Born: ABT 1685, Charles County, MD
Died: Charles County, MD
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Marriage 1: Elizabeth Teares, 1711-12
Marriage 2: Henrietta Unknown, 1748-58
Children:
1. Eleanor Middleton (married Benjamin Tyler in 1735-6 and settled in Virginia
2. Ruth Middleton (b.1712; married Benjamin Belt)
3. Samuel Middleton (d. ABT 1764; married Elizabeth Ward; a granddaughter,
Catherine, daughter of Samuel Ward Middleton, was the mother of
Confederate admiral Raphael Semmes
4. Holland Middleton (b.1713)
5. Robert Middleton (married Anne, surname unknown, and moved to Georgia
with brothers Holland and Hugh; a son, Robert Jr., was a Colonel in the
Revolutionary War)
6. Hugh Teare Middleton (b. ABT 1730, d. 30 November 1803, at his home,
"Locust Dale," Edgefield County, SC; married four times
Notes:
William Middleton was called "William 2nd" (it was written in Maryland records when he was two years old in 16870. In that year, William Hutchinson, who was his godfather, gave to William 2nd Middleton a tract of land called "Godfather's Guift" near Anacostia River, called then the Eastern Branch of the Potomac and probably in sight of Washington. William sold it some years after his marriage about 1711-12 to Mrs. Elizabeth Keech, widow of John Keech. Elizabeth was the daughter of Rev. Hugh Teares and his wife, Ruth (Holland).
In the deeds to which William Middleton was a party he was usually called "Gentleman," but occasionally other designations were used such as Planter, Merchant, Mr., and Esquire. On hundreds of records of the Charles County Court of the years 1739-1748 he is referred to as "one of His Lordship's Justices of the Peace for this County."
William Middleton was a member of the Lower House of Maryland Assembly, representing Charles County from 11 July 1732 through the session that started 26 May 1741. (Ref. Assembly Records, Archives of Maryland, Vol. 37:445; Vol. 39:55, 151, 220, & 438; Vol. 40:39, 122, 169, 280 & 518; and Vol. 42:83 & 192). Then after an interval of several years he was again elected to the Body and served, as shown by the following entry: "Mr. William Middleton, a member elected for Charles County in the Room of Mr. John Courts, deceased took the oaths etc 30 May 1748." He served as one of the Justices for Charles County for nearly ten years. (Ref. Commission Records, 1726-1788). His first and last commissions were dated 18 October 1739 and 22 October 1747. His service was continuous from 1739 until at least as late as 9 August 1748. (Robert Bowman)
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