John THOMPSON d/ 5 Mar 1751, planter, leaving
widow - Yacomintye and 4 children,
- William THOMPSON b/ 11 Mar 1739
- Cornelius THOMPSON b/ 20 Mar 1741
- John THOMPSON b/ 13 Dec 1743
- Ann THOMPSON b/ 1 Sep 1746, later w/o Angus McDONALD
(he died long before 1787)
John's will written 25 Sep 1748, spelled Thomson, in province
of MD. Executrix was the widow; witnesses: William McKAY,
Nicholas GARRETT and Mary MORFY.
Land - "Thompson's Hop Yard", "Derby Island", and "Fair Island";
these lands listed in petition.
Inventory of John Thompson, dated 8 Aug 1751, listed as Negro
SLAVES - CATE, BEN, PEGG, GEORGE, PETER and NAN.
Creditors listed: James PEARRE with Mary PEARRE as nearest kin;
and Christopher LOWNDES with Cornelius ELTING as nearest kin.
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Isaac ELTING was administrator of John THOMPSON's estate; but,
Isaac ELTING d/ 9 Jun 1756 (or 1 Oct 1756), leaving,
widow - Mary (later m/ John CAREY)
son - Cornelius ELTING
(only child at writing of will but made provisions if others)
sis/ Elizabeth KERRIC/FERRIE
sis/ Iacomintye THOMPSON, dec'd - her children,
.......William THOMPSON
.......Cornelius THOMPSON
.......John THOMPSON
.......Anna THOMPSON
Isaac wrote his will on 18 Mar 1756; the spelling of his
name on the will was ELTINGE
Executors were Rudolph ELTING and Mary ELTING, the widow.
Witnesses: John KIMBOL, Thomas BEATTY Jr and William BARNS.
Multitude of land tracts including:
- "Darby Island", "Mill Curn", "Fair Island", "Hills",
"Invention", "Sinicor Foard" (Seneca Ford?), "Fortun",
"Mill Road", "Isaac Eltinge", "Eltinge Chains", "Grubby Hill",
and "Partnership", all in Frederick County;
- "Frogg Island" at mouth of Rock Creek. Mill is on land at
Rock Creek that wife and Rodolphus ELTINGE, as executors, are
asked to sell.
Inventory of Isaac ELTINGER dated Jan 1758 included the
following Negro
SLAVES: LEACH, ANN, JACK, TOM, MARGARET, HANNAH, PETER,
DAW, JOE, NANN, DINAH, CATE and another CATE.
Copy of indenture for lease of 7 years for 600 pounds of
tobacco yearly to Isaac ELTINGER, millar, by William TRACY,
planter, both of Frederick County, for Derby Island lying
between Walter EVENS and Cornelius ELTINGER on Potomac River,
witnessed by Rodof ELTINGER and dated 2 Mar 1750.
Isaac also had another indenture for lease dated 11 Mar 1751,
with Thomas BREASTER, planter of Fairfax Co, Virginia.
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Rudolph ELTING d/ 1 Sep 1760, intestate, leaving
widow - Sarah (later m/ Josias CLAPHAM)
Sarah ELTING, the widow, as administrator, took possession
of all the property, including that in trust for the children
of John THOMPSON; and received profits from it, from the
time of Rudolph's death until about 1 Aug 1761, when she
intermarried with Colonel Josias CLAPHAM/CLAPPIN. During
this time, Mary ELTING (widow of Isaac) intermarried with
John CARY.
William JONES made agreement with Sarah ELTINGE for the
plantation at the Mill on 17 Jul 1761. Zachariah ELLIS gave
testimony at this time regarding Fair Island and walnut timber.
Josias CLAPHAM made oath that in 1762, he called upon
William SMALLWOOD who lived on the plantation, formerly
belonging to John THOMPSON, near the Great Falls in
Maryland; and asked for rent which Smallwood claimed he
had paid to Rudolph ELTING. On 29 Sep 1773, Samuel SCHOOLEY,
a Quaker, made oath he had paid for repairs done on mill at
Seneca Mill in Virginia currency.
Testimony regarding waste of timber - by Richard HOPKINS
of full age, stated 13 or 14 years ago he assisted Rodolphus
ELTING down the river with a raft of walnut logs, which was
taken from the bank of Derby Island with about 16 or 17 logs,
and they landed them at William PRITCHETT's landing , now
Joseph EVANS', and rolled them on the bank (dated 13 Nov 1773).
William NODAY testified he remembered William HOLLYFIELD rented
Long Island, belonging to Isaac ELTING, for payment of tobacco
for about two or three years; and part of the time, Matthew
BRADLY worked on the island. He claimed he rented the island
for three years and produced a receipt signed by Rodolpheus
ELTING for 6 pounds Spanish money for his rent in 1757, and
a receipt dated 21 Jul 1758 signed by Sarah ELTING also in
Spanish money. The last year he used Virginia currency and
grew tired of the place, because his labour was being destroyed
by his neighbors' creatures. He claimed Hollyfield and Bradly
rented it before him and William ELLET after him; but, knows
not about rent on the latter (This dated 13 Nov 1773).
The court ruled on 4 May 1775 for the sum of 1,480 pounds,
16 shillings, 6 pence cm be paid to the Thompson heirs by
Josias CLAPHAM and w/Sarah and John CARY and w/Mary; but,
the latter parties opposed the amount of payment.
On 26 May 1788, Commissioners of Montgomery County were
appointed: Benjamin STODDART, William Hammond DORSEY, Charles
WORTHINGTON and Thomas L. JOHNS.
Distribution of Isaac ELTING's estate shows 1/3 to the widow;
1/3 to Elizabeth FERRIE, and the remaining 1/3 to the four
Thompson heirs.
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