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REYNOLDS HET GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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THE MARYLAND
CALENDAR OF WILLS
COMPILED AND EDITED BY JANE BALDWIN ( JANE BALDWIN COTTON.)
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WIFEMINE
Wills from 1635 (Earliest Probated) to 1685
RWB # 6
V. OLUME I.
KOHN & POLLOCK, PUBLISHERS, BALTIMORE, MD.
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Copyright, 1901. BY JANE BALDWIN.
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INTRODUCTION.
THE MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS has been compiled in response to an already long existent and steadily in- creasing need for such a work, a need not only of the stu- dents of the history of the period which it covers and of genealogists, nor only for Marylanders now living in the State, but also for that large class of persons, whose ances- tors are to be numbered among the men and women who took part in the nation-building as begun on Maryland shores, and whose descendants are now to be found in every State of the Union.
Nor is it believed that the usefulness of the work will be confined within historical and genealogical limits, but that it will carry out yet another object and be of much assist- ance in tracing titles to properties. To this end all names of properties and their acreage and situation, as far as practicable, and as given in the wills, will be found in the Calendar, and can readily be followed by reference to the index. Whenever a will shows the means, by which a property came into the possession of a testator, whether by purchase, deed of gift, or descent, the facts as stated there will be found given in the Calendar.
It will also be seen that if there is any matter which would serve to indicate whence an emigrant came, or what religious creed he held, such references will be found in these pages. This holds true also, as to any definite point bearing on the history of the period, which can be properly noted. In compiling the work the aim has been to adopt a plan sufficiently simple to make the abstracts clear and to avoid technicalities, while at the same time they are made full enough to include all necessary data. In some instances there may be a degree of ambiguity, but this cannot be avoided, since. in these instances the recorded wills are in themselves obscure, and no attempt has been
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made by the compiler to give an interpretation where the meaning is not obvious. This must be left to the searcher in these matters.
A special point in this connection may be noted, i. e. that the terms father-in-law, mother-in-law, etc., very often mean step-father, step-mother, etc., and often too, those bearing these relationships to a testator will be called father, mother, etc., in this latter case further designating them by their names. It was also apparently the custom to use the term cousins as applying to nieces and nephews as well as to cousins.
Of course no attempt has been made to indicate in the Calendar these instances, that being outside the scheme of the work, but by some little study and comparison of the wills, the true relationship, in most cases, where doubtful, is easily established.
The orthography having been preserved, the same name may appear spelled in a variety of ways, a fact already familiar to those persons who have given attention to the early manuscripts.
Nor must it be forgotten that the earliest will records are many times very imperfect documents, extremely meagre in data.
All the abstracts in the Calendar have been taken di- rectly from the wills, as recorded in the will-books among the proceedings of the Prerogative Court of the Province (barring two, which have been found elsewhere, and will . again be referred to). These will-books are now in the vault connected with the office of Register of Wills of Anne Arundel County. The sequence of events by which this particular office came to be the repository for the wills of the whole province of Maryland forms an interesting little chapter of history which cannot be gone into here .*
The two wills referred to, as not being recorded in An- napolis, are those of John Lloyd and Cuthbert Fenwick. The abstracts of these will be found on the last page. I am indebted to Mr. Philip J. Buckler, register of wills of St. Mary's county, for the abstract of the former. That of the
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will of the latter is taken from Liber S, which is in the vault at the rooms of the Maryland Historical Society:
It may be well to remind the reader that at the time of making these wills the Gregorian Calendar had not been adopted. Unless this is borne in mind many of the wills would appear to have been probated before they were drawn.
In the arrangement of the Calendar of Wills that of the will-books themselves has been adopted, in so far as they follow each other chronologically.
The index is designed with the view of showing all names of persons and places found in the text and all references to them.
The abstracts are made in the third person, as is obvious. In a few cases, however, it has appeared well to introduce a pronoun in the first person, which will be found indicated by quotation marks, the phraseology in the entire work having been adopted with the object of attaining the re- sults that would convey the import with strictest accuracy, even at the risk of some loss of uniformity.
