Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-02

ment OF his, Charles, I'D Lord BaIt1-
more's infant son Benedict Leonard
Digges Of Prince Georges county, pro-
bated in 1714. in which he makes be-
quests to his son John. daughter Eliza.
sister ManH. sister Darnall. brothers
Motley. Rozer. Charles. William. John
and Dudley. nephews Henry and Ed
liam Hunter and Robert Brooke.
priests. the testator wrote: I'm the
event Of their remaining any claim for
land. negroes. stock. ETC.. bought from
Cousin Charles Pye. said claim to be
placed against brother William
purchases were made"
Glymont lies in the old civil sub
division Of Charles county called
Pamonkey Hundred, and there was a
census of that hundred made by Con-
stable w. Mcpherson in 1775. Among
the residents Of the hundred at that
Athey. Basil Brawner. Rolph Boar
man, James Briscoe, Richard Brandt
Samuel, Walter and Leonard Glenn
ents; Richard Cox. John Dent, George
Dent Of John. BENJAMIN BENJAMIN, Fendall. Wi WI
liam Lee, John Thomas and T. Han
son Marshall. Horatio Middleton
James Farmer. William Padgett
Henry Queen. John Smallwood. Thorn
as Smallwood, ST.: Thomas Small
wood. jr.: Pryor smallwood. Heze-
Stone. Henry speake. Richard and
Zachariah Wade. John Williams
George Tubman and about a score
Of otheEG
The first of the Marburys Of record
in Maryland was Francis. who set
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the hamlet Of Piscataway. He OBJ
tanned tract Of land on Piscataway
creek, fifteen miles below Washing
ton, in 1893. He gave the name
CAROLS Kindness" to that tract. In
1898 he was granted another tract OF
joining the tract of John Fendali;;
which he named "Marburys Chance"
He was one Of the land commission
ers of Prince Georges county. He
was twice married. The Christian
name Of his first wife was Mary, and
she died in 1913. but her maiden sur
name is not recorded. She bore him
Frances Herd. and the marriage took
place at Broad Creek Church. about
seven miles south of Congress
Heights. September IA. 1714. There
were also six children by the second
mai Marbury land in the Piscataway
district is still in possession OF a
direct descendant Of the Immigrant
Francis, unless he has parted with 1t
in the last two or three years. the
present owner. according to the Ram
blers last notes, is Dr.; Cnarles Gag. az,
Of Fendall Marbury. who was a son
Of william Marbury, who was son
Of Col. Luke Marbury. who was a
son Of Luke Marbury, ST.. who was son
of Francis Marbury, the first settler
The Rambler seems to recall AT tnis
point of his narrative that the farm
Of Glymont, must have belonged to
Can't. Leonard Marbury, who left the
tract to his children. Addison Marbury
and Miss Ella Marbury. 1t was very
likely Capt. Marbury who sold that
part Of his farm which became at
least as early as 1888 Giymont
olson Marbury and Miss Ella are dead.
The last time the Rambler was down
that way Miss Elias old home was
standing. but newcomers were NV
ing in it.
About a mile from the old excursion
wharf Of Gy mo" tb anp pre aen land
ing place is st. Charles Church; popu,
larly called "the Neck Church" ana
which at one time was Pye Chapel;
Among the tombs there are those OF
Charles Pye. who died In 1sO9 at the
age Of forty-eight: Sarah Pye, who
died in 1880. aged sixty-nine; Edward
r. Pye. who died in 1854. aged TWEEN
ty-eight. and Caroline s,t e: rye: xs VINO
Some Of the other old tombs there are
those Of Henry stonestreet. died 1912.
aged sixty Walter Jameson, died
1914, aged fifty-four: Theresa Jane
son. died 1912, aged forty-seven: Va
linda Ann Kendrick. born 1880. died
1918; James Jameson, second son of
Walter Jameson, died 1922. aged
twenty-eight: Catherine. consort Of
Patrick c. Murray. died 1929. aged
twenty-nine; Edward Miles, born 1904.
died 1921: Cecilia A. Miles, wife OF