Descendants of Abraham LeMaster and Martha Kerrick

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Abraham LeMaster (1638-1722) of Charles Co.,
Maryland and Particularly Descendants of
Abraham LeMaster (1713-1778) and his wife,
Martha Kerrick
compilied by
H. Edgar Hill
August 2014
[email protected]
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Descendants of Abraham LeMaster
Generation 1
1. ABRAHAM1 LEMASTER was born about 1639 in Parish of St. Marie, Isle of Jersey, Channel Islands.
He died on 06 Dec 1722 in St. Mary's Co. (Now Charles Co.), MD. He married (1) UNKNOWN.

Notes for Abraham LeMaster:
The following taken from Abraham LeMaster (1638-1722) of Charles Co. MD and his Descendants
- Vol. 1, by Ralph Smith, April 1997.
Abraham's Origins and Background.
The June 1720 record establishes Abraham's origins as Jersey in the Channel Islands. Jersey is
the largest of the Channel Islands, and Ste. Marie's Parish is located on its northern coast. The
Channel Islands are situated in the English Channel, but closer to France than to England.
Although originally settled by people from Normandy and Brittany, the Channel Islands have
belonged to England since the Norman Conquest in 1066. Despite being part of Great Britain for
over 900 years, French remained the official language there until fairly recent times. The Channel
Islands were occupied by Nazi Germany during W.W. II. Today they are known as a tax haven.
Abraham's Channel Islands origins coincide nicely with Lord Baltimore's Amended Conditions of
Plantation (discussed below) and further dispel the notion that Abraham might have been an
immigrant from France. Thus, at the time of his emigration to Maryland, Abraham was a British
subject, as were virtually all the settlers in Maryland at t his time, although he was of French
descent and probably spoke French in addition to English. It would seem unlikely that Abraham
came directly from Jersey to Maryland. More likely the ship he was on departed from an English
port, and perhaps Abraham had a residence in England for a time prior to sailing for Maryland.
Although Abraham is generally claimed to have been a Protestant, there is really no evidence of
his religious persuasion, and he may have been a Catholic. Although most of the earliest
immigrants to Maryland were Catholic, by the time of Abraham's arrival, there were considerable
numbers of Protestants in Maryland owing to the confluence of Lord Baltimore's practice of
religious toleration, and the absence of same in Virginia . Because of religious problems
associated with t he monarchy in England, it became vey difficult to be a Catholic in Maryland after
1689 , so that even if Abraham were originally Catholic it would not be surprising if the family be
came Protestant there after. The Huguenot Society (French Protestants) has accepted
descendants of Abraham for membership, but I know of no basis for their decision to do so. I have
the notion that French Protestants were more likely to use Old Testament names (Abraham, Isaac,
Jacob) than their Catholic counterparts , but would need to have the advice of a Huguenot expert
as to whether this is so. Not only did individuals, then as now, change their religious preference for
reasons of conscience (or convenience), but with the unique religious status of Maryland for the
first 50 years or so of its existence, there was considerable intermarriage between Catholics and
Protestants. Abraham's daughter, Sarah seems rather likely to have been a Catholic because she
and her husband John Tennison named a son Ignatius, and her husband John was probably a
Protestant. On the other hand, Abraham's daughter Mary was surely a Protestant because her
husband was an Anglican minister. At any rate, nearly all of Abraham's later descendants were
Protestants.
As to his occupation, Abraham is never called anything but "planter" (farmer). The words "planter"
and "plantation" in earl y Maryland do not have the grandiose connotation we attribute to them in
the Antebellum South, but applied to even small farmers barely eking out a living on their land. The
records of Abraham indicate that he was literate, but some of his children were not.
When Did Abraham Come to Maryland?
We know that Abraham was in Maryland by Sep. 1662 when he witnessed the Houldcraft will. How
much earlier was he there?
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Under the terms of Lord Baltimore's original Conditions of Plantation, a person received land for
transporting himself and others to Maryland. Persons who were transported at someone else's
expense contracted to repay the cost of their transportation by agreeing to act as a servant for a
period of years, and were called "indentured servants." Indentured servants were not entitled to
free land, and after completing their period of servitude they were expected to lease a tenancy.
