Individual Details
John Courts
(3 Mar 1690/91 - Bef 28 Jan 1747)
Notes:
Courts John, son of John & Charity of Pyckyawaxon, b. 3 Mar 1691.
Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin; Fall 1992 Vol 33 No 4; Charles County Depositions, Robert W. Barnes
Courts, John, age 46, 10 Oct. 1738, 5 Sept. 1728; CHLR T#2 1734-1738 38:513, 516.
Courts, William, age 14, chose Charles Jones as his guardian; CHLR 1745-1748 :299. (1748)
Courts, Robert Henley, age 14, chose Wm. Courts as his guardian; CHLR 1745-1748 :299. (1748)
Courts, Mr. John, died in Charles County, for many years a Representative for that county. He died of the pleurisy after having recovered of the same disorder 29 times. (Maryland Gazette, 3 Feb, 1747/48)
Abstracts of Maryland Wills by Carson Gibb
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-25.html
Liber 25, folio 228
16 Jan. 1747/48
COURTS, JOHN, Charles Co.
To wife, Elizabeth Courts, negro girl Amelia, horses, my house furn., my servants Thos. Dyut & Sarah Baelt (to serve 5 yrs. from their arrival), 1/3 of stock, & for widhood, as much land as she needs, the use of my carpenters James & Jack, my negro man Young Jemmy, & negro girl Penn.
To son William Courts, negro carpenter Jack, negro James (father to carpenter Jemmy), negro woman Hannah (wife of s negro James), mulatto Nan, old negro Sarah, Chapley negro Harry, negro Pegg at Nanjemy Quarter, the negro wenches & men afors , & of the lots at Nottingham purchased of Isaac Cecil for Daniel Dulany & myself, & all my land in Wm. & Mary Parish, Charles Co.
To son John Courts, negro woman Young Hannah, d. o. old negro James & Hannah, negro Jenny, mulatto Nans dau., negro carpenter Sam, & Clean Drinking, near Rock Crk.
To son Robert Henly Courts, negro blacksmith Luke, negro Bobb, negro Bess, negro boy Nero, negro man Lilliputt, 500a on Mattawoman Run, in Prince George's Co, & Martins Freehold on Potomac R.
To dau. Ann Courts, negro Sarah, great negro Ned, & negro Hannah, his wife.
To dau. Charity Adams, 10,000 lb. tob.
To dau. Mary Ann Martine, negro carpenter Jemmy & negro boy Ben at Matawoman Quarter.
To dau. Elizabeth Jones, negroes Pompey, Moll, & Martine.
To friends Nathan Harris, John Pen, Sr., & Joseph Woodman, a suit of mourning apiece.
To bro. Charles Courts, for life the use of negro Charles.
To friend James Plant, for life, 100a near mine & toward Edward Fords.
The residue of my p. e., equ. div. among William Courts, John Courts, Robert Henly Courts, Ann Courts, Mary Ann MarTine, & Elizabeth Jones , my children.
Extrs: Wm. Courts, John Martine, & Charles Jones.
Witn: Jos. Douglas, Edward Ford, Robert Hall.
28 Jan. 1747, sworn to by all 3 witn. in presence of Wm. Courts, heir at law, & Elizabeth Jones, dau., & the widow stood to the will.
Courts, John, Charles Co, 16 Jan, 1747; 28 Jan, 1747/48
To wife Elizabeth Courts, slaves Amelia, Thomas Dyut, Sarah Baell (Baelt?), the latter two to serve from their arrival into this country five years and then to be set free.
That son William Courts and John Martins to allow carpenters named James and Jack to perform work for wife.
Son John to receive slave Jemmy and Penn after wife's death or marriage; also negro woman called young Hannah dau to old negroe James and Hannah; also negro Jenny, mulato Nun's dau; negro carpenter called Sam.
To son William Courts negro carpenter called Jack and Negro James, Father to carpenter Jemmy; also negro woman called Hannah wife of said negro James last mentioned, also mulatto Nun as also old negro Sarah, also Chapley, negro Harry and Negro Pegg at Nanjemoy Quarters.
To son Robert Henly Courts, negro blacksmith called Luke, negro Bobb, negro Bess and negro boy called Nero and negro man called Lilliputt.
To dau Ann Courts, negro Sarah, nbegro Ned and negro HAnnah, the said Ned's wife.
To dau Charity Adams, tobacco.
To dau Mary Ann Martine, negro carepenter called Jemmy,negro boy at Matawoman Quarter called Ben.
To dau Elizabeth Jones negro Pompy; also Moll and Martine.
To son William Courts, intail all my lands in William and Mary Parish, Charles Co.
To son John Courts, land in Prince George's Co. near Rock Creek called Clean Drinking.
To son Robert Henly Courts, land on Matawoman Run in Prince George's Co, 500 A.; also tract in Charles Co. upon Potowmack River known as "Martins Freehold."
To son William Courts ½ the lotts at Nottingham purchased by me of Isaac Cecil for Daniel Dulany Esq. and myself in partnership, the moyety of which lots I give to son William.
To friend Nathan Harris, suit of mourning of about 10 s. price per yard.
To my bro. Charles Courts use of negro called Charles.
