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who married her first cousin William Hemsley (1736/
37-1812); Henrietta Maria (1763-1796), who
married in 1785 her first cousin Lloyd Tilghman
(ca. 1748-1811), son of Matthew Tilghman (1717/
18-1790); Elizabeth, who married James Lloyd
(ca. 1756-1830); and Mary (?-by 1793). PRIVATE
CAREER. EDUCATION: studied law, possibly with
Tench Francis (1701-1758). RELIGIOUS AFFILIA-
TION: Anglican. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES:
Gent., by 1743; Esq., by 1773. OCCUPATIONAL
PROFILE: lawyer, admitted to the following courts
in Maryland: Queen Anne's County, August 1738;
Talbot County, by March 1738/39; Provincial
Court, October 1739; Kent County, by March
1739/40; Dorchester County, by November 1754.
Tilghman was described by Gov. Horatio Sharpe
(1718-1790) in May 1764 as "one of our first Rate
lawyers." Tilghman also maintained several plan-
tations and invested in land in Maryland and
Pennsylvania. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERV-
ICE: Lower House, Talbot County, 1762-1763
(Grievances 1, 2). LOCAL OFFICE: clerk of indict-
ments, Queen Anne's County, appointed No-
vember 1738. OUT OF COLONY SERVICE: common
councilman, Philadelphia, elected October 1764;
Governor's Council, Pennsylvania, 1767-1776;
secretary, Pennsylvania Land Office, commis-
sioned January 1769. STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE
ISSUES: Tilghman opposed the patriots in Penn-
sylvania and was forced to leave that colony and
retire quietly to Chestertown, Maryland. Al-
though he remained a Loyalist, his compliance
with the restrictions of his position and continued
residence in Maryland prevented confiscation of
his property. WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. PER-
SONAL PROPERTY: assessed value £2,379.13.4, in-
cluding 51 slaves and 446 oz. plate, 1783; 12 slaves,
1790. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: at least 8,000 acres
and possibly as much as 10,000 acres in Queen
Anne's, Talbot, and Kent counties (1,870 acres
in Queen Anne's County inherited from his father;
800 acres in Talbot County acquired through mar-
riage and purchase from his father-in-law; 755
acres in Queen Anne's and Talbot counties through
resurvey and patent; ca. 4,000 acres in Talbot,
Queen Anne's, and Kent counties through pur-
chase; between 1,000 and 3,000 acres in Queen
Anne's and Talbot counties acquired as his in-
terest in lands formerly belonging to Richard Carter
of Talbot County, deceased). SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND
DEATH: sold at least 214 acres in Talbot County,
588 acres in Kent County, and 1,325 acres in Queen
Anne's County between 1767 and 1774, and at
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least 3,600 additional acres in Queen Anne's and
Talbot counties by 1783; purchased ca. 750 acres
in Kent County, ca. 929 acres in Queen Anne's
County, and 2 and one-half lots in Chestertown,
1783-1793. Tilghman also owned land near Phil-
adelphia and on the Susquehanna River in Penn-
sylvania. WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: On August 24,
1793, probably in Chestertown. PERSONAL PROP-
ERTY: requested no inventory or accounts. LAND:
probably at least 5,700 acres in Queen Anne's,
Talbot, and Kent counties, 2 and one-half lots in
Chestertown, and land in Pennsylvania.
TILGHMAN, JAMES (1743-1809). BORN: on
August 2, 1743, in Queen Anne's County; third
son. NATIVE: fourth generation. RESIDED: in Queen
Anne's County; Annapolis, Anne Arundel County,
by January 1769-at least July 1775; Corsica Dis-
trict, Queen Anne's County, until death. FAMILY
BACKGROUND. FATHER: Col. Richard Tilghman
(1705-1766) of Queen Anne's County, a justice
of the Provincial Court from 1746 to 1766, son of
Richard Tilghman (1672/73-1738/39). MOTHER:
Susanna (1718-?), daughter of Peregrine Frisby
(1688-1739) and wife Elizabeth Sewall. UNCLES:
William Tilghman (1711-1782); Edward Tilghman
(1713-1785); James Tilghman (1716-1793); and
Matthew Tilghman (1717/18-1790). AUNTS: Mary
Tilghman (1702-ca. 1736), who married James
Earle, Jr. (ca. 1694-1739); Henrietta Maria
Tilghman (1707-1771), who married first, George
Robins (1697-1742), and second, William Golds-
borough (1709-1760); Anna Maria Tilghman
(1709-1763), who married first, William Hemsley
(1703-1736), and second, Robert Lloyd (ca. 1712-
1770); and Anne Frisby (1727-1793), who mar-
ried second, William Fitzhugh (ca. 1722-1798).
BROTHERS. Richard (1739-1810), who married
Elizabeth (1748-1767), daughter of Edward
Tilghman (1713-1785); Peregrine Tilghman (ca.
1741-1807); Edward; and William (ca. 1745-
1800), who married first, Ann Kent, second, Anna
Maria, daughter of Robert Lloyd (ca. 1712-1770),
and third, Eleanor Hall Rozer. SISTERS: Elizabeth
(1749-1836), who married in 1771 William Cooke
of Annapolis; Susanna (1751-?); and Anna Maria
(1759-1834), who married Henry Pearce Ward
of Cecil County. FIRST COUSINS: Michael Earle
(1722-1787); Richard Tilghman Earle (1728/29-
1788); Anna Maria Earle (1725-1795), who mar-
ried Thomas Ringgold (1715-1772); Henrietta
Maria Earle (1730-1767), who married William
Hemsley (1736/37-1812); Anna Maria Robins
(1732-1806), who married Henry Hollyday (ca.
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