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Ancestors of Christina Marie Wise Brown

7810. Peter Joy, born December 07, 1628 in Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey Co., England; died Bef. 1686 in Calvert Co., Marland. He married 7811. Martha Goldson Abt. 1653.

7811. Martha Goldson, born 1632 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland. She was the daughter of 15622. Daniel Goldson and 15623. Sarah.

Notes for Martha Goldson:
surname may be Golson.

Children of Peter Joy and Martha Goldson are:

	i.	Peter Joy, born Abt. 1665.
	ii.	Sarah Joy, born Abt. 1668 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; died Bef. 1705; married John Jarboe Bef. 1693 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; born 1659 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; died May 16, 1705 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland.
	iii.	Charles Joy, born Abt. 1672.
3905	iv.	Monica Joy, born Abt. 1674 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; died Bef. 1708; married Henry Jarboe in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
	v.	John Joy, born Abt. 1675.

7812. James Greenwell, born Abt. 1650 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; died August 08, 1714 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland. He was the son of 15624. John Greenwell and 15625. Mary Knowland. He married 7813. Grace Taylor 1672 in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

7813. Grace Taylor, born in England; died March 1738/39 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland. She was the daughter of 15626. Henry Taylor and 15627. Faith Campbell.

Notes for Grace Taylor:
In her will of 1739, Grace requested to be buried on her plantation, beside her husbands. After the death of James, Grace married Lawrence Galley.

More About Grace Taylor:
Burial: St. Mary's Co., Maryland

Children of James Greenwell and Grace Taylor are:

	i.	Grace Clarke Greenwell, married Michael Raley.
	ii.	Mary Greenwell, married John Heard.
3906	iii.	Stephen Greenwell, born Abt. 1672 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; died June 1757 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; married Monica.
	iv.	Justinian Greenwell, born Bef. 1673; died August 1757; married Margaret.
	v.	William Greenwell, born Abt. 1675; married Mary.
	vi.	Ignatius Greenwell, born 1676; died August 04, 1724; married Mary Davis.
	vii.	John Greenwell, born 1681; married Catherine Wiseman.
	viii.	James Greenwell, born Abt. 1700; died May 1724; married Sarah Clark.
	ix.	Jane Greenwell, born 1700; married Thomas Norris.
	x.	Charles Greenwell, born 1708; died 1760; married Mary.
	xi.	Henry Greenwell, born Abt. 1710; married Eleanor Gough.
	xii.	Thomas Greenwell, born 1714 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; died September 1750 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; married (1) Mary Medley Abt. 1729; born 1700 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; died Abt. August 1743 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; married (2) Mary Hopewell Heard Riley 1745 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland; born Abt. 1725 in St. Mary's Co., Maryland.

More About Mary Medley:
Name 2: Mary Medley

      7856. Nicholas Miles, born Abt. 1624 in England. He married 7857. Mary Collin January 22, 1652/53 in Goldaming, Surrey, England.

      7857. Mary Collin

More About Nicholas Miles:
Aka (Facts Pg): Nickolas Myles

Children of Nicholas Miles and Mary Collin are:

	3928	i.		John Miles, born November 05, 1654 in Goldaming, Surrey, England; died Abt. March 1696/97 in Beaverdam Manor, St. Mary's Co., Maryland; married Mary Beckwith 1676 in Calvert Co., Maryland.
		ii.		Sarah Miles, married Peter Joy.

7858. George Beckwith, born March 29, 1606 in Featherstone Castle, Yorkshire, England; died November 1675 in London, Middlesex, England. He was the son of 15716. Thomas Beckwith and 15717. Barbara Milburn. He married 7859. Frances Harvey October 03, 1657 in Beckwith Manor, Patuxent River, St. Mary's, Maryland.

7859. Frances Harvey, born 1641 in England; died 1675 in St. Joseph's Manor, Maryland. She was the daughter of 15718. Nicholas Harvey and 15719. Jane.

Notes for George Beckwith:
The following was adapted from a book entitled "Ancestor and Descendants of Thomas Hill and Rebecca Miles" by Sr. Mary Louise Donnelly.

FRANCES' MOTHER DIES
Frances Harvey, the daughter of Nicholas Harvey, was born in England in 1641. As an infant in arms, Frances was brought to Maryland and lived with her parents at St. Joseph's Manor for about a year. In 1642 during the Ingle rebellion Frances, at the age of one, was taken to Virginia for safety. While in hiding in Virginia, her mother died.

