Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Lot 15

Brookeville, Montgomery County, Maryland
Residence of Margaret Brooke, 1809-1818

Information:

In November of 1809, Margaret Brooke purchased lot 15 on Market Street in Brookeville as part of a two-lot parcel along with lot 14 that served as her primary residence.1 Margaret was the daughter of Roger Brooke IV, who was a major land owner in Montgomery County. In 1813, the lot on which Margaret's home was located was valued at $300.2 Margaret lived on the property until 1818, when she sold it to fellow Montgomery County resident Rachel Robertson.3

Kyle Bacon, DAR Research Fellow, 2012

Notes:

  1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) November 15, 1809, Liber O, p. 375. Deed, Samuel Brooke to Margaret Brooke, lots 14 & 15 in Brookeville, Maryland [MSA CE 148-15].
  2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE TAX (Assessment Record), 1813 Tax Assessment (District 4), Lots and Houses in Brookeville, MdHR 20,115-3-1 [MSA C1110-3, 01/18/14/019]. The values stated in tax assessments do not necessarily represent true property values, and likely understate values significantly.
  3. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) October 20, 1818, Liber U, p. 300, Margaret Brooke to Rachel Robertson, lots 14 & 15 in Brookeville [MSA CE 148-22].



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