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him into office on the provincial level. WEALTH
DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION:
over 1,000 acres (he acquired a substantial estate
from his father-in-law). WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED:
by November 1702. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV,
£1,815.11.2 sterling (including 30 slaves and 6 ser-
vants). LAND: 2,260 acres.
COURTS, JOHN (1691/92-1747/48). BORN: on
March 3, 1691/92, at "Pyckyawaxon," Charles
County. NATIVE: third generation. RESIDED: in
"Pyckyawaxon," Charles County. FAMILY BACK-
GROUND. FATHER John Courts (1655/56-1702).
STEPFATHER: John Contee (?-1708). MOTHER:
Charity (?-1703), daughter of Robert Henley (ca.
1617-1684). BROTHERS: Henley (?-ca. 1712);
Charles; and William (?-1758). SISTERS: Ann
(1693-?); Charity (1680-1711), who married sec-
ond, Daniel Dulany (1685-1753). MARRIED
Elizabeth. CHILDREN. SONS: William (?-1758), who
married Elizabeth; John; and Robert Hendly
Courts (?-1774). DAUGHTERS: Ann; Charity, who
married (first name unknown) Adams; Mary Ann,
who married (probably John) Martin; and
Elizabeth, who married (probably Charles) Jones.
PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS
AFFILIATION: Protestant. SOCIAL STATUS AND
ACTIVITIES: Mr., 1747/48. OCCUPATIONAL PRO-
FILE: probably a planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGIS-
LATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Charles County,
1722-1724, 1725-1727, 1728-1731, 1732-1734,
1734/35-1737, 1738, 1739-1741, 1744 (elected to
the 2nd session to fill vacancy), 1745 (Elections),
1745/46-1747 (died before the 4th session).
WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST
ELECTION: at least 1,007 acres in Charles, Prince
George's, and Calvert counties (307 acres inher-
ited from his father, 1703; 500 acres inherited from
his father's estate after the death of his brother
Henley; at least 200 acres inherited from his step-
father). WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: between Janu-
ary 16 and January 29, 1747/48, in Charles
County, of pleurisy, having claimed recovery from
the disease twenty-nine times before. PERSONAL
PROPERTY TEV, £2,933.1.11 current money (in-
cluding 57 slaves, 1 servant, and 11 books); FB,
£1,538.11.4. LAND: at least 1,707 acres in Charles,
Calvert, and Prince George's counties, plus lots in
Nottingham, Prince George's County, in partner-
ship with Daniel Dulany (1685- 1753).
COURTS, ROBERT HENDLY (?-1774). BORN
of age by 1762; probably third son. NATIVE: fourth
generation. RESIDED: in East Hundred, Charles
County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: John
Courts (1691/92-1747/48), son of John Courts
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(1655/56-1702). MOTHER: Elizabeth. BROTHERS
William (?-1758); John. SISTERS: Ann; Charity;
Mary Ann; and Elizabeth. NEPHEW: William
Courts (ca. 1753-1792). MARRIED Elizabeth (?-
1779). CHILDREN. SONS: John; Robert Henley (?-
1810); George; and Daniel. DAUGHTERS: Anne;
Betty. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RE-
LIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Protestant. SOCIAL STATUS
AND ACTIVITIES: Gent., 1762. OCCUPATIONAL
PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE
SERVICE: Lower House, Charles County, 1770
(elected to the 3rd session to fill vacancy), 1773
(died before the 3rd session). WEALTH DURING
LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 750 acres in
Charles County (650 acres inherited from his fa-
ther in 1748, 100 acres by personal acquisition).
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST
ELECTION AND DEATH: purchased 142 acres in
Charles County. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: in
1774 in Charles County. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
TEV, £1,505.19.2 current money (including 33
slaves and a parcel of books); FB, £475.17.8.
LAND: 892 acres in Charles County.
COURTS, WILLIAM (ca. 1753-1792). BORN: ca.
1753 in Charles County; probably second son.
NATIVE: fifth generation. RESIDED: in Charles
County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: William
Courts (?-1758), son of John Courts (1691/92-
1747/48). MOTHER: Elizabeth (ca. 1758-?). UNCLE:
Robert Hendly Courts (?-1774). BROTHERS: John;
Rjchard Henly. MARRIED Elizabeth. CHILDREN.
SON: William. DAUGHTER: one, name unknown.
PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS
AFFILIATION: Protestant. SOCIAL STATUS AND
ACTIVITIES: Esq., 1792. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE:
probably a planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE
SERVICE: Lower House, Charles County, 1782-
1783. JURY SERVICE: impaneled to serve on Grand
Inquest, Charles County, 1781; foreman, grand
jury, Charles County, 1786. WEALTH DURING
LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 1,240 acres
in Charles County (200 acres inherited from his
father, 1758). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND
BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: sold 139
acres in Charles County, 1786. WEALTH AT
DEATH. DIED: on September 28, 1792, in Charles
County. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV, £2,345.3.0
current money (including 35 slaves); FB, estate
overpaid £137.2.2. LAND: 1,100 acres in Charles
County.
COVINGTON (COVENTON), THOMAS (?-
1708/9). BORN: probably in Talbot County, of age
by 1695; only surviving son. NATIVE: second gen-
eration. RESIDED: in Talbot County; Kent County,
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