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By William Pfingsten, July 17, 2007
The Nottingham Lots Marker
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1 ► Maryland, Cecil County, Rising Sun — The Nottingham Lots —
37 lots of approximately 500 acres each given by William Penn to his colonists in 1702 although they lay in Maryland and were part of George Talbot’s “Susquehanna Manor” of 32,000 acres granted him in 1680 by Lord Baltimore. — — Map (db m1760) HM
2 ► Maryland, Cecil County, Elkton — Blue Ball Tavern — Reported missing
Established about 1710 on Lot No. 35 of “The Nottingham Lots” by Andrew Job who secured it from William Penn. Job’s son, Thomas married Elizabeth Maxwell, niece of Daniel Defoe who wrote “Robinson Crusoe.” — — Map (db m146176) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Sep. 30, 2026