Colonel Nicholas Gassaway

Col. Nicholas GASSAWAY was born about 1633 in London Town, England. He was christened on 11 Mar 1634 in St. Margaret's Westminster, London Town, England. He died in Jan 1691/92 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. He was buried in Jan 1691/92 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. He signed a will on 10 Jan 1691/92 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. He had an estate probated on 27 Jan 1691/92 in Anne Arundel Co., MD.

He was married to Anne BEESON (daughter of Capt. Thomas BEESON and Hester) about 1672. Anne BEESON was born about 1658 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. She was born about 1658 in So River Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., MD. She died before 1692 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. Col. Nicholas GASSAWAY and Anne BEESON had the following children:

child+2 Hester GASSAWAY.

child+3 Margaret GASSAWAY.

child+4 Jane GASSAWAY.

child+5 Capt. John GASSAWAY.

child+6 Capt. Thomas GASSAWAY.

He was married to Unknown. Col. Nicholas GASSAWAY and Unknown had the following children:

child+7 Nicholas GASSAWAY.

child+8 Anne GASSAWAY.

Source: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdannear/firstfam/gassaway/d15006...

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Partnership with: Mary GASAWAY

Marriage: ABT 1655, Ann Arundel Co., Md.

Child: Nicholas GASAWAY Birth: BET 1665 AND 1670, Ann Arundel Co., Md.

Child: Anne GASAWAY Birth: BET 1670 AND 1671, Ann Arundel Co., Md.

Partnership with: Anna Hester BEESON

Marriage: 1675, South River Hundred, Ann Arundel County, Maryland

Child: John GASAWAY Birth: 1674, South River Hundred, Ann Arundel County, Maryland

Child: Hester GASAWAY Birth: 1676, Ann Arundel County, Maryland

Child: Jane GASAWAY Birth: BET 1676 AND 1678, Ann Arundel County, Maryland

Child: Margaret GASAWAY Birth: 1680, Ann Arundel Co., Md.

Child: Thomas GASAWAY Birth: 20 FEB 1683/84, Poplar Ridge, South River 100, Ann Arundel County, Maryland

1 Nicholas GASAWAY

 =Mary GASAWAY  Marriage: ABT 1655, Ann Arundel Co., Md.

2 Nicholas GASAWAY
=Anne SANDERS
2 Anne GASAWAY
=William BURGESS
=John WATKINS Marriage: 1688, Ann Arundel Co., Md.
3 John WATKINS
=Mary WARMAN Marriage: 1715, Ann Arundel Co., Md.
3 Nicholas WATKINS
=Margaret LAMB Marriage: 1719, Ann Arundel Co., Md.
3 Elizabeth WATKINS
=Samuel SMITH
3 Gasaway WATKINS
=Elizabeth WATKINS Marriage: ABT 1718, Ann Arundel Co., Md.
=Richard JONES
=Anna Hester BEESON Marriage: 1675, South River Hundred, Ann Arundel County, Maryland
2 John GASAWAY
=Kate GREENLEE
3 Samuel GASAWAY
3 Richard GASAWAY
3 Benjamin GASAWAY
3 John GASAWAY
=Elizabeth LAWRENCE Marriage: 1696, Ann Arundel County, Maryland
3 Nicholas GASAWAY
=Elisabeth HAWKINS Marriage: 2 JUN 1719, All Hallows Parish, Ann Arundel County, Maryland
=Sarah SHIPLEY Marriage: 1738, Ann Arundel County, Maryland
=Rachael HOWARD Marriage: AFT 1738
2 Hester GASAWAY
=Nicholas GROCE Marriage: 3 FEB 1697/98, Ann Arundel County, Maryland
3 Elizabeth GROCE
=Steven WARMAN Marriage: 16 MAR 1734/35, Ann Arundel Co., Md.
2 Jane GASAWAY
=William COTTER Marriage: BEF 1702, Ann Arundel County, Maryland
3 Sarah COTTER
=John GASAWAY Marriage: 5 DEC 1727, All Hallows, Ann Arundel County, Maryland
=Thomas PEARSON Marriage: AFT 1763, Md.
=James SANDERS Marriage: ABT 1703, Ann Arundel Co., Md.
2 Margaret GASAWAY
=Thomas LARKIN Marriage: 24 SEP 1697, Ann Arundel Co., Md.
3 Ann LARKIN
3 Sarah LARKIN
3 John LARKIN
3 Elizabeth LARKIN
3 Anne LARKIN
=William GALLAWAY
=James DURHAM
2 Thomas GASAWAY
=Susanna HANSLAP Marriage: 18 DEC 1701, All Hallows Parish, Ann Arundel County, Maryland
3 Anne GASAWAY
3 John GASAWAY
=Sarah COTTER Marriage: 5 DEC 1727, All Hallows, Ann Arundel County, Maryland
3 Thomas GASAWAY
=Sarah GEIST Marriage: 22 JUN 1732, Ann Arundel County, Maryland
3 Elizabeth (2nd) GASAWAY
=John HOWARD Marriage: 17 SEP 1732, Baltimore, Maryland
3 Elizabeth GASAWAY
=John HOWARD
3 Hanslap GASAWAY
3 Nicholas GASAWAY
=Catherine WORTHINGTON Marriage: ABT 1735, Ann Arundel County, Maryland
3 Henry GASAWAY
=Rebecca CHAPMAN Marriage: 13 JUL 1746
=Dinah BATTEE Marriage: 7 MAY 1752