By January 1644 they had returned to Maryland and Frances had a step-mother, Jane. In August 1644 Nicholas Harvey drew up is will bequeathing his entire estate to his now three year old daughter Frances. No provisions were made for the step-mother.

NICHOLAS HARVEY DIES
By June 1647, her father had died and her step-mother married Thomas Green and moved to Norfolk, Virginia. Young Frances was left in the care of her father's neighbors and servants.

Cuthbert Fenwick, a neighboring Manor owner became Frances Harvey's legal guardian. On Sept. 29, 1649, Cuthbert Fenwick had the mark of Frances Harvey for cattle and hogs recorded. Mr. Fenwick made arrangements with John Dandy to care for Frances' cows and a heifer. Cuthbert Fenwick turned over the administration of the estate of Nicholas Harvey to John Dandy, Blacksmith, on March 20, 1650.

MURDER
In 1654, Jane and Thomas Green of Virginia tried to obtain Jane's third of the estate of Nicholas Harvey by selling it to Edward Lloyd of Maryland. In 1656 or 1657, John Dandy, Frances' guardian, murdered a servant named Henry Gouge. After being arrested he broke out of jail and was apprehended as he fled. Ann Dandy, the wife of John Dandy, pleaded for his release, saying she had two children and two orphans in her care (one being Frances Harvey, now sixteen years of age). Despite his wife's pleas, John Dandy was tried for murder, found guilty by the twelve man jury, and condemned to be executed on Oct 3, 1657 upon the Island at the mouth of the Lenoard's Creek in the Patuxent River.

GEORGE BECKWITH COMES TO THE RESCUE
George Beckwith championed the orphan's cause. Prior to August 20, 1657, George Beckwith married Frances Harvey. Besides regaining Frances' Manor house and land, George Beckwith also petitioned the court for her stock of cattle which was left in the hands of John Dandy in 1649. The Court empowered George Beckwith "in the behalf of the said Frances Harvey to procure four or six of the Neighbors to view the cattle of the said Dandy, and what cattle can be found of the mark of the said Frances Harvey mentioned in the record, he the said George Beckwith to take in his possession for the sole use of the said Frances Harvey."

George Beckwith, a scion of one of the oldest and most prominent families of Yorkshire, England, arrived in the Province of Maryland in 1648. "Thomas Hatton, Esquire, secretary of Maryland, obtained a grant of land for transporting himself and family, and two other persons, George Beckwith and Patrick Forest, into the province to inhabit in the year 1648.

George Beckwith spent some time in Virginia and upon his return to Maryland demanded land for transporting himself from Virginia into the province in 1657. He also demanded land for transporting Alice Jones in 1660, Richard Prigg, Charles Freeman, and Alice Lindsey in 1661. George Beckwith owned Beckwith Manor near St. Mary City and other land in Maryland.

After his marriage to Frances Harvey, George Beckwith built a massive manor house at St. Joseph's Manor. Their beautiful home sat on the bluff of Town's Creek overlooking the Patuxent River. Although Frances spent little time in her home on this original spot, she now was to enjoy her home, husband, and inherited land.

No means were spared as George Beckwith furnished St. Joseph's Manor for his new bride. Frances was provided with all the luxuries available in their period of history. They became the proud parents of five children - a son and and four daughters.

George Beckwith owned and ran an inn and a ferry next to his manor house. The ferry was used for crossing the Patuxent to Point Patience on the north side of the river. George was involved with the government of Colonial Maryland. Court was held in his home. His name appeared repeatedly as a jury member in court proceedings. In December 1668 the Governor named him as coroner for lower Patuxent in Calvert County. Later he was appointed to keep the peace in Calvert County.

The area in Maryland where our earliest ancestors lived was known as St. Mary's County. In 1654 Calvert County was erected and took in both shores of the Patuxent River, including the Manors on the south side of the river. By 1695 Maryland established new counties and new boundary lines; the land south of the Patuxent River became St. Mary's County.

A GHOSTLY STORY
The story of Frances and George Beckwith is best continued with the tale relating to them as found in "The Chronicles of St. Mary's"(14:7, July 1966, pp. 281-282) entitled "The Ghostly Romance of the Old Beckwith (St. Joseph's) Manor."

