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An American Family History

The Puddington Family

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George Puddington was born about 1608 in England.

He married Jane Cornish. Jane had been married before to Edward Robins. Their children and life together are described in detail in the section on Edward Robins.

George's children may have included:

Mary Puddington (1642, married Robert Franklin),
Jane Puddington (1645)
Comfort Puddington (1648)

His step-children included:

Rachel Robins Beard (married Richard Beard), and
Elizabeth Robins Burgess (married William Burgess).

On July 15, 1647, Richard Robins of Long Buckby in Northampton, County
England gave power of attorney to his "welbeloved Sister-in-Law Jane [Cornish Robins] Puddington."

George and Jane Puddington immigrated in 1649 to America with Elizabeth Robins, Mary Puddington, Comfort Puddington, Thomas Hippesty, John Burrage, & Margaret Joye (Gibb)

The Puddingtons were Protestant and George was elected to the Assembly in 1650.

Upon the urgent request made in person by Governor Stone the Puritans at last yielded, and in his presence the freemen unanimously chose GeorgeĀ PuddingtonĀ and William Cox, two of their brethren, to represent them and sent them down in a boat to the seat of government at St. Mary's (from A Puritan Colony in Maryland By Daniel Richard Randall)

In 1663, he was granted the 500 acres of Puddington's Harbour. He also owned Puddington's Gift and West Puddington in Anne Arundel County. Robert and Elizabeth (widow of John Freeman) Proctor and Elizabeth sold him Freeman's property.

George Puddington died in 1674 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

In his will he remembered:

name stated relationship relationship inheritance
unknown my Brother or Sisters Children nieces or nephews if they come to America in 2 years their passage would be paid and they would receive 10,000 lbs of tobacco
Robert Franklin son- in-law daughter Mary's husband absolved of all debts
William Burgess' children: George, William & Susannah   step-daughter, Elizabeth's children, George and Susannah and their half-brother, William. 50 shillings each to buy a "a peece of plate"
James Chilsott kinsman   an able servant or the value in tobaco
Augustin Skinner kinsman   one cow
Richard Beard's children "my son" step-daughter, Rachel's, children 20 shillings
Neal Clarke's children grandson step-daughter, Rachel Robin Beard's, daughter, Rachel Beard Clarke's, husband 20 shillings
Jane Cornish Robins Puddington wife   40 pounds or 8,000 lbs. of tobacco yearly
Edward Burgess   step-daughter, Elizabeth's son

residual which included:
Puddington's Gift,
West Puddington
Puddington's Harbor

The witnesses were Nathaniel Heathcote, Charity Stone, William Broome, William Laus, and William Burgess. William probated the estate.

The first European settlements in Maryland were made in 1634 when English settlers created a permanent colony.
 

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