Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-09-20

teach all nations, baptizing them in
the name Of the Father, " so. Many
Of these poor children Of The forest
received the saving waters Of re-
generation and wero made whole.
Their labors were crowned with a
rich harvest Of SUGGEST As 10 tho
religious troubles. that arose in az.
ter years, historians have thorough.
ly canyassed the situation.
We will now return to the sub.
ject Of st. Clements Island and
Manor. This was the third manor
erected in the province Of 81. Ma
rvs, and had for its governor Dir.
Thomas Gerard, a gentleman Of
high and excellent social qualifca-
tons aud executive ability.
The lines or boundaries Of st.
Clements Manor appear aa follows,
beginning at Herring Creek on the
Potomac, tracing ita shores to st.
GATHERINGS Greek, from thence five
miles back in the country, then a
line directly back to Herring Creek,
FIVE miles from the river. Wcmust
now see who lived 90 tie Manor.
Among the many names tobe found
Of those remote days ore tho Hat
tons, Jaboes, Cecil, Evans, Brown,
Ford, posey, Aud, Poabe, Sherk-
life, johnson, Knott, Munson.
Shirley, Lobg, Clarke, Dillohay.
Thompson. Watben, Brock, Nuth-
all, Price, Bryan, Lee, Morgan,
MattinglY, Manning, Medley, sc.
Evon at this time we can End where
those people lived.
must not close this article With
out taking special notice Of Mr.
VIM. Breton, after whom, most IT.
ingly and Justly, was called Bre.
toms Bay, az frat called Great Bay.
Mr, Breton lived near Newlown.
While Il r2Ight De hard 10 locate
the exact spot upon which his
dwelling stood, vet tho boundaries
Of his land are % folls com.
meRcing for the same on tho south
At the Potomac River along the east
eide Of st. Clements Bay TO small
stream (no name giycu) thence 10
direct line through the wood to
81. Nicholas Creek, Complying into
ye Great Bay (Breton's) along ye
west side Of ye Great Bay back to
ye Potomac"
Mr. Breton's Immigrant was
made out June 20, 1910, (seo rent.
roll St. MRry's, vol. !, folio 55).
1t appears be came into the Prov.
luce Jan. ~, 1887. Soon after his
arrival his wife, who was Mary
Nabbs, died. His second wife was
Mrs, Temperance Jay, through
whom he came in possession Of
two hundred and Gfty acres moro
land, this making total OF 750
acres | DO not know If slab or
monument marks the spot where
lis ashes now ropose, but from the
following il certainly does appear
that there should be some token Of
respect to the memory Of one who
took 80 generous q part 10 the I'D
yancement Of religion and came Of
the Apostolic Church
april ye 10, 1903. This day
came Mr.. VIM. Breton and desired
the ensuing TO be recorded For
as divers good and jealous Roman
Catholic inhabitants Of Nowtown
and st. Clements Bay have unan-
imously agreed amongst themselves
to erect and build a church or chap.
eli whittier they may repair on Sun
days and other holy days appointed
and commanded by the holy church
to serve Almighty God and hear
divine service, and the most conye-
nient place for that purpose desir-
ed and fixed upon by them all ia on
certain parcel OF the land belong
ing to VIM. Breton, Gent, in ye
county Of st. Mary's, in ye PROV
ince of Maryland. With ye hearty
good liking Of my dearly beloved
wife Temperance Breton, to the
greater honor and glory of Almigh-
ty God, the ever Immaculate Virgin
Mary, and all the Saints, have CIV
en- and do hereby freely forever
give the behoof Of the said Roman