146 HIS LORDSHIP'S PATRONAGE

18. Capt. RICHARD WARD KEY (Prot, mother Cath. ), suc-
ceeded his father in June, 1744; died 10 April 1765..

19. *Col. BENJAMIN YOUNG, JR. (Prot., mother Cath.;
brother-in-law of Deputy Secretary Dulany), succeeded Key in
April, * 1765; transferred to Clerkship of Cecil County, 30 Nov.
1770.

20. DANIEL WOLSTENHOLME, gave bond 12 Dec. 1770;
formerly a factor of Messrs. Hanbury of London.

b. Clerk of Kent County, 1637.

1. Capt. ROBERT VAUGHAN, appears as clerk in 1651.

2. Col. THOMAS HYNSON, succeeded Vaughan in 1652.

3. THOMAS HILL, succeeded Hynson prior to 1 March 1654/5.

4. Col. THOMAS HYNSON, succeeded Hill, Dec., 1656.

5. WILLIAM LEEDS, appointed 1 Sept. 1657.

6. JOHN COURSEY (brother of Col. Henry Coursey, Clerk of
the Council), com. 6 May 1658.

7. TOBIAS WELLS, com. 7 April 1660, and again 14 June 1661.

8. JOHN WRIGHT, com. 10 Feb. 1667/8.

9. DISBOROUGH BENNETT, com. 16 April 1669.

10. Col. PETER SAYER (Cath. ), succeeded Bennett in Decem-
ber, 1670.

11. CHARLES BANKS, entered office prior to 26 March 1672.

12. BENJAMIN RANDALL (son-in-law of Thomas Hynson
above), com. 6 Dec. 1676.

13. CHARLES BANKS, succeeded Randall about March, 1678/9;
died about August, 1679.

14. Col. ELIAS KING, succeeded Banks in August, 1679.

15. MICHAEL TURBUTT (Prot., brother-in-law of Col. Vincent
Lowe), succeeded King shortly before 15 March 1686/7; dis-
placed by the Protestant Associators, 4 Sept. 1689.

16. MICHAEL MILLER, appointed by act of the Convention, 4
Sept. 1689.