Cecil, John Baptist (IMMIGRATED) b. Abt 1634 , , , England d. 6 Jun 1698 Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

Abt 1634 - 1698 (~ 64 years) Has 10 ancestors and 32 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	Cecil, John Baptist (IMMIGRATED)
Born	Abt 1634	, , , England
Gender	Male
Other Info or Events	Bio info from; Sir John Baptist Cissell (Cecil), Kt. Birthdate: 1639 (59) Birthplace: Herefordshire, England Death: June 6, 1698 (59) St. Mary's County, Province of Maryland, Colonial America Immediate Family: Son of Sir Thomas Cecil; Mary Cecil and Susan Oxenbridge Husband of Mary Cecil and Mary Tant Father of William Cecil; John Cissell; Thomas Cissell; Richard Cissell; James Cecil and 2 others Brother of William Cecil and Henry Cecil Half brother of Dorothy Cecil; Anne Cecil; Frances Cecil; Elizabeth Cecil; Mary Cecil and 5 others Occupation: Gunsmith
Other Info or Events	bio info; About Sir John Baptist Cissell, Kt. Notes: Cissell, John, St Mary, Co, 28th Apr, 1698; 6th June, 1698. To sons John, William and Thomas, equally, and hrs, 150 A, "White Acre." " sons Richard and Robert equally, 100 A, "Long Neck". " Wife Mary, extx. and residuary legatee of estate, real and personal, including plantation during life. To son Edward and hrs, sd. plantation at death of wife; to pass in event of his death without issue to young, son James and hrs. Test: Jno. Richards, Adam Head, Mary Mekin, Robt. Asiter. 7. 381. John Sissell 16.200 I SM £75.11.0 Jul 26 1698 (also John Sessill) Appraisers: Henry Spink, James French. Early Families of Southern Maryland, Vol. 1, Revised, by Elise Greenup Jourdan, 1993, p. 59 "John Cissell of St Mary's Co., MD., a native of England, demands 50 acres of land for his own transportation in 1658; warrant vide return 25 Mar next" (Early Settler's List, 6,429). Since he only applied for 50 acres of land for his own transportation, we can assume he did not bring a wife into Maryland. John Cissell, a gunsmith, was the earliest known person of the Catholic Cissell family to settle in Maryland. Birth estimated ca 1630-1640 of unknown parents in England; d. 1698 St Mary's County. Glover's "Bristol and America" states that he came to Maryland via Barbados from the port of Bristol, England. He is believed to have married in St Mary's County to Mary Shirtcliffe, b. ca 1647; d. after 1707; d/o John Shirtcliffe and Anne Goldsborough. In 1707 a Mary Dant owned 50 acres of Poplar Neck, while William, James and Thomas Cissell owned the remainder. It has not been possible to determine if this is Mary, widow of John Cissell who m. a Dant after the death of John in 1698 (Rent Rolls). Mr. Harry Wright Newman wrote an excellent paper documenting the evidence to substantiate his opinion that Mary Shirtcliffe was the wife of John Cissell. Portions of the following information have been abstracted from the documents found with the Harry Wright Newman Collection. (Learning Resource Center, Southern Maryland Room of the Charles Co. Community College, LaPlata, MD 20646). 1658 immigrated to either Barbados or MD with brother William. There is some dispute from Erv Chell, a Cecil researcher that this John is the son of Thomas. "Colonial Settlers, St Clement's Bay 1734-1780, St Mary's County, Maryland" by Mary Louise Donnelly, states "John Cissell (Cecil), a Catholic, immigrated to the Province of Maryland in 1658 from Wales, England (Patents 4:29). He married Mary. Upon his arrival, John Cissell was a man of means as he purchased a number of tracts in St Mary's County. He became possessor of 150 acres of "White Acre" which on 12 Nov 1652 had been patented for William Brough on 25 Nov 1642, who died in 1651 leaving his total estate to his wife Sarah (w 1:37). By 1707 the sons of John Cissell owned this acreage. John Cissell purchased 100 acres of "Cadloe" as did his brother William, which was patented on 4 Nov 1650 for Joseph Cadloe, who died in 1652. John Cissell also obtained 100 acres of "Long Neck" which on 10 Jun 1681 had been surveyed for John Addison who moved to Prince George's County, Maryland. John Cissell, a gunsmith, wrote his will on 28 Apr 1698 and it was probated on 6 Jun 1698. To his sons John, William, Thomas, he left 150 acres of "White Acre." To his sons Richard and Robert he left 100 acres of "Long Neck". His son Edward was to receive the home plantation "Poplar Neck" after the death of Mary. If Edward died without heirs it was to pass to his youngest son James. On 26 Jul 1698 the estate of John Cissell was appraised and valued at L75.11.00 (inv 16;200.) Salisbury Family Genealogy: In 1658 John, came to Maryland to look after his family's interests. (see notes on his father.) John settled in St Mary's Co. John Cicill (spelled Cissel and Cecil), the immigrant from Wales, England in 1658, died in 1698 and left a will in St Mary's County naming wife Mary (possibly Calvert), and sons John, William, Thomas, Richard, Robert, Edward