1752-1756 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen} 609-611.
Capt. Henry Boteler recorded lease 29 Nov. 1754 made same date between John Hawkins Junior of PGC, gentleman; for rents and covenants herein after reserved, lets tract called "John & Priscilla,"in the following M&B on Little Creek, falling into Potomac River between Kittocktin Creek and the Blue Ridge, on a course of Col. John Colvill's land called "Merryland," M&B for 175 acres; for and during the natural lives of Henry Boteler, and Sarah Boteler his wife, and his son Edward Boteler; the said Henry to pay yearly rents 7 shillings sterling: he to plant 200 good apple trees, and 'fence them, during the tenn, and they shall not convey the premises without leave or license of John Hawkins Junior, sIgned John Hawkins Jum before J. Darnall W. Darnall. Priscilla Hawkins wife of John Hawkins, consented to the within lease.
Children: Elizabeth Lawrence Hawkins, Susannah Fraser Hawkins, Alexander Thomas, John Stone and George Fraser.
Children-in-law: To Rebecca Mackall and Levin Covington. Then to King George's Parish Church.
Parent: John and Elizabeth Hawkins.
Land In Piscataway Town near the landing, to Include 2 salt. stores and tobacco warehouse; "Contention" near Rock Creek In Frederick County, "Beall's and Magruder"s Honesty," bought of Capt. Charles Beall and.son Ninian; Never Fear, "By Chance" on Patuxent River." "Forest Needwood" quarter near mouth of Kittawkin Creek, Frederick Co.; "Hawkins Plains", "Hawkins Merry Peep A Day"; land bought of Francis Jenkins & Col. Gabril Parker and wife Ann; "Hazard' John and Priscilla" In Frederick Co.
Tracts: "Hawkins Clover Bottom," tracts on Mattawoman Branch
In Charles County, "Duke's Delight"
Land to be divided by friends: George Fraser, Alexander Magruder and Thomas Hawkins.
To hrs of John Dickson, 300 lbs. of pork,
Extx. to pay to Edward Frafford, Esq., 4,000 lbs. tobacco.
Extx: Priscilla Hawkins.
Wits Mrs. Elizabeth Brooke, Anne Wilkinson, Barbara Wilkinson, Thomas Matthews. 30.337
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The land near Rock Creek is either in (now) Georgetown, or Montgomery Co., MD. "Hawkins and Merry Peep-o-Day" are now in Frederick Co., near Knoxville and the Potomac River. Noland 588.