Henry C. PEDEN's Quaker Records of Southern MD:
John TIDINGS of Anne Arundel County, son of Richard and Charity, late of Anne Arundel, decd., m. 16 Aug. 1705, Mary ELLIS, dau. of James and Mary, late of Anne Arundel County. Witnesses Thomas STOCKETT, Phill. & Mary DOWELL, Jo. BELT, Rach. LAWRENCE; William, William, Eliz., Eliz., & Marg. RICHARDSON; Sam., Phillip, & Mary THOMAS; Rich., Rich., & Mary SNOWDEN; Rich., Ann, & Eliz. GALLOWAY; William COALE, Aaron RAWLINGS, John GAILE {GILES?}, Garr. & Marg. HOPKINS, John (Jr.), Ed., & Eliz. (Jr.) TALBOTT;
Sam & Mary WATERS, Sar. GILES, Eliz. LOCKWOOD, Fran. HUTCHINS, & Robert ROPER.
F. Edward WRIGHT's Anne Arundel Co., MD, Church Records, All Hallows: Samuel & Mary LOCKWOOD had sons Samuel & John LOCKWOOD bpt. 17 June 1719. Same day, Richard, Charity, & Lurina TIDINGS were bpt., parents not stated.
In MD Calendar of Wills, I don't see any will for John TIDINGS, but there was an inventory of his estate, 1 Apr. 1714 & 29 June 1715, 36A. 86 & 36B.231, Anne Arundel. Appraisers Stephen WARMAN & James MOUAT/MOVAT. Administrator, William NICHOLSON.
Will: Samuel LOCKWOOD, AA, 1 Mar. 1722, 22 May 1722. To son-in-law Richd. TIDINGS & daus-in-law Casandra, Laurince {Laurina} & Charity TIDINGS. Wife Mary, exx. Wit. Wm. SELMAN & Thos. STOCKET, Jr.
[Son-in-law = stepson.]
Robert BARNES, Colonial Families of Anne Arundel Co., MD: Thomas KNIGHTON m. 8 Oct. 1723, All Hallows Parish, AA, Mary LOCKWOOD. Mary was daughter of James ELLIS. On 13 June 1733, Mary KNIGHTON, dau. & heir of James ELLIS of AA, for affection she had for sons Samuel LOCKWOOD & Thomas KNIGHTON & for grandsons Samuel BROWN, son of James & Cassandra, and Thomas SPARROW, son of Solomon & Charity SPARROW, conveyed to them parts of "James' Park," Balto. Co., patented by Jas. ELLIS, 10 May 1685. Thomas & Mary KNIGHTON had dau. Elizabeth, bpt. 31 May 1726, All Hallows.
Baltimore Co. Deed Abstracts: On 2 Oct. 1685, George THOMPSON of SM Co. conveyed 375 acres of "Nanjemoy" to Richard TYDINGS of AA Co. Robert CRUMP & wf. Eliza of QA Co. conveyed half to Philip THOMAS OF AA, 25 June 1719. Michael PASQUINET of Bath Co., NC, & wf. Charity gave power of attorney to cousin John BELT to sell "Nanjemoy," pr. in AA Co., 26 Aug 1727 by oath of John PEDDICORT, Jr. By POA, John BELT conveyed to John BELT, Jr., land of Michael PASQUINET of Bath Co., NC, & wf. Charity, dau/o Richard TYDINGS, Sr. On 12 Dec. 1750, Charity SELLMAN, dau/o Richard TYDINGS of AA, conveyed to Thomas HARRISON. [RM:HS:164 / TR:DS:47 / IS:I:36&61 / TR:DS:107 ]
Richard TYDINGS had 500 acres surveyed 5 Feb. 1683, patented as "New Year's Purchase," 25 Feb. 1684. Richard TYDINGS bequeathed to daus. Pretiosa & Mary. Pretiosa, who m. Dutton LANE, sold to Thomas HOOKER & Richard GIST/GUEST, 15 Jan. 1708/9. GIST sold to Philip DOWELL, who m. Mary TYDINGS. On 5 Apr. 1717, Philip DOWELL & wf. Mary conveyed to sons John & Luke DOWELL, land willed to Mary, now wf/o Philip DOWELL, by her father Richard TYDINGS. On 4 Apr. 1747, John DOWELL, with consent of wf. Susanna; Luke DOWELL, with consent of wf. Ann; & Philip DOWELL, with consent of wf. Mary; all of CV Co., conveyed to Alex. LAWSON.
I don't understand this one. John TYDINGS and wife Mary conveyed 210 acres of "Ellis' Choice" to Richard COLEGATE merchant, 11 Oct. 1721 [TR:A:200]. If the date is right, John TYDINGS was deceased. Was it 1712?
Where did you find the information on John TYDINGS, b. 1625, England, and his son Richard, b. by 1654, Anne Arundel, MD?