.....Nicholas Harvey was a bluff old soldier, who had fought in the wars in Flanders. He was commissioned by Lord Baltimore a Captain, to prevent the encroachment of the Indians upon the new settlement. He built himself a home in a beautiful cove at the mouth of Town Creek, on a sloping ill overlooking the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay. It is said that the bricks he used were imported as ballast from the Mother Country. Here he married and lived, respected by all for many ears. He served the Province in the General Assembly and at his house the courts met. He had on child, a daughter, Frances, who growing to womanhood was wooed and won by a newcomer to the colony, George Beckwith, "gentleman and planter," as stated in the old records in Annapolis. George Beckwith, who had emigrated to the Province, but shortly before, was the scion of one of the oldest and most prominent families of Yorkshire, England. It was a love match - and it was the custom of the lovers, in the gloaming of the evening, to sit beneath the spreading elm on the slope of the hill overlooking the Bay. They had four children - a son and three daughters, whose descendants are found in Maryland and other States at the present time. Urgent business recalled Beckwith to Yorkshire in 1675, and the family, friends, neighbors and workmen of the plantation all congregated at the landing place to bid the husband, father, friend, and master "Godspeed."

The vessel, with sails ready set, lay at anchor in the offing. The small boat, manned by four robust slaves from the plantation, with ors raised, waited the last word. As the Godspeeds were all said, the husband, taking his wife in his arms, said in a loud voice so that all could hear, "Do not weep, sweetheart, for, living or dead, I shall come back to you." The oars dipped into the water, and the little boat grew fainter and fainter, and the vessel sailed out into the Chesapeake and was soon lost in the mists of the sea.

There were but few colonists in those days, settlements were widely scattered, and but few vessels put into the Patuxent with news from the Mother Country. Months passed away, and still no word came form the husband and father. The disconsolate wife and mother at dusk each evening took her seat beneath the elm and expectantly waited the return of her beloved. As days passed, a visible change took place and gradually she became more frail, and at last was laid away in the little graveyard a few rods up the hill. The orphans, minor, were placed under the care of the State, and guardian was appointed for them.

It was not long before a slight and misty figure was seen, dressed all in somber black, seated beneath the elm on the lawn on moonlight nights, gazing out into the dim distance of the Bay, and as darkness drew on, it would slowly vanish. Whence she came and whither she went, no one knew, possibly back to her resting place in the little graveyard on the hill. Months had rolled into two years when, on a bright moonlight night, the lights of a large ship of the sea, with every sail in place, of ghostly whiteness. The news soon spread from plantation to plantation, and many persons assembled at the landing place, expecting the sad homecoming of the husband and father. The sip came to anchor with all her sails still to the wind - so unseemly an act that a shudder passed over the onlookers. A small boat was seen to leave the vessel, but with only one figure, a tall man wrapped in a long mantle and his broad-brimmed hat, fastened with a single black feather, drawn upon his forehead. Motionless, the Cavalier stood, until approaching the landing place, the pale handsome features of Beckwith were distinctly seen by all.

An awful stillness fell upon the visitors an the wharf. none was prepared to tell him of the death of his wife. A gentle wind from the direction of the mansion on the hill was felt and all, involuntarily turning in that direction, saw approaching, the figure of his wife. The figure of the husband and father sprang up on the landing and clasping his ghostly wife in his arms, in a loud voice said, "As promised, sweetheart, living or dead, I have returned," and as the startled on lookers looked again, Cavalier, Lady, boat, and vessel had all disappeared. It was shortly afterward learned from an incoming vessel that George Beckwith had died in London the year before.

In the long 250 years that have followed, the two figures of cavalier and lady have frequently been seen standing beneath the elm tree, always in somber black, their eyes always directed toward the pathway of incoming vessels. Lately, cavalier and lady have reappeared, both dressed in courtly fashion, in spotless white and flashing jewels, always standing beneath the elm on the lawn, still gazing seaward as if in expectation of a coming guest.

The plantation passed into other hands, and the old brick house, long since in ruins was cleared away, and the then owner commenced to build a modern home on the old foundations. Hardly had the framework been placed and weatherboarded that strange noises were heard. The building was abandoned, and the house is still empty. There is an old tradition in the family that never will the old plantation home be inhabited until a descendant of George and Frances Beckwith becomes the owners. Then the manor house will be rebuilt, and the old plantation will again bloom in old time style, taking its former place among the baronial manors of Maryland. (250 years after the death of George Beckwith would make this article written in 1894. This account was signed by Paul Beckwith.)

