15. *Dr. Upton Scott of Annapolis (Prot., Lt. Gov. Sharpe's physician),
succeeded Ross shortly before 13 Oct. 1761; recom. 29 April 1773 (Patent Re-
cord, 1. BC and GS #19, f. 542; Commission Book No. 82, f. 305). Dr. Scott
left Maryland in 1776 but returned in 1780 and died at Annapolis, 23 Feb.
1814. Francis Deakins of Montgomery County was appointed state Examiner
General, 16 Feb. 1782 (AM, XLVIII, 78).

5. Rent Roll Keepers.

a. Sent Roll Keeper of Both Shores.

1. James Carroll of Anne Arundel County (Cath., nephew of Attorney
General Charles Carroll), was probably appointed General Rent Roll Keeper
about August, 1707 (Prov. Ct. Rec., 1, TP #4, 519; AM XXXVIII, 432);

died in office, 13 June 1729.

2. Richard Bennett III of Queen Anne's County (Cath.), com. by Balti-
more, 19 Jan. 1730/1 (Prov. Ct. Rec., 1. PL #8, f. 4); by appointment of
Tasker to the Western, his authority was limited to the Eastern Shore soon
after 16 June 1733.

b. Bent Roll Keeper of the Western Shore.

1. Benjamin Tasker, Sr. of Annapolis (Prot., mother prob. Cath,; wife's
mother Cath.), seems to have been appointed by his son-in-law Lt. Gov. Ogle
soon after 18 June 1733, pursuant to Baltimore's instruction to appoint two
Rent Roll Keepers (AM, XXXIX, 502); resigned in October, 1753.

2. Col. Edward Lloyd of Wye House, Talbot County (Prot., nephew and

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