Descendants of Francis MEAD

This page was generated, in part, from information provided by Isabelle Board Obert who has prepared a book on the Board, Long, Mead, and Peake families "The Board Family Chronicle: from Maryland to Bedford County, Virginia." Copies of this book were submitted to the Maryland State Archives and the Maryland Historical Society, and should be available at these repositories or contact the author above via her E-mail address. Some information on the family was also abstracted from several early Anne Arundel Co. records.

FIRST GENERATION

1. Francis MEAD(1) was born about 1650. He signed a will on 4 Jan 1716/17 in Anne Arundel Co, MD.. Will names sons William, John ,and Benjamin, daughter Susannah Long, son-in-law Thomas Dawson, granddaughter Hannah Crans, dau-in-law Mary Wright and wife Ann. He also left personal property to John and James Beard at Age 18. He died before 6 Aug 1717 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. He had an estate probated on 6 Aug 1717 in Anne Arundel Co, MD..(2) Francis Mead appears on list of debts due estate of James Cox, filed 31 Aug 1678.
Francis Mead's land is mentioned as adjacent to that of Richard Beard of AA Co. in a 1694 deed.On 29 Oct 1702 Richard Beard AA Co boatright conveyed to Francis Mead AA Co., planter 130 acres of the tract called "Huckleberry Forest". Wm Mead was a witness to this indenture,
on 29 Oct 1702 Francis Mead AA Co platner and wife Ann conveyed to Thomas Robinson part of the parcel called Bare Neck, south sidde of Magaty RIver granted 24 Sept 1680 to Francis MEad for 225 acres lying on north side of Beards Creek laid out for 64 acres. Also witnessed by Wm Mead.
Francis Mead as severalentries in 1707 rent rolls, he had 100 acres of the tract "Pen Lloyde also Swan Neck in Middle Neck Hundred, In Broad & Town Neck Hundreds Bear Neck Hundred was surveyed for Francis Mead 19 June 1680 off which Francis had 161 acres in 1707 and 64 acres in possession of Thos. Ribinson. ANother 130 acres part of the tract Huckelberry Forrest also was in possession of Francis in 1707.
Franc. Mead apprasier of estate of Jacob Hallet 1694. One of several hundred listed in debts of Mr. James Harper 20 May 1696. Appears in list of debts due estate of Robert Francklin of AA Co dtd 7 Nov 1682. Also in list of debts of estate of Dr. Michael Cusack dtd 16 Sept 1685.

It seems that his wife Ann, may have been the widow of Abraham DAWSON who died in 1675. The will of Francis Mead refers to son-in-law Thomas Dawson and daughter-in-law Mary Wright, His wife's, Ann, will of 1725 refers to daughter Mary Wright. Mary seems to be the wife of Henry Wright who had children born between 1686 and 1714 in St Margarets Westminster Parish, with one of the sons being named "Dawson". Abraham DAWSON had a son Thomas, and three daughters were named: Elizabeth, Hannah, and Sarah, but no Mary. unless Mary changed her name its is unclear where she fits. (of course it is also possible Ann had another husband and Mary is by him.) Mary was propably the eldest since she married by 1685 or so, born before ca. 1670.
Anne(1) was born about 1655 in A. A. Co., MD. She signed a will on 9 Jan 1723/24 in Anne Arundel Co, MD.. Will names son Benjamin and his daughter Nanney, daughter Mary Wright, grandchildren John and James Boards son John, his brother William.. She died in 1725 in Baltimore City. She had an estate probated on 10 Nov 1725 in Anne Arundel Co, MD.. Francis MEAD and Anne had the following children:

child+2 i. Susannah MEAD.
child3 ii. William MEAD was born about 1681. He died before 1735. In the AA Co land records page 352, shipped by Wm Mead in the ship called "Providence of Portsmouth" Richd Beach, master, and now riding at anchor in River of Patuxent and bound for London, one hhd of Maryland Leafe Tob. to Capt. John Hide, merchant in London, he paying freight of L10 per ton dtd 15th 170_.
A Wm Mead list in debts due estate of Mr. Joseph Fary 8 June 1696
child+4 iii. Ann MEAD.
child+5 iv. Benjamin MEAD.
child+6 v. John MEAD.

SECOND GENERATION

2. Susannah MEAD (1) was born about 1678. She was born about 1690. She died before Feb 1728 in probably Baltimore Co., MD.

She was married to Thomas LONG (son of Major Thomas LONG and Jane) by Sept 1706 in Baltimore Co., MD. Thomas LONG was born about 1678. He died about 1721. On 28 Jan 1720/21, Susanna Long signed over rights of Administration of her dec'd husband, Thomas Long;'s estate to THomas Sheridine. Susannah MEAD and Thomas LONG had the following children:

child+7 i. John LONG.
child+8 ii. Ann LONG.

