- STONE, FREDERICK, Charles Co. 30 April 1772; 12 June 1773
To mother Elizabeth Stone, 20 guineas.
To The poor, £20.
To My stock in trade to be continued
in firm of Hooe, Stone, and Co.
To brother Thomas Stone, ex.,
one half of profits from above firm
and one half of money I have when I die,
he to pay to my sister Catherine Scott,
2 per cent of the profits of above
firm annually during her widowhood.
To sister Catharine Scott, 20 guineas.
To bros. and sisters John Hoskins Stone, Daniel Jenifer Stone, Michael, Betsey Walter and Grace Stone, residue of estate and other half of profits of above firm.
To brother John Hoskins Stone, my watch.
Wit: Sephaniah Turner; George Swan; Gustavus Richard Brown
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- Thomas is mentioned in the will of brother Frederick and father's estate papers.
He died in 1787. while waiting to board a ship for Europe.
p. 151, TLC Genealogy, Charles County Land Records Book N#4, (1792-1796)
Page 165. Deed of Manumission. We, Margaret Stone and Mildred Stone of CC, representatives of our father, Thomas Stone, and our brother, Frederick Stone decd, in consideration of the faithful services of Negro Henry, commonly called Henry Semple (late slave to the sd Frederick Stone) to our parents and brother, and from a sentiment of fond reverence for these relatives, we hereby set free sd Henry, his wife Ibe, and their 2 children, Kitty and Nancy. Signed Oct 18, 1793 - Margaret Stone, Mildred Stone. Wit -Polly Stone, M.J. Stone (a Justice of CC Court). Recorded Oct 18, 1793.
p. 154, TLC Genealogy, Charles County Land Records Book N#4, (1792-1796)
Page 178. Deed of Manumission. For the obedience and fidelity of Negro John, we, representatives of our father, Thomas Stone, and our brother, Frederick Stone, do hereby set free sd Negro. Signed Nov 28, 1793 - Margaret Stone, Mildred Stone. Wit - M.J. Stone*. Recorded Nov 30, 1793.
p. 155, TLC Genealogy, Charles County Land Records Book N#4, (1792-1796)
Page 182. Dec 2, 1793 from Margaret Stone and Mildred Stone, both of CC, co-heiresses of their father, Thomas Stone, Esquire, and of their brother, Frederick Stone, decd, to Gustavus Richard Brown of CC, Physician, for and in consideration that sd Thomas Stone, in his lifetime, on about Jun 21, 1787, did oblige himself, in consideration of the services rendered to his family as a Physician, to convey to sd Brown the lands and premises hereafter mentioned, namely part of a tract of land called Plenty, bounded by the west side of the road that goes from Port Tobacco towards the plantations of Zephaniah Turner, Henry Barnes, and William Halkerston, the road that leads down the swamp to Port Tobacco, a tract of land called Chandlers Hills, containing about 20 acres. The intent of this deed is to convey all that part of Plenty that lies to the west side of the road afd. Signed - Margaret Stone, Mildred Stone. Wit - Henry Barnes*, James Freeman*. Recorded Dec 12, 1793.
Thomas Stone was six feet and half an inch in height. He was a taciturnman, of strong feelings, and more remarkable for ternseness of style thaneloquence of diction. He left three children, amply provided for --Margaret, Mildred, and Frederick.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/thst/gen1.htm#siblings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stone
by resolution of 1834, the Gov of MD was authorized to have a full length portrait of Thomas Stone painted for the State House, and in 1874 the Assembly directed a portrait be painted and contributed to the collection in Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
The History of Charles County Maryland by Margaret Brown
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STONE, Thomas, (1743 - 1787)
STONE, Thomas, (brother of Michael Jenifer Stone), a Delegate from Maryland; born at Poynton Manor, Charles County, Md., in 1743; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1764 and commenced practice in Frederick, Md.; moved to Charles County, Md., in 1771; member of the state senate 1779-1783; Member of the Continental Congress in 1775, 1776, 1778, and 1784; a signer of the Declaration of Independence; died in Alexandria, Va., October 5, 1787; interment in the garden of his estate, Habre de Venture, Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000963
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1743 - 1787 (44 years)
