“Lord’s Gift”

Lord’s Gift was granted to Henry Coursey in 1658 as 1000 acres by order of Lord Baltimore for “conspicuous faithfulness to him during the late contest,” the Uprising of 1652 led by Richard Bennett and William Claiborne. Fifty of the acres were for transporting himself into the Colony. This tract is known as the “Thumbgrant” of legendary origin.

Queenstown, Maryland · United States