An American Family History

Henry Gifford

The first European settlements in Maryland were made in 1634 when English settlers created a permanent colony.

Henry Gifford (Giffard, Gifferd) was the son of William Gifford. He was a carpenter.

He married Sarah Douglas. Their children and life together are described in detail in the section on Sarah.

In 1694 Henry bought Gibson's Close from Thomas Gibson. He also owned Gibson's Neck, Gibson's Pound. The plantations were in Charles County, Maryland.

In 1696 Henry administered Hugh Gardiner's estate.

In March 1703/04 Henry registered cattle marks for himself and his son, Douglas.

Henry Gifford died on December 6, 1714. His estate documents named Joseph Douglass as his brother and Benjamin Douglas as "one of nearest of kin."

Cattle were vital to a household and an important legacy.
Unweaned cattle are calves.
Female cattle are heifers and cows (had a calf).
Male cattle are steers (castrated) and bulls.
Oxen are trained draft animals and are often castrated adult male cattle.

Rent rolls were lists of landowners showing whether they had paid their annual quit-rents to the Crown. A quick-rent was a feudal remnant and was paid by a freeholder in lieu of services that might otherwise have been required.

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