Thomas Corker
Charles County, Maryland
died 1677
| Thomas Corker (AFN: 16PF-2SP) married Elizabeth Theobald(AFN: 16PF-2WB), daughter of Clement Theobald (AFN: 16PF-25R). Elizabeth Theobald had brothers Thomas (AFN:16PF-28D), Clement (AFN:16PF-29L) and John (AFN:16PF-2BS) and a sister, Penelope (AFN:LWNW-Q2). After the death of Thomas Corker, Elizabeth married James Wheeler (AFN: 16PF-2V4). |
| 24 Oct 1668; Thomas Corker shot and killed Richard Turner while the latter was sleeping on some logs outside the home of Clement Theobald. Maryland Provincial Court, Liber FF, Folio 652 |
| 5 Nov 1668; Thomas Corker was tried in the Provincial Court in St. Mary's,Maryland, for the shooting death of Richard Turner on 24 Oct 1668 at the home of Clement Theobald. The jury concluded that the shooting was manslaughter by misadventure. Maryland Provincial Court, Liber FF, Folios 652,653, 656, & 657 |
| Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 1 Perkins, Robert, Portobacco, Chas. Co. 30th Dec., 1668. -- -- -- To Jane, wife of Arch. Wahob, Patrick Forrest, son of testator's wife, and Richard Corner, personalty. Wife Anne, execx. and residuary legatee. Test: Bartho. Coates, Thos. Corker, Clement Theobald. 1. 354. |
| 22 Mar 1668; Thomas Cocher was pardoned for the shooting death of Richard Turner. He had been remanded to the Charles County prison pending action by the Chancery Court. Chancery Court Proceedings, Liber CD, Folios 523 & 224 |
| The Rent Roll of 1753 shows the following tracts: Bettys Delight. 150 acres. Surveyed Dec 2, 1670 for Thomas Corker at a bounded oak standing on the west side of Port Tobacco Cr near the main road. Possr: 50 John Theobalds, 100 Walter Hanson Planters delight. 100 acres. Surveyed Jan 2, 1670 for Thomas Cockerin the woods at the west side of Portobacco Cr at one of the SW by W lines of Simpsons delight. Possr: 100 John Theobalds Cockers Hoghole. 100 acres. Surveyed Jan 2, 1670 for Thomas Cockerin the woods on the west site of Portobacco Cr at a bounded tree of the land of Alexander Simpson. Possr: 100 Walter Hanson |
| Charles County Circuit Court Land Surveys and Condominium Plats Description Date Reference Accession Number Betties Delight, 150 Acres; Certificate 1671 Patent Record 13, p. 107S 1587-460 Developer/Owner: Corker, Thomas Betties Delight, 150 Acres; Patent 1671 Patent Record 14, p. 268S1587-461 Developer/Owner: Corker, Thomas |
| Charles County Circuit Court Land Surveys and Condominium Plats Description Date Reference Accession Number Planters Delight, 100 Acres; Patent 1671 Patent Record 14, p. 278S1587-3216 Developer/Owner: Corker, Thomas |
| Charles County Circuit Court Land Surveys and Condominium Plats Description Date Reference Accession Number Corkers Hogg Hole, 100 Acres; Patent 1671 Patent Record 16, p. 249 S1587-975 Developer/Owner: Corker, Thomas Corkers Hogg Hole, 100 Acres; Certificate 1671 Patent Record 16, p. 75 S1587-974 Developer/Owner: Corker, Thomas |
| 8 Aug 1671; Indenture from John Vaudry, planter, to Jobe Cosner;for a certain sum; a parcel of land called St. Nicholas; on the west sideof a fresh run of Portobacco Creek; bounded by land formerly laid out for Jobe Chandler;containing 300 acres by patent granted Ignatius Causine who sold to Vaudry 20 Jul 1664 /s/ John Vaudry (mark); wit. Thomas Corsley, Will Cocker Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 60 & 61 |
| 12 Mar 1671; Thomas Galley vs Richard Fowkes. Galley claimed thatFowkes broke his fence and burned down his tobacco barn. The jury,which included Tho. Corker found no evidence to support the claim. Charles County Court, Liber E, Folios 580, & 581 |
| 4 Jan 1672; Indenture from Jobe Corner, planter, to William Grant,planter; for 6,000# tobacco; a tract called Jobe's Comfort bounded byWilliam Heard; laid out for 200 acres /s/ Jobe Corner; wit. Thomas Corke, Jeremiah Macknue Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 109, 110 & 111 |