and James (Liber PC 1 page 104, film 144424). William Cicell, son of John and Mary, died in St Mary's County leaving Arthur, Luke, Margaret, Ann, Matthew and Clare. Thomas Cissell, son of John and Mary, died in 1724 leaving a son, John, and a brother James. James Cissel, son of John and Mary, died in 1717 leaving James, Mary and Ruth. Thomas Sissell, the immigrant in 1675, died in St Mary's County in 1701 and left a will naming son, George, son-in-law James Thompson, brother, George and daughter-in-law, Betty. Some claims have been made that John Cicill, son of John, the immigrant in 1658, was the same John, of Prince George's County, who married Elizabeth Sollers, and it has also been proposed that William, John the emigrant's son, was also living in Prince George's Co, but these claims have never been proven. "The Cecil Family of Maryland" by Walter V. Ball, book call #929.273 C322b. Also from the will of John. Elise Greenup Jourdan, in "Early Families of Southern Maryland, Volume 1" 1992, states that "the Cecils and Cissells were prolific families who settled in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania in the 17th century. Their descendants pioneered lands in Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and many other states." Generally, Cecil is used for the Protestant lines and Cissell for the Catholic, but there are many spellings used in an assortment of records that are not consistent. From Paul Tobler's research John and family had a sailing vessel called the "Martha Constant" that plyed between Barbados Colony and the Maryland Colony, plus visits to Nevis, Virgin Islands. Some of these sailings could have been made for the transport of indentured servants. Barbados dated from 1627 with the British, Maryland dated 1632 and Nevis dated from 1627-28 with the British. from Karen Salisbury: In Colonial Settlers of St Clement's Bay 1734-1780, St Mary's County, MD, by Mary Louise Donnelly, Will: Probated 16 June 1698, Appraised 26 July 1698,.Ship Martha Constant. Who is the James Cissell who is listed in Hottens "Lists of Emigrants to America 1600-1700" on p 452, with 22 acres of Land in St Michael's Parish, Barbadoes with 1 hired servant, 0 bought servants, 16 negroes? from Paul Tobler: Property that John B. Cecil owned was called "Cadloe", "Longneck", "White Acres", "Poplar Neck" 3)a. Cadloe he had originally obtained 100 acres upon arrival. 3)b. Longneck of 100 acres was added. 3)c. White Acres of 150 acres was added. 3)d. Poplar Neck of 200 acres was added. Therefore he had a minimum of 550 acres of property. The home place was on "Poplar Neck" where they lived with the residence there.
Immigration	Abt 1658
Name John Sissell Arrival Year 1665 Arrival Place Maryland Primary Immigrant Sissell, John Source Publication Code 2524.55 Annotation Date and port of arrival. Extracted from Maryland Land Office records of patents and warrants. Reference to original record or transcript and microfilm number are also provided. Other historical and genealogical information may also be provided. The first Source Bibliography GIBB, CARSON. A Supplement to The Early Settlers of Maryland. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1997. 248p. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cecils came from Maryland but originally from England. John Baptist Cecil came to Maryland in 1658 and landed at St. Mary's on the tip of Maryland that divided Virginia by the Potomac River. Maryland, at that time, was owned by a single family, the Calverts from Ireland. In 1631, George Calvert, 1st Lord Baltimore, had been granted land by his friend, King Charles I--10 million acres that stretched between Virginia and the growing dutch settlements to the north. George Calvert's desire was to found a safe haven for Catholics but sadly he died before the haven could be established. The land stayed in Calvert hands, passing to Cecilus Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Cecilius sent his younger brother, Leonard Calvert, to the new colony in 1633 to act as governor. (part of this next paragraph is incorrect as apparently Thomas Cecil never came to the Americas but instead - Thomas Cecil had worked from drawings supplied by two men who had been passengers on the Ark and the Dove. Those ships left the Isle of Wight in England for the New World, stopped in the Caribbean, made their way up the Chesapeake, steered to port and then the Potomac. The Ark and the Dove made land at St. Clement's Island on March 25, 1634, the genesis of Maryland Day. But his map was available in England after 1635. It was some time later, 1658, that his son John came to colony to settle on the Cecil land. ) Thomas Cecil/Cecill, John Baptist's father, was among the 200 passengers who left with Leonard Calvert from the Isle of Wight in November 1633 and arrived in Maryland in February 1634. Thomas Cecil had been commissioned to make the first