Colonel John Tipton

Jonathan Tipton (1639-1727), grandfather of Colonel John Tipton, immigrated to Maryland about 1670.  He settled in Anne Arundel County.  Records indicate he owned a plantation called “Paschal’s Chance” in Herring Creek Hundred.  Exciting archaeological research is taking place in the vacinity of Jonathan’s land by the Anne Arundel County Lost Towns Project.  For more information on the research go to www.losttowns.com and see some of the results of their research at  http://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/leavy_neck.html