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Wilson (1726-1778) and wife Mary; granddaugh-
ter of David Wilson (1704-1750); niece of Samuel
Wilson (1735-1790). Her brother was David, said
to be mentally incompetent in 1777. Her sister was
Peggy. CHILDREN. DAUGHTER: Elizabeth M. PRI-
VATE CAREER. EDUCATION: A.B., College of New
Jersey (later became Princeton University), 1775.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican, Somerset Par-
ish, Somerset County. SOCIAL STATUS AND AC-
TIVITIES: member of the American Whig Society,
1775; a founder of the Medical and Chirurgical
Faculty of Maryland, 1799; vice president of the
Medical Society of the District of Columbia. OC-
CUPATIONAL PROFILE: a physician. PUBLIC CA-
REER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Som-
erset County, 1784. LOCAL OFFICE: Somerset
Parish Vestry, Somerset County, elected 1792,
1795, out of office by 1797. MILITARY SERVICE:
surgeon, Twenty-third Regiment, Maryland Mili-
tia, served from 1794-1800; garrison surgeon's
mate, U.S. Army Fifth District, appointed 1814;
post surgeon, Washington, D.C., appointed in
1816. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. PERSONAL
PROPERTY: assessed value £315.0.0, including 8
slaves, 1783; assessed value £460.0.0, including 17
slaves, 1793. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: possibly
ca. 775 acres in Somerset County obtained
through his marriage, but the date of his marriage
is unknown. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND
BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: assessed
for 817 acres in Somerset County, 1793; purchased
at least 137 acres in Somerset County, plus 1 lot in
Princess Anne, Somerset County, 1795; sold more
than 1,006 acres in Somerset County, plus 1 lot in
Princess Anne, Somerset County, 1796 to 1808.
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: on June 6, 1818, in
Washington, D.C.; size of estate unknown.
EMERSON (EMMERSON, EMORSON, EM-
BERSON, EMERTON), THOMAS (?-1720)
BORN: probably in Talbot County, of age by 1688;
only son. NATIVE: at least third generation. RE-
SIDED: in Talbot County. FAMILY BACKGROUND.
FATHER: Thomas Emerson (?-1686), of Wye
River, Talbot County; a cooper, 1669; a planter,
1676. STEPFATHER. Isaac Winchester (?-ca. 1695),
of Talbot County. MOTHER: Katherine, daughter
of Philip Stevenson, of Talbot County. STEP-
BROTHER: Isaac Winchester. STEP OR HALF SIS-
TERS: Sarah Winchester; Rebecca Winchester.
MARRIED Mary (?-by 1713), daughter of John Sar-
geant (?-1698), of Talbot County, and wife Mary
(?-1711), of Queen Anne's County. Her sisters
were Elizabeth (?-1708), who married Nicholas
Goldsborough (1662-1705); Katherine, who mar-
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ried first, by 1711 (first name unknown) Bowdell,
and second, by 1713 Matthew Erickson; Priscilla,
who married (first name unknown) Brewin; possi-
bly also (first name unknown), who married (first
name unknown) Gibson. Her stepnephew was
Nicholas Goldsborough (ca. 1689-1766). CHIL-
DREN. SONS: Thomas; Philip (ca. 1712-1755), who
married Sarah (?-1755), daughter of Henry Trippe
(?-ca. 1723/24). DAUGHTERS: Katherine (ca.
1703-?), who married Thomas Hammond;
Elizabeth; and Mary. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCA-
TION: literate. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES:
Mr., 1701; Gent., 1713. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE:
possibly a merchant; probably a planter. PUBLIC
CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House,
Talbot County, 1716-1718, 1719 (Aggrievances 1;
died before the 2nd session). LOCAL OFFICES: jus-
tice, Talbot County, 1706-at least 1719 (quorum,
1707-at least 1719); justice, Court of Oyer and
Terminer and Gaol Delivery, Talbot County, com-
missioned 1716 and 1718. MILITARY SERVICE: ma-
jor, 1716. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT
FIRST ELECTION: at least 1,532 acres in Talbot and
Queen Anne's counties (520 acres inherited from
his father; 200 acres, plus one-third of 200 addi-
tional acres, through his marriage; 746 acres by
purchase). WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: in April
1720 in Talbot County. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
TEV, £1,271.7.7 current money (including 18
slaves, 2 servants, and goods in his store); FB,
£739.14.1. LAND: at least 1,660 acres in Talbot
and Queen Anne's counties.
EMORY (EMERY, EMMERY, EMMORY),
CHARLES (ca. 1750-1811). BORN: ca. 1750,
probably in Queen Anne's County; younger son,
second son to be named Charles. NATIVE: third
generation. RESIDED: in Queen Anne's County;
Tuckahoe Hundred, Queen Anne's County, 1778;
Caroline County, 1786; Talbot County, 1796.
FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: John Emory (?-
1763), of Queen Anne's County, a planter and the
deputy surveyor of Queen Anne's County in 1743.
MOTHER: Ann (?-1774). BROTHERS: Arthur, who
married Sophia; James (?-1772); John; Thomas;
William; and Charles, the elder. SISTERS: Sophia,
who married John Fisher; Sarah, who married
William Durding; Rebeccah, who married Caleb
Clemonds; Elizabeth, who married William Em-
ory; and Ann. MARRIED first, by 1774 Littilen.
MARRIED second, by 1792 Elizabeth. MARRIED
third, by 1795 Frances (?-1810), daughter of Eli-
jah Bishop (?-ca. 1783), of Queen Anne's County,
and wife Deborah Hawkins (ca. 1755-by 1792);
stepdaughter of Joshua Seney (1756-1798); step-
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