Individual Details
William Luckett
(1711 - Bef 17 Jan 1783)
William Luckett, son of Samuel and Anne Luckett, was born about the year 1711, according to the 1776 census of Frederick County, and all circumstances point to the fact that the event occurred in Port Tobacco Parish, Charles County.
About 1725 as an orphan he was placed under the care of James Middleton, of Charles County, by court orders to learn a profitable trade or profession. It was the custom of that day in Maryland to apprentice children whose paternal parent was deceased and whose estate was either insolvent or negligible with planters or merchants in order that the orphans may not become public charges. Thus, from the fact that William Luckett was taken from his mother is evidence that his father had lost his patrimony. In 1728 James Middleton was summoned by the court and censured for "neglecting to teach William Luckett to read and write". He, however, later became quite proficient in letters, because many documents written by him and signed are still preserved at the court house of Frederick County. William became a force in the community and one of the most outstanding subject of the Lord Proprietor. Before his death he had attained high military and civil honors and was the first of the Lucketts to gain any significant colonial importance.
brought up as a Catholic, but adopted
the Anglican faith in adult life; his wife was also
raised a Catholic.
William was a vestryman at All Saints' Parish, the mother church of Frederick County and was closely identified with its growth. He commanded a company of militia from Frederick County in the French and Indian War (one account showing his company in continuous and active service for 30 or more days). His eldest sons served in their father's company as well.
Luck-
ett was one of the "twelve apostles of liberty,"
justices of Frederick County who first took issue
with England by opposing the stamp act, a defiant
action that caused general rejoicing among the
people.
About 1725 as an orphan he was placed under the care of James Middleton, of Charles County, by court orders to learn a profitable trade or profession. It was the custom of that day in Maryland to apprentice children whose paternal parent was deceased and whose estate was either insolvent or negligible with planters or merchants in order that the orphans may not become public charges. Thus, from the fact that William Luckett was taken from his mother is evidence that his father had lost his patrimony. In 1728 James Middleton was summoned by the court and censured for "neglecting to teach William Luckett to read and write". He, however, later became quite proficient in letters, because many documents written by him and signed are still preserved at the court house of Frederick County. William became a force in the community and one of the most outstanding subject of the Lord Proprietor. Before his death he had attained high military and civil honors and was the first of the Lucketts to gain any significant colonial importance.
brought up as a Catholic, but adopted
the Anglican faith in adult life; his wife was also
raised a Catholic.
William was a vestryman at All Saints' Parish, the mother church of Frederick County and was closely identified with its growth. He commanded a company of militia from Frederick County in the French and Indian War (one account showing his company in continuous and active service for 30 or more days). His eldest sons served in their father's company as well.
Luck-
ett was one of the "twelve apostles of liberty,"
justices of Frederick County who first took issue
with England by opposing the stamp act, a defiant
action that caused general rejoicing among the
people.
