William Logsdon

1663 - 1742  (78 years)

• Name	William Logsdon
  Birth	9 Sep 1663	Bedfordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jan 1742
  Notes	Recently it has been documented that William Logsdon Sr. was born 9/13/1663 of James Logsdon and Jane James, who were married 6/26/1662 at St. John's Church, Bedfordshire, England. William came to America in 1673/74 landing near Baltimore on a ship commanded by Capt. Samuel Smith. According to family history, William paid for his passage over by working four years with various tobacco planters living along the Patapsco River in Maryland/Md. At the end of his 'indentureship' he went up the Big Pipe Creek and bought a 300 acre tract of land near the southern border of Pennsylvania/Pa., which he named "Brotherly Love." Mr. Logsdon cleared the land, raised livestock, and made tobacco his chief crop, which was sold in England. At the age of 39, in 1702, William selected a young Irish lass, Honora 0' Flynn, to be his wife. She was only 16, part of a shipload of young women kidnapped on the southern coast of Ireland, Kerry Co., to become brides of pioneer bachelor planters. Seven children were born of this marriage: Ann, b. 1703; William Jr., b. 1705; Honora, b. 1707; Thomas, b. 1710; Prudence, b. 1712; Edward, b. 1714; and John, b. 1716. William Sr. died between 9/22/1730 and 3/3/1742.
  Person ID	I05541	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	James Logsdon,   b. Abt 1631   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane James,   b. Abt 1641   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F03090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Honora O'Flynn,   b. Abt 1686   d. Aft 1742 (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	1702
  Children	1. Anne Logsdon,   b. Abt 1703, Owings Mill, Baltimore County, Maryland d. 8 Jul 1770, Frederick County, Maryland (Age ~ 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William II Logsdon,   b. Abt 1705, Maryland d. Aft 1742 (Age ~ 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Honora Logsdon,   b. Abt 1707, Maryland d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Thomas Logsdon,   b. Abt 1710, Maryland d. Abt 1797 (Age ~ 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Lawrence Logsdon,   b. Abt 1711, Maryland d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Prudence Logsdon,   b. Abt 1712, Maryland d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Edward Logsdon,   b. Abt 1714, Maryland d. Abt 1793 (Age ~ 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Sr. Logsdon,   b. Abt 1716, Maryland d. Oct 1797, Fanny's Meadow, Frederick County, Maryland (Age ~ 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F00367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Excerpt from Pioneer Families of Colonial America by John Hubert Doty Michael A. McKenzie acquired this portion of John Doty's book from Mary Alice McKenzie Kitzerow in 2018. Based upon a quick review, it appears that there are a number of errors in the manuscript. As always, any serious researcher should try to document his/her work with as many primary sources as possible.
  		The Historical Background of the William Logsdon Sr. Family of Maryland
  		Pioneer Families of Colonial America - The Logsdon Family An excerpt from the book written by Mary Ann Doty Rizzo