To Friend John Pen, Sr, suit of mourning.
To Joseph Woodman suit of mourning.
To friend James Pland, 100 A, near my land and towards Edward Ford's.
Residue to be equally divided between William Courts, John Courts, Robert Henly Courts, Ann Courts, Mary Ann Martine and Elizabeth Jones, my children.
William Courts, John Martine and Charles Jones, exs.
Wit: Jos. Douglass, Edward Ford, Robert Hall. 25. 228
Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin; Winter 1984 Vol 25 No 2; Charles County, MD: Probate Records and Inventories Part I 1673-1753; [The first number is the page or folio number for the beginning of the document (spelling is as read) (the date is that of the Inventory) Charles County Maryland Probate Records, Inventories, Book 1735-1752
378 John Courts-19 Oct 1748-Ann Courts, Charles Courts probable kin William Courts, John Martin & Charles Jones three of the Execs
John Courts 37.78 CH -- Feb 10 1747/48 Oct 19 1748
Appraisers: Barton Warrin, Benjamin Gwinn.
Creditors: William Middleton, Weedon Arnold.
Next of kin: Ann Courts, Charles Courts.
Mentions: Mr. William Courts (son).
Executors: William Courts, John Martin, Charles Jones.
John Courts 32.262 A CH £490.6.1 May 26 1752
Sureties: Charles Bruce, James Plant.
Received from: Henry Darnall, Esq. (in sterling £ Virginia currency), John Graham.
Payments to: Stephen Boardly, Edward Trafford, Esq, Capt. Joseph Douglass, John Sn. Prather, James Plant, Dr. David Ross, John Hardman & Co, William Penn, Dr. Brown, Walter Hanson, Daniel Jenifer, Elisabeth Sherwin paid to Mr. Robert Yates per John Hanson, Elisabeth Sherwin (balance of estate of George Lewis (deceased was executor)) paid to Robert Yates, John Graham.
Legatees: (unnamed) of age save Henly Courts (between 18 & 19 years).
Executors: William Courts, John Marten, Charles Jones.
John Courts served as a member of the Lower House of the General Assembly in 1722 until 1747. On October 1, 1700, John Courts was granted a 700 acre tract of land known as Clean Drinking on the west side of Rock Creek in Charles County, Maryland. In his will, Colonel John Courts left Clean Drinking to his son, John Courts who sold it to Charles Jones, the husband of Elizabeth Courts, daughter of John Courts. In 1750, Charles Jones built the home known as the Clean Drinking Manor. Clean Drinking was subsequently in Prince George's County, Maryland. From 1748 until 1776 it was located in Frederick County, Maryland. Since 1776 it has been in Montgomery County, Maryland.
In this next, she is wrong about the identity of his wife.
Maryland Geneolical Society Bulletin, Spring 1979, Vol 20 No 2, Page 114
Courts of Saint Mary's & Charles County Maryland By: Nettie Leitch Major, Genealogist
5101 River Road #613 Bethesda, Maryland 20016
John Courts III
Col. John Courts, son of John & Charity Henley Courts, born Charles County Mar 3, 1691 married Elizabeth Yeats, dau. of Robert Yeates of the British Army. Their children were:
William Courts who married Elizabeth Thomas, dau. of Major William Thomas & Elizabeth (Courtes) Thomas.
John Courts (called Dr. Courts) married Priscilla Smallwood, dau. of Gen. Wm. Smallwood.
Robert Henley Courts married Elizabeth Ridings, to follow.
Charity Courts, no data;
Mary Ann married John Martine,
Elizabeth married Charles Jones of "Clean Drinking."
The death of John Courts is recorded in the Maryland Gazette: "John Courts died in Charles County, for many years a Representative for that County. He died of pleurisy after having recovered from same many times. issue Feb. 3, 1748." John3 Courts will written 16 Jan. 1747, Charles County, names wife Elizabeth, son William, son John to have "Clean Drinking," son Robert Henley Courts, dau. Ann, dau. Charity Adams, dau. Mary Ann Martine, dau. Elizabeth Jones, and brother Charles Courts. [Dau. Elizabeth married Judge Charles Jones of Clean Drinking.] When John Court was a mere 30 years of age he became a member of the Lower House of the General Assembly which met Oct. 9th at Annapolis, he being one of the Delegates from Charles County.
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
Notes:
Courts John, son of John & Charity of Pyckyawaxon, b. 3 Mar 1691.
Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin; Fall 1992 Vol 33 No 4; Charles County Depositions, Robert W. Barnes
Courts, John, age 46, 10 Oct. 1738, 5 Sept. 1728; CHLR T#2 1734-1738 38:513, 516.
Courts, William, age 14, chose Charles Jones as his guardian; CHLR 1745-1748 :299. (1748)
Courts, Robert Henley, age 14, chose Wm. Courts as his guardian; CHLR 1745-1748 :299. (1748)
Courts, Mr. John, died in Charles County, for many years a Representative for that county. He died of the pleurisy after having recovered of the same disorder 29 times. (Maryland Gazette, 3 Feb, 1747/48)
Abstracts of Maryland Wills by Carson Gibb
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-25.html
Liber 25, folio 228
16 Jan. 1747/48
COURTS, JOHN, Charles Co.
