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(1,000 acres through his second marriage; 1,013
acres by purchase); also controlled 5,303 acres in
Talbot, Queen Anne's, and Dorchester counties
for the heirs of George Robins (1697- 1742). ADDI-
TIONAL COMMENTS: William's father did not leave
his son any land, because, as he stated in his will,
William had already been blessed with a hand-
some estate. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND
BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: sold
1,000 acres in Queen Anne's County, 1757.
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: on Sunday morning,
September 21, 1760, at "Peach Blossom," his seat
near Talbot County Courthouse; buried at "Peach
Blossom," Talbot County; his health had begun to
fail ca. 1756. PERSONAL PROPERTY: requested no
appraisal of his estate; at least 6 slaves mentioned
in his will. LAND: 1,013 acres in Talbot and Dor-
chester counties; still controlled 5,303 acres in Tal-
bot, Queen Anne's, and Dorchester counties for
the heirs of George Robins (1697-1742). ADDI-
TIONAL COMMENTS: William was held in high es-
teem by Gov. Horatio Sharpe, who wrote of him,
"No person in the Country had a better character
than this Gent'n......."
GOLDSBOROUGH, WILLIAM (1750/51-
1801). BORN: on Sunday evening, March 17,
1750/51, in Talbot County; third son. NATIVE:
third generation. RESIDED: on the St. Michael's
River, Talbot County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FA-
THER: Robert Goldsborough (ca. 1704-1777), of
"Myrtle Grove," Talbot County; a justice of Tal-
bot County from 1734 to 1741 and from 1749 to
1766; son of Robert Goldsborough (1660-1746).
MOTHER: Mary Anne (1711-1794), widow of John
Robins (?-1739), a lawyer; daughter of Foster Tur-
butt (1679-1720/21). UNCLES: Charles Golds-
borough (1707-1767); William Goldsborough
(1709-1760); and John Goldsborough (1711-1778).
AUNTS: Sarah Turbutt (1706-1773), who married
Nicholas Goldsborough (ca. 1689-1766); Elizabeth
Turbutt (1708-?), who married Tench Francis
(1701-1758); Anne Turbutt (1715-1766), who
married John Goldsborough (1711-1778).
BROTHER: Howes Goldsborough (1747- 1797). HALF
BROTHER: Robert Goldsborough IV (1740-1798).
SISTERS: Elizabeth (1745-1748); Mary Anne Tur-
butt (1752-1811), who never married. FIRST COUS-
INS: Thomas Goldsborough (ca. 1728-1793); Robert
Goldsborough (1733-1788); Ann Francis (1727-?),
who married James Tilghman (1716-1793);
Elizabeth Greenberry Goldsborough (ca. 1731-
1820), who married William Ennalls (?-1785);
Ann Goldsborough (1732-?), who married Ed-
ward Oldham (1709-1773); Elizabeth Golds-
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borough (ca. 1735-ca. 1786), who married second,
Benson Stainton (?-ca. 1781); and Mary Golds-
borough (1755-1796), who married Benedict Brice
(1749-1786). ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: his father's
first wife was Sarah (?-1740), daughter of Rev.
Henry Nicols (1687-ca. 1749), rector of St. Mi-
chael's Parish, Talbot County. PRIVATE CAREER.
EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: An-
glican, St. Michael's Parish, Talbot County. SO-
CIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Gent., 1781; Esq.,
1783. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: probably a
planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
Lower House, Talbot County, 1778 (elected to the
3rd session of the 1777-1778 Assembly to ful va-
cancy), 1779 (elected to the 2nd session of the
1778-1779 Assembly to fill vacancy; Claims 2;
Tax Commissioners 3). LOCAL OFFICES: trustee for
the poor, Talbot County, in office 1774; justice,
Talbot County, 1779-at least 1785; justice, Or-
phans* Court, Talbot County, 1779-at least 1784;
commissioner of tax, Talbot County, appointed
1786; trustee of the Alms- and Workhouse, Talbot
County, in office 1789; St. Michael's Parish Ves-
try, Talbot County, in office 1791-1796. WEALTH
DURING LIFETIME. PERSONAL PROPERTY: his fa-
ther left him £300 toward cost of building a house,
1777; assessed value £712.11.8, including 14 slaves
and 68 oz. plate, 1783; 22 slaves, 1790; assessed
value £900.6.8, including 26 slaves and 71 oz.
plate, 1798. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 736 acres
in Talbot County (all inherited from his father).
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST
ELECTION AND DEATH: inherited one-third of a
tract in Queen Anne's County from his mother
and received another one-third of the same tract
from his sister Mary Anne, for a total increase of
279 acres between 1794 and 1801. ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS: William was heir to his mother's es-
tate with his brother Howes Goldsborough (1747-
1797) and his sister Mary Anne Turbutt Golds-
borough. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: on January
23, 1801, in Talbot County; buried at "Ashby,"
Talbot County. LAND: at least 1,100 acres in Tal-
bot and Queen Anne's counties.
GOLDSMITH, GEORGE (?-1666). IMMI-
GRATED: in 1656 as a free adult with his wife and
son. RESIDED: in Baltimore County. ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS: may be either the George Goldsmith
who transported his wife, three children, and eight
others to Virginia in 1650 and settled on the north
side of the Rappahannock River, or his son. FAM-
ILY BACKGROUND. UNCLE: Samuel Goldsmith (?-
1671). BROTHERS: Matthew; Thomas, from Isle of
Wight County, Virginia. MARRIED Mary Collet,
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