She was married to Stephen BODY (son of Peter BODY (?) and Frances CANNON (?)) on 3 Apr 1722 in Baltimore Co., MD. Stephen BODY(1) was born about 1698. He died in 1742 in Baltimore County, MD. Susannah MEAD and Stephen BODY had the following children:

child+9 i. Penelope Mead BODY.
child+10 ii. Susannah Mead BODY.
child11 iii. Ann BODY.
child+12 iv. Elizabeth BODY.
child+13 v. Peter BODY.

4. Ann MEAD was born about 1685. She died on 28 Jul 1712 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD. An Ann Craus is listed as dying on 28 July 1712. year. THis must have been a daughter as Ann wife of Robert had a son born in 1713.

She was married to Francis BOARD. Francis BOARD was born about 1680. He died before 25 Jul 1710. Ann MEAD and Francis BOARD had the following children:

child+14 i. John BOARD.
child+15 ii. James "Jeames" BOARD.

She was married to Robert CRAUS/CRAWS on 25 Jul 1710 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD. Robert CRAUS/CRAWS died on 29 May 1720 in Anne Arundel Co, MD.. Ann MEAD and Robert CRAUS/CRAWS had the following children:

child16 i. Hannah CRANS/CRAUS was born on 28 Apr 1711 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD.(3) She died before 1723.

5. Benjamin MEAD was born about 1686. He died before 1764 in Baltimore Co., MD.

He was married to Elizabeth DAWDRIGE on 18 Nov 1708 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD. Elizabeth DAWDRIGE was born about 1688. She died on 6 Oct 1740 in St John's & St George's Parish, Baltimore Co., MD. Benjamin MEAD and Elizabeth DAWDRIGE had the following children:

child17 i. Mary MEAD was born on 27 Aug 1709 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD.(3) She died before 1761.
child18 ii. William MEAD was born on 27 Feb 1711 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD.(3)
child19 iii. Elizabeth MEAD was born on 27 Sep 1716 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD. She died before 1761.
child20 iv. Susannah MEAD was born on 21 Sep 1719 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD.
child+21 v. Anne MEAD.
child+22 vi. Hannah MEAD.
child23 vii. Ruth MEAD was born in 1731 in Baltimore Co., MD. She died before 1761.
child+24 viii. Benjamin MEAD.

6. John MEAD.

He was married to Mary HEWETT on 31 Dec 1730 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD.(3)

THIRD GENERATION

7. John LONG died about 1759 in Baltimore Co., MD.

He was married to Eleanor OWINGS on 8 Mar 1735.

8. Ann LONG.

She was married to Nicholas HAILE (son of Nicholas HAILE and Frances GARRETT) on 25 Sep 1723 in St Pauls Parish, Baltimore Co., MD.(4) Nicholas HAILE was born in 1702 in Hailes Fellowship, Baltimore Co., MD.. He was Episcopalian; part of original vestrymen building St. Thomas, in Baltimore. He resided Moved to Buck's Co., Pennsylvania and on to Bedford Co., VA. Ann LONG and Nicholas HAILE had the following children:

child25 i. Nicholas HAILE was born on 2 Nov 1724 in St Pauls Parish, Baltimore Co., MD.(4)
child26 ii. Susannah HAILE was born on 26 Dec 1727 in St Pauls Parish, Baltimore Co., MD.(4)
child27 iii. Mary HAILE was born on 7 Jul 1730 in St Pauls Parish, Baltimore Co., MD. (4)
child28 iv. Sadrach HAILE was born on 7 Sep 1735 in St Pauls Parish, Baltimore Co., MD.(4)
child29 v. Mescheck HAILE was born on 19 Aug 1738 in St Pauls Parish, Baltimore Co., MD.
child30 vi. Abednego HAILE was born on 12 Aug 1741 in St Pauls Parish, Baltimore Co., MD.(4)
child31 vii. John HAILE was born on 13 Sep 1743 in St Pauls Parish, Baltimore Co., MD.(4)

9. Penelope Mead BODY (1) was born on 27 Nov 1724. She died before 1805.

She was married to Dixon STANSBURY (son of Thomas STANSBURY and Jane Dixon HAYES) on 4 Jan 1740/41. Dixon STANSBURY(1) was born on 6 Dec 1720 in St Pauls Parish, Baltimore Co., MD. He was born on 6 Dec 1720. He died in 1805.
NOTE: From whom the "Sweet Air" Stansburys came. Penelope Mead BODY and Dixon STANSBURY had the following children:

child+32 i. Dixon Stansbury.
child+33 ii. Capt Edmund Stansbury.
child+34 iii. Elizabeth Stansbury.
child+35 iv. James Stansbury.

