Connecting the “Lost Branches”

of the Anne Arundel County Maryland Todd Family

Richard McMurtry

May 2006; revised July 2006; August 2006; Sept 2006

 

There are three families with Maryland origins in Kentucky and Ohio who have the same genetic signature as the family of Thomas Todd of Anne Arundel County, Maryland who have finally (Aug 2006) been connected to the parent family tree (with varying degrees of circumstantial evidence).  Below is a chart of the family as we know it today plus a detailed discussion of the data for the John Todd Mary Jarman connection.

 

Origins of the Anne Arundel County Todds

 

Thomas Todd, a shipwright, came from the London area (Wapping, Middlesex County) to Virginia around 1637 and then came to Anne Arundel County (near present day Annapolis) by 1651, where he died about 1671.  He named one of his land tracts “Cold Kirby” which has caused some historians to think he may have had his family origins near the hamlet of the same name in Yorkshire, in northern England.

 

His descendants spread out over Anne Arundel Co such that by the mid 1750s,  the family of Lancelot Todd and Elizabeth Rockhold was in northern Anne Arundel Co along the western and southern edges of the Patapsco River;  the family of Lancelot and Anne Burle Todd was in the Broad Neck Hundred in north eastern Anne Arundel County; the family of Lancelot (md Eleanor Ford), John, Henry, Richard and Samuel Todd were in the Magothy River area.

 

The three lost branches listed below came from the Lancelot and Elizabeth Rockhold Todd family; it is assumed that some branches of the Lancelot and Anna Burle family remained in that area but other branches (Stephen Todd b 1739) may have gone to Virginia; Some branches of the Magothy River Todds remained there, but Henry may also have gone to Virginia.

 

 

The “Three” Families

 

The three families listed below all have DNA which indicates a common ancestor with the Anne Arundel County family.  The DNA evidence is conclusive and proves that all these families below were Anne Arundel descended and NOT descended from Michael Todd of Dorchester Co or Thomas Todd of Northpoint, Baltimore Co.  Our research has built upon this fact and we have been trying to determine the parentage of these families and their connection to the Anne Arundel family:

 

  1. Benjamin Todd b 1749 md 1781 Baltimore to Eleanor Ford died 1823 Logan Co Kentucky.  Benjamin is assumed to be son of Nathan Todd b 1717-1721 wife Lucy), and grandson of Lancelot Todd d 1735.   He witnessed a will for John Mariott in AA co in 1776, served in a company of Baltimore militia in 1781, md in 1781, leased a lot in Baltimore 1783-1786; bought land in Anne Arundel Co,  the 1780s and 1790s, then sold out around 1804/6 and came to Bourbon Co KY, then Logan Co., KY where he died in 1823.
  2. John Todd d 1809 Bourbon Co, KY and his brother Edward Todd d 1795 Bourbon Co, KY came from Maryland to Fayette Co. in SW Pennsylvania before 1785, then moved to Bourbon County, KY about 1792.  They were in Delaware Hundred western Baltimore Co in 1768 and possibly 1773.  They are assumed to be brothers of Benjamin and sons of Nathan b 1717-1721, and grandsons of Lancelot Todd d 1735.
  3. John Todd married Mary Jarman at a Baptist church in Baltimore in 1791, then moved to Fairfield Co, OH in the early 1800s and died in nearby Franklin County  in 1823.  He  was a wheelwright.   There is some evidence that this John had a brother Samuel and a father Thomas who had land transactions with each other in the Sophias Garden area in NE Baltimore County between 1802 and 1805.   DNA shows that this John was not descended from either the Baltimore or the Dorchester County Todd families.  Evidence suggests he was son of Thomas Todd 1743-1808, and grandson of Lancelot Todd d 1735 and Rachel Warfield.

Anne Arundel County Todds

By Richard McMurtry

rmcmurtry@igc.org

December 2003; rev March 2005; July 31 2006; Aug 8, Sept 18

 

Current assumed structure of Anne Arundel Co Todds

A synthesis of the Christopher Johnson article with corrections by Stephanie Todd, plus data from the Chancery Court Records plus data from Lynda Bouchonnet, Joseph Weber and Baltimore marriages.

