| Appeals to the Privy Council |
Report No. 04_1739_00 |
Tasker v Simpson |
Maryland |
| Case Name Short |
Tasker v Simpson |
| Case Name Long |
Benjamin Tasker v John Simpson on the demise of William Brent |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [476] p.645 – 27 September 1739 – entry 1 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.6 (1 October 1738 – 27 March 1740) p.351: PC 2/95/351 |
| APC Citation | v.3 [476] p.645–646 – 31 January 1740 – entry 2 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.6 (1 October 1738 – 27 March 1740) p.356, 527–530, 542: PC 2/95/356, 527–530, 542 |
Colonial Courts |
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Provincial Court – 18 October 1737 High Court of Appeals – 24 November 1738 |
Participants |
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Bennet, James Brent, Giles (deceased father of Mary Fitzherbert and brother of Margaret Brent) Brent, Margaret (deceased sister of Giles Brent and aunt of Mary Fitzherbert) Brent, William (descendent of Giles Brent) Fitzherbert, John (husband of Mary Fitzherbert) Fitzherbert, Mary Brent (niece of Margaret Brent, daughter of Giles Brent and wife of John Fitzherbert) Lynes (Lines), Philip Moy, Ann (wife of Daniel Moy) Moy, Daniel (husband of Ann Moy) Moy, Richard Simpson, John Tasker, Benjamin, esquire |
Description |
Land dispute (trespass and ejectment) over 1000 acres in Queens County from a grant by the Lord Proprietary of Maryland in 1640 |
Disposition |
Dismissed |
Notes |
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The lease of William Brent to John Simpson is probably real. The Committee report describes William’s side of the Brent family as being resident in England and Virginia. The report also leaves little doubt that the underlying issue in the case is William’s claim to ownership of the premises. On the action of ‘trespass and ejectment’ involved here, see Additional Research. Washburne, Imperial Control, p.98–99, notes this appeal as an example of the difficulties arising from conflicting claims from very early land grants. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (Tasker) |
ESTC: N15037 |
| Counsel | [Signed] D. Ryder; W. Noel |
| Library | New York Public Library. Schwarzman Building: Rare Book Collection *KVB++ (1739, Jan. 25) (Ryder, D. Maryland) (Includes manuscript notes. The ESTC also shows another entry [N474463] for the New York Public Library for the appellant's case, but an additional copy cannot be located.) (Noted in ESTC? Yes.) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (Simpson) |
ESTC: N15036 |
| Counsel | [Signed] J. Strange |
| Library | New York Public Library. Schwarzman Building: Rare Book Collection *KVB++ (1739, Jan. 25) (Strange, J. Benjamin Tasker, esq. appellant) (Noted in ESTC? Yes.) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |
Other Documents |
| Other Documents | See report on colonial court proceedings in Harris, Maryland Reports, under the name Brent’s Lessee v Tasker. |
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