Spesutia Island
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Spesutia Island The name is derived from the Latin for Utie's Hope. A 2,300-acre manorial grant in 1661 to Col. Nathaniel Utie, for whom this island was surveyed in 1658. Settling here from Virginia, Utie traded with the Indians, became a member of the Maryland Governor's Council and represented Lord Baltimore in a boundary dispute with the Dutch in Delaware.
A peace treaty with the Susquehannoughs was signed on the island by Gov. Phillip Calvert and his Council May 16, 1661. A house built by Utie at this end of the island no longer stands. Society of Colonial Wars and Maryland Historical Society
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