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     Alma DeBusk married Corbitt Huff.
Alma DeBusk was born on 12 February 1914 at Rose Hill, Lee Co., Virginia, USA.^2,3
Alma DeBusk died on 31 July 1998 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Ctr., Big Stone Gap, Wise Co., Virginia, USA, at age 84.⁴
Alma DeBusk was buried on 3 August 1998 at Huff Cemetery, Woodway, Lee Co., Virginia, USA.
      ; Source: Kingsport Times-News, Electronic Edition, Saturday, Aug. 1, 1998. JONESVILLE, Va. -- Alma DeBusk Huff, 84, died Friday (July 31, 1998) atWellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Lee County, Va., she was a member of FleenorsChapel Baptist Church, Jonesville, Va. She was preceded in death by her husband, Corbitt Huff; a daughter, HelenMedley; a granddaughter, Kimberly Cradic Tabor; a great-granddaughter,April Good; her parents, Robert and Catherine DeBusk; and two brothers,John DeBusk and Emory (Ed) DeBusk. Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Rose Huff, Bob andLeora Huff, all of Woodway, Va., and Ronnie Huff, Orlando, Fla; threedaughters and sons-in-law, Virginia and Jessee Parsons, Kingsport, Judyand Reed Williams, Pennington Gap, Va., and Susie and Timothy Cradic,Jonesville, Va; 26 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; agreat-great-grandchild; a brother, James S. DeBusk, Middleton, Wis; asister, Blanche McCoy, Charlestown, Ind. Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Arney-Mullins Funeral HomeChapel, Jonesville, Va. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapelwith the Rev. Dee Owens and the Rev. Aaron Stapleton officiating. Burial will follow at the Huff Family Cemetery, Woodway, Va. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fleenors ChapelBaptist Church, Jonesville, Va.

     Corbitt Huff married Alma DeBusk, daughter of Robert Lee DeBusk and Lurla Catherine Milwee.
Corbitt Huff was born on 4 September 1905.^2,3
Corbitt Huff died on 16 November 1993 at Jonesville, Lee Co., Virginia, USA, at age 88.^4,3

     Elbert Campbell DeBusk was buried at Huff Cemetery, Woodway, Lee Co., Virginia, USA.³ He was born on 9 January 1910 at Lee Co., Virginia, USA.⁴
Elbert Campbell DeBusk died on 11 January 1910 at Lee Co., Virginia, USA.⁴

     William L. Matlock was buried at Matlock Cemetery, Rose Hill, Lee Co., Virginia, USA.² He was born in November 1879 at Lee Co., Virginia, USA.^3,4 He married Elizabeth DeBusk, daughter of Elbert Overton DeBusk and Serelda Jane Yeary, circa 1909.

William L. Matlock died in 1962.⁴
     William L. Matlock was also known as Will Matlock.

     Elizabeth DeBusk was buried at Matlock Cemetery, Rose Hill, Lee Co., Virginia, USA.² She was born in 1890 at Lee Co., Virginia, USA.^3,4 She married William L. Matlock circa 1909.

Elizabeth DeBusk died in 1967.⁴

     Dewey Matlock was born circa 1914 at Lee Co., Virginia, USA.
Dewey Matlock died on 2 July 2001 at Pennington Gap, Lee Co., Virginia, USA.
Dewey Matlock was buried on 6 July 2001 at Maness Cemetery, Rose Hill, Lee Co., Virginia, USA.
      ; Source: Kingsport Times-News, Electronic Edition, Obituaries, Published:July 4, 2001. ROSE HILL, Va. - Dewey Matlock, 87, entered into eternal rest Monday(July 2, 2001) at the Lee County Community Hospital. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the South Pacific,and was a faithful member of the Rose Hill Christian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Will and Elizabeth DeBuskMatlock; brothers, Noel Matlock and Neal Matlock. Survivors include his wife, Alma, of the home; stepson, Ronald Lee,Roanoke, Va., and wife Ann; grandsons, Robert Lee and wife Rachel,Memphis, Philip Lee and wife Stacey, Hendersonville, Tenn; brother,George Matlock, Rose Hill; and sister, Ruth Matlock, Lexington, Ky; andseveral nephews and nieces. Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Arney-Mullins Funeral Home,Rose Hill, or anytime at the home. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home byPreachers Jim Belcher and Virgil Carico. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Maness Cemetery, Rose Hill. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Thomas Walker Rescue Squadof Ewing, Va.

     Noel Matlock married Virginia (?)
Noel Matlock was born on 5 September 1911 at Lee Co., Virginia, USA.¹
Noel Matlock died on 26 April 1999 at Kingsport, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 87.²
Noel Matlock was buried on 30 April 1999 at Matlock Cemetery, Rose Hill, Lee Co., Virginia, USA.
      ; Source: Kingsport Times-News, Electronic Edition, Obituaries, PublishedApril 27, 1999. ROSE HILL, Va. — Noel R. Matlock, 87, Route 2, entered into rest Monday(April 26, 1999) at Holston Valley Medical Center. He attended Cumbo United Methodist Church and was a retired farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Elizabeth Matlock;and a brother, Neal Matlock. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Matlock; four stepchildren, BettyRamsey, Baltimore, Md., Stella Ramey, Taylor, Mich., Jackie Martin andBilly Martin, Rose Hill, Va; two brothers, George and Dewy Matlock, RoseHill, Va; one sister, Ruth Matlock, Lexington, Ky; and several nieces,nephews and grandchildren. Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cumbo UnitedMethodist Church, Rose Hill, Va. Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Matlock Cemetery, Rose Hill, Va. Arney-Mullins Funeral Home, Rose Hill, Va. is in charge of arrangements.

     Hoye Herman Moore married Ruby Gilpin.
Hoye Herman Moore was born on 26 June 1908.²
Hoye Herman Moore died on 2 October 1992 at Ewing, Lee Co., Virginia, USA, at age 84.³

     Bonnie L. Yeary was buried at Yeary-Moore Cemetery, Rose Hill, Lee Co., Virginia, USA.³ She married Robert J. Moore.
Bonnie L. Yeary was born in 1886.⁴
Bonnie L. Yeary died on 19 February 1967.⁴

     Robert J. Moore was buried at Yeary-Moore Cemetery, Rose Hill, Lee Co., Virginia, USA.³ He married Bonnie L. Yeary, daughter of Joseph S. Yeary and Lavena A. Dean.
Robert J. Moore was born in 1890.⁴
Robert J. Moore died in 1971.⁴

     Jean deBrassier married an unknown person.
He was born.
Jean deBrassier died on 28 June 1557.

     Robert Cager was born between 1612 and 1618 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA;
"Early Colonial Settlers..." says he was born in England.¹ He married Dorothy James ?

Robert Cager died between 10 August 1667 and 5 September 1667 at St. Mary's Co., Maryland, USA; Presumably died between date of will and date of probate thereof.¹

His estate was probated on 5 September 1667 at St. Mary's Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     Reference:
From "Early Colonial Settlers...":
     "Robert Cager 6.529 A SM #18307 #18307 Nov 26 1679
Payments to: Abell James paid to Marmaduke Semme,
Executor: Petter Watts.
     "King, Walter, (nunc.) St. Mary's Co., 21st Oct., 1653.
To James Lindsay, admr., Henry Fox, Robert Cager, and Lawrence Starkey, personalty.
Test: John Jarbo, John Medley.
     "James, Owen, St. Mary's County, 18th Sept., 1659; 29th Sept., 1659. To John Lawson, son of John Lawson, Rebecca Frizzell, dau. of Alexander Frizzell, Humphry Beech, Harbert Homan, Rev. Wilkinson, and goddau. Dorothy Cager, dau. of Robert Cager, goddau. Ellen King, personalty. Kinsman Col. John Price, ex. and residuary legatee. Test: Alex. Frissell, Sarah Frissell, Richard Lloyd. 1. 110."

Reference:
Title: A Brashear(s) Family History: Descendants of Robert and Benois
Brasseur: Vol. 1: The First 200 Years of Brashear(s) in America, and Some Descendants in Maryland
Abbrev: A Brashear(s) Family History: Vol. 1
Author: Brashear, Charles; McCoy, Shirley Brasher
Publication: 5025 Old Cliffs Rd., San Diego, CA 92120-1151, Ph: 619/265-7674, brashear@mail.sdsu.edu, 1998
Name: Tonsing, Rick & Margaret.² GAV-9, GKJ-9.

Robert Cager left a will on 10 August 1667 at St. Mary's Co., Maryland, USA;
From "Early Colonial Settlers...":
     "Cager, Robert, St. Mary's County, 10th Aug., 1667; 5th Sept., 1667. To child., Robert Cager, Jr., and Dorothy, wife of George Monroe, estate in equal portions; Robert to be of age at 21 yrs. Overseers: John Lawson and Henry Hide. Test: Thos. Hatton, Patrick Forrest, Evan Lewis. 1. 293."¹

     Dorothy James ? married Robert Cager.

     GAV-9, GKJ-9.

     Robert Cager was born circa 1650 at St. Mary's Co., Maryland, USA.¹
Robert Cager died between 24 January 1675 and 4 February 1675 at St. George's Hundred, St. Mary's Co., Maryland, USA; Presumably died between date of will and date of probate thereof.¹

His estate was probated on 4 February 1675 at St. George's Hundred, St. Mary's Co., Maryland, USA.¹

     In Robert Cager's will dated 10 August 1667 at St. Mary's Co., Maryland, USA, Robert Cager was named as an heir;
From "Early Colonial Settlers...":
     "Cager, Robert, St. Mary's County, 10th Aug., 1667; 5th Sept., 1667. To child., Robert Cager, Jr., and Dorothy, wife of George Monroe, estate in equal portions; Robert to be of age at 21 yrs. Overseers: John Lawson and Henry Hide. Test: Thos. Hatton, Patrick Forrest, Evan Lewis. 1. 293."²

Robert Cager left a will on 24 January 1675 at St. George's Hundred, St. Mary's Co., Maryland, USA;
From "Early Colonial Settlers...":
     "Cager, Robert, St. George's Hundred, St. Mary's County, 24th Jan., 1675; 4th Feb., 1675.
Entire estate to be used for maintenance of Protestant ministry in St. George's and Poplar Hill Hundreds. Exs.: Francis Sourton, Geo. Mackall, Peter Watts.
Test: Thos. Dent, Wm. Watts, Jno. Wynn. MCW 2. 383.
     "Robertt Cager 1.128 A SM #43737 Nov 16 1674
Payments to: Nicholas Bead, Alexander Standish, Nicholas Rawlins, William Greengoe, William Hatton, John Mould, Secretary Clarke, Even Lewin, Mr. Mettford, Mr. Cordea, Robertt Graham, Elisabeth Cob, Elisabeth Allison, Mr, Humpkin. Mr. Vanswerinqen, William Calvert, Esq., Mr. Jenifer, Mr. Carvill, Mr. Monroe, George Dundas.
Administrator: Henry Hyde,
     "Robertt Cager 2.136 I SM #8295 Mar 2 1675 May 9 1676
Appraisers: William Hatton, Francis Hill,
     "Robert Cager 5.93 A SM #14457 #16337 May 11 1678
Payments to: John Blomfield, Mr. Clement Hill, Capt. Gerard Slye, William Calvert, Esq., Mr, Henry Carew.
Mentions: John Evans.
Executor: Peter Watts.
     "Robert Cager 6.529 A SM #18307 #18307 Nov 26 1679
Payments to: Abell James paid to Marmaduke Semme.
Executor: Petter Watts.
     "Robert Cage 4.307 A #8295 Aug 22 1677
Legatees: Peter Watts, Mary Watts.
List of debts: Phillip Lawlins, John Evans.
Payments to: Marmaduke Semmes, Robert Farrar, Thomas Evans, John Baker, Robert Jones, Henry Spry, Emanuell Ratcliffe, Frances Hyde, Elisabeth de la. Roche, Thomas Dent, John Browne.
Executor: Peter Watts.
     "John Waughop 5.225 I #31890 Jun 19 1678 Jul 4 1678
A raisers: William Hatton, Peter Watts.
List of debts: Simon Spracklin for Mr. Thomas Carlile, Robert Cager (dead), James Lewis, Robert Glasgow.
Executrix: Joanna Waughop."¹

     William Jones was born circa 1614 at Lower Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales, England.
     GAV-9? GKJ-9.

     Maurice de Brassier married Marie Judith de Hautvillar.

     GAV-13 GKJ-13.

     Marie Judith de Hautvillar married Maurice de Brassier, son of Jean de Brassier and Isabelle de Rics.

     GAV-13 GKJ-13.