In 1648, the Conditions of Plantation were amended to provide that indentured servants who had
satisfactorily served out the contract with their transporter were entitled to claim 50 acres of land.
The Amended Conditions of Plantation of 1648 also required that former indentured servant land
applicants be of British or Irish lineage, that their period of servitude have been not less than 3
years, and that they apply for their land rights within one year after they finished their period of
servitude.
This is the category that Abraham falls into. That is, he was an indentured servant who had come
to Maryland after 1648, and having completed his period of servitude, he became entitled to 50
acres of free land. This he did in Nov. 1668. According to "The History of Charles County,
Maryland," by Margaret B. Klapthor and Paul D. Brown, p. 153, the cost of passage to Maryland
was about six pounds sterling, and the period of servitude (the time in which the passage cost
would be worked off) depended upon the skill, ability and value of the servant. The authors state
that a period of five years was the usual indenture period for a farm worker or other unskilled
person without a trade. Shorter indenture periods were generally for persons with a valuable skill,
and longer indenture periods were generally for debtors, petty criminals or others being
involuntarily transported to Maryland.
I did my own survey of the first 200 pages in the Skordas book and found 43 people who received
land for service under the 1648 Amended Conditions of Plantation. There is a bell-shaped curve,
peaking at 6 years' servitude (7 men). 4 and 5 years servitude produced 5 men each, and 7 and 8
years' service had 3 and 4 men respectively. 3 and 9 years' service had only 1 man each. The
results of this survey coincide pretty well with Klapthor and Brown's conclusions.
Was this new benefit for servants after 1648 (free land) necessary because of a decrease in
persons willing to serve under the former conditions, or had their numbers remained about the
same, but increased immigration was wanted? And, in this regard, one wonders if the average
period of servitude lengthened slightly after 1648 when free land became available to the servants.
From the 1662 and 1668 records of Abraham, we know that he had been in Maryland 6 years
when he proved his land right, and if the terms of the Amended Conditions of Plantation were
complied with (1 year to apply), then the end of Abraham's period of servitude would have been
between Nov. 1667 and Nov. 1668, and presumably closer to the latter date, since why wait
around for a year to claim your entitlement? These dates already give us a 5-6 year period for
Abraham's servitude, and it seems unlikely to me that Abraham came to Maryland before 1661,
and maybe not until 1662, because otherwise he would have had an unusually long period of
servitude. That Abraham's occupation was as a farmer seems consistent with a period of servitude
of about 5-6 years.
The John Smith who transported Abraham to Maryland ca. 1662 was entitled to 50 acres of land
for having transported Abraham. This would be in addition to the 50 acres each that John was
entitled to for transporting himself and any others that came with him in addition to Abraham.
However, no John Smith ever claimed land for having transported Abraham. This is unfortunate for
us because had John Smith claimed the 50 acres due him for transporting Abraham, we would
have a better date for the transportation, know the entire group of persons that came together, and
know the location of the land that was granted to John Smith, which is probably where Abraham
lived during his period of servitude. Nor does it appear that John Smith assigned (sold) his right to
50 acres for Abraham's transportation to someone else because no one else ever claimed land for
transporting Abraham either.
I have tried to do some John Smith research in early Maryland, but the name is just too common.
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I have tried to do some John Smith research in early Maryland, but the name is just too common.
There are so many John Smiths who came to Maryland at an early date that we cannot even
conclude which John Smith was Abraham's transporter. One assumes that the John Smith who
transported Abraham lived in St. Mary's Co. Unfortunately, the only source that shows the various
John Smiths who came to Maryland (Skordas) does not indicate which county they came to. Nor
can one just turn to the records of St. Mary's Co. to find which John Smith(s) were there at the
appropriate time because the early records of St. Mary's Co. have all been lost.
I have a suspicion that the John Smith who transported Abraham died before he was able to claim
land for Abraham's transportation, and that the John Smith of whom we have some mention in the
early records of the LeMaster was his son.
Notes for Unknown:
The following taken from Abraham LeMaster (1638-1722) of Charles Co. MD and his Descendants
- Vol. 1, by Ralph Smith, April 1997.
Abraham's Wife.
