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Samuel Chew (1737-1790). Her sister was Sarah
Loch (1761-?), who married in 1789 Nathan Lane.
Her half sister was Elizabeth, who married first,
(first name unknown) Smith, and second, (first
name unknown) Sprigg. Her first cousin was Sam-
uel Chew (by 1734-1786). CHILDREN. SONS: Wil-
liam (?-1816), of Prince George's County, who
married Sarah, daughter of Enoch Magruder (?-
1786) and wife Meek Wade (?-1795); Thomas
Hilleary; and Henry. STEPSONS: Alexander Ham-
ilton Smith; John Thomas Smith; Philemon Smith;
Upton Sheredine Smith; Sheredine Smith; and
Hamilton Smith. DAUGHTERS: probably Martha;
probably Barbara; probably Priscilla; Elizabeth
(?-1788), who married in 1799 James H. Wil-
liamson; and Elizabeth Chew. STEPDAUGHTERS:
Mary Hamilton Smith; Sarah Lock Chew Smith.
PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: probably literate.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: probably Anglican. OC-
CUPATIONAL PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC CAREER.
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House, Calvert
County, 1773-1774 (Elections 2, 3); Conven-
tions, Calvert County, 1st, 1774 (appointed, but
did not attend), 2nd, 1774, 4th, 1775. LOCAL OF-
FICES commissioner of the tax, Calvert County,
commissioned 1777 and 1778; judge, Court of
Appeals appointed under the "Act to Procure
Troops," Calvert County, 1778. WEALTH DURING
LIFETIME. PERSONAL PROPERTY: assessed Value
£635.6.8, including 13 slaves and 8 oz. plate, 1782;
assessed value £644.0.0, including 1 1 slaves, 1783.
LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: 360 acres in Calvert
County (at least 150 acres were probably inher-
ited). WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: between April 3
and November 4, 1790, in Calvert County. PER-
SONAL PROPERTY: TEV, at least £2,143.1.2 cur-
rent money (including 18 slaves). LAND: 360 acres
in Calvert County. Lyles's executrix mismanaged
his estate, and as a result his land was sold to pay
debts.
LYNES, PHILIP (1649-1709). BORN: in 1649, in
England. IMMIGRATED: in 1668, as an indentured
servant from London. RESIDED, in St. Mary's
County; Charles County by 1674. FAMILY BACK-
GROUND. SISTER Mary, who married James Lewis.
MARRIED first, in October 1674 Margaret, a for-
mer servant. MARRIED second, Ann (?-1711),
daughter of Thomas Seymour (?-1678), Esq. of
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, and wife Eliz-
abeth Lyte. Her brothers were John Seymour
(1649-1709); Thomas. CHILDREN. Died without
progeny. PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: literate.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Anglican; made be-
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quests to Pickawaxin, New Port, Port Tobacco,
and Durham parishes in Charles County and Pis-
cataway Parish in Prince George's County. SO-
CIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: Lynes was free by
1671/72, proved his rights in 1674, and was called
Gent., 1674. He was notorious for his mistreat-
ment of servants, of whom he had over 60 during
his years in Maryland. Lynes was charged with
burglary in 1671/72 and with evasion of debt in
1685. When he applied for a shrievalty in 1699,
the Council said he was "in no wise qualified"
and had much abused his credit. Lynes's rise to
a seat on the Council was one of the more notable
cases of upward mobility for a former servant;
his major patronage followed his marriage to Anne
Seymour. OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: servant;
planter by 1671/72; innholder in St. Mary's and
Charles counties, 1673/74-1690s; attorney, ad-
mitted to the Charles County Court, 1676; mer-
chant, accused of illegal importation, 1683, pur-
chased ship Adventure for £115.0.0 in 1686; land
speculator; entrepreneur; ferry operator. PUBLIC
CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House,
Charles County, 1701-1704 (Aggrievances 1, 5);
Upper House, 1708A, 1708B (died before the 2nd
session of the 1708B-1711 Assembly). OTHER
PROVINCIAL OFFICES: justice, Provincial court,
1704-1706; Council, 1708-1709. LOCAL OFFICES:
justice, St. Mary's County, 1694/95 (quorum, 1694/
95); mayor, St. Mary's City, St. Mary's County,
1694; Nanjemoy Parish Vestry, Charles County,
in office 1696. STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE ISSUES:
supported Revolution of Protestant Associators,
1689; ally of Gov. John Seymour (1649-1709) in
his struggles to break the power of the Lower
House emerging elite, 1704-1709. WEALTH DUR-
ING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: at least
7,139 acres in Maryland, plus a plantation in Vir-
ginia. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: between August
6 and August 13, 1709, in Annapolis, Anne Arun-
del County. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV, £575.11.6
(including 6 slaves, 1 servant, 46 oz. broken plate,
and a sawmill valued at £15.0.0); FB, estate
overpaid £31.16.6. LAND: over 8,000 acres.
LYNN, JOHN (1760-1813). BORN: on August 29,
1760, in Rock Creek Parish, Frederick County;
youngest son. NATIVE: second generation. RE-
SIDED: in Cumberland, Allegany County, until
1811; on his estate, "Thornton Meadows," situ-
ated on the tract "Wild Cherrytree Meadows,"
at McHenry, Allegany (now Garrett) County,
1811-death. FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: David
Lynn, who immigrated from Dublin, Ireland, to
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