Robert Edmonston

Robert Edmonston, here treated, settled in Colonial Maryland in the period before 3 March 1696. His date of birth, as also his place of birth, have not been satisfactorily identified. [Maryland Testamentary Proceedings: Liber 16, Folio 141] Genealogy.com: Edmondsons in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania

It has been claimed that Robert Edmonston, here treated, s the same person as Robert Edmonstone, primus but this has not been proved.

Evidence from the Records of Colonial Maryland

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3 March 1695-96: Came Archibald Edmondson of Calvert County Maryland & shewed to the judge that his father Robert Edmondson lately deceased intestate, and prayed for letters of Administration on thee estate of his father decd, and the which was to him granted and was sworn Administrator, and entered into a Bond with Otho Holland, John Meritton? His Securities in 100 pounds sterling the which was ordered to be filed, wart to David Small & Joshua Hall to appraise the decd estate and wart to Mr. Thomas Greenfield to swear them & Letters of Administration to these do administer. Issued out under the said administrator. Seale of this office. Inventory returned. [Maryland Testamentary Proceedings: Liber 16, Folio 141] Genealogy.com: Edmondsons in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania

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23 March 1695: At the second meeting of the new vestry of St. James Parish, the clerk was ordered to write to the Clerk of the county court for a copy of the law pertaining to the settlement of parishes and building of churches.The law was received and studied and on April 29, the vestry minutes reported that a contract had been made with Robert Edmundston to build a church forty feet long and twenty feet wide and twelve feet high in ye side walls, seven windown frames and archt roof fitt for sealing. Edmundson was later ordered to add a porch to the church nine foot square, ye doors to be archt, August 3, 1695.The contract price was twenty two thousand pounds of tobacco.Edmundston must pay workmen and sawyers.The sheriff was ordered to pay Edmundston 12,000 pounds of tobacco .[St. James, Old Herring Creek Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. By Edith Stansbury Dallam] Genealogy.com: Edmondsons in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania

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14 December 1695. At this vestry meeting the death of Robert Edmundston was announced. His son came to the vestry and refused to go on and finish the work on the church. [St. James, Old Herring Creek Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. By Edith Stansbury Dallam] Genealogy.com: Edmondsons in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania

Genealogy

1. Genealogy of American & Australian descendants
2. Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
3. Genealogy.com: Edmondsons in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania
4. Find A Grave Memorial

Comment: The Find A Grave information is confused. It refers to Robert Thomas Edmonston (1648-90), otherwise Thomas Edmonston (1648-90), and identifies him as the son of John and Elizabeth Edmonstone.

GENEALOGY OF AMERICAN & AUSTRALIAN DESCENDANTS

The American cadet branch of the Edmonstones of Duntreath IS BELIEVED to be descended from Robert Edmonstone, the third son of John Edmonstone of Broich, brother of Archibald Edmonstone, 8th of Duntreath. Archibald died in 1637 aged only thirty seven. Upon this happening his brothers, first James, and then upon his decease John, became " tutors" (guardians) of Archibald's two young sons, namely William, the "Dumb Laird" and Archibald, 9th of Duntreath.

John married his first cousin Elizabeth Edmonstone who brought him the lands of Ballybantry in Ireland. They had nine children, of whom the third was a son named Robert.

Following the death of Elizabeth, John married, secondly, Katherine Cunningham by whom he had another seven children, the fourth a boy named Robert. Finally, his first son by Elizabeth had ten children, the third being yet another Robert. From available records it seems that the first mentioned, namely the third son of John and Elizabeth, WAS PROBABLY the Robert Edmonstone who is known to have been in America in 1689, and who died there c.1695.

He was the father of Archibald Edmonstone, the acknowledged progenitor of the Edmonstones in America, who was born c.1668 and died in 1734 in Prince George County. (Information lodged in Georgetown Public Library)

"Corrections to ... My own Edmonstons, and a few others": 1 leaf inserted at beginning.

Robert Thomas Edmonston and his son, Archibald Thomas Edmonston (ca.1667-1734) EMIGRATED FROM SCOTLAND OR IRELAND, in about 1670, to land in Maryland which is now part of Washington, D.C., where Archibald married Jane Beall. He died in 1734. Descendants lived in Maryland, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, Washington, California and elsewhere.

Includes Banks, Brooke, Doggett, Orme, Taylor, Adams, Allen, Anderson, Barbee, Beall, Bebee, Black, Boyd, Bretz, Dace, Doane, Edmonston, Edmonson, Eifert, Green, Greene, Himes, Jones, Kean, Kelly, Lewis, Magruder, Messmore, Midyett, Prather, Robinson, Rodes, Rose, Russell, Sherritt, Smith, Stalcup, Stephens, Stephenson, Thomson, Ward, Waters, Welman, Wilson, Wolfmeyer, Worrell, Wright, Yunt, Zimmerman and related families.