William HAMMOND

Abt 1660 - Bef 1711  (< 51 years)

• Name	William HAMMOND  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	Abt 1660
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 28 Feb 1711	Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
  Burial	Hammond's Ferry, , MD
  Person ID	I5671	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John HAMMOND, Sr.,   b. 5 Dec 1643, , Isle Of Wight, England d. 24 Nov 1707, St. Ann's Parish, Anne Arundel, MD (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary HOWARD,   b. Aft 1648, , Lower Norfolk, VA d. 4 Apr 1721, , Anne Arundel, MD (Age < 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1666	Annapolis, Anne Arundel, MD   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth COCKEY,   b. Abt 1678   d. Yes, date unknown
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Mary HAMMOND  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He inherited "Swan's Neck" from his father, but left it to become a merchant in Baltimore, Maryland. His store was located near Light St. in Baltimore. He owned a distillary at Elk Ridge and a forge mill at "Hockley" near the Relay.s a member of Saint Paul's Church in Baltimore. He and his wife's daughter, Mary, married Colonel John Dorsey, another merchant from Baltimore who was a member of Saint Paul's Church. Colonel William supposedly died at age 40. He wrote his will in 1710 in Anne Arundel Co., MD in vol. 13, pg. 181. His death date is in question as well as the surname of his wife. Colonial Families in the Southern States has this to say about him: "William, Col., of Baltimore Co., Md., he was appointed by Act of Assembly, Aug. 9, 1729, Commissioner to lay out Baltimore Town. He served as High Sheriff of Baltimore Co., and as Col. of the Colonial Militia. He m. Elizabeth Ravin, and had issue. "

  
  

• Sources

  [S690] MaGruder, James M. Jr., Index of Maryland Colonial Wills, 1634-1777 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., c1975). [S736] Brown, Immogene Hannan, Hammond Family of Maryland with Indiana Desendants (Indiana: I.H.Brown, c1976). [S1070] Hardy, Stella Pickett, Colonial Families of the Southern States of America: A History and Genealogy of Colonial Families Who Settled in the Colonies prior to the Revolution Baltimore, MD, USA: Southern Book Co., 1958., (Ancestry.com. Colonial Families in. [S734] Newman, Harry Wright, Anne Arundel Gentry (Maryland Pioneer Series, c1933). [S363] Ancestral File at www.familysearch.com. [S737] Blazier, Jo Ann, The Howards, From England to the Ohio Valley (c2002).