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7. Col. JOHN THOMPSON, SR., appointed by act of the Con-
vention, 4 Sept. 1689, and com. by Sec. Lawrence prior to 14
Oct. 1692.

8. CHARLES BASS, succeeded Thompson prior to 30 July 1694;
dismissed 15 April 1698.

9. DANIEL PEARCE, succeeded Bass in April, 1698; resigned in
1702; died in Dec, 1727.

10. JOHN DOWDALL, succeeded Pearce prior to 3 Sept. 1702.
Resigned in 1718 and died in Dec., 1728.

11. STEPHEN KNIGHT, succeeded Dowdall in December, 1718;
resigned in favor of his son, 24 May 1733. Died in 1744/5.

12. WILLIAM KNIGHT, succeeded his father, 25 May 1733;
resigned 1 April and died 17 April 1746.

13. FRANCIS LEE, took office 1 April 1746; died in September,
1749.

14 MATTHIAS BORDLEY (stepson of Deputy Secretary Edmund
Jenings), entered office 1 Oct. 1749; died 15 Sept. 1756.

15. *FRANCIS KEY (Prot, mother Cath.), gave bond 27 Aug.
1756; died in November, 1770.

16. *Col. BENJAMIN YOUNG, JR. (Prot, mother Cath.;
brother-in-law of Deputy Secretary Daniel Dulany, Jr.), com. 30
Nov. 1770; succeeded by Baruch Williams in September, 1776.

k. Clerk of Prince George's County, 1693.

1. WILLIAM COOPER, appointed by Governor and Council 3
March 1695/6; sworn 23 April 1696.

2. JOSHUA CECIL, sworn 25 Nov. 1696,

3. EDWARD WILLETT, com. and sworn 23 Aug. 1698. He
served as Deputy Clerk under his two successors, Bonner and
Dent.

4. HENRY BONNER, sworn 28 Nov. 1699; died in October,
1702.

5. THOMAS DENT, sworn 24 Nov. 1702.

6. EDWARD WILLETT, sworn 28 Jan. 1708/9.

7. ROBERT HALL, succeeded Willett prior to 30 Aug. 1711;
died in December, 1719.