     Richard Tydings was born in 1625 at England. He was baptized on 29 May 1625 at St. Mary White Chapel, Tower Hamlets borough, Stepney Parish, co. Middlesex, England; Ancestry.com - London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
     Name:     Richard Tydings
     Baptism Date:     29 May 1625
     Parish:     St Mary, Whitechapel
     County:     Middlesex
     Borough:     Tower Hamlets
     Parent(s):     John Tydings,
          Margaret Tydings
     Record Type:     Baptism
     Register Type:     Parish Register
     Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, St Mary, Whitechapel, Composite register: baptisms Nov 1558 - Oct 1645 (gap 1618-1621) and Aug - Nov 1860, marriages Dec 1558 - Feb 1642 (gap 1619-1621), burials Nov 1558 - Jun 1642 (gap 1619-1621), P93/MRY1/001
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
     Original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.
     Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation Libraries, Archives. The City of London gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to the City of London, Guildhall, PO Box 270, London, EC2P 2EJ. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action.^4,5 He was born circa 1640.^2,1 He married Charity Adams on 29 May 1662 at Choptank, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA,
; Find A Grave says married 1667 at Choptank; Brashear [1999:34] syas m. 1670 in MD.^1,6,3
Richard Tydings died between 4 June 1688 and 4 July 1689 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA; from Saunder Website: "Richard TYDINGS' will included no probate dated, but he died between 4 June 1688 when he was made an appraiser of the estate of Edward MARRIOTE2 and 4 July 1689 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. On 13 Feb. 1692/3 Cap. Henry HANSLAP, former sheriff of AA County showed that a commission was granted to said HANSLAP on 4 July 1689 to prove the will of Richard TYDINGS and that it was by him subscribed and proved on 13 July 1689. At the same time, the administration was given to John JORDAIN "who intermarried with Charity the Exex of the sd will."3 Note that no executor was named in the recorded copy of the will. On 20 July 1689 John JORDAIN posted bond for the administration, with John BELT and Jos. WILLIAMS his securites.3"
     Saunders cites:
      2. Appraisers of Edward Marriote, Maryland Testamentary Proceedings 14:95.
      3. Richard Tydings estate, Maryland Testamentary Proceedsing 15:9, FHL microfilm 0,012,934.^7,8

His estate was probated on 14 May 1697
; From Barnes [2015:245]: "An account of his estate was filed 14 May 1697 by his extx., dau. Charity, wife of John Jordain, of K[ent] Co. Inventories of (pounds)166.1.3.4 and (pounds)9.3.8 were mentioned, and payments from John Taylor, merchant in London, and Joseph Owens. Payments were made to Col. Darnall. Legatees were his wife (unnamed) and five children (unnamed)."
Note:
Abstracts of he Inventories and Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1674-1718. Abstracted by Vernon L. Skinner, Jr. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, volume 14, p. 143."⁹
     Reference: [Colonial Families of Anne Arundel County, MD, The Tydings Family, Page244] Richard Tydings progenitor, claimed land for service in 1659 and again in1667. On the first of January 1674 he witnessed the will of Thomas Sparrow of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Richard died leaving a will dated February 2, 1687. In it, he left to his son John (at age 21) the tract Haslenut Ridge; if Jon were to s.p., the land was to go to his daus. Charity, Eliza, Preti(o)tia, and Mary. Daus. Preti(o)tia and Marywere to have New Year's Gift, also in Baltimore County. Solomon Sparrow,John Belt, and John Jordaine were to be overseers. The will was witnessed by Eliza Chesell, Eliza Butler, Charity Chesell, and John Elsey. An account was filed May 14, 1697 by his extx., dau. Charity, wife of John Jordain. Inventories of 166.1.3.4 and 9.3.8 were mentioned, and payments from John Taylor, merchant in London, and Joseph Owens. Payments were made to Col. Darnall. Legatees were his wife (unnamed) and five children (unnamed). at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA.^1,10 GAV-8 GKJ-8.¹¹

Reference: From Cheryl Grubbs:
     [quote]Richard Tyding's father apparently came to the colonies rather early and established himself to have a considerable estate at the time of his death.
     Will of Richard Tydings, dated 2 Feb 1687
     He named his son John at age 21; to eldest daughter Charity; to second daughter Elizabeth; to their daughter Pretitia; to fourth daughter Mary; he stated that all four were to receive their inheritance when the daughters came to be of age 16. Daughters Charity and Elizabeth to have 300 acres in Baltimore County. Daughters Pretitia and Mary to have 500 acre tract called "New Year's" on Gunpowder River. Children: John, Charity, Elizabeth, Pretitia and Mary.
     Overseers of the estate were Solomon Sparrow(brother of Thomas Sparrow), John Jordain and John Belt, (unindentified but are sons-in-law of Richard.) Charity should have been married by this date. Elizabeth had children by John BELT as early as ca. 1678 so the indication that they may also have been under sixteen is incorrect unless this a different Richard Tydings.
     [AACo, Will, Bk. 6, p. 31]
     There have been a number of researchers of the Brashear line that said that this Richard Tydings was married to Charity Sparrows. See the records of Richard Tydings Sr. for more on this argument.
     Sources:
      Brashear, Charles and McCoy, Shirley Brasher. A Brashear(s) Family History, Vol. 1, The First Two Hundred Years of Brashears in America, (of eight proposed volumes) 1998 Charles Brashear/Shirley McCoy, 5614 Dorothy Drive, San Diego, CA 92115-2303, email- brashear@mail.sdsu.edu[end quote].

Reference: from: Ancestry.com - Register of Maryland's heraldic families : period from 1634, March 25th to March 25th, l935, tercentenary of the founding of Maryland, p. 341
     Ancestry.com. Register of Maryland's heraldic families : period from 1634, March 25th to March 25th, l935, tercentenary of the founding of M [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
     Original data: Parran, Alice Norris. Register of Maryland's heraldic families : period from 1634, March 25th to March 25th, l935, tercentenary of the founding of Maryland. Baltimore, Md.: Printed by H.G. Roebuck & Son, cl935-c1938.
"Richard Tydings - will d-1687. Wife unknown; pre-deceased. Was in Md. as early as 1659 as he demanded 50 acres. "Haslenut Ridge" was resurv., 1680, for him. It was on Rhode River and he was there in 1689. No probate of will known. Eliz. Tydings, second dau - probably under 16 at date of will. M-1st-John Belt; m-2nd-John Lamb (.... - 1715) of Annapolis."¹²