Each volume of this work is complete in itself in matter and index.
With the hope that the Calendar will fulfill its mission by aiding and encouraging research, and at the same time will bring into more general notice the invaluable records of Maryland's early settlers, and through stimulating a greater interest in them it will bring about a keener and more vigorous attention to the preservation of these records, this first volume is respectfully submitted.
JANE BALDWIN.
*Since writing the above introduction to the first edition of this work, in 1901, these records have been removed, by legislative act, to the land office at Annapolis.
JANE BALDWIN COTTON.
Boston, Mass., 1904.
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The name of the testator is in Bold Type; those persons bear- ing relationship to the testator, if stated in the will, are in bold type also. All others are in Roman Type. The county of testator follows the name in the same line if it is given in the will itself, and if none appears in the abstract the inference must be drawn that it is lacking in the will.
The dates of drawing and of the probate of each are placed one above the other, opposite the name of testator; that of probate under that of drawing. If either date does not appear in the Calendar a line of dashes is placed in the respective place to indicate the fact that it is lacking in the will as recorded, and if, as is the case in a few instances, neither date of drawing nor that of probate appears in the will, a double line of dashes is substituted.
The numbers at the foot of each abstract give the number of the book and the page from which it has been taken. The book numbers and not the old liber numbers are used, this being in accordance with the system usual with genealogists in making notes from these books.
It will be seen that in many instances overseers or trustees are named by testators. The custom now being obsolete it is best ex- plained by a quotation from one of the wills where a testator, after designating several friends for the office, adds: "who shall assist the executrix in the care of the estate that neither she nor the chil- dren be wronged?"
Nunc. placed after a name indicates that the will was a nuncupa- tive one.
Young. is used in the calendar as the abbreviation of youngest.
Test., the abbreviation of testis and testes, has been adopted in accordance with the custom of the times rather than the more mod- ern term of witnesses. The other abbreviations and terms are so simple that explanation of them seems needless, since they do not differ from those in ordinary use.
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MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS.
Smith, William, of Augusta Carolina,
22d Sept., 1635.
To Roman Catholic Church, personalty. Wife, Anne, execx., and residuary legatee. Test: Thomas Heath. 1. 1.
Blissard, William, (nunc.) Kent Island,
C 22d March, 1637. ; Henry Crawley, of Kent Island, ex., and sole legatee. 1. 2.
Smithston, John,"(nunc.) St. Mary's Co., 27th Aug., 1638.
Wife, Anne, execx., and sole legatee.
Test: John Metcalfe. 1. 2.
Lee, Richard, St. John's, St. Mary's Co., 31st March, 1639;
17th Apr., 1639.
To Mrs. Lewger, personal property. Mrs. Hubersteined, of England, residuary legatee.
Exs .: Messrs. Lewger and Egerton.
Test: Thomas Gerrard, Henry Hooper.
1. 5.
Speed, John, (nunc.) St. Mary's Co.,
6th. Oct., 1639. :
Richard Brown, ex. and sole legatee.
Test: Richard Duke. 1. 5.
Leonardson, Leonard, St. Leonard's, St. Mary's Co., 24th Mch., 1640; 4th Jan., 1641.
To Mother, Alice Cales, personalty. In event of ber death to pass to brother (unnamed) or the next of kin. Henry Bishop and Simon Demibiel, exs. and residuary legatees. Test: Walter Cothell. 1. 5.
Coop, Cooper, Robert, St. Mary's Co., 28th Apr., 1641; 12th Jan., 1641.
Wife, Eliza:, execx. Test: William Jackson.
1. 6.
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Lums, Michael, St. Jerome's, St. Mary's Co., -;
4th Jan., 1639.
Cuthbert Fenwick, ex. and sole legatee.
Test: Robert Perch. 1. 7.
Crawley, Henry, Kent Island, ;
22d Feb., 1639.