10. Susannah Mead BODY was born on 27 Apr 1723 in Baltimore Co., MD.

She was married to Neal FALL about 1742.

12. Elizabeth BODY .

She was married to JOHNSON.

13. Peter BODY .

He was married to Mary ALLENDER on 25 Aug 1757 in Baltimore Co., MD.

14. John BOARD was born on 13 Oct 1706 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD. He died before 24 Sep 1787 in Bedford Co., VA. He had an estate probated on 24 Sep 1787 in Bedford Co., VA. The will of John Board, Sr., was proved 24 September 1787.

He was married to Jemima HENDERSON (daughter of John HENDERSON and unknown PEAKE) on 13 Jan 1733 in St Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., MD. Jemima HENDERSON was born about 1717. She died after 24 Sep 1787.

15. James "Jeames" BOARD was born on 23 Aug 1708 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD. He died before 14 Feb 1763 in Baltimore City, Maryland.

He was married to Ann KEIGHTLY on 6 Jan 1730 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD.(3) Ann KEIGHTLY died before 1763.

21. Anne MEAD was born on 28 May 1714 in St Margaret's Westminster Parish Anne Arundel Co MD.

She was married to DULANEY.

22. Hannah MEAD was born on 25 Apr 1725 in St John's & St George's Parish, Baltimore Co., MD. She died before 1731 in Baltimore Co., MD.

She was married to CROUCH.

24. Benjamin MEAD .

He was married to Mary BRANNAN on 6 May 1762 in Baltimore Co., MD.

FOURTH GENERATION

32. Dixon Stansbury was born on 22 Jul 1744 in St Johns and St Georges Parish, Baltimore Co MD.(5)

He was married to Esther BUSSEY. Dixon Stansbury and Esther BUSSEY had the following children:

child+36 i. Edward Bussey Stansbury.

33. Capt Edmund Stansbury (1) was born on 6 Oct 1746 in St Johns and St Georges Parish, Baltimore Co MD.(5) He was born on 6 Oct 1746. He died in 1801.

He was married to Belinda SLADE (daughter of William SLADE and Elizabeth DULANY). Capt Edmund Stansbury and Belinda SLADE had the following children:

child+37 i. Maj. Dixon STANSBURY.

He was married to Belinda SLADE (daughter of Josias SLADE and Mary DAY) in 1780. Belinda SLADE (1) was born in 1745. She was born about 1745. She died in 1801. Capt Edmund Stansbury and Belinda SLADE had the following children:

child+38 i. Elizabeth STANSBURY.
child+37 ii. Maj. Dixon STANSBURY.

34. Elizabeth Stansbury was born on 7 Jun 1749 in St Johns and St Georges Parish, Baltimore Co MD. (5)

She was married to William SLADE on 16 Jan 1770. Elizabeth Stansbury and William SLADE had the following children:

child+39 i. William SLADE.

35. James Stansbury was born on 7 Nov 1751 in St Johns and St Georges Parish Baltimore Co MD. (5)

He was married to Jemima Gorsuch (daughter of David Gorsuch and Elizabeth HANSON) on 7 Feb 1789.

FIFTH GENERATION

36. Edward Bussey Stansbury (6)(7) was born in 1791 in , Harford Co., MD. He died on 16 Dec 1871.

He was married to Cordelia Frances Howard (daughter of Thomas Gassaway Howard Jr. and Martha Susanna Tolley) on 16 Jan 1830. He was married to Cordelia Frances Howard. Cordelia Frances Howard(6) (7) was born on 13 Nov 1795 in , Harford Co., MD. Edward Bussey Stansbury and Cordelia Frances Howard had the following children:

child40 i. Anna Howard Stansbury(6) (7) was born about 1831 in Sweet Air, Harford Co., MD.
child41 ii. James Gassaway Stansbury(6) (7) was born about 1833 in Sweet Air, Harford Co., MD.
child42 iii. Dixon Stansbury "Twin"(6) (7) was born on 13 Mar 1834 in Sweet Air, Harford Co., MD. He was buried in 1892 in Sweet Air, Harford Co., MD. He died on 28 May 1892 in Mt. Prospect, Harford Co., MD.
child43 iv. Thomas Howard Stansbury "Twin"(6) (7) was born on 13 Mar 1834 in Sweet Air, Harford Co., MD.

