John B. CECIL

1691 - 1759  (67 years)

• Name	John B. CECIL
  Born	24 Dec 1691	Queen Anne, Prince Georges, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Church of England
  Died	28 Jan 1759	Prince Georges County, Maryland
  Buried	unknown   [1]
  Person ID	I4215	Main
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	William CECIL,   b. Abt 1665, Prince Georges County, Maryland ,   d. 17 Jul 1749, Queen Anne, Prince Georges, Maryland  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Katharine JOYNER,   b. 1668, Prince Georges County, Maryland ,   d. Mar 1697, Prince Georges County, Maryland  (Age 29 years)
  Married	Feb 1690	Prince Georges County, Maryland
  Family ID	F1504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth SOLLERS,   b. Abt 1693, Calvert, Prince Georges, Maryland ,   d. 1773, Prince Georges County, Maryland  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	1718	Queen Anne, Prince Georges, Maryland
  Children	1. John CECIL,   b. ? 1715,   d. ?   2. Zephaniah CECIL,   b. 1719, Prince Georges County, Maryland ,   d. 1769, Virginia  (Age 50 years) + 3. Samuel Witten CECIL,   b. 23 Mar 1719, Queen Anne, Prince Georges, Maryland ,   d. 28 Mar 1786, Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia  (Age 67 years)   4. Elizabeth CECIL,   b. 15 Mar 1720, Prince Georges County, Maryland ,   d. 1796, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 75 years)   5. Sabert CECIL,   b. 1723, Prince Georges County, Maryland ,   d. 1809, Montgomery County, Maryland  (Age 86 years)   6. Thomas CECIL,   b. 1726, Prince Georges County, Maryland ,   d. 1786  (Age 60 years)   7. James CECIL,   b. 1734, Prince Georges County, Maryland ,   d. 1801  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F1503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Cecil and Elizabeth were both members of the Church of England. On 6 April 1729 "John Cecill of Prince George's County, Planter" bought for £24 two tracts of 90 acres on the east side of Cabbin's Branch in Prince George's County from Richard Weaver, a carpenter from the same county. Anne Weaver, his wife waived all dower rights. These tracts were named "Weaver's Purchase" and "William's Portion" and John Cecil renamed them "Cecill's First Purchase". On 14 Jul 1733 John Ceicell of Prince George's County, Planter, bought "Beall's Pasture" from Maj. Edward Spriggs and his wife, Elizabeth Pile Spriggs, and renamed it "Twice Bought". He paid Maj. Sprigg £32 for this land on Cattail Branch which Maj. Sprigg had purchased from James Veatch. The last will and testament of John Cecil was dated 14 Jul 1757 and admitted to Probate in Prince George's County on 28 Jan 1759. He left his plantation (unnamed) to his wife to revert to his son Zephaniah on her death or remarriage. All negroes were bequested to his wife to be equally divided among his children at her death. John Cecil made his mark on the will and the scribe wrote his name as "John Cicle, Sr." (Greenup, Witten, Cecil, page 229)

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 110488788.