General Notes

{MD Arch. 16:100} Thomas secured two tracts of land in 1687--"Sewards Hope", 300 acres in Kent Co. on 20 May 1686, and "Molden", 283 acres on 7 Jul 1686 in Kent Co. Also in 1686, the Kent Co. Court appointed him constable for Eastern Neck area of the same Co. In Maryland Calender of Wills page 29 list- Will of Thomas Seward, Kent Co., dated 28th Oct.1687, recorded 19th Apr.,1688 To wife Lucy, extx., plantation (unnamed) absolutely. " son Thomas at 16 yrs.of age, 300 A., "Spread Eagle." " Charles, son of Thomas Hinson, and hrs., 150 A., part of " Sewards's Hope." " Thomas, son of Nicholas Merly, 150 A., part of sd. " Seward,s Hope." Test: Edw. Richardson, Eliza: Pearle. 4. 319. Thomas's wife Lucy appears to have married again after his death several times. She married Griffith Jones shortly after his death and had several children in Kent Co. : Griffit Jr. born 2 Mar 1688, Richard born 5 Mar 1692, Mary born 8 Mar 1697, David born 30 Dec 1700. She later married Henry Green by 1701. Her deed dated 10 Aug 1702 mentioned her two late husbands and two of her children by Griffith Jones- David and Mary.