| 10 Jun 1673; Indenture from Thomas Corker, planter, to Clement Theobaldes, planter;for 3,000# tobacco; a parcel called Corker's Hoghole; on the west side ofPortobacco Creek; bounded by land now in possession of Jacob Lee which was formerly belonging to Alexander Simpson called Simpson's Delight; laid out for 100 acres /s/ Tho. Corker; wit. Henry Bonner, Phill Gibbon Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 120 & 121 |
| 10 Jun 1673; Phillip Lynes vs Samuell Cooke, involving Cooke's failure to deliver a pipe and wine purchased by Lynes, a jury, that includedTho. Corker ruled in favor of Lynes. Charles County Court, Liber E, Folios 134 |
| 9 Sep 1673; Indenture from Clement Theobalds, planter to Thomas Corker,planter; for 30,000# tobacco; a plantation calledDurham; on the west side of Portobacco Creek; containing 160 acres; bounded by land sold by Theobalds to John Paine, dec'd, on Plum Tree Point /s/ Clement Theobalds; wit. Thomas Witter, Henry Barnes (mark) Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 127 & 128 |
| 9 Sep 1673; Indenture from Thomas Corker, planter, to Clement Theobaldes, planter; for 15,000# tobacco; a parcel called Planter's Delight; on the west side of Portobacco Creek; containing 100 acres /s/ Tho. Corker; wit. Thomas Witter, Henry Barnes (mark) Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 128 & 129 |
| 7 Oct 1673; Indenture from Robert Cossleton, cooper, to John Cassock, planter; for 5,000# tobacco; a parcel called Skipton; bounded by John Cane, Garrett Sinnett, Sander Simpson, Thomas Corker and John Coffers; laid out for 200 acres /s/ Robert Cossleton (mark); wit. Edward Abbott, John Dunshaw; acknowledged byMary Cassleton, wife of John Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 147, & 148 |
| 11 Nov 1673; Indenture from Luke Green, planter, to Edward Maddock, apothecary; land called Green's Purchase; for 3,000# tobacco; lying on the east sideof Anacostia River and south side of a branch of St. Isodore's Creek; near an old Indian fort; containing 200 acres /s/ Luke Green; wit. Thomas Corker, Job Corner Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 157, & 158 |
| 9 Jan 1673; Indenture from John Hill, planter, to Philip Lynes, innholder; for 2,600# tobacco and a horse; a parcel called Wheeler Palme; on the north side ofPiscataway River bounded by land fomerly laid out to Robert Hudson; laid out for150 acres /s/ John Hill (mark); wit. Ralph Coates, Thomas Corker Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 148, & 149 |
| 12 Jan 1673; Indenture from Jacob Leah, planter, to Clement Theobalds, planter;for 8,000# tobacco; a parcel called Simpson's Delight; bounded by Indianfields; laid out for 300 acres /s/ Jacob Leah (mark); wit. Thomas Corker, Joseph Wolfe (mark) Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 149, 150, & 151 |
| 10 Mar 1673 Indenture from John Munn, planter, to John Helme; for 7,000# of tobacco; a parcel called Shrewsbury on the north side of Piscataway River and southside of Chingamuxon Creek; bounded by land formerly laid out for John Hatch, landformerly laid out for Thomas Allinson now possessed by Walter Pake, and land laidout for Jermy Fros now possessed by John Caid; containing 150 acres /s/ John Munns (mark); wit. Thomas Corker, John Boyden Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 175 |
| 10 Mar 1673; Francis Wine vs Francis Kylborne regarding a debt of 400# of tobacco.The jury, Tho. Corker, foreman, found for the plaintiff.Charles County Court, Liber E, Folios 177 & 178 |
| 6 Apr 1674; Indenture from Clement Theobald, planter, to Thomas Witter; for 12,000# tobacco; a parcel called Simpson's Delight on the west side and near the head of Portobacco Creek; laid out for 300 acres /s/ Clement Theobald; wit. Thomas Corker, Jobe Corner Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 171, 172, & 173 |
| 11 Aug 1674; Indenture from Edmund Lyndsey, planter, to Thomas Corker, Planter; for 12,000# tobacco; a parcel called His Excellencies Gift on the west side of Portobacco Creek; bounded by Bartholomew Coates and Col. Early; laid out for 150 acres /s/ Edmund Lindsey; wit. Railph Coates, Will Deane Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folios 182, 183, & 184 |
