Col. Richard Tilghman, II

s/o Dr. Richard Tilghman / Mary Foxley b/d at The Hermitage

Honorable Richard Tilghman

Served as Talbot County Representative, MD State Legislature from 1698 to 1702, and as a member of the Lord Proprietor's Council from 1711 to 1738. He was Chancelor of the Province of MD 1722. A zealous member of the English Church, and when the 2nd Chester Church was built in 1697, he advanced the means for its erection, "the vestry engaging to reimburse him the necessary expenses."

m 7 Jan 1700 Hermitage, Queen Anne's Co., MD Anna Maria Lloyd

They had 9 children - Mary [Maria], Philemon, Richard [III], Henrietta Maria, Anna Maria, William, Edward, James, Matthew

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s/o Dr. Richard Tilghman / Mary Foxley b/d at The Hermitage

Honorable Richard Tilghman

Served as Talbot County Representative, MD State Legislature from 1698 to 1702, and as a member of the Lord Proprietor's Council from 1711 to 1738. He was Chancelor of the Province of MD 1722. A zealous member of the English Church, and when the 2nd Chester Church was built in 1697, he advanced the means for its erection, "the vestry engaging to reimburse him the necessary expenses."

m 7 Jan 1700 Hermitage, Queen Anne's Co., MD Anna Maria Lloyd

They had 9 children - Mary [Maria], Philemon, Richard [III], Henrietta Maria, Anna Maria, William, Edward, James, Matthew

Will

Tilghman, Richard, Queen Anne's Co., 25th Apr., 1737; 14th Feb., 1738.

1. To wife Anna Maria, extx., and hrs., 770 A. "The Union," over and above her dower rights.
2. To son William and hrs., 500 A. "Delmore End," 500 A.
3. "Andever;" 500 A. "Salsbury;" 490 A. "Tilghman's Discovery," being remaining pt. unsold; and personalty.
4. To son Edward and hrs., 1830 A. "Forlorn Hope," 239 A. "Maltham;" and personalty.
5. To son James and hrs., 1700 A. "The Adventure" saving 50 A. sold to William Burroughs, 40 A. "Adventure Addition," 600 A. "Tilghman's Fresher," and 200 A. "Jerusalem," bou. of Richard Ratcliff.
6. Matthew and hrs., 1400 A. "Tilghman's Forrest," 100 A. "Ringsend," Robert Phillips to be permitted to remain on "Eingsend" during his wife's life.
7. To dau. Henrietta Maria Robins and hrs., 1000 A. "The Pearl," and personalty.
8. To grandson Richard Earle and hrs., 400 A. "Adventure Addition" nr. head of Corsica Ck., sd. land having been in poss. of his father James Earle for some years; sd. Richard dying during minority to pass to grandson James Earle, and hrs.
9. To grandson William Hemsley and hrs., 500 A. "Notlers Enjoyment," sd. William dying during minority to pass to grand-dau. Anna Maria Hemsley and hrs.
10. To dau. Anna Maria Hemsley and hrs., 270 A. "Tilghman's Meadows," 280 A. "Snodland," and personalty.
11. To 3 sons William, Edward and Matthew and their hrs., 3 lots in Ogle Town, residue of lands to descend to son and hr. Richard, as law directs.
12. To wife the use of all plate during life, at her decease to surviving sons and daus. equally; all rings, except seal ring bequeathed to son Richard.
13. To wife and son Richard rest of furniture and lumber belonging to dwelling house, divided as they think it, shd. they disagree nephew Coll. Matthew Tilghman Ward to determine controversy.
14. To grand-dau. Anna Maria Earl personalty, which with what has heretofore been given to her mother, late decd., may suffice.
15. To wife, each of children, sons-in-law James Earle and George Robins, dau.-.in-law Margaret Tilghman, Col. Matthew Tilghman Ward and his wife, Richard Bennett and his wife and Mrs. Alice Lloyd, each a mourning ring. Residue of personal estate to wife and 2 sons, James and Matthew. Gift of personalty on plantation "Forlorn Hope" at hd. of Reed's Ck., confirmed to son Richard.
16. Exs.: Wife and son Richard.
17. Test: Lambert Wiekes, Ann Wilmer, Mabell Green, John Holton.
18. 5 Jan., 1738, codicil. To son Matthew and hrs., 500 A. "Notlar's Enjoyment," and to grandson William Hemsley and hrs., 650 A. "Tilghman's Gift," sd. William dying during minority, sd. lands to pass to grand-dau. Anna Maria Hemsley and hrs.
19. Test: Thomas Hynson Wright, Gent., Mabel Green, Elizabeth Leadger. 22. 35

The Hermitage

Source: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Tilghman-88

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References

• Tilghman Family Blog Post https://royaldescent.blogspot.com/2016/05/edward-iii-descents-for-l... Note: the original home burned in 1832
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 25 2019, 17:23:29 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 21 2019, 23:15:33 UTC
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I1994...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tilghman-78