1663 Moses Groome, aged 18 years or thereabouts, testified in court in Anne Arundel, Maryland, about an injury to Ann Beetle at the house of William Hunt. Dated March 17. [1]
1667 Moses Groom witnessed the will of John Peart in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. [2]
1684 "Loving Acquaintance" assigned to Moses Groome by Ninian Beall (Hienton:P. R., Liber 22) ... Dated July 26. [3]
1684 Ninian Beall of Prince Georges Co. received patent for 105 acres of "Loving Acquaintance" which ... "Loving Acquaintance" was patented by Ninian 28 July 1684 and 105 acres assigned to Moses Groome (at that time?) [4]
1684 Moses Groome sold to Lewis Evans a tract called Jerico's Purchase, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Dated February 9. [5]
1686 In his Baltimore County will, David Jones bequeathed a cow to Moses Groome. [6]
1686 Moses Groome was an appraiser for the estate of Patrick Innes. [7]
1686 Moses Groome was an appraiser for the estate of Benjamin Gunnery. [8]
1687 The tract "Groom's Chance" was surveyed in Baltimore County, Maryland, for Moses Groom. Dated April 28. [9]
1687 Moses Groome received a patent for "Groome's Chance", 300 acres, in Maryland. Dated October 1. [10]
1687 Moses Groome was an appraiser for the estate of John Bayley. [11]
1689 Moses Groom and others signed a letter, to the King's Majesty, expressing appreciation for the government of Cecilius and Lord Baltimore, and complaining about the ascent to power, by force, of John Coode. Dated November 28. [12]
1693 Moses Groome was a vestryman for St. John's parish.("alias Copley Parish") [13]:
Dr. Allen says, contained the two hundreds of Gunpowder and Southern Gunpowder, bounded, according to the best records obtainable, by the Bush river on the east, the Chesapeake bay on the South, Middle river on the west and the northern line of the Province on the north.
Dr. Allen's Ms. gives the following as vestrymen in June 1693.
Mr Thomas Haley
Mr Thomas Hodge
Mr Richard Adams
Mr Moses Groome
Cap' Thomas Preston
Mr Lawrence Richardson.
1695 Moses Groome kept an ordinary at Gunpowder River. [14]:
In the proceedings of the County Court in February, 1695, p. 564, it is recorded that Moses Groome of Baltimore County filed a petition praying to be saved harmless "for vending and selling liquors by retail to his Majesty's Justices of this said County Court." It was "Ordered that the said petition be continued until next Court ensuing." He appears to have been "saved harmless," for the only action taken at the next Court (March, 1695, p. 5G8) was, not to punish him for having sold, nor to warn him not to sell again, but to grant him a license to keep an ordinary, so that he might freely and legally continue to sell his liquors to his Majesty's Justices and all others. But the order for a license shows the fact that Groome's residence was his "dwelling plantation at Gunpowder River," and while this record throws several side lights, the one it throws on our present inquiry is the inference that Groome must have lived conveniently near to the Court; that, living on the Gunpowder, it is not likely he would have been selling liquor, particularly at retail, to the Justices if they were still holding Court on Bush River.
1698 Robert Sanders and Rebeckath Groome were married on August 31, at All Hollows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland. [15] Robert Sanders, son of James Sanders, married Rebeckath, daughter of Moses and Amy Groome at Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland [16]
1698 The inventory of Moses Groome was recorded by Thomas Staley and Wm Pickett at Baltimore. The inventory named a sickly man servt named Jno Makensed? and listed 52 gallons rum, 20 gall of Mall?, 30 ? of sugar, 100 acres of land, and other items. Dated January 10. [17] [18] "Inventory of Moses Groome by appraisers Mr. Thomas Staley & William Puckett." [19]
1699 Mr. Moses Groome Jr was named on a tax list for North side of Gunpowder Hundred, Baltimore. "at Dorithy Grooms" was also listed, which is similar to listings for other unmarried women on the tax record. [20]
1699 Bond of Moses Groome. Securities: Stephen Johnson, Richard Isaack. [21]
1700 An additional inventory by Dorothy Calkins? administrator of the estate of Moses Groome was recorded. 2 hogds of tobacco sent to England by the deceased in his life and some horses were listed. Thomas Staley and Wm Pickett made the appraisal. Date June 27. [22] [23]
1701 The account of Robert Cutehill? and Dorothy his wife of Moses Groom of Baltimore deceased is difficult to read. [24] [25]
1709 Moses Groome and Col. James Maxwell were named as brothers-in-law in the will of John Ewings, of Baltimore County. [26]
Research Notes:
1698-1707 The will, inventory, testamentary papers, and account of Moses Groome have been indexed at the Maryland Archives.
