Abraham I will is dated Nov. 25, 1745 in then Prince Georges County, Md. Benjamin Lakin was a sea going man. It is claimed that he was the Master of his ship. He transported much tobacco to the West Indies Islands. Benjamin Lakin was lost at sea when his sailing vessel was sunk. He was carrying a shipload of tobacco from Georgetown, Md. to the French West Indies. This action the British Government did not approve. He was stopped at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay by a British warship. He was requested to surrender. He said "No". His ship carried but one gun. His ship was sunk and he lost his life, April 6, 1776.

Abraham Laking I will is dated Nov. 25, 1745 and is filed in Volume 23, folios 291-92 at the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md.

Abraham Laking I of Prince George County, Md.: I give a tract of land on the west side of the Catoctin Mountains of 102 acres of land to be equally divided between my two sons, Abraham Laking II and Joseph Laking and to their heirs. To my son, Benjamin Laking, a tract of 100 acres of land where I now live called "Joseph and Margaret Rest" after the death of my wife.

My personal estate to be divided equally among my children.

My sole Executor is to be my wife, Martha Laking. Witnesses: Robert B. Lyeth, Thomas T.

Mackee and Jane F. Mackee.

Abraham Laking will showed that he had three sons, Abraham II, Joseph and Benjamin. The Lakin grants came from the Kings of England. Other lands, they claimed by "Tomahawks Rights."

The original grant was dated in 1683 by Charles II. The other grant was by King George III in 1728: Abraham I gave "Two Brothers" to sons, Abraham II, and to Joseph containing 102 acres on west side of the Catoctin Mountain. This parcel was surveyed on April 1, 1743. A parcel of land called "Joseph and Margaret Rest" was given to Benjamin Laking with a dwelling and 100 acres of land after his mother’s death.

During the Revolutionary War period, the Lakins went by the name of Leakins but changed it after the Revolutionary War.

Abraham Laking I grant was in Prince Georges County, but now in Montgomery County and it was called "Joseph and Margaret Rest." The "Two Brothers" grant was in Frederick County, Md. The Lakins came into St. Mary City, Md. This town was destroyed by fire and all the records were lost.

The Lakins originally lived in Scotland. They moved to northern England and settled at a place called "Lakin Heath." They sailed for America and arrived in Maryland about 1683. Later, they settled In Prince Georges County but now Frederick County about 1727. Among the early settlers of the Catoctin area were the Nelsons, the Prathers, the Hooks, the Fees, and the Lakins. This was called the "Catoctin Hundred." These people signed for the establishment of the All Saints Parish in the Frederick area in 1742. The Lakins settled two miles north of the Potomac River and three miles south of Jefferson, Md.

The Lakins were sea faring people. They sailed their vessel from England to St. Mary City, Md.

Later, they sailed up the Potomac River and docked their vessel at the mouth of Rock Creek.

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Abraham I will is dated Nov. 25, 1745 in then Prince Georges County, Md. Benjamin Lakin was a sea going man. It is claimed that he was the Master of his ship. He transported much tobacco to the West Indies Islands. Benjamin Lakin was lost at sea when his sailing vessel was sunk. He was carrying a shipload of tobacco from Georgetown, Md. to the French West Indies. This action the British Government did not approve. He was stopped at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay by a British warship. He was requested to surrender. He said "No". His ship carried but one gun. His ship was sunk and he lost his life, April 6, 1776.

Abraham Laking I will is dated Nov. 25, 1745 and is filed in Volume 23, folios 291-92 at the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md.

Abraham Laking I of Prince George County, Md.: I give a tract of land on the west side of the Catoctin Mountains of 102 acres of land to be equally divided between my two sons, Abraham Laking II and Joseph Laking and to their heirs. To my son, Benjamin Laking, a tract of 100 acres of land where I now live called "Joseph and Margaret Rest" after the death of my wife.

My personal estate to be divided equally among my children.

My sole Executor is to be my wife, Martha Laking. Witnesses: Robert B. Lyeth, Thomas T.

Mackee and Jane F. Mackee.

Abraham Laking will showed that he had three sons, Abraham II, Joseph and Benjamin. The Lakin grants came from the Kings of England. Other lands, they claimed by "Tomahawks Rights."