Events
| Birth | 1711 | Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, British America | |||
| Event | 1725 | Charles County |  | ||
| Event | 1728 | | |||
| Marriage | 1740 | Charity Middleton | | ||
| Event | 10 May 1740 | Prince George's | | ||
| Event | 14 Oct 1740 | Prince George's | | ||
| Event | 1748 | Frederick County | | ||
| Event | 1 Feb 1749 | | |||
| Event | 6 May 1751 | Frederick County | | ||
| Event | 25 Jan 1755 | Frederick County MD | | ||
| Event | 8 Jul 1758 | Frederick County | | ||
| Event | 5 Feb 1765 | Frederick County | | ||
| Event | 23 Nov 1765 | Frederick County | | ||
| Event | 1767 | Annapolis | | ||
| Event | 1775 | Maryland | | ||
| Event | 8 Aug 1776 | Frederick County | | ||
| Death | Bef 17 Jan 1783 | Montgomery County, Maryland, British America | |
Families
| Spouse | Charity Middleton (1717 - 1781) |
| Child | Samuel Luckett ( - 1777) |
| Child | Verlinda Luckett (1747 - 1799) |
| Child | Anne Luckett ( - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Luckett (1738 - 1800) |
| Child | Susannah Luckett (1758 - 1839) |
| Child | Mary Eleanore Luckett (1754 - ) |
| Child | Levi Luckett (1762 - 1829) |
| Child | Captain William Luckett (1743 - 1820) |
| Child | Captain John Luckett (1751 - 1793) |
| Child | Thomas Hussey Luckett ( - ) |
| Father | Samuel Luckett Jr (1685 - 1725) |
| Mother | Ann Smoot (1687 - 1750) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Luckett (1716 - 1750) |
| Sibling | Samuel Luckett (1718 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Luckett (1724 - 1797) |
Notes
Event
About 1725 as an orphan he was placed under the care of James Middleton, of Charles County, by court orders to learn a profitable trade or profession. It was the custom of that day in Maryland to apprentice children whose paternal parent was deceased and whose estate was either insolvent or negligible with planters or merchants in order that the orphans may not become public charges.Event
In 1728 James Middleton was summoned by the court and censured for "neglecting to teach William Luckett to read and write". He, however, later became quite proficient in letters, because many documents written by him and signed are still preserved at the court house of Frederick County.Marriage
They settled in the new county of Frederick on the western slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The material inheritance of William Luckett at majority was small, and this probably accounted for the fact that at manhood he settled on the frontier, then the western portion of Prince Georges County which was soon to be organized into the new county of Frederick.The Lucketts of Portobacco By Harry Wright Newman
The wife of William Luckett was Charity, born 1717, the daughter of John and Mary (Wheeler) Middleton, of Prince Georges County. In 1740 she and her husband were deeded by them for natural love and affection the tracts "Thomas and Mary" and "Wilson's Enlargement", containing 195 acres in Prince Georges County.
Event
Prince George's Land Records 1739-1743; Liber YPage 168. Deed of Gift. We, John & Mary Middleton of PG, for the natural love we have for our son-in-law & daughter, William Luckett & Charity, his wife, and for other considerations, we give them all that part or parcel of two tracts of land, the one called Thomas & Mary, the other called The Willsons Enlargement, bounded by the Thomas & Mary, situated in PG, containing about 95 1/2 acres. Signed May 10, 1740 -John Middleton, Mary (M her mark) Middleton. Wit - Jno Addison*, James Kendall, Tho Owen*, Jno Hawkins Jr*. Recorded May 13, 1740.
Event
Prince George's Land Records 1739-1743 - Liber Y - Page 220.Oct 14, 1740 from Holland Middleton of Charles County, & Sarah, his wife, to William Luckett of PG, for 5000 lbs of tobacco and for other good considerations, part of a tract of land called Long Point, lying in PG, bounded by a tract of land called Appledore, a tract of land called Wheelers Hope, Wm Hawkins' land, containing & laid out for about 75 acres. Signed - Holl'd Middleton. Wit - Tho Owen*, Jno Hawkins Jr*. Sarah, the wife of the sd Holland Middleton, relinquished her right of dower to the lands within mentioned. Recorded Oct 18, 1740.
Event
By the year 1748 he was well established in Frederick County and was the operator of a ferry to the Virginia shore of the Potomac. It was later operated by his son-in-law Thomas Noland. It is interesting to note that many years later when the Maryland veterans of the Revolutionary War were making their applications for pensions, many in certifying to the details of their service stated that on the way to York-town as well as other Southern points they crossed the Potomac at Noland's Ferry, while a few referred to it as Luckett's Ferry.Event
William Luckett's house at Bladensburg "burnt to the ground on Friday evening"Event
On May 6, 1751, William Luckett, of Frederick County, was bondsman for William Nichnow, the administrator of Edward Marlowe.Event
1752-1756 Frederick County MD Land Records636-637. William Luckett recorded 25 Jan. 1755, deed made same day between Meredith Davis, of FC, planter. Whereas Meredith Davis late of PGC, deceased, did by his last will and Testament, dated 5 Sept. 1751, among other things, leave a certain tract of land called "Meredith's Hunting Quarter" containing 498 acres, to be sold by his executors, Joseph Cowman, and his son, Meredith Davis, which said Joseph Cowman is since deceased, this indenture made by Meredith Davis for 200 pcm, M&B given, sells tract beginning near abounded locust and mulberry standing on a small island at the mouth of Monocacy. Signed Meredith Davis, Exr. signed before Reverdy Ghiselin, J. Darnall. Receipt, AF paid.