We do not know the name of Abraham's wife. Despite the many records found for Abraham, none
mentions his wife's name. In the past it was presumed that her name was Elizabeth because the
name of Abraham's property was "Betty's Delight." However, the property was already named
Betty's Delight when Abraham acquired it in 1685 from Edward Evans. Betty's Delight was
patented to Edward Evans in 1673, and Evans' wife was named Elizabeth. Thus, Betty's Delight
was doubtless named for Elizabeth Evans. Nor is it a useful argument to suggest that Abraham
would have changed the name of Betty's Delight to something else if his wife had not also been
named Elizabeth. Land kept its original patented name indefinitely despite a series of succeeding
owners. Not having any alternative system to keep track of land, land continued to be called and
kept track of in official records (deeds, rent rolls, debt books, wills, etc.) by its original patented
name. Betty's Delight, for example, was still so called as late as 1785, over 60 years after
Abraham' s death .
Further circumstantial evidence that Abraham's wife was not an Elizabeth is that (1) Abraham did
not name a daughter Elizabeth and, (2) so far as we know, none of Abraham's children name d a
daughter Elizabeth.
None of this, of course, establishes that Abraham's wife was not named Elizabeth; it is just not
particularly likely to have been the case.
As a matter of fact, I believe it is likely that Abraham had more than one wife. This is suggested by
the birth spacing of Abraham's three sons, and an insufficient number of daughters to indicate a
continuous series of children by one wife. Second son John was born. 12-14 years after Richard,
and third son Isaac was born another 13 years after John. Although infant mortality was high in
those days, the death of women in childbirth was also high (as was mortality in general.) A large
percentage of men and women married more than once because of the death of a spouse. A
second, and younger, wife seems particularly likely for Abraham's last son Isaac who was not born
until 1695.
Whatever the name of Abraham's (1st?) wife, I suspect that her father's name was Richard.
Abraham and wife named their first son Richard, and it was not a LeMaster family name. Second
son John was likely named for Abraham's father John LeMaster, and third son Isaac was perhaps
given the name because in the Bible, Isaac is the son of Abraham. In those days, a father nearly
always named a son after himself, but if Abraham had a son Abraham he must have died as a
child. Eldest daughter Sarah was probably named for Abraham's mother. The other daughters
Mary and Ann may have been named for Abraham's wife and/or the wife's mother.
Given the known and approximate dates of birth of Abraham's children, it seems quite likely that
Abraham came to Maryland as a single man, and did not marry until some time after his arrival. If
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Abraham came to Maryland as a single man, and did not marry until some time after his arrival. If
Abraham did have a second wife, it is likely that she was a widow since widowers more frequently
married widows, and vice versa
Abraham LeMaster and Unknown had the following children:
2. i. SARAH2 LEMASTER (daughter of Abraham LeMaster and Unknown) was born about
1660 in Charles Co., MD. She died after 1752. She married (1) JOHN TENNISON. He
was born about 1667. He died between Apr 1743-Jul 1745 in Charles Co., MD.
3. ii. MARY LEMASTER (daughter of Abraham LeMaster and Unknown) was born about
1663 in St. Mary's Co., MD. She died after 1722. She married (1) ROBERT BARRON.
He died in 1717 in St. Mary's Co., MD.
4. iii. RICHARD LEMASTER (son of Abraham LeMaster and Unknown) was born about 1670
in St. Mary's Co., MD. He died after 1735 in Charles Co., MD. He married (1)
MARTHA _____. She died in 1713.
iv. ISSAC LEMASTER (son of Abraham LeMaster and Unknown) was born about 1677 in
Charles Co., MD. He died after 1752.
v. ANNE LEMASTER (daughter of Abraham LeMaster and Unknown) was born about
1681 in Charles Co., MD. She married (1) JUSTINIAN NOE.

5. vi. JOHN LEMASTER (son of Abraham LeMaster and Unknown) was born about 1682.
He died about 1749. He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) CHRISTIAN TENNISON
after 1704.
Generation 2
2. SARAH2 LEMASTER (Abraham1) was born about 1660 in Charles Co., MD. She died after 1752. She
married (1) JOHN TENNISON. He was born about 1667. He died between Apr 1743-Jul 1745 in
Charles Co., MD.