To John Glautham, personal property, if he return to the Island.
Goddau. Katharine Smith, residuary legatee.
Ex. not named.
Test: Robert Lake, Thomas Kid.
1. 8.
Westly, William, Kent Island, 1642;
Henry Bellamy, sole legatee.
Ex. not named.
Test: Thomas Hewitt, William Nisbrook, 1. 8.
Parker, Edward, St. Mary's Co.,
20th July, 1644. -;
To the Chapel, personalty.
To Cicely Lewger, half estate.
Eliza Speare, residuary legatee.
Ex. not named.
Test: not given.
1. 9.
Calvert, Leonard, (nunc.) St. Mary's Co., 14th June, 1644. To James Lindsay, Richard Willen, Mrs. Temperance Pippett, of Virginia, and godson Leo. Green, personalty.
Margaret Brent, execx. and residuary legatee.
Test: Francis Ankell, Gov. Thomas Green. 1. 9.
Tuttey, Robert, New Towne, St. Mary's Co., 15th June, 1647; 21st June, 1647.
To Mr. Thomson and child. (unnamed), Joseph Cadell and Mathias Briant, personalty.
Admr., William Thomson. Test: William Bretton, Thomas Jackson.
1. 10.
Harvy, Nicholas, Patuxent River,
Aug., 1644; 28th June, 1647.
Dau. Frances, sole legatee. Test: William Wheatley, Henry Spink.
1. 11.
Cox, Richard, (nunc.)
7th Sept., 1647.
Anthony Rawlings, admr. and sole legatee.
Test: Ralph Crouch. 1. 11.
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Thomson, John,
1648; 7th May, 1649.
To George Ackrick and wife and to James Walker, plantation. Exs .: Sd. Geo. Ackrick and Jas. Walker.
Test: Davis Pritchard, Clouds Mace.
1. 12.
Cox, William,
1st Oct., 1647; 14th Oct., 1649.
To wife and child (unnamed) personalty. " son, (unnamed), land on Kent Island. Exs .: Capt. Giles Brent, Francis Brookes. Test: Richard Willan, John Cage. 1. 13.
Coxe, Frances, Kent Island, 18th Oct., 1647;
To Capt. Robert Vaughan, ex., estate in trust for child (un- named) of testatrix. In event of his inability to care for sd. child, Henry Morgan to be ex. in his stead.
Test: Wm. Lant, Francis Lumbart. 1. 13.
Makarell, Mekarell, Peter, 3rd Apr., 1648; 8th May, 1648.
Thomas Deniard and John Thembleby, exs. and sole legatees of estate, real and personal, including plantation. Test: John Medley, Philip Arther. 1. 14.
C Allen, Allin, Thomas, 3rd Apr., 1648; 11th Aug., 1648.
To 3 sons, viz., Thomas, William and Robert, entire estate, real and personal, equally. In event of death of any, sur- vivor or survivors to inherit deceased's portion. Ex., eld. son Thomas afsd.
Overseers: John Hatch, Wm. Marshall, Richard Banks. At discretion of sd. overseers, James Bruse of Accomack to have son Robert, and Philip Conner of Kent Island to have son William. Sd. sons to be brought up Protestants. Test : 1. 15.
Payne, Thomas, St. Mary's Co., 8th Apr., 1648; 25th Aug., 1648.
Thomas Hebden, ex. and sole legatee. Test: Philip Ander, John Cage.
Hebden, Thomas, St. Mary's Co.,
Wife, Katharine, execx. and sole legatee. Test: John Hill, John Hatch.
1. 18.
30th May, 1647; 15th Oct., 1649.
1. 21.
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Thomson, William, New Towne, St. Mary's Co.,
8th Jan., 1649; 11th Jan., 1649.
Wife Anne, execx. and sole legatee. Test: Robt. Robins, Ralph Crouch.
.1. 21.
Arnold, Thomas, . 11th Nov., 1645.
To Tabitha Short, dau. of Robert Short, personalty.