Thomas Todd d 1671 md Elizabeth (in Lower Norfolk Co VA 1737, 1651 in Anne Arundel Co, MD)

I.     Thomas Todd d 1677 md Sarah (who survived and married Wm Stafford

        A.  Lancelot Todd ca 1674- 1735; by 1712 in the Patapsco River area; 1720 bought Altogether

            md prior to 1701 to Elizabeth Rockhold she died 1741

            1.  Thomas Todd md Sophia (rec’d Hopes Plain and Hunts Range 1735)

(a)   Elizabeth Todd, b. 21 Oct 1731

(b)Lancelott Todd, b. 28 May 1734 d 1759

(c)   Rachel Todd, b. 2 Jun 1736

(d)    Ruth Todd, b. 25 Sep 1739

(e)   Thomas Todd, b. 17 Mar 1741

(f)   Pegge Todd, b. 1 Nov 1746

2.      Lancelot Todd b ca 1715 md  1735 to Rachel Warfield in Anne Arundel Co. (rec’d Rebecca’s

                        Lot jointly with brother John 1735)

(a)    Alexander Todd, b. 7 Sep 1736, m. Rachel _____.

(1)      Benjamin Todd 1759/60-1841=>Columbiana Co, OH

(2)      Basil Todd 1762-?=>Beaver Co, PA=>Columbiana Co OH (John C. & Greg V-DNA)

(3)      Elizabeth Todd 1765-1783-  md Henry Barrington

(4)      Samuel Todd 1765-1785-1844=>Beaver Co, PA

(5)      Alexander Todd 1766-1787-1810=>Fayette Co. PA

(6)      Joshua Todd 1768-1792-  remained in Frederick Co? (Edwin M –DNA)

(7)      Rachel Todd 1773-1842 md Jacob Biddle

(8)      Warfield Todd 1775-1796-1837

(9)      Susannah Todd md Wm Hambleton

(10)  Lucy Todd md Johnson

(11)  Eleanor Todd md Zachariah Condon

(b)   Lancelot Todd, b. 1 Sep 1738

Lynda Bouchonnet reports that Lancelot Jr d 4 Oct 1792

(Ed note: This Lancelot (or, less likely, his father) may be the Lancelot who married Mary Leakins in 1778 in Baltimore.  If the father, then this marriage was late in his life, i.e. age 60ish; if the son, then it was a marriage not reported in the transcript of the Puritan “Saint’s Everlasting Rest” printed in 1667 that contained the dates of the family members below.  Note that Nicholas Todd (son or brother of this Lancelot) also married a Leakins in 1783 and that Leakins were associated with Bryan’s Meadows where Lancelot owned 7 acres in 1783).

                                    By first wife Rachel b ca 1742 QC

(1)      Sarah 20 Feb 1759

(2)      Nicholas 10 Sept 1761 (Ed note: this Nicholas or his uncle b 1757 may be the Nicholas who married Anne Leakins in Baltimore in 1783)

(3)      Lancelot 20 Oct 1763 (Ed Note: other sources report marriage to Rachel Jewell)

(4)      Phillip 8 Feb 1766 (other sources report marriage in 1795 to Elizabeth Goulding)

(5)      Thomas 29 Mar 1769 (other source reports marriage of Thomas to Mary Brown 1795)=>Seneca Co. OH prior to 1828

                                                                                                              i.      Henry b 1800 MD

                                                                                                            ii.      Sarah md Nathaniel Norris

                                                                                                          iii.      Joseph b 1801 md Mary ____

1.      Mary A 1834

2.      Wm J 1836

3.      Mgt J 1839

4.      Thomas H 1841

5.      Sarah 1843

6.      Hannah 1845

7.      George W 1847

8.      John A 1849

                                                                                                          iv.      Lancelot (1806?-1834-1881/2)  md Mary Miller (1804-1886)

1.      Sophia 1835

2.      son

3.      son

4.      Thomas 1838

5.      Lewis 1842

                                                                                                            v.      Luranor md Lott Norris

By second wife Sarah

(6)      Rachel 3 May 1771 md 1796 Balitmore to John Hughes b 1775 (per Bouchnonnet and Balt. marriages)