To wife, Elizabeth Courts, negro girl Amelia, horses, my house furn., my servants Thos. Dyut & Sarah Baelt (to serve 5 yrs. from their arrival), 1/3 of stock, & for widhood, as much land as she needs, the use of my carpenters James & Jack, my negro man Young Jemmy, & negro girl Penn.
To son William Courts, negro carpenter Jack, negro James (father to carpenter Jemmy), negro woman Hannah (wife of s negro James), mulatto Nan, old negro Sarah, Chapley negro Harry, negro Pegg at Nanjemy Quarter, the negro wenches & men afors , & of the lots at Nottingham purchased of Isaac Cecil for Daniel Dulany & myself, & all my land in Wm. & Mary Parish, Charles Co.
To son John Courts, negro woman Young Hannah, d. o. old negro James & Hannah, negro Jenny, mulatto Nans dau., negro carpenter Sam, & Clean Drinking, near Rock Crk.
To son Robert Henly Courts, negro blacksmith Luke, negro Bobb, negro Bess, negro boy Nero, negro man Lilliputt, 500a on Mattawoman Run, in Prince George's Co, & Martins Freehold on Potomac R.
To dau. Ann Courts, negro Sarah, great negro Ned, & negro Hannah, his wife.
To dau. Charity Adams, 10,000 lb. tob.
To dau. Mary Ann Martine, negro carpenter Jemmy & negro boy Ben at Matawoman Quarter.
To dau. Elizabeth Jones, negroes Pompey, Moll, & Martine.
To friends Nathan Harris, John Pen, Sr., & Joseph Woodman, a suit of mourning apiece.
To bro. Charles Courts, for life the use of negro Charles.
To friend James Plant, for life, 100a near mine & toward Edward Fords.
The residue of my p. e., equ. div. among William Courts, John Courts, Robert Henly Courts, Ann Courts, Mary Ann MarTine, & Elizabeth Jones , my children.
Extrs: Wm. Courts, John Martine, & Charles Jones.
Witn: Jos. Douglas, Edward Ford, Robert Hall.
28 Jan. 1747, sworn to by all 3 witn. in presence of Wm. Courts, heir at law, & Elizabeth Jones, dau., & the widow stood to the will.
Courts, John, Charles Co, 16 Jan, 1747; 28 Jan, 1747/48
To wife Elizabeth Courts, slaves Amelia, Thomas Dyut, Sarah Baell (Baelt?), the latter two to serve from their arrival into this country five years and then to be set free.
That son William Courts and John Martins to allow carpenters named James and Jack to perform work for wife.
Son John to receive slave Jemmy and Penn after wife's death or marriage; also negro woman called young Hannah dau to old negroe James and Hannah; also negro Jenny, mulato Nun's dau; negro carpenter called Sam.
To son William Courts negro carpenter called Jack and Negro James, Father to carpenter Jemmy; also negro woman called Hannah wife of said negro James last mentioned, also mulatto Nun as also old negro Sarah, also Chapley, negro Harry and Negro Pegg at Nanjemoy Quarters.
To son Robert Henly Courts, negro blacksmith called Luke, negro Bobb, negro Bess and negro boy called Nero and negro man called Lilliputt.
To dau Ann Courts, negro Sarah, nbegro Ned and negro HAnnah, the said Ned's wife.
To dau Charity Adams, tobacco.
To dau Mary Ann Martine, negro carepenter called Jemmy,negro boy at Matawoman Quarter called Ben.
To dau Elizabeth Jones negro Pompy; also Moll and Martine.
To son William Courts, intail all my lands in William and Mary Parish, Charles Co.
To son John Courts, land in Prince George's Co. near Rock Creek called Clean Drinking.
To son Robert Henly Courts, land on Matawoman Run in Prince George's Co, 500 A.; also tract in Charles Co. upon Potowmack River known as "Martins Freehold."
To son William Courts 1/2 the lotts at Nottingham purchased by me of Isaac Cecil for Daniel Dulany Esq. and myself in partnership, the moyety of which lots I give to son William.
To friend Nathan Harris, suit of mourning of about 10 s. price per yard.
To my bro. Charles Courts use of negro called Charles.
To Friend John Pen, Sr, suit of mourning.
To Joseph Woodman suit of mourning.
To friend James Pland, 100 A, near my land and towards Edward Ford's.
Residue to be equally divided between William Courts, John Courts, Robert Henly Courts, Ann Courts, Mary Ann Martine and Elizabeth Jones, my children.
William Courts, John Martine and Charles Jones, exs.
Wit: Jos. Douglass, Edward Ford, Robert Hall. 25. 228
Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin; Winter 1984 Vol 25 No 2; Charles County, MD: Probate Records and Inventories Part I 1673-1753; [The first number is the page or folio number for the beginning of the document (spelling is as read) (the date is that of the Inventory) Charles County Maryland Probate Records, Inventories, Book 1735-1752
378 John Courts-19 Oct 1748-Ann Courts, Charles Courts probable kin William Courts, John Martin & Charles Jones three of the Execs
John Courts 37.78 CH -- Feb 10 1747/48 Oct 19 1748
Appraisers: Barton Warrin, Benjamin Gwinn.
