p.274 Thompson, Wilford. “Willifred Thompson” took the Oath of Allegiance before the Hon. John Ireland in St Mary's Co in 1778 (Ref: J-1146 Revolutionary War Military Collection, Manuscript MS.1146 (Baltimore: MD Historical Socy, Manuscript Division) p.1146, K-65 Carothers, Bettie. 9000 Men Who Took the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity to MD During the Revolution (Lutherville, MD: Compiled by the Author, 1978, 2 volumes) p.65). The Register of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church states that “Wilford Thompson” and Ann Shircliff were Marr: 11 Oct 1774 (Ref: SC-35 O'Rourke, Timothy J. Catholic Families of Southern MD (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, 1985) p.35)10285