                                                                                                              i.      William Todd Hughes md Elizabeth Jarman

(7)      Elizabeth 14 oct 1772 (Ed note: Other sources report married to Edward Hughes.  There is an Edw Hughes in Fairfield Co OH in 1820)

(8)      Rebeccah 14 Mar 1774

(c)    Richard Todd, b. 20 Apr 1740

(d)   Vachel Todd, b. 28 Mar 1742

(e)    Thomas Todd, b. 25 Oct 1743 Most likey he is the Thomas who d 1808 Baltimore Co (first wife unknown; possibly the Thomas who md Elizabeth Mills 1778, possibly other marriages.   Keep in mind that we can not definitely place the  Thomas Todd d 1808 as the Thomas b 1743 without more substantiating evidence..

Thomas md (1) to unknown

(1)      John Todd b ab 1767-1770 d 1823 Franklin Co, OH md 1791 by Baptist Minister in Baltimore to Mary German/Jarman; went to Fairfield Co OH

Thomas appears to have md (2), possibly to Elizabeth Mills 1778, Balt.

(2)      Samuel b abt 1778-1780 md 1803 Sarah Parlett

(3)      Edward b abt 1784/1787 d 1861 Ohio md Frances Miles abt 1812 Ohio

(4)      Joshua ? b 1775-1794 (in 1820 in Fairfield Co OH)

(5)      Other daughters

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(f)    Sarah Todd, b. 4 Jul 1745; d. 17 Dec 1748.

(g)   Achsah Todd, b. 12 Feb 1747.

(h)   Rachel Todd, b. 11 Jan 1749; d. 26 Jan 1749.

(i)     Kathrine Todd, b. 22 Feb 1750.

(j)     Rachel Todd, b. 17 Jan 1752.

(k)   Lydia Todd, b. 11 Mar 1755.

(l)     Nicholas Todd, b. 7 Jun 1758. (Q.C.ParReg, 19-20) (Ed note: this Nicholas or his nephew b 1761 may be the Nicholas who married Anne Leakins in Baltimore in 1783)

      3.  John Todd d 1746-1748  md Ruth (Dorsey) who later married Richard Talbot after 1748 (rec’d

                            Rebeccas Lot jointly with bro. Lancelot 1735)

                        a.  Elizabeth 1738

                        b. Ruth 1741

                        c. Rezin 1743-  md Sarah Griffith, dau of Henry Griffith

(1)         Elizabeth b ca 1762

(2)         Nancy b ca 1765

(3)         Sarah b ca 1767

(4)         Ruth born ca 1769

(5)         Henry b ca 1771

(6)         Rhesa b ca 1773

(7)         Rachel b ca 1775

(8)         *Sophia b ca 1779

(9)         John b ca 1782

                        d. Deborah 1744

                        e. Elizabeth/Ely? 1746

 

3.      Nathan Todd b 1717-21 , md Lucy prior to 1745 (Rec’d Bensons Park & Todds Risque)

 

 

Assumed children:

  1. John b abt 1745, md abt 1765=>Balt Co by 1768
  2. Edward b abt 1747 md abt 1773=>Balt Co by 1768
  3. Benjamin b 1749=>Balt 1776-1781 md Eleanor Ford 1781
  4. Possible daughters: Ruth md 1765 Balt to Nicholas Dorsey;

 
 
                       

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

            5.  Ruth Todd 1715 md 1733  Michael Dorsey 1713-1776 (rec’d Altogether 1733 jointly w Sarah)

            6.  Sarah Todd 171 md Edward Dorsey  (rec’d Altogether 1733 jointly w Ruth)

        B.  Ruth Todd 1676-1747 md (1) Edward Dorsey, (2) John Howard

        C.  Eleanor 1675-1714 md (1) John Martin, (2) Thomas Hooker

        D.  Sarah b 1672 md      Samuel Norwood 1660-1709

              1.  Samuel Norwood 1708-1770 md 1730 Mary Mulliken

                        a.  Samuel Norwood 1736

        E.  Richard Todd 1676-1718 md Margaret (land: Whealler’s Chance, Young Richard)

            1.  Eliz 1694

            2.  Mary 1695

            3.  Richard 1699-1727- md Mary Stinchcomb

                        a.  Thomas 1727

                        b.  Rachel 1730

                        c.  Rezin 1731 (recovered Wheallers Chance and one other in 1754); probably the Rezin

