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Henry Truman m. 1680? MD b. Dec 17, 1629 Walesby, Nottingham, England d. 1696 Calvert Co. MD |
Edward b. 1682? Calvert Co. MD d. 1729 Prince George's Co. MD |
Thomas b. 1684 Calvert Co. MD d. 1717 Prince George Co. MD |
Henry b. 1686? Calvert Co. MD |
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Richard b. 1690? Calvert Co. MD d. Henrico Co. VA |
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Thomas Taney m. 1696? b. aft 1662 Somerset Co. MD d. |
son |
son b. Prince George's Co. MD |
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In his will, dated Jan 14, 1716/17 and proved Sep 15, 1717, Jane's son Thomas
mentions his mother as Mrs. Taney, and his last born child (at the time) as Jane.
Summary of the will, which was proved around the time of the birth of another
daughter, Sarah Truman. |
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Prince George's County MD was created by the Council of Maryland in the
Province of Maryland in 1696 from portions of Charles and Calvert Counties
(see present day map
for location). |
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Henry's land, called Woodsjoy was originally in the part of Calvert Co. that
became Prince George County MD. Calvert County was established in 1658.
The area was first settled as Charles County in 1650
(see present day map
for location). |
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Present day Charles County borders Calvert and Prince George's County.
(see present day map
for location). |
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Jane's second husband, Thomas Taney, was the administrator of Henry's will. Thomas
was much younger than Henry. She married Henry when he was about 50 years old and she
was about 18. |
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Sources: Peden, Henry C. Jr., Truman and Related Families of Early Maryland, publ by author, Bel Air MD, 1987. Russell, George Ely & Donna Valley Russell, ed., The Ark and the Dove Adventurers, Genealogical Publ. Co., Inc., 2005, pp. 35, 39-40. Will of Thomas Truman, dated Jan 14, 1716/17, proved Sep 15, 1717, Maryland Calendar of Wills, v. 4. |
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