Thomas Notley

Thomas Notley (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England 1632 - 3 April 1679) was the 8th Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1676 through 1679.

[citation needed] In 1663, Notley purchased a 500 acre tenancy from Thomas Gerrard on St. Clement's manor, followed by an additional 1800 acres from Duddington Manor and adjoining tracts.

These were eventually combined into the single holding Cerne Abbas Manor, where Notley Hall was built, now near Maddox, Maryland.

[3] He was appointed to succeed Wharton by the colony's proprietor, Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore.

His personal wealth at the time of his death included 29 slaves, 7 servants, and more than 3750 acres of land.