Reference: from Saunder Website - Page created by: fzsaund@ix.netcom.com
     Fredric Z. Saunders
     1234 Waterside Cove #21
     Midvale, UT 84047-4293
     Last revised: 20 Dec. 2014
     "Records show that three families, those of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity, William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia, and John BELT and wife Elizabeth were all closely related to each other. Their ages, plus the records would suggest that one person from each couple was a sibling to one person from each of the other two couples. What is unknown, is exactly which persons were the siblings.
     "TYDINGS FAMILY: Richard TYDINGS wrote his will 2 Feb. 1687. Richard named his son John who was under 21, his eldest daughter Charity, second daughter Elizabeth, third daughter Pretitia, and fourth daughter Mary. All four of his daughters were individually stated to receive bequests at the age of 16 or marriage. As overseers he named Solomon SPARROW, John BELT, and John JORDAIN. The witnesses were Elizabeth CHESELL, Elizabeth BUTLER, Charles CHISELL, and John ELSEY. Of note, is that to his daughters Charity and Elizabeth he left 375 acres in Baltimore County called Nanjomie.1
     "Richard TYDINGS' will included no probate dated, but he died between 4 June 1688 when he was made an appraiser of the estate of Edward MARRIOTE2 and 4 July 1689 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. On 13 Feb. 1692/3 Cap. Henry HANSLAP, former sheriff of AA County showed that a commission was granted to said HANSLAP on 4 July 1689 to prove the will of Richard TYDINGS and that it was by him subscribed and proved on 13 July 1689. At the same time, the administration was given to John JORDAIN "who intermarried with Charity the Exex of the sd will."3 Note that no executor was named in the recorded copy of the will. On 20 July 1689 John JORDAIN posted bond for the administration, with John BELT and Jos. WILLIAMS his securites.3
     "Various publications over the past 100 years have incorrectly listed Richard TYDINGS daughter Elizabeth as being identical to Elizabeth, wife of John BELT. That Richard's daughter Elizabeth actually married Robert CRUMP is proved by the following:
     "On 25 June 1719 Robert CRUMP and wife Elizabeth of Queen Anne's County, MD sold to Philip THOMAS of Anne Arundel Co., MD, the aforesaid Robert CRUMP "standing legally seized in right of the said Elizabeth his wife of the moiety or half part of a tract of Land called Nanjamie" of 375 acres.4 The deed stated they sold the half part (187.5 acres) that was the right of his wife Elizabeth. Elizabeth's right in the land would have been from it having been her one half of the tract willed to her and her sister Charity in their father's will. Therefore the Elizabeth that first married John BELT, and second John LAMB, and died testate in 1737 as Elizabeth LAMB is NOT the daughter of Richard TYDINGS of the 1687 will. In 1748 Philip THOMAS of Anne Arundel County sold the 187.5 acres, the "undivided moiety" of the tract "Nanjemy" to Thomas HARRISON.5
     "The inventory of Robert CRUMP's estate taken 11 March 1748 in Queen Anne's Co. and was signed by "next of kin" Preposia BOSTICK.6 A Preciosia CRUMP married Samuel BOSTOCK 14 Jan. 1730 at St. Luke's Parish, Queen Anne's County.7 Use of the name Preciosia/Pretiotia among the CRUMP family is added evidence that Richard TYDINGS daughter Elizabeth married Robert CRUMP.
     "On 23 Sep. 1706 Jno JORDAN and wife Charity filed an additional account on the estate of Richard TIDINGS. Included were payments to Dutton LEAN for his wife's portion, Eliza TIDINGS for her portion, Mary TIDINGS for part of her portion, Phillip DOWELL "who married Mary TYDINGS afterwards" for another part of her portion, and Jno TIDINGS for his portion.8 Had Richard's daughter Elizabeth been identical to John BELT's wife/widow, then the payment should have been to Elizabeth BELT if before 1702 (when she married John LAMB) or Elizabeth LAMB (if after 1702).
     "Charles Brashear had stated that Richard TYDINGS' wife Charity was a SPARROW, daughter of Thomas SPARROW and Elizabeth KINSEY, and that this was the Thomas SPARROW who died about 1674.9 There is simply no evidence to support such a conclusion.
     "One of the more important SPARROW documents was recorded in Anne Arundel Co, MD Land Records.10 This shows that:
     " 1. Thomas SPARROW transported himself and his wife Elizabeth, and his children Thomas and Elizabeth to MD in 1649.
     " 2. In 7 Sep. 1659 Thomas SPARROW, son and heir of the first Thomas SPARROW received a patent of 590 for Sparrow's Rest, which had been surveyed for his father.
     "The above show that the first Thomas SPARROW was deceased by 1659, and that his Thomas [Jr.] obtained the patent for his land in 1659.
     "Thomas SPARROW [Jr.] wrote his will on 1 Jan. 1674, which was proved on 5 June 1675.11
     "He named his wife Elizabeth, son Thomas, daughter Elizabeth, brother Solomon, and sister Elizabeth CHAMP. Witnesses were Nath. HEATHCOTE and Richard TYDEINGS. As his brother Solomon was not listed as having been transported in 1649, he would have been born after 1649. No mention was made of a daughter named Charity.
     "Another error in Brashear's book is that he stated Richard TYDINGS was born 6 Dec. 1654 in All Hallow's Parish, the son of John TYDINGS and wife Ann. There are no records for All Hallow's Parish at that early a date. There was a John TYDINGS and wife Ann who were the parents of a son Richard born in All Hallow's Parish on 4 Dec. 1754.12
     "There was a Richard TYDINGS baptized 29 May 1625 at St. Mary's Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, son of John TYDINGS and wife Margaret.47 Some researchers have assumed that this was the Richard of MD, but he is not. Richard TYDINGS and Margaret TYDINGS [his mother] were both buried 30 June 1625 at St. Mary's Whitechapel, the same locality where he was born.
     "It was brought to my attention by Mary Kay Coker that there was a Richard TITHINGS who was baptized at St Saviour Church, Southwark, Surrey, which is just across the Thames River from London.
     "She stated there were entries for:48
     " John Tithings married Ann Willson 20 Sep 1630
     " John s/o John Tiding a carpenter bpt 26 Feb 1631/2 (John Tyding Inf[ant] buried 01 Aug 1633)
     " Richard s/o John Tithing a turner bpt 09 Mar 1633/4
     " John s/o John Tydings a turner 12 Aug 1638
     " John Tydings [not marked as infant] buried 03 Jul 1639
     " Ann Tidings [not marked as infant] buried 13 Feb 1641/2
     "This has not been further investigated, but listed only as a possibility that could be explored for the identity of Richard TYDINGS of Maryland.
     "In 1682, Richard TYDINGS claimed rights for the transportation Charity TYDINGS into Maryland.36
     "Children of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity:
     "1. Charity TYDINGS1 b. say 1673;16 m.1. John JORDAIN;3,40 m.2. Michael PACQUINET;13 m.3. Mr. SELMON;14 living 175014
     "2 John TYDINGS1 b. say 1675;16 m. Mary ELLIS 16 day, 6th month (this is NOT June), 170512
     "3. Elizabeth TYDINGS1 b. say 1677;16 m. Robert CRUMP4 before 10 Jan. 1700;15 living 1719 Queen Anne's Co., MD4
     "4. Pretiotia TYDINGS1 b. say 1679;16 m.1 Dutton LANE;8 his will 31 May 1716, but not probated until 8 Oct. 1726;17 she m.2 John BOREING18
between 8 Aug. 171719 and 22 Jan. 1718 ;20 d. 2 Feb. 1734 St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., MD21
     "5. Mary TYDINGS1 b. say 1681;16 m. Phillip DOWELL 11 June 1702;12 d. between 5 Apr.171722 and 26 Jan. 1733 Anne Arundel Co., MD23
     "On 27 Dec. 1726 Michael PACQUINET (signed as PAQUNETT) and wife Charity of Bath Co., NC gave a Power of Attorney to our loving "cuzin" John BELT of Baltimore Co., MD to sell the tract "Nangemy" on the Gunpowder River in Baltimore County.13 This John BELT was the son of John BELT and wife Elizabeth. As "cousin" was a term that was often used for "nephew" it was upon this record that some genealogical publications concluded that John BELT's wife Elizabeth was identical to Elizabeth, daughter of Richard TYDINGS, and that her son John BELT [Jr.] of the Power of Attorney was a nephew to Charity. In this case, though, it would appear that Charity, daughter of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity, and John BELT, son of John BELT and wife Elizabeth were actual first cousins.
     "On 12 Dec. 1750 Charity SELMAN "one of the daughters and devisees of Richard TIDINGS" sold to Thomas HARRISON all right and claim to one moiety or half part of a tract called Nanjemy, the whole tract containing 375 acres.14 (Note: Thomas HARRISON would then possess the whole 375 acres. This would be a different Charity SELMAN from the daughter of John TYDINGS and Mary ELIIS that first married Solomon SPARROW, and secondly a SELMON.)
     "BELT FAMILY: On 1 Oct. 1649 Humphrie BELT of Lower Norfolk County, VA made oath that he was due 50 acres for transporting Margery CRAGGES his wife.24 The last record known of "Humfrey" BELT in VA was on 15 March 1654 [1654/5], when he was sued by Thomas JAYNES for a debt of 338 pounds tobacco.25
     "The first record of Humphrey BELT in MD was on 30 June 1663 when he entered rights for 200 acres for the transportation of himself, John BELT, Anne BELT, and Sarah BELT.26
     "If Humphrey was married about about 1649 at the time he claimed transportation for his wife, then the assumed children whom he transported by 1663 could have been born:
     "1. John BELT born say 1650; m. ca. 1677 Elizabeth; d. 1698
     "2. Anne BELT born say 1652
     "3. Sarah BELT born say 1654
     "That no transportation was claimed for his wife Margery, she may have died. The move from VA to MD may have occurred at any time between 1655 and 1663. Often a number of years may have passed between the actual transportation to MD, and the claiming of land. Sometimes land was only claimed for part of the family at one time, with the remainder claimed at a different date. If that happened, then Humphrey BELT may not have claimed land for his entire family, intending to claim any remaining land for a different tract.
     "Information on the FAMILY OF JOHN BELT is on a separate page.
     "RAMSEY FAMILY: William RAMSEY was in St. Mary's Co., MD as early as 1653 when he was about 14 years old. The will of Edward COTTEN was written there on 4 Apr. 1653.27 To Barnaby JACKSON he gave the labor of William RAMSEY and George SPROUSE until the ensuing St. Andrew's Day, provided he provide them sufficient apparell during that time and 3 months following. On St. Andrew's Day, William RAMSEY, "my servant" was to be delivered to John WARREN for 7 years.
     "On 17 October 1682 as a resident of Anne Arundel Co.28 William RAMSEY, age 43, gave a deposition for George THOMPSON regarding land formerly belonging to Barnaby JACKSON in St. Mary's County.29
     "William RAMSEY had settled in Anne Arundel County by 1665, when as a resident of there he purchased a tract in (then) Talbot County from Henry HAWKINS.32
     "In 1675 William RAMSEY of Anne Arundel Co. had proved his right to 150 acres, 50 due for his own time of service, and 100 acres due for the transportation of Anne WETHERALL and Thomas BULL in 1663.30
     "The will of William RAMSEY was written written on 12 May and proved on 20 June 1689 in Anne Arundel County. He left land to his "eldest son" Charles on the Gunpowder River [in Baltimore Co.] with the residue of land to his sons William and John. Also named was his wife Pretiotia who was the executrix and received the dwelling plantation and 250 acres on the Chester River along with the remainder of the personal estate, and to be disposed of according to her discretion "for the maintainance of her & my three youngest Children."31
     "After the death of William RAMSEY, his widow Pretiotia secondly married to Thomas BEVAN by 22 Oct. 1691 when Thomas BEVAN/BEVON and his wife Pretiotia executors of the will of William RAMSEY of Anne Arundel County sold to John "JURDAN" [JORDAN/JORDAIN], also of Anne Arundel County, the tract on the Chester River in Talbot County that William RAMSEY had purchased in 1665, and left to his wife Pretiotia in his will.33 On 4 Oct. 1692 Thomas BEVON and wife "Pretiosa" sold the Anne Arundel County land willed by William RAMSEY to his wife Pretiotia.34
     "William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia had additional children that were not named in the will that were just called "my three youngest children." A "Peshoshia" RAMSEY was buried 2 [blank] 1698/9 at All Hallow's Parish in Anne Arundel County and thought to be a daughter. A few months later on 14 May 1699, Thomas RAMSEY, "son of William and Peshoshia" was baptized there.12 Another believed child is Charity, wife of Thomas HODGES. Thomas HODGES was a witness to the will of John BELT. Thomas and wife Charity were the parents of children:35
     "Thomas HODGES born 3 Nov. 1697
     "Pretiotia HODGES born 13 May 1700
     "John HODGES born 30 Sep. 1702
     "Charles Ramsey HODGES born 18 Feb. 1704
     "Charity HODGES born 5 Aug. 1707
     "Elizabeth HODGES born 7 May 1710
     "Sarah HODGES born 22 Mar. 1713
     "William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia had children:
     "1. Charles RAMSEY31 b. say 1667; m. Elizabeth (THURSTON) WHALLEY by 1 Mar. 169137 [1691/2]
     "2. William RAMSEY31 b. say 1669
     "3. John RAMSEY31 b. say 167138
     "4. Charity RAMSEY b. say 1680; m. ca. 1696 Thomas HODGES
     "5. "Peshoshia" RAMSEY b. ca 1680s; bur. 2 (blank) 1698/9 All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel Co., MD12
     "6. Thomas RAMSEY b. posthumously? ca. 1689; bap. 14 May 1699 All Hallow's Parish as "son of William and "Peshoshia."12 Called nephew in the will of John BELT, Sr. written in 1697. (Note than many children from families that had Quaker ties appear to have been baptized when they were older at All Hallow's Parish. Elizabeth, widow of John BELT had 4 children from her first marriage baptized at the same time as her daughter Margaret in 1703. The eldest had to be over age 10.)
     "THE RELATIONSHIPS:
     "BELT TO TYDINGS
John BELT, son of John BELT and wife Elizabeth was "cousin" of Michael PACQUINET and wife Charity TYDINGS. If first cousins, then there would be a sibling relationship of either Richard TYDINGS or his wife Charity to either John BELT or his wife Elizabeth.
     "BELT TO RAMSEY
The elder John BELT in his 1697 will made a bequest to his "nephew" Thomas RAMSEY. Thomas was listed in the baptismal records as a son of William and "Peshoshia." That would imply that either John BELT or wife Elizabeth was a sibling to either William RAMSEY or wife Pretiotia.
     "TYDINGS TO RAMSEY
     "The use of the name Pretiotia among the children of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity, the use of the name Charity among the children of William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia would imply a relationship between the two families. Added evidence would be that William RAMSEY's wife Pretiotia and her second husband Thomas BEVAN/BEVON sold his Talbot County land to John "JURDAN" [JORDAN/JORDAIN] who was the husband of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity's daughter Charity.
     "THE POSSIBILITIES:
     "POSSIBILITY ONE:
     "1. Richard TYDINGS b. say 1642; m. Charity (b. say 1656); he d. ca. 1689 Anne Arundel Co., MD
     "2. Pretiotia TYDINGS b. say 1650; m.1. William RAMSEY/RAMSAY (b. ca. 1639); m.2. Thomas BEVON/BEVANS
     "3. Elizabeth TYDINGS b. say 1661; m.1. John BELT; ca. 1677; m.2. 25 July 1701 John LAMB; d. between 1 Aug. and 14 Oct. 1737 Anne Arundel Co., MD
     "On 10 Aug. 1663, George NOTTLEFOLD/NOTTLEFORD transferred Foldland in Anne Arundel Co., MD to Richard TIDING, who on 11 Sep. 1665 as Richard TIDINGS, cooper, granted the deed and assigment to Elizabeth BREWER, widow. Richard signed his mark, as an "R".39 As Richard TYDEINGS he witnessed the 1674 will of Thomas SPARROW,11 as TYDINGS he was an appraiser for the 1676 estate of John SHAW,41 as TIDINGS an appraiser for the 1676 estate of Thomas SPARROW,42, as TYDINGS an appraiser for the 1679 estate of Thomas BESSON the elder,43 as TIDENS an appraiser for the 1679 estate of Enoch BOULTON,44 and as TYDING an appraiser for the 1684 estate of Edmond TOWNHILL.45
     "In each case his mark was indicated as an "R". Although his will was indicated as signed with the mark "RT", there is no reason to believe it is not the same man, or that there was more than one Richard TYDINGS at that time in MD.
     "The likelihood that this possibility is the correct one would seem extremely remote.
     "POSSIBILITY TWO:
     "1. William RAMSEY b. ca. 1639; m. Pretiotia b. say 1650
     "2. Charity RAMSEY b. say 1656; m. Richard TYDINGS ca. 1672
     "3. Elizabeth RAMSEY b. say 1661; m. John BELT ca. 1677
     "William RAMSEY was in MD as a 14 year old servant. There is no indication that his parents were in MD for him to have had siblings there. This possibility would also seem unlikely.
     "POSSIBILITY THREE:
     "Humphrey BELT the father of:
     "1. John BELT b. ca. 1650; m. ca. 1677 Elizabeth, she b. ca. 1661
     "2. Pretiotia BELT, b. say 1650; m. ca. 1666 William RAMSEY (b. ca. 1639)
     "3. Charity BELT b. say 1656; m. ca. 1672 Richard TYDINGS
     "As discussed under the TYDINGS section, Richard TYDINGS claimed land by 1682 for the rights in the transportation of his wife. As rights could be transferred, it does not necessarily mean that Richard was the person to actually transport her to MD. Humphrey BELT was living in VA as of 1655. If Charity was his daughter and born in VA, and he moved to MD about 1656, he may have reserved the rights for her transportation for a later time. If so, on the death of Humphrey BELT, Charity's husband Richard TYDINGS could have claimed the rights. Left unexplained is the lack of a transportation entry for either a Pretiotia BELT by Humphrey, or by her husband William RAMSEY.
     "A possibility is that Pretiotia was a second marriage for William RAMSEY, and that in his will he named only those children by an unknown first wife. If Pretiotia was a BELT, and a second wife of William RAMSEY, this would give:
     "Humphrey BELT father of:
     "1. John BELT b. ca. 1650 VA; m. ca. 1677 Elizabeth, she b. ca. 1661
     "2. Anne BELT b. ca. 1652 VA
     "3. Sarah BELT b. ca. 1654 VA
     "4. Charity BELT b. ca. 1656 VA; m. Richard TYDINGS
     "5. Pretiotia BELT b. ca. 1658-1662 MD; m. William RAMSEY as his second wife
     " 1. Charity RAMSEY born say 1680; m. ca. 1696 Thomas HODGES
     " 2. "Peshoshia" [Pretiotia] RAMSEY born 1680s; d. 1698
     " 3. Thomas RAMSEY called nephew in the will of John BELT
     "This last revised version of this possibility would seem very possible as being the correct version.
     "POSSIBILITY FOUR:
     "1. Pretiotia -?-, b. say 1650; m. ca. 1670 William RAMSEY (b. ca. 1639)
     "2. Charity -?-, b. say 1656; m. ca. 1674 Richard TYDINGS
     "3. Elizabeth -?- b. say 1659; m. ca. 1677 John BELT
     "the three being sisters, father unknown.
     "This scenario could also have the option as in possibility three, where Pretiotia was a second wife to William RAMSEY. The father of the three girls never claimed transporation for Charity, and Richard TYDINGS later did.
     "1. Charity -?- b. say 1656 outside of MD; m. Richard TYDINGS
     "2. Elizabeth -?- b. say 1659 MD; m. ca. 1677 John BELT
     "3. Pretiotia b. say 1662 MD; m. as his second wife, William RAMSEY
     "This possibility is also possible as being the correct version.
     "The witnesses to John BELT's will were John TIDINGS, Charity JORDAN, Ann SMITH, Thomas HODGES, Daniel PIERCE, Darby SWEANY and Ann PIERCE. Note that under all scenarios, that John TIDEINGS and Charity JORDON would have been his nephew and niece, and Thos. HODGES would have been the spouse of his niece.
     "CONCLUSION:
     "Either Possibility 3 or 4 would appear to be the most likely relation of the TYDINGS, BELT and RAMSEY families to each other. Unfortunately, for her descendants, the identity of Elizabeth, wife of John BELT remains unknown in either possibility.
     "1. Richard Tidings will, Maryland Wills 6:40-41. Note that the witnesses were Elizabeth Chesell, Elizabeth Butler, Charles Chisell, and and Jno. Elsey. Some publications incorrectly abstracted the one witness as Charity (rather than Charles) Chisell.
     "2. Appraisers of Edward Marriote, Maryland Testamentary Proceedings 14:95.
     "3. Richard Tydings estate, Maryland Testamentary Proceedsing 15:9, FHL microfilm 0,012,934.
     "4. Baltimore Co., MD Deeds TR#DS:47-51, FHL microfilm 0,013,325
     "5. Baltimore Deeds TR#C:89-91, and TR#C:99-101, FHL microfilm 0,013,330.
     "6. Robert Crump inventory, MD Inventories 41:209-210, FHL microfilm 0,012,876.
     "7. F. Edward Wright, Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records 1726-1750, (Silver Springs, MD: Family Line Publications, 1983), 48.
     "8. Richard Tidings account, MD Inventories and Accounts 26:16-17.
     "9. Charles Brashear and Shirley Brashear McCoy, A Brashear(s) Family History, Vol. 1, The First Two Hundred Years of Brashears in America, (San Diego, CA: 1998), 131-133. E-mail with the author Charles BRASHEAR at brashear AT mail.sdsu.edu dated 16 Nov. 1999 shows he was unable to offer any source for his inclusion of this in his book. He stated: "Here's what I have. It looks like a will record, though I don't seem to have the book and page references," and then recited the information contained in his book. It is apparent he had no documentation for his statement that Charity was a SPARROW. There is no will listing Richard's wife Charity as a SPARROW, or any record of Thomas SPARROW having a     "daughter named Charity.
     "10. Anne Arundel Co., MD Land Records WT1:20-26, FHL microfilm 0,013,209.
     "11. Thomas Sparrow will, MD wills 2:76-78 [image 77 of 412].
     "12. F. Edward Wright, Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, no date).
     "13. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records IS#I:36-38, FHL microfilm 0,013,326.
     "14. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#D:107-108, FHL microfilm 0,013,330.
     "15. Kent Co, MD Land Records M:110-111 , FHL microfilm 0,014,148.
     "16. Estimates based on all daughters under age 16, and son under 21 in 1687 in #1, the stated birth order of the daughters, and the known marriage dates of John and Mary.
     "17. Dutton Lane will, MD Wills 18:530 [image 528 of 557]
     "18. Evidence that Pretiosia (Tydings) Lane secondly married John Boreing includes:
     " a) Dutton Lane's will was written in 1716, but not probated until 1726 because there was nothing to administer. See #46.
     " b) Pretiosia witnessed a deed of John Boreing in 1717, in which no wife signed. See #19.
     " c) In 1718, John Boreing had a wife named Pretiotia. See #20.
     " d) Dutton Lane, Jr., son of Pretiotia married a daughter of John Boreing.
     "19. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#A:417-419, FHL microfilm 0,013,325. On 8 Aug. 1717 Presoecie (x) Lain witnessed the sale of a tract from John Boreing (no wife signed) to Jonathan Tipton.
     "20. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#RA:524-528, FHL microfilm 0,013,324. John Boreing and wife Pretotia sold a tract of land.
     "21. Bill and Martha Reamy, Records of St. Paul's Church, Volume 1, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1988), 42.
     "22. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#A:436-437, FHL microfilm 0,013,325.
     "23. Phillip Dowell will, MD Wills 21:109-111 [image 137 of 484].
     "24. Lower Norfolk Co., VA Deeds and Wills B:123, FHL microfilm 0,032,823.
     "25. Lower Norfolk Co., VA Deeds and Wills C:136, FHL microfilm 0,032,823.
     "26. MD Land Patents liber 5 (vol. 7):373, FHL 0,013,065.
     "27. Edward Cotten will, MD wills 1:46-49 [image 46 of 640].
     "28. Archives of Maryland 70:290.
     "29. Archives of Maryland 70:253.
     "30. Maryland Land Patents 15:300 (Vol. 18), FHL microfilm 0,013,072, item 2.
     "31. William Ramsey will, MD Wills 6:59 [image 63 of 423].
     "32. Talbot Co., MD Land Records 1:7, FHL microfilm 0,014,521.
     "33. Talbot Co., MD Land Records 5:331, FHL microflm 0,014,523.
     "34. Anne Arundel Co., MD Land Records IH3:91-95, FHL microfilm 0,013,208.
     "35. Register of Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's Co., MD (copied in 1885), FHL microfilm 0,014,304, item 3.
     "36. Carson Gibb, A Supplement to The Early Settlers of Maryland.
     "37. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records RM#HS:340, FHL microfilm 0,013,323.
     "38. Nicholas Gassaway Senr. will, MD wills 2:228-231 [image 229 of 412]. Of an age to have witnessed his will on 10 Jan. 1691 [1691/2].
     "39. Anne Arundel Co., MD Land Records IH3:114-115, FHL microfilm 0,013,208.
     "40. Richard Tydings account, MD Inventories and Accounts 14:143.
     "41. Richard Shaw inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 2:172-173,
     "42. Thomas Sparrow inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 2:359-360.
     "43. Thomas Besson inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 6:105-106,
     "44. Enoch Boulton inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 6:612.
     "45. Edmond Townhill inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 8:178.
     "46. Dutton Land administration, Maryland Testamentary Proceedings, 27:342. 10 Oct. 1726 exhibited from Baltimore Co., the will of Dutton Lane by Richard Lane his son one of the legatees who says there is no effects to Administor on.
     "47. St. Mary's Whitechapel, Church of England, 1558-1643 Parish Register, p. 102 [back side of 102, across from 103], FHL microfilm 0,094,691.
     "48. Email from M. K. Coker [mkcwrites AT yahoo.com], 22 May 2014.⁸ He was a mentioned with Robert Tydings; A short summary of the three first generations of the TYPDINGS family of Maryland.⁵

