The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-08
JohnSton'S History
Of Cecil County,
CHAPTER MI CONTINUED.

Rirhurd Rossctt tho rn,dnr will rncnI
lect had received = riff of ono thousand
ocrns of tbn Manor from Mary Lawson
which in addition to thr nortinus mr.
chased from Lawson. probably was rnui-
yalcnt in extent to the share of Mary
Lawson
Ahnur tho close of the Revolutionary
War Charles Carroll iustitutnd InonI
nrocrndings tn forcclnsn his mnr,r,rn
unon Josnnh Ensni.'s share or the Manor
Rut thn Manor had unvn,. Lrrn lividnJ
and Isp.nr VIII, ,,.,. tho,, d,,I h,l Inn
inr his life timr continuollv rrSistnd i
partirion of if. port of if being in Della
ware. if is easy to comnrrhrnJ the Diff
entity of Purchasing u rn,.ta,rn ,uGrr
such circumstances but tho local talent
of th1t day was rurnI tn thr nmrrrrucy
and accordingly. i'm 1TSu tho Legislatures
of MARYLAND nns.rl an o,r rmpo,ynrinr
the Court of Chnnccrv tu unpoinr two
commissioners to act in continuation with
two others to he oppointcd hy fine Court
of Chancrrv of Delaware, (thr IrriSla-
turr of which State passed n like Act in
179G-to divide the Manor between Peter
Lawson. Charles Carroll, .Iosrph Ensor.
ESD, his guardian. and Edward Oldham,
and Mary. his wife. whose appreciation
and consent To this method of settling
the dispute had been obtained STEPHEN
Uyland and Tobias Rudolph were ap-
pointed hy the Court of MARYLAND. and
Isaac Grnntham and Robert Armstrong
by the Court of Delaware. These gem
tlrmrn caused the Manor to be ncrura-
tcly surveyed. and found that it contain
oil l.. =.
into four parts. two of which they as
signed to Peter Lawson. Onr-fonth part
they gave to Charles Carroll. and the
other to Joseph EnSor and Edward and
Mary Oldham. 10 be held by them in <cv-
crality. except the share of the OldhamS
These proceedings were ratified and con-
tilmrd hy the Courts of the respective
rnr ,nnr" th,n half ., ,nmtmr, wns nndnd
rs WAS also the legal existence of Buhc-
mia Manor, that had continued for Il
ncrind of one hundred and twcutv-right
years. Charles Carroll sold his share in
lIg3 for 1927 hounds. 10 Shillings to
Joshua CLAYTON. Richard RaSSrtt and
Edward oldham. who were then in pos
session. II contained :.93l acres. and
was bounded on the north by Back Creek
and embraced Il portion or all of that
part of the Manor that was in Delaware.
James \. Bayarl afterwards married
the only daughter of Richard BasSrtt.
and in this way came into possession Of
that part of the Manor that his descend
ants still own.
Peter I.awSon's will was proved in
11o1. He claimed our-half of the Manor
and devised the bulk of his estate to
Richard BaSsrtt. who WIS the Executor
of his will. and directed thar he should
..suppolt and maintain Mrs. Mary \.
Lawson with everything that i ncccS-
Sorv during her natural life. or pay her
or the person who may take ana provide
for, her ~, above. the sum Of leo pounds
annually i'm wold or silver"
CHATTER Mil.
Prominent among the early settlers of
Bohemia Manor were two brothers. Isaac
and Matthias Van Ribhrr. Their father.
Jacob ISaacS Van Bihhcr WAS Il IIol-
lander. and was one of the first settlers
of Germantown. His sons. the two
brothers before mentioned. were natives
of Holland. and were naiuraliZrd in
MARYLAND in 1902. Previous To- coming
to MARYLAND. they had been engaged in
matchmaking nj Philalrlrhia In lTO2
NIotthins Van Rihhrr bought ua,r of
John Mol. Jr's land. which the reader
will rrcollrct WAS the caStrrmo>t of the
four nrrk.. which COMPRISED the I.ahadfr
TrY,ct. Two wears afterwards he bought
oruthrr norton of the Same tract. and in
HOS his brother Isaac hou-ht 40 acres
of if for 100 pnundS, which. it i .tHtr,l
in the decd. had been expended in the
rrctiou of n mill then occupied hv the
said Js,ac. This mill WIS located upou
Il branch of thr Ruhrmin. called Mill
Crock. ON the site of what WAS formerly
l;uo,yu os SIuvtrr's mill. every vcSIirr
of which has LONG since di,apprarrd.
oven the land once covered hv fine dam
now hciur cultivated, This is the first
mill mentioned in the history of that
ro,t of thr comfy. II was built Il short
limo bcfurr thr dnrr of thr deed
Matthias Van Rihhrr apprarS 1n have
hnrn rnnd of thr ocuuis,ion of land. for
in 1714 no uurchnsrd ST \u.yustinr
Manor nr Erhroim \uyustinr Jrrmru