Person:Richard Fenwick (2)

Fenwick, Jane, widow of Cuthbert Fenwick, Patuxent, Calvert Co., 24th Nov., 1660 ; 12th Dec, 1660.
To sons Robert, Richard and John Fenwick, lands equally, including home plantation, "Little Fenwick," and "Mousieur's Plantation;" division to be made when eld. son Robert attains age of 18 yrs. No stock to be sold until Cuthbert Fenwick be 21 yrs. of age.
To Teresa Fenwick, personalty at 16 yrs. of age.
To son-in-law (stepson) Outhbert Fenwick, personalty with which to stock his seat of land.
To son-in-law (stepson) Ignatius Fenwick, personalty.
To servants, white, Indian, and negro, personalty.
Guardians: Cuthbert Fenwick afsd., together with Ignatius at 21 yrs. of age. In event of death of 3 child., viz., Robert, Richard and John, under age, lands to pass to Cuthbert, Ignatius and Teresa Fenwick, and 1/2 personal estate to Roman Catholic Church, and residue of personalty to be divided among child, of sisters Conoway and Marra.
Oveneers: Cuthbert Fenwick, Wm. Mill, John Bogue.
Test: John Wright, John Turner, Edmund Scott.
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Cuthbert and Richard are soon seen rising in the esteem of the colony and receiving appointments as Justices of the Peace, an important position in the early days. The former, however, drops from the records in 1676, which is supposed to be the year of his death. He is said to have left one child, a daughter, who married but had no issue.

Thus, it would appear, all the Fenwicks of the Catholic line of Maryland came from Richard, the early legislator's second son by Jane Eltonhead. ...