Richard Purlivant, Edward Connus, Edwin Connus, and Robert Short, exs. and residuary legatees.
Test: Edward Langford, Richard Hall, Edward Claxten. 1. 23.
Wiseman, Robert, (nunc.) St. Mary's Co., ;
16th Apr., 1650.
Son John Wiseman, sole Iegatee. Ex., Jos. Celoure, Celowe.
Test: Jos. Celoure. 1. 24.
Hooper, Henry, Dr., St. Inigoes, St. Mary's Co.,
27th Jan., 1649; 6th Feb., 1649.
Ralph Crouch of St. Inigoes, sole legatee. Ex. not named.
Test: John Howard, Robt. Taylor. 1. 24.
Johnson, James, Poplar Hill, St. Mary's Co., 31st May, 1650;
To wife Barbara, home plantation as her jointure; at her death to pass to eld. son living or eld. dau. in natural succession. Will made in accordance with postnuptial agreement between Barbara Hatton and her kinsman Thomas Hatton, Sec. of the Province, and James Johnson. Test: Thos. Hatton, Margaret Hatton. 1. 25.
Porter, William, 1st Oct., 1650.
Wife Susanna, sole legatee during life.
To dau. Jeane Hudd and hrs., sd. estate at death of wife afsd. Ex. not named.
Test: Walter Smith.
Cooper, Anne, widow of Walter Cooper, St. Mary's Co., 10th Sept., 1651; 21st Sept., 1651. To child., viz., Katharine, Eliza:, Dorothy and Susan Cooper, estate equally at 16 yrs. of age. In event of death of any child under 16 yrs., survivors and their hrs. to inherit de-
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ceased's portion. Should all child. die before 16 yrs. of age, estate to be equally distributed among testatrix' nearest kindred and in equal portion to Henry Hastings who married dau. of late husband of testatrix. 2 of sd. child. to be left to tuition of brother John Depotter and other 2 to Cous. Richard Bridgman, both of Amsterdam Holland.
Exs .: Bros. Wm. and Thos. Daynes, and friend Gov. Stone.
Test: Thos. Hatton, Mary Gray. 1. 29.
Hunt, Katharine,
6th July, 1651; 21st Sept., 1651.
To 2 child. of dau. - Edmonds, to granddau. Susanna -
and sons William and Thomas Daynes, personalty.
If dau. (unnamed) survive testatrix, to be residuary legatee; if not, George Mee to be residuary legatee.
Exs .: Son Thos. Daynes and Geo. Mee.
Test: Edmond Worrell, Abraham Pope. 1. 30.
Manners, George, St. Mary's Co., 17th July, 1651; 6th Nov., 1651.
To son Edward and the Church, personalty.
dau. Barbara Manners, 100 A. at St. Ellinor's.
" son William, residue of land.
Wife Rebecca, residuary legatee and joint ex. with son William afsd.
Test: John Slade, John Price. 1. 32.
Longworth, John, 21st Aug., --; 3rd Dec., 1646.
To wife (unnamed) entire estate, if she come into Md.
" Walter Broadhurst, Richard Walker, and Richard Hias, sd. estate in event of afsd. not coming to Md.
Ex. not. named.
Test: Robt. Tuttey, Philip Auther.
1. 39.
James, Henry,
27th Apr., 1645; 23rd Sept., 1646.
To Thomas Yewell, house and plantation.
Thomas Allen for benefit of testator's goddau. (unnamed) personalty.
Robert Sedgrave, residuary legatee and joint ex. with Thomas Yewell afsd.
Test: Matthew Rodan, Isaac Edwards. 1. 33.
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Kendall, Thomas,
9th Nov., 1646;
To eld. son of Roger Baxter of Kent Island, personalty.
" Thomas Youell in trust for his 3 child. (unnamed), residue of estate.
Test : Thos. Waggott, John Sturman.
Porter, Nicholas,
29th Dec., 1645;
25th Sept., 1646.