Richard Tydings immigrated in 1667 to Maryland, USA; Ancestry.com - U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
     Name:     Richard Tydings
     Arrival Year:     1667
     Arrival Place:     Maryland
     Source Publication Code:     8510
     Primary Immigrant:     Tydings, Richard
     Annotation:     Index from manuscript by Arthur Trader, Chief Clerk in the Maryland Land Commission, 1917. And see nos. 4507-4511, Land Notes.
     Source Bibliography:     SKORDAS, GUST, editor. The Early Settlers of Maryland: an Index to Names of Immigrants, Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680, in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968. 525p. Repr. 1986.
     Page:     474.¹³

; from Barnes [2015:244]: "On 15 June 1676, Tydings and John watkins appraised the state of John Shaw, of A[nne] A[rundel] Co."
Note:
Abstracts of he Inventories and Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1674-1718. Abstracted by Vernon L. Skinner, Jr. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, volume 2, p. 172.⁷

; from Barnes [2015:244]: "On 29 April 1679, Richard Tydings and James Sanders appraised the estate of Thomas Besson, the Elder, of A[nne] A[rundel] Co."
Note:
Abstracts of he Inventories and Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1674-1718. Abstracted by Vernon L. Skinner, Jr. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, Vol 6, p. 105.⁷
Richard Tydings was mentioned in a land transaction on 13 June 1680 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA,
Memo: from Barnes [2015:244]: "On 13 June 1680, Tydings had resurv. a 200 a. tract in A[nne] A[rundel] Co. known as Haslenut Ridge, orginally surv. in 1663 for John Gray; the tract was found to contain actually only 166 a. It was later held by John Tydings."
Note:
MRR:42, 166.⁷
Richard Tydings was mentioned in a land transaction on 25 February 1684 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA,
Memo: from Barnes [2015:244]: "On 25 Feb. 1684, Tydings had surv. 500 a. in B[altimore] Co. called New Years' Purchase."
Note:
MRR:42, 166.⁷

; from Barnes [2015:244]: "On 17 June 1684, he appraised the estate of Edmond Townhill, of A[nne] A[rundel] Co."
Note:
Abstracts of he Inventories and Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1674-1718. Abstracted by Vernon L. Skinner, Jr. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, volume 8, p. 178.

Richard Tydings left a will on 2 February 1687;      From Barnes [2015:244]: "In it he left to his sone John (at age 21) the tract Haselnut Ridge; if John were to s.p., the land was to go to his daus. Charity, Eliza, Preti(o)tia, and Mary. Daus. Preti(o)tia and Mary were to have New Year's Gift, also in B[altimore] Co. Solomon Sparrow, John Belt, and John Jordaine were to be overseers. The will was wit. by Eliza Chesell, Eliza Butler, Charity Chesell and John Elsey."^7,14

