Thomas Evans (1680)

Born 1680 in Province of Maryland

Husband of Mary (Beall) Evans — married 1722 in Maryland

Died [date unknown] in Province of Maryland

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Biography

Name

Thomas Evans. ^[1]

Birth Estimation

Fredrick Z. Saunders has estimated his wife Mary's birth at 1684, therefore, make Thomas evans a little bit older and his birth is, say, 1680.

After 1719 Marriage

Thomas Evans married as her second husband, Mary Beall, born say 1684, daughter of Ninian Beall and wife Ruth, after the death of her husband Andrew Hamilton in 1719. ^[1]

The wife of Thomas Evans was named Mary by 1724. See Prince George's Co., MD land records E:572 [FHL microfilm 0,014,247] where Thomas Evans [wife Mary acknowledged] on 2 July 1724 sold the tract *Bread and Cheese* to James BEALL, Sr. ^[1]

Stepfather of the Hamilton Children

Thomas Hamilton, when a lad, was shown a boundary by his "father in law" Thomas Evans. ^[1]

Walter Evans was called brother to George Hamilton ^[1]

Jane EVANS had "brother in law" Andrew Hamilton, "brother in law" George Hamilton and sister Elizabeth Evans. ^[1]

Elizabeth Evans had brother Walter Evans and left bequests to George Forbes Hamilton and Charles Evans Hamilton, children of George Hamilton ^[1]

1739 George Forbes Will

The will of George FORBES written 10 Oct. 1739 in St. Mary's Co., MD named (among others) his granddaughter Mary GORDON to have the 400 acre tract *Simms Forest* in Cecil County. He appointed his son-in-law George GORDON as one of the executors. [Maryland wills 22:101-102, FHL microfilm 0,012,849]^[1]

The Additional Adminstation Account of George FORBES of St. Mary's Co.,MD included payments by the executor George GORDON to "George HAMILTON who married this Accountants daughter Mary GORDON who is granddaughter to the said deceased George FORBES," and also a payment to Tobias BELT who intermarried with Mary HAMILTON. [Maryland accounts 34:398, FHL microfiml 0,012,908]^[1]

1740 Joseph Belt bequest

On 28 March 1740 Joseph BELT [wife Margery acknowledged] for love and affection gave a gift to his Godson Joseph EVANS, son of Thomas EVANS, 200 acres, *Belts Hunting Quarter*. [PGLR Y:154-155, FHL microfilm 0,014,250] Note: Joseph BELT's first wife was Hester BEALL (daughter of Ninian) which would make Joseph Evans his nephew, being a son of his sister Mary (BEALL) HAMILTON EVANS.^[1]

1752 Inventory of George Hamilton

The inventory of George Hamilton was taken on 14 Feb. 1752 in Prince George's County and returned to court on 24 June 1752 by Mary Hamilton the admininstratrix. The inventory was approved by "brothers" [bracket to side of both names] Andrew Hamilton and Walter Evans. [Maryland Inventories 49:49, FHL microfilm 0,012,877]^[1]

1750 Property

Andrew Hamilton had acquired the following tracts for which there was no record of his selling them during his lifetime. These were believed to be in his possession at his death: ^[1]

• Hamiltons Industry of 163 acres
• Attwood's Purchase of 400 acres
• Hamiltons Venture of 123 acres
• Hoggpenn of 41 acres

From the 1750 Prince George's Co., MD Debt book, Thomas Evans possessed:

• Hazard of 156 acres [patented 100 acres by Thomas in 1727] ^[1]
• part of Island of 326 acres [patented 64 acres by father Walter in 1715]
• Hogpen of 41 acres [patented 1716 by Andrew HAMILTON and sold in 1743 by (son) Gavin HAMILTON to Thomas EVANS, [PGLR BB1:45, FHL microfilm

0,014,250]

• part of Dunghill of 100 acres [patented 536 acres by father Walter in 1715]
• part of Attwoods Purchase of 193 acres
• Chance of 414 acres [patented 414 acres by Thomas in 1734]

The above show how Thomas EVANS was in possession in 1750 of each tract, except for the tract *Attwoods Purchase,* which had been in possession of Andrew HAMILTON at the time of his death. There is no record in the deed books of Thomas having purchased the land. It is believed that the portion which Thomas EVANS held in 1750 was from the dower of his wife Mary (Beall) Hamilton in the lands of her husband Andrew Hamilton. ^[1]

