Editing Somerset County, Maryland (section)

===Invasion from Virginia===
In 1663, activists from Virginia persuaded the Virginia Assembly to declare that the Virginia-Maryland border was {{convert|30|mi}} north of the Pocomoke Sound, at the mouth of the [[Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore)|Wicomico River]]. The Assembly tried to secure the allegiance to Virginia of all settlers south of the Wicomico River{{snd}} including the Annemessex and Manokin settlements.<ref>Torrence, pp. 27–28</ref> In early October 1663, a militia from Accomac County, Virginia led by a Colonel Edmund Scarborough arrived at the Annemessex settlement. They attempted to secure oaths of allegiance under threat of arrest and property confiscation. Scarborough was also on a personal mission to arrest [http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/resources/profiles/horsey.html Stephen Horsey] (born on [[Isle of Wight]], England and immigrated to Northampton, Virginia, 1643), the leader of the anti-tax movement and a vocal critic of the colonial government. He along with fellow Northampton County residents [http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/settlers/profiles/coulbourn.html William Coulborne], [http://www.esva.net/ghotes/dead_files/revell_desc.htm Randall Revell], and [http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/settlers/profiles/dixon.html Ambrose Dixon] signed the ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150510034818/http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/resources/transcriptions/northampton1651.html Tricesimo die Marty]'' 1651.

Scarborough and his force of 40 mounted men reached Horsey's new residence on October 11, 1663, and presented the Commands of the Assembly of Virginia against him. Horsey was "arrested" by Scarborough, but Horsey refused to accompany the party back to Virginia, declaring that he was going to remain in Maryland and maintain allegiance to the King and Lord Baltimore. The settlers expelled Scarborough and his force from the settlement.<ref>Torrence, pp. 39–40</ref> The company moved on to the [[Manokin Settlement]], where they were received much more favorably.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e487MlEWyOUC&q=Annemessex+settlement&pg=PA432|title=Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State|first=Best Books|last=on|date=June 15, 2018|publisher=Best Books on|isbn=9781623760199|access-date=June 15, 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref> Although the Anglican settlers there were willing to swear allegiance to the Virginia colonial government, they were not willing to take any action against Lord Baltimore's government. Scarborough returned to Virginia without success in taking over southern Somerset County for Virginia.<ref>Torrence, pp. 41–42</ref>