42) GEDDES/unknown"Tea Party" William GEDDES, His Majesty’s Collector of Customs and owner of the brigatine "Geddes", whose tea was dumped overboard into the Chester River on May 23rd, 1774. at the Port of Chestertown, MD.
Today, GEDDES’ house is an integral part of Chestertown’s Historic District. Known as the GEDDES-PIPER House, it dates from the 1770's and is similar in design to Philadelphia town houses. Family is of Scotch extraction, a family of titled nobility which traced its ancestry back to the Norman Conquest as per an early obit.
This person was originally thought to be connected to Family Group #16, but later discovered that there was no connection. We are hoping that someone will recognize this info and be able to fill in any blanks.
Contacts for this family line:
Patty Gaddis
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