                                    Todd who married Sarah Soward in 1772 and died in 1773

                         d.  Nathan md 1766 Rebecca Boone d 1770

                                   (1) Mary b 1768

                                   (2) baby in utero 1770

                        e.  Ezekiel

              4.  Lancelot 1701-d 1742 md 1727md Anna Burle

                        a.  Charles 1729 – 1761- md Eliz Page

                                   (1)  Henry 1762  (See 1783 Broad Neck Tax for Henry and Richard)

                                   (2)  Richard 1764- md 1788 d 1790 md Ann Merriken

                                               (a) Margaret md Nicholas Watkins

                        b.  Eliz 1732

                        c.  Margaret 1734-1757- md Joshua Merrekin

                        d.  Anna 1737

                        e. Stephen 1739

            5.  Anne 1703

II Lancelot Todd d 1691 md Sarah Phelps

A. John Todd  m. 1710 Katherine Smith d. July 11 1733

            1.  Isabella 1710

                        a.  Mary

            2.  Lancelot Todd 1715 md 1744 Eleanor Ford d 1754-1764; widow married Rezin Wright by1764

                         (Eleanor Wright rec’d Halls’ Parcel North Side of Magothy River, from her husband in

                        1764, and surveyed it in 1770.)

                        a.  Mary 1744

                        b.  Sarah b 1747 d 1786 md James Drane

                                   (1) James Drane

                                   (2) Thomas Drane

                        c.  John 1750 d 1788

                                   (1) Mary Todd (minor in Baltimore in 1802; Halls Parcell to be divided)

                                   (2) Rezin Todd (

                        d.  Lancelot 1754 d 1793 intestate and w/o issue per chancery court record of Rezin Todd

2.   John Todd  1715 md 1756 Elizabeth Linsted (possibly the John & Eliz mentioned in 1762 deed)

3.   Thomas 1717

4.   Elizabeth 1720

5.   Henry 1723 md Rebecca (mentioned in 1762 deed selling “The Plain bought in 1754)

6.   Richard 1726

7.   Samuel 1729 (no wife mentioned in 1762 sale of the Plain bought in 1754 by Lancelot, Henry, John and Samuel which explains why no more children)

a.       Thomas 1756       \

B.  Mary

C.  Elizabeth

D. Sarah md 1705 Patrick Dare

III John Todd d 1677/8 d unmarried and no issue

 

NOTE:  Christopher Johnson’s article had Lance who md Eleanor with John who md Eliz LInsted as sons of Lancelot d 1735 and Eliz Rockhold; he had Lancelot who married Rachel Warfield and John who married Ruth as sons of  John and Katerine Smith.  Deeds show that he had them backwards in that they showed that Lancelot and Rachel Todd and John and Ruth Todd were sons of Lancelot d 1735.

 

Unidentifieds:                        

Thomas Drane md 1791 Elizabeth Todd

Ruth Todd md Nicholas Dorsey 1765 in Baltimore Co

Many others!

 

 

FINAL NOTES:

 

As I compiled this, I noticed that there are also loose ends in the family of Richard Todd d 1718 of the Anne Arundel family.  These include: Stephen Todd b 1739, Henry Todd b 1762, Thomas Todd b 1727, and Rezin Todd b 1731.  I also note there is an internet report of a Stephen Todd b 1735 in Kent Co, VA who went to Archdale Co, NC and one of his daughters went back north to Prince George Co, VA and another daughter went to Sussex Co, DE.  Also, there is a Henry Todd in Dinwiddie County.  I believe there is a Henry Todd in Dinwiddie Co, VA in 1787 or thereabouts.  

 

At some point, the central Virginia Counties of Dinwiddie, Amelia, Prince George, New Kent, Henrico should be studied for possible Todd connections.