Event
William Luckett commanded a company of militia from Frederick County in the French and Indian Wars. One account shows his company in continuous active service for 30 days.1 In the company were his eldest sons, William and Samuel, the latter acting as clerk to the outfit.The following is a copy of a letter written during the French and Indian Wars, the original of which is now in the possession of a descendant. [2]
"By His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esquire Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland. To Captain William Luckett Commander of a Company of the Militia of Frederick City: You are as soon as possible after you Recruit hereof to march hither with the Company whereof You have the Command. You are to bring with you Provisions enough to serve Your Company one Month and you are to Order every Man to bring a Blanket and as much Cloaths as he can have Occasion during that time.
(signed) HORATIO SHARPE.
Given at Fort Frederick the 8th Day of July 1758".
Before the end of July Governor Sharpe in his correspondence referred to the "fine company" of Captain Luckett at Fort Frederick.
Event
On February 5, 1765, he appeared as the administrator of the estate of William Galford, when Samuel Swearingen and William Luckett, Jr., were his sureties.Event
n addition to William's military campaigns, he was one of the magistrates of Frederick County and was known as one of the "Twelve Immortal Justices" who repudiated the Stamp Act of November 23, 1765. He was most active in the Patriot cause leading up to the American Revolution. The Frederick Chapter of the D. A. R. in 1904 commemorated the event by the placing of a bronze tablet in the County Court House in order that the twelve patriots may not be forgotten. They were, besides William Luckett, Thomas Beatty, Peter Bainbridge, Charles Jones, David Lynn, Thomas Price, James Dickson, William Blair, Samuel Beall, Josiah Beall, Andrew Heugh, and Joseph Smith.Event
From 1767 to 1771 William Luckett represented his hundred in the General Assembly of the Province which met at the State House in Annapolis. [3]During the trying days prior to the American Revolution, he was most active in the cause of the Patriots and served on numerous committees and councils.
Event
In 1775, William held the rank of Lieutenant colonel and fought in the Battle of Germantown. In 1775 he held the rank of lieutenant colonel and was one of the senior officers in his part of Maryland in age as well as in service. He had weathered many a military campaign and had attained at least his sixtieth year.Event
On August 8, 1776, he passed eleven men who had been enrolled by Lieutenant Clement Holliday for service.PROPERTY: 22 slaves and 1 servant, 1776.
Death
The will of William Luckett was dated October 23, 1782, and probated in Montgomery County on January 17, 1783. He devised his son William "Wheeler's Hope" in Prince Georges County, John an island in the Potomac, and Thomas Hussey "Beall's Good Will". His dwelling-plantation "Meredith's Hunting Quarters" he devised to his son Levin. Various personalty was bequeathed to his daughters Verlinda, Susannah, Anne, Elizabeth, and Eleanor. His wife Charity and son Levin were named as executors.will
mentioned more than 17 slaves and plate. LAND:
ca. 1,700 acres in Prince George's, Frederick, and
Montgomery counties.
According to the tax list of 1783, his widow Charity Luckett was seized of "Allison's Addition" of 144 acres in Sugarland Hundred of Montgomery County, with one frame dwelling house, one tobacco house, one log quarter, the estate being described as 35 miles from Georgetown. She was also seized of "Chance" of 145 acres and "Madaris His Hunting Quarter" of 498 acres, 250 of which were cleared, with one dwelling house, one stone house, one meat house, three tobacco houses, being 40 miles from Georgetown