map of the colony. He was an artist of reputation and well known at court. He was the son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, and grandson of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, advisor and friend to Queen Elizabeth I. Furthermore, his uncle, Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, and half brother to Thomas' father, was influential in court and a supporter of England's colonization of America. So when Thomas' son, John Baptist Cecil, came to Maryland in 1658, he came to oversee the land that had been granted to his father for making the first map of Maryland. Born in England in 1638, he was only 21 when he immigrated to America. That same year he married Mary Calvert. There in Maryland, John Baptist Cecil and Mary Calvert Cecil put down roots. Other Cecils joined them in America and they acquired land in St. Mary's New Town Hundred, later in Queen Anne's Parish and Prince George's County and finally in Fredericktown. In northern Maryland in 1765, several Cecils, Samuel Witten Cecil, John Baptist and Mary Calver Cecil's great grandson decided to venture to the Virginia's frontier. The Witten family also traveled along with them. Several members of the Cecil-Witten families intermarried before leaving Maryland. At first the families settled on Walkers Creek between Poplar Hill and White Gate. Although the Cecils stayed in Bedford County, the Wittens moved on. Thomas Jefferson, James, and Jerry Witten moved south and west to Tazewell County, Virginia. They spread out along the Clinch River and Plum Creek at Crab Orchard near current day Tazewell, where Thomas Jefferson Witten built the first block house. After the move to Virginia, several of the Cecil and Witten family members continued to intermarry. Five of Thomas and Elizabeth Cecil Witten's children married Samuel and Rebecca White Cecil's children--their double first cousins. Source: Kentucky Clay: Eleven Generations of a Southern Dynasty; By Katherine Bateman. also: Name John Cecil Arrival Year 1658 Arrival Place Maryland Source Publication Code 9448 Primary Immigrant Cecil, John Annotation In the years from 1925 to 1942, Frederick A. Virkus edited seven volumes with the title, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, published in Chicago by the Institute of American Genealogy. Each volume has a section in the main body of the work, co Source Bibliography VIRKUS, FREDERICK A., editor. Immigrant Ancestors: A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1964. 75p. Repr. 1986. Page 19
Reference Number	10494
Died	6 Jun 1698	Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Notes	Occupation: Gunsmith Religion: Catholic Event: Land White Acres, 150a, Long Neck 100a Event: Fact owned the Ship Martha Constant There is some dispute from Erv Chell, a Cecil researcher that this John is the sone of Thomas. John Cicill (Spelled Cissel and Cecil) the immigrant from Wales, England in 1658, died in 1698 and left a will in St. Mary's County naming wife Mary (possibly Calvert), and sons John, William, Thomas, Richard, Robert, Edward and James (Liber PC 1, page 104, film 144424) From the book "Colonial Settlers, St. Clement's Bay 1734-1780, St. Mary's County, Maryland" by Mary Louise Donnelly, states "John Cissell (Cecil), a Catholic, immigrated to the Province of Maryland in 1658 from Wales, England (Patents 4:29). He married Mary __________. Upon his arrival, John Cissell was a man of means as he purchased a number of tracts in St. Mary's County. He became possessor of 150 acres of "White Acre" which on 12-Nov-1652 had been patented for William Brough on 25-Nov-1642, who died in 1651leaving his total estate to his wife Sarah (w 1:37). By 1707 the sons of John Cissell owned this acreage. John Cissell purchased 100 acres of "Cadloe" as did his brother William, which was patented on 4-Nov-1650 for Joseph Cadloe, who died in 1652. John Cissell also obtained 100 acres of "Long Neck" which on 10-Jun-1681 had been surveyed for John Addison who moved to Prince Georges County, Maryland. John Cissell, a gunsmith, wrote his will on 28-Apr-1698 and it was probated on 6-Jun-1698. To his sons Joh, William, Thomas, he left 150 acres of "White Acre." To his sons Richard and Robert he left 100 acres of "Long Neck". His son Edward was to receive the home plantation "Poplar Neck" after the death of Mary. If Edward died without heirs it was to pass to his youngest son James. On 26-Jul-1698 the estate of John Cissell was appraised and valued at L75.11.oo (inv 16;200.)From Salisbury Family Genealogy: In 1658 John, came to Maryland t look after his family's interests. (see notes on his father.) John settled in St. Mary's Co. !John Cicill (spelled Cissel and Cecil), the immigrant from Wales, England in 1658, died in 1698 and left a will in St. Mary's County naming wife Mary ? (possibly Calvert), and sons John, William, Thomas, Richard, Robert, Edward and James (Liber PC 1 page 104, film 144424). William Cicell, son of John and Mary, died in St. Mary's County leaving Arthur, Luke, Margaret, Ann, Matthew and Clare. Thomas Cissell, son of John and Mary, died in 1724 leaving a son, John, and a brother James. James Cissel, son of John and Mary, died in 1717 leaving James, Mary and Ruth. Thomas Sissell, the immigrant in 1675, died in St. Mary's County in 1701 and left a will naming son, George, son-in-law James Thompson, brother, George and daughter-in-law, Betty. Some claims have been made that John Cicill, son of John, the immigrant in 1658, was the same John, of Prince Georges County, who married Elizabeth Sollers, and it has also been proposed that William, John the emigrant's son, was also living in Prince George's Co., but these claims have never been proven. This information comes from "The Cecil Family of Maryland" by Walter V. Ball, book call #929.273 C322b. Also from the will of John a copy of which is in file. From the book "Colonial Settlers, St. Clement's Bay 1734-1780, St. Mary's County, Maryland" by Mary Louise Donnelly, states "John Cissell (Cecil), a Catholic, immigrated to the Province of Maryland in 1658 from Wales, England (Patents 4:29). He married Mary_______. Upon his arrival John Cissell was a man of means as he purchased a numer of tracts in St. Mary's County. He became the possessor of 150 acres of "White Acre" which on 11/12/1652 had been patented to Samuel Harris; 200 acres of "Poplar Neck" which had been patented for William Brough on 11/25/1642, who died in 1651 leaving his total estate to his wife Sarah (w 1:37). By 1707 the sons of John Cissell owned this acreage. John Cissell purchased 100 acres of "Cadloe" as did his brother William, which was patented on 11/4/1650 for Joseph Cadloe, who died in 1652. John Cissell also obtained 100 acres of "Long Neck" which on 6/10/1681 had been surveyed for John Addison who moved to Prince George's County. John Cissell, a gunsmith, wrote his will on 4/28/1698 and it was probated on 6/6/1698. To his sons John, William and Thomas, he left 150 acres of "White Acre." To his sons Richard and Robert he left 100 acres of "Long Neck". His son Edward was to receive the home plantation "Poplar Neck" after the death of his wife. If Edward died without heirs it was to pass to his youngest son James. On 7/26/1698 the estate of John Cissell was appraised and valued at L75.11.oo (inv 16;200) Elise Greenup Jourdan, in "Early Families of Southern Maryland, Volume 1" 1992, states that "the Cecils and Cissells were prolific families who settled in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania in the 17th century. Their descendants pioneered lands in Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and many other states. " Generally, Cecil is used for the Protestant lines and Cissell for the Catholic, but there are many spellings used in an assortment of records that are not consistent. From Paul Tobler's research John and family had a sailing vessel called the "Martha Constant" that plyed between Barbados Colony and the Maryland Colony, plus visits to Nevis, Virgin Islands. Some of these sailings could have been made for the transport of indentured servants. Barbados dated from 1627 with the British, Maryland dated 1632 and Nevis dated from 1627-28 with the British. from Karen Salisbury: In Colonial Settlers of St. Clement's Bay 1734-1780, St. Mary's County, Md, by Mary Louise Donnelly, Will: Probated 16 June 1698, Appraised 26 July 1698, ...Ship Martha Constant... Whis the James Cissell who is litsted in Hottens "Lists of Emigrants to America 1600-1700" on p 452, has a James Cissel, with 22 acres of Land in St. Michael's Parish, Barbadoes with 1 hired servant, 0 bought servants, 16 negroes? from Paul Tobler: Property that John B. Cecil owned was called "Cadloe", "Longneck" "White Acres", "Poplar Neck" 3)a. Cadloe he had originally obtained 100 acres upon arrival. 3)b. Longneck of 100 acres was added. 3)c. White Acres of 150 acres was added. 3)d. Poplar Neck of 200 acres was added. Therefore he had a minimum of 550 acres of property. The home place was on "Poplar Neck" where they lived with the residence there.
Person ID	I342725	1FamilyTree
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Father	Cecil, Sir Knight Thomas II, b. 30 Dec 1578, Stamford, Northamptonshire, England , d. 3 Dec 1662, St. Martins, England (Age 83 years)
Mother	Oxenbridge, Susan, b. Bef 1587, Burwash, England , d. Abt 1640 (Age ~ 53 years)
Family ID	F214851	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Calvert, Mary, b. Abt 1638, , , , England , d. 24 Sep 1671, , , Maryland, USA (Age ~ 33 years)

Married Abt 1660

Children

+	1. Sesell, William Calvert /Cecil, b. Abt 1665, , Prince Georges County, Maryland , d. 17 Jul 1749, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA (Age ~ 84 years)

Last Modified 29 Sep 2017

Family ID F214850 Group Sheet | Family Chart