Year of birth is very uncertain and comes from a database compiled by Gene
Blair in November 1993. Abt 1640 seems more likely.
Barnes' BALTIMORE COUNTY FAMILIES 1659-1759, p. 161: "the progenitor,
was in Balto. Co. by 1699 as a taxable in n. side Gunpowder Hund.; d. by 4 Feb.
1704/5...left tract William the Conqueror to son Nicholas..." John
Pearce Jr
adds that "William the Conqueror" adjoined "Verdant Valley".
Other unplaced Day entried in Barnes' BALTIMORE COUNTY FAMILIES..., p.
163:
"DAY, Humphrey, was in Balto. Co. by 1692 as a taxable in n. side
Patapaco
Hund., and d. by 3 Aug 1698 when admin. bond was posted by Thomas Smith
with
John Lakins and W. Farfar; est. was inv. 9 Aug 1698 by John Terip and
Robuck
Lynch and val. at L35.0.0"
"DAY, Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Bridget Others, b. 31 Mar 1707"
"DAY, Thomas, ran away from Balto. Town in Feb 1759"
...from GENERAL LAND OFFICE PATENTS, Land Commissioner's Office,
Annapolis, MD,
Lib. Q, Fol. 70, Feb. 22, 1658... "Nicholas Day, a grown man sells himself
into 'slave Bondage' for 'ship transportation' to the New World where he could
get free land and own home. He with John Wilkinson, Benjamin Glover,
John Walker, Robert Chaney, Elizabeth Gaibe, Catherine Roads, and William Stanley
were bound to Richard Owens who granted them their freedom and notified
his 'Lordship Grace', the Crown of England that they were entitled to 50 acres of land."
June 6, 1693, purchased 200 acres called "William the Conqueror" at Gunpowder
Falls for 1200 Pounds of tobacco. November 5, 1693, bought 150 acres called
"Lesser Chance" from Thomas Bruins of Baltimore Co. for 3000 pounds of tobacco.
Nicholas Day was taxed for lands north of the Gunpowder River from 1699-1706
(Clark: BALTIMORE CO.,MD, TAX LISTS, 1699-1706, pp 3, 8,16,23, 41,51, 59.)
Baltimore County. In the name of God Amen. this first Day of December
one thousand Seven hundred and four I Nicholas Day of BaltimoreCounty being Sick
and weak in body but perfect Strength and Memory thanks toall mighty God for
and Calling to minde the uncertaine Estate of the Transitory life Doe Constitute and
ordaine and Declare this my last will and testament in manner and forme following--
Revoaking and by those presents testament or wills heretofore by me made and Declared
Either by word or wrighting and this to be Taken only for my last will and testament
and none other viz I give my Soul to all mighty God my Saviour and Redeemer in hume
and by the merrits of Jesus Christ I trust and believe assurdly to be Saved and to have
full remission and forgiveness for all my ______ [not transcribed] that my Soul
with my body at the genrall Day of Resurrection Rise againe in Joy and through
themerritts of heqven prepared for his Elect andmy body to be buried in such
manner as it Shall please my Executr. hereafter I shall appoint and now for the
Settling of my Temporall Estate first I Desire that all my Just Debts that I owe
in right to any man Shall well and truly be paid or ordered to be paid in Due
time after this my Decease by my Executr. however named
Item I give unto my Sonn Nicholas Day all that tract of Land at Gunpowder
Called or Knowne by the Name William the Concour to the said Nicholas
Day and his heirs for Ever and for want of such heirs after his Decease to be
Deemed the proper rightand Interest of my Second Sonn Knowne by the name Edward
Day to him and his heirs for Ever
Item I give unto my Sonn Nicholas Day all that parte of my Stock of
hoggs that is of his proper Marke and alsoe I give to my daughter Sarah Day
all that parte of my Stock of hoggs that is of her proper markes.
Item I give unto Obediah Pritchett Six young Sows with pig or pigges
by them Due alsoe I give unto Walter Pardue four young Sow Shoats
Item I give unto my Two youngest Daughters Elizabeth Dayand Dinah Day all
that part of land whereon I now live to be Equally Divided between them
after the Death of my Loveing wife Sarah Day to them and their heirs for Ever.