The prediction of the preceding tale has come true. In 1982, Joseph Alfred Dillow, a descendant, built a beautiful home resembling the original Beckwith Manor on the St. Joseph Manor property. The home has been modeled after the inventory of Frances and George Beckwith. (see below)

LIVING IN LUXURY
"Appraisements of the goods and chattells of George and Frances Beckwith late deceased" were taken on April 12, 1676. Their inventory shows the size of St. Joseph's Manor and the type of luxuries the Beckwith's enjoyed in their every day living.

In the Beckwith's "Lodging Chamber" was a feather bed, bolster with new ticking and blankets, a rug, a pillow, curtains and valance, and a new bedstead; a chest of drawers; a small table with two low chairs; a seale skin trunk; a pair of great doggs (instruments used for gripping logs - showing a fireplace in this room); a brass shovel and tongs; a pair of brass bellows; a looking glass; and two pewter candlesticks. (It sounds like the looking glass and candlesticks were over the mantle of the fireplace.)

In the "Closett in the same Roome" (Their closet was actually a smaller room off the main room. Their chest would be the equivalent of our closet. They also used trunks as storage space.) were 42 great and small books; a chest of drawers; a desk with drawers; two boxes with drawers; in the drawers were parcels of small things; and a great iron bound stand and dish.

In the "Chamber over the Hall" (This appears to have been the girls room since there are four beds and four chairs.) Was a feather bed with a straw bed under it, two blankets, 1 bolster, 1 pillow, curtains and a valance and a bedstead; four chairs, a round table and a court cupboard; a great chest with five old knives and 3 pair to tongs; one other chest; and a small box with locks.

In the "Room over the Kitchen" was a small flock bed and bolster, rug and bedstead; a pair of large andirons and four iron cashments; and two and a half bushels of salt.

In a "great Chest in the same Room" were 60 Castile Soaps and four_____; 18 yards of blue linen; 10 yards of fine linen; and 2/3 "Jowlaps"; 9 yards of canvas; and 14 pair of yarn stockings.

In a "chest in the same room" were 6 bed cords and 1 knot of fishing line; 3 pair of rubbers; 1 pair of yarn stockings; 56lbs of shot; 8lbs of powder; and a new coat well lined.

In "another chest in the same room" were 1 large stock locks with screws; 2 small locks, 1 spring lock; 6 spring lathes; 3 spring bolts; 1 chest lock; 2 doz casement hinges; & pair of cross garnetts; 54 pair "donefayles"; 10000 of 6 nails; 1 melting ladle; 5 � yds of fine broad cloth; 7 yds of glazed calico; 1 of whale bone; 2 pair stockings; and 1 pair of shoes.

In "the Porch Chamber" was a large feather bed and bolster, 2 pillows, 1 blanket, 1 rug, 1 counterpane, pair of curtains, chimney cloth, bedstead and window curtain; 6 low new Turky leather chairs (probably Oriental); a Spanish table; a looking glass; a pair of bellows; and a pair of andirons.

In "the closet in the porch chamber" were 150 lbs of sugar; 6000 of single tinns; 5 new hilling howes; 5000 8 nails; 3000 single tinns; 3000 double tinns; 2 scythes and 6 reap hooks; 1 pair lf large andirons of brass.

In "the kitchen" were 170 pieces of pewter; a large copper kettle and 3 bell "mettle" skillets; 5 brass skillets; a parcel of earthen ware; 1 Jack; 1 parcel of tinn wear, 2 spitts, pott, hooks, and a fish forke; 1 brass warming pan with brass handle; 2 chairs, 1 large table, 1 pair of doggs; 1 pair of brass scales with weights; 2 iron pots, 1 iron kettle; 1 dripping pan; and 2 iron pots more.

In "the Hall" (Which appears to have had a guest chamber) was a feather bed with bolster, rug, blanket, counterpan, red serge curtains and valance with the bedstead; 1 cupboard for glasses; 2 Spanish tables and 1 great framed table; 1 couch, 6 Turkey leather chairs; 2 chests with drawers; 3 turned chairs; 1 Turky worke carpet; 1 large looking glass, 1 pair of tables; 1 pair of large doggs and 1 pair tongs; and 2 calf skin chairs.

In "the Porch" was a table and a form.
In "the little Roome next to the Kitchen" was one flock bed and bolster, rug, Hammock and bedstead; 1 feather bed, bolster, pillow, 2 rugs, blanket, curtains and bedstead; 1 small couch featherbed, 2 pillows, 1 blanket, 2 rugs and the couch; 1 cupboard; 1 small box of drawers and hanging shelf; 2 wainscoated chest with a lock; 1 pair great doggs and tongues; two pair of leather boots with spurs.

