clerkship of Cecil County in September, 1702.

20. George Lumley, appointed in September, 1702.

21. Capt. James Smith (Nephew of Charles Hynson and of Benjamin Randall
above), succeeded Lumley prior to 23 Dec. 1707; died in March, 1760.

22. Dennis Dulany (brother of Councillor Daniel Dulany, Jr.), gave bond
18 March 1760; was succeeded by Ezekiel Forman in May or June, 1777; died 26
Nov. 1779. He was "formerly a Master of a Ship in Mr. Hanbury's Employ."

c. Clerk of Anne Arundel County, 1650.

The records of this county were burned in 1704, but many deeds were at
once reentered from the originals. Goldsborough names as the first two clerks
Andrew Skinner (1650-58) and Francis Stockett (l658-6l) but on what authority
I can not discover.

3. Andrew Skinner, com. 14 June 1661.

4. Nathaniel Heathcoat, succeeded Skinner prior to 14 March 1664/5;
resigned in April, 1674 and returned to England.

5. Richard Boughton of Charles County, com. 29 April 1674.

6. Capt. Henry Hanslap, succeeded Boughton prior to 13 Sept. 1682; re-
signed to be Sheriff, 30 May 1685.

7. Henry Bonner, succeeded Hanslap in June, 1685.

8. Francis Downs, presented commission 19 Feb. 1685/6; put out by Pro-
testant Associators, 4 Sept. 1689.

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