JACOB WOOD CHRONOLOGY

March, 1735. Jacob Wood of Charles County, became pledge and security for Mary Wappen to pay court fees. Mary had just confessed in court to bastard bearing[1]. Not stated why Jacob became her security, but he could have been her master. In the MD 1790, there is a Negro John Wappin, apparently an overseer in Kent County. Surname Wappen or Wapping appears to be rare.

Apr 1, 1741. Robert Machon of Charles County, planter, and Elizabeth, his wife, conveyed to his daughter, Ann Ash, wife of Thomas Ash, part of a tract of land called Hadlow, lying in Charles County on the east side of Piles Fresh, bounded by a hill at the corner of Jacob Wood’s land, Gerard’s line, containing 94 acres. If Ann Ash dies without heirs, the land goes to his sons, William and Robert Machon, after the death of Thomas Ash. If Ann has issue that survives her, the land goes to them. Witnesses – George Dent, Robert Machon Jr.[2]

Apr 14, 1741 from Edward Briscoe of Charles County, schoolmaster, to Jacob Wood of Charles County, for 7000 lbs of tobacco and for divers other good causes, all that parcel of land in Charles County called Kitchen, surveyed by John Heard and sold by him to Giles Wilson, and sold by said Giles Wilson to Thomas Davis, and now in the tenor of said Edward Briscoe, bounded by a parcel of land formerly laid out for Mr. Thomas Lomax, the south side of the Main Swamp that falls into Piles’ Fresh, containing about 100 acres. Witnesses – George Dent, George Dent Jr.[3]