Col. Philip Hoskins

Hoskins, Col. Phillip,Charles County, 20th June, 1714; 3rd Apr., 1718.

• To son William and hrs., 100 A. bou. of Thos. Love, personalty and former gifts confirmed.
• To son Phillip and hrs., 50 A., Friendship, and personalty on son William's plantation. Certain personalty to be sold and proceeds divided among all child. equally. To every grandchild (both sons and daus.), personalty.
• To son Oswald and hrs., 178 A., dwelling plantation and his pt. of personal estate.
• To son Bennett, 200 A. bought of Garrett Sinett, and 187 A., Hoskins' Lot,and shareof personal estate.
• To son Ballard, 190 A. bou. of James Mackey, nr. Chingamuxson Cr., 100 A., St. John's, and 100 A. adj. St. John's, lying bet. the two Beaverdams, and share of personal estate.
• To daus. Mary, Anne and Martha, personalty.
• Shd. any of sd. child. die during minority, estate bequeathed to child. of former wife to be divided among them; and estate given to child. of last wife, Ann, divided among them.
• To wife Ann, extx., residue of personal estate during life; at her decease to be divided among child. testator had by sd. wife Ann. She to settle a plantation for each son, and neither the child. testator had by former wife nor child. present wife had by her former husband to have any part of estate more than is justly due them. Testator desires to be buried in Portobacco Church.
• Overseers: Wm. Hoskins, Thos. Stone and Joseph Harrison.
• Test: Archibald Johnson, Jane Booth, Sarah Mudd. 14. 475.
• Test. speaks of Jane Hamilton, late called Jane Booth. 3rd Apr., 1718. Caveat filed by son William.

It is believed that Philip Hoskins was some close relation to Sir Bennett Hoskins, Bart (1609-1679) of Morehampton and Harewood, Hereforeshire, England. Philip Hoskins was first mentioned 2 Sept 1671, when Bennett Hoskins of England gave him a power of attorney to secure Bennett's patent for the 2000 acre "Manor of Friendship". At that date he is referred to as of or near Wicomico River (presetn St. Mary's or Chas. Co.). The second reference is when by deed dated 7 Sept 1671 he, a planter of Chas. Co. and James Hayes, a planter, purchased the 200 acres Owen's Purchase in Port Tobacco Hundred from John Owen. He was a Chas. Co. militia officer in Major Wheeler's Militia 1689-1703 and was referred to as a Colonel in 1707; Chas Co member of the Maryland House of Assembly in 1692, vestryman of Port Tobacco Church, Justice of the Provincial Court, trustee of Cool Springs, and Emissary to the Indians. He directed in his Will that he be buried in Port Tobacco Church. On 12-10-1717 he was appointed residual legatee by Will of Osmond Waple, Gent. of Chas. Co., for the use of his children by wife Ann. By her father's Will dated 1683, Eliza Wahob, 1st wife of Philip Hoskins, inherited a 200 acre plantation in Nanjemy Hundred,Chas. Co., Md., and bequests were made to her daughters Benedicta and Jane Hoskins. (Most of this was prepared by: George Ely Russell, Bowie, MD, May 1963. See National Genealogical Society Quarterly, March 1963, pg. 26-31), and Hoskins Families of Seventeenth Century America, Geroge Ely Russell - Private Pub.)"