Near Easton in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Canterbury Manor

Patented to Richard Tilghman
Citizen and Chirurgeon of London
Later Maryland Planter

— 1000 Acres Patented 17 January 1659/60 —

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Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007

1. Canterbury Manor

Inscription. On this manor was first seated Dr. Richard Tilghman, who was granted by the Lord Baron of Baltimore the prerogatives of a “Court Baron and all things thereunto belonging by ye law or custome of England.” He was the great-grandfather of Colonel Tench Tilghman, Aide-de-Camp to General George Washington in 1665 Dr. Tilghman conveyed the manor to Richard Preston, commissioner for the Province of Maryland under Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth of England for whom it was resurveyed and granted by Lord Baltimore with full manorial privileges of a Court Baron.

Erected 1950 by the Descendants of Lords of the Maryland Manors through the good offices of W. Alton Jones.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is January 17, 1659.

Location. 38° 43.52′ N, 76° 6.359′ W. Marker is near Easton, Maryland, in Talbot County. It is on Baileys Neck Road one mile west of Oxfort Road, on the left when traveling west. It is on the right gatepost. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Easton MD 21601, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: “Canterbury Mannor” (a few steps from this marker); Peachblossom Meetinghouse (approx. 2.1 miles away); Old Wintersell Schoolhouse (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bracing for an Attack (approx. 3 miles away); “Hole in the Wall” (approx. 3.1 miles away); Old White Marsh Episcopal Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Robert Morris, Sr. (approx. 3.2 miles away); Third Haven (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Easton.

More about this marker. Chiruregon was an early spelling of surgeon.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2024, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 76 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 5, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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Canterbury Manor

Patented to Richard TilghmanCitizen and Chirurgeon of LondonLater Maryland Planter

— 1000 Acres Patented 17 January 1659/60 —

Patented to Richard Tilghman
Citizen and Chirurgeon of London
Later Maryland Planter