4. Maj. William Dent, com. for all North Potomac District, 12 Oct.
1696 (AM, XX, 531); died in November, 1704.

5. John Rogers of Charles County (Prot.), apparently succeeded Dent
about November, 1704 (AM, XXIX, 11); resigned in 1711 about a year after

his appointment as Clerk of Charles County. His wife was a stepdaughter of
Col. John Contee, who in 1704 had married Gov. Seymour's cousin.

6. John Phelps of Somerset County (Prot.), succeeded Rogers about

October 1711 (AM, XXIX, 86); died in Midsummer 1718.

7. Capt. John Young of Annapolis (Part.), succeeded Phelps in Mid-

summer, 1718 (AM, XLII, 41).

8. Philip Lee of Prince George's County (Prot.,, wife Prot. convert),
succeeded Young about October, 1727 (AM, XLII,49); recom. 25 July 1733
and 29 Sept. 1742 (Commission Book No. 82, ff. 1, 96); died in April, 1744.

9. Richard Lee of Charles County (Prot., eldest son of Philip), succeeded
on his father's death (AM, XLIV, 48); recom. 28 Aug. 1769 and 29 April 1773
(Commission Book No. 82, ff. 226, 307); resigned in favor of his son in May,

1774 when he became President of the Council. died 26 Jan. 1787.

10. Philip Thomas Lee of Annapolis (Prot., second son of Richard), com.

20 May 1774 (Commission Book No. 83, f, 7); removed in April, 1777; died 28
Nov. 1778.

c. Naval Officer of Pocomoke.

1. Maj. Robert King I of Somerset County (Prot. ), appointed by act of

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