The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-04

confirm all the traditions concerning
the extraordinary beauty of her youth.
Five generations of her descendants
sat at table with her during the last
week of her life, and upon the very
day upon which she breathed her last
a grandson of the sixth generation,
DR.. William Middlemore Dallam, was
born. A brother of the Duke of
Marlborough married a Mrs. Smith,
who had at that time an only son,
William Smith, whom the stepfather
took under his special care. He sent
him on visit to America, where he
remained some years, after which he
returned to England. After a short
sojourn in the mother country he
again took passage for America, and,
by remarkable coincidence, Betty
Martin and Richard Dallam-two per-
sons with whose destiny he was to be
connected-embarked at the same
time and on the same vessel.
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their new home in Maryland, where
they already possessed large tracts of
land. William Smith owned "Blen-
heim," and Richard Da1lam "The
Cranberry, two of the handsomest es-
tates in the new country. For years
beautiful Betty was reigning belle,
and such constant and undiminished
homage and admiration did her beau
ty compel, and SO numerous were re-
jections of suitors from both the old
and new country, that the well-known
couplet is said to have originated with
a devoted and persistent, but disap-
pointed, admirer, "who loved not
wisely, but too WE'LL" The successful
wooer at last appeared in the person
of Richard Dallam.
Two distinguished grandsons of
this union were Governor Paca, of
Maryland, and Governor Caswell, of
North Carolina. After the death of
Richard Dallam, his widow, still sur
passingly beautiful, accepted the hand
of Vim. Smith, of Blenheim,"
suitor who had loved her before her
first marriage, and whose loyal heart
never swerved from the allegiance of
its first love.
At the death of her second husband,
William Smith, the estate of "Blen-
heim, an entailed property, passed
to the eldest son, William Smith, and
the widow returned to "The Gran
berry," the Dallam homestead, where
she died in 1878. Among her descen-
dants of the seventh generation are
Judge Henry Clay Dallam and John
Paca Dallam, of Baltimore.
THE CAREER OF JOHN EDWARD PRILL
"A FAMOUS TUTOR OF MANY
YEARS AGO.
There is still perhaps, among the
old residents of Carroll and Baltimore
counties, number who still remem-
Der the late John Edward Pril1, who,
seventy years ago, was one of the
leading tutors of Maryland. He was
a native of Baltimore city and the son
of - ,irent and wealthy ba1so~-of
that day. Mr.. Prih was a man OF
fine address and finished education.
In the year 1929 he taught school in
Carroll county, at "Mahlon's School
House" 1t was private school, the
terms being at that time So per quar-
ter. His pupils came from far and
near and included rich and poor.
Among them was the late George B.
Shipley, of Pikesville, the writer's
father. I have now in my possession
an old schoolbook entitled "The
Classical Reader" that was presented
to my father in April, 1929, and bear
ing several inscriptions in the hand
writing of Mr.. Prill. The penman-
ship is still clear and legible, and, al
though written with a quill, will COM
pare favorably with many specimens
of the present time.
A short time after this date (I82o)
Mr.. Prill was attacked with an i'll
ness that resulted in his death. His
body was inferred in the family burial
ground of the late Levin Williams, of
Carroll county, but subsequently the
remains were removed by his father
in-law, the late Larkin H. Smith, to
his farm, "Bleinheim," in the 10th
district of Baltimore county.
AS seen by the above description,
Mr.. Prill's wife was Miss Smith,
and according to family history,
great grandstep niece to the first
Duke of Marlborough.
Mr.. Prill's children consisted of two
daughters, Rachel and Rebecca, both
now deceased. Miss Rachel was for
many years teacher in the public
schools of this county. The other
daughter, Rebecca, married the late
DR.. Hall, of Baltimore, whose death
occurred few years ago.
PIKESvILLE, MD.