Samuel Plummer

GEDCOM Note

Per email message from Rose Mangan, 01-24-1999: "Samuel Plummer and Sarah Miles were definitely Quakers as their info was found in the Quaker Books."

Per email from Rose Mangan, 01-25-1999: "Notes for SAMUEL PLUMMER, SR.: Samuel inherited 20s from will of his father. All children wed in Quaker ceremonies except Joseph; Samuel witnessed will of John Turner, Sr, in Prince George's Co. with his brother, James, written 2 Dec 1720; probate 9 Dec 1723 (38) Will of Thomas Miles of Prince George's Co., written 2 Aug 1725 leaves daughter Sarah, wife of Samuel Plummer, personalty (Md. Cal. Wills, Col. VI, p 10); on 28 Jun 1743 four more surveys filed for "Hunting Lott", "Pleasant Meddo", "Rich Hlls" and "Food Plenty", located near New Market; listed in Taxables of Patuxent Hundred in 1719 and 1733. This family left the West River-The Clifts area when certificates to Monocacy were given to Joeph and Thomas on 26 May 1749. After the death of Samuel, the entire family followed the lead of the 2 eldest sons and moved to Frederick Co., 18 Feb 1775 Sarah Plummer presented a certificate from West River to Pipe Creek Monthly Meeting for herself, daus. Ursula and Susanna, and granddaughter Sarah Harris (Quaker Records of No. MD.); The plantation called "Rose's Purchase" came into the family through the following will of Richard Rose: Will of Richard Rose of Prince George's Co; written 30 April 1716; probate 29 Jun 1717; To friend Sam. Plummer and hrs., plan, and tract. "Rose's Purchase" and personalty; Thos. Plummer, Sr., ex., and residuary legatee; Test: John Evans, John Turner, Sol. Turner (41); Will of Samuel Plummer, Prince George's Co.; written 13 Jan 1754; probate 2 Feb 1760; To wife Sarah, land where my dwelling house is, one tract whereof is called "Rose's Purchase" and one other tract adjoining, "Upper Getting"; To eldest son Thomas, land in Frederick Co., "Hunting Lot" of 226 acres; To sons Joseph, Samuel, Abraham, and daus, Cassandra Bllenger and Sarah Plummer, tracts of land in Frederick Co.; Wife Sarah to make over to son-in-law Richard Holland, a tract of land in Frederick Co. upon Linganore, called "Rich Hill" Extx; Wife, Sarah; Wit: Richard, Thomas and Mary Moore (l.519,WM-Bowie));

All children wed in Quaker ceremonies except Joseph;

This family left the West River-The Clifts area when certificates to Monocacy were given to Joseph and Thomas on 26 May 1749. After the death of Samuel, the entire family followed the lead of the two eldest sons and moved to Frederick Co.

Samuel Sr. was by far the most successful of his brothers. As a major benefactor of Richard Rose , he is called "my loving friend" and was bequeathed "Rose's Purchase",(41) in Prince George's County, which later became the plantation where his children were born and raised. In the West River MM on the 4th Day of 1st mo. 1723, Sarah Miles became his bride. Their original marriage certificate is preserved in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. The births of their children are recorded in the West River MM registry of which meeting, he was appointed Overseer the 26th Day of 4th mo, 1759 and in the Pipe Creek MM.(43) He acquired "Upper Getting" adjoining the home plantation, both of which he later devised to his widow. Turning his attention to Frederick Co., MD he obtained title to 1,455 acres. Two tracts are notable, "Pleasant Meadow (Pleasant Meddo) upon which part of present-day Monrovia was established by son Joseph (44) and "Hunting Lott" where New Market was laid out in 1793 by grandson William Plummer son of Thomas and by Nicholas Hall.(45) Quoting his obituary, "On Wed. 12th Inst. (12 Dec 1759) Mr. Samuel Plumer of Prince Georges Co. was found dead in the road near his Plantation and is supposed to have died of a fit of apoplexty. He was sober, industrious and above 60 years of age." (46)

It is evident from church records that Samuel did not name all of his children in the Will written 13 Jan 1754 and witnessed by Rich Thomas and Mary Moore.(47) Named in order of birth with names of mates added and tracts inherited one finds the following: Ruth wed Richard Hollad "Rich Hills" on Linganore, Thomas (Eleanor (Walker) Poultney) "Hunting Lott" on draught of Linganore, Joseph (Sarah Sollers) "Pleasant Meddo" on Bush Creek, Samuel Jr. (Mary Tucker) "Food Plenty" and "Rocky Hill" above forks of Bush Creek, Cassandra wed Friends Elder William Ballenger part of "Hickory lains", Friends minister Sarah wed Mahion Janney, Abraham (Sarah Ward) part of "Hickory Plains", Rachel wed John Harris part of "Hickory Plains" on Bush Creek, Ursula remained single, Elizabeth wed Moses Harris, Anna wed Friends Elder Joseph Talbott III and Susanna wed Anthony Poultney. Several children moved into the area that became Frederick County prior to their father's passing. After which their widowed mother and the remaining children followed. Sarah passed the 3rd Day of 10 mo. 1788 near New Market. The Bush Creek (Monrovia) Society of Friends meeting house was established on land donated by Joseph. Many of Samuel and Sarah's descendants through the generations have held a birth-right in the Society of Friends.

More About SAMUEL PLUMMER, SR.: Reference 38: Prince Geoge's County, MD. Inventory Liber 9, folio, 152; account filed 13 May 1728 by Elizabeth Miles who names her former husband Reference 41: Prince George's County, MD. Will Liber 14, folio 385, dated 30 April 1716, filed 29 Jun 1717 Reference 43: Archives of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, Baltimore, MD Reference 44: Grace Louise Tracey, op. cit., p. 198-9 Reference 45: J. Thomas Scharf, History of Western Mayland, 1882, Vol. I, p 607 Reference 46: Maryland Historical Magazine, 1923, Vol. 18, p. 156 Reference 47: Anne Arundel County, MD. Will Liber 31, folio 1122; written in Prince George's Co., filed 2 Feb 1760 Religion: Quaker"