| 10 Nov 1674; Jeremiah Macknew & Thomas Corker doe enter into a bond of fifty pound sterling payable to the Ld Proprietary to be levied upon their goods & Chattles & Lands for the appearance of Phillis Macknew at the next Provinciall Court to be held on the eight day of Decemb, 74 Charles County Court Proceedings, Liber F, Folios 13 |
| 10 Nov 1674; Indenture from John Hackister, planter, to John Boswell, planter; for 6,000# for tobacco; a parcel of land called Job's Comfort on the eastside of the main run of Portobacco Creek; bounded by William Heard; laid out for200 acres /s/ John Hackister; wit.h Thomas Corker, Joseph Bullot Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber F, Folios 16, 17, & 18 |
| 11 Jan 1674; Indenture from Clement Theobalds, planter, to Philip Lynes, innholder;for 3,000# tobacco; a parcel of land called Corker's Hogg Hole lying onthe west side of Portobacco Creek; bounded by Simpson's Delight fomerly belonging to Alexander Simpson now in possession of Jacob Leah; containing 100 acres /s/ Clement Theobalds; wit. John Jones, Thomas Corker Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber F, Folio 46 |
| The MD State Archives Maryland Index Marriage References(MSA S 1527)gives Thomas Croker, m. by 1675, Elizabeth, dau. of Clement Theobald; she m. 2nd, James Wheeler (MDTP 7:197; MCHR CD#1:399, 401; INAC 4:507, 509). |
| Provincial Court Proceedings, 13 Oct 1674. Job Corner agt Robert Ingoldsby Robert Ingoldsby late of Charles County planter was attached to answer untoJob Corner of a plea wherefore by force and armes into One messuage & One hundred & Sixty acres of land with the appurtennces to the Same belonging lyeing On the west Side of Portobacco Creeke by the water side in Charles County aforesaid in Said Province which Thomas Corcker of the same County planter to him the Said Job Corner did demise for a terme which is not yet past he did enter & him from his ffarme aforesaid did eject & other harmes to him he did to the great damage of the Said Jobr contrary to the Peace &c.And whereupon the Said Job by Robert Carvile his Attorny Saith that whereas the aforesaid Thomas Corcker the fourtenth day of May in the yeare 1674 did demise to the Said Job Corner the messuage & lands aforesaid with theappurtenncs to have & to hold to him & his assignes from the Said fourtenth day of May in the yeare aforesaid untill the end & terme of One whole yeare from thence next following & fully to be compleate & ended, By virtue of which demise the a fore said Job Corner into the messuage& lands aforesaid with the appurtenncs did enter & was thereof possessed& he the said Job Corner So thereof being possessed the aforesaidRobert Ingoldsby afterwards to witt the Sixtenth day of May aforesaid by force& armes the Messuage & lands aforesaid with the appurtenflcs which theaforesaid Thomas Corcker to him the Said Job Corner in forme aforesaiddemised for the terme aforesaid which is not yet past did enter & him from his farme aforesaid did eject & other harmes to him did to the great damage of him the Said Job Corner & against the peace & whereupon heSaith he is dampnified & hath losse to the value of thirty thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his Suite. Now here at this day to witt the 13th day of October in the 43th yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c came the said Job by his Attorny and the Said Robertby Robert Ridgely his Attorny came likewise & it is Ordered by the Court hereby the consent of the Attornyes afore said that George Godfry and Mary his wife Shall be admitted defts who Shall appeare without delay by their Attorny aforesaid & recieve a declaration & plead to the Same the Genll issue asof this Court & for the tryall to be had for the Same the Said George &Mary shall appeare in their proper person or by their Councell or Attorny &confesse the lease entry & actuall ejectmt or that in default thereof judgmentbe entred against the deft