General Notes

, Born: abt. 1660, Port Tobacco, MD. Our ancestor, established a 65 acre plantation called "Mankin's Adventure" on 24 March 1687 in Charles County, Maryland near Port Tobacco. This was a trapezoid-shaped parcel exactly at the headwaters of Ware Creek and was a submanor of St. Thomas Manor owned by the Jesuits who are still there today. The original indenture, or grant deed from Sir Charles Calvert to Stephen Mankin still exists in the library at Georgetown University. On another indenture associated with the property, his wax seal (a Scottish lion rampant) is still quite clear and so is his signature. He left the land in the care of his son, who sold it in 1729. Stephen signed a tobacco warrant in 1685 which has been photographed from Annapolis archives and shown in the October 1980 issue of National Geographic Magazine.

In 1682 is recorded the first notation of his name: The birth record of "Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen and Mary Mankin of Port Tobacco" June 22, 1682.(4) Stephen Mankin married about 1681 to MARY BARKER, daughter of John Barker.(5) In 1694 their twin children, HOPE and JAMES, are entered as children of "Stephen and Mary Mankin" of the "head of Wiccocomico River" (Wicomico River). However, all other entries in the birth records refer to them as being "of Port Tobacco". This seems to have been their regular residence. On March 24, 1687, there was surveyed for Stephen Mankin his tract of 65 acres called "Mankin's Adventure".(6)
Stephen Mankin died 1698, and an Inventory of his estate was filed July 22, 1698.(7) In a deposition made 1701, Mary, wife of James Stigalier gives her age as 40 years, thus giving her a birth year of 1661. (8) She died 1714. After the death of her husband Stephen Mankin (1698) Mary Barker Mankin married (2nd) Thomas Howard (9), who died shortly after; and (3rd) James Stigalier (1701).(10) By husband James Stigalier, she had JANE STIGALIER, born in Port Tobacco, June 4, 1702, recorded in Charles County Birth Records as "Jane, daughter of James & Mary Stigalier of Port Tobacco".