     Charity Adams was born in 1640 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married Richard Tydings, son of John Tydings and Margaret (?), on 29 May 1662 at Choptank, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA,
; Find A Grave says married 1667 at Choptank; Brashear [1999:34] syas m. 1670 in MD.^2,1,3
Charity Adams died in 1687 at Maryland, USA.¹
Charity Adams was buried in 1687 at All Hollows Church Cemetery, Birdsville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA; from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      1640, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
     Death:      1687, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
     Charity Sparrow was born in 1640 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. She was the daughter of Thomas Sparrow (1620-1674) and Elizabeth Kinsey Sparrow (1615-1714).
     Charity married Richard Tydings (1638-1686) in 1667 at Choptank, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. He was the son of John Tydings (1610-1657) and unknown mother.
     Richard and Charity Sparrow Tydings had the following 9 known children: Letitia, Elizabeth, Charity, Sarah, Petitia, Mary, Charles, Richard and John.
     Maryland, Colonial Census, 1776 about Richard Tydings Name: Richard Tydings Parish: All Hallows Parish County: Anne Arundel State: Maryland Other Residents: 1 wh.male, 1 wh.female, 9 wh.children, 1 taxable.
     On ancestry there are 11 Famous People related to Charity Sparrow (BETA). Here are some of her famous relatives: Bill Clinton(1946-), 42nd President of the United States of America, Relationship: 8th Great Grand Nephew; Theodore Roosevelt(1858-1919), 26th President of the United States, 3rd Cousin 6 times removed; Mary Todd Lincoln(1818-1882), First Lady: 8th Cousin 3 times removed, etc.
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     Parents:
      Thomas Sparrow (1620 - 1717)
      Elizabeth Kinsey Sparrow (1615 - 1714)
     Spouse: Richard Tydings (1638 - 1686)*
     Children:
      Elizabeth Tydings Lamb (1660 - 1737)*
      Elizabeth Tydings Crump (1673 - 1719)*
     Burial: All Hallows Church Cemetery, Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
     Created by: Stella
     Record added: Feb 03, 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial# 104609956.¹
     Reference: from Saunder Website - Page created by: fzsaund@ix.netcom.com
     Fredric Z. Saunders
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     Last revised: 20 Dec. 2014
     "Records show that three families, those of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity, William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia, and John BELT and wife Elizabeth were all closely related to each other. Their ages, plus the records would suggest that one person from each couple was a sibling to one person from each of the other two couples. What is unknown, is exactly which persons were the siblings.
     "TYDINGS FAMILY: Richard TYDINGS wrote his will 2 Feb. 1687. Richard named his son John who was under 21, his eldest daughter Charity, second daughter Elizabeth, third daughter Pretitia, and fourth daughter Mary. All four of his daughters were individually stated to receive bequests at the age of 16 or marriage. As overseers he named Solomon SPARROW, John BELT, and John JORDAIN. The witnesses were Elizabeth CHESELL, Elizabeth BUTLER, Charles CHISELL, and John ELSEY. Of note, is that to his daughters Charity and Elizabeth he left 375 acres in Baltimore County called Nanjomie.1
     "Richard TYDINGS' will included no probate dated, but he died between 4 June 1688 when he was made an appraiser of the estate of Edward MARRIOTE2 and 4 July 1689 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. On 13 Feb. 1692/3 Cap. Henry HANSLAP, former sheriff of AA County showed that a commission was granted to said HANSLAP on 4 July 1689 to prove the will of Richard TYDINGS and that it was by him subscribed and proved on 13 July 1689. At the same time, the administration was given to John JORDAIN "who intermarried with Charity the Exex of the sd will."3 Note that no executor was named in the recorded copy of the will. On 20 July 1689 John JORDAIN posted bond for the administration, with John BELT and Jos. WILLIAMS his securites.3
     "Various publications over the past 100 years have incorrectly listed Richard TYDINGS daughter Elizabeth as being identical to Elizabeth, wife of John BELT. That Richard's daughter Elizabeth actually married Robert CRUMP is proved by the following:
     "On 25 June 1719 Robert CRUMP and wife Elizabeth of Queen Anne's County, MD sold to Philip THOMAS of Anne Arundel Co., MD, the aforesaid Robert CRUMP "standing legally seized in right of the said Elizabeth his wife of the moiety or half part of a tract of Land called Nanjamie" of 375 acres.4 The deed stated they sold the half part (187.5 acres) that was the right of his wife Elizabeth. Elizabeth's right in the land would have been from it having been her one half of the tract willed to her and her sister Charity in their father's will. Therefore the Elizabeth that first married John BELT, and second John LAMB, and died testate in 1737 as Elizabeth LAMB is NOT the daughter of Richard TYDINGS of the 1687 will. In 1748 Philip THOMAS of Anne Arundel County sold the 187.5 acres, the "undivided moiety" of the tract "Nanjemy" to Thomas HARRISON.5
     "The inventory of Robert CRUMP's estate taken 11 March 1748 in Queen Anne's Co. and was signed by "next of kin" Preposia BOSTICK.6 A Preciosia CRUMP married Samuel BOSTOCK 14 Jan. 1730 at St. Luke's Parish, Queen Anne's County.7 Use of the name Preciosia/Pretiotia among the CRUMP family is added evidence that Richard TYDINGS daughter Elizabeth married Robert CRUMP.
     "On 23 Sep. 1706 Jno JORDAN and wife Charity filed an additional account on the estate of Richard TIDINGS. Included were payments to Dutton LEAN for his wife's portion, Eliza TIDINGS for her portion, Mary TIDINGS for part of her portion, Phillip DOWELL "who married Mary TYDINGS afterwards" for another part of her portion, and Jno TIDINGS for his portion.8 Had Richard's daughter Elizabeth been identical to John BELT's wife/widow, then the payment should have been to Elizabeth BELT if before 1702 (when she married John LAMB) or Elizabeth LAMB (if after 1702).
     "Charles Brashear had stated that Richard TYDINGS' wife Charity was a SPARROW, daughter of Thomas SPARROW and Elizabeth KINSEY, and that this was the Thomas SPARROW who died about 1674.9 There is simply no evidence to support such a conclusion.
     "One of the more important SPARROW documents was recorded in Anne Arundel Co, MD Land Records.10 This shows that:
     " 1. Thomas SPARROW transported himself and his wife Elizabeth, and his children Thomas and Elizabeth to MD in 1649.
     " 2. In 7 Sep. 1659 Thomas SPARROW, son and heir of the first Thomas SPARROW received a patent of 590 for Sparrow's Rest, which had been surveyed for his father.
     "The above show that the first Thomas SPARROW was deceased by 1659, and that his Thomas [Jr.] obtained the patent for his land in 1659.
     "Thomas SPARROW [Jr.] wrote his will on 1 Jan. 1674, which was proved on 5 June 1675.11
     "He named his wife Elizabeth, son Thomas, daughter Elizabeth, brother Solomon, and sister Elizabeth CHAMP. Witnesses were Nath. HEATHCOTE and Richard TYDEINGS. As his brother Solomon was not listed as having been transported in 1649, he would have been born after 1649. No mention was made of a daughter named Charity.
     "Another error in Brashear's book is that he stated Richard TYDINGS was born 6 Dec. 1654 in All Hallow's Parish, the son of John TYDINGS and wife Ann. There are no records for All Hallow's Parish at that early a date. There was a John TYDINGS and wife Ann who were the parents of a son Richard born in All Hallow's Parish on 4 Dec. 1754.12
     "There was a Richard TYDINGS baptized 29 May 1625 at St. Mary's Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, son of John TYDINGS and wife Margaret.47 Some researchers have assumed that this was the Richard of MD, but he is not. Richard TYDINGS and Margaret TYDINGS [his mother] were both buried 30 June 1625 at St. Mary's Whitechapel, the same locality where he was born.
     "It was brought to my attention by Mary Kay Coker that there was a Richard TITHINGS who was baptized at St Saviour Church, Southwark, Surrey, which is just across the Thames River from London.
     "She stated there were entries for:48
     " John Tithings married Ann Willson 20 Sep 1630
     " John s/o John Tiding a carpenter bpt 26 Feb 1631/2 (John Tyding Inf[ant] buried 01 Aug 1633)
     " Richard s/o John Tithing a turner bpt 09 Mar 1633/4
     " John s/o John Tydings a turner 12 Aug 1638
     " John Tydings [not marked as infant] buried 03 Jul 1639
     " Ann Tidings [not marked as infant] buried 13 Feb 1641/2
     "This has not been further investigated, but listed only as a possibility that could be explored for the identity of Richard TYDINGS of Maryland.
     "In 1682, Richard TYDINGS claimed rights for the transportation Charity TYDINGS into Maryland.36
     "Children of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity:
     "1. Charity TYDINGS1 b. say 1673;16 m.1. John JORDAIN;3,40 m.2. Michael PACQUINET;13 m.3. Mr. SELMON;14 living 175014
     "2 John TYDINGS1 b. say 1675;16 m. Mary ELLIS 16 day, 6th month (this is NOT June), 170512
     "3. Elizabeth TYDINGS1 b. say 1677;16 m. Robert CRUMP4 before 10 Jan. 1700;15 living 1719 Queen Anne's Co., MD4
     "4. Pretiotia TYDINGS1 b. say 1679;16 m.1 Dutton LANE;8 his will 31 May 1716, but not probated until 8 Oct. 1726;17 she m.2 John BOREING18
between 8 Aug. 171719 and 22 Jan. 1718 ;20 d. 2 Feb. 1734 St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., MD21
     "5. Mary TYDINGS1 b. say 1681;16 m. Phillip DOWELL 11 June 1702;12 d. between 5 Apr.171722 and 26 Jan. 1733 Anne Arundel Co., MD23
     "On 27 Dec. 1726 Michael PACQUINET (signed as PAQUNETT) and wife Charity of Bath Co., NC gave a Power of Attorney to our loving "cuzin" John BELT of Baltimore Co., MD to sell the tract "Nangemy" on the Gunpowder River in Baltimore County.13 This John BELT was the son of John BELT and wife Elizabeth. As "cousin" was a term that was often used for "nephew" it was upon this record that some genealogical publications concluded that John BELT's wife Elizabeth was identical to Elizabeth, daughter of Richard TYDINGS, and that her son John BELT [Jr.] of the Power of Attorney was a nephew to Charity. In this case, though, it would appear that Charity, daughter of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity, and John BELT, son of John BELT and wife Elizabeth were actual first cousins.
     "On 12 Dec. 1750 Charity SELMAN "one of the daughters and devisees of Richard TIDINGS" sold to Thomas HARRISON all right and claim to one moiety or half part of a tract called Nanjemy, the whole tract containing 375 acres.14 (Note: Thomas HARRISON would then possess the whole 375 acres. This would be a different Charity SELMAN from the daughter of John TYDINGS and Mary ELIIS that first married Solomon SPARROW, and secondly a SELMON.)
     "BELT FAMILY: On 1 Oct. 1649 Humphrie BELT of Lower Norfolk County, VA made oath that he was due 50 acres for transporting Margery CRAGGES his wife.24 The last record known of "Humfrey" BELT in VA was on 15 March 1654 [1654/5], when he was sued by Thomas JAYNES for a debt of 338 pounds tobacco.25
     "The first record of Humphrey BELT in MD was on 30 June 1663 when he entered rights for 200 acres for the transportation of himself, John BELT, Anne BELT, and Sarah BELT.26
     "If Humphrey was married about about 1649 at the time he claimed transportation for his wife, then the assumed children whom he transported by 1663 could have been born:
     "1. John BELT born say 1650; m. ca. 1677 Elizabeth; d. 1698
     "2. Anne BELT born say 1652
     "3. Sarah BELT born say 1654
     "That no transportation was claimed for his wife Margery, she may have died. The move from VA to MD may have occurred at any time between 1655 and 1663. Often a number of years may have passed between the actual transportation to MD, and the claiming of land. Sometimes land was only claimed for part of the family at one time, with the remainder claimed at a different date. If that happened, then Humphrey BELT may not have claimed land for his entire family, intending to claim any remaining land for a different tract.
     "Information on the FAMILY OF JOHN BELT is on a separate page.
     "RAMSEY FAMILY: William RAMSEY was in St. Mary's Co., MD as early as 1653 when he was about 14 years old. The will of Edward COTTEN was written there on 4 Apr. 1653.27 To Barnaby JACKSON he gave the labor of William RAMSEY and George SPROUSE until the ensuing St. Andrew's Day, provided he provide them sufficient apparell during that time and 3 months following. On St. Andrew's Day, William RAMSEY, "my servant" was to be delivered to John WARREN for 7 years.
     "On 17 October 1682 as a resident of Anne Arundel Co.28 William RAMSEY, age 43, gave a deposition for George THOMPSON regarding land formerly belonging to Barnaby JACKSON in St. Mary's County.29
     "William RAMSEY had settled in Anne Arundel County by 1665, when as a resident of there he purchased a tract in (then) Talbot County from Henry HAWKINS.32
     "In 1675 William RAMSEY of Anne Arundel Co. had proved his right to 150 acres, 50 due for his own time of service, and 100 acres due for the transportation of Anne WETHERALL and Thomas BULL in 1663.30
     "The will of William RAMSEY was written written on 12 May and proved on 20 June 1689 in Anne Arundel County. He left land to his "eldest son" Charles on the Gunpowder River [in Baltimore Co.] with the residue of land to his sons William and John. Also named was his wife Pretiotia who was the executrix and received the dwelling plantation and 250 acres on the Chester River along with the remainder of the personal estate, and to be disposed of according to her discretion "for the maintainance of her & my three youngest Children."31
     "After the death of William RAMSEY, his widow Pretiotia secondly married to Thomas BEVAN by 22 Oct. 1691 when Thomas BEVAN/BEVON and his wife Pretiotia executors of the will of William RAMSEY of Anne Arundel County sold to John "JURDAN" [JORDAN/JORDAIN], also of Anne Arundel County, the tract on the Chester River in Talbot County that William RAMSEY had purchased in 1665, and left to his wife Pretiotia in his will.33 On 4 Oct. 1692 Thomas BEVON and wife "Pretiosa" sold the Anne Arundel County land willed by William RAMSEY to his wife Pretiotia.34
     "William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia had additional children that were not named in the will that were just called "my three youngest children." A "Peshoshia" RAMSEY was buried 2 [blank] 1698/9 at All Hallow's Parish in Anne Arundel County and thought to be a daughter. A few months later on 14 May 1699, Thomas RAMSEY, "son of William and Peshoshia" was baptized there.12 Another believed child is Charity, wife of Thomas HODGES. Thomas HODGES was a witness to the will of John BELT. Thomas and wife Charity were the parents of children:35
     "Thomas HODGES born 3 Nov. 1697
     "Pretiotia HODGES born 13 May 1700
     "John HODGES born 30 Sep. 1702
     "Charles Ramsey HODGES born 18 Feb. 1704
     "Charity HODGES born 5 Aug. 1707
     "Elizabeth HODGES born 7 May 1710
     "Sarah HODGES born 22 Mar. 1713
     "William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia had children:
     "1. Charles RAMSEY31 b. say 1667; m. Elizabeth (THURSTON) WHALLEY by 1 Mar. 169137 [1691/2]
     "2. William RAMSEY31 b. say 1669
     "3. John RAMSEY31 b. say 167138
     "4. Charity RAMSEY b. say 1680; m. ca. 1696 Thomas HODGES
     "5. "Peshoshia" RAMSEY b. ca 1680s; bur. 2 (blank) 1698/9 All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel Co., MD12
     "6. Thomas RAMSEY b. posthumously? ca. 1689; bap. 14 May 1699 All Hallow's Parish as "son of William and "Peshoshia."12 Called nephew in the will of John BELT, Sr. written in 1697. (Note than many children from families that had Quaker ties appear to have been baptized when they were older at All Hallow's Parish. Elizabeth, widow of John BELT had 4 children from her first marriage baptized at the same time as her daughter Margaret in 1703. The eldest had to be over age 10.)
     "THE RELATIONSHIPS:
     "BELT TO TYDINGS
John BELT, son of John BELT and wife Elizabeth was "cousin" of Michael PACQUINET and wife Charity TYDINGS. If first cousins, then there would be a sibling relationship of either Richard TYDINGS or his wife Charity to either John BELT or his wife Elizabeth.
     "BELT TO RAMSEY
The elder John BELT in his 1697 will made a bequest to his "nephew" Thomas RAMSEY. Thomas was listed in the baptismal records as a son of William and "Peshoshia." That would imply that either John BELT or wife Elizabeth was a sibling to either William RAMSEY or wife Pretiotia.
     "TYDINGS TO RAMSEY
     "The use of the name Pretiotia among the children of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity, the use of the name Charity among the children of William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia would imply a relationship between the two families. Added evidence would be that William RAMSEY's wife Pretiotia and her second husband Thomas BEVAN/BEVON sold his Talbot County land to John "JURDAN" [JORDAN/JORDAIN] who was the husband of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity's daughter Charity.
     "THE POSSIBILITIES:
     "POSSIBILITY ONE:
     "1. Richard TYDINGS b. say 1642; m. Charity (b. say 1656); he d. ca. 1689 Anne Arundel Co., MD
     "2. Pretiotia TYDINGS b. say 1650; m.1. William RAMSEY/RAMSAY (b. ca. 1639); m.2. Thomas BEVON/BEVANS
     "3. Elizabeth TYDINGS b. say 1661; m.1. John BELT; ca. 1677; m.2. 25 July 1701 John LAMB; d. between 1 Aug. and 14 Oct. 1737 Anne Arundel Co., MD
     "On 10 Aug. 1663, George NOTTLEFOLD/NOTTLEFORD transferred Foldland in Anne Arundel Co., MD to Richard TIDING, who on 11 Sep. 1665 as Richard TIDINGS, cooper, granted the deed and assigment to Elizabeth BREWER, widow. Richard signed his mark, as an "R".39 As Richard TYDEINGS he witnessed the 1674 will of Thomas SPARROW,11 as TYDINGS he was an appraiser for the 1676 estate of John SHAW,41 as TIDINGS an appraiser for the 1676 estate of Thomas SPARROW,42, as TYDINGS an appraiser for the 1679 estate of Thomas BESSON the elder,43 as TIDENS an appraiser for the 1679 estate of Enoch BOULTON,44 and as TYDING an appraiser for the 1684 estate of Edmond TOWNHILL.45
     "In each case his mark was indicated as an "R". Although his will was indicated as signed with the mark "RT", there is no reason to believe it is not the same man, or that there was more than one Richard TYDINGS at that time in MD.
     "The likelihood that this possibility is the correct one would seem extremely remote.
     "POSSIBILITY TWO:
     "1. William RAMSEY b. ca. 1639; m. Pretiotia b. say 1650
     "2. Charity RAMSEY b. say 1656; m. Richard TYDINGS ca. 1672
     "3. Elizabeth RAMSEY b. say 1661; m. John BELT ca. 1677
     "William RAMSEY was in MD as a 14 year old servant. There is no indication that his parents were in MD for him to have had siblings there. This possibility would also seem unlikely.
     "POSSIBILITY THREE:
     "Humphrey BELT the father of:
     "1. John BELT b. ca. 1650; m. ca. 1677 Elizabeth, she b. ca. 1661
     "2. Pretiotia BELT, b. say 1650; m. ca. 1666 William RAMSEY (b. ca. 1639)
     "3. Charity BELT b. say 1656; m. ca. 1672 Richard TYDINGS
     "As discussed under the TYDINGS section, Richard TYDINGS claimed land by 1682 for the rights in the transportation of his wife. As rights could be transferred, it does not necessarily mean that Richard was the person to actually transport her to MD. Humphrey BELT was living in VA as of 1655. If Charity was his daughter and born in VA, and he moved to MD about 1656, he may have reserved the rights for her transportation for a later time. If so, on the death of Humphrey BELT, Charity's husband Richard TYDINGS could have claimed the rights. Left unexplained is the lack of a transportation entry for either a Pretiotia BELT by Humphrey, or by her husband William RAMSEY.
     "A possibility is that Pretiotia was a second marriage for William RAMSEY, and that in his will he named only those children by an unknown first wife. If Pretiotia was a BELT, and a second wife of William RAMSEY, this would give:
     "Humphrey BELT father of:
     "1. John BELT b. ca. 1650 VA; m. ca. 1677 Elizabeth, she b. ca. 1661
     "2. Anne BELT b. ca. 1652 VA
     "3. Sarah BELT b. ca. 1654 VA
     "4. Charity BELT b. ca. 1656 VA; m. Richard TYDINGS
     "5. Pretiotia BELT b. ca. 1658-1662 MD; m. William RAMSEY as his second wife
     " 1. Charity RAMSEY born say 1680; m. ca. 1696 Thomas HODGES
     " 2. "Peshoshia" [Pretiotia] RAMSEY born 1680s; d. 1698
     " 3. Thomas RAMSEY called nephew in the will of John BELT
     "This last revised version of this possibility would seem very possible as being the correct version.
     "POSSIBILITY FOUR:
     "1. Pretiotia -?-, b. say 1650; m. ca. 1670 William RAMSEY (b. ca. 1639)
     "2. Charity -?-, b. say 1656; m. ca. 1674 Richard TYDINGS
     "3. Elizabeth -?- b. say 1659; m. ca. 1677 John BELT
     "the three being sisters, father unknown.
     "This scenario could also have the option as in possibility three, where Pretiotia was a second wife to William RAMSEY. The father of the three girls never claimed transporation for Charity, and Richard TYDINGS later did.
     "1. Charity -?- b. say 1656 outside of MD; m. Richard TYDINGS
     "2. Elizabeth -?- b. say 1659 MD; m. ca. 1677 John BELT
     "3. Pretiotia b. say 1662 MD; m. as his second wife, William RAMSEY
     "This possibility is also possible as being the correct version.
     "The witnesses to John BELT's will were John TIDINGS, Charity JORDAN, Ann SMITH, Thomas HODGES, Daniel PIERCE, Darby SWEANY and Ann PIERCE. Note that under all scenarios, that John TIDEINGS and Charity JORDON would have been his nephew and niece, and Thos. HODGES would have been the spouse of his niece.
     "CONCLUSION:
     "Either Possibility 3 or 4 would appear to be the most likely relation of the TYDINGS, BELT and RAMSEY families to each other. Unfortunately, for her descendants, the identity of Elizabeth, wife of John BELT remains unknown in either possibility.
     "1. Richard Tidings will, Maryland Wills 6:40-41. Note that the witnesses were Elizabeth Chesell, Elizabeth Butler, Charles Chisell, and and Jno. Elsey. Some publications incorrectly abstracted the one witness as Charity (rather than Charles) Chisell.
     "2. Appraisers of Edward Marriote, Maryland Testamentary Proceedings 14:95.
     "3. Richard Tydings estate, Maryland Testamentary Proceedsing 15:9, FHL microfilm 0,012,934.
     "4. Baltimore Co., MD Deeds TR#DS:47-51, FHL microfilm 0,013,325
     "5. Baltimore Deeds TR#C:89-91, and TR#C:99-101, FHL microfilm 0,013,330.
     "6. Robert Crump inventory, MD Inventories 41:209-210, FHL microfilm 0,012,876.
     "7. F. Edward Wright, Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records 1726-1750, (Silver Springs, MD: Family Line Publications, 1983), 48.
     "8. Richard Tidings account, MD Inventories and Accounts 26:16-17.
     "9. Charles Brashear and Shirley Brashear McCoy, A Brashear(s) Family History, Vol. 1, The First Two Hundred Years of Brashears in America, (San Diego, CA: 1998), 131-133. E-mail with the author Charles BRASHEAR at brashear AT mail.sdsu.edu dated 16 Nov. 1999 shows he was unable to offer any source for his inclusion of this in his book. He stated: "Here's what I have. It looks like a will record, though I don't seem to have the book and page references," and then recited the information contained in his book. It is apparent he had no documentation for his statement that Charity was a SPARROW. There is no will listing Richard's wife Charity as a SPARROW, or any record of Thomas SPARROW having a     "daughter named Charity.
     "10. Anne Arundel Co., MD Land Records WT1:20-26, FHL microfilm 0,013,209.
     "11. Thomas Sparrow will, MD wills 2:76-78 [image 77 of 412].
     "12. F. Edward Wright, Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, no date).
     "13. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records IS#I:36-38, FHL microfilm 0,013,326.
     "14. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#D:107-108, FHL microfilm 0,013,330.
     "15. Kent Co, MD Land Records M:110-111 , FHL microfilm 0,014,148.
     "16. Estimates based on all daughters under age 16, and son under 21 in 1687 in #1, the stated birth order of the daughters, and the known marriage dates of John and Mary.
     "17. Dutton Lane will, MD Wills 18:530 [image 528 of 557]
     "18. Evidence that Pretiosia (Tydings) Lane secondly married John Boreing includes:
     " a) Dutton Lane's will was written in 1716, but not probated until 1726 because there was nothing to administer. See #46.
     " b) Pretiosia witnessed a deed of John Boreing in 1717, in which no wife signed. See #19.
     " c) In 1718, John Boreing had a wife named Pretiotia. See #20.
     " d) Dutton Lane, Jr., son of Pretiotia married a daughter of John Boreing.
     "19. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#A:417-419, FHL microfilm 0,013,325. On 8 Aug. 1717 Presoecie (x) Lain witnessed the sale of a tract from John Boreing (no wife signed) to Jonathan Tipton.
     "20. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#RA:524-528, FHL microfilm 0,013,324. John Boreing and wife Pretotia sold a tract of land.
     "21. Bill and Martha Reamy, Records of St. Paul's Church, Volume 1, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1988), 42.
     "22. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#A:436-437, FHL microfilm 0,013,325.
     "23. Phillip Dowell will, MD Wills 21:109-111 [image 137 of 484].
     "24. Lower Norfolk Co., VA Deeds and Wills B:123, FHL microfilm 0,032,823.
     "25. Lower Norfolk Co., VA Deeds and Wills C:136, FHL microfilm 0,032,823.
     "26. MD Land Patents liber 5 (vol. 7):373, FHL 0,013,065.
     "27. Edward Cotten will, MD wills 1:46-49 [image 46 of 640].
     "28. Archives of Maryland 70:290.
     "29. Archives of Maryland 70:253.
     "30. Maryland Land Patents 15:300 (Vol. 18), FHL microfilm 0,013,072, item 2.
     "31. William Ramsey will, MD Wills 6:59 [image 63 of 423].
     "32. Talbot Co., MD Land Records 1:7, FHL microfilm 0,014,521.
     "33. Talbot Co., MD Land Records 5:331, FHL microflm 0,014,523.
     "34. Anne Arundel Co., MD Land Records IH3:91-95, FHL microfilm 0,013,208.
     "35. Register of Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's Co., MD (copied in 1885), FHL microfilm 0,014,304, item 3.
     "36. Carson Gibb, A Supplement to The Early Settlers of Maryland.
     "37. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records RM#HS:340, FHL microfilm 0,013,323.
     "38. Nicholas Gassaway Senr. will, MD wills 2:228-231 [image 229 of 412]. Of an age to have witnessed his will on 10 Jan. 1691 [1691/2].
     "39. Anne Arundel Co., MD Land Records IH3:114-115, FHL microfilm 0,013,208.
     "40. Richard Tydings account, MD Inventories and Accounts 14:143.
     "41. Richard Shaw inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 2:172-173,
     "42. Thomas Sparrow inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 2:359-360.
     "43. Thomas Besson inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 6:105-106,
     "44. Enoch Boulton inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 6:612.
     "45. Edmond Townhill inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 8:178.
     "46. Dutton Land administration, Maryland Testamentary Proceedings, 27:342. 10 Oct. 1726 exhibited from Baltimore Co., the will of Dutton Lane by Richard Lane his son one of the legatees who says there is no effects to Administor on.
     "47. St. Mary's Whitechapel, Church of England, 1558-1643 Parish Register, p. 102 [back side of 102, across from 103], FHL microfilm 0,094,691.
     "48. Email from M. K. Coker [mkcwrites AT yahoo.com], 22 May 2014.⁴