To Thomas Yoewell's eld. son and dau. (unnamed) personalty. Thos. Sturman, residuary legatec. Ex. not named.
Test: Wm. Pinly, John Sturman.
1. 34.
Dixon, Robert,
17th Dec., 1646.
Blanche Oliver, sole legatec. Ex. not named.
Test: Robt. Tutty, John Thimbleby.
1. 34.
Maidwell, Thomas,
27th Oct., 1651;
12th Nov., 1651. .
Wife Margaret, of Petticote Lane nr. Bishopgate, London, execx. and sole legatee of estate during life.
To sons Nathaniel and Thomas, sd. estate at death of wife afsd. Test: Wm. Wilkinson, Wm. Marshall.
1. 35.
Cadle, Joseph,
11th Dec., 1651; 9th March, 1652.
To Anne, young, dau. of John Shercliffe, and to son (unnamed) of said John, personalty.
Lieut. Richard Banks, ex. and residuary legatee of estate.
Test: Thomas Allen, John Wade.
1. 36.
Cornish, John, St. Mary's Co., 1st Aug., 1651; 21st Oct., 1652.
To brother-in-law Cepaphreditus Lawson, brother William Pierce, and sister Susanna, personalty.
Philip Morgan, residuary legatee.
Overseers: Richard Preston, Philip Morgan.
Test: Wm. Harper, John Felton.
1. 36.
Brough, William, St. Mary's Co., 4th Dec., 1651; 5th Dec., 1651.
Wife Sarah, execx. and sole legatee of estate, including per- sonalty now in possession of John Harwood and Humphrey Atwicke on Bleake Ck. Test: Mills Cooke, Richard Niccolls. 1. 37.
1. 33.
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Rawlings, Anthony,
14th Mch., 1651; 22d Jan., 1652.
To son John, 200 A. on n. side Patuxent R.
To young. son Anthony, 200 A. on w. side Patuxent, adjoining his brother 's.
To eld. dau. Anne Rawlings and young. dau. Margaret Rawl- ings, personalty.
Wife Jane, execx. and residuary legatec of estate, real and personal.
Test: William Edde, Thomas Gregory, Michael Base, Thomas Innes. 1. 38.
Stephenson, William, (nunc.) 15th Jan., 1652;
14th Feb., 1652.
Humphrey Atwicks, ex. and sole legatee.
Test: William Smoote.
1. 41.
Jones, William, Kent Island, 6th Dec., 1652;
7th Mch., 1654.
To Mr. Marsh, Thomas South, Capt. Jacob, John Winchester, Mr. Ward and Gov. Stone, personalty.
Thomas Petts, ex. and residuary legatec of estate, real and per- sonal.
Test: Phil. Conner, John Russell, Thos. Hynson, 1. 42.
Nunn, John, (nunc.) Newtowne, St. Mary's Co., -;
4th Apr., 1653.
John Bayly, of Newtowne, St. Mary's Co., sole legatee. Ex. not named.
Test: Walter King, Wm. Warren, John Medley.
1. 44.
Cotten, Edward, Newtowne, St. Mary's Co., 4th Apr., 1653; 22d Apr., 1653.
To Mr. Starkey, Ignatius Warren, cld. son of John Warren, George Prouse, James Grinaway, Thomas Matthews, Jr., . Darby Flanagan and John Wheatley's eld. dau., personalty; also personalty to establish a school at Newtone at discre- tion of exs.
To Barnaby Jackson, personalty provisionally.
To John Warren, 450 A. of land at Newtone.
Exs .: Thomas Matthews, Ralph Crouch.
Test: John Pile, Walter Pakes. 1. 46.
Bonniday, William, Patuxent, 31st May, 1653.
To John Hedges, ex., 300 A. at "The Cliffs." To Guy White and Arthur Wright, personalty. Magdalen Stephens, residuary legatec.
Test: John Hedges, Abdelo Martin, John Sutton. 1. 50.
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Knott, James, of Nansemum, Va., 4th Sept., 1651; 13th May, 1653.
