The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-01-31

| but because he Is Obliged TO dc SO IN
order to give the Charlestown appoint
ment chance to build up before con-
have worked together, which we believe
| is partly the cause of such great success.
Quite plumber of the Perryville mem
bers have taken a great interest in the
Principle meeting, attending in large
numbers. LITE.
CrOmwelPs Descendants in Cecil
County.
The Philadelphia Ledger, OF the 18th
inst, contained an enquiry asking wheth.
er any direct descendants of Oliver Crom-
well were living in the United States
From its issue Of the 2Sth inst, which
| contained number Of replies, We take
the following, contributed by gentle
man wsll-known in Cecil. 1t will BE-
seen by his adGendum No. 2, taken from
| The WING Of May 10, 1879, that the
| Protector has number of liueal descend
ants still living in Cecil county, fact
We believe more than once reverted to
| in our columns:
A MARYLAND FAMILY.
y family OF Cromwell, claiming descent
| frem the Lord Protector, has long been
established in Maryland. According to
their account, two brothers, leaving Eng
land after the downfall of their house,
repaired first t. Holland and thence into
the Province OF Maryland. The descend
ants of one remained in Maryland, while
thoss OF the other, pushing westward,
entered Kentucky, where, l believe, they
still are.
1t seems the Maryland branch settled
first at Port Tobacco, but subsequently
they seated themselves on an estate in
what is row Mosn5 Pleasant district.
Cecil county. The place, farm of three
hundred acres, lies between the main
road (ahout mile and a-ha!f from Row
landville station, Phila. and BALTIC. Cen
trai railroad) and the SusQuehanna river,
above which it rises. some three hundred
feet above bluff" known as Crom-
wells Mountain. Here the Columbia
and Port Deposit railroad has station,
incorrectly called "Cromley' aMountain."
On the table land. far back from the
river, and near to the main road above
mentioned, stands the house, an old, pic
turesque building, part STONE and part
timberframe, sheathed with clapboards
and covered by quaint, gambrel roof.
Inside the house is plastered, the walls
bsing scored all over in diamond pattern.
From the unequal settling Of the build
ing the floors are all uneven;
from this and other marks of age | sup
pose the house is much over a century
old. There is vida approach from the
road, short but quito imposing in it's
sweep, and of old flanked by tall Lom-
hardy p6plars.
Opposite to the front door, and, if
can trust my memory, not over eighty
feet from it, is the family graveyard. 1t
is small square of ground surrounded
by bo1wsed hedge of the dwarf vino.
but which flom its length OF growing
time now stands six feet in height. And
here in this little patch of earth rest the
Johns. Henrys, divers, Henriettas and
Olivorias. whose great ancestor was more
than king. Tue male line of this par
ticular family of the name became ex.
tinct in 1919 upon the death of Jno. Ham
mond Cromwell. But his four daughters
(Hen:ietta .Iaria, Matilda. Frances and
Delia), marrying left descendants, some
of whom still live ia the old house, and |
are justly proud Of their descent from
the great "Crume!, " for thus they pro.
nounce the name, with old English brew
ity.
AS take particular interest in the
history OF this family CT Cromwell, | |
will be much obliged for any informal on
which may so to the calculation of itsline
of descent. As before stated | believe |
the male limo OF tic Kentucky branch of |
this family is still eXtant: it may be that |
its members have preserved their pedi- |
gree unbros en-. 1t seems that their fore |
fa Their was Vincent brother 10 the John |
Hammond Cromwell above mentioned, |
an epitome of whose will is given below,
z. S. p. CONNER.
1876 South Eighteenth street. Phila.
Addendum No. John Hammond |
Cromwell, Of Cecil county, Md. Will
proved October 12th. 1919, recorded at
Elkton. Lib. G. g.. No. 7, p. 300.
His deYisees were: His granddaughter,
Mary Eliza Reynolds; his grandson, John
Cromwell Reynolds (to the last the home
place called '.Success;'D but first it seems
this place was to be held by testators
grandson John Harlan (son of testator's
daughter, Matilda Harlau) and his Sis
ters, Hannah aud Mary. Textators
daughter, Henrietta (Maria) Briscoe,
testator's LANDS in Scott county, Ken
lucky, to be sold by his brother, Vim
cant Crom sell, and the money applied
to the usa Of testator's grandchildren by
his daughter Frances Dorsey. Testator
had daughter Della, married to Rich
ard II. keene; the keenes had children
then GS19) in Kentucky. to whoa tesla
tor devisss a portion Of his estate. Frees
n. B.-No other Cromwell will could
be found by me at Elkton, although l
searched the Cecil county registers from
1876 to October 18th, 1882
Addendum No. 2.-Extracts from THE
CECIL WHO, Elkton. Md, May 10th,
1879: Reuben Reynolds married Henri
eta Maria Cromwell, she was lineal de-
scendsnt Of Oliver Cromwell through His
son, Sir Henry Cromwell and Lady Mary
Russell (Bnrke gives her name, Eliza
beth see p. 433, vol i, History of the
Commoners OF England Cromwell Of
Chestnut. co. Hcrts). Her parents we're
John Hammond Crom we'll and his wife
Mary Hammond Dorsey. The children
OF Reuben aud Henrietta Maria Reynolds
usre Or. John Cromwell Reynolds, Sur
geon l. s. ~; Mary, who married Col
onel Prosser, of Baltimore; Rebecca died
unmarried; Maria married George Cal
breath, Of McVsytown, Pa; Della mar
rsd Hon. Thaddeus Banks, of Holidays
burg, Pa. The Briscoss. of Rising Sun,
Cecil county, Nd, are of similar female
descent from the Lord Protectors AS the
Reynolds. Mrs. Reuben Reynolds (nee
Henrietta Maria CromwelD survived her
first husband and married John Briscoe,
of Kant county, Nd. He wss living At
Rising sun. Cecil county, in 1851, with
his following children by his said wife:
Benjamin. Alexander, Henry, Elizabeth
and Sarah.
Death of Rev. John G. Wilson.
Rev. John C. Wilson, died in Philadel.
phia on Saturday last, in the 10th year
of his are Mr. Wilson was native of