;      There is considerable confusion over the maiden name of the Charity who married Richard Tydings. There are several theories among the various family trees posted on Ancestry.com, but, as usual, none of these offer any evidence to support them. The best discussion I have come across is from Barnes [2015:244]. I have tentatively chosen to identify his wife, Charity as Charity Adams. I have no confidence in the date of marriage I show.
     from Barnes [2015:244]: "[Richard Tydings] m/ Charity (N).A search of the MD Calendar of Wills and Skordas revealed several women, one of whom might have been Charity, wife of Richard Tydings. Charity Adams, on 29 May 1662, was named in the will of William Barring, of S[aint] M[ary's] Co.Charity Adams had been transported c 1653.
     Another Charity was mentioned as having been transported c1666.Charity Bagbie, on 29 April 1670, was named as a dau. in the will of John Bagbie, of C[alvert] Co.
     Charity Stone, on 15 Aug. 1674, wit. the will of George Puddington, of A[nne] A[rundel] Co."
     There is a Find a Grave memorial that asserts that Richard Tydings' wife was Charity Sparry, dau. of Thomas Sparry (1620-1674) and Elizabeth Kinsey (1615-1714).
Notes:
Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries. By F. Edward Wright, Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1989, p. 204.
Maryland Will Book 2:76.
MPL Q:431.
MPL 10:433
Maryland Will Book 1:409.
Maryland Will Book 2:6..
     Brashear [1999:32] names her as "Charity Sparrow."^5,6,7 GAV-8, GKJ-8.

; There appears to be controversies concerning 1) the identity of Richard and Charity Tydings' daughter Elizabeth, and 2) the maiden name of her mother, Charity. A Find A Grave webiste memorial records: "Elizabeth Tydings Crump:
     Birth:      1673, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
     Death:      1719, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
     Elizabeth Tydings, daughter of Richard Tydings (1638-1686) and Charity (______) Tydings, of Ann Arundel Co., MD, married Robert Crump I, son of William and Frances (Mountney) Crump of Queen Ann's Co., MD. There is a widely propagated genealogical error involving the husband of Elizabeth Tydings which contends she married John Belt, son of Humphrey Belt. Another genealogical error involving the Tydings family concerns the maiden name of Richard Tydings' wife, Charity, claiming it to be "Sparrow". Richard Tydings' wife WAS named Charity but her surname is unknown. That her given name was Charity is gleaned from the Quaker marriage record of their son, John, where he is listed as the son of "Richard and Charity". The Tydings family and the Sparrow family literature is replete with the inaccurate statement that Richard Tydings married Charity Sparrow, the daughter of Thomas Sparrow, Sr. (1615-1659). There is NO accepted record that Thomas Sparrow, Sr. had a daughter named Charity. See Thomas Sparrow's FAG memorial #124905698.
     Various publications over the past many decades have incorrectly listed Richard Tydings' daughter, Elizabeth, as being identical to Elizabeth, wife of John Belt. Innumerable family trees published on Ancestry.com have propagated this error without seeking proper documentation. That Richard Tydings' daughter, Elizabeth, actually married Robert Crump I is accepted presently and is proven by the following:
     "Richard Tydings of Anne Arundel Co., MD left his will dated 02 Feb 1687 (Maryland Prerogative Court Wills 6, p40, without probate entry) which gave a 375 acre tract (called "Nanjomie") in Baltimore Co. to his daughters, Charity and Elizabeth. On 25 June 1719, Robert Crump and his wife, Elizabeth, of Queen Anne's Co., MD, sold 187.5 acres, half of "Nanjomie", to Phillip Thomas, "of which Robert was seized in right of his wife" (Baltimore Co., MD Deed Bk. TR #DS, pp 47-51).
     On 12 Dec 1750, Charity Sellman, "one of the daughters and devisees of Richard Tidings" (and widow of William Sellman), sold to Thomas Harrison all right and claim to one moiety or half part (187.5 acres) of a tract called "Nanjemy" (Nanjomie), the whole tract containing 375 acres. (Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#D:107-108, FHL microfilm 0,013,330) (See also "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, Vol. I, 2004, p362, Footnote #50, which confirms the above documentation). (FYI: John Frederick Dorman's book is a seminal genealogy reference book which is accepted by the Jamestowne Society and all other hereditary organizations for which its information is pertinent).
     To clarify, the 25 June 1719 deed mentioned above stated Robert and Elizabeth (Tydings) Crump (I) sold the half part that was the right of his wife, Elizabeth. Elizabeth's right to the land would have been from it having been her one half of the tract (Nanjomie) willed to her and her sister, Charity, in their father's will dated 02 Feb 1687. Therefore, the Elizabeth who first married John Belt, and secondly John Lamb, and died testate in 1737 as Elizabeth Lamb is NOT the daughter of Richard Tydings of the 02 Feb 1687 will. In 1748 Phillip Thomas of Anne Arundel County sold the 187.5 acres, the "undivided moiety" of the tract "Nanjomie" to Thomas Harrison (Baltimore Deeds TR#C:89-91, and TR#C:99-101, FHL microfilm 0,013,330). Unfortunately for her descendants, the identity (maiden name) of Elizabeth, wife of John Belt and John Lamb, remains unknown.
     The inventory of Robert Crumps's estate taken 11 March 1748 in Queen Anne's Co. was signed by "next of kin" Preposia Bostick (Robert Crump inventory, MD Inventories 41:209-210, FHL microfilm 0,012,876). A Preciosia Crump married Samuel Bostock 14 Jan 1730 at St. Luke's Parish, Queen Anne's County. Repeated use of the name Preciosia/Pretiotia among the Crump family is added evidence that Richard Tydings daughter, Elizabeth, married Robert Crump as Elizabeth's sister and third daughter of Richard Tydings was also named Pretiotia. This name is found spelled in various ways , i.e. Letitia/Pretosia/Prelitia/Preciosia.
     Robert and Elizabeth (Tydings) Crump (I) had the following children:
     1) Robert Crump II (see below).
     2) Mary Crump, m. 1) 10 Jun 1719 Abraham Montague, 2) (_____) Godfree.
     3) Preciosia Crump, m. 14 Jan 1730/1 Samuel Bostick of Queen Anne's Co., MD.
     Sources:
     1) "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, Vol. I, 4th Ed., 2004, p362.
     2) "Tydings-Ramsey-Belt Family Relationships" by Fredric Z. Saunders, 1234 Waterside Cove #21 Midvale, UT 84047-4293
     3) Baltimore Co., MD Deeds TR#DS:47-51, FHL microfilm 0,013,325
     4) Baltimore Deeds TR#C:89-91, and TR#C:99-101, FHL microfilm 0,013,330.
     5) Robert Crump inventory, MD Inventories 41:209-210, FHL microfilm 0,012,876.
     Bio by Gresham Farrar.
     Family links:
     Parents:
      Richard Tydings (1638 - 1686)
      Charity Sparrow Tydings (1640 - 1687)
     Spouse: Robert Crump (1673 - 1749)
     Children: Robert Crump (____ - 1825)*
     Sibling:
      Elizabeth Tydings Lamb (1660 - 1737)*
      Elizabeth Tydings Crump (1673 - 1719)
     Burial: Unknown
     Created by: Gresham Farrar
     Record added: Aug 31, 2013
     Find A Grave Memorial# 116324713.⁸