To eld. son Bernard, 600 A. home plantation.
To sons Nathaniel and William, sd. property in event of son Bernard afsd. dying without issue; also 600 A. equally at majority; either dying without hrs., survivor to inherit de- ceased's portion.
To dau. Mary Knott at 16 yrs. of age, personalty.
To dau. Eliza: Thomas for benefit of her son (unnamed), per- sonalty.
To sister E. M. Collins, Anna Young, or any of her child., personalty.
Wife Ellinor, execx., together with her son Bernard.
Test: Ellinor Knott, Geo. White. 1. 51.
Shelley, Edward, St. Mary's Co., 13th Oct., 1653.
William Whittle, admr. and sole legatee.
Test: Alice Howard, Wm. Lawrie. 1. 53.
Allen, James, Patuxent River,
8th Nov., 1653;
Test: John Turner, Wm. Stockdall.
1. 53.
King, Walter, (nunc.) St. Mary's Co.,
21st Oct., 1653.
To James Lindsay, admr., Henry Fox, Robert Cager, and Law- rence Starkey, personalty. Test: John Jarbo, John Medley.
Brooks, Anne, wife of Francis Brooks, St. Mary's Co.,
19th Oct., 1653; 15th Feb., 1653.
To son Francis, personalty.
Ex. not named.
Test: Robt. Holte, Wm. Wilkinson.
1. 56.
Stiles, Nathaniel, (nunc.) Patuxent, 9th Mch., 1651.
To kinsman George Burrough, son of Nathaniel Burrough, sole legatee of estate at majority.
Ex., Wm. Ewen.
Test: John Webb. 1. 56.
Petts, Thomas, (nunc.) Kent Island, -; To child. of John Winchester and, of Roger Baxter, all un- named, personalty.
1st Mch., 1653.
Ex. not named.
Test: John Winchester, Anthony Callaway. 1. 56.
22nd Nov., 1653.
Yephania Smith, ex. and sole legatee.
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Harris, Thomas, St. Mary's Co., 28th Mch., 1654;
To wife Anne, dower rights in land during life.
" only son Thomas, lands at majority. Personalty to be equally divided between wife and son afsd. Should sd. son Thomas die under age or without issue, estate to be used for the maintenance of church or school.
ED Overseers: Francis Pope, Wm. Marshall, Robt. Handley.
Test: Robt. Robins, Wm. Woofurd. 1. 59.
Beane, Ralph, 12th Nov., 1654; 24th Apr., 1655.
To dau. Sarah Beane, at age, personalty to be sent to Eng.
" brother Walter Beane, all real estate in Md. and Va.
wife Eliza, property in Eng.
" sister (unnamed), and to Curbies 3 child., personalty in event of death of sd. dau. Sarah.
Overseers: Geo. Cerye Smith, Southwark, Eng., and Jos. Ward, at Sign of the White Hart, Eng.
Test: Mary Calvert, John Hatch. 1. 60.
Hodgis, Hogis, John, St. Mary's Co., To wife Mary, execx., 100 A., plantation.
" son John Hogis, 11 mos. of age, 300 A. upon "The Clifts," adjoining Mrs. Parker's land.
To John and William Stevens, sons of brother-in-law Wm. Stevens, 200 A. on " The Clifts," equally.
Overseers: Brother-in-law Wm. Stevens. Test: John Barniff, Philip Hide. 1. 61.
Godson's, Peter, wife, (nunc.)
To son Hamilstone, ex., dau. Mary, and other child. (un- named), personalty.
Test: Eliza: Smith. 1. 63
Johnson, Anne, widow of Capt. Peter Johnson, of Patuxent, 27th May, 1656;
To eld. son Peter Johnson, plantation.
" young. son James, "The Island Neck" on Island Ck.
" daus. Mary and Cornelia Johnson, personalty.
" Wm. Dorrington, personalty in trust for testatrix' child. until their majority. Sd. Wm. Dorrington to remain on plantation until he remarries.
