David Trail, of 'David's Industry'

(National Records of Scotland -Old Parish Births).....Kinnell.....Anno 1672......."two twinnes to James Traill, James and David..May 13.."

• From the book "David's Industry" by George Arthur Trail IV available online. These records discovered and posted by George Arthur Trail IV.
• David Trail Sr. of "David's Industry" (1672-1753) arrived on the ship"Providence" with his twin brother James in 1692 at Somerset County, Maryland. David Trail Sr. migrated to Charles County, Maryland, in 1693, with John Emmett, Hannah Emmett, William Smith, William Shilittoe, Rev. Hugh Moore, William "Coovie" (Covey), and William McCoy. They settled the tract "Seaman's Delight" in New Scotland Hundred which became part of Prince George's County in 1696. All these settlers migrated from Somerset County, Maryland where the plantations of Rev. William Trail, John Emmett and William Shilittoe were all adjacent along the Pocomoke River. Rev. Hugh Moore arrived at Somerset County in 1692 on the ship "Providence" originating in Leith, Scotland but stopping off on the way to Maryland at Ireland where the Providence joined a sister ship for the remaining voyage to Maryland.. William McCoy of Londonderry (Ireland) was also onboard the "Providence" and his descendants later intermarried with the Trails. David's twin brother James Trail Sr. of Little Creek Hundred (1672-1739) settled in Kent County, Delaware. Arriving with the new Presbyterian minister ( Rev. Hugh Moore) replacing Rev. William Trail, who returned to Scotland in 1690, the twins were obviously informed of opportunity in America and set sail under Rev. William Trail's direction.
• About the year 1710 David Trail Sr. married Elizabeth Veatch, daughter of Nathan and Ann Veatch
• (Somerset Land Records. By Ruth T. Dryden).....1687.. Mary Shillitoe married to John Ellis Jr. by William Traile minister.
• (Somerset County Land Records liber M4,p. 434)....April 14, 1689...... " William Shillitto, son of Thomas Shillitto deceased, with consent of his mother Mary Shillitto, now Mary Ellis, is apprenticed to John Emmett until he reaches the age of one and twenty years.....witness;" Mary Ellis, Jeane Cooper and Edmund Howard...The said William is nyne years old ye 30th October"
• (Charles County Land Records Liber R,p.543).....This indenture made the thirty first day of January....1692 between Collo. Ninian Beall high sherrif of Calvert County....being attorney of Benjamin Hadduck...and John Emmett of Charles County, carpenter....in consideration of 6000 pounds tobacco...all that part of land called "Seaman's Delight".....witness; Hugh Moor (*Rev. Hugh Moor) , William Stone, William Hatton..."
• (Prince George's County Court Records).... June Court 1737.... " David Traile preferrs to the court here the following petition..."David Traill humbly sheweth that your petitioner has been a laighbor in this county forty odd years and being upward of sixty years of age prayeth..."........
• The previous record proves that David Trail Sr. arrived at Prince George's County, Md. in the 1690's at the same time John Emmett came up from Somerset County...
• (Prince George's County Bonds)...... Nov. 3rd ,1704.... William Shillitow/Shillitoe Estate Bond ,,,,, Executrix: Hannah (Emmett) Smith... Securities: William Smith and David Traile.... witness;... William "Coovie" (Covey), Edward Willett (clerk)...
• Note*- William Covey Jr. returned to Dorchester County by 1711 when he inherited his father's estate. William Covey Sr.( c. 1650-1711) was most close to William Willoghby at Dorchester County, Md.. In 1673 William Willoghby claimed Thomas Shilletto as a headright . Thomas Shilletto and his wife Mary Rogers recorded the birth of William Shilletto at Somerset County,Md. in 1680.
• (Prince George's County Court Record)...... September Court 1705..... "Samuel Gesshaw made oath to 2 days on behalf of David Traile " "Walter Howard made oath to 2 days on behalf of David Traile against George Smith" "James Buttler made oath to 2 days attendance in the behalf of David Traile"
• (Maryland Certificate of Survey)... January 10, 1710...- Archibald Edmondson Cert. called "David's Industry" 177 acres- "By virtue of a warrant granted out of his Lordships Land office unto Archibald Edmondson for 673 acres of land dated the 25th day of August last ..I have laid out.. all that tract of land lying in the said county called "David's Industry"...beginning at a bounded hickory standing at the end of the north line of a tract of land called Beall's Meadows.." Clement Hill Survey Pr. Geo. Coty.
• ( Prince George's County, Accounts).....Nov 3, 1712.....Henry Guttereg (deceased)......Payments to: Edmond Goodrick, John Lanham, David Trayle, Elizabeth Parker, Katherine More, John Henry, Thomas James Jr., Anguis Mackloud, Wolfron Hunt, Benjamin Berry...Executors: John Jones and his wife Ann
• (Prince George's County Court record).....1716... "The court proceeds to choose the following persons Overseers for the year ensuing...New Scotland Hundred- David Traile Upper part ,Thomas Johnson Lower part...
• (Prince George's County Court records)....- November Court 1717. (pg.568).. " to Allowance David Traile for burying Thomas Bass....400"....
