I do plan on visiting you in the near future (as soon as I get a Saturday off). Thanks for the response.
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: Acton is not a common name in Prince George's
: County at all. I find Henry Acton's will
: (Prince George's County Will Liber 1, folio
: 332) in 1742, then no Actons at all in the
: probate or census records thereafter. Did
: you have reason to believe that any of the
: Actons stayed in Prince George's County
: after Henry's death?
:
: If you did not, you would probably not find
: anything very helpful at our library, though
: it is rare for anyone to come here and NOT
: find good stuff! Let me know whether you
: have reason to associate later generations
: of the family with PGC, and also let me know
: whether you can associate any members of the
: family with any particular church - this
: could be a source of more information.
:
: Good luck with your search!
:
: Susan G. Pearl,Historian
: Prince George's County Historical
: Society
:
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: Hi, I'm new here. My 7th great-grandfather
: on
: my dad's side was Henry Acton II
: (1677-1742), born in Longnor, Shropshire,
: England. He was the son of Henry Acton and
: Hannah Corbet (family associated with
: Moreton Corbet Castle) and married Ann
: (Hannah Marriott Penn). He emigrated to PG
: County around 1700 and his family started a
: large tobacco plantation in southern
: Maryland. His granddaughter, Eleanor
: (daughter of Henry III) married into the
: Smallwoods. I'm descended from Henry II's
: son, John (1715-1770).
:
: I live near Fredericksburg, VA and would
: like to visit PG Co, but don't know what to
: look for relative to my interests there.
: Does anyone know if there are any remnants
: from this family to see there?
:
:
:
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