Written by Janet Brown Contents of the Horse Hair Trunk It is right after the Civil War, Henry Jones gave $700 to his son, John W. Jones {1828-1920 married Elizabeth Ann Wheeler ~1841-1923, daughter of Capt. John Madison Wheeler (1815-1913} and Sarah Leah Ann Paul (1817-1875)). Like many farmers in SMC after the Civil War,…

by Janet Brown, MD “Honey, this land is your security. Preserve it.” I was just a child when my grandmother, Mildred Foxwell Jones, emphasized these wise words. ln I 942 she inherited her husband’s fam1 that was Part DeLaBrooke Manor. It provided income security for her family, like many St. Mary’s County fanm after the…

by Jan Brown Susannah Bennett and Henry Lowe and their children to Thomas and Mary Neale Taney This is the third in a series of essays tracing the owners of Part DeLaBrooke Manor from the 17th to 20th centuries.  Part 1 began with Robert1 Brooke’s original land grant (Chronicles of St. Mary’s Spring, 2024) and…

Janet F Brown, MD The second half of the 17th century brought unprecedented economic growth to Maryland. Ag­ricultural entrepreneurship and a larger labor pool, including native-born colonists, raised the living standards.2 The ownership of Part DeLaBrooke Manor passed via wills, sales, and marriages, thereby connecting the emerging power brokers of Maryland (figure 1 ). Religious…