Robert Ingoldsby the casual ejector but further prosecution is Stayed against him untill the Said George & Mary Shall make a default in the premisses & it is Ordered by the Court by the consent aforesaid that the Said George & Mary Shall take no advantage against the plaintiff for his not proceeding to try all by Occasion of the Said default but that the Said George & Mary Shall pay to the plt costs to be taxed for the Same And it is further Ordered that the Lessor to the plaintiff Shall be charge with the payment of the costs to the deft by the Court to be in any manner taxedor adjudged. Job Corner plaintiff, George Godfry & Mary his wife defendents. This action of ejectment being comenced by the Said Job Corner as Lessee to Thomas Corcker against Robert Ingoldsby the casual ejector & George Godfry & Mary his wife the parties concerned being by Order of Court named defts instead of the casuall ejector to try the title of a parcell of land in dispute betweene the Said Thomas Corcker and the Said George Godfry & Mary his wife & the Court finding it necessary that the due lines &bounds of both persons lands be Surveyed by a Skillful person according to theirrespective Deeds from Clement Theobalds of Charles County planter & yt a faire plott & Certificate there of be returned by the Court it is by the Court thisday Ordered that the Honble Baker Brooke Esq Surveyour Genll or his DeputySurveyour for the Said County of Charles County be especially appointed by this Court & are hereby appointed impowered & Comanded to lay Out the landsof the Said Thomas Corcker & George Godfry &Mary his wife late the land of John Paine deceased & to runn Out the truelines & Sett Out their meets & bounds according to their respective deeds from the Said Clement Theobalds in the presence of the Sheriff of Charles County who is hereby comanded & impowerd to Sumon & impannell a jury upon the Said land & to examine witnesses upon Oath that the truth of the matter may be fully discovered & the Said Surveyor Genll or his Deputy is hereby Ordered to run his lines according to evidence then given & the direction of the jury and to returne a Certificate of his proceedings herein& a faire plott distinctly drawne of the Lands in question together with the evidence that was Sworne to the next Provinciall Court to be held at St Maries the eighth day of December next attested under the hand & Seale as well of the Said Surveyour Generall or his Deputy as of the Said Sheriff & the jurors that So his Loppes justices here being fully informed of the truth of the premisses may due therein as to justice Shall appurteine. And the Said Thomas Corcker at whose request this Order was granted is to be at the present charge of the present Survey & other the proceedings there upon & to be allowed the same againe at the tryall, if this Court shall So thinke fitt. |
| 1674/5; Mr Carvile and Mr Ridgely These few lines may Certifie you both that Godfrey and I are agreed concerning Our Land and the buisnesse is fully ended & determined Therefore Wee desire and joyntly consent that you cause all further proceedings in Court to cease & the Suite to fall likewise Wee desire you to send Us up an accompt of the costs of Suite Severally for Wee each of Us pay Our Own charges no more at present but the tender of Our humble Service to you both from both Your humble Servants Thomas Crocker (seale) Geo. Godfrey (sealed) Provincial Court Proceedings, Liber MM |
| 8 Mar 1674; Indenture from Clement Theobald, planter, to John Lambert, planter;for 9,000# tobacco; part of 150 acres formerly belonging to me and sold toThomas Corker and by him returned to me; on the westside of Portobacco Creek a little below Plumtree Point; containing 80 acres /s/ Clement Theobald; wit. Thomas Corker, Cornor, Job Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber F, Folio 82 |
| 8 Jun 1675; Indenture from Clement Theobald, planter, to Thomas Corker, planter; for 6,000# tobacco; a parcel of land called Lamaster Beginnings;located at the head of Portobacco Creek; containing 100 acres being part of apatent of 150 acres called Betties Delight formerly belonging to Corker