     John Tydings was born circa 1670; under age 21 on date of his father's will (2 Feb 1867.)^5,3,4 He married Mary Ellis on 16 June 1705 at Maryland, USA,
; her 1st husband. Barnes [2015:245]: "he m. Mary, dau. of James and Mary Elllis, of A[nne] A[rundel] Co., at West River Meeting, Soceity of Friends, on 15 da., 6 mo., 1705."^5,3,4
John Tydings died after 11 October 1721; Barnes [2015:245]: "On 11 Oct. 1721, John Tydings and his wife Mary conv. 201 a. Ellis' Choice to Richard Colegate, of B[altimore] Co."⁵
     He was a mentioned with Richard Tydings and Charity Adams; from Saunder Website - Page created by: fzsaund@ix.netcom.com
     Fredric Z. Saunders
     1234 Waterside Cove #21
     Midvale, UT 84047-4293
     Last revised: 20 Dec. 2014
     "Records show that three families, those of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity, William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia, and John BELT and wife Elizabeth were all closely related to each other. Their ages, plus the records would suggest that one person from each couple was a sibling to one person from each of the other two couples. What is unknown, is exactly which persons were the siblings.
     "TYDINGS FAMILY: Richard TYDINGS wrote his will 2 Feb. 1687. Richard named his son John who was under 21, his eldest daughter Charity, second daughter Elizabeth, third daughter Pretitia, and fourth daughter Mary. All four of his daughters were individually stated to receive bequests at the age of 16 or marriage. As overseers he named Solomon SPARROW, John BELT, and John JORDAIN. The witnesses were Elizabeth CHESELL, Elizabeth BUTLER, Charles CHISELL, and John ELSEY. Of note, is that to his daughters Charity and Elizabeth he left 375 acres in Baltimore County called Nanjomie.1
     "Richard TYDINGS' will included no probate dated, but he died between 4 June 1688 when he was made an appraiser of the estate of Edward MARRIOTE2 and 4 July 1689 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. On 13 Feb. 1692/3 Cap. Henry HANSLAP, former sheriff of AA County showed that a commission was granted to said HANSLAP on 4 July 1689 to prove the will of Richard TYDINGS and that it was by him subscribed and proved on 13 July 1689. At the same time, the administration was given to John JORDAIN "who intermarried with Charity the Exex of the sd will."3 Note that no executor was named in the recorded copy of the will. On 20 July 1689 John JORDAIN posted bond for the administration, with John BELT and Jos. WILLIAMS his securites.3
     "Various publications over the past 100 years have incorrectly listed Richard TYDINGS daughter Elizabeth as being identical to Elizabeth, wife of John BELT. That Richard's daughter Elizabeth actually married Robert CRUMP is proved by the following:
     "On 25 June 1719 Robert CRUMP and wife Elizabeth of Queen Anne's County, MD sold to Philip THOMAS of Anne Arundel Co., MD, the aforesaid Robert CRUMP "standing legally seized in right of the said Elizabeth his wife of the moiety or half part of a tract of Land called Nanjamie" of 375 acres.4 The deed stated they sold the half part (187.5 acres) that was the right of his wife Elizabeth. Elizabeth's right in the land would have been from it having been her one half of the tract willed to her and her sister Charity in their father's will. Therefore the Elizabeth that first married John BELT, and second John LAMB, and died testate in 1737 as Elizabeth LAMB is NOT the daughter of Richard TYDINGS of the 1687 will. In 1748 Philip THOMAS of Anne Arundel County sold the 187.5 acres, the "undivided moiety" of the tract "Nanjemy" to Thomas HARRISON.5
     "The inventory of Robert CRUMP's estate taken 11 March 1748 in Queen Anne's Co. and was signed by "next of kin" Preposia BOSTICK.6 A Preciosia CRUMP married Samuel BOSTOCK 14 Jan. 1730 at St. Luke's Parish, Queen Anne's County.7 Use of the name Preciosia/Pretiotia among the CRUMP family is added evidence that Richard TYDINGS daughter Elizabeth married Robert CRUMP.
     "On 23 Sep. 1706 Jno JORDAN and wife Charity filed an additional account on the estate of Richard TIDINGS. Included were payments to Dutton LEAN for his wife's portion, Eliza TIDINGS for her portion, Mary TIDINGS for part of her portion, Phillip DOWELL "who married Mary TYDINGS afterwards" for another part of her portion, and Jno TIDINGS for his portion.8 Had Richard's daughter Elizabeth been identical to John BELT's wife/widow, then the payment should have been to Elizabeth BELT if before 1702 (when she married John LAMB) or Elizabeth LAMB (if after 1702).
     "Charles Brashear had stated that Richard TYDINGS' wife Charity was a SPARROW, daughter of Thomas SPARROW and Elizabeth KINSEY, and that this was the Thomas SPARROW who died about 1674.9 There is simply no evidence to support such a conclusion.
     "One of the more important SPARROW documents was recorded in Anne Arundel Co, MD Land Records.10 This shows that:
     " 1. Thomas SPARROW transported himself and his wife Elizabeth, and his children Thomas and Elizabeth to MD in 1649.
     " 2. In 7 Sep. 1659 Thomas SPARROW, son and heir of the first Thomas SPARROW received a patent of 590 for Sparrow's Rest, which had been surveyed for his father.
     "The above show that the first Thomas SPARROW was deceased by 1659, and that his Thomas [Jr.] obtained the patent for his land in 1659.
     "Thomas SPARROW [Jr.] wrote his will on 1 Jan. 1674, which was proved on 5 June 1675.11
     "He named his wife Elizabeth, son Thomas, daughter Elizabeth, brother Solomon, and sister Elizabeth CHAMP. Witnesses were Nath. HEATHCOTE and Richard TYDEINGS. As his brother Solomon was not listed as having been transported in 1649, he would have been born after 1649. No mention was made of a daughter named Charity.
     "Another error in Brashear's book is that he stated Richard TYDINGS was born 6 Dec. 1654 in All Hallow's Parish, the son of John TYDINGS and wife Ann. There are no records for All Hallow's Parish at that early a date. There was a John TYDINGS and wife Ann who were the parents of a son Richard born in All Hallow's Parish on 4 Dec. 1754.12
     "There was a Richard TYDINGS baptized 29 May 1625 at St. Mary's Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, son of John TYDINGS and wife Margaret.47 Some researchers have assumed that this was the Richard of MD, but he is not. Richard TYDINGS and Margaret TYDINGS [his mother] were both buried 30 June 1625 at St. Mary's Whitechapel, the same locality where he was born.
     "It was brought to my attention by Mary Kay Coker that there was a Richard TITHINGS who was baptized at St Saviour Church, Southwark, Surrey, which is just across the Thames River from London.
     "She stated there were entries for:48
     " John Tithings married Ann Willson 20 Sep 1630
     " John s/o John Tiding a carpenter bpt 26 Feb 1631/2 (John Tyding Inf[ant] buried 01 Aug 1633)
     " Richard s/o John Tithing a turner bpt 09 Mar 1633/4
     " John s/o John Tydings a turner 12 Aug 1638
     " John Tydings [not marked as infant] buried 03 Jul 1639
     " Ann Tidings [not marked as infant] buried 13 Feb 1641/2
     "This has not been further investigated, but listed only as a possibility that could be explored for the identity of Richard TYDINGS of Maryland.
     "In 1682, Richard TYDINGS claimed rights for the transportation Charity TYDINGS into Maryland.36
     "Children of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity:
     "1. Charity TYDINGS1 b. say 1673;16 m.1. John JORDAIN;3,40 m.2. Michael PACQUINET;13 m.3. Mr. SELMON;14 living 175014
     "2 John TYDINGS1 b. say 1675;16 m. Mary ELLIS 16 day, 6th month (this is NOT June), 170512
     "3. Elizabeth TYDINGS1 b. say 1677;16 m. Robert CRUMP4 before 10 Jan. 1700;15 living 1719 Queen Anne's Co., MD4
     "4. Pretiotia TYDINGS1 b. say 1679;16 m.1 Dutton LANE;8 his will 31 May 1716, but not probated until 8 Oct. 1726;17 she m.2 John BOREING18
between 8 Aug. 171719 and 22 Jan. 1718 ;20 d. 2 Feb. 1734 St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., MD21
     "5. Mary TYDINGS1 b. say 1681;16 m. Phillip DOWELL 11 June 1702;12 d. between 5 Apr.171722 and 26 Jan. 1733 Anne Arundel Co., MD23
     "On 27 Dec. 1726 Michael PACQUINET (signed as PAQUNETT) and wife Charity of Bath Co., NC gave a Power of Attorney to our loving "cuzin" John BELT of Baltimore Co., MD to sell the tract "Nangemy" on the Gunpowder River in Baltimore County.13 This John BELT was the son of John BELT and wife Elizabeth. As "cousin" was a term that was often used for "nephew" it was upon this record that some genealogical publications concluded that John BELT's wife Elizabeth was identical to Elizabeth, daughter of Richard TYDINGS, and that her son John BELT [Jr.] of the Power of Attorney was a nephew to Charity. In this case, though, it would appear that Charity, daughter of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity, and John BELT, son of John BELT and wife Elizabeth were actual first cousins.
     "On 12 Dec. 1750 Charity SELMAN "one of the daughters and devisees of Richard TIDINGS" sold to Thomas HARRISON all right and claim to one moiety or half part of a tract called Nanjemy, the whole tract containing 375 acres.14 (Note: Thomas HARRISON would then possess the whole 375 acres. This would be a different Charity SELMAN from the daughter of John TYDINGS and Mary ELIIS that first married Solomon SPARROW, and secondly a SELMON.)
     "BELT FAMILY: On 1 Oct. 1649 Humphrie BELT of Lower Norfolk County, VA made oath that he was due 50 acres for transporting Margery CRAGGES his wife.24 The last record known of "Humfrey" BELT in VA was on 15 March 1654 [1654/5], when he was sued by Thomas JAYNES for a debt of 338 pounds tobacco.25
     "The first record of Humphrey BELT in MD was on 30 June 1663 when he entered rights for 200 acres for the transportation of himself, John BELT, Anne BELT, and Sarah BELT.26
     "If Humphrey was married about about 1649 at the time he claimed transportation for his wife, then the assumed children whom he transported by 1663 could have been born:
     "1. John BELT born say 1650; m. ca. 1677 Elizabeth; d. 1698
     "2. Anne BELT born say 1652
     "3. Sarah BELT born say 1654
     "That no transportation was claimed for his wife Margery, she may have died. The move from VA to MD may have occurred at any time between 1655 and 1663. Often a number of years may have passed between the actual transportation to MD, and the claiming of land. Sometimes land was only claimed for part of the family at one time, with the remainder claimed at a different date. If that happened, then Humphrey BELT may not have claimed land for his entire family, intending to claim any remaining land for a different tract.
     "Information on the FAMILY OF JOHN BELT is on a separate page.
     "RAMSEY FAMILY: William RAMSEY was in St. Mary's Co., MD as early as 1653 when he was about 14 years old. The will of Edward COTTEN was written there on 4 Apr. 1653.27 To Barnaby JACKSON he gave the labor of William RAMSEY and George SPROUSE until the ensuing St. Andrew's Day, provided he provide them sufficient apparell during that time and 3 months following. On St. Andrew's Day, William RAMSEY, "my servant" was to be delivered to John WARREN for 7 years.
     "On 17 October 1682 as a resident of Anne Arundel Co.28 William RAMSEY, age 43, gave a deposition for George THOMPSON regarding land formerly belonging to Barnaby JACKSON in St. Mary's County.29
     "William RAMSEY had settled in Anne Arundel County by 1665, when as a resident of there he purchased a tract in (then) Talbot County from Henry HAWKINS.32
     "In 1675 William RAMSEY of Anne Arundel Co. had proved his right to 150 acres, 50 due for his own time of service, and 100 acres due for the transportation of Anne WETHERALL and Thomas BULL in 1663.30
     "The will of William RAMSEY was written written on 12 May and proved on 20 June 1689 in Anne Arundel County. He left land to his "eldest son" Charles on the Gunpowder River [in Baltimore Co.] with the residue of land to his sons William and John. Also named was his wife Pretiotia who was the executrix and received the dwelling plantation and 250 acres on the Chester River along with the remainder of the personal estate, and to be disposed of according to her discretion "for the maintainance of her & my three youngest Children."31
     "After the death of William RAMSEY, his widow Pretiotia secondly married to Thomas BEVAN by 22 Oct. 1691 when Thomas BEVAN/BEVON and his wife Pretiotia executors of the will of William RAMSEY of Anne Arundel County sold to John "JURDAN" [JORDAN/JORDAIN], also of Anne Arundel County, the tract on the Chester River in Talbot County that William RAMSEY had purchased in 1665, and left to his wife Pretiotia in his will.33 On 4 Oct. 1692 Thomas BEVON and wife "Pretiosa" sold the Anne Arundel County land willed by William RAMSEY to his wife Pretiotia.34
     "William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia had additional children that were not named in the will that were just called "my three youngest children." A "Peshoshia" RAMSEY was buried 2 [blank] 1698/9 at All Hallow's Parish in Anne Arundel County and thought to be a daughter. A few months later on 14 May 1699, Thomas RAMSEY, "son of William and Peshoshia" was baptized there.12 Another believed child is Charity, wife of Thomas HODGES. Thomas HODGES was a witness to the will of John BELT. Thomas and wife Charity were the parents of children:35
     "Thomas HODGES born 3 Nov. 1697
     "Pretiotia HODGES born 13 May 1700
     "John HODGES born 30 Sep. 1702
     "Charles Ramsey HODGES born 18 Feb. 1704
     "Charity HODGES born 5 Aug. 1707
     "Elizabeth HODGES born 7 May 1710
     "Sarah HODGES born 22 Mar. 1713
     "William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia had children:
     "1. Charles RAMSEY31 b. say 1667; m. Elizabeth (THURSTON) WHALLEY by 1 Mar. 169137 [1691/2]
     "2. William RAMSEY31 b. say 1669
     "3. John RAMSEY31 b. say 167138
     "4. Charity RAMSEY b. say 1680; m. ca. 1696 Thomas HODGES
     "5. "Peshoshia" RAMSEY b. ca 1680s; bur. 2 (blank) 1698/9 All Hallow's Parish, Anne Arundel Co., MD12
     "6. Thomas RAMSEY b. posthumously? ca. 1689; bap. 14 May 1699 All Hallow's Parish as "son of William and "Peshoshia."12 Called nephew in the will of John BELT, Sr. written in 1697. (Note than many children from families that had Quaker ties appear to have been baptized when they were older at All Hallow's Parish. Elizabeth, widow of John BELT had 4 children from her first marriage baptized at the same time as her daughter Margaret in 1703. The eldest had to be over age 10.)
     "THE RELATIONSHIPS:
     "BELT TO TYDINGS
John BELT, son of John BELT and wife Elizabeth was "cousin" of Michael PACQUINET and wife Charity TYDINGS. If first cousins, then there would be a sibling relationship of either Richard TYDINGS or his wife Charity to either John BELT or his wife Elizabeth.
     "BELT TO RAMSEY
The elder John BELT in his 1697 will made a bequest to his "nephew" Thomas RAMSEY. Thomas was listed in the baptismal records as a son of William and "Peshoshia." That would imply that either John BELT or wife Elizabeth was a sibling to either William RAMSEY or wife Pretiotia.
     "TYDINGS TO RAMSEY
     "The use of the name Pretiotia among the children of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity, the use of the name Charity among the children of William RAMSEY and wife Pretiotia would imply a relationship between the two families. Added evidence would be that William RAMSEY's wife Pretiotia and her second husband Thomas BEVAN/BEVON sold his Talbot County land to John "JURDAN" [JORDAN/JORDAIN] who was the husband of Richard TYDINGS and wife Charity's daughter Charity.
     "THE POSSIBILITIES:
     "POSSIBILITY ONE:
     "1. Richard TYDINGS b. say 1642; m. Charity (b. say 1656); he d. ca. 1689 Anne Arundel Co., MD
     "2. Pretiotia TYDINGS b. say 1650; m.1. William RAMSEY/RAMSAY (b. ca. 1639); m.2. Thomas BEVON/BEVANS
     "3. Elizabeth TYDINGS b. say 1661; m.1. John BELT; ca. 1677; m.2. 25 July 1701 John LAMB; d. between 1 Aug. and 14 Oct. 1737 Anne Arundel Co., MD
     "On 10 Aug. 1663, George NOTTLEFOLD/NOTTLEFORD transferred Foldland in Anne Arundel Co., MD to Richard TIDING, who on 11 Sep. 1665 as Richard TIDINGS, cooper, granted the deed and assigment to Elizabeth BREWER, widow. Richard signed his mark, as an "R".39 As Richard TYDEINGS he witnessed the 1674 will of Thomas SPARROW,11 as TYDINGS he was an appraiser for the 1676 estate of John SHAW,41 as TIDINGS an appraiser for the 1676 estate of Thomas SPARROW,42, as TYDINGS an appraiser for the 1679 estate of Thomas BESSON the elder,43 as TIDENS an appraiser for the 1679 estate of Enoch BOULTON,44 and as TYDING an appraiser for the 1684 estate of Edmond TOWNHILL.45
     "In each case his mark was indicated as an "R". Although his will was indicated as signed with the mark "RT", there is no reason to believe it is not the same man, or that there was more than one Richard TYDINGS at that time in MD.
     "The likelihood that this possibility is the correct one would seem extremely remote.
     "POSSIBILITY TWO:
     "1. William RAMSEY b. ca. 1639; m. Pretiotia b. say 1650
     "2. Charity RAMSEY b. say 1656; m. Richard TYDINGS ca. 1672
     "3. Elizabeth RAMSEY b. say 1661; m. John BELT ca. 1677
     "William RAMSEY was in MD as a 14 year old servant. There is no indication that his parents were in MD for him to have had siblings there. This possibility would also seem unlikely.
     "POSSIBILITY THREE:
     "Humphrey BELT the father of:
     "1. John BELT b. ca. 1650; m. ca. 1677 Elizabeth, she b. ca. 1661
     "2. Pretiotia BELT, b. say 1650; m. ca. 1666 William RAMSEY (b. ca. 1639)
     "3. Charity BELT b. say 1656; m. ca. 1672 Richard TYDINGS
     "As discussed under the TYDINGS section, Richard TYDINGS claimed land by 1682 for the rights in the transportation of his wife. As rights could be transferred, it does not necessarily mean that Richard was the person to actually transport her to MD. Humphrey BELT was living in VA as of 1655. If Charity was his daughter and born in VA, and he moved to MD about 1656, he may have reserved the rights for her transportation for a later time. If so, on the death of Humphrey BELT, Charity's husband Richard TYDINGS could have claimed the rights. Left unexplained is the lack of a transportation entry for either a Pretiotia BELT by Humphrey, or by her husband William RAMSEY.
     "A possibility is that Pretiotia was a second marriage for William RAMSEY, and that in his will he named only those children by an unknown first wife. If Pretiotia was a BELT, and a second wife of William RAMSEY, this would give:
     "Humphrey BELT father of:
     "1. John BELT b. ca. 1650 VA; m. ca. 1677 Elizabeth, she b. ca. 1661
     "2. Anne BELT b. ca. 1652 VA
     "3. Sarah BELT b. ca. 1654 VA
     "4. Charity BELT b. ca. 1656 VA; m. Richard TYDINGS
     "5. Pretiotia BELT b. ca. 1658-1662 MD; m. William RAMSEY as his second wife
     " 1. Charity RAMSEY born say 1680; m. ca. 1696 Thomas HODGES
     " 2. "Peshoshia" [Pretiotia] RAMSEY born 1680s; d. 1698
     " 3. Thomas RAMSEY called nephew in the will of John BELT
     "This last revised version of this possibility would seem very possible as being the correct version.
     "POSSIBILITY FOUR:
     "1. Pretiotia -?-, b. say 1650; m. ca. 1670 William RAMSEY (b. ca. 1639)
     "2. Charity -?-, b. say 1656; m. ca. 1674 Richard TYDINGS
     "3. Elizabeth -?- b. say 1659; m. ca. 1677 John BELT
     "the three being sisters, father unknown.
     "This scenario could also have the option as in possibility three, where Pretiotia was a second wife to William RAMSEY. The father of the three girls never claimed transporation for Charity, and Richard TYDINGS later did.
     "1. Charity -?- b. say 1656 outside of MD; m. Richard TYDINGS
     "2. Elizabeth -?- b. say 1659 MD; m. ca. 1677 John BELT
     "3. Pretiotia b. say 1662 MD; m. as his second wife, William RAMSEY
     "This possibility is also possible as being the correct version.
     "The witnesses to John BELT's will were John TIDINGS, Charity JORDAN, Ann SMITH, Thomas HODGES, Daniel PIERCE, Darby SWEANY and Ann PIERCE. Note that under all scenarios, that John TIDEINGS and Charity JORDON would have been his nephew and niece, and Thos. HODGES would have been the spouse of his niece.
     "CONCLUSION:
     "Either Possibility 3 or 4 would appear to be the most likely relation of the TYDINGS, BELT and RAMSEY families to each other. Unfortunately, for her descendants, the identity of Elizabeth, wife of John BELT remains unknown in either possibility.
     "1. Richard Tidings will, Maryland Wills 6:40-41. Note that the witnesses were Elizabeth Chesell, Elizabeth Butler, Charles Chisell, and and Jno. Elsey. Some publications incorrectly abstracted the one witness as Charity (rather than Charles) Chisell.
     "2. Appraisers of Edward Marriote, Maryland Testamentary Proceedings 14:95.
     "3. Richard Tydings estate, Maryland Testamentary Proceedsing 15:9, FHL microfilm 0,012,934.
     "4. Baltimore Co., MD Deeds TR#DS:47-51, FHL microfilm 0,013,325
     "5. Baltimore Deeds TR#C:89-91, and TR#C:99-101, FHL microfilm 0,013,330.
     "6. Robert Crump inventory, MD Inventories 41:209-210, FHL microfilm 0,012,876.
     "7. F. Edward Wright, Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records 1726-1750, (Silver Springs, MD: Family Line Publications, 1983), 48.
     "8. Richard Tidings account, MD Inventories and Accounts 26:16-17.
     "9. Charles Brashear and Shirley Brashear McCoy, A Brashear(s) Family History, Vol. 1, The First Two Hundred Years of Brashears in America, (San Diego, CA: 1998), 131-133. E-mail with the author Charles BRASHEAR at brashear AT mail.sdsu.edu dated 16 Nov. 1999 shows he was unable to offer any source for his inclusion of this in his book. He stated: "Here's what I have. It looks like a will record, though I don't seem to have the book and page references," and then recited the information contained in his book. It is apparent he had no documentation for his statement that Charity was a SPARROW. There is no will listing Richard's wife Charity as a SPARROW, or any record of Thomas SPARROW having a     "daughter named Charity.
     "10. Anne Arundel Co., MD Land Records WT1:20-26, FHL microfilm 0,013,209.
     "11. Thomas Sparrow will, MD wills 2:76-78 [image 77 of 412].
     "12. F. Edward Wright, Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, no date).
     "13. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records IS#I:36-38, FHL microfilm 0,013,326.
     "14. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#D:107-108, FHL microfilm 0,013,330.
     "15. Kent Co, MD Land Records M:110-111 , FHL microfilm 0,014,148.
     "16. Estimates based on all daughters under age 16, and son under 21 in 1687 in #1, the stated birth order of the daughters, and the known marriage dates of John and Mary.
     "17. Dutton Lane will, MD Wills 18:530 [image 528 of 557]
     "18. Evidence that Pretiosia (Tydings) Lane secondly married John Boreing includes:
     " a) Dutton Lane's will was written in 1716, but not probated until 1726 because there was nothing to administer. See #46.
     " b) Pretiosia witnessed a deed of John Boreing in 1717, in which no wife signed. See #19.
     " c) In 1718, John Boreing had a wife named Pretiotia. See #20.
     " d) Dutton Lane, Jr., son of Pretiotia married a daughter of John Boreing.
     "19. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#A:417-419, FHL microfilm 0,013,325. On 8 Aug. 1717 Presoecie (x) Lain witnessed the sale of a tract from John Boreing (no wife signed) to Jonathan Tipton.
     "20. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#RA:524-528, FHL microfilm 0,013,324. John Boreing and wife Pretotia sold a tract of land.
     "21. Bill and Martha Reamy, Records of St. Paul's Church, Volume 1, (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1988), 42.
     "22. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records TR#A:436-437, FHL microfilm 0,013,325.
     "23. Phillip Dowell will, MD Wills 21:109-111 [image 137 of 484].
     "24. Lower Norfolk Co., VA Deeds and Wills B:123, FHL microfilm 0,032,823.
     "25. Lower Norfolk Co., VA Deeds and Wills C:136, FHL microfilm 0,032,823.
     "26. MD Land Patents liber 5 (vol. 7):373, FHL 0,013,065.
     "27. Edward Cotten will, MD wills 1:46-49 [image 46 of 640].
     "28. Archives of Maryland 70:290.
     "29. Archives of Maryland 70:253.
     "30. Maryland Land Patents 15:300 (Vol. 18), FHL microfilm 0,013,072, item 2.
     "31. William Ramsey will, MD Wills 6:59 [image 63 of 423].
     "32. Talbot Co., MD Land Records 1:7, FHL microfilm 0,014,521.
     "33. Talbot Co., MD Land Records 5:331, FHL microflm 0,014,523.
     "34. Anne Arundel Co., MD Land Records IH3:91-95, FHL microfilm 0,013,208.
     "35. Register of Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's Co., MD (copied in 1885), FHL microfilm 0,014,304, item 3.
     "36. Carson Gibb, A Supplement to The Early Settlers of Maryland.
     "37. Baltimore Co., MD Land Records RM#HS:340, FHL microfilm 0,013,323.
     "38. Nicholas Gassaway Senr. will, MD wills 2:228-231 [image 229 of 412]. Of an age to have witnessed his will on 10 Jan. 1691 [1691/2].
     "39. Anne Arundel Co., MD Land Records IH3:114-115, FHL microfilm 0,013,208.
     "40. Richard Tydings account, MD Inventories and Accounts 14:143.
     "41. Richard Shaw inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 2:172-173,
     "42. Thomas Sparrow inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 2:359-360.
     "43. Thomas Besson inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 6:105-106,
     "44. Enoch Boulton inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 6:612.
     "45. Edmond Townhill inventory, MD Inventories and Accounts 8:178.
     "46. Dutton Land administration, Maryland Testamentary Proceedings, 27:342. 10 Oct. 1726 exhibited from Baltimore Co., the will of Dutton Lane by Richard Lane his son one of the legatees who says there is no effects to Administor on.
     "47. St. Mary's Whitechapel, Church of England, 1558-1643 Parish Register, p. 102 [back side of 102, across from 103], FHL microfilm 0,094,691.
     "48. Email from M. K. Coker [mkcwrites AT yahoo.com], 22 May 2014.⁶

