Prince George's County

 William Baker                   

William Baker was on Committee of Correspondence of Frederick County, Md. in 1774. Died at Georgetown, DC in 1812.

Source: Medical Annals of Maryland (1899)

Dr. William Baker (1749-1812) was a physician and landholder in Prince George’s County, Maryland, who was appointed Marshall of the District of Potomac by Thomas Jefferson in 1801. Baker’s claim to have been a patriot since 1776 appears more than confirmed by his appearance as a representative to the 1774 meeting of the General Committee of Correspondence in Annapolis.

          Source: Thomas Paine and America, 1776-1809

 

William Beanes, Jr.                   

William Beanes, Jr. was born in Maryland on January 24, 1749. He married Sarah Hawkins Hanson on November 25, 1773. He was a leading Physician and Planter at Upper Marlboro, Prince George County. Dr. Beanes served on the committee to carry the Association of the American Continental Congress into execution in Prince George County. Prior to 1777, he was a Surgeon in General Hospital.

It was the imprisonment of his friend Dr. Beanes on board an English ship in the Chesapeake Bay in 1814 that led Francis Scott Key to go aboard and seek his release. This gave occasion and inspiration for our national anthem. To read more about this historic occasion, please click here. 

Dr. Beanes died at his home, Academy Hill, Upper Marlboro, on October 12, 1823 without issue. He was an accomplished scholar and a popular gentleman

Source: Medical Annals of Maryland (1899)

 

Richard L. Duckett                    

Richard L. Duckett died at Queen Anne, Prince George County, Md. in November 1801.

Source: Medical Annals of Maryland (1899)

 

William Marshall                       

William Marshall was a Surgeon's Mate in the Second Maryland Regiment under Lieut. Col. Thomas and at the Hospital in 1778. He received an Honorary MD from Washington Medical College in Baltimore in 1830. He was from Piscataway, Prince George County, Md. In list of 1848 marked dead

 Source: Medical Annals of Maryland (1899)

 

 Robert Pottinger                        

Robert Pottinger attended the clinical lectures of Dr. Thomas Bond at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1769-1870; He received his MB from the College of Philadelphia in 1771. He is said to have continued his medical study at London. He was on the Committee of Correspondence. Originally from Prince George County, Md.

Source: Medical Annals of Maryland (1899)