In "the Joyner's Shop" (a joyner was a carpenter) was a great cupboard wainscoated and carved.

In the "Quarter" was a pair of doggs, a pistol, 2 flock beds, 1 straw bed, 1 great iron bound chest, 2 blankets, 2 rugs and some pails and tubs; and two frying pans.

In the "Lynen Roome" were 19 pair of canvas sheets, 4 pair "holld" sheets; 7 table clothes; 33 plain napkins and 8 old napkins; 3 dozen diaper napkins; 17 pillow cases; 11 towels; 1 pair of fine flannel sheets; 1 old silver tankard, 12 spoons, 1 candle cup, 40 or more small cups and
46 oz cups.

In "one Chest in the Hall" was a new red colored fine cloth coat, breeches, double lined with "shalloons"; a fine new serge coat, breeches and double lined with scarlett; a fine cloth coat and breeches lined; a new serge coat and pantaloons lined with glazed calico; a fine cloth coat and breeches lined with "shallon"; a champagne coat with plate buttons and serge breeches; a serge coat with breeches; a pair breeches and a pair of drawers; a hair coat lined with "Bayes"; an old camel coat; 3 pair of worsted stockings and 2 pair of knit gloves; 22 small books; 1 lb of tape and ink; 1 paper of pins.

In "another great chest" were 46 lbs of fine 3/4 "dowlas"; 4 paper books; 10 pair of men's kid gloves, 3 rapiers (long, straight sword) and a scimitar (curved Oriental sword).

In "another great chest" were 4 light colored periwigs; 1 sauce pan, 1 copper pot, 2 pie plates, 2 stimmers and a ladle; 1 fish kettle, 1 great basin and 1 colander; 2 doz new plates; parcel of "lew" and a grid iron; 8 box locks and a parcel of knives; 1 new large feather bed, bolster with serge curtains and valance, 2 blankets, 1 quilt, 2 pillows; 1 pair of new shoes with silver buckles; 3 brushes and fishing line; 1 case of knives; 1 box of grocery ware; 1 new saddle, curb bridle and furniture.

Their livestock included 22 cows, 4 4-year old steer, 7 3-year old steer, 10 2 year old heifers, 10 yearlings, 2 bulls, 2 sows, 20 small shoats, 7 2-year old hogs, 14 young barrows and sows.

The Beckwith's had a steward, an overseer named Alexander Younger, two carpenters (or joyners) named Evan Davis and Thomas Ridgley, four men servants, two women servants, and a boy servant. The names of these servants, given in the inventory, were Edmund Compton, Samuel Nellthrop, Thomas Abbot, Richard Newman, Elinor Williams, William Davis, and the 12 � year old boy, Thomas Blackcock.

The inventory amounted to 17, 426 pounds of tobacco. In addition to this, the money in the house amounted to 108, 725 pounds of tobacco. There were two tobacco houses with tobacco valued at 14,494 pounds of tobacco; and on an island, one frame of a fifty foot dwelling house and roof only.

Charles Beckwith became the owner of St. Joseph's Manor. In 1702 he sold the Manor to George Plater of Calvert County, Esquire, and the land eventually passed into the hands of his on, George Plater of Anne Arundel County. George Plater had the land patented for 1250 acres on Dec. 9, 1727. From 1727 until 1798 it may have passed through other hands. In the 1798 tax list James Hopewell is in possession of the land. In 1880 when John H. Waters was owner, the home burned. St. Mary's Beacon stated that the house "took fire on Sunday morning about 8 o'clock and was entirely destroyed with two other buildings. The dwelling was of brick and was one of the oldest buildings in the county, its construction dating back to colonial times."

Notes for Frances Harvey:
See notes of George Beckwith, Frances' husband.

More About Frances Harvey:
Aka (Facts Pg): Frances Harvey

Children of George Beckwith and Frances Harvey are:

	i.	Barbara Beckwith, married Jacob Seth.
	ii.	Charles Beckwith
	iii.	Margaret Beckwith, married (1) Michael Taney; married (2) Joachim Kirsted; married (3) George Gray.
	iv.	Elizabeth Beckwith, born Aft. 1658; married Elias Nuthall.
3929	v.	Mary Beckwith, born 1659 in Calvert Co., Maryland; died Bef. 1697 in Maryland; married John Miles 1676 in Calvert Co., Maryland.

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