Talk:Thomas Contee

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Who is this article about? Is it about Thomas Contee? Is it about Sarah Fendell? Is it about John Hesselius? Is it about John Hanson? It seems like the author couldn't decide. I've already deleted and redirected the Sarah Fendell article to this one, as it was only a slight rearrangement of the same article and didn't establish any notability of her own. But looking at this article, I'm having a hard time determining what his notability is. There are vague claims about his being a "militia man" and a politician, and mentions of land ownership and slaves, and a record of his ancestry, but what did he do that makes him notable? The simple fact that he lived 200 years ago is not sufficient. Kafziel ^Talk 22:27, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

It would be nice to have the actual sources from which the content of this topic was derived - but like too many topics, it's pasted in from some unknown source. What I see is interesting in the topic is the place names (to relate to other topics), the mention that he was a brother in-law of John Hanson. Most of the other details could be discarded. Tedickey (talk) 01:08, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Interesting links

• early mention
• another early mention
• SCOTT v. NEGRO LONDON, 7 U.S. 324 (1806) Thomas Contee was involved.
• Maryland archives will, relationships
• tie-in to Fendell
• School Teachers of Early Maryland, by Robert Barnes, MSA SC 5300
• History of Maryland politician in 1775
• merchant in 1775
• Maryland archives note Talbot county - perhaps more than one Thomas Contee
• Maryland Historical Magazine politician in 1776
• Maryland archives same info
• Windsor-Chair merchant
• American Historical Register militia in 1776
• collecting debts for Molleson in 1782
• Maryland archives 1793
• Maryland archives militia in 1781
• Papers of George Washington business dealings
• Source for name of "TB" in Maryland
• 1797 - still a lawyer

Tedickey (talk) 20:45, 1 February 2008 (UTC)