Captain
John
Oldton
Born about in Walkern, Hertfordshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anne Lovelace (Gorsuch) Oldton
— married
before Aug 1693 in Baltimore County, Maryland [uncertain]
[uncertain] [children unknown]
Died before
before about age 74
in Baltimore County, Maryland
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Biography
John Oldton, Captain
Origin
John was born c. 1635. This date is a guess, based on the birth date of his wife, Anna (Gorsuch) who was baptized in 1639.The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
Family
John married twice, 1st to Anna (Gorsuch) (Todd) Jones, and 2nd to Mary Watkins.
John married sometime prior to August 1693, probably at Baltimore County, Maryland, as his 1st, and as her 3rd, to Anna (Gorsuch) (Todd) Jones, widow of David Jones, and before him of Thomas Todd of Gloucester, and daughter of John Gorsuch and Anne Lovelace.[1] The exact date of their marriage is not known.[1] They had no children.[1]
We do not know the date of wife, Anna's, death, but on September 2, 1702, John Oldton had married, as his 2nd, and as her to Mary Watkins, (widow of Francis Watkins), when John and Mary signed a deed together as husband and wife.[1]
Property and Positions
John was the commander of Fort Garrison.[1] On March 23, 1694/5, he was appointed by the Governor and Council of Maryland as Commander of the Baltimore County Rangers (P 438).[1] He was also a member of the Baltimore County Grand Jury in 1708.[1]
Oldton was an extensive land owner in Baltimore County, as evidenced by the Rent Rolls.[1] We know he returned to England at least once, as the Rent Roll for 1700 refers to him as then in England.[1]
Oldton's Garrison
John owned a large tract of land (among others) on the south side of Green Spring Valley, near Fort Garrison, which was known as Oldton's Garrison.[1]
Death and Legacy
John died between May 4, 1709 (will written) and June 30, 1709 (will probated) (P 439).[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 J. H. P., "The Gorsuch and Loverlace (sic) Families (Continued): Anna Gorsuch and the Todd Family of Virginia and Maryland." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Oct., 1916), pp. 425-440, Virginia Historical Society, JSTOR.org accessed December 11, 2014
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