/s/ Clement Theobald; wit. Job Cornor, Robert Ward Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber F, Folio 106 |
| 9 Nov 1675; Indenture from Job Corner, planter, to Philip Browne, planter;for 2,500# tobacco; a parcel of land called Greenah; bounded by St. Nicholas;containing 100 acres /s/ Job Cornor; wit. Thomas Corker, Clement Theobald Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber F, Folio 153 |
| 11 Jan 1675; Indenture from Thomas Corker, planter, to John Hanson, planter;for 6,000# tobacco; a parcel of land called Lancaster; lying at the headof Portobacco Creek near the main road; containing 100 acres; part of a patent for150 acres called Bettyes Delight
/s/ Thomas Corker; wit. Job Corner, Richard Price (mark) Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber F, Folio 165 |
| 15 May 1676; Tho. Cocker was a witness at an inquest involving the deathof William Gardner of Charles County, who died intestate and without heir, 25Dec 1674, owning the tract Lindsey's Prospect. Chancery Court Proceedings, Liber CD, Folio 189 |
| Clement Theobald (Inv. 4.507; 9 Jun ----; 4 Jul 1676) Distribution to: JamesWheeler who married the widow of Thomas Corker. Administratrix: Thomas Corker is the administrator of Clement Theobald and Elizabeth Wheeler is the executrix of Thomas Corker. (Acct: 4.509; ----; 26 Oct 1677) |
| Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 1, page 188 Cornor, Job, Chas. Co. 9th Nov., 1676 16th Apr., 1676-7. To Thomas Rigg and Eliza, wife of Thomas Corker personalty. Wife Anne, execx. and residuary legatee of estate, real and personal, during life. To Thomas Corker, plantation, 300 A., at death of wife Anne afsd. Test: Thos. Corker, Philip Brown. 
Eliza Corker was the daughter of Clement Theobald and Mary. The 300 acre plantation was St. Nicholas, on the west side of a fresh run of Portobacco Philip Browne owned Greenah, a 100 acre tract adjacent to St. Nicholas.Philip Browne bought Greenah from Job Corner on 9 Nov 1675. Prior to that,he leased 100 acres of land from Edmond Lindsey, who had in turn leased the landfrom Isaac Allerton. Philip Browne died shortly after Job Corner. John Wood,administrator of the estate of Philip Browne filed an account on 9 Feb 1677in Charles County. |
| A week after his friend, Job Cornor, made his will, Thomas Corker did likewise.The will would have been hand written, witnessed, and later carried to the Charles County Register of Wills and to the Maryland Prerogative Court to be recorded (hand copied). The two recorded copies survive. There are differences between them. According to the Maryland Prerogative Court copy, Corker left a horse to an otherwise unknown Penelope Rigge. The MarylandCalendar of Wills summarized this as "personalty." RoM (p508) asserts that Penelope was the first wife of Thomas Rigg and that she was closelyrelated to Eliza, wife of Thomas Corker. The will does not state a relationship to or between the Riggs. Elizabeth Theobald (wife of Thomas Corker) had a sister, Penelope Theobald, who married Richard Morris. Since Thomas Riggwitnessed Morris's will 10 years after Thomas Corker died, it seems clear that Penelope Theobald did not marry Thomas Rigg . According to the Charles County Register of Wills copy, Corker left a horse to an otherwise unknown Phillop Rigg. If an account exists showing distributions from Corker's estate, it would be interesting to see who actually received the horse. I would not be surprised if it went to Philip Browne. A week earlier, Job Cornor left a horse jointly to Phillip Browne and Thomas Rigg. |
| Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 1 Corker, Thomas, Chas. Co. 17th Nov., 1676 12th May, 1677. To Penelope Rigge, Thomas Rigge, George Langham, Benjamin Rozer, William Chandler, Richard Chandler, Clement Theobald and John Theobald, personalty. Wife Eliza: execx. and residuary legatee of estate, real and personal. Test: Thos. Coates, Thos. Darcy. 