The original grant was dated in 1683 by Charles II. The other grant was by King George III in 1728: Abraham I gave "Two Brothers" to sons, Abraham II, and to Joseph containing 102 acres on west side of the Catoctin Mountain. This parcel was surveyed on April 1, 1743. A parcel of land called "Joseph and Margaret Rest" was given to Benjamin Laking with a dwelling and 100 acres of land after his mother’s death.

During the Revolutionary War period, the Lakins went by the name of Leakins but changed it after the Revolutionary War.

Abraham Laking I grant was in Prince Georges County, but now in Montgomery County and it was called "Joseph and Margaret Rest." The "Two Brothers" grant was in Frederick County, Md. The Lakins came into St. Mary City, Md. This town was destroyed by fire and all the records were lost.

The Lakins originally lived in Scotland. They moved to northern England and settled at a place called "Lakin Heath." They sailed for America and arrived in Maryland about 1683. Later, they settled In Prince Georges County but now Frederick County about 1727. Among the early settlers of the Catoctin area were the Nelsons, the Prathers, the Hooks, the Fees, and the Lakins. This was called the "Catoctin Hundred." These people signed for the establishment of the All Saints Parish in the Frederick area in 1742. The Lakins settled two miles north of the Potomac River and three miles south of Jefferson, Md.

The Lakins were sea faring people. They sailed their vessel from England to St. Mary City, Md.

Later, they sailed up the Potomac River and docked their vessel at the mouth of Rock Creek.

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Abraham I will is dated Nov. 25, 1745 in then Prince Georges County, Md. Benjamin Lakin was a sea going man. It is claimed that he was the Master of his ship. He transported much tobacco to the West Indies Islands. Benjamin Lakin was lost at sea when his sailing vessel was sunk. He was carrying a shipload of tobacco from Georgetown, Md. to the French West Indies. This action the British Government did not approve. He was stopped at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay by a British warship. He was requested to surrender. He said "No". His ship carried but one gun. His ship was sunk and he lost his life, April 6, 1776.

Abraham Laking I will is dated Nov. 25, 1745 and is filed in Volume 23, folios 291-92 at the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Md.

Abraham Laking I of Prince George County, Md.: I give a tract of land on the west side of the Catoctin Mountains of 102 acres of land to be equally divided between my two sons, Abraham Laking II and Joseph Laking and to their heirs. To my son, Benjamin Laking, a tract of 100 acres of land where I now live called "Joseph and Margaret Rest" after the death of my wife.

My personal estate to be divided equally among my children.

My sole Executor is to be my wife, Martha Laking. Witnesses: Robert B. Lyeth, Thomas T.

Mackee and Jane F. Mackee.

Abraham Laking will showed that he had three sons, Abraham II, Joseph and Benjamin. The Lakin grants came from the Kings of England. Other lands, they claimed by "Tomahawks Rights."

The original grant was dated in 1683 by Charles II. The other grant was by King George III in 1728: Abraham I gave "Two Brothers" to sons, Abraham II, and to Joseph containing 102 acres on west side of the Catoctin Mountain. This parcel was surveyed on April 1, 1743. A parcel of land called "Joseph and Margaret Rest" was given to Benjamin Laking with a dwelling and 100 acres of land after his mother’s death.

During the Revolutionary War period, the Lakins went by the name of Leakins but changed it after the Revolutionary War.

Abraham Laking I grant was in Prince Georges County, but now in Montgomery County and it was called "Joseph and Margaret Rest." The "Two Brothers" grant was in Frederick County, Md. The Lakins came into St. Mary City, Md. This town was destroyed by fire and all the records were lost.

The Lakins originally lived in Scotland. They moved to northern England and settled at a place called "Lakin Heath." They sailed for America and arrived in Maryland about 1683. Later, they settled In Prince Georges County but now Frederick County about 1727. Among the early settlers of the Catoctin area were the Nelsons, the Prathers, the Hooks, the Fees, and the Lakins. This was called the "Catoctin Hundred." These people signed for the establishment of the All Saints Parish in the Frederick area in 1742. The Lakins settled two miles north of the Potomac River and three miles south of Jefferson, Md.

The Lakins were sea faring people. They sailed their vessel from England to St. Mary City, Md.

Later, they sailed up the Potomac River and docked their vessel at the mouth of Rock Creek.