Excerpt from Old Kent: The Eastern Shore of Maryland: Notes Illustrative of the Most Ancient Records of Kent County, Maryland, and of the Parishes of St. Paul's, Shrewsbury and I. U. And Genealogical Histories of Old and Distinguished Families of Maryland, and Their Connections by Marriage, &CTo rescue from oblivion, to perpetuate a knowledge of these memorials, and to preserve a memento of our fathers - to whom, under Providence, we are indebted for the blessing of life, for all that we partake of on Earth and may enjoy in Heaven - was the motive which inspired the preparation of these pages, and which, though not contemplated when the foundation was laid, has naturally, at the request of others, led to the publication of this volume.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.