Thomas Claywell

In the fisrt extant Tax List for Somerset Co. Thomas Claywell is listed as a dependent of Peter Claywell in Mattapany Hundred (now Worcester Co.) - this would nean he was at least age 15 by 1723. By 1730, he is listed in his own household in Bogerternorton Hundred (modern Worcester).

In the 1734 Somerset Rent Rolls, Thomas Caywell is listed as owning 200a of tract DURHAM HOUSE (also SCARBOROUGH CASTLE). This tract ends up being owned by his son, Job Claywell.

In the November Court of 1737, His Lordship vs. Thomas Claywell Somerset County; The Jurors for the right Honourable the Lord proprietary that now is for the body of Somerset County af.d upon their oath do present that Thomas Claywell late of all hallows parish in the County af.d planter the eleventh day of November Anno Dom seventeen hundred thirty and seven at the parish af.d in the County af.d within the Jurisdiction of this Court in and upon a Certain Wheatly Dennis of the same County in the peace of God and of the said Lord proprietary then and there being with force and arms and assault did make and the same Wheatly then and there did beat wound and evilly treat so that of his life it was much despaired and other harms to him then and there did to the great damage of the same Wheatly and against the peace of the said Lord Lord proprietary that now is his good rule and Government &.a. On the foregoing bill of Indictment it was Endorsed Ignoramus John Waters foreman Now to witt the third Tuesday of November being the fifteenth day of the same month ann Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty Seven before the Justices of his Lordship County Court of Somerset at dividing Creek Came the Said Thomas Claywell in his proper person according to a Certain Recognizance by him & his Security in that part ^first^ acknowledged and prays that his appearance may be recorded and he and his security discharged Thereupon by order of Court the said Thomas Claywells appearance is recorded and he & his Security discharged & Abraham Outten and Henry Jerman appears here in Court according to a Certain Recognizance ^by them^ in that part before acknowledged to give Evidence on behalfe of his Lordship against Thomas Claywell & Donnock ^Dennis^ thereupon the said Abra: Outten & Henry Jarman by order of Court are discharged and Each of them are discharged from the recognizance afd &

In the 1740 Somerset Tax List, Thomas Claywell he is listed in his own household in Bogerternorton Hundred with one unnamed slave - this is the last extant year for tax lists in Somerset that became Worcester Co.

Thomas married Jemima Pope. (Jemima Pope was born about 1712 in Somerset Co., MD.)