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Dulany, Jr. (1722-1797) and Walter Dulany (?-
1773).
HEIGHE, JAMES (?-1757). BORN: probably in
Calvert County, under 18 years of age in 1725;
only surviving son. NATIVE: at least second genera-
tion. RESIDED: on the bay side near Plum Point,
Calvert County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER:
James Heighe (?-1725). MOTHER Ann. SISTERS:
Elizabeth, who married (first name unknown)
Sellers; Mary, who married (first name unknown)
Sellers; and Althea, underage in 1725. MARRIED
Betty (1715-?), daughter of Thomas Holdsworth
(ca. 1692-1718); stepdaughter of Benjamin Mack-
all (167 5-P 61); niece of Walter Smith (ca. 1693-
1748); half niece of John Rousby (1685-1744);
stepniece of both John Mackall (1669-1739) and
James Mackall (1671-1717). Her half brother was
Benjamin Mackall, Jr. (ca. 1723-1795). Her sisters
were Mary (1713-?), who married Benson Bond
(1710-1750); Rebecca (1716-?); and Ann (1719-
?). Her half sister was Barbara Mackall, who mar-
ried William Wilkinson (?-1755). Her half first
cousins were Anne Rousby (1721-1769), who
married Edward Lloyd (1711-1770); Elizabeth
Rousby, who married Abraham Barnes (?-ca.
1778); and Gertrude Rousby (?-ca. 1770), who
married Robert Jenkins Henry (ca. 1712-1766).
Her half nephew was William Mackall Wilkinson
(1752-1799). CHILDREN. SONS: James, who mar-
ried Elizabeth (1743-?), daughter of James John
Mackall (1717-1772); Thomas Holdsworth.
DAUGHTERS: Ann, who married George Gantt;
Betty; Barbara; and Mary. PRIVATE CAREER. EDU-
CATION literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Angli-
can. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Mr., 1734.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: probably a planter. PUB-
LIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House,
Calvert County, 1749-1751. LOCAL OFFICES:
churchwarden, All Saints' Parish, Calvert County,
elected 1734 and 1736; justice, Calvert County,
commissioned 1734, 1754, and 1756; All Saints'
Parish Vestry, Calvert County, in office 1739-
1742, elected 1746 and 1751. MILITARY SERVICE:
captain, troop of horse, Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, by 1748. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME.
LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: more than 531 acres in
Calvert County. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND
BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: Owned
900 acres in 1753. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: be-
tween November 23, 1756, and September 12,
1757, in Calvert County. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
TEV, £1,489.0.9 current money (including 32
slaves, books, 28 oz. old silver, and one-third in-
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terest in a boat); FB, £18.0.6. LAND: 900 acres in
Calvert County.
HEMSLEY, PHILEMON (167O-1719). BORN: in
1670 in Kent County; third son. NATIVE: second
generation. RESIDED: in Kent County; Talbot
County, by 1671; Queen Anne's County, after
1707; Charles County, by 1713. FAMILY BACK-
GROUND. FATHER: William Hemsley (ca. 1634-
1685), immigrated in 1658 from Yorkshire, En-
gland, with his wife and daughter. A Catholic, he
was a merchant, doctor, and planter as well as
sheriff of Kent County in 1663, clerk of Talbot
County from 1668 to 1674, and justice of Talbot
County from 1681 to 1685. During his lifetime he
patented ca. 5,000 acres. MOTHER: Judith (ca.
1633-?). BROTHERS: William Hemsley (1661/62-
1699); Charles (1665-1698/99); and Vincent
(1672-1729). SISTERS. Penelope (1657-?); Judith.
MARRIED first, Frances, daughter of Robert Noble
(?-1684). MARRIED second, Mary Townley, widow
of John Contee (?-1708). Her first cousin was Gov.
John Seymour (1649-1709). CHILDREN. SON: Wil-
liam Hemsley (1703-1736), who married in 1725
Anna Maria (1709-1763), daughter of Col. Rich-
ard Tilghman (1672/73-1738/39). DAUGHTER:
Ann. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELI-
GIOUS AFFILIATION: Protestant, converted from
Roman Catholicism by 1689. SOCIAL STATUS AND
ACTIVITIES. Gent., by 1709; Esq. by death. OCCU-
PATIONAL PROFILE: a merchant, who traded with
Barbados; in partnership with Jonathan Forward,
a merchant of London, England; contractor;
planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
Lower House, Queen Anne's County, 1708 A,
1708B-1710 (resigned before the 4th session to
become sheriff). LOCAL OFFICES: justice, Talbot
County, 1701-1707, Queen Anne's County, 1707-
1710; sheriff, Queen Anne's County, 1711-ca.
1713. STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: Op-
posed the revolution of Protestant Associators in
1689. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT
FIRST ELECTION: at least 356 acres and an unspec-
ified amount of land inherited from his father.
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: will probated on No-
vember 10, 1719. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV,
£3,034.1.9 current money (including 44 slaves, 7
servants, and books); FB, estate overpaid
£189.19.7. LAND: over 1,000 acres, plus a house in
Annapolis.
HEMSLEY, WILLIAM (1661/62-1699). BORN:
in 1661/62 in Kent County; first son. NATIVE: sec-
ond generation. RESIDED: in Kent County; Talbot
County, by 1671. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER:
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