These are submitted for what they're worth.
Excerpts of letter from Mrs Tessie James Miller, Los Angeles CA Feb 1,
1974:
"If you have Col. Carrico's rec'ds who formerly lived in Dallas, they are
not accurate. He has that Margaret, last wife of Peter Sr., was Margaret
Gates, dau. of John & mother of all his children. Not so! I checked the
will with Dr. Thomas, then head of Hall of Records. He agreed with me.
Said he read the will with Homer, never noticed.
In the will Peter said, to his four sons, naming them, and to his wife
Margaret, during her life time, "Maidstone." Then to his son James, and
Margaret, forever, Carrico Hope. He just drew a line through the two
families.
I found an article of suit filed against the Robert Gates estate by
Peter. He said he married Ann Gates dau of Robt. She was given a land
called "Maid Stone" in her father's will but had never rec'd title.
The
will read, "her heirs forever." Peter could not give the land to James,
as he belonged to last wife, Margaret, and only life time dowery to
Margaret. Margaret Gates, dau of John Gates, married a man, I believe
named Neil. James Carrico's will read "that portion of estate I shall
inherit from the O'Brian family." Margaret, Peter Sr's second wife was
surely Margaret O'Brian."
Excerpts of letter from Robert L Eddy of Riverdale, IL Jun 21, 1974:
"You may know of the article on the Carrico family, by Homer Edwin
Carrico, which appeared in The Filson Club History Quarterly, July
1951... The information in many cases is highly in error, so care should
be used to prove out any leads.
The 1790 census for Maryland (Charles County) lists a Monica Callico, who
is living alone, and she is in column 3, which is for 'Free White Females
Including Heads of Families'. Col. Carrico on p. 222 of the articles
states, 'We know that he (referring to John, son of Peter) was married
and that he died prior to 1790, because the census of that year of
Charles County lists Monica as the widow of John Carrico'. The census
makes no such statement; I checked it again yesterday at the library.
Peter Carrico's children of record from his will are: John, Thomas
Ignatius, James, Bartholomew, and Bazzil; his wife (presumed to have been
his second wife) was Margaret. Col. Carrico ascribes all five sons to
his second marriage to Margaret. I believe otherwise, because his estate
'Maidstone' he leaves to his widow Margaret, and when she is dead to four
sons: John, Thomas Ignatius, Bartholomew, and Bazzil. His land named
'Carricoes hope' he leaves to widow Margaret, and when she is dead to his
son James.
Now Ann Gates, who was born July 23, 1690, according to the will of her
father, Robert Gates of St. Mary's Co., Maryland, received 80 acres - a
part of 'Maidstone' under the will of her father. Peter Carrico
acquired his interest in 'Maidstone' upon his marriage to Ann Gates; Col.
Carrico states they were married in 1720, which would place her age at 30
years when married. Baloney. I think they were married as early as 1708
or 1710. Anyway, upon Ann's death (the Col. says about 1737 which may be
true) 'Maidstone' was his as her heir, but upon his death he would leave
it to his 2nd wife, Margaret, and upon her death it would have to go to
the heirs of his first wife, Ann Gates. You will notice that the four
sons shared in 'Maidstone', and that son James shared in 'Carricoes
hope.' I feel certain that James was the son of Peter and Margaret.
Peter Carrico's will does not name any other children, although it is
possible he had other issue who were not previously provided for and who
were not named in the will. The article states on page 218, 'In 1730
Peter deeded to Abel a property in Charles County. In 1764 Peter Sr.
executed a deed to Peter Jr.' I believe there were other children of
Peter from his several marriages..."
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