Thomas Dowden (bef. 1712 - aft. 1772)

Born before 2 Jan 1712 in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary B. (Davis) Dowden — married about 1740 in Province of Maryland

Descendants

Died after 21 May 1772 after age 60 in Frederick County, Province of Maryland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Dowding Name Study.

Birth

Thomas Dowden was born to John and Ester Dowden and was christened on January 2, 1712 at Saint Barnabas Church in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Maryland.^[1]

Marriage

Thomas Dowden married Mary B. Davis about 1740 in Province of Maryland.^[2]

Death

Thomas Dowden died sometime after his last child, Clementions Dowden was born on March 23, 1763.^[3]

Land Records

Thomas Dowden recorded bill of sale 18 Dec. 1750. I Arden Evans of FC, planter for 12 pounds 4 shillings, sell 3 cows and calves which are all my cattle; 2 small flower tubs; two chests; a pot and pot hooks; a furrow plough, a bedstead, an old fluke and collar and one old hoe, to have the said goods. Signed Arden Evans before Thos. Butler, William ONeal (by mark).^[4]

Samuel Nicholls of Calvert Co., carpenter, recorded 13 Sept. 1760, made 6 Aug. 1760 between Thomas Dowden, of FC, for 29 pounds 9 shillings 6 pence, sells parcel called Hermitage, beginning at SW comer of parcel laid out by Thomas Butler to William Davis, near a marked hickory, also the beginning of a parcel laid out for Thomas Cleland, M&B given containing 70 acres. Signed Thos Dowden before David Lynn, Chas Jones, Ebenezer Fisher. Receipt. Thomas Dowden ack. deed and Mary his wife released dower. AF & duty paid. ^[5]

Thomas Dowden recorded deed 19 Feb. 1761, made 18 Feb. between John Eason of F.C, for 2000 Ibs. tob., tract called "Discovery," on a small branch, a draught of Ten Mile Creek, containing 100 acres. Signed John Eason. Receipt. Ack. Anne wife of John Eason released dower. AF & duty paid.^[6]

Richard Higgins of PGC, recorded 6 April 1761, made 2 March, between Thomas Dowden of FC, planter, for 300 Ibs. tob., sells tract called the Discovery, at small branch, a draught of Ten Mile Creek, M&B given for 100 acres. Signed Thos Dowden before Chas Jones, David Lynn. Receipt. Ack. Mary Dowden wife of Thomas released dower. AF & duty paid.^[7]

Mareen Duvall son of Benjamin of FC, recorded 3 Dec. 1763, made 21 July 1763 between Christopher Lowndes of PGC, Merchant and Francis Hatfield, Attorney in fact for the executors of John Hardman late of Liverpool in the Kingdom of Great Britain Merchant, and likewise as Attorney in fact for William Whaley now of Liverpool, merchant. Whereas a certain James Sayers late of Maryland deceased. did about the 3d Sept. 1745 purchase of a certain Thomas Butler in fee simple 300 acres of land, which he named Townside, being part of a tract called "Hennitage" lying in PGC, but now in FC, and whereas the said James died intestate and largely indebted to Christopher Lowndes & Co., of which company the said John Hardman now deceased, and William Whaley aforesaid were and are now part, the said Christopher Lowndes on behalf of himself and said company paid and obtained in common form a condemnation for the said land called Townside, in consideration of the debt. Now therefore Francis Hatfield as attorney in fact as aforesaid for 9 pounds 10 shillings sterling, sells to Marien Duvall, the tract "Townside, being part of Hermitage. which tract is now called Assistance, begins at the south east comer of tract formerly laid out for William Davis. to a comer of Thomas Dowden's land, and the 9th line of tract "Hermitage," containing 38 acres more or less.

Signed Chris Lowndes, Francis Hatfield before J. Hepburn, Evan Thomas. Receipt. Ack. Elizabeth Lowndes wife of Christopher Lowndes released dower. AF paid by Mareen Duvall.^[8]

Thomas Dowden recorded deed of gift 8 July 1767, know that we John and Mary Dowden of FC, for love and natural affection we bear to our son Thomas Dowden, as also for the sum of 5 shillings, make over all that tract or parcel called Fatique, M&B given adj. to tract called Blue Hill, containing 100 1/2 acres. Signed John Dowden, Mary Dowden. Ack. and dower release. AF paid.^[9]

Note

The date of birth (2 Jan 1712) is sometimes listed as the date of his christening. As a result, some believe his date of birth is in 1711.

The date of death is sometimes listed as 21 May 1772. I think that this is being confused by many researchers with the date of his father's death. I also think that both father and son have the name John Thomas -- with the father being known as John and the son as Thomas. This would explain some of the confusion between the records.

Thomas was born in 1712. He passed away in 1762.

Sources

1. ↑ Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F48W-599 : accessed 29 April 2016), Thomas Dowden, 02 Jan 1712; citing Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland; Family History Library microfilm 14,304.
2. ↑ Hurley, W N. Davis Families of Montgomery County, Md: And Including References to Numerous Other Allied Maryland Families of Montgomery and Frederick Counties. Bowie, Md: Heritage Books, 2001.
3. ↑ Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4ZV-J8J : accessed 29 April 2016), Thomas Dowden in entry for Clementions Dowden, 21 Mar 1763; citing Birth, Frederick, Maryland, United States, various libraries, churches, historical and national societies, private and public records; Family History Library microfilm 14,081.
4. ↑ Andersen, Patricia A. Frederick County, Maryland Land Records: Liber B Abstracts, 1748-1752. Gaithersburg, MD: GenLaw Resources, 2003, pgs. 318-319.
5. ↑ Andersen, Patricia A. Frederick County, Maryland Land Records: Liber F Abstracts, 1756-1761. Gaithersburg, MD: GenLaw Resources, 1995, pgs. 1114-1116.
6. ↑ Andersen, Patricia A. Frederick County, Maryland Land Records: Liber F Abstracts, 1756-1761. Gaithersburg, MD: GenLaw Resources, 1995, pgs. 1247-1249.
7. ↑ Andersen, Patricia A. Frederick County, Maryland Land Records: Liber F Abstracts, 1756-1761. Gaithersburg, MD: GenLaw Resources, 1995, pgs. 1315·1316.
8. ↑ Andersen, Patricia A. Frederick County, Maryland Land Records: Liber J Abstracts, 1763-1767 : (Deeds to 1765; Supersedeas Records Through 1767), 1996, pgs. 9-12.
9. ↑ Andersen, Patricia A. Frederick County, Maryland Land Records: Liber K Abstracts, 1765-1768. Gaithersburg, MD: GenLaw Resources, 1997, pgs. 1370-1371.

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• Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 8 June 2017), memorial page for http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33738300 Thomas Dowden (1711 – 1772), Unsourced: Find A Grave: Memorial #33738300citing unknown burial site; no photograph does provide a legible image of the inscribed data.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M4ZZ-PWM : accessed 2017-06-08), entry for Thomas Dowden.

See also:

• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/d/a/n/Marlene-Daniels/GENE65-0005.html>