On July 16, 1734, John Greenwood sold property to William Wilkinson.  Both were "planters of Queen Anne's County  Maryland". I have the Deed Liber RT A, page 309-311. It is long, but gives very little information.  It contained 50 acres and  John Greenwood received 1800 pounds of Tobacco.  It is defined as "lying upon the easter(n) most branch of  the southern most  branch of the head of the Chester River called the Andover Branch." On my detail map of today, I believe that would place the   land on the Gravely Branch. This is found just inside the northeast corner of Queen Anne's County and the branch continues  into Kent County De.

     In 1740  Jonathan Greenwood "of Queen Anne's County MD" bought land in Kent County Del.aware.  Kent county Deed Book 4, page 81. It is described as unknown # of acres on the Murderkill, in Misipillon Hundred. Queen Anne's County Maryland is directly next to Kent County Delaware with no river boundary. A move across the land would be easy.

    Delaware continues to this day to use hundreds as an area definition.  Misspillion Hundred in 1768 was the bottom quarter of Kent County, extending from the Maryland border to the Delaware River.  The southern boundary was Misspillion River, also the Sussex county line, the northern boundary was the Murderkill.
    
     On August 10, 1743, Jonathan Greenwood bought from Thomas Hill, a 50 acre track between two branches of the Murderkill called Brown's Neck.  This deed was witnessed by    William and Margarett Pegg.   Kent County Deed Book M., page 231.  I believe this is just west of where the Murderkill and Brown's Branch come together.  South and a little east of Frederica.  Kill is a dutch term for river.     

    Jonathan Greenwood had three known children.  They were listed in his Will noted below.  They may have all been Ann's children also. They were
1.  Joseph Greenwood, born about 1725 married Sarah. 
2.  William Greenwood
3.  Mary Ann Greenwood, never wed.
   
   Ann Greenwood, as administrator of Jonathan Greenwood's will, filed his will on Oct 25, 1744. Delaware Archive vol A20, page 153, Liber I, folio 93.  The will mentions his  heirs, Joseph, William and Mary Ann Greenwood and his widow Ann Greenwood.   This is the only time, Ann ever appears in a document, so we have no way to tell when they were married.  The Inventory included shoemaker tools and carpentry tools. 

    We do not know where Jonathan Greenwood was buried, nor what happened to Ann Greenwood after this event. 

    Joseph Greenwood was  administrator July 16, 1750, for his brother's estate, who had  died earlier that year.  Kent County Court Vol A20, page 13/liber K, folio 27.   I have
a copy and it s all handwritten.  it reads, "Joseph Greenwood, Administrator  ......brother William Greenwood".  Then on  March 29, 1769 he was the administrator fr his sister,  Mary Ann Greenwood.  Kent County Court, Liber L, folio 57.
 

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

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1. When and where was Jonathan born?
2. Who were his parents?
   
3. When did he marry Ann and what was her birth name?
   
4. What were the birth dates of the children?
5. Was there also a son Jonathan?
6. What happened to Ann after Jonathan died?
   
7. Where are they buried?