Also in the 1750 Prince George's Co., MD Debt Book in possession of parts of *Attwoods Purchase* were: ^[1]

• • George HAMILTON 89 acres
  • Mr. Thomas HAMILTON 89 acres
  • Mr. Andrew HAMILTON 89 acres

In possession of 89 acres *Hamilton's Adventure* was Dunkin FERGUSON, whic would be the tract he had purchased from Ninian Hamilton on 9 June 1747 of 84 (sic) acres as *Hamiltons Venture*. [PGLR EE:231, FHL microfilm 0,014,251] ^[1]

1759 Will of Levin Beall

The will of Levin BEALL of Prince George's County [son of George BEALL, brother to Mary who married Andrew HAMILTON] written in 1759 made bequests to Walter EVANS, brother Thomas BEALL and sister Elizabeth BEALL and was witnessed by Andrew HAMILTON, Elizabeth EVANS and Jean [acknowledged as Jane] EVANS. [Not stated, but Walter EVANS, Elizabeth EVANS, and Jane EVANS would have been his cousins, children of his aunt Mary (BEALL) HAMILTON EVANS.] [Maryland wills 31:1001, FHL microfilm 0,012,854]^[1]

1764 will of George Gordon

The will of George GORDON of Prince George's County written on 10 May 1764 and proved 25 Sep. 1766 included bequests to daughter Mary, "now wife of Tobias BELT", grandson George Forbes HAMILTON, grandson Charles Evans HAMILTON, grandson Horatio BELT, grandson Joshua BELT, granddaughter Lucey BELT, granddaughter Dryden BELT. [Maryland wills 34:313-322, FHL microfilm 0,012,855]^[1]

1766 Jane Evans Will

Jane Evans of Prince George's Co., MD wrote her will on 8 Dec. 1766 and proved 12 Dec. 1766. [Maryland Wills 34:357-358, FHL microfilm 0,012,855] She left ^[1]

• to her "Brother-in-Law" Andrew HAMILTON a Negro.
• To her sister Elizabeth EVANS she left everything else, after she [Elizabeth] gave to "George HAMILTON and Charles HAMILTON sons to my Brother in Law George HAMILTON" a small Negro.
• [Note: The Maryland Calendar of wills incorrectly combined the abstract of her will with another will, entirely omitting the details of her bequests.
• Prince George's County, Maryland wills by Leslie and Neil Keddie,incorrectly abstracted the bequest to Andrew HAMILTON, as "son in law" although the Prince George's will book copy states "brother in law", the same as the Maryland will book copy.]

1767 Elizabeth Evans Will

The will of Elizabeth Evans of Prince George's County written on 18 April 1767 and proved 8 June 1767 included bequests (among others) to brother Walter EVANS, Joseph EVANS, Mary BELT the wife of Captain Tobias BELT, Levin BELT son of Tobias BELT, George Forbes HAMILTON, Charles Evans HAMILTON (if he returns to MD), Lucy BELT eldest daughter of Tobias BELT.^[1]

1769 Ackinhead Boundary Commission

On 15 Aug. 1769 a commission to determine the boundaries of *Ackinhead* took the deposition of Thomas HAMILTON. "Thomas Hamilton aged fifty nine years or thereabouts did depose & say when he was a Lad Thomas Evans this Depont Father in Law & old Thos. Johnson set a Compass......" [PGLR AA#2:11, FHL microfilm 0,014,253]^[1]

Children

Mary Beall and her husband Andrew Hamilton were the parents of Thomas, Andrew and George Hamilton. ^{[1] [1]}

George, Thomas, Andrew, and Ninian Hamilton would all be sons of Andrew Hamilton and wife Mary Beall. Also a son but not listed in the 1750 debt book was Gavin Hamilton. ^[1]

The children of Thomas EVANS and wife Mary (BEALL) HAMILTONwould appear to be at least:

1. Walter born about 1721 [age 55 in the 1776 census]
2. Jane, born, say, 1723
3. Elizabeth, born, say, 1725
4. Joseph, born, say 1727.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23} Letter by Fredric Z. Saunders to Rootsweb Beall List, September 17, 2005. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BEALL/2005-09/1127070088. Accessed Sept 30, 2016.