AMAZING COINCIDENCE!

I have some notes, source probably Esther (Brennan) Smith's eldestdaughter Hazel (Pigott) Coyne, that Esther was born in Quebec, half Irishand half French, that her parents died while she was young and that shewas raised by a priest and his housekeeper. She had a sister Mary and abrother John.

There is a record in French of births and baptisms in the BasiliqueNotre-Dame d'Ottowa for the year 1852. It shows a Bridget Brennanbaptised 4 February, with a "Date de Naissance" (Date of birth) of 28January, daughter of P Brennan and B Mahon. The next entry is EstherBrennan baptised 25 July, born 19 July, "daughter of" P Brennan and BBrennan. Then comes a Mary Brennan baptized on 4 July, born on 3 July,followed by "daughter " and a three character abbreviation "(something)il" followed by "de" and name of parent Bridget Brennan. (Copies ofthese documents are in the Smith or Brennan file.) Does the ambiguousentry described above indicate that Esther was the "daughter of" BridgetBrennan? If so, we must assume that the year 1852 does not apply toBridget's birth year. Perhaps there was a Bridget born on 28 Jan 1852and the Mary was the daughter of another Bridget. There is a columnentitled "Date de Naissance" but under Esther's name it reads 19 juilwith no year. On the previous page of the record book for the year 1851it shows a Christopher Smith baptised on May 12 with a "Date deNaissance" of 12 May. No year is included in the "Date de Naissance". Acareful reading of several entries shows the date of baptism either on orshortly after the date de naissance. Except for the confusionsurrounding Bridget, I am forced to conclude that the birth year is theyear of the entries i.e. 1852 in the case of Esther and 1851 in the caseof Christopher Smith. Since Esther's tombstone indicated a birth date of1843 I am forced to conclude that neither of these people are myancestors.

Fulke, d.s.p. 1656; emigrated to Maryland, 1638; married Cecilia (surnamenot given)

Colonial Familes of the United States by George Norbury Mackenzie, volVII, pg 105:
"Giles, b. 1606; d. 1671; Lieut. Governor of Maryland; Burgess; Memberof Council; Lord of Kent Fort Manor, etc. (See Giles-Brent Line)"

See Chronicles of Colonial Maryland by James Walter Thomas, pub. 1900,Cumberland, MD. Reprinted by the Clearfield Co., Baltimore, MD. p. 50:
"Giles Brent came to Maryland in 1639; was appointed Treasurer andduring the visit of Governor Calvert to England, in 1643, wascommissioned Deputy Governor of the Province. He was the son of RichardBrent, of Gloucester, England. He had a brother, Fulk Brent, and sistersMargaret, Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Jane, and Ann. Of these,Mary and Margaret, and his brother, Fulk, came to Maryland with him."

See THOMAS JENKINS, pg 74: Giles Brent was Governor of Maryland.

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See Gardiner, Vol. II, Descendants of Robert Brooke, pg 3.

See Colonial Families of the United States, by George Norbury Mackenzie,vol V11, pg 105:
"Famous as 'Mistress Margaret Brent of Maryland' emigrated toMaryland, 1638."

See Chronicles of Colonial Maryland by James Walter Thomas, pub. 1900,Cumberland, MD. Reprinted by the Clearfield Co., Baltimore, MD. p. 50:

"It was (this) Mistress Margaret who was such a prominent figure inearly Maryland history. She was the executrix of Governor LeonardCalvert, and represented Lord Baltimore in various important matters ofState, in all of which she displayed marked talent, courage, andability. She enjoys the distinction of having been the first woman inAmerica (and, perhaps, in the world, if we except the ingenious Portia,of dramatic fame) who exercised the rights of an attorney-at-law. Therecords furnish repeated instances in which she appeared before theCourts in that capacity. She was also a stron - - and perhaps, theearliest - - advocate of women's suffrage, having demanded, not only aseat in the General Assembly of Maryland, but a vote therein, both in herindividual capacity, and as the representative of the estate of GovernorLeonard Calvert. Two votes to one woman, however, was more than even thegallantry of the sons of early Maryland could accord. Could the wife ofGovernor Leonard Calvert - - whose identity is still shrouded inobscurity - - have been one of the sisters of this notable woman? If so,it would account for the high offices bestowed by him upon Colonel GilesBrent and the close bond of intimacy and apparent relationship whichexisted between them." [JS note: This was written in the late 19thcentury. It is now believed that wife of Governor Leonard Calvert wasindeed a sister to Margaret and Giles Brent; i.e. Ann Brent. There seemsno controversy, however, that a daughter of Governor Leonard Calvert wasnamed Anne and that she married Baker Brooke. They are my 9thgreat-grandparents. See the notes for Leonard Calvert.]