; Barnes [2015:245]: "John Tydings probably died at a relatively young age, and his widow seems to have m. 2nd, Samuel Lockwood. In addition to the Tydings "children-in-law" mentioned below, the Lockwoods seem to have had the three youngest Tydings children baptized in All Hallows Parish on the same day as their own sons Samuel and John.⁵ John Tydings was was mentioned in a land transaction by Richard Tydings on 13 June 1680 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA, from Barnes [2015:244]: "On 13 June 1680, Tydings had resurv. a 200 a. tract in A[nne] A[rundel] Co. known as Haslenut Ridge, orginally surv. in 1663 for John Gray; the tract was found to contain actually only 166 a. It was later held by John Tydings."
Note:
MRR:42, 166.⁷
In Richard Tydings's will dated 2 February 1687, John Tydings was named as an heir;      From Barnes [2015:244]: "In it he left to his sone John (at age 21) the tract Haselnut Ridge; if John were to s.p., the land was to go to his daus. Charity, Eliza, Preti(o)tia, and Mary. Daus. Preti(o)tia and Mary were to have New Year's Gift, also in B[altimore] Co. Solomon Sparrow, John Belt, and John Jordaine were to be overseers. The will was wit. by Eliza Chesell, Eliza Butler, Charity Chesell and John Elsey."^7,8

     John Belt was born circa 1645 at Norfolk Co., Virginia, USA.² He married Elizabeth Tydings, daughter of Richard Tydings and Charity Adams, circa 1677 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA,
; her 1st husband; Barnes [2015:245] says "probably m. John Belt."^1,3,4,2
John Belt died circa 1698 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA.²
     John Belt witnessed the will of Richard Tydings on 2 February 1687;      From Barnes [2015:244]: "In it he left to his sone John (at age 21) the tract Haselnut Ridge; if John were to s.p., the land was to go to his daus. Charity, Eliza, Preti(o)tia, and Mary. Daus. Preti(o)tia and Mary were to have New Year's Gift, also in B[altimore] Co. Solomon Sparrow, John Belt, and John Jordaine were to be overseers. The will was wit. by Eliza Chesell, Eliza Butler, Charity Chesell and John Elsey."^5,6