37. Maj. Dixon STANSBURY (1) was born about 1783. He died on 5 Jun 1841. He was buried in St. James Churchyard, My Lady's Manor.
NOTE: 1st Lieutenant in 13th U. S. Infantry (Jan 20, 1813)
Captain Jun 30, 1814

He was married to Sophia LEVY (daughter of Sampson LEVY) in 1817. Sophia LEVY (1) was born in 1791. She died on 12 Oct 1831. She died on 14 Oct 1831. She was buried in St. James Churchyard, My Lady's Manor. Maj. Dixon STANSBURY and Sophia LEVY had the following children:

child44 i. Sampson Stansbury.
child45 ii. Thomas Stansbury.
child46 iii. Edmund Stansbury.
child47 iv. Elizabeth Stansbury.
child48 v. Sophia Stansbury died unmarried.
child49 vi. Arabella Stansbury.

He was married to Sarah McCOMAS.

39. William SLADE was born on 25 Jul 1775 in Baltimore Co., MD. He died on 28 Jul 1849 in Slade's Tavern, Monkton, Baltimore Co. MD.

He was married to Elizabeth ANDERSON (daughter of Thomas ANDERSON and Ruth SPARKS) on 30 Mar 1799 in St James Parish, Baltimore Co., MD. Elizabeth ANDERSON was born about 1777 in Baltimore Co., MD. She died in Dec 1859 in Baltimore Co., MD. She was buried in St James PEC Cemetery, Monkton, Baltimore Co., MD. William SLADE and Elizabeth ANDERSON had the following children:

child51 i. Levi Anderson SLADE was born on 9 Apr 1798 in Monkton, Baltimore Co., MD. He died on 27 Oct 1879 in Pheonix, MD. He was buried in St James PEC Cemetery, Monkton, Baltimore Co., MD.
child52 ii. Penelopy O. SLADE was born on 15 Apr 1800. She died in Oct 1873.
child53 iii. Mary Ann SLADE was born on 17 Jan 1802. She died on 10 Aug 1882.
child54 iv. William Henry SLADE was born in 1807. He died on 18 Aug 1866. (8)
child55 v. Emma Eliza SLADE was born on 11 Mar 1811. She died on 18 Apr 1859.
child56 vi. Matilda Owings SLADE was born on 5 Jul 1812. She died on 15 Nov 1840. OBITUARY. - Departed this life, on Sunday, the 15th inst., Mrs. Matilda O., consort of Mr. William Lewis, of Long Green, and daughter of William Slade, Esq., of My Lady's Manor, Baltimore county. Thus, in the morning of existence, and in the very heyday of hope and happiness, the angel of death has summoned to the grave one of the most amiable and interesting of her sex. She had but recently given her heart and hand to him, who knew how to appreciate your worth, and who is now left to mourn over the wreck of his highest hopes and brightest anticipations. the sun which but yesterday arose on a life of expected happiness, has to-day gone down upon the ruin of all his expectations. The cheerful fireside is deserted; the bridal hall is silent, and the home of his heart is desolate, for she whom he
child57 vii. Miranda SLADE was born on 11 Aug 1814. She died on 12 Aug 1833.
child58 viii. Charles Carroll SLADE was born on 21 Jun 1817. He died on 22 Dec 1843.
child59 ix. John Braden SLADE was born on 23 Apr 1819. He died on 24 Feb 1852 in Baltimore Co., MD. He was buried in St James PEC Cemetery, Monkton, Baltimore Co., MD.
child60 x. Elizabeth SLADE was born on 28 Jan 1804. She died on 28 May 1839. She was buried in St James PEC Cemetery, Monkton, Baltimore Co., MD. Buried in Row 10 a William Tracey (on plat) only tip of stone showing today, Charles Carroll Slade 3 June 1817-2 Dec 1843, Matilda O. {Owings) Slade 13 July 1812-15 Nov 1840 wife of William O.Slade, Miranda Slade, 12 Aug 1814- 12 Aug 1833, Nicholas Tracey (on plat), Elizabeth S. (Slade) Tracey 28 Jan 1804 - 28 May 1831(9?), wife of Nicholas Tracey, Olevia Tracey 18 Sept 1830-13/15 March 1847 daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth S. Tracey, E.S. on stone, several unmarked/fieldstone graves.

SOURCES

1. Imported GEDCOM file from Bill Kuethe.
2. Maryland Calendar of Wills Vol IV.
3. F. Edward Wright. Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries. Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD.
4. Records of St Pauls Parish Vol 1, by Bill and Martha Reamy.
5. St Johns & St Georges Parish Registers 1696-1851 by Henry Peden.
6. GEDCOM file imported on 14 Mar 1999. from Richard Warfield Faber Jr.
7. Richard Warfield Faber Jr.. GEDCOM file imported on 19 Mar 1999.
8. The Notebook of the Baltimore Co Genealogical Society, Sept 1995, Vol 11 #3. Vol 10, No.2, June 1994, Marriages and Deaths from the Towson Maryland Journal for 1866.