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Nicholas Gassaway was named as the son of Thomas Gassaway in the parish register of St. Margaret's Westminister in London Towne, now London, England. The date of his christening was recorded on 11 March 1634. He stated 21 September 1663 that he came to the Province of Maryland in the year 1650. He was transported by Richard Owen and was one of more than a dozen persons in 1663 who assigned to Thomas Bradley his rights to land due to him for service performed within the province. The assigneee of Richard Owen declared on 26 August 1651 that "Richard Owen hath transported himself and Nicholas Gassaway Anno 1649." Regardless of exact date of his entrance into the Province of Maryland, Nicholas Gassaway became one of the outstanding Marylanders of his day. He settled in the South River Hundred of Anne Arundel County among the Puritans who had come from Virginia as Quakers under Governor Stone in 1649. He became one of the early merchants of the area in addition to being a large plantation owner. Nicholas Gassaway quickly assumed prominence in southern Maryland. He is credited with becoming one of the wealthiest Marylanders of his day. He acquired large land holdings and the following surveys were made for him: Poplar Ridge, 150 acres of land surveyed 30 April 1663; Addition to Poplar Ridge, 70 acres of land surveyed 27 August 1668; Gassaway's Ridge of 500 acres of land; and Gassaway's Addition, 280 acres of land surveyed 24 September 1683. Land that he purchased included tracts known as Hall's Inheritance, Wreighton, and Love's Neck. The latter was devised to his son John. Col. Gassaway purchased 80 acres of land called Bessonton from his brother-in-law John Besson, for 3,000 pounds of tobacco. On 19 October 1672 Capt. Thomas Besson deed to him 160 acres of Bessondon for the natural love and affecftions which he held for "my well beloved son-in-law, Nicholas Gassaway and Anne his wife." Col. Nicholas Gassaway was active int he militia , and he and Lt. Thomas Francis directed a letter from the head of South River dated 13 September 1681 to the Council held at St. Mary's in which they reported the murder of one man and the wounding of two others by the Indians. Gassaway deplored the lack of ammunition in his company of nineteen men and in the company of Col. Burgess, and stated "the read of the River will be deserted if we leave them.... we have noe (sic) orders but to Range and Defend the Plantations, the which we shall doe (sic) to the best of our skill." On 22 July 1687 he had been commissioned a major for as Maj. Nicholas Gassaway he was ordered to report on officers in his command.

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Nicholas Gassaway was named as the son of Thomas Gassaway in the parish register of St. Margaret's Church Westminister in London Town, now London, England. The date of his christening was recorded as 11 March 1634. He stated 21 September 1663 that he came to the Province of Maryland in the year 1650. He was transported by Richard Owen and was one of more than a dozen person in 1663 who assigned to Thomas Bradley his rights to land due to him for service performed within the Province. The assignee of Richard Owen declared 26 August 1651 that "Richard Owen hath transported himself and Nicholas Gassaway Anno 1649"

Reqardless of the exact date of his entrance into the Province of Maryland, Nicholas Gassaway became one of the outstanding Marylanders of his day. He settled in the South River Hundred of Anne Arundel County among the Puritans who had come from Virginia as Quakers under Governor Stone in 1649. He became one of the merchants of the area in addition to being a large plantation owner.

Nicholas Gassaway quickly assumed prominence in southern Maryland. He is credited with becoming one of the wealthiest Marylanders of his day. He acquired large land holding and surveys were made for him.

Capt. Nicholas Gassaway was active in the militia, and he and Lt. Thomas Francis directed a letter from the head of South River dated 13 September 1681 to the Council held at St. Mary's in which they reported the murder of one man and the wounding of two others by the Indians. Gassaway deplored the lack of ammunition in his company of nineteen men and in the company of Col. Burgess, and stated "the head of the River will be deserted if we leave them..we have noe orders but to Range and Defend the Plantations, the which we shall doe to the best of our skill". By 22 July 1687 he had been commissioned a major for as Maj. Nicholas Gassaway he was ordered to report on officers in his command.

In a letter dated 25 March 1689, Nicholas Gassaway, Henry Hanslap, Edward Burgess, Richard Hill and Edward Dorsey signed a letter directed to Col. William Diggs in which they expressed their concern of eminent danger to the Protestant citizens. They wrote: "..wee have heard this day That Maj. Ninian Beale is either engaged with the Piscattoway Indians or every minute in expectation to put in operation their wicked and malicious designe...wee remaine in a posture of defence for the generall safety of all..."After the ensuing rebellion led by Capt. Coode, Col. Nicholas Gassaway was appointed one of the Committee of Twenty who governed Maryland until the arrival of a royal governor from England.

Col Nicholas Gassaway died testate, actually in January 1692 as his will was dated Old Style. His Will is dated 10 January 1691 and proved 27 January 1691.

(Information from "Genealogical History of the Gassaway Family by William & Anne Rutherford)

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9687771

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