Middle Plantation

Land laid out for Andrew Woodbury of New England called Middle Plantation

15 Oct 1701 - Deed. James Symms of Charles Co., for 80 pounds, to Col. John Thompson of Cecil County, a tract of 300 acres of land called Middle Plantation. On the east side of the Chesapeake Bay formerly in Baltimore County, now Cecil County, on Sassafras River at the head of Pond Creek.

1738 - Augustine Thompson leaves the tract of land “Middle Plantation” and “None so good in Finland” (purchased from Richard Dowdall) lying in Cecil County, to his daughter Mary Marsh who was married to Thomas Marsh of Kent Island. He left to his wife Elizabeth the land in Kent Co. called “Ward Oake” and “Addition to Ward Oake” and “Dowdall Fancy” and 3 lots in George Town.

1741 – Deed. William Freeman of Cecil County, planter, for 25 pounds, to James Paul Heath of the said county, merchant, 103 acres of land called Good Luck by a tract called Woodbury (or Middle Plantation) now in possession of Thomas Marsh, gent. Made 18 Dec 1741.

1845 - will of Thomas Marsh Forman states that Rose Hill consists of seven tracts of land known by the names of Middle Plantation, Chance, Chance Resurveyed, Addition to Chance, Wheeler’s Point, Wheeler’s Point Resurveyed and a tract of land purchased of the late Mrs. Fisher and a parcel of land received in exchange from John J. Cox. [He also left Greenfields and Colleton to his nephew Ezekiel Forman Chambers but had sold both estates by the time of his death.]