Notes for John Tennison:
John's 1967 birthdate is from his April 1732 deposition. He was born very shortly after his parents
moved from Northumberland County, Virginia to St. Mary's County, Maryland. We know this
because in 1668 when John's father Justinian Tennison made his claim for land based on those
family members he had brought with him to Maryland (one name receive 50 acres per person,
including children), he named his four oldest children but not John. Sarah's birthdate is a
guestimate. She was still living in 1759 it would seem unlikely she was born before 1670.
Like his father and uncle, there are some references to John as Dennis rather than Tennison. This
is atypical because none of the other second generation Tennison's seem to use the Dennis name.
John and Sarah named a son Ignatius which suggest that one or both of them were
Catholics.
[ Tennison Family of Southern Maryland, Ralph D. Smith, Dayton Beach, Fla. (June 1997)]
John Tennison and Sarah LeMaster had the following children:
6. i. IGNATITUS3 TENNISON (son of John Tennison and Sarah LeMaster) was born about
1695 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He died before 1777 in Charles Co., MD. He married
(1) ELIZABETH NEVITT. She was born about 1713 in Charles Co., MD. She died after
1779 in Charles Co., MD.
7. ii. HENRY TENNISON (son of John Tennison and Sarah LeMaster) was born before
1712 in Charles Co., MD. He died between Jan-Aug 1763 in Amherst Co., VA. He
married (1) MARY ANN SIMS. She was born about 1700.
iii. JUSTINIAN TENNISON (son of John Tennison and Sarah LeMaster). He married (1)
RACHEL _____. She was born in 1705 in New Castle, New Castle Co., DE. She died
in May 1789 in Brandywine, New Castle Co., DE.

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iv. JOHN TENNISON JR. (son of John Tennison and Sarah LeMaster).
v. BARBARA TENNISON (daughter of John Tennison and Sarah LeMaster).
3. MARY2 LEMASTER (Abraham1) was born about 1663 in St. Mary's Co., MD. She died after 1722.
She married (1) ROBERT BARRON. He died in 1717 in St. Mary's Co., MD.
Robert Barron and Mary LeMaster had the following children:
i. BENJAMIN3 BARRON (son of Robert Barron and Mary LeMaster).
ii. MARTHA BARRON (daughter of Robert Barron and Mary LeMaster).
iii. BRIDGET BARRON (daughter of Robert Barron and Mary LeMaster).
4. RICHARD2 LEMASTER (Abraham1) was born about 1670 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He died after 1735 in
Charles Co., MD. He married (1) MARTHA _____. She died in 1713.

Notes for Richard LeMaster:
Richard LeMaster was born 1670 at Charles Co., Maryland where, at the age of five he was issued
a patent for a 50-acre tract of land called "Toombett;" the land was secured by his father in his
name. In 1690 Richard LeMaster married in 1690 [sic] Martha Dennis (or Denys) and settled at
"Toombett."
Like his father, Richard LeMaster was a carpenter and a major dealer in real estate in Charles Co.,
between 1700 and 1740. In 1722, after the death of his mother, he bought the family plantation
"Betty's Delight" from his brother John for 5,000 pounds of tobacco; Richard LeMaster later willed
the plantation to his son John who sold the plantation out of the family in 1747. Richard Lemaster is
believed to have died in Charles Co., about 1745. He was predeceased by his wife who died in
Charles Co., between 1713-1723.
The maiden name of Richard's wife is often given as Dennis. This, however, is probably not
correct. Her surname is unknown.
Richard LeMaster and Martha _____ had the following children:
8. i. MARY3 LEMASTER (daughter of Richard LeMaster and Martha _____) was born
about 1694 in St. Mary's Co., MD. She died in 1747. She married Thomas Hays
(son of Thomas Hayes and Prudence _____) about 1713. He was born in 1678 in
Northumberland Co., VA. He died in 1747.
ii. ISAAC LEMASTER (son of Richard LeMaster and Martha _____) was born about
1695. He married (1) MARY _____.

9. iii. JOHN LEMASTER (son of Richard LeMaster and Martha _____) was born about 1697
in Charles Co., MD. He died between 1767-1774. He married (1) ANN _____.
10. iv. ABRAHAM LEMASTER (son of Richard LeMaster and Martha _____) was born in 1713
in St Marys, Charles Co., MD. He died on 15 Sep 1778 in Berkeley, James Co., VA.
