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Somerset County, Maryland

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  • Ruth Tilghman (c.1615 - 1694)
    Not a known child of Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire and Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire It is said Christopher Tillman, Jr., arrived in America in 1635. Their marriage date is 9 May...
  • Gideon Tilghman (1652 - 1720)
    On April 1, 1669 Gideon purchased more than 100 acres of land from Edward Lunn known as Golden Quarter. Later Gideon purchased more land which he named "Tilghman's Adventure, Tilghman's Care, Small Hop...
  • Elizabeth Beauchamp (1680 - 1745)
    Not the same as Elizabeth Turpin , wife of Solomon Turpin, Sr. Issue of William and Margaret Turpin: 5. Elizabeth Turpin, born in Manokin, March 16, 1680. She married Richard Tull of Somerset Cou...
  • Edmund Beauchamp, II (1676 - 1733)
    Edmund Beauchamp, son of Edmund Beauchamp Sr, and Sarah "Dixon" Beauchamp, was born June 24, 1676 in Annemessex, Somerset, Maryland, and died 1733 in Annemessex, Somerset, Maryland. His father was bor...
  • Patience Beauchamp (1689 - d.)
    References Thompson, Stith, 1885-1976. “The Beauchamp family.” "Reprint from the Filson Club history quarterly, vol. 28, no. 2 (April 1954)". Page 9-11. The widow, Sarah Beauchamp, later married John...

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Somerset County is located on the state's Eastern Shore and was named for Mary, Lady Somerset, the wife of Sir John Somerset and daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour (c. 1560–1639).

For an historical chronology, please see https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/so/chron/html/sochron.html

Adjacent Counties

Cities, Towns & Communities

Chance | Crisfield | Dames Quarter | Deal Island | Eden | Ewell | Fairmount | Frenchtown-Rumbly | Kingston | Manokin | Marion Station | Mount Vernon (Hog's Neck, Cow Island, Jason) | Oriole | Princess Anne (County Seat) | Rehobeth | Rhodes Point | Shelltown | Smith Island | Tylerton | Upper Fairmount | Upper Falls | Wenona | West Pocomoke | Westover

Links

McKnight or McKnitt family of Manokin Hundred, Somerset County, Maryland

Wikipedia

Nat'l Reg. of Hist. Places