Notes for Zachariah Gaither

!From family bible:
Zachariah Gaither, son of John and Agnes (Rogers) Gaither, was born at "Bite the Biter", Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel County.
By license obtained in Anne Arundel on Augus 29, 1781, he married Sarah Warfield. Edward Warfield, her brother wrote in the family Bible recored 165 years ago, "Sarah the 5th daughter of Edward and Rachel Warfield, married Zachariah Gaither, by whom 6 sons and 2 daughters were born".
In Juliy 1776, Zachariah Gaither signed a petition to join a company of militia and to furnish his won equipment. He later served as an Ensign in the Elk Ridge Battalion. In March 1778, he subscribed to he Oath of Allegiance in Anne Arundel County before Judge John Dorsey. And on August 13, 1778, he received from the State 42/8/- pounds for the use of Richard Lawrence and at another time 24 pounds.
On February 1, 1790, John Ray Sr., of Anne Arundel, deeded to Zachariah Gaither and Joseph Ray 175 acres of "Bite the Biter" and one undivided moity of "Hammond's Giest", of 500 acres, as tenants in common. {Provincial Crt. Deeds, Liber JG no. 3, folio 5882}.
He died intestate in Anne Arundel. Letters of administration were issued, December 14, 1802, to his widow, Sarah Gaither, with James Warfield and Henry Howard of John as her bondsmen. The inventory of the personal estate was taken on March 9, 1803, with an appraised value of $765.79, including nine negro slaves. The distribution in British cxurrency was made on October 9, 1810, when the widow received 70/10/- pounds, and each of the children, that is, Zachariah, Lucy, John, James, Edward, Greenbury, and Evan, received 20/2/10 pounds each. [Tesimentary Papers Boxes 54, folder 36, 60 folder 23, Balances & Disributions Box 96, folder 76.}
On March 8, 1819, John Gaither, of Washington County, District of Columia, assigned to Edward Gaither, of Anne Arundel, presumably his brother, for $250.00 "Bite the Biter" with all improvements which was his undivided rights in the estate of his deceased father, Zachariah Gaiher, wo died intestate. Edward Gaither, an unmarried son, executed his will on March 10, 1838, which was probated in Anne Arundel County on March 31, following, the witnesses being Basil Brooke, Washington Gaiher and Joseph Bond. He devised his dwelling-plantation "Bite the Biter" and a portion of the "Second Addition to Snowden's Manor" to his sisters, Rachel Gaither and Lucy Gaiher. At their death, his estate was to be divided in three parts and one-third to the children of his deceased brother, John Gaither; one-third to the children of his brother, James Gaither, and the remaining third to the chldren of his deceased brother, Greenbury Gaither. Rechel Gaither, a spinster, drew up her will onk January 16, 1843, and bequethed all property to her sister, Lucy Gaither. The instrument was probated in Howard County, on January 17, 1860.
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