He married Martha Kerrick (daughter of Hugh Kerrick and Elizabeth Luckett) about
1740 in Charles Co., MD. She was born in 1722 in Charles Co., MD. She died in
1755.
5. JOHN2 LEMASTER (Abraham1) was born about 1682. He died about 1749. He married (1)
UNKNOWN. He married (2) CHRISTIAN TENNISON after 1704.
John LeMaster and Unknown had the following child:
11. i. ELEANOR3 LEMASTER (daughter of John LeMaster and Unknown) was born about
1704. She died before 1740. She married Cleborn Semmes (son of John Semmes
and Mary Higdon) about 1722. He was born in 1704 in Charles Co., MD. He died
before 20 Jun 1750 in Frederick Co. (now Montgomery Co.), MD.
Notes for Christian Tennison:
Christian was probably a step daughter of John's sister Sarah and the daughter of her husband
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Christian was probably a step daughter of John's sister Sarah and the daughter of her husband
John Tennison by a former marriage.
Generation 3
6. IGNATITUS3 TENNISON (Sarah2 LeMaster, Abraham1 LeMaster) was born about 1695 in St. Mary's
Co., MD. He died before 1777 in Charles Co., MD. He married (1) ELIZABETH NEVITT. She was
born about 1713 in Charles Co., MD. She died after 1779 in Charles Co., MD.
Ignatitus Tennison and Elizabeth Nevitt had the following children:
12. i. IGNATIUS NEVITT4 TENNISON (son of Ignatitus Tennison and Elizabeth Nevitt) was
born about 1745. He died about 1811 in Caswell Co, NC. He married Lucrecia
Dennis about 1767 in Charles Co., MD. She was born about 1743. She died
between 1825-1829.
13. ii. JOHN TENNISON (son of Ignatitus Tennison and Elizabeth Nevitt) was born about
1748 in Charles Co., MD. He died in 1808 in Caswell Co, NC. He married (1)
RACHEL GRANT in 1797 in Caswell Co., NC. She was born before 1758. He married
(2) ELIZABETH CHEATWOOD on 03 Mar 1798 in Caswell Co., NC. She was born about
1783 in Virginia.
iii. REUBEN TENNISON (son of Ignatitus Tennison and Elizabeth Nevitt) was born about
1752.
7. HENRY3 TENNISON (Sarah2 LeMaster, Abraham1 LeMaster) was born before 1712 in Charles Co.,
MD. He died between Jan-Aug 1763 in Amherst Co., VA. He married (1) MARY ANN SIMS. She was
born about 1700.
Notes for Mary Ann Sims:
Mary Ann's maiden name was probably Sims.
Henry Tennison and Mary Ann Sims had the following children:
14. i. HENRY4 TENNISON JR. (son of Henry Tennison and Mary Ann Sims) was born
between 1720-1725 in Prob Maryland. He died between Jan 1786-Jun 1787 in
Amherst Co., VA. He married (1) REBEKEH _____. She was born about 1725. She
died before Jan 1787.
15. ii. JOHN SIMS TENNISON (son of Henry Tennison and Mary Ann Sims) was born about
1725. He died between Aug 1790-Sep 1794 in Amherst Co., VA. He married (1)
ANN _____. She was born about 1725.
8. MARY3 LEMASTER (Richard2, Abraham1) was born about 1694 in St. Mary's Co., MD. She died in
1747. She married Thomas Hays (son of Thomas Hayes and Prudence _____) about 1713. He
was born in 1678 in Northumberland Co., VA. He died in 1747.
Thomas Hays and Mary Lemaster had the following children:
16. i. MARY4 HAYS (daughter of Thomas Hays and Mary Lemaster) was born about 1715
in Charles Co., MD. She died in 1807 in Edgefield Co., SC. She married (1)
CHARLES BUSSEY. He was born in 1710 in Calvert Co., MD. He died in 1798 in
Edgefield Co., SC.
17. ii. WILLIAM HAYS (son of Thomas Hays and Mary Lemaster) was born about 1720. He
died on 30 Apr 1790.
iii. THOMAS HAYS (son of Thomas Hays and Mary Lemaster).
iv. CHARLES HAYS (son of Thomas Hays and Mary Lemaster).
v. NATHANIEL HAYS (son of Thomas Hays and Mary Lemaster).
vi. JEREMIAH HAYS (son of Thomas Hays and Mary Lemaster).
vii. JOHN HAYS (son of Thomas Hays and Mary Lemaster).
