Hope House
- Vicinity: NW of Easton, NE of Voit Rd, .8 mi NW of bridge at Tunis Mill
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| William J Starr (lumberman) | Architect | |||||
| 1665/00/00 | A 100 acre tract called "Hope" is granted to Henry Hawkins, either a brother-in-law or stepson of the first Edward Lloyd. | |||||
| 1720/00/00 | James Lloyd I | Owner | Richard Collins sells a 100-acre tract called "Hope" to James Lloyd for 55 pounds. Mr Lloyd also bought other adjoining land: Pickbourne, Tally Farm, Elliot's Discovery, The Adjunction, Widow's Chance, Scotland and Lloyd's Discovery. | |||
| 1720/00/00 | James Lloyd I | Owner | James Lloyd buys "Pickbourne" farm adjacent to Hope for 1090 pounds, a very high price for 200 acres of land, making it probable that the price included a house. James live here with his wife, Ann, daughter of Robert Grundy, a planter and merchant. | |||
| 1723/10/00 | Col Robert Lloyd | Owner | Robert Lloyd, the eldest son of James and Ann Grundy Lloyd, inherits "Hope" farm on the death of his father. | |||
| 1763/08/30 | Anna Maria Tilghman Lloyd | Died | Anna Maria Lloyd dies at age 53 in Queen Anne, Queen Anne's, Provence of Maryland. Mrs Lloyd is buried at Clover Fields Farm Cemetery in Queenstown, Maryland. | |||
| 1770/08/00 | Deborah Lloyd Tilghman, eldest daughter of Robert and Anna Maria Lloyd, inherits "Hope" farm. It is likely that they were already living at "Hope". |
| Particulars for Hope House: | |
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| Area of Significance | Agriculture |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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