REFN: 2839
On Feb. 4, 1777, Thomas Gist, Jr. was commissioned Colonel of the
Baltimore Militia.
Will of Thomas Gist, executed January 15, 1807, proved December 11, 1813:
To my wife, Penelope Dye gist, all that part of land called
Nicholsons Manor including the dwelling plantation I now live on,
containing 360 acres, also the land called Final Settlement, adjoining
the same, containing 3-1 acres; Also one other tract called Mount
Pleasant, containing, 19-1 acres, granted to Benjamin Price.
He bequeathed to his wife a half of all the household furnishings,
farm utensils, negroes, and a house and lot in the City of Baltimore, fit
Steward Street, adjoining Walkers Tavern, and 400 pounds of current
money; to his nephew, States Gist of Mordecai he bequeathed Deer Park of
313 acres lying in Baltimore Co; to his nephew David Gist, 118 acres in
Frederick Co. called the Resurvey on Lime Pit; to his nephew, Thomas
Gist, of Joshua (son of Joshua), all that land in Baltimore Co. called
Surveyor's Discovery, containing 254 acres; to the children of brother
John 100 acres of land, part of Ladys Manor, called Lot 92, Jesse to have
1New Britain. This I give to the Meeting House called Tiptons, if they
occupy it for ten years, if not, to Thomas, the son of David Gist, and to
beloved nephew, Thomas, son of David, the residue of estate.