9. JOHN3 LEMASTER (Richard2, Abraham1) was born about 1697 in Charles Co., MD. He died between
1767-1774. He married (1) ANN _____.
John LeMaster and Ann _____ had the following children:
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18. i. RALPH4 LEMASTER (son of John LeMaster and Ann _____) was born in 1740 in
Maryland. He died on 11 Sep 1797 in Spartanburg Co., SC. He married Lucinda
Tolleson about 1762 in prob in Spartanburg Co., SC. She was born in 1744 in
Amhurst Co., VA. She died in 1828 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co., SC.
19. ii. JOHN LEMASTER (son of John LeMaster and Ann _____) was born in 1740 in
Amherst Co., VA. He married Sarah Vest in 1764 in Amherst Co., VA. She was
born in 1742 in Charles Co., MD.
iii. ABRAHAM LEMASTER (son of John LeMaster and Ann _____) was born about 1752 in
Mecklenburg Co., VA. He died about 1837. He married (1) SARAH WOOD on 26 Sep
1781 in Amherst Co., VA. He married (2) MARTHA WOOTON (daughter of Samuel
Wooton and Sarah _____) in 1826 in Oldham Co., KY. She was born on 26 Sep
1756 in Mecklenburg Co., VA. She died on 04 Jul 1851 in Jennings Co., IN.

iv. RICHARD LEMASTER (son of John LeMaster and Ann _____). He died about May
1776 in Amherst Co., VA.

Notes for Richard LeMaster:
Richard was never married.
v. ELEAZER LEMASTER (son of John LeMaster and Ann _____). He married (1) JEMIMA
FLOYD.

10. ABRAHAM3 LEMASTER (Richard2, Abraham1) was born in 1713 in St Marys, Charles Co., MD. He
died on 15 Sep 1778 in Berkeley, James Co., VA. He married Martha Kerrick (daughter of Hugh
Kerrick and Elizabeth Luckett) about 1740 in Charles Co., MD. She was born in 1722 in Charles
Co., MD. She died in 1755.
Abraham LeMaster and Martha Kerrick had the following children:
20. i. ABRAHAM4 LEMASTER (son of Abraham LeMaster and Martha Kerrick) was born on
10 Feb 1742 in Charles Co., MD. He died on 13 May 1820 in Washington Co., MD.
He married (1) ELIZABETH SCHREINER. She died before 1777. He married (2)
RACHEL DELASHMUTT (daughter of Elisa Delashmutt and Elizabeth Nelson) between
1772-1776. She was born about 1750. She died between 1800-1810 in Fredrick
Co., MD.
ii. JOHN LEMASTER (son of Abraham LeMaster and Martha Kerrick) was born in 1743 in
Maryland. He died on 13 May 1820 in Boonsboro, Washington Co., MD.
21. iii. HUGH LEMASTER (son of Abraham LeMaster and Martha Kerrick) was born on 27
May 1750 in Charles Co., MD. He died on 09 May 1837 in Shelby Co., KY. He
married (1) MARY JUPIN (daughter of John Jupin) on 20 Feb 1792 in Hagerstown,
Washington Co., MD. She was born on 03 May 1767 in Hagerstown, Washington
Co., MD. She died on 20 Oct 1852 in Shelby Co., KY. He married (2) HANNAH _____
before 1792. She was born in Baltimore Co., MD. She died in Washington Co., MD.
22. iv. JOANNA LEMASTER (daughter of Abraham LeMaster and Martha Kerrick) was born in
1753 in Maryland. She died in Jul 1843 in New Cumberland, Hancock Co., WV. She
married George Chapman (son of William Chapman and Elizabeth Cullen) in 1775
in Winchester, Chesterfield Co., VA or Frederick Co., VA. He was born in 1747 in
Fredrick Co., MD. He died in Jun 1812 in New Cumberland, Hancock Co., WV.
23. v. RICHARD LEMASTER (son of Abraham LeMaster and Martha Kerrick) was born about
1755 in Maryland. He died between 1790-1791. He married (1) CATHERINE _____.