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A biosketch reports [31]:
Groom, Moses, ... also came to poss. 150 acres of a 300 a. tract Taylor's Choice; his est. was inv. 16 June 1698/9 by Thomas Staley and William Peckett, and val. at £185.14.1, plus 1200 lbs. tob. in the house, 27963 lbs. tob. in debts, and another 12681 lbs. tob. in "sperate" debts; on 11 Nov. 1702 Robert and Dorothy Cutchin admin. Groom's est. and admin. it again on 1 Oct. 1707.
1702 Robert Cutchin married, by November 11, 1702, Dorothy, admins. of Moses Groome. [32]
1704 Edward Felkes married, by February 11, 1704, Ann, former wife of Stephen Johnson, and kinswoman of Moses Groome. [33] Ann Felkes conv. 100 a., part of Taylor's Choice, to her kinsman Moses Groome [Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin 29-168, citing IR # PP, 171].
1708 John Ewings married, by January 29, 1708, Elizabeth, sister of Moses Groome. [34]
See also [35]
Several trees on the internet name Anne Ame, daughter of John Ame and Martha Johnson [36], as the spouse of Moses Groome. This appears to be wrong since no such daughter is reported.
John Ame and Martha Johnson had children
1650 Mary in Woburn
1653 John
1655 Martha
1657 William
1660 Martha
1661 Mary
1665 Remembrance
1666 Ruth
1669 Joseph
1672 Ruth
No child Anne in Anne Arundel is mentioned.https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/boston-ma-inhabitants-and-estates-of-the-town-of-boston-1630-1822-thwing-collection/image?volumeId=14226&pageName=1655&rId=38008000
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[16] FamilySearch.org, [FamilySearchRecord].
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[19] V. L. Skinner, Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court (2007), 125, [GoogleBooks].
[20] "List of Taxables in Baltimore County Anno 1699," Maryland Historical Magazine 12 (1917), 1-10, at 4, [HathiTrust].
[21] V. L. Skinner, Abstracts of the Testamentary Proceedings of the Prerogative Court (2007), 139, [GoogleBooks].
[22] Maryland Prerogative Court, Maryland Colonial Inventories of Estates 1674-1718, 20-28, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[23] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, inventories and accounts, 20-28, Baltimore County, 1700, [MD Archives].
[24] Maryland Prerogative Court, Maryland Colonial Inventories of Estates 1674-1718, 21-246, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[25] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, inventories and accounts, liber 21, folio 246, Baltimore County, 1701, [MD Archives].
[26] Jane Baldwin Cotton, Roberta Bolling Henry, The Maryland Calendar of Wills: Wills 1703-1713, Vol. 3 (1920), 145, [HathiTrust].
[27] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, accounts, box 1, folder 32, Baltimore County, 1702, 1707, [MD Archives].
[28] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, inventories and accounts, liber 23/25?, folio 165, Baltimore County, 1702, not found, [MD Archives].
[29] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, inventories and accounts, liber 27, folio 27, 143, Baltimore County, 1702, not found, [MD Archives].
[30] Maryland State Archives, Probate Records, Colonial, Index, 1634-1777, MSA S1393, testamentary papers, Box 13, folder 59, Baltimore County, 1702, [MD Archives].
[31] Robert W. Barnes, Baltimore County Families 1659-1759, 284, [AncestryImage].
[32] Maryland Archives Land Records, [MD Land Records].
[33] Maryland Archives Land Records, [MD Land Records].
[34] Maryland Archives Land Records, [MD Land Records].
[35] Children of Moses Groome, [URL].
[36] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for Martha Johnson, [JRWolfeGenealogy].