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Some researchers believe the Henry of this profile was the son of Henry Acton and Hannah Corbet of Longnor Shropshire. Without a will in England identifying Henry as living in Maryland this relationship is not proven. The Henry of Longnor was baptised 11 Oct 1677 in Longnor, Shropshire. [1] It is very likely Henry is from the area of England where Longnor is located since he named a patent after the area, but the plantation name does not prove who his parents were.
1706 He was commissioned Justice of Peace 1706. [citation needed]
Henry Acton was living in Prince George's County on 16 FEB 1708 when Walter Bayne of the same county conveyed to him a 428 acre tract of land called Aberdeen for the sum of £80 sterling plus 11,000 pounds of tobacco. The land was located in Charles County on the main branch that flows into Mattawoman Creek which is the border between Charles and Prince George's County.[2]
On 8 NOV 1715 Henry Acton of Charles County conveyed 100 acres to William Marlow of Prince George's County that was part of a tract called Aberdeen for £50 sterling. Henry's wife, Anne Acton signed the deed to release her dower rights.[3]
Henry & Ann Acton of Charles County conveyed her dower right in the plantation called Battersea to her son Richard Gambra on 14 NOV 1726 for 1,500 pounds of tobacco. [4] This deed and the one above confirm the marriage of Ann Gambra to Henry Acton from 1715 to 1726.
Henry and his son John were called planters. Henry also owned Aberdeen, 428 acres, Dukes Delight, 40 acres, and Acton's Addition, all in Maryland. [citation needed]
Henry Acton was already a land owner in Charles County when he claimed a 100 acre tract he named Longnor on 13 JAN 1723. The land came to him by virtue of assignment from John Radford of Prince Georges County and was paid for in either pounds of tobacco or cash money; the patent doesn't say. The patent also states the land was laid out adjoining another parcel Henry owned called Aberdeen.[5]
Henry Acton was married to the widow of Richard Gambra by 10 NOV 1707 when Henry entered his account of the deceased’s estate which was appraised on 21 APR 1704 and valued at £343.11.11. Payment are difficult to read, but there was a little paid out to creditors and the balance remaining was £293.5.4. [6] Henry is proved by deeds listed below to have been married to the widow of Richard Gambra between the years 1715 and 1726. Her maiden name is not proved. There is speculation Anne was the daughter of John Marriott and Sarah Acton of Anne Arundel County, but the case is weak for two reasons. 1) Anne is named in the 1716 will of her father as Anne Gambrell and the above proves she was married to Henry Acton 9 years before this year. 2) The distance between where Anne lived near the Severn River and where Henry Acton lived near Mattawoman Creek is very far during this time period. It would likely be a trip by boat south on the bay and north on the Potomac of several days.
Two other wives have been named, but sources are needed for Ann Penn, the widow of John Chandler married around 1737 and Johanna Edgar, the widow of Thomas Milstead.
Henry was the father of four known children who are all mentioned in his will.
Henry Acton was living in Prince George's County when he died although there is no evidence he owned property in that county. He may have been living with one of his children at the time. An abstract of his will follows: 5 DEC 1743 I Henry Acton of Prince George’s County being very sick . . .
Signed and sealed by Henry Acton with a cursive signature and witnessed by (unreadable) Probated on 14 JAN 1747[7] (The microfilm of this will is very difficult to read).
Some sources also show a John Austin as the son of Henry and Anne Acton. This John Austin cannot be the son of Henry and Anne Acton because (Research of A Tomkins):
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