Sandy
Spring region, Montgomery County, Maryland Owned by Isaac Briggs,
1794-1825; Hannah Briggs 1825-1851
Information:
Sharon, built circa
1795. M-NCPPC Historic Preservation office, Montgomery County Planning
Department.
"Sharon,"
which lies approximately five miles outside of
downtown Brookeville, Maryland, was the estate of Isaac
Briggs and his wife, Hannah
Brooke Briggs.1
The estate was a
part of a tract of land known as "Addition to Brooke Grove," which
belonged to Hannah's father, Roger Brooke IV, until his death in 1790.
Hannah inherited a 245 acre parcel of her father's land, where
she would establish "Sharon."2
With the help of his father Samuel, Isaac
constructed a modest log cabin on the property.3
Hannah,
Isaac, and their children used the land surrounding the home to grow a
variety of crops, including corn, wheat, chestnut trees, apple trees,
clover, and potatoes.4
While Isaac was away on business, which could often be for months or
years at a time, Hannah and her children would stay in a house
that
Hannah owned in downtown Brookeville. The Briggs Family remained in the
possession of Isaac and Hannah
Briggs's descendants until well into the twentieth century. The
original
home that Isaac and Samuel Briggs constructed at "Sharon" still stands
today, and has been restored to closely resemble its original form.5
Sharon, built circa
1795. M-NCPPC Historic Preservation office, Montgomery County Planning
Department. 