Creditors: William Middleton, Weedon Arnold.
Next of kin: Ann Courts, Charles Courts.
Mentions: Mr. William Courts (son).
Executors: William Courts, John Martin, Charles Jones.
John Courts 32.262 A CH £490.6.1 May 26 1752
Sureties: Charles Bruce, James Plant.
Received from: Henry Darnall, Esq. (in sterling £ Virginia currency), John Graham.
Payments to: Stephen Boardly, Edward Trafford, Esq, Capt. Joseph Douglass, John Sn. Prather, James Plant, Dr. David Ross, John Hardman & Co, William Penn, Dr. Brown, Walter Hanson, Daniel Jenifer, Elisabeth Sherwin paid to Mr. Robert Yates per John Hanson, Elisabeth Sherwin (balance of estate of George Lewis (deceased was executor)) paid to Robert Yates, John Graham.
Legatees: (unnamed) of age save Henly Courts (between 18 & 19 years).
Executors: William Courts, John Marten, Charles Jones.
John Courts served as a member of the Lower House of the General Assembly in 1722 until 1747. On October 1, 1700, John Courts was granted a 700 acre tract of land known as Clean Drinking on the west side of Rock Creek in Charles County, Maryland. In his will, Colonel John Courts left Clean Drinking to his son, John Courts who sold it to Charles Jones, the husband of Elizabeth Courts, daughter of John Courts. In 1750, Charles Jones built the home known as the Clean Drinking Manor. Clean Drinking was subsequently in Prince George's County, Maryland. From 1748 until 1776 it was located in Frederick County, Maryland. Since 1776 it has been in Montgomery County, Maryland.
In this next, she is wrong about the identity of his wife.
Maryland Geneolical Society Bulletin, Spring 1979, Vol 20 No 2, Page 114
Courts of Saint Mary's & Charles County Maryland By: Nettie Leitch Major, Genealogist
5101 River Road #613 Bethesda, Maryland 20016
John Courts III
Col. John Courts, son of John & Charity Henley Courts, born Charles County Mar 3, 1691 married Elizabeth Yeats, dau. of Robert Yeates of the British Army. Their children were:
William Courts who married Elizabeth Thomas, dau. of Major William Thomas & Elizabeth (Courtes) Thomas.
John Courts (called Dr. Courts) married Priscilla Smallwood, dau. of Gen. Wm. Smallwood.
Robert Henley Courts married Elizabeth Ridings, to follow.
Charity Courts, no data;
Mary Ann married John Martine,
Elizabeth married Charles Jones of "Clean Drinking."
The death of John Courts is recorded in the Maryland Gazette: "John Courts died in Charles County, for many years a Representative for that County. He died of pleurisy after having recovered from same many times. issue Feb. 3, 1748." John3 Courts will written 16 Jan. 1747, Charles County, names wife Elizabeth, son William, son John to have "Clean Drinking," son Robert Henley Courts, dau. Ann, dau. Charity Adams, dau. Mary Ann Martine, dau. Elizabeth Jones, and brother Charles Courts. [Dau. Elizabeth married Judge Charles Jones of Clean Drinking.] When John Court was a mere 30 years of age he became a member of the Lower House of the General Assembly which met Oct. 9th at Annapolis, he being one of the Delegates from Charles County.
Courts John, son of John & Charity of Pyckyawaxon, b. 3 Mar 1691.
Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin; Fall 1992 Vol 33 No 4; Charles County Depositions, Robert W. Barnes
Courts, John, age 46, 10 Oct. 1738, 5 Sept. 1728; CHLR T#2 1734-1738 38:513, 516.
Courts, William, age 14, chose Charles Jones as his guardian; CHLR 1745-1748 :299. (1748)
Courts, Robert Henley, age 14, chose Wm. Courts as his guardian; CHLR 1745-1748 :299. (1748)
Courts, Mr. John, died in Charles County, for many years a Representative for that county. He died of the pleurisy after having recovered of the same disorder 29 times. (Maryland Gazette, 3 Feb, 1747/48)
Abstracts of Maryland Wills by Carson Gibb
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-25.html
Liber 25, folio 228
16 Jan. 1747/48
COURTS, JOHN, Charles Co.
To wife, Elizabeth Courts, negro girl Amelia, horses, my house furn., my servants Thos. Dyut & Sarah Baelt (to serve 5 yrs. from their arrival), 1/3 of stock, & for widhood, as much land as she needs, the use of my carpenters James & Jack, my negro man Young Jemmy, & negro girl Penn.
To son William Courts, negro carpenter Jack, negro James (father to carpenter Jemmy), negro woman Hannah (wife of s negro James), mulatto Nan, old negro Sarah, Chapley negro Harry, negro Pegg at Nanjemy Quarter, the negro wenches & men afors , & of the lots at Nottingham purchased of Isaac Cecil for Daniel Dulany & myself, & all my land in Wm. & Mary Parish, Charles Co.
To son John Courts, negro woman Young Hannah, d. o. old negro James & Hannah, negro Jenny, mulatto Nans dau., negro carpenter Sam, & Clean Drinking, near Rock Crk.