• (Prince George's County Land Records Liber I,p.3).....At the request of David Traile the within deed was enrolled September the twenty third seventeen hundred and twenty.....Between Archibald Edmonston of Prince George's County....Carpenter.. and David Traile...planter...in consideration ....of six thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco....sell unto David Traile....David's Industry...beginning at a bounded hickory the end of the north line of a tract of land called Bealls Meadows....containing one hundred seventy acres of land....witness; Joseph Belt and Basil Waring.....April 3, 1720
• (P. G. County Court Record)..... November Court 1721 (pg. 422)..." William Mattingly produces his servant woman named Catherine Warner to be adjudged for runaway time and it being proved by the oath of David Traile..."...
• ( Prince George's County Prerogative Court Record, Accounts)......Mrs. Elizabeth Levett (widow)....Jan. 4, 1728.....Received from: .....Charles Beall, Capt. John Hyde, David Trail, John Veatch, Mrs. Mary Clagett, Thomas Blacklock......(note; John Veatch was the brother in law of David Trail)
• ( Prince George's County Land Records, Liber Q, p. 15)....June 16, 1730.....David Trayle aged about 53 years....deposeth that George Miller shewed him a bounded white oak standing near the mouth of the Cannow Branch and close by the marsh and told the same was the beginning tree to a tract of land Yarrow and there showed him some part of the line from the tree and desired him not to cut any timber beyond the line least he should prejudice his neighbor Joseph Chew.'
• ( P.G. Land Records, Liber T,pg. 29)....May 11, 1733.....David Traile aged about 55 years ......declosed that a Capt. William Morgan at the request of William Smith brought him about 28 years ago to near the said place and told him this deponent that there stood the beginning tree of a tract of land called Seaman's Delight..."
• (Prince George's County Land Patents, MSA S1203-1031).....Good Will....100 acres...Surveyed for David Trail 2nd June, 1731....patented to David Trail 30th Oct. 1732.....bounded by a white oak standing on the east side of Sinicar Creek...
• (Prince George's County Court record).....November Court 1732..(pg. 119)..."Jurrors impannelled being called namely Richard Keene, James Magruder, John Howell, Henry Dick, Grove Tomlinson, Edward Lenham, John Davis, Peter Brightwell, Thomas Kendrick, William Beall Jr. and DAVID TRAYLE..." (this was the only record of David Trail Sr. ever serving as a juryman)
• (Prince George's County Court record)..... November Court 1732.....(pg.166).... "petitioner's sheweth that the Lowermost fording place by the Beaverdam branch of the Eastern branch is often rendered dangerous and impasable..humbly prays that a bridge may be built...petitioners: ....William Scott Sr., David Trail, William Scott Jr......Richard Weaver, Allen Lock, Charles Trayle..." (names appeared in this order, 35 petitioners in all) * Richard Weaver was the only grandfather Charles Trail ever knew albeit a step grandfather.
• (P.G. County Levy Book 1734-1748 pg. 54)...... "Squirrell and Crows Heads" (tax)....1735......John Turnor, David Trayle, Eliphaz Riley, William Ray Jr. of Rock Creek,..."
• (P.G. County Levy Book 1734-1748 p. 188)...." Crows and Squirrells Heads Anno Dom 1739....David Trail Junr., David Trail Senr., Charles Trail..."
• (Prince George's County Court Record)....March Court 1741..... "The petition of David Trail....hath several years past been burden with the charge of maintaining a certain Rachel Trail who by being subject to constant distracted fits is rendered unable to support herself.."
• (Prince George's County Court Record)....November Court 1742 (pg.194)...." David Traill prefers to the court here the following petition...the petition of David Trail showeth your petitioner lying under the unhappy concerns of having his daughter afflicted with frequent fitts of different nature to many here to inumerate....she has atacked her poor mother at sundry times with such violence by beating and wounding her that at last she was obliged to leave her own house...."
• ( P.G. Court Record)....... August Court 1744....(pg. 501)...... " We the grand jurors do present Robert Davis for breaking open ye dwelling house of David Trail and from thence taking sundry goods" including a " book of Common Prayer "...
• ( P.G. Land Records, BB 1, p.177).....At the request of David Trail Jun. the following deed was recorded August the twenty ninth day....1744......between David Trail Sen. of Prince George's County planter of the one part and David Trail Jun. of the same county planter on the other part..... in consideration of 500 pounds merchantable tobacco.....confirm unto him the said David Trail Jr......a tract of land called Good Will....beginning at a white oak standing on the east side of Sinaca Creek....laid out for 100 acres...witness : James Edmonston and Thomas Owen...............(note; this indenture appears in the land records adjacent and recorded at the land office on the same day as the indenture between John Veatch and William Masters husband of Mary Veatch. They were all inlaws of David Trail Sr.)
• (P.G Court Record)......... November Court 1745. (pg. 292) "........ Thomas Edmonston in his proper person in court here swears that he attended 3 days, John Harding Sen. also swears that he attended five days to testify for David Trail against Francis Finn and that they were summoned for that purpose...."
• David Trail Sr.'s 1753 death date is simply proven by the Western Shore Debt Rolls in which he pays the annual property tax on "David's industry" repeatedly all the way to the year 1753. Charles Trail Sr. then paid the tax on "David's Industry" starting in 1754 every year until Charles Trail Sr.'s death in 1763.