Person:William Logsdon (1)

William was "transported" as an indentured servant to Maryland in 1674 by Capt. Samuel Smith of Virginia, where he took up land in Baltimore County. In 1707, William purchased 100 acres called "Bedford" on the north side of the Patapsco River in what is now Carroll Caounty and is about 8 miles SE of Westminster.

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William Logsdon was transported to America in 1673 (Book 18, pg 38, Early Records of Maryland). William was sold to a tobacco farmer and after he paid his debt to the planter, he also became a tobacco farmer. About 25 years later, Honora O'Flynn was amoung a shipload of young girls gathered from the Irish coast and brought to the colonies to be wives of settlers. When ship arrived, William was one of the first to board and he picked Honora who said she had been kidnapped. She was Catholic and all of their children were raised Catholic. (from Michelle)

From the Church of England, St. Paul's marriages of children Ann, Honor, Prudence, John at Baltimore, MD.

A History and Genealogy of the Logsdon-Kelly Families" 1965 by Harry C. Logsdon and a narrative by Fr. Homer Blubaugh.

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• Entered the colonies in 1674*Clarence Logsdon in "Logsdon, the Amazing Family" say some people believe this is the immigrant. He disagrees, unless it is proven. This William would have been only 11 years old when he came to America.