To son Robert Henly Courts, negro blacksmith Luke, negro Bobb, negro Bess, negro boy Nero, negro man Lilliputt, 500a on Mattawoman Run, in Prince George's Co, & Martins Freehold on Potomac R.
To dau. Ann Courts, negro Sarah, great negro Ned, & negro Hannah, his wife.
To dau. Charity Adams, 10,000 lb. tob.
To dau. Mary Ann Martine, negro carpenter Jemmy & negro boy Ben at Matawoman Quarter.
To dau. Elizabeth Jones, negroes Pompey, Moll, & Martine.
To friends Nathan Harris, John Pen, Sr., & Joseph Woodman, a suit of mourning apiece.
To bro. Charles Courts, for life the use of negro Charles.
To friend James Plant, for life, 100a near mine & toward Edward Fords.
The residue of my p. e., equ. div. among William Courts, John Courts, Robert Henly Courts, Ann Courts, Mary Ann MarTine, & Elizabeth Jones , my children.
Extrs: Wm. Courts, John Martine, & Charles Jones.
Witn: Jos. Douglas, Edward Ford, Robert Hall.
28 Jan. 1747, sworn to by all 3 witn. in presence of Wm. Courts, heir at law, & Elizabeth Jones, dau., & the widow stood to the will.
Courts, John, Charles Co, 16 Jan, 1747; 28 Jan, 1747/48
To wife Elizabeth Courts, slaves Amelia, Thomas Dyut, Sarah Baell (Baelt?), the latter two to serve from their arrival into this country five years and then to be set free.
That son William Courts and John Martins to allow carpenters named James and Jack to perform work for wife.
Son John to receive slave Jemmy and Penn after wife's death or marriage; also negro woman called young Hannah dau to old negroe James and Hannah; also negro Jenny, mulato Nun's dau; negro carpenter called Sam.
To son William Courts negro carpenter called Jack and Negro James, Father to carpenter Jemmy; also negro woman called Hannah wife of said negro James last mentioned, also mulatto Nun as also old negro Sarah, also Chapley, negro Harry and Negro Pegg at Nanjemoy Quarters.
To son Robert Henly Courts, negro blacksmith called Luke, negro Bobb, negro Bess and negro boy called Nero and negro man called Lilliputt.
To dau Ann Courts, negro Sarah, nbegro Ned and negro HAnnah, the said Ned's wife.
To dau Charity Adams, tobacco.
To dau Mary Ann Martine, negro carepenter called Jemmy,negro boy at Matawoman Quarter called Ben.
To dau Elizabeth Jones negro Pompy; also Moll and Martine.
To son William Courts, intail all my lands in William and Mary Parish, Charles Co.
To son John Courts, land in Prince George's Co. near Rock Creek called Clean Drinking.
To son Robert Henly Courts, land on Matawoman Run in Prince George's Co, 500 A.; also tract in Charles Co. upon Potowmack River known as "Martins Freehold."
To son William Courts ½ the lotts at Nottingham purchased by me of Isaac Cecil for Daniel Dulany Esq. and myself in partnership, the moyety of which lots I give to son William.
To friend Nathan Harris, suit of mourning of about 10 s. price per yard.
To my bro. Charles Courts use of negro called Charles.
To Friend John Pen, Sr, suit of mourning.
To Joseph Woodman suit of mourning.
To friend James Pland, 100 A, near my land and towards Edward Ford's.
Residue to be equally divided between William Courts, John Courts, Robert Henly Courts, Ann Courts, Mary Ann Martine and Elizabeth Jones, my children.
William Courts, John Martine and Charles Jones, exs.
Wit: Jos. Douglass, Edward Ford, Robert Hall. 25. 228
Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin; Winter 1984 Vol 25 No 2; Charles County, MD: Probate Records and Inventories Part I 1673-1753; [The first number is the page or folio number for the beginning of the document (spelling is as read) (the date is that of the Inventory) Charles County Maryland Probate Records, Inventories, Book 1735-1752
378 John Courts-19 Oct 1748-Ann Courts, Charles Courts probable kin William Courts, John Martin & Charles Jones three of the Execs
John Courts 37.78 CH -- Feb 10 1747/48 Oct 19 1748
Appraisers: Barton Warrin, Benjamin Gwinn.
Creditors: William Middleton, Weedon Arnold.
Next of kin: Ann Courts, Charles Courts.
Mentions: Mr. William Courts (son).
Executors: William Courts, John Martin, Charles Jones.
John Courts 32.262 A CH £490.6.1 May 26 1752
Sureties: Charles Bruce, James Plant.
Received from: Henry Darnall, Esq. (in sterling £ Virginia currency), John Graham.
Payments to: Stephen Boardly, Edward Trafford, Esq, Capt. Joseph Douglass, John Sn. Prather, James Plant, Dr. David Ross, John Hardman & Co, William Penn, Dr. Brown, Walter Hanson, Daniel Jenifer, Elisabeth Sherwin paid to Mr. Robert Yates per John Hanson, Elisabeth Sherwin (balance of estate of George Lewis (deceased was executor)) paid to Robert Yates, John Graham.
Legatees: (unnamed) of age save Henly Courts (between 18 & 19 years).
Executors: William Courts, John Marten, Charles Jones.
