Theobald is also spelled:
Theobaldes, Theobaldo, Theobalds, Theoball, Theoballs, Theobals, Theobold, Theobolds, Theboult. (Pronounced Tibbals)
Arms-Gules, six crosses, crosslet fitchée or.
Crest-A phoenix with wings expanded
sable in flames proper.
William Theobald's was born in Charles County, Maryland in the mid seventeenth century. His parents were Clement Theobald and his first wife, Catherine.
According to Ancestral Records and Portraits,Volume by the Colonial Dames of America he was a sworn attorney of the Charles County court.
In 1681 William was the surety for Captain John Coode in a sedition trial. John Coode (c. 1648-1709) led a rebellion that overthrew Maryland's colonial government in 1689. Coode participated in four uprisings and was the first Protestant Associators governor from 1689 to 1691.
In 1681, the General Assembly paid him 1,6o0 pounds of tobacco
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
In the Protestant Revolution of 1689, Maryland Puritans called Associators, revolted against the Roman Catholic government.