Overseers: Michael Brook and Thos. Thomas of Leonard's Ck. Test: Wm. Dorrington, John Memal, Andrew Willcocks.
Above will was in form of deed of gift made on eve of the mar- riage of Anne Johnson, widow of Capt. Peter Johnson, to Wm. Dorrington. 1. 64.
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Lawrence, Richard, St. Mary's Co., 26th Nov., 1655;
To Peter Peakes, personalty.
Frances Peakes, wife of Walter Peakes, execx. and residuary legatee.
Test: Robt. Thomas, John Bouge.
1. 65.
Hatton, Margaret, St. Mary's Co., 4th Feb., 1656; 29th Aug., 1657.
To godson Mathew Stone, to sister (unnamed), and Jone Warde, personalty.
Residue of estate to be divided equally among child. (unnamed) at age after cost of son Thomas' tuition is paid.
Exs .: Patrick Forrest, Brother Richard Banks.
Test: Philip Land, Thos. Matthews, Robt. Macklin. 1. 65.
Fox, Henry, Newtowne, St. Mary's Co., 31st Mch., 1656; 26th Jan., 1657.
To Mary Stiles, John Greenhill and John Luger, personalty. Wife (unnamed) execx. and residuary legatee. child. (unnamed), estate at age.
John Jarbo and Walter Hall, overseers, estate in event of death of child. under age.
Test: John Pille, Ed. Berkeley, Luke Barber. 1. 66.
Peteate, Thomas, St. Mary's Co., 19th Jan., 1650;
18th Mch., 1657.
Wife Anne Peteate, sole legatee.
Overseers: Walter Cotterall, Jolin Guy.
Test: Ralph Beane, Thos. Jackson. 1. 67.
Starkey, Lawrence, St. Mary's Co., 29th Jan., 1656 ; 19th -Nov., 1659.
Ralph Crouch, ex. and sole legatee of personal estate.
Test: Henry Parnall, Geo. Thomsone, Wm. Boarman. 1. 68.
White, Nicholas, St. Inigoes, St. Mary's Co., 22nd May, 1659; 15th Nov., 1659.
To wife Mary, execx., and dau. Ellinor, entire estate equally. In event of birth of 2nd child, sd. child to share in estate equally.
Overseers: Nicholas Keiting, Marke Pheype.
Test: Peter Bathe, Richard Russell. 1. 69.
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White, Mary, widow of Nicholas White, (nunc) 15th Nov., 1659.
To Alexander Henderson and Mary Clocker, personalty.
" William Boarman, ex., residue of estate in trust for child., Ellinor and Mary White; the former to be cared for by Mrs. Boarman, and the latter to be cared for by Mrs. Keit- ing.
Test: Emanuel Duarte, Thos. Matthews, Johanna Howell. 1. 72.
Clackson, Edward, 26th Nov., 1659;
Letters of Admr. on his estate to Nicholas Gwither, high sheriff of St. Mary's Co. 1. 77.
Thimbellby, Thimbellbee, John, 2nd Dec., 1659; 19th Dec., 1659.
To the Roman Catholic Church, to John Brown, Margaret Brown, wife of William Brown, John Bryan's child., John Shertcliffe, his wife Anne and sons John and William Shert- cliffe, and godson Robert Call, personalty.
To goddau. Mary Brown, all land in Md.
Exs .: Wm. Brown, John Shertcliffe.
Test: Jennet Frissell, Jean Giraugh.
1. 80.
Diniard, Thomas, St. Mary's Co., 1st Nov., 1659; 28th Dec., 1659.
To Henry Thomas, son of Robert Thomas, Thomas Thomas' 2 child., Charles Delahey, Arthur Delahey, John Hamon, son of Benjamin Hamon, Furfer Hocker, wife of John Hocker, Thomas Salmon, son of Stephen Salmon, Mary Shipps, wife of Richard Shipps, Vincent Mansell and Rev. Mr. Fitzher- bert, (priest), personalty.
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