Lavinia (Lovey) Lake

Notes:

Source:"Side-lights on Maryland History: With Sketches of Early Maryland Families" by Hester Dorsey Richardson, page 185

"Captain Henry Lake, son of Henry Lake, Sr., was commissioned captain of a company of Dorchester County militia in 1776. Some years later he was appointed judge or justice of Dorchester County, and in the year 1797 the important office of High Sheriff of the county was bestowed on him. Captain Henry Lake married Rhoda Jewett in the year 1762 and had, among the other children, a handsome daughter named Lovey [Lavinia] -- a name suggestive of the winsomeness which, added to her high spirit, made her a great belle.

An interesting family tradition, in which Lovey was the heroine, tells of her defiantly resisting the attempt of a British soldier to take off her silver shoe buckles. It appears that the marauding party set fire to the Lake house to take revenge on the pretty Lovey, who, however, not only extinguished the fire, but made her escape through a back window, never stopping until she reached her father's company of soldiers, who put the British ruffians to flight, glad to escape in their boats without their fair prisoner. The mother of this daughter of the Revolution also suffered in the cause, receiving a bayonet wound in the arm while resisting the capture of her husband."

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Grave location and biographical Information:
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Lavinia married Col. John Stewart McNamara 21 Jan 1784, Dorchester Co. MD. John (son of John McNamara and Mary Stewart) was born 1755, Dorchester Co. MD; died 08 Jul 1823, Charles Creek, Lakes District, Dorchester Co. MD; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cambridge, Dorchester Co. MD. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850
about John Stewart McNamara
Name: John Stewart McNamara
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 21 Jan 1784
Spouse: Lovey Lake
Spouse gender: Male
State: Maryland
County: Dorchester

1. Zipporah McNamara was born Dec 1784, Dorchester Co. MD; died 14 May 1808, Dorchester Co. MD; was buried , Denard Johnson Cemetery, Lakesville, Dorchester Co. MD.
2. William McNamara was born 1796, Dorchester Co. MD; died Aft 1834, Dorchester Co. MD; was buried , Unknown.
3. Ann McNamara was born ca 1798, Dorchester Co. MD; died 18 May 1853, Fredericksburg, VA; was buried , Wicomico United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wicomico Church, Northumberland Co. VA.
4. Henry Lake McNamara was born 30 Apr 1803, Dorchester Co. MD; died 27 Dec 1844, Baltimore, Baltimore Co.MD; was buried , Denard Johnson Cemetery, Lakesville, Dorchester Co. MD.
5. Rhoda Lake McNamara was born 1808, Dorchester Co. MD; died 22 Jan 1864, Maryland.
6. Susan McNamara was born 07 Mar 1809, Dorchester Co. MD; died 1884.
7. Zipporah McNamara was born 19 Jul 1813, Dorchester Co. MD; died 29 Oct 1889, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co. PA; was buried , West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery Co. PA.

Notes:

Source:"Side-lights on Maryland History: With Sketches of Early Maryland Families" by Hester Dorsey Richardson, page 185

"Captain Henry Lake, son of Henry Lake, Sr., was commissioned captain of a company of Dorchester County militia in 1776. Some years later he was appointed judge or justice of Dorchester County, and in the year 1797 the important office of High Sheriff of the county was bestowed on him. Captain Henry Lake married Rhoda Jewett in the year 1762."

Henry married Rhoda Jewett 1762, Dorchester Co. MD. [Group Sheet]