Poplar Neck Land Grant, St. Mary's County, Maryland

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St. Mary's County

1642

200 acres Poplar Neck in the New Town Hundred was patented to William Brough. ^[1]

1663

• 50 acres Poplar Neck, New Town Hundred, to William Young and Sarah, wife. ^[2]
• 50 acres, Poplar Neck, New Town Hundred, to William Young and Sarah, wife, and Thomas Bennet. ^[2]

1707

• 25 acres Poplar Neck, New Town Hundred, to Cissell, William. ^[1]
• 25 acres, Cissell, James. ^[1]
• 50 acres, Cissell, Thomas.^[1]
• 50 acres, Dant, Mary.^[1]
• 50 acres, Cissell, Thomas^[1]

1715

Poplar Neck 1715 Dant, William Will, Dant, Wm., planter,St. Mary's Co.,31st Jan., 1714; 16th May, 1715 New Town ^[3]

1717

Poplar Neck 1717 Cissell , James 25 Will, Cissell , James,St. Mary's Co.,30th Mar., 1717; 22nd Apr., 1717 New Town ^[3]

1720

Poplar Neck 1720 Mills, Peter 109 Patent Records New Town ^[3]

1753

Poplar Neck 1753 Mills, William 115 SMC Debt Books New Town ^[3]

1760

Poplar Neck 1760 Mills, William 115 Papist Lands New Town ^[3]

1783

Poplar Neck 1783 Mills, William Will, Mills, William, SMC; 6/24/1783; 7/14/1783 New Town ^[3]

1788

Poplar Neck 1788 Otley, James 40 Alienations and Transfers New Town ^[3] Poplar Neck 1788 Richardson, James 40 Alienations and Transfers New Town ^[3]

John Cecil (Cissell), 1639-1698

From Paul Tobler: Property that John Cecil owned was called "Cadloe", "Longneck", "White Acres", "Poplar Neck"

• Cadloe he had originally obtained 100 acres upon arrival.
• Longneck of 100 acres was added.
• White Acres of 150 acres was added.
• Poplar Neck of 200 acres was added.

Therefore he had a minimum of 550 acres of property. The home place was on "Poplar Neck" where they lived with the residence there. ^[4]

1707 Co-owner of Poplar Neck

In the 1707 Rent Rolls Mary Shercliffe owned 25 acres of "Poplar Neck" along with the sons of John Cissell. ^[5]

It is unclear how Mary Dant ended up owning 50 acres of Poplar Neck in 1707, the other 150 acres of which were owned in 1707 by William, Thomas, and James Cissell. Mary Dant must have been Mary Shirtcliffe Mills Dant, because her son William owned both Poplar Neck and Annstruther, which had been surveyed for Peter Mills in 1667, in 1714 when he wrote his will leaving the property to his cousins.

1720

• Mr. Peter Mills owned 109 acres of Poplar Neck in St. Mary's County in 1720. ^[6]

1714 Will of William Dant, Planter

William Dant, planter, of St. Mary's County, in his will (31 Jan 1714-16 May 1715) conveys 76 acres of Poplar Neck to his cousins Jno. Dant and Wm. Mills and their heirs. Should Jno. Dant die without issue, then to Jno. Mills and his heirs. William Dant also named his "brother" Peter Mills executor, and Peter Mills, Jr and his cousin Elinor Nevet, to receive personalty. ^[7] Linda Reno presumes William Dant was a son of Thomas Dant and Mary Shercliffe.

Other Tracts in other counties

Talbot County

• William Berry owned 400 acres of Poplar Neck on 5 August 1680. ^[8]
• Robert Knapp owned 50 acres of Poplar Neck on 10 April 1679. ^[8]

Dorchester County

Thomas Hicks, Carpenter, owned 75 acres of Poplar Neck on 30 September 1683 ^[8]

Baltimore County

Mark Richardson, Planter, owned 1000 acres of Poplar Neck, 20 September 1683. ^[8]

Prince George's County

Clement Brooke owned 890 acres of Poplar Neck, 10 December 1713. ^[6]

Anne Arundel County

• John Noales, Surgeon, owned 251 acres of Poplar Neck in 1704. ^[6]
• Samuel Peale, gent, owned 251 acres of Poplar Neck on 30 August 1725. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Marcella Jehl Dawson, Houston, Texas, with Linda Reno, Leonardtown, Maryland. 1707 Rent Rolls St. Mary's Families: St. Mary's County Land Ownership: 1637-1800 Copyright 2002. Accessed 6/30/3019 jhd
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Marcella Jehl Dawson, Houston, Texas, with Linda Reno, Leonardtown, Maryland. St. Mary's County Land Records, 1663-66, p. 572. St. Mary's Families: St. Mary's County Land Ownership: 1637-1800 Copyright 2002. Accessed 6/30/3019 jhd
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Marcella Jehl Dawson, Houston, Texas, with Linda Reno, Leonardtown, Maryland. St. Mary's Families: St. Mary's County Land Ownership: 1637-1800 Copyright 2002. Accessed 6/30/3019 jhd
4. ↑ Geni. John Cissell of St Mary's County Accessed 6/30/2019 jhd
5. ↑ Mike Marshall. Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties Mary Shircliffe Accessed 6/30/2019 [[Day-1904]
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Peter Wilson Coldham, Settlers of Maryland, 1701-1730. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1995, page 110
7. ↑ Mike Marshall. Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties William Dant Accessed 6/30/2019 [[Day-1904]
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} Peter Wilson Coldham, Settlers of Maryland, 1679-1700. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1995, page 13