John Courts served as a member of the Lower House of the General Assembly in 1722 until 1747. On October 1, 1700, John Courts was granted a 700 acre tract of land known as Clean Drinking on the west side of Rock Creek in Charles County, Maryland. In his will, Colonel John Courts left Clean Drinking to his son, John Courts who sold it to Charles Jones, the husband of Elizabeth Courts, daughter of John Courts. In 1750, Charles Jones built the home known as the Clean Drinking Manor. Clean Drinking was subsequently in Prince George's County, Maryland. From 1748 until 1776 it was located in Frederick County, Maryland. Since 1776 it has been in Montgomery County, Maryland.
In this next, she is wrong about the identity of his wife.
Maryland Geneolical Society Bulletin, Spring 1979, Vol 20 No 2, Page 114
Courts of Saint Mary's & Charles County Maryland By: Nettie Leitch Major, Genealogist
5101 River Road #613 Bethesda, Maryland 20016
John Courts III
Col. John Courts, son of John & Charity Henley Courts, born Charles County Mar 3, 1691 married Elizabeth Yeats, dau. of Robert Yeates of the British Army. Their children were:
William Courts who married Elizabeth Thomas, dau. of Major William Thomas & Elizabeth (Courtes) Thomas.
John Courts (called Dr. Courts) married Priscilla Smallwood, dau. of Gen. Wm. Smallwood.
Robert Henley Courts married Elizabeth Ridings, to follow.
Charity Courts, no data;
Mary Ann married John Martine,
Elizabeth married Charles Jones of "Clean Drinking."
The death of John Courts is recorded in the Maryland Gazette: "John Courts died in Charles County, for many years a Representative for that County. He died of pleurisy after having recovered from same many times. issue Feb. 3, 1748." John3 Courts will written 16 Jan. 1747, Charles County, names wife Elizabeth, son William, son John to have "Clean Drinking," son Robert Henley Courts, dau. Ann, dau. Charity Adams, dau. Mary Ann Martine, dau. Elizabeth Jones, and brother Charles Courts. [Dau. Elizabeth married Judge Charles Jones of Clean Drinking.] When John Court was a mere 30 years of age he became a member of the Lower House of the General Assembly which met Oct. 9th at Annapolis, he being one of the Delegates from Charles County.
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
Notes:
Courts John, son of John & Charity of Pyckyawaxon, b. 3 Mar 1691.
Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin; Fall 1992 Vol 33 No 4; Charles County Depositions, Robert W. Barnes
Courts, John, age 46, 10 Oct. 1738, 5 Sept. 1728; CHLR T#2 1734-1738 38:513, 516.
Courts, William, age 14, chose Charles Jones as his guardian; CHLR 1745-1748 :299. (1748)
Courts, Robert Henley, age 14, chose Wm. Courts as his guardian; CHLR 1745-1748 :299. (1748)
Courts, Mr. John, died in Charles County, for many years a Representative for that county. He died of the pleurisy after having recovered of the same disorder 29 times. (Maryland Gazette, 3 Feb, 1747/48)
Abstracts of Maryland Wills by Carson Gibb
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-25.html
Liber 25, folio 228
16 Jan. 1747/48
COURTS, JOHN, Charles Co.
To wife, Elizabeth Courts, negro girl Amelia, horses, my house furn., my servants Thos. Dyut & Sarah Baelt (to serve 5 yrs. from their arrival), 1/3 of stock, & for widhood, as much land as she needs, the use of my carpenters James & Jack, my negro man Young Jemmy, & negro girl Penn.
To son William Courts, negro carpenter Jack, negro James (father to carpenter Jemmy), negro woman Hannah (wife of s negro James), mulatto Nan, old negro Sarah, Chapley negro Harry, negro Pegg at Nanjemy Quarter, the negro wenches & men afors , & of the lots at Nottingham purchased of Isaac Cecil for Daniel Dulany & myself, & all my land in Wm. & Mary Parish, Charles Co.
To son John Courts, negro woman Young Hannah, d. o. old negro James & Hannah, negro Jenny, mulatto Nans dau., negro carpenter Sam, & Clean Drinking, near Rock Crk.
To son Robert Henly Courts, negro blacksmith Luke, negro Bobb, negro Bess, negro boy Nero, negro man Lilliputt, 500a on Mattawoman Run, in Prince George's Co, & Martins Freehold on Potomac R.
To dau. Ann Courts, negro Sarah, great negro Ned, & negro Hannah, his wife.
To dau. Charity Adams, 10,000 lb. tob.
To dau. Mary Ann Martine, negro carpenter Jemmy & negro boy Ben at Matawoman Quarter.
To dau. Elizabeth Jones, negroes Pompey, Moll, & Martine.
To friends Nathan Harris, John Pen, Sr., & Joseph Woodman, a suit of mourning apiece.
To bro. Charles Courts, for life the use of negro Charles.
To friend James Plant, for life, 100a near mine & toward Edward Fords.
The residue of my p. e., equ. div. among William Courts, John Courts, Robert Henly Courts, Ann Courts, Mary Ann MarTine, & Elizabeth Jones , my children.
Extrs: Wm. Courts, John Martine, & Charles Jones.
