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- From his father in 1777 he received "all the remainder of the last mentioned land [‘Enfield Chase,' parts of which had been given to his older brothers John and Thomas] which I hold, my dwelling houses to be included thereon." He lived at "Enfield Chase" in Prince George's County, was constable of Pautexent Hundred Nov. 23, 1779, and March 27, 1781. In the 1790 census he had 1 male over 16, 2 females, and 52 slaves.
He is possibly the Isaac who married Elizabeth Whitaker, according to Pountney, because in 1801 a deed to some land is signed by his wife "Elizabeth." A marriage between Isacc Lansdale and Elizabeth Whitaker took place in PG Co. on June 19, 1794. If this is so, then he named his daughter Catherine Brooke, born in 1800 by his second wife, after his first wife.
He was married in the same parish in which the children of Charles Lansdale and Catherine Wheeler's children were born and married.
He apparently died intestate, so I think that the following bill pertains to him. The three children's names are almost a match (though I don't know of an Isaac), and they were minors.
Session Laws, 1808, State of Maryland
An ACT for the benefit of the children of Isaac Lansdale, deceased, of Prince George's county.
Passed 23d of Dec. 1808.
WHEREAS it has been represented to this general assembly, by the petition of Elizabeth Lansdale, widow, and Clement Brooke, administrators of Isaac Lansdale, deceased, of Prince George's county, that the said Isaac Lansdale died intestate, indebted to a considerable amount, and possessed of a very valuable tract of land in Prince-George's county, and several trails of land in Saint-Mary's county, together with a large personal estate, leaving three children, Isaac Lansdale, Kitty Lansdale and Elizabeth Mary Lansdale, who are minors: And whereas it is also represented, that the interests of the said minors would be greatly promoted by the sale of the lands in Saint Mary's county for the benefit of the creditors, therefore,
II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the chancellor shall have full power and authority, on the petition of the said Elizabeth Lansdale and Clement Brooke, provided he shall be satisfied that it will conduce to the benefit of the said minors, and secure the interests of the creditors of the said Isaac Landsdale, deceased, to order and decree the sale of the said tracts of land in Saint-Mary's county, upon such terms as he may think proper, and to appoint a trustee or trustees for the purpose of effecting such sale.
III. AND BE IT ENACTED, That any sale made under the authority granted by the provisions of this act, shall be notified to, and confirmed by, the chancellor, before the conveyance of the property shall be made, and bond, in the name of the state of Maryland, with good and sufficient security to be approved of by him, shall be given by the person or persons empowered to sell the lands under the decree aforesaid, for the due execution of the trust, which bond shall be deposited with the register of the court of chancery, to be by him recorded, and shall be subject to be put. in suit by any person or persons interested.
IV. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the trustee or trustees to be appointed by the decree aforesaid, shall be accountable to the guardian of the said minors and the administrators of the said Isaac Landsdale, deceased, under the direction of the chancellor, and shall pay over the money arising from the sale of the tracts of lands aforesaid, in such manner as the chancellor shall or may direct.
V. AND BE IT ENACTED, That any conveyance or deed made by the trustee or trustees aforesaid, under the decree of the chancellor as aforesaid, shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, valid and effectual to pass and convey all the right, title and interest, of the said minors, in and to the, tracts of land aforesaid, to the purchaser or purchasers of the same. [2]
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