Re: Joseph of Maryland
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Re: Joseph of Maryland
John Longfellow 1/15/08
Hi John;
Sorry for the delay in responding. My wife passed away 4 Jan after a battle with dementia so I have been occupied with more important and numerous chores.
As concerns your hope of the Librarian in Centerville being of help; I would be skeptical.It is highly unlikely that a librarian can help you solve a 17th century riddle, as they are more in tune with occurrences in their neighborhood of local events more closer to the 19th or 20th century.Not to say there are not exceptions.....
As concerns the MSA, it is another story.My intent was to look at indices of any and every book [genealogy, probate, VRs, etc] on the shelves concerning names in the 17th or very early 18th century.For example: "Early Visits to Early Maryland," [hypothetical]; or "Deed and/or Probate Court Indices from 17th century Maryland." [also hypothetical]. I have looked at many of that era, and struck out; but am certain there are just as many I have not seen.
However the biggest chore I had great hopes of pursuing are land records.For instance I would love to look at deeds say from 1705-1715, or say 1708-1711 [MSA # S1441-21, accession #50,787, being 1703-1792, alphabetically Ler-Mac]. I mean literally read them, looking for clues and/or mention of the Longfellow name.Keep in mind Queen Anne County was part of Talbot County as far back as 1662, and was not siphoned off as a separate county until 1706. So our search for clues of Joseph can possibly be found in Talbot county, as we have no knowledge of how or when Joseph got here. This is especially important when seeking early records: we can't be so naive as to think that some records did not slip through the crack and are/were filed elsewhere rather than where we expect them to be ---- simply because the system [sic] was not that pure back then. So we have to search in surrounding counties as boundaries changed over the years. Oh yes, there are many books published, but I am always a believer there can be names overlooked in deeds or Probate, etc.
Lastly is the name Brown[e] as the putative spouse [Elizabeth] of Joseph.This has never been proven by record; only that her will of 1710 names Mary Longfellow.I have not searched that surname to try and pin down her lineage [dau of William Browne?]; instead focusing on JOSEPH LONGFELLOW. Was Mary Longfellow her daughter who married Joseph [?] or was Elizabeth the wife of Joseph who had Mary as their daughter? Where is that record?
So there are proven ways of flushing out material John.It is why I have said more than once that the absence of information in Maryland would suggest the answer lies in England; but IGI as a search media has failed in that respect. However there are some descendants out there who cannot see the trees in the forest who wish to believe what they wish, without regard to proof or logic.
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