Witn: Jos. Douglas, Edward Ford, Robert Hall.
28 Jan. 1747, sworn to by all 3 witn. in presence of Wm. Courts, heir at law, & Elizabeth Jones, dau., & the widow stood to the will.
Courts, John, Charles Co, 16 Jan, 1747; 28 Jan, 1747/48
To wife Elizabeth Courts, slaves Amelia, Thomas Dyut, Sarah Baell (Baelt?), the latter two to serve from their arrival into this country five years and then to be set free.
That son William Courts and John Martins to allow carpenters named James and Jack to perform work for wife.
Son John to receive slave Jemmy and Penn after wife's death or marriage; also negro woman called young Hannah dau to old negroe James and Hannah; also negro Jenny, mulato Nun's dau; negro carpenter called Sam.
To son William Courts negro carpenter called Jack and Negro James, Father to carpenter Jemmy; also negro woman called Hannah wife of said negro James last mentioned, also mulatto Nun as also old negro Sarah, also Chapley, negro Harry and Negro Pegg at Nanjemoy Quarters.
To son Robert Henly Courts, negro blacksmith called Luke, negro Bobb, negro Bess and negro boy called Nero and negro man called Lilliputt.
To dau Ann Courts, negro Sarah, nbegro Ned and negro HAnnah, the said Ned's wife.
To dau Charity Adams, tobacco.
To dau Mary Ann Martine, negro carepenter called Jemmy,negro boy at Matawoman Quarter called Ben.
To dau Elizabeth Jones negro Pompy; also Moll and Martine.
To son William Courts, intail all my lands in William and Mary Parish, Charles Co.
To son John Courts, land in Prince George's Co. near Rock Creek called Clean Drinking.
To son Robert Henly Courts, land on Matawoman Run in Prince George's Co, 500 A.; also tract in Charles Co. upon Potowmack River known as "Martins Freehold."
To son William Courts 1/2 the lotts at Nottingham purchased by me of Isaac Cecil for Daniel Dulany Esq. and myself in partnership, the moyety of which lots I give to son William.
To friend Nathan Harris, suit of mourning of about 10 s. price per yard.
To my bro. Charles Courts use of negro called Charles.
To Friend John Pen, Sr, suit of mourning.
To Joseph Woodman suit of mourning.
To friend James Pland, 100 A, near my land and towards Edward Ford's.
Residue to be equally divided between William Courts, John Courts, Robert Henly Courts, Ann Courts, Mary Ann Martine and Elizabeth Jones, my children.
William Courts, John Martine and Charles Jones, exs.
Wit: Jos. Douglass, Edward Ford, Robert Hall. 25. 228
Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin; Winter 1984 Vol 25 No 2; Charles County, MD: Probate Records and Inventories Part I 1673-1753; [The first number is the page or folio number for the beginning of the document (spelling is as read) (the date is that of the Inventory) Charles County Maryland Probate Records, Inventories, Book 1735-1752
378 John Courts-19 Oct 1748-Ann Courts, Charles Courts probable kin William Courts, John Martin & Charles Jones three of the Execs
John Courts 37.78 CH -- Feb 10 1747/48 Oct 19 1748
Appraisers: Barton Warrin, Benjamin Gwinn.
Creditors: William Middleton, Weedon Arnold.
Next of kin: Ann Courts, Charles Courts.
Mentions: Mr. William Courts (son).
Executors: William Courts, John Martin, Charles Jones.
John Courts 32.262 A CH £490.6.1 May 26 1752
Sureties: Charles Bruce, James Plant.
Received from: Henry Darnall, Esq. (in sterling £ Virginia currency), John Graham.
Payments to: Stephen Boardly, Edward Trafford, Esq, Capt. Joseph Douglass, John Sn. Prather, James Plant, Dr. David Ross, John Hardman & Co, William Penn, Dr. Brown, Walter Hanson, Daniel Jenifer, Elisabeth Sherwin paid to Mr. Robert Yates per John Hanson, Elisabeth Sherwin (balance of estate of George Lewis (deceased was executor)) paid to Robert Yates, John Graham.
Legatees: (unnamed) of age save Henly Courts (between 18 & 19 years).
Executors: William Courts, John Marten, Charles Jones.
John Courts served as a member of the Lower House of the General Assembly in 1722 until 1747. On October 1, 1700, John Courts was granted a 700 acre tract of land known as Clean Drinking on the west side of Rock Creek in Charles County, Maryland. In his will, Colonel John Courts left Clean Drinking to his son, John Courts who sold it to Charles Jones, the husband of Elizabeth Courts, daughter of John Courts. In 1750, Charles Jones built the home known as the Clean Drinking Manor. Clean Drinking was subsequently in Prince George's County, Maryland. From 1748 until 1776 it was located in Frederick County, Maryland. Since 1776 it has been in Montgomery County, Maryland.
In this next, she is wrong about the identity of his wife.
Maryland Geneolical Society Bulletin, Spring 1979, Vol 20 No 2, Page 114
Courts of Saint Mary's & Charles County Maryland By: Nettie Leitch Major, Genealogist
5101 River Road #613 Bethesda, Maryland 20016
John Courts III
Col. John Courts, son of John & Charity Henley Courts, born Charles County Mar 3, 1691 married Elizabeth Yeats, dau. of Robert Yeates of the British Army. Their children were:
William Courts who married Elizabeth Thomas, dau. of Major William Thomas & Elizabeth (Courtes) Thomas.
