Person:John McKenzie (45)

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 21, Ed. 1, Tree #2548, Date of Import: Dec 29, 1998] Planter, farmer in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Howard Co. Buried in Elks Ridge Landing, Howard CO.,where three counties meet. "Hopson's Choice" was 615 acres granted to him on July 10, 1716.Documented record: 1744 Anne Arundel county resurvey for John McKenzie of "MacKinze's Discovery" enlarged 162 acres.1745 AA county deed to John Mckenizie Deed RB 29 104 page 115.1746 Howard county John MacKenzie, Howard county Liber LGD folio 743, Liber LGC folio 5661746 AA county patent originally called "MacKenze's Discovery" beginning "Margaret's Discovery" and trees of "McKinze's Discovery". AA3:18829 April 1751 signed administrative bond for John Fitz Redmonds 7 May 1751 AA co probate court Vol 68, page 54 inventory: household equipment and furniture, two sows, four pigs, horse, three cows, tools, a servant named John Saker, valuation L10, total L61, Sh163.17 March 1758 Will of John McKenzie recorded 26 July 1758 Box M Folder 13, copied in Liber 30 pages 521-522 MD Hall of Records, He was named administrator of John Fritz REDMOND's will of Anne Arundel Co. John's property was on the southwest side of the falls of Patapsco River, now in Howard County. His plantation was near "Glenelg", not far from Ellicott City. Glenelg was named after the Glenelg, Scotland near the east central coast in land owned by the Clan McKenzie. Bequested to son Daniel 96 acres out of two tracts called "Hopson's Choice" and "Addition to Hopson's Choice," to son Moses 96 acres, part of tract "McKenzie's Discovery", to grandson Michael McKenzie Maddocks, son of John and Ann McKenzie, 50 acres, part of a tract called "Hopson's Choice", to grandson William McKenzie, son of Aaron McKenzie, 96 acres of "McKenzie's Discovery". A second version of this will states "the rest of my land, 96 acres, to son Michael at his mother Katherine's death."17 July 1758 Anne Arundel Co, Katherine Mackeousie, widow of John and Daniel, Moses and Michael McKenzie and Aquilla Randall post $200 bond to inventory estate of John. Box 60, folder 9. 1758,1759 AA Co, Testament Proceedings:Libr 37 page 185, John MacKenzie his test bond by Catherine and Daniel McKenzie, his executors, with a copy of the deceased's will annexed with Moses McKenzie, Michael McKenzie, and Aquila Randall, all of AA Co., their sureties in the sum of two hundred pounds sterling dated the 17th day of July 1758.Liber 37, pg 226, John Mckenzie his inventory amounting to L16, Sh3. Bonds ordered filed. 1759 Inventories Liber 68, folio 54.1761 AA Co, Michael, William, John McKenzie listed in Debt Book F, page 621762 AA Co, Testament Proceedings,L38.page 279: Catherine and Daniel McKinsie, executors of John's will, ordered to appear in the next court to pass accounting.pg 466, July, John McKinsey, his account and time to be additional account by Daniel McKinsey, acting executor. 1764 AA Co, Testament Proceedings L40:pg 332, Aug. Daniel McKenzie acting exec, of John McKenzie to pass acct.pg 340 Sept Daniel McKenzie acting exec of John McKenzie to pass acct.1765 AA Co. Liber 41, pp 27, 60, 108,113,140,175,201 court sittings, Daniel McKenzie cited to appear and pass final accounting for John's estate. 1766 AA Co, July pg 354, same order.Sept 1766, pg 404, attachment renewed against Daniel McKenzie, executor, returned $6 and ordered to be renewed but final account was passed and this action is struck off.1776 April 2, AA Co. William McKenzie "over 21" sells 96 acres of "McKenzie's Discovery" to Greenburg Randall (husband of Aquilla McKenzie Randall). Both parties agree that 1/2 acre at the head of the great falls on the Patapsico (sic) River where John McKenzie and his wife are buried will be reserved. (This property is at Elks Ridge Landing, parts then in Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties, now Howard county, where the three counties meet.) From the research of Ray Leidinger of Cumberland, MD Ray's notes state that John was living in 1694. His notes also reflect that John McKenzie, Jr. was born "from Virginia to Baltimore Co., MD and it also references St. Mary's Co MD. The notes state that he was buried in Elk's Ridge Landing, Howard Co. MD.

From the notes of Philip J. Dietz, Jr. of McLean,VA: John McKenzie owned several properties in Maryland. "Hopson's Choice" in then Baltimore Co. and "McKenzie's Discovery" on the SW side of the main falls of the Patapsco River. Now in Howard Co., his plantation was near Glenelg, not far from Ellicott City. Glenelg was named after its namesake near the east central coast of Scotland in land owned by Clan McKenzie. His original will dated March 17, 1758 is filed in the Annapolis Hall of Records (Ref. B.T. #2, Folio 196) Hopson's Choice, 615 Acres, granted to John on July 10, 1716.

1. ↑ ALBERT RALEY. albert raley. (CUMBERLAND, MD).
2. ↑ TED LANCASTER. Ted LANCASTER, CUMBERLAND, MD. (CUMBERLAND, MD).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 21, Ed. 1. (Release date: May 19, 1998)
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