John Kellum Truitt Sr. ¹⁶⁹⁴

  Research Notes:

Sources:
- Will of John Kellum Truitt, Sr. (Worcester Co, MD, MH 10:19), dated 7/19/1813, probated 10/8/1813: To wife Mary; son John Kellum, Jr., daughters Sarah, Elizabeth Schoolfield, Mary, and Henrietta.
- While John Kellum Truitt did not inherit any land from his father, he and his wife did from his wife's father. On 7/12/1798, John K. and his wife deeded parts of these inherited lands -- ''Scotland'' and ''Spladen" -- to James B. Robbins and, in return, James B. Robins and wife Mary deeded to John K.
9 acres of ''Scotland'' (Worcester Deeds 5:361 and T:58). On 4/11/1800, John K. qualified as a constable for Bogerternorton Hundred (Worcester Deeds T:517). On 3/18/1802 John K. purchased from Littleton R. Purnell, parts of the tract, ''Partnership'' and ''Number One'' (Worcester Deeds V:62). On 2/26/1803 John K. and wife Mary sold ''Scotland'' and ''Spalden'' to Purnell; the deed describes these tracts as originally owned by John Teague, who left them to his son William. William (Teague) died, leaving only two daughters, Sally, who married Joseph Stevenson and Mary, who married John K. Truitt; Stevenson and his wife sold their share to the Truitts. In the same deed, a tract called ''Addition to Spladen'' patented by John Kellum Truitt, was sold (Worcester Deeds V: 402). On 4/1/1811 John K. purchased 20 acres of ''Nonesuch'' (Worcester Deeds V: 402). On 4/1/1811 John K. purchased 20 acres of ''Nonesuch'' from Henry Cropper (Worcester Deeds AB: 369).
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John Kellam / Kellum Truitt Will Date: 29 July 1813. Probate Date: 8 October 1813.
To wife Mary Truitt, plantation. Son John Kellam Truitt. Daughters SarahTruitt, Mary Truitt, Henrietta Truitt and Elizabeth Schoolfield. Lands bought off Henry Cropper to all children equally divided. Wit; Littleton R. Purnell, Joseph Stevenson and Charles Poynter. JBR 19. ¹⁶⁹⁴

  Birth Notes:

Truitt's Harbor

John married Mary Teague on 1 Mar 1796 in Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA.¹⁶⁹⁴ (Mary Teague was born about 1776 in Worcester County, Maryland, USA ¹⁶⁹⁴ and died on 16 Dec 1817 in Worcester County, Maryland, USA ¹⁶⁹⁴.)