James Trail Sr. Inventory 1799 Montgomery County,Maryland
A study of this historic document has brought some new players into light. First and foremost is Robert Peter. Robert Peter was the Creditor for James Trail Sr.'s Inventory. Robert Peter also received payment from Charles Trail when his estate was administered in 1763. Robert Peter was born in Coltsness, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1726. There was a Robert Trail born at Coltsness in 1611 but he has always been a bit of a mystery as to his branch. Robert Peter immigrated to Bladensburg,Maryland in 1745 and was at first an agent for the John Glassford Co. He went on to become the most powerful merchant in Georgetown (the Rock Creek Port which the Trails used as well). In 1790 he became Georgetown's first mayor. Robert Peter married Elizabeth Scott, the daughter of George Scott and Elizabeth Dick. Gail Trail has mentioned a George Scott on this forum before in detailing her Kinnell Theory. Interesting that this name has come up again. Robert Peter had a daughter that married into the Custis family which Martha Custis came from. Martha Custis married President George Washington so you can see what powerful circles the Trails were associated. One of the appraisers for the Inventory was John Linthicum who was also one of the first delegates to represent Montgomery County in the State Senate. His name brings James Mowat back into the picture. James Mowat resided next to the Linthicums during his life and left most of his worthy estate to the Linthicums. James Trail's will was witnessed by Edward Burgess who was the very first delegate ever to represent Montgomery County in the Maryland State Senate. James Trail's estate was valued at 1033:27:18 not including the hundreds of acres he owned. The vast majority of the value was due to a slave family that lived on James Trail's plantation. The father of this African American family was named Harry and he was 35 years old when James died in 1799. His wife was named Toby and she was 25 years old at the time. They had a son Ben aged 14, a son Paul aged 10, a girl Nan aged 7,a son Bill aged 5 and a son Jack aged 3. James Trail Sr. was very wealthy for his time and closely associated with the most politically powerful people in his locale.
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