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County, which Cockey's inventory described as
"worth nothing."
CODD, ST. LEGER (ca. 1634-ca. 1707/8). BORN:
ca. 1634 in Kent, England; first son. IMMIGRATED:
by 1688 as a free adult with his family from Vir-
ginia. RESIDED: in Cecil County. FAMILY BACK-
GROUND. FATHER. William Codd, Esq. (1604-
1653), of Pelicans, Kent, England. MOTHER: Mary
(1613-?), daughter of Sir Warham St. Leger, of
Ulcombe, Kent, England. MARRIED first, (first
name unknown), probably the daughter of Rich-
ard Parrott, of Lancaster County, Virginia. MAR-
RIED second, Anne (?-by 1694), widow of
Theodorick Bland (?-1671); daughter of Richard
Bennett (ca. 1608-1675). Her brother was Richard
Bennett (ca. 1639-1667). Her half brothers were
Nathaniel Utie (ca. 1635-ca. 1675/76); George Utie
(?-1678). Her sister was Elizabeth. MARRIED third,
by 1694 Anne, widow of both Benjamin Randall
and Joseph Wickes (ca. 1620-1692); daughter of
Thomas Hynson (1620-ca. 1667/68). Her brothers
were John Hynson (?-1705); Thomas (?-1679); and
Charles Hynson (1663-1711). Her sister was
Grace. CHILDREN. SONS: James, who inherited
family lands in England; Berkeley, who settled in
Delaware; St. Leger Codd (?-1730), who married in
1700 Mary, daughter of Hans Hanson (ca. 1647-
1704). DAUGHTERS: Beatrix; Mary, who married
(first name unknown) Paddison. PRIVATE CAREER.
EDUCATION: literate, attended Gray's Inn, Lon-
don, England, 1656. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: An-
glican. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: in Vir-
ginia and holding high office by 1671; in England
in 1684, when he petitioned the Privy Council for
protection from arrest arising from a suit brought
against him by Sarah Bland; probably settled in
Maryland soon thereafter in the area where the
Bennetts and Uties, relatives of his second wife,
had made their homes; he quickly became a lead-
ing figure in Cecil County. OCCUPATIONAL PRO-
FILE: planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SER-
VICE: Lower House, Cecil County, 1692
(Aggrievances; dismissed from the 1st session for
his earlier opposition to the Associators' Conven-
tion), 1694-1697, 1701-1704. OTHER PROVINCIAL
OFFICE: justice, Provincial Court, 1694-1697 (quo-
rum; did not serve due to "Infirmities of body" ).
LOCAL OFFICES: justice, Cecil County, 1688-1689
(chief justice, October 1688-1689). MILITARY SER-
VICE: colonel, 1688-1689, 1694-1707/8. OUT OF
COLONY SERVICE: colonel, Virginia Militia, by
1671; justice, 1677; burgess, elected for both
Northumberland and Lancaster counties, Virginia,
1680. STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: a
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strong opponent of the Protestant Associators'
revolution of 1689; nominated by Lord Baltimore
for appointment to the first royal Council in 1691,
but was not commissioned. WEALTH AT DEATH.
DIED, will probated on February 9, 1707/8. PER-
SONAL PROPERTY: TEV, £556.6.10 sterling; FB,
£533.9.10. LAND: unspecified acreage, but substan-
tial holdings in Maryland, Lancaster County, Vir-
ginia, and England.
CODD, ST. LEGER (?-1730). BORN: in the 1670s
in Virginia; third son. IMMIGRATED: by 1688 as a
minor with father. RESIDED: in Cecil County; Kent
County, by 1712. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER:
St. Leger Codd (ca. 1634-ca. 1707/8). MOTHER
Anne Bennett Bland, daughter of Richard Bennett
(ca. 1608-1675). STEPMOTHER. Anne, widow of
Joseph Wickes (ca. 1620-1692); daughter of
Thomas Hynson (1620-ca. 1667/68). UNCLES:
Richard Bennett (ca. 1639-1667); Nathaniel Utie
(ca. 1635-ca. 1675/76); George Utie(?-1678); John
Hynson (?-1705); and Charles Hynson (1663-
1711), HALF BROTHERS: James; Berkeley. SISTERS:
Beatrix; Mary. MARRIED in 1700 Mary (?-1730),
daughter of Hans Hanson (ca. 1647-1704). CHIL-
DREN. DAUGHTERS: Anne, who married by 1732
James Stout, of Kent County; Beatrix, who mar-
ried in 1734 Gideon Pearce, Jr.; and Mary, who
married Benjamin Hopkins (?-by 1736). PRIVATE
CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIA-
TION: Anglican. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES:
second generation burgess; a court case in 1729
established that he had married Mary Hanson
against his father's advice, that she had been guilty
of many "enormities," that he had built himself a
separate house in 1721, and that they had not
lived together since that time; the court required
him to pay her £10 annually for her support; ad-
monished by St. Paul's Parish Vestry, Kent
County, in 1728 for seeing a married woman. OC-
CUPATIONAL PROFILE planter. PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Kent
County, 1712-1714 (Elections and Privileges 1-4),
1715 (Elections and Privileges), 1716-1718 (Ac-
counts 1-3), 1719-1721/22 (Accounts 1-5; Ag-
grievances 1). OTHER PROVINCIAL OFFICE: justice,
Provincial Court, 1722-1730 (quorum, 1726-
1730); judge, Court of Assize, Oyer and Terminer
and Gaol Delivery, Eastern Shore, commissioned
1727. LOCAL OFFICES: justice, Kent County,
1714-1715/16, 1720; St. Paul's Parish Vestry,
Kent County, 1715-1717; justice, Court of Oyer
and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, Talbot County,
1728, Anne Arundel County, 1728. MILITARY
SERVICE: captain, by 1714-1730. WEALTH DURING
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