Land Patent: Colemores Ramble - Colemore Beanes - 66 Acres - 1743
Washington County, MD

I've included this land patent from Western Washington County because of the mention of a "Main Road" from Little Conolloway(sic) Creek to Old Town. I believe Little Conolloway Creek (In all it's spellings) is Little Tonoloway Creek and the hill is Tonoloway Ridge. The Beanes property is located on the Ridge near a branch of the creek and next to the Main Road.

What intrigues me is Capt. Thomas Cresap didn't patented "Indian Fields" until 1742 and yet the Colemore patent talks of a main road to the area. Furthermore, Fort Frederick wasn't completed until 1757 and a road from the fort to Fort Cumberland wasn't proposed until 1758 (Built in 1770).

Last Update: Jan. 26, 2011

Prince Georges County Patent Certificate No. 536

Surveyed: Feb. 28, 1743
Examined & Passed: May 2, 1744
Patent Issued: Feb. 28, 1743

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Prince Georges ss

By virtue of a warrant granted out of his Lordship's Land Office of this province to Colemore Beanes of Prince Georges County for 66 acres of land bearing date 13th of February 1743 AD

I therefore certify as Deputy Surveyor of Prince Georges County under his Excell. Thomas Bladen, Esq., Governor of Maryland, I have carefully laid out for and in the name of him the said Colmore all that tract of land lying in said County called Colemores Ramble. Beginning at a bounded White Oak standing on the side of a hill near the head of a small branch that falleth into Little Cunolloway & and on the left hand side of the Main Road that goes from the said Little Cunoloway's Creek to the Old Town and near where said road crosses Conoloway's Hill & running thence...

1. N 32 perches
2. N 30º E 80 perches
3. N 70º W 32 perches
4. S 43º E 112 perches
5. S 19º W 106 perches
6. S 80º E 40 perches
7. Then by a straight line to the beginning tree.

Containing and now laid out for 66 acres of land to be held of Conocheague Manor.

Surveyed this 28th day of February 1743
Peter Dent, Dep. Surveyor of Pr. Geo. County

Transcribed by Steve Colby