John Baptist Daft b. 15 Mar 1759 St. Mary's County, MD d. 1801 St. Mary's County Maryland: Our Family History

1759 - 1801 (41 years)

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Name	John Baptist Daft [1, 2]
Birth	15 Mar 1759	St. Mary's County, MD
Gender	Male
Death	1801	St. Mary's County Maryland
Origins
Patriarch & Matriarch	William Daft, b. Bef 1723, St. Mary's County, Maryland d. Between 1743 and 1751 (Age > 20 years) (Father) Elizabeth Jarboe, b. 1683, St. Mary's County, MD d. Aft 1728, St Mary's County, MD (Age > 46 years) (Grandmother)
Person ID	I2141	1665 GOUGH/GOFF (US-MD-STM/US-VA-LOU) I-Y6902-A
Last Modified	20 Oct 2023

Father	William Daft, b. Bef 1723, St. Mary's County, Maryland d. Between 1743 and 1751 (Age > 20 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Gough, b. Bef 1716, St. Mary's County Maryland d. Between 1794 and 1796, St. Mary's County Maryland (Age > 78 years) Other Partners: William Bowles m. Bef 1731
Marriage	1743	St. Mary's County, MD
Family ID	F1307	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Anna Spalding, b. Between 1759 and 1764, St. Mary's County, MD d. Bef 1800, St. Mary's County, MD (Age < 40 years)

Marriage Nov 1779 St. Francis Xavier RCC, Compton, St. Mary's County, MD

Children

	1. John Daft, b. Aft 1779, St. Mary's County, MD d. Aft 1819 (Age > 40 years)
	2. Eleanor Daft, b. Aft 1779, St. Mary's County, MD d. Aft 1801 (Age > 22 years)
	3. Ann Daft, b. Aft 1779, St. Mary's County, MD d. Aft 1801 (Age > 22 years)
	4. Elizabeth Daft, b. Between 1780 and 1783, St. Mary's County, MD d. Aft 1801 (Age > 22 years) ▻ Thomas Maryman m. 31 Dec 1798
	5. Monica Daft, b. Between 1780 and 1790, St. Mary's County, MD d. Aft 1806 (Age > 27 years) ▻ Joseph Mattingly m. 14 Feb 1805
	6. Mary Daft, b. 1785, St. Mary's County, MD d. 1860, Martinsburg, Washington Co., IN. (Age 75 years) ▻ Ignatius Mattingly, III m. 26 Dec 1801
	7. Ignatius Daft, b. Between 1786 and 1794, St. Mary's County, MD d. Aft 1820 (Age > 35 years)
	8. James Daft, b. Bef 1796, St. Mary's County, MD d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F1303 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Oct 2023

Notes

NAME: John Daft LIBER: JJ #2 FOLIO: 287
DATE OF WILL: 5/20/1801
DATE OF PROBATE: 8/11/1801

Sons: Ignatius Daft and John Daft, all of my land. If either die before arriving at the age of 21, the other is to inherit his share.

Daughters: Mary Daft, Eleanor Daft, Monica Daft and Ann Daft, are to have a joint interest in the above land for a home and support during their single lives, as well as a negro named Alle who is to remain as an attendant to my daughters during their single lives.

Son: Ignatius Daft, my sorrel mare and her colt for his use and for the use of my daughters as long as they remain single.

Daughter: Elizabeth Maryman, an equal share with my other daughters of my stock of cows.

Daughter: Ann Daft, a negro boy named John (commonly called Dent).

Sister: Elizabeth Clarke, five pounds current money.

Daughters: Mary Daft, Eleanor Daft, Monica Daft and Ann Daft, all of my household goods and the remaining part of my personal estate equally divided.

EXECUTOR(S): Ethelburt Cecil

WITNESSES: Richard Hopewell, Joseph Mattingly, Joseph Mattingly (of Peter)

Linda Reno wrote:

> Hi Mike,
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> We pretty much agree.
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> I have John Baptist Daft, son of William, married Ann (Anna) Spalding, November 1779 at St. Francis Xavier RCC, Newtown.
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> Linda
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> Descendants of John Baptist Daft
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> Generation No. 1
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> 1. JOHN BAPTIST4 DAFT (WILLIAM3, MATTHEW2, CHARLES1) was born 1759 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 1801 in St. Mary's Co., MD. He married ANN (ANNA) SPALDING November 1779 in St. Fr. Xav. RCC, Compton, St. Mary's Co., MD. She was born Bet. 1759 - 1764 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died Bef. 1800 in St. Mary's Co., MD.
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> Children of JOHN DAFT and ANN SPALDING are:
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> i. ELIZABETH5 DAFT, b. Bet. 1780 - 1783, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1801; m. THOMAS MARYMAN, December 31, 1798, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. 1778, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1811.
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> 2. ii. MARY DAFT, b. 1785, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1860, Martinsburg, Washington Co., IN.
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> iii. MONICA DAFT, b. Bet. 1780 - 1790, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1806; m. JOSEPH MATTINGLY, February 14, 1805, St. Mary's Co., MD; b. Bef. 1785, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. 1806, Charles Co., MD.
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> iv. IGNATIUS DAFT, b. Bet. 1786 - 1794, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1820.
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> v. JOHN DAFT, b. Aft. 1779, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1819.
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> vi. ELEANOR DAFT, b. Aft. 1779, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1801.
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> vii. ANN DAFT, b. Aft. 1779, St. Mary's Co., MD; d. Aft. 1801.
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> viii. JAMES DAFT, b. Bef. 1796, St. Mary's Co., MD.
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> Generation No. 2
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> 2. MARY5 DAFT (JOHN BAPTIST4, WILLIAM3, MATTHEW2, CHARLES1) was born 1785 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 1860 in Martinsburg, Washington Co., IN. She married IGNATIUS MATTINGLY III December 26, 1801 in St. Mary's Co., MD, son of IGNATIUS MATTINGLY and ELEANOR SHERCLIFFE. He was born 1775 in St. Mary's Co., MD, and died 1836 in Madison Co., KY.
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> Children of MARY DAFT and IGNATIUS MATTINGLY are:
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> i. THOMAS J.6 MATTINGLY, b. 1828, Madison Co., KY.
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> ii. ROBERT MATTINGLY, b. December 22, 1816, Richmond, Madison Co., KY; d. Aft. 1880, Pulaski Co., IN; m. MARY HOWARD, January 03, 1843, Bardstown, KY; b. 1822, KY; d. Aft. 1880, Pulaski Co., IN.

Sources
[S5551] St. Mary's County, Maryland, Colonial Period Tenants and Owners of "Beaverdam Manor" and Surroundin.

[S5407] Reno, Linda.