Need to decide if he was born in Maryland or Wales to clear for Bap, Endow, or
seal to parents
The Kidwell Ancestry in America From 1650
Page 164 Has James Kidwell born in Virginia"the Kidwell Cemetery"located
on the "Were"Plantation Charles Co. MarylandJames was buried at "Were" Maryland where he designated one-half acre of
land as a family Cemetery.
Anna Mary received from her parents as an heir 86 acres of property which was a
part of "Were"; the land was on a branch called "Devil's Nest" near a White
Marsh.(Charles Co., MD deed; & Mrs.Jo Vanderhoof ltr. dtd. 17 Mar 1983 to
Harold Kidwell).died aft. 9 june 1772 in Maryland
m. (wife unknown); was a known juryman in Fairfax Co., VA in 1749 & a member of
Truro Parish Church; it is assumed that since some Kidwells moved to NC that he
was the same William Kidwell reported as being in the Revolutionary War from
Mechlenburg Co. NC; he is known to have had at least one son, William 2nd;
otherwise we have somewhat arbitrarily assumed several other members in his
family.It is conjectured from the known evidence that he came south with only
part of his family and his (unknown) wife remained in VA with part of the
children.(James Kidwell's will, op. cit.; MD Census records 1790 p. 95; H.
Kidwell, op. cit., 2,8, & 11; Mary T. Arthur's ltr. dtd. 29 Mar 1987; Fairfax
Co. VA Tax Rolls of 1810; Culpepper Co. Va Tax rolls of 1810; Mechlenburg Co.
NC Tax Rolls of 1790).
William Kidwell census 1800 Charles Co.,MD. 78 00100-10100-00
" 1790 Prince Georgs Co., MD. 95 01 01 04 00 00
" 1810 Fairfax Co., VA. 206 10010-20010-01
" 1810 Culpeper Co., VA. 100 20110-10100-02
" " " " " 100 11200-20200-00
" 1790 Prince Georgs Co., MD. 95 01 02 03 00 00
" 1790 Mecklenburg Co., NC. 163 01 02 05 00 00
" 1810 Bourbon Co., KY. 93 40010-20010-00
" 1810 Madison Co., KY. 242 10100-10110-00
(James Kidwell's Will, op.cit.; H. Kidwell, op. cit., p. 2; and Brown, "Index
of Marrage Licenses, Prince Georg's Co., MD 1777- 1886", 1973, p. 128).
She may have died as a child
(J.C. Kidwell ltr. dtd. 26 May 1988).
He was in Revolutionary War enlisting in MD. 21 Jan 1776 in Lt. Col. Francis
Marion's Company and was promoted to Corporal; served from 1776-78(?);(James
Kidwell's Will, op. cit.; And H. Kidwell, op. cit. p.2,8).
James Kidwell census 1810,Fairfax Co., VA. 205 00000-00100-00
" 1800, Prince Georges Co., MD. 204 10001-30100-03
" 1810, Fairfax Co., VA. 203 11001-00210-00
" 1810, Fauquier Co., VA. 252 10010-11100-02Burial;'Were'burial plot Charles Co. Maryland
(some say born in Wales - may have referred to his descent); m. 1st to (wife
unknown); 2nd to Mary (?); (James Kidwell's Will, op. cit.; & H. Kidwell,
op.cit., p. 2).
There are records of a Benjamin Kidwell: 1810 census, Loudoun Co., VA.(306
11102-00201-00) / 1790 census, Prince Georgs Co., MD.(95 01 02 01 00 00)
Also a Benjamin Jun., Prince Georgs Co. MD., 1790 census (95 02 01 01 00 00)
Had 12 children.
Took over Great Holland Hall (house & estate) in 1800 as tenant farmer to the Naval Knights of Windsor.
Hall passed to his son Charles Hicks in 1829.marrage abt 1785. Birth location assumed to be England
!data taken from pedigree chart dtd 5 jun 1991 by Robert Esgar?
Her grandmother Anna Wate owned the family bible - note found in old copyof Timperleys of Hintlesham.
Verify death date
!Middle name change from L to Leroy based on letter from Jack Esgar listing the descendents of John Booth Esgar dated Dec 1999
from FGR sealded to parents 1 Jul 1970 LANG (c. esgar was involved in the 1991 sealing @ denver).
verify death date
!From FGR sealed to parents 1 Jul 1970 LANGE (C. Esgar was involved in the 1991 sealing @ Denver).
It wasn't unusal, in this day and age, for parents to give a child the same name as a deceased son or daughter.
record is esgar faimly bible as the brother of Mary Esgar and lived at
Whitehouse.marrage abt 1785. Birth location assumed to be England
!data taken from pedigree chart dtd 5 jun 1991 by Robert Esgar?
!other records show birth date as 1745!marrage abt 1785. Birth location assumed to be England
!data taken from pedigree chart dtd 5 jun 1991 by Robert Esgar?
Had 8 children.
Maiden name Mary Ann Hendley.