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Piscattaway Parish Vestry, Charles County, 1693-
1704. MILITARY SERVICE: captain, 1696-1701.
STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES: he Supported
the revolution of 1689. WEALTH DURING LIFE-
TIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 3,811 acres in
1692; 7,684 acres in 1704. WEALTH AT DEATH.
DIED: by April 23, 1711. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
TEV, £1,428.2.6 sterling (including 29 slaves and
2 servants); FB, £93.2.0. LAND: 6,002 acres in
Maryland, plus land in Scotland.
HYLAND, NICHOLAS (?-1774). BORN: in Cecil
County, of age by 1739; probably second son. NA-
TIVE: second generation. RESIDED: in Cecil
County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: Nicholas
Hyland (?-1719), possibly immigrated from Laba-
dun, England. MOTHER: Millicent. BROTHER:
Capt. John (1716-1756), who married on April 29,
1739, Martha (?-1766), daughter of Marmaduke
Tilden (?-1726). NEPHEW: Stephen Hyland (1744-
1806). MARRIED Elizabeth. CHILDREN. SONS: John
(?-by 1765), who married Mary Tilden; Nicholas
(1733-1785), who married Margery, daughter of
John Kankey and wife Ann; twins Isaac
(1735/36-?) and Jacob (1735/36-?); Samson
(1742-?); and Michael (1744-?). DAUGHTER: Milli-
cent (1740-?), who married Alexander William-
son. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate. RELI-
GIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican, St. Mary Anne's
Church, North Elk Parish, Cecil County; favored
legislation against "Popish Priests and Jesuits."
SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Gent., 1769. OC-
CUPATIONAL PROFILE: yeoman. PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Cecil
County, 1742-1744, 1745, 1745/46-1748, 1750-
1751 (elected to the 2nd session to fill vacancy;
Arms and Ammunition 2), 1751-1754 (Elections
1-6), 1754-1757 (Elections 1-6; Arms and Am-
munition 5, 6), 1757-1758 (Elections 1, Cv, 2;
Arms and Ammunition 1, Cv, 2), 1765-1766
(Grievances 2). LOCAL OFFICES: justice, Cecil
County, 1740-1774 (quorum, 1749-1774); North
Elk Parish Vestry, Cecil County, in office 1743-
1748, 1751-1754; justice, Court of Oyer and Ter-
miner and Gaol Delivery, Cecil County, commis-
sioned 1752, 1759, 1761, and 1762. MILITARY SER-
VICE captain, by 1742; colonel, by 1761. WEALTH
DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION
1,500 acres in Cecil County (inherited from his
father). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LAND BE-
TWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH: purchased
several small tracts in Cecil County, and deeded
100 acres in Cecil County to his son Nicholas.
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: between October 3,
1773, and April 27, 1774, in Cecil County. PER-
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SONAL PROPERTY: TEV, £2,507.15.5 current
money (including 19 slaves and plate); FB,
£2,462.15.4. LAND: ca. 1,600 acres in Cecil
County.
HYLAND, STEPHEN (1744-1806). BORN: on
December 26, 1744, at "Harmony Hall," North
Elk Parish, Cecil County; second son. NATIVE:
second or third generation. RESIDED: in North Elk
Parish, Cecil County. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FA-
THER: Capt. John Hyland (1716-1756), of "Har-
mony Hall," Cecil County. MOTHER: Martha (?-
1766), daughter of Marmaduke Tilden (?-1726).
UNCLE: Col. Nicholas Hyland (?-1774). AUNT:
Wealthy Ann Tilden, who married Thomas Hyn-
son, son of Charles Hynson (1663-1711). BROTH-
ERS: Nicholas Hyland (1742-?); John (1746-?);
Charles (1749-?); and Lambert (1751-?). SISTERS:
Rebecca (1739/40-?), who married Josiah Kan-
key; Millicent (1754-?), who married Capt. John
Lord. MARRIED first, in 1774 Rebecca Tilden (?-
1775). MARRIED second, in 1777 Araminta, daugh-
ter of Dr. Thomas Hamm and wife Ann. CHIL-
DREN. SONS: John (1775-?); Nicholas (1779-?);
Jacob; Stephen; and Lambert. DAUGHTERS: Mary;
Martha. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican, St. Mary An-
ne's Church, North Elk Parish, Cecil County. SO-
CIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Gent., 1773; Esq.,
1774. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: probably a
planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
Lower House, Cecil County, 1773-1774; Conven-
tions, Cecil County, 1st, 1774, 5th, 1775 (elected,
but did not attend); Lower House, Cecil County,
1777-1778. OTHER STATE OFFICE: associate jus-
tice, Second District, 1789-at least 1791. LOCAL
OFFICES: North Elk Parish Vestry, Cecil County,
in office 1771-1774, 1779-1791; justice, Cecil
County, 1772-1788; justice, Orphans' Court, Cecil
County, 1777-at least 1789; sheriff, Cecil County,
elected 1779 (not commissioned), 1782 (not com-
missioned); commissioner of tax, Cecil County,
1783-at least 1786. MILITARY SERVICE, colonel,
Thirtieth or Susquehanna Battalion, Cecil County
Militia, commissioned September 1778. WEALTH
DURING LIFETIME. PERSONAL PROPERTY: assessed
value £595.0.0, including 11 slaves and 12 oz.
plate, 1783. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION. 1,138
acres in Cecil County. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN
LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH:
owned 1,261 acres in Cecil County, 1783; pur-
chased 136 acres in Cecil "County and 3 lots in
Elkton, Cecil County, between 1796 and 1799, but
sold this 136 acres and 3 lots between 1799 and
1800. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED, administration
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