Thomas Pollitt, III

1717 - 1788  (70 years)

• Name	Thomas Pollitt  [1]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	30 Dec 1717	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	23 Nov 1743	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In his will Thomas Pollit gave to son Thomas plantation Trouble and tract Dentry. To son William. To wife Sarah Extr and tracts Smithfield Tomatoons Ridge and Come by Chance. To son George. To sons Jonathan and John. To daughters Mary Disharoon, Margaret Stevens, Elizabeth, Sarah & Priscilla. Witt: David Polk, John Alexander and James Pope.
  Will	11 Sep 1788	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	In his will Thomas Pollitt gave to son Thomas tract Trouble & part of tract Dentroy granted to John Parsons and tract Fox Hall an to be Extr. To son William tract Holdfast, tract Chesnut Hall, both in Worcester Co. To son Samuel part of tract Holdfast. To son Joshua. To son Levin tract John's Hill. To grandson Levin Morris, property in the hands of my son Wm (under 21) and if he dies to Jacob Morris's children by his 1st wife (who was evidently his daughter). To 3 youngest children Easter, Levin and Jenny. Witt: William Polk Sr, Jesse Walston and James Ballard.
  Death	24 Sep 1788	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1, 3]
  Will - will was Recorded	11 Oct 1788	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Record ID	108084
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Pollitt, I,   b. Abt 1660   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather)  Sarah S. Miles,   b. Abt 1690, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Dec 1771, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 81 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 5 sisters
  > 1. Margaret Pollitt,   b. Abt 1712, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William Stevens,  m. Aft 1730 > 2. Mary Pollitt,   b. Abt 1715, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William Disharoon,  m. 22 Sep 1736 + 3. Thomas Pollitt, III,   b. 30 Dec 1717, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 24 Sep 1788, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 70 years) ▻ Catherine 'Catron' (--?--),  m. Abt 1745 ;   (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1765   4. William Pollitt,   b. Abt 1719, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   5. George Pollitt,   b. Abt 1721, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown > 6. Jonathan Pollitt, Sr.,   b. Abt 1722, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1806, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 84 years) ▻ Mary Rencher (?),  m. Abt 1745   7. John Pollitt,   b. Abt 1725, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   8. Elizabeth Pollitt,   b. Abt 1727, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   9. Sarah Pollitt,   b. Abt 1729, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   10. Priscilla Pollitt,   b. Abt 1731, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I108084	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Pollitt, II,   b. 28 Sep 1690, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 26 Jan 1743/44, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 53 years)
  Mother	Sarah S. Miles,   b. Abt 1690, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Dec 1771, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1711	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Family ID	F36192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine 'Catron' (--?--),   b. Abt 1720, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1745	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Children	1. Thomas Pollitt, IV,   b. Abt 1746, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 4 Feb 1831, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 85 years) + 2. (dau of Thos III) Pollitt,   b. Aft 1753, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 11 Sep 1788, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 33 years) ╚═ Jacob Morris, Sr.  (Age 76 years)  m. Abt 1775   3. William Pollitt,   b. 10 Jun 1756, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 4 Jan 1816, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 59 years)   4. Samuel Pollitt,   b. Abt 1758, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   5. Joshua Pollitt,   b. Bef 1760, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1820, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age > 60 years) ╚═ Sally Hitch  m. Abt 1790
  Family ID	F36191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1740   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1765	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  Children	1. Easter Pollitt,   b. Abt 1766, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Levin Pollitt,   b. Abt 1768, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jane 'Jenny' Pollitt,   b. Abt 1770, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 29 May 1817, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F36208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S2857] Rob Hall (C.R.V. Hall) [email protected], Ancestors of Elizabeth Lankford, (Emailed to M.K. Miles 8/29/2018), 2857. [S2124] Vernon L. Skinner Jr., Skinner, Som Co, MD Wills 1667-1748, (V.L. Skinner Jr, Brookville, MD, 1987), p. 55 (will of Thomas Pollitt, wife Sarah), 2124. [S1053] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1788-1799, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 1 (will of Thomas Pollitt), 1053.