William Tannehill, Gent.98
16—1732
William Tannehill, the son and heir of William Tannehill and Alice his wife was born, presumably, in Popular Hill Hundred, St. Mary’s County. He established his seat, however, on the frontier of the Province at that time or in Piscataway Hundred of Charles County which in 1695 became a part of the newly organized County of Prince Georges.
On April 2, 1685, by virtue of a land grant to Colonel Henry Darnall, Esc, for 5500 acres who assigned 500 acres to William Tannyhill (sic), of Calvert county, Ninian Beall Deputy Surveyor for Calvert County laid out for the said Tannyhill the tract known as Elkenhead lying in Charles county on the south side of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River and to be held of the Manor of Zachiah.
In 1689 he patented a tract of 284 acres which he named "Phillip Haugh" and in 1703 he patented another tract of 300 acres which he called "Fenwick".
He married Eupham Beall, the daughter of Thomas Beall, of Prince Georges County, and a scion of the well-known Beall family of Maryland. On July 24, 1719, Thomas Beall, of Prince Georges County, made a deed of gift to his daughter, Upher (sic) Tanihill of a cow and calfe. He made his X mark, the witnesses being Jane Edmonstone, Edward Holmes, Mary X Holmes, and Archibald Edmonstone.

Children of William and Eupham (Beall) Tannehill
1. James Tannehill
2. William Tannehill
3. Andrew Tannehill
4. Ninian Tannehill

There is a record as early as October 16, 1694, of William Taneyhill (sic) being one of the magistrates of the county court for Charles County. Then Prince Georges County was created the next year out of the western portions of Calvert and Charles Counties; he was commissioned on of the first justices for the new county. He was a communicant of Piscataway Parish (St, John’s) and an early vestryman.
On December 12, 1702, he purchased from James Thompson, of Shaftsbury in the County of Dorset the tract known as "Philipsborough" for a consideration of L25 which lay on the Easter Shore of the Potomac, William Hutchison acted as the attorney for James Thompson.
On March 23, 1703/4, "Mr. William Taneyhill, of Prince Georges County," purchased from Andrew Hambleton, of the same county, "Hambleton" and a portion of "Attwood Purchase", both lying on the south side of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac, adjoining the plantation "Akinhead". Andrew Hambleton signed the deed of conveyance, while his wife, Mary, made her mark.
On April 9, 1706, he was commissioned a "Justice of the Peace and Oyer and Terminer" in Prince Georges County. In the same year he was appointed to the commission for the erecting of ports and towns in Prince Georges County.
On November 18, 1722, William Taneyhill for the natural love and affection which he held for his son, William Taneyhill, made a deed of gift to him of the plantation "Killamarnock", of 100 acres. Killamarnock or Nillmarnock had been patented to him for 100 acres in the year 1714.
On March 25, 1729, for natural love and affections which he held for his son Andrew Taneyhill, made him a deed of gift to the plantation "Hamilton’s Addition" of 128 acres part of which was improved.
On June 24, 1731, at the request of Andrew Tanyhill, Upham taneyhil, the wife of William Taneyhill, declared at court that her husband never requested her to go to court and make her acknowledgement to the deed of gift to the son Andrew Tanehill, but thereby at that time waived all dower rights.
His last will and testament was dated September 15, 1729, and probated in Prince Georges County on March 28, 1732, by Thomas Evans, Mark McAllom, and Mary Evans.
To his wife whom he appointed executrix one-third of the personal estate and the dwelling-plantation (unnamed) during her natural life.
To son James the landed estate after the death of his mother, but should there be any residue after the wife’s third of the personal estate and the payment of all debts, the residue was to be divided equally among all children unnamed.
To sons William and James certain personalty at the death of his wife.
At the probation of the instrument, the widow apparently disapproved of the provisions and demanded her thirds of both the personal and real estate. The inventory of the personal estate was taken on April 12,1732, and appraised at L139/18/8. Among the items were two old bibles, two Negro slaves, and one white servant five years to serve. Ninian Tanneyhill and William Tanneyhill approved as the next of kin. The widow and executrix, Mrs. Eupham Tannehill filed the inventory at court on June 17, 1732.
His Executrix, Eupham Tannehill, filed an account with the court on June 21, 1732, when she accounted for the balance of the estate amounting to L154/3/8, and after various disbursements, a balance of L131/6/6 remained for distribution to the heirs, but the heirs were not mentioned by name. The following notation however, was recorded "Parties Interested all at age".
1. Patents, Liber 22, folio 165, land office, Annapolis.
2. Patents, Liber CD, folio 139
3. Patents liber DD, no. 5, folio 78.
4. Prince Georges co., deeds, liber e, folio 772, Hall of Records, Annapolis
5. Archives of Maryland, vol. 20, p, 138
6. Archives of Maryland, vol. 20, p. 379, 546
7. Archives of Maryland, vol. 23, p. 19
8. Prince Georges co., deeds, liber c, folio 93, Hall of records
9. Prince Georges co., deeds, liber c, folio 57
10. Archives of Maryland, vol. 26, pp. 533-534
11. Archives of Maryland, vol. 26, p. 639
12. Prince Georges co., deeds, liber I, folio 346, Hall of records, Annapolis
13. Patents, liber 33, no. 6, folio 215, Land office, Annapolis
14. Prince Georges co., deeds, liber M, folio 384, Hall of records.
15. Prince Georges co., deeds, liber Q, folio 293
16. Wills, liber 20, folio 334
17. Inventories liber 16, folio 450
18. Administration accounts liber 11, folio 415

Appendix
On December 3, 1694, George Athey, of Charles county, conveyed to Mr. William Hatton and Mr. William Tanyhill, Gent, two of the Vestrymen of Piscataway Parish for "true piety and zeal, he hath and doth beare to ye True Reformed Protestant Religion and for a place for ye erecting and building a Protestant church and the further maintenance of a Protestant minister in ye Parish and for consideration of 800 lbs. Tob." the tract known as "little Hall" which adjoined "Batterzee" and "Wharton’s Rest", all of which were to be held of the Manor of Zachiah. The witnesses were Andrew Hurd, Francis Warner and Robert X Robinson. Ref: Charles co. deeds liber C, folio 70, Hall of records, Annapolis.
At a Council held at the Port of Annapolis on october 4, 1699, the consideration of Rangers to protect the frontier was part of the business of the day, when Colonel Ninian Beall was ordered to give an account of 200 Seneca Indians who had recently passed over the Susquehanna. It was therefore ordered that the Indians were "uncertain Enemys" that the number of men to protect the frontier was to be "two officers with eight men & that due care be taken to have the Rangers paid what is due in Arrears to them". "Whereupon it is likewise further ordered that a former order of this Board to the honble Coll. John Addison & Mr. William tanyhill be by them Observed to see the Men’s Accounts made up & their Quarters paid off". Ref: Archives of Maryland, liber 25, p. 79.
On November 18, 1722, William Taneyhill, of Prince Georges County, Planter, made a deed of gift to his son, Ninian Beall, for natural love and affections which he bore to his son the plantation known as "Fenwick" of 300 acres. Ref: Prince Georges co., deeds liber I, folio 345, Hall of Records, Annapolis.