John Courts (called Dr. Courts) married Priscilla Smallwood, dau. of Gen. Wm. Smallwood.
Robert Henley Courts married Elizabeth Ridings, to follow.
Charity Courts, no data;
Mary Ann married John Martine,
Elizabeth married Charles Jones of "Clean Drinking."
The death of John Courts is recorded in the Maryland Gazette: "John Courts died in Charles County, for many years a Representative for that County. He died of pleurisy after having recovered from same many times. issue Feb. 3, 1748." John3 Courts will written 16 Jan. 1747, Charles County, names wife Elizabeth, son William, son John to have "Clean Drinking," son Robert Henley Courts, dau. Ann, dau. Charity Adams, dau. Mary Ann Martine, dau. Elizabeth Jones, and brother Charles Courts. [Dau. Elizabeth married Judge Charles Jones of Clean Drinking.] When John Court was a mere 30 years of age he became a member of the Lower House of the General Assembly which met Oct. 9th at Annapolis, he being one of the Delegates from Charles County.
Events
| Birth | 3 Mar 1690/91 | Pyckawaxon, Charles, Md | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1710 | Tabitha Harrison | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1720 | Elizabeth Barnes | |||
| Event | 11 May 1738 | members of the Election Committee - Charles County |  | ||
| Death | Bef 28 Jan 1747 | Charles County, Maryland, United States | | ||
| Alt name | John Courts , Col. |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Barnes (1694 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Courts (1720 - ) |
| Child | William Courts (1722 - 1758) |
| Child | Robert Henley Courts (1725 - 1775) |
| Child | Anne Courts (1730 - ) |
| Spouse | Tabitha Harrison (1693 - 1720) |
| Child | Charity Courts (1714 - 1768) |
| Child | Mary Anne Courts (1714 - ) |
| Child | John Courts (1716 - 1802) |
| Father | John Courts (1654 - 1702) |
| Mother | Charity Henley (1660 - 1708) |
| Sibling | Henley Courts (1678 - 1704) |
| Sibling | Charity Courts (1680 - 1711) |
| Sibling | Charles Courts (1685 - 1760) |
| Sibling | William Courts (1687 - 1711) |
| Sibling | Anne Courts (1693 - 1717) |
Notes
Event
According to records dated May 11, 1738, Col. Robert Hanson and Bayne Smallwood were members of the Election Committee from Charles County.2 Others were William Middleton and John Courts.Death
COURTS, JOHN, Charles Co.. 16 Jan. 174728 Jan. 1748
To wife ELIZABETH COURTS, slaves Amelia, Thomas Dyut, Sarah Baell (Baelt?)f the latter two to served from their arrival Into this country five years and then to be set free.
That son WILLIAM COURTS and John Martine to allow carpenters named James and Jack to perform work for wife.
Son JOHN to receive slave Jemmy and Penn after wife's death or marriage; also negro woman called young Hannah dau to old negreo James and Hannah; also negro Jenny, mulato Nun's dau; negro carpenter called Sam.
To son WILLIAM COURTS negro carpenter called Jack and Negro James Father to carpenter Jemmy; also negro woman called Hannah wife of said negro James last mentioned, also mulatto Nun as also old negro Sarah, also Chapley, negro Harry and Negro Pegg at Nanjemoy Quarters.
To son ROBERT HENLY COURTS, negro blacksmith called Luke, negro Bobb, negro Bess and negro boy called Nero and negro man called Lilliputt.
To dau Anne COURTS, negro Sarah, negro Ned and negro Hannah.. the said Ned's wife.
To dau CHARITY ADAMS,. tobacco.
To dau MARY Anne MARTINE, negro carepenter called Jemmy, negro boy at Matawoman Quarter called Ben.
To dau ELIZABETH JONES negro Pompy; also Moll and Martine.
To son WILLIAM COURTS, intail all my lands In William and Mary Parish, Charles Co.
To son JOHN COURTS, land in Prince George"s Co. near Rock Creek called Clean Drinking.
To son ROBERT HENLY COURTS, land on Matawoman Run in Prince George's County, 500 A,; also tract in Charles Co. upon Potowmack River known as "Martins Freehold."
To son WILLIAM COURTS 1/2 the lotts at Nottingham purchased by me of Isaac Cecil for Daniel Dulany Esq, and myself in partnerships, the moyety of which lots I give to son WILLIAM.
To friend Nathan Harris, suit of mourning of about 10 s. price per yard,
To my bro, CHARLES COURTS use of negro called Charles.
To Friend John Penn, Sr,, suit of mourning,
To Joseph Woodman suit of mourning.
To friend James Pland, 100 A., near my land and towards Edward Ford's.
Residue to be equally divided between William Courts, John Courts, Robert Henly Courts, Anne Courts, Mary Anne Martine and Elizabeth Jones, my children.
William Courts, John Martine and Charles Jones, exs,
Wit: Jos, Douglass, Edward Ford, Robert Hall, 25, 228