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at Wapping, Middlesex, England; eldest son. IM-
MIGRATED: ca. 1690, as a free adult from Eng-
land. RESIDED: at "Plain Dealing," Talbot County.
FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: Thomas Ungle, of
England, a butcher. MOTHER: Mary. BROTHERS:
Thomas (1677-?), of England; Charles (1684-
?), sheriff of Dorchester County, 1716/17, and of
Talbot County, 1718-1719. SISTERS: Abigail (1682-
?), who married Thomas Hill of the parish of St.
Bartholomew the Great near West Smith Field
in London, a turner; Mary (1676-?), who mar-
ried Phineas Alferino, a native of Florence and
a Jew. Alferino immigrated from England after
1733 and was naturalized in 1736. By 1738 he was
referred to as a planter in Talbot County and bore
the title Gent. MARRIED by April 1701 Frances
(?-1754), widow of James Browne (?-1698) of
St. Mary's County, daughter of John Pope (?-
1703) of Oxford, Talbot County, and his wife
Margaret. CHILDREN. DAUGHTER: Mary (?-1726),
who married in 1721 Samuel Chamberlaine (1698-
1773). STEPDAUGHTER: Mary Browne. ADDI-
TIONAL COMMENTS: Although Ungle referred to
Mary, wife of Samuel Chamberlaine (1698-1773),
as his daughter, she could have been his step-
daughter Mary Browne. PRIVATE CAREER. EDU-
CATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. Angli-
can, St. Michael's Parish, Talbot County.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE: merchant; planter. PUB-
LIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE SERVICE: Lower House,
Talbot County, 1708A (Elections), 1708B-1711
(Elections 1, 2, 4; Accounts 2), 1712-1714 (speaker
1-4), 1715 (speaker), 1719-1721/22 (speaker 1-
5), 1722-1724 (speaker 1-3), 1725-1726 (speaker
1-3; died before the 4th session of the 1725-1727
Assembly). OTHER PROVINCIAL OFFICES: treas-
urer of the Eastern Shore, 1714-1726; naval of-
ficer at Oxford, 1719-1726. LOCAL OFFICES: jus-
tice, Talbot County, 1699-1704, 1707-1715/16,
1718/19-1719/20, 1722/23 (quorum, 1701-1704,
1707-1715/16); sheriff, Talbot County, 1704-1707,
1716-1717/18. STANDS ON PUBLIC/PRIVATE IS-
SUES: accused of being a Jacobite, 1693. WEALTH
DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELECTION: ca.
1,130 acres in Talbot and Dorchester counties
(probably all by purchase). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
IN LAND BETWEEN FIRST ELECTION AND DEATH:
purchased at least 1,245 acres and 2 lots in Ox-
ford, Talbot County, 1709-1716; sold 1,433 acres
in Talbot and Dorchester counties, 1713-1726,
and one lot in Oxford, 1720; gave as a gift to his
daughter a house and ten lots in Oxford, 1726.
WEALTH AT DEATH. DIED: will probated November
12, 1726, in Talbot County. PERSONAL PROPERTY:
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TEV, £2,750.6.5 current money (including 31
slaves, 151 oz. plate, and books worth £19.0.0);
his accounts show the disbursement of £1,051.5.3
due eight Free Schools and a merchant in London
owed by Ungle as treasurer of the Eastern Shore;
FB, £0. LAND: 1,080 acres in Talbot County and
a tract of unknown acreage in Somerset County.
UTIE (UTYE), GEORGE (?-1678). BORN in
Virginia, probably third son. IMMIGRATED: by 1658V
59, as a free adult, or possibly as a minor, from
Virginia. RESIDED: in Baltimore County. FAMILY
BACKGROUND. FATHER: John Utie (?-ca. 1638),
who immigrated to Virginia by 1623, was a mem-
ber of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1623-
1624, 1629, 1629-1630, and a councillor of Vir-
ginia, 1630. STEPFATHER: Richard Bennett (ca.
1608-1675). MOTHER: Ann. BROTHERS: John, who
married Mary (last name unknown); Nathaniel
Utie (ca. 1635-ca. 1675/76). HALF BROTHER:
Richard Bennett (ca. 1639-1667). HALF SISTERS:
Elizabeth Bennett, who married Charles Scar-
borough of Accomack County, Virginia; Anne
Bennett (?-by 1694), who married first, Theo-
dorick Bland (?-1671), and second, St. Leger Codd
(ca. 1634-ca. 1707/8). MARRIED by 1670 Susan-
nah, daughter of Samuel Goldsmith (?-1671) and
wife Johanna (?-1687). Her sisters were Eliza-
beth; Blanche, who married George Wells (?-1696).
Susannah Goldsmith Utie subsequently married
Mark Richardson (?-ca. 1704/5). CHILDREN. SON:
George (?-1695), who married Mary Beadle (?-
1697). DAUGHTERS: Mary Ann, who married in
1687 Anthony Drew; Bethia (?-1714), who mar-
ried James Phillips (?-1720). PRIVATE CAREER.
EDUCATION: literate. RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION:
Protestant. SOCIAL STATUS AND ACTIVITIES: prob-
ably moved to Maryland to join his brother Na-
thaniel Utie (ca. 1635-ca. 1675/76), who had set-
tled in Baltimore County two years earlier; high
status on arrival with his brother already a coun-
cillor; son held no known office. OCCUPATIONAL
PROFILE: planter. PUBLIC CAREER. LEGISLATIVE
SERVICE: Lower House, Baltimore County, 1661.
LOCAL OFFICES: justice, Baltimore County, 1664/
65-1666, by 1674-1678 (quorum, 1664/65-1666,
by 1674-1678); sheriff, Baltimore County, 1666-
1667, 1668; coroner, Baltimore County, 1670.
WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND AT FIRST ELEC-
TION: 300 acres in Baltimore County. WEALTH AT
DEATH. DIED: will probated on October 24, 1678,
in Baltimore County. PERSONAL PROPERTY: TEV,
64,199 pounds of tobacco (including 1 slave, 4
servants, books valued at 1,500 pounds of to-
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