Henry Sater (abt. 1690 - 1754)

Born about 1690 in Devon, England

Husband of Mary (King) Sater — married Jun 1718 in Baltimore County, Maryland

Husband of Dorcas Ossage (Towson) Sater — married Sep 1739 in Chestnut Ridge, Baltimore Co., Maryland

Descendants

Died 15 May 1754 at about age 64 in Baltimore, Province of Maryland

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Biography

Henry Sater was a Maryland colonist.

Origin

Based on research done by Isaac Walter Maclay, Henry Sater was born in western England around 1690 and was of Danish descent, and settled in Virginia before his immigration to Baltimore County.^[1]

Property

Henry first appears in Maryland records when he used the Maryland patent process to survey a 50 acre tract of land he called Whitehall.^[2]

According to the debt book of land rents due, Henry Sater owned the following properties in 1750: Whitehall at 50 acs., Sater's Addition at 350 acs., Egypt at 30 acs., and Chevy Chase at 77 acs.^[2]

On 16 NOV 1742 Henry Sater conveyed a one acre tract being part of Sater's Addition to the deacons and elders of the General Baptist Congregation.^[3]

Marriage & Children

Henry married sometime after 15 JAN 1717 to Mary Stevenson, the widow of Edward Stevenson and the mother of six children. No children were born of this marriage. After the death of Mary, Henry wed a woman named Dorcas around 1740. Maclay's book claims she was the daughter of William Towson but no marriage record has been found. Henry and Dorcas were the parents of the following children:

1. George Sater b. 20 OCT 1740
2. Prudence Sater Howard b. 25 NOV 1743
3. Henry Sater b. 27 APR 1745
4. Discretion Sater b. 3 APR 1749
5. John Henry Sater b. 1 APR 1751
6. Joseph Sater b. 25 DEC 1753^[2]

Death

Henry Sator of Baltimore County signed his will on 16 NOV 1753. His will names his sons George, Henry, John and the child his wife Darcus is carrying to be named Joseph if he is a male. All of his lands to be equally divided among the four boys. If the baby is a female, the three sons divide the lands and receive their portions when they are of age. Joseph Taylor, a neighbor, was named the executor and it was witnessed by Joseph Taylor, Charles Gorsuch and Loveless Gorsuch. The will was probated on 30 MAY 1754. ^[4].

Research Notes

Henry has been disattached as the son of Alexander Suter and Sarah Godfrey of Westbourne, Sussex. Henry Sowter, born 1688 in Westbourne, Sussex, son of Alexander and Sarah. He married Bridget Whicker, 25 April 1709 in Westbourne. He died and his will passed probate in 1719 - his will names his wife as Bridget, and his father as Alexander.

Thus the Henry Sater who emigrated to Virginia, is not the same Henry Sowter who was born and died in Westbourne Emmett-561 09:18, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Maclay, Isaac Walter "The Descendants of Henry Sater of Maryland, New York:1895 [1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Barnes, Robert W. “Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759” Baltimore, MD: Clearfield 1989
3. ↑ Baltimore County Deeds Liber TB C folio 238 [mdlandrec.net
4. ↑ Prerogative Court Wills of Maryland Liber 29 folio 155 [2]