Anne Gill, daughter of Benjamin Gill, came to Maryland with her father in 1642. Benjamin received 1000 acres for transporting five persons and this land was located on the North side of the Wicomico River. John Neal owned a plantation on the south side of the river. His son, Capt. James neal married Anne Gill. The records tell us, she was maid of honor to Queen Henrietta Marie, and when Anne's first child was born, a girl, she named her Henrietta Marie Neal, they took the child to England to be christened and Queen Henrietta Marie was God Mother.
After the death of Benjamin Gill it developed that Benjamin had not filed claim for all the land due him and Cecilius Calvert wrote his brother, Governor Leonard Calvert to see that Benjamin's heirs received the land coming to him for the warrants held.
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