The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-10-04

''for 81 years, or during the lives of
Judith Bassett and Michael and Richard
Bassett, her sons" This is the first
reference in the records of the county to
Richard Bassctt, who became Il distin-
guished lawyer, and was a member Of
the convention that framed the Consti-
tuition of the United States; afterwards
Il member of Congress and Governor of
the State of Delaware. He was also a
warm friend of Francis Asbury, and Il
leading and influential member of the
Methodist Church.
On the day following the date of this
lease, the widow of John Lawson gave
her brother-in-law, Peter Lawson, spc-
cial power of attorney to act for her in
all business matters pertaining to the
management of her share of the Manor.
In this instrument she convenented not to
interfere with him in the management Of
her estate; from which it seems plain
that she had unlimited confidence in him,
or that she was certainly the simple
minded mortal that tradition states her
to have been. At all events, Peter Law
son seems to have been as securely III
vested with one undivided half of the
Manor as circumstances permitted him
to be. He is described as ''inn-holdcr'
in the lease from Mary Lawson. which
indicates that he had succeeded the Bas-
sets "a proprietorS of the tavern at
Bohemia Ferry, which still continued to
be place of much importance \ short
time after this, in 1850. Peter Bayard
who was probably inspector of tobacco,
refused to repair the inspection house at
the ferry, that place being one of the
places designed for the inspection of that
staple, which was then cultivated to Il
considerable extent upon the Manor and
in that part of the county south of the
Bohemia River.
Catharimc Hermcn, the reader will re-
collect, married Peter Bouchcll. She died
about the year 1852. leaving two daugh-
tiers. Mary and Ann. Mary married
Joseph EmSor in 115I: and Ann. being
quite young. was raised by her grand
mother, Mary Holland. This is 50 stated
i'll bill filed i'll Chanccrv to compel Jos.
EnSor (who had been appointed her
guardian in 1850 to pay her share of
the rents. This Mary Holland must have
been the mother of Peter BDuchcll, who
had married Il gentleman by the name Of
Holland.
Joseph EnSor was Il member of the
EnSor family. who settled in Baltimore
county very early in the history of the
colony. At this time he was called JOS
EnSor. merchant. of Baltimore county
The family ut one time owned Il large
tract of land just east of Jones Falls
upon which part of the city of Baltimore
has been built Joseph Ensor is b"liev-
ed to have resided in North Elk Parish
III 1860. for the birth of his eldest son
Augustine Irrmcn E,nSor may yet be
S"cM upon the register of that parish
and was recorded in that year. In 1850
III" and his wife and Ann RouchrIl. an
infant by the said Joseph EnSor. her
next friend" instituted suit in chancrry
against Peter Lawson and Mary Law
son. alleging that they and John Law
son. for Il long time had collected the
rents of tn" Manor. as had also Peter
E"uchcll. and that Peter Bouchrll had
Kept book of mcmoranlumS Of the
rents, received from the said Manor and
leased lands and (which rents amounted
To the sum of LOCO pounds or some other
lar"" sum of money. besides Il very great
number of dung-hill fowls received aS
rent on the said leases and that the
said Mary Lawson had actually frllcd.
cut down. and carried away. off and
from the Manor plantation Sundry and
great quantities of wood ana timber, in
S"muCh that there is not left on that
plantation any quantity of timber 10
support the same. nor tirr-woul sufficient
therefor for any number of years. etc. ::
praying that they might hr compelled to
mako discovery nf tbn hhnl. liant I,
l'ouchcll and of the rents since received
and be cnjoinpd to dcsst from the waste
ol the timber. etc: TO which the defend
ant replied ut the April term of Court
llGl, that on the death of Ephraim.
their half brother, Catharinc and Mary
had possession of the said Manor claim
Ing and taking the same in right and
quality of joint tenants in tail in remain
DER according to express words and
StlpulationS of Augustine IicrmcnS will
thnt the two sisters continued to hold the
Manor till the death of tatharinn. when
her husband Peter BouchclI. took his
wifr'S part rs tenant by courtesy. ana
continued to receive one-half the rent
during his life. and that no partition of
the Manor had ever been made: that the
joint tenancy continued to exist till the
tim" of the death Of CHtharinr. and that
Mary was entitled to hold by right Of
SnrvirorShip. and that they were not OBJ
Iigrd to make any discovery. etc. In
other words. that Mary Lawson was the
heir of her sister. Catharine Bouchcl's
part of the Manor.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.