Benjamin Rozer, sheriff of Charles County, owned the tractSt. Patrick's, bordering on St. Nicholas Run. William and Richard Chandler were sons of Job Chandler andAnne Thorowgood. William married Mary Sewall and Richard married Elizabeth Burdett, though they may not have married until after Thomas Corker's will was made. Elizabeth Corker, Clement and John Theobald were children of Clement Theobald and Mary. Thomas Coates was a son of Bartholomew Coates and Mary. |
The copy of Thomas Corker's will filed in Charles Countymentions Thomas Rigg, and Phillip Rigg (vice Penelope).
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| 14 Mar 1681; John Tyballs, son of Clement Tyballs, dec'd enters complaint thatJames Wheeler his guardian has taken cattle mark for himself. Court orders markbe ousted and John's added. |
| Abstracts of Inventories and Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1685-1701 Liber 9, 10, 10C, 11A, 11B Volume 3 compiled by V.L. Skinner Jr. James Wheelar(planter) 10.364 Account Charles County £16.10.0 #11340 The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #3960. Payments to: Joshua Wilkingson, Cornelius Maddock, Henry Maries, Joseph Gray,James Royston, Edward Rookewood, Hugh Aspitall, William Saunders, John Probert,Joshua Bullet, Capt. Phillip Hoskins, Robert Middleton, Nicholas Gray, RichardHarrison, James Barret, John Cornish, Clebourne Lomax, John Clarke and John Godshall, Michael Ashford, Capt. Philip Hoskins & Philip Lynes, John Pryor, JohnMartin, Richard Boughton, Robert Doyne, William Dent, Cornelius Maddock, RichardNewton, Maj. James Smallwood. Mentions: Maj. John Wheelar & Moses Jones at difference on behalf of orphans (James andAnne) Executrix: Katherine Jones (Relict), deceased wife of Moses Jones. |
| Moses Jones and his wife, Katherin, were executors of the last willof James Wheeler. Court records 8 Jun 1686. |
| James Wheeler was the son of John Wheeler, who left a will, dated 11 Nov 1693,proved 9 Jan 1694, mentioning his deceased son, James, and his grandchildren,James and Ann. |
| Abstracts of Charles County Maryland Court and Land Records Volume III page 50 Liber Z page 167 Recorded at the request of Robert Hanson: 19 Sep 1704 Indenture from Philip Lynes of Portobacco, Gent. , and Anne his wife to Robert Hansonfor 7,000# of tobaccoa parcel called Corkers Hogg Hole on west side of Portobacco Creekbounded by Simpsons Delight formerly belonging to Alexander Simpson and in possession of Jacob Leecontaining 100 acres /s/ Philip Lynes, Anne Lynes 9 Sep 1704 ack. by Philip Lynes and his wife Anne 13 Mar 1704/5 Robert Hanson paid alienation for 100 acres |
| Philip Lynes of Portobacco (Gent.) and Anne his wife conveyed on19 Sep 1704, a parcel called Corkers Hogg Hole on w. side of Portobacco Ck.,100 acres. John Theobalds and Mary his wife acknowledge right of Philip Lynes tothe above 100 acres called Corkers Hogg Hole. |
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