From the booklet published in 1967 by the women of St. Stephen's Church, funded by Marguerite du Pont de Villiers Boden: Frisby's Delight-or The Rich Neck, as it has been known since 1900-is situated five miles down the Grove Neck road at the mouth of the Sasssafras River. The house is on a high bluff overlooking the river and the Chesapeake Bay. The age of the house is not known, but has been variously estimated as having been built between 1690 and 1710. The Land Office Records show that the original grant was made to the grandson of Charles, Lord Baron of Baltimore. The records of grants which make up the property, "Frisby's Delight," are as follows: Frisby's Addition granted to James Frisby in 1670. Frisby's Wild Chase granted to James Frisby in 1678. Frisby's Point granted to James Frisby in 1722. Baltimore Fields granted to Perigrine Frisby (James' son) in 1740. Beerley's Journery also part of Frisby's Delight was patented to Robert Beerley in 1658. The original tract of 1,174 acres has been broken up and divided many times since Peregrine's widow sold it in 1774 to Michael Earle. As of 1967, the property had been owned and actively farmed by Miss Margaret England since the 1920s.
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Barbara Garner said
at 7:57 pm on Mar 2, 2009
From the booklet published in 1967 by the women of St. Stephen's Church, funded by Marguerite du Pont de Villiers Boden: Frisby's Delight-or The Rich Neck, as it has been known since 1900-is situated five miles down the Grove Neck road at the mouth of the Sasssafras River. The house is on a high bluff overlooking the river and the Chesapeake Bay. The age of the house is not known, but has been variously estimated as having been built between 1690 and 1710. The Land Office Records show that the original grant was made to the grandson of Charles, Lord Baron of Baltimore. The records of grants which make up the property, "Frisby's Delight," are as follows: Frisby's Addition granted to James Frisby in 1670. Frisby's Wild Chase granted to James Frisby in 1678. Frisby's Point granted to James Frisby in 1722. Baltimore Fields granted to Perigrine Frisby (James' son) in 1740. Beerley's Journery also part of Frisby's Delight was patented to Robert Beerley in 1658. The original tract of 1,174 acres has been broken up and divided many times since Peregrine's widow sold it in 1774 to Michael Earle. As of 1967, the property had been owned and actively farmed by Miss Margaret England since the 1920s.
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