 Thomas Price, son of Thomas Price and Elizabeth Phillips.Born 1635 at Calvert Co., MD, died Aug 30, 1703 at Calvert Co., MD, 67 or 68 years REFN: 1892 Married 1658 at Calvert Co., MD (44 or 45 years married) to:  Eliza JohnsonBorn 1640 at Calvert Co., MD, died at St. Marys Co., MD REFN: 1893 REFN16220 Children: 1. Mordecai PriceBorn 1660 at Calvert Co., MD, died 1715 at West River, Anne Arundel Co., MD, 54 or 55 years REFN: 1890 Mordecai Price owned 116 acres "Locust Neck", 50 acres "Papa Ridge", 50 acres "Greenwood", lived in West River, Anne Arundel County, MD. He married Mary Parsons in 1683 when he was 23 years old and had 14 children with her. He died in 1715 at the age of 55. In 1703 Mordecai took his indentured servant Sarah Dimant (or Dyamond) and his slave Daniel to court for having borne a "mulatto bastard girl" together. (Mulatto is an old term that refers to someone who is bi-racial. Sarah was probably white. Daniel was black because he was referred to as "Negroe") Sarah received fifteen lashes after which she was returned to Mordecai, her master, to finish out the last few months of her seven years of indentured service. After she completed her indenture to Mordecai she was surrendered to the court and sold to Bladen Planter for 3000 pounds of tobacco. She was indentured to Bladen for seven years "in compliance with the act of assembly providing against such unnatural copulations." Interesting tidbit: (Named for a descendant of our Mordecai Price????) Price Town, MD Always known as Price or Prices Station, it is a laid back, peaceful village rich in history and country charm. It is one of several small towns which developed as a direct result of the construction of the Queen Anne's and Kent Railroad, Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Price was established in 1871, when the Pennsylvania Railroad extended its lines through this point on its route to Centreville. The town's name was derived from the surname of a prominent individual connected with the establishment of the railroad station and post office, named Mordecai Price. Price has rural and tranquil settings of beautiful farmland, rich in agriculture. It is centrally located off U.S. Highway 301 and Rt. 405 East. The area also boosts locations for wild game hunting and is centered in the midst of a rapidly growing chicken industry and pig farming. It is also home to horse stables, race horses and grazing cows. The town itself has a small community post office, a Community Building Center (once an elementary school) for community activities and annual events, two churches, the Price Bethany United Methodist Church and Price Apostolic Church. There are always booming businesses in Price, such as the new Price Market Deli & Restaurant and across the street is Price's Station General Store & Antiques. While visiting these businesses, next to the railroad tracks, you may be just in time to see the train passing through and listen to its whistle. 2. Thomas PriceBorn 1662 REFN: 1998 3. John PriceBorn 1664 REFN: 1980 | |||