David Trail Jr. of "Good Will"

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About David Trail Jr. of "Good Will"

  • Following records discovered by George Arthur Trail IV,
  • David Trail Jr.'s life story is best read in the book "David's Industry" available online.....
  • P.G. County Levy Book 1734-1748. pg. 24... Squirrell's and Crow's Heads....1734..."...Charles Trayl, David Trayl Jr., Ninian Tanyhill.."
  • Prince George's County Court Record..... June Court 1741. pg. 269.... "Ordered by the court here that Thomas Edmonston and David Trail appointed in the room of Nathaniel Wickham jr. Gentlemen to lay out a road for John Beall..."
  • Prince George's County Court Record. (MSA).... August Court 1744 pg. 501... We the grandjurors... do present Ninian Beall Jr.and David Trall Jr.and William Talbott and John Brown Jun. for refusing to assisst John Phillips Constable of New Scotland Hundred.."
  • Montgomery County Plats..Patent Record GS 1,p. 97...1752...(then Fred. County)...Locust Thicket,72 acres certificate..Developer/owner: David and Thomas Trail
  • Frederick County Court Record .....November Court 1753. pg. 292.... "Overseer's of the Highways" "From Tho Lamars gates to the ford to Charles Trails and from his plantation to Jn Rawlins....David Trale (Overseer)....
  • David Trail was also selected Overseer of the Roads and Highways in 1752
  • P.G. County Levy Books 1734-1748 pg. 244....1740.... " Squirrells and Crows"...." Humphrey Hazeldine, Daniel (David) Trail Jun., James Trail..."
  • Frederick County Inventories- May 15, 1752...Richard Ward Estate...appraisers: John Riley, David Trail....mentions: Margaret Ward, James Lee, Hilleary Williams, Thomas Crampkin.......Administrator: John Hughs (also John Huse ).." ....
  • Frederick County Court Record...Overseers of the Highways 1754.. David Trale.."from Thomas Lamar's Gates to the ford to Charles Trails and from his plantation to John Rawlins's..Overseer for 1755 Joseph West ...
  • David Trail Jr. was the brother in law of Joseph West, son of John, by virtue of a marriage between his sister Jane Trail to another son of John West Sr. whose first name is unknown.......
  • Frederick County Land Records...March 16, 1761.. Calder Haymond to David Traill...Calder Haymond in consideration...12 pounds 10 shillings....Rofer Delight....beginning at a bounded white oak....near James Traill's plantation...laid out for 50 acres of land....witness; Charles Jones and David Lynn
  • Frederick County Land Records...Oct. 4, 1765....Joseph West to David Trail...for the sum of 10 pounds sterling...have granted... the Resurvey on the Younger Brother...witness; David Lynn and Kinsey Gittings.
  • John Glassford and Co. Records, Library of Congress ,Wash. DC....1766...David Trail Sen. (Account)...'..To nails per brother James...To Luke Bernard..Brimstone...To cotton..per Abraham Holland...To nails per John Mullican...
  • Frederick County Land Records...This indenture made the 17th day of March....1768... between John Cooke ....and David Trail...planter.... in consideration,,of fifteen pounds sterling money....'Resurvey on Small Purchase"...71 acres...beginning at the end of the last line of David Trail's land called " Good Will"...witness; Charles Jones and Andrew Heugh
  • Frederick County Land Records...." This indenture made the made this fifth day of April...1774.. between David Trail Sr. and ....Luddwick Yost...100 acres "Good Will" ..and..Resurvey on Small Purchase...containg 71 acres of land....signed; David " D " Trail (his mark)....witness; David Lynnn and Sprigg Wooten
  • John Glassford and Co. Records, Library of Congress, Wash. DC....Rock Creek Warehouse Daybook..." Monday 29th May 1775.....David Trail Sen. (Account)...by cash in full per receipt...(next customer was) David Beall (Account) to 2 weeding hoes..( David Beall born abt. 1753 about the time his immediate neighbor David Trail Sr. (1672-1753) died was the grandson of Ninian Beall Jr.(c. 1695-1780) who resided adjacent " David's Industry" for the better part of the 18th century (1716-1780). David Beall was likely named for David Trail Sr.
  • Montgomery County Accounts..1779.." The account of Ann Mullikin administratrix of John Mullikin deceased- ...Securities: David Trail and Francis Cullum....Representatives: Widow and four children viz. Elizabeth, Basil, Willey, and Darkey...Montgomery County, Feb.15. 1779....." ( This telling piece of evidence shows David Trail (brother in law of John Mullikin) representing the Mullikin family as one Security and Francis Cullum (husband of Suzanna Northcraft) representing the Northcraft family as the other security. Ann Mullikin was born Ann Northcraft.)
  • Revolutionary War Papers....1781...George Murdock Comm....May 1- To 123 Pork.....1782 March 2' To interest of this day....David Trail received March 2, 1782 of George Murdock Three pounds seven shillings and two pence in full..David Trail.
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David Trail Jr. of "Good Will"'s Timeline

1712
1712
Prince George's County, Maryland, Colonial America
1745
1745
Frederick County, MD, United States
1745
1745
1747
1747
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
1750
1750
Frederick County, Maryland, United States
1755
1755
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States
1757
1757
Fredrick Co, Maryland, United States
1759
December 14, 1759
Rock Creek, Frederick County, Maryland, Colonial America