She was born between 1763-1764. She died about 1814 in Henry Co., KY.
24. vi. JAMES LEMASTER (son of Abraham LeMaster and Martha Kerrick) was born about
1758 in prob Charles Co., MD. He died about 1831 in Henry Co., KY. He married
Mary Erwin (daughter of William Erwin and Margaret Hughey) on 18 Jan 1788 in
Jefferson Co., KY. She was born in 1767 in probably Frederick Co., VA. She died
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Jefferson Co., KY. She was born in 1767 in probably Frederick Co., VA. She died
after 1831 in Henry Co., KY.
vii. ISAAC LEMASTER (son of Abraham LeMaster and Martha Kerrick) was born before
1775.

Notes for Isaac LeMaster:
Isaac was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He is believed to be the Isaac
LeMaster found in Prince Georges Co., MD in May 1776 and in Washington Co.,
MD 1777-1783.
viii. WALTER LEMASTER (son of Abraham LeMaster and Martha Kerrick) was born before
1775.

Notes for Walter LeMaster:
Walter served in the Navy during the Revolutionary War. No post-war records are
found of him.
ix. BENJAMIN LEMASTER (son of Abraham LeMaster and Martha Kerrick).

Notes for Benjamin LeMaster:
He is a possible son of Abraham.
11. ELEANOR3 LEMASTER (John2, Abraham1) was born about 1704. She died before 1740. She married
Cleborn Semmes (son of John Semmes and Mary Higdon) about 1722. He was born in 1704 in
Charles Co., MD. He died before 20 Jun 1750 in Frederick Co. (now Montgomery Co.), MD.
Cleborn Semmes and Eleanor LeMaster had the following child:
i. CLEBORN4 SEMMES JR. (son of Cleborn Semmes and Eleanor LeMaster).
Generation 4
12. IGNATIUS NEVITT4 TENNISON (Ignatitus3, Sarah2 LeMaster, Abraham1 LeMaster) was born about
1745. He died about 1811 in Caswell Co, NC. He married Lucrecia Dennis about 1767 in Charles
Co., MD. She was born about 1743. She died between 1825-1829.
Ignatius Nevitt Tennison and Lucrecia Dennis had the following children:
i. JENNY5 TENNISON (daughter of Ignatius Nevitt Tennison and Lucrecia Dennis) was
born about 1768 in Charles Co., MD. She died in Kentucky.
ii. JOHN B. TENNISON (son of Ignatius Nevitt Tennison and Lucrecia Dennis) was born
about 1774 in Charles Co., MD. He died on 11 Nov 1857 in Florence, Lauderdale
Co., AL.
iii. LUCREATIA TENNISON (daughter of Ignatius Nevitt Tennison and Lucrecia Dennis)
was born about 1780 in Charles Co., MD.
iv. ASA THOMAS TENNISON (son of Ignatius Nevitt Tennison and Lucrecia Dennis) was
born before 1783 in Charles Co., MD.
v. SARAH TENNISON (daughter of Ignatius Nevitt Tennison and Lucrecia Dennis) was
born about 1785 in Charles Co., MD. She died on 15 Feb 1854 in Barren Co., KY.
vi. FEMAILE TENNISON (daughter of Ignatius Nevitt Tennison and Lucrecia Dennis) was
born about 1785 in Charles Co., MD.
vii. ELIZABETH TENNISON (daughter of Ignatius Nevitt Tennison and Lucrecia Dennis)
was born about Feb 1789 in Charles Co., MD. She died after 1850.
13. JOHN4 TENNISON (Ignatitus3, Sarah2 LeMaster, Abraham1 LeMaster) was born about 1748 in
Charles Co., MD. He died in 1808 in Caswell Co, NC. He married (1) RACHEL GRANT in 1797 in
Caswell Co., NC. She was born before 1758. He married (2) ELIZABETH CHEATWOOD on 03 Mar
1798 in Caswell Co., NC. She was born about 1783 in Virginia.
John Tennison and Rachel Grant had the following children:
i. ELIZABETH5 TENNISON (daughter of John Tennison and Rachel Grant) was born
about 1774 in Caswell Co., NC. She died in Nov 1859.
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