as for my personal Estate I do ordaine it to be Equally Devided between
my wife and my five children
and lastly
I Doe hereby Constitute and ordaine and apoint my above Said true
and loveing wife Sarah Day to be my Sole and only Executrix of this my last
will and testamt as witness my hand and Seale the day and year above written
Signed Sealed and Delivered Nicholas ND Day
(seal)
in the presense of
John (his mark) Whittaker
Cath. (her mark) Whitakker
Jno Deaver
Hannah Deaver
Feby 2nd 1704/05
Then came John Whittaker and Catherine his wife John Deaver and Hannah
his
wife the wittnesses to the above written will and proved the Same in
common
forms before me Henry Wriothesley Depty Com of Baltemore County
obtained from Tom & Charla Allman 12/11/97 Tom & Charla Allman
1 Nicholas Day Abt. 1620, Waled, UK - 1704, Baltimore
County, Maryland
+Sarah Cox Abt. 1650 - 1736, Baltimore County,
Maryland
"Lumsden Family and Related Lines" Virginia K. Preston, Jones and
Grissom
Printers, Macon, GA, 1994 LoC CS71.L9583.1994
Released from indebenture 22 February 1658
2 Nicholas Day Abt. 1688 -
2 Sarah Day Abt. 1692, Baltimore County, Maryland -
1747, Baltimore County, Maryland
+John Greer Abt. 1688, Gunpowder River,
Baltimore County, Maryland - Bef. 1781, Baltimore County, Maryland
"Lumsden Family and Related Lines" Virginia K. Preston, Jones and
Grissom
Printers, Macon, GA, 1994 LoC CS71.L9583.1994
St. John's Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland Records
Maryland Historical Magazine Vol. 18 p21, Vol. 53 p238
Baltimore County Deeds Wb p266
LDS:
Planter
1728, 2 April, appointed Land Commissioner of Baltimore County.
1738 Deposed that |"he had been bitten by a rattle snake in the weeds
about
30 perches above the mouth of Long Green River and further that he was
50
years old at the time."
1718-1720 Active in buying land
1747-48 Active in selling land
3 William Greer 1710 - 1802
+Ann Fitch
3 James Greer 1709-1710 - 1742
+Elizabeth Wright
3 John Greer Abt. 1714 - 1782
+Ann "Nancy" Walker 1716 - Abt. 1804
3 Moses Greer 1716-1719 -
+Mary Bayley
3 Aquilla Greer 1716-1719 - 1790
+Elizabeth Massey
3 Sarah Greer 1720/21 -
3 Ann Greer 1720/21 -
+John Starkley
3 Joseph Greer 1723, St John & Geo Ph, Harford,
Maryland - Bef. 1781, Bedford, Virginia
+Ann Low* 1734/35, Gunpowder
River,
Baltimore County, Maryland - Bef. 1798
3 [1] Benjamin Greer 1727/28, St John & Geo
Ph,
Harford, Maryland - 1787, Franklin, Virginia
+Rachel Low* , Gunpowder River,
Baltimore County, Maryland- Bef. 1770
*2nd Wife of [1] Benjamin Greer:
+Mary Haynes Abt. 1739 -
2 Edward Day
2 Diana Day
2 Elizabeth Day
Ann and Rachael were sisters, d/o William Low (Lowe). A son of Benjamin
&
Rachael, James, married a daughter of James & Ann, Elizabeth. I am
descended from the daughter of James & Elizabeth, Rhoda. How close is
that?
HUSBAND - Nicholas DAY I-1700
NAME - Same source as James DAY.
IMMIGRATION: Gust Skordas, THE EARLY SETTLERS OF MARYLAND, RECORDS OF
LAND PATENTS, 1633-1680; Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore, MD; 1968;
NOTE: An index to names of immigrants, complied from records in the Hall
of Records, Annapolis, MD.
DEATH: INDEX OF MARYLAND COLONIAL WILLS, 1634-1777, complied by j.
Magruder, enealogical Publishing, Baltimore, MD, 1967; p. 123; shows an Nicholas
DAY will for year 1704/05, Liber (book) 3, Folio (page) 437, Baltimore
county.
DEATH: INDEX TO BALTIMORE COUNTY WILLS, 1660-1777, by Raymond Clark,
1982,
Event/Fact Date Location
Details
Birth 1620 Poss. Wales
Death Abt Jan 1705 Baltimore Co., MD
Will 1 Dec 1704 Baltimore Co., MD
Nicholas Day's will written: 1 Dec 1704 in Baltimore co., MD, probated 4 Feb 1705
To son Nicholas and heirs, ``William the Conquerer'' on Gunpowder R.; in event of his death without issue to pass to 2nd son Edward. To dau. Sarah and Obediah Picchet, personalty. To 2 young daus. Elizabeth and Dinah, dwelling plandation at decease of wife. To wife Sarah, extrx, residue of estate jointly, with 5 children aforesaid. Witn: John Whittner, Kath. Whittner, John Deaver, Hannah Deaver.
Will Probated 4 Feb 1705 Baltimore Co., MD
will probated: 4 Feb 1705 in Baltimore co., MD
Spouse 1: Sarah Cox
Married: 1684 in Baltimore Co., MD
Nicholas Day, b. May 1685 in Anne Arundel Co., MD
Sarah Day, b. Abt 1686 in Baltimore Co., MD
Edward Day, b. 1689 in
Elizabeth Day, b. 1691 in
Dinah Day, b. 1694 in