The Maryland calendar of wills, Wills from 1713 to 1720, Volume IV, Part 4

Author: Cotton, Jane (Baldwin) ed; Henry, Roberta Bolling, joint ed; Whitall, Eleanor Janet (Cotton)
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Baltimore, W. J. C. Dulany co. [etc.]
Number of Pages: 632


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Test: Chris. Willkinson, Francis Halfpenny, Jno. Salsbury. 14. 77.


Brotton, Jno., Calvert Co., 10th Nov., 1715; 19th Dec., 1715.


To `son Jno. and hrs., all land -, mentioned in patent; he dying without issue, to pass to dau. Eliza: Brotton and hrs. Wm. Morgan, ex., to have lands during minority of son.


Test: Robt. Lang, Jno. Holshott, Rachell Gloid. 14. 79.


French, Sam'll, Queen Anne's Co., 1st Dec., 1714; . 23rd Aug., 1715.


To son Thomas, ex., and hrs., dwelling land and plantation.


" dau. Mary and hrs. and son Zerubabell, personalty; last named to be bound out to a trade in Philadelphia, if possible.


Test: Nich. Clouds, Wm. Pindar, A. Hamilton. 14. 80.


Houlson, John, Queen Anne's Co., 7th Sept., 1715; 3rd Oct., 1715.


To son Henry and hrs., dwelling plantation, 100 A., part of "Hawkin's Pharsalia."


" sons Andrew and Thos., 100 A., on s. side plantation of son Abraham.


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Mention is made of eld. son Thos., deceased.


To wife Eals, extx., and hrs., personal estate.


Test: Mary Scott, Ann Young, Mich'll Hussey. 14. 81.


Alward, John, Chas. Co., 5th Jan., 1715; 19th Jan., 1715.


To dau. Margaret Malow, to Dorothy Brown and granddau. Sarah Yopp, personalty.


" granddau. Jane Yopp at marriage, "More's Hope," "Good Luck," and "Partnership."


" grandson Charles Yopp, residue of estate, and lands afsd. should Jane afsd. die without issue.


Test: Thos. Thompson, Roger Yopp, Wm. Pecock. 14. 81.


Reed, Hugh, planter, Queen Anne's Co., , 1715; 7th Jan., 1715.


To son Benja., entire estate. He to be under care of Geo. Mathershaw, ex., during minority.


Test: Jno. Wood, James Berry, Jno. Gibb. 14. 82.


Smith, Richard, St. Leonard's, St. Mary's Co., 31st July, 1710; 19th Mch., 1714.


Mention is made of lands conveyed to son Richard by deed of gift, viz., 500 A., "Smith's Fort," 2000 A., "Smith's For- rest," as also personalty already given him.


To dau. Elizabeth, wife of William Tom, and hrs., plantation, "Locust Thicket," being testator's part of "Brook Ridge"; and to dau. Ann, wife of Wm. Dawkins, and hrs., 2500 A., jointly, "Valley of Jehosophat," also to sd. dau. Ann, 500 A., "The Addition to the Valley of Jehoso- phat."


" son Walter at 21 yrs., dwelling-house and plantation, bought by father, -, from Mr. Stone, and land adjoining which was Robt. Taylor's; also, tract "Hogg Pen," be- tween dwelling-house and the mill at head of St. Leonard's Creek, 300 A., "Blinkhorne" on sd. creek, and 300 A., "Wolfe's Quarter," adjoining thereto, 800 A., "Sted- more" in Talbot Co., also, Stone Island in Patuxent R., at mouth of Island Creek.


Thos. Johnson and Mary, his wife, certain plantation -, on which they live; to pass to their son Thomas and hrs., and he dying without issue, to revert to son Walter and hrs.


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To dau. Barbary Smith and hrs., residue of "Brook Parti- tion," after portion sold to John Sollers and to John Sunderlin, deceased, shall have been made over to them or their hrs .; also, to sd. Barbary, "Upper Cock Town," commonly called "Vines Neck," 150 A., "Cock's Comb," 50 A., "Cock's Head," and 185 A., "Smith's Conveni- ency," also, 2000 A., "The First Part of Free Gift," in the forest behind Sassafrax and Chester Rs.


son Charles Somerset Smith and hrs., 2 tracts, 1000 A. and 4000 A., to be entered as 1 tract, "Beaver Dam," at head of Chester R., and 725 A., part of "Calverton Manor"; he dying without issue, to revert to son Walter and hrs., and both sd. sons dying without issue, all lands devised them to be equally divided amongst three daus., Elizabeth, Ann and Barbary, and hrs .; also, to son Charles Somerset, punchbowl bearing coat-of-arms of Somerset.


5 child. last named, residue of personalty.


Testator mentions son Rousby in certain business transactions. Ex .: Brother Walter Smith.


Test: Wm. Creed, John Stennet, Jno. Easterling, Thos. Tucker, James Mackall, Wm. Gray, Jno. Brome. 14. 83.


¿Durden, John, A. A. Co., 9th Oct., 1715; 9th Mch., 1715.


To wife Elizabeth, extx., and hrs., entire estate, real and per- sonal, including 100 A., "Cheney's Hazard," and 50 A., "Clarcking's Wells," which are to be entailed upon sd. devisees; should wife have no child., land afsd. to descend to son - of Dorothy Callinsworth, and hrs.


Test: Dorrity Holbrook, Jos. Holbrook, Margaret Catterwood. 14. 87.


Gardner, Frances, wife of Alex. Gardner, A. A. Co., 13th Mch., 1713-14; 6th Mch., 1715.


To dau. Tebbra Gardner and hrs., 1/2 of 3 tracts, "Brush Neck," "Bottom of Forked Pt." and "Chance"; sd. lands having been obtained from father, Robt. Tyler.


- dau. Frances Gardner and hrs., residue of sd. lands. Should both daus. die without issue, lands to pass to grand- son William Hawkins and hrs.


Husband not to be molested in use of above estate during life. Test: Mary Ingram, Jno. Ingram, Sarah Dawson. 14. 87.


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Greenfield, Thomas, planter, Prince George's Co.,


17th Aug., 1715; 7th Nov., 1715.


To dau. Jone Greenfield and hrs., residue of "Archer's Pas- ture," a portion of same having already been given to son-in-law Gabriel Parker and his wife and their hrs .; also, tract "Pheasant Tree" adjoining same, 73 A. adjoining thereto (as per deed of conveyance from son Thomas Tru- man (Greenfield) to self, her mother to have benefit of last named tract during life), and 100 A., part of "Retallia- tion," running from the cabin branch to boundary of tract given son-in-law Basil Waring (for further metes and bounds see will); also, bequest of personalty at 21 yrs ..


" son James and hrs., 52 A., "Pheasant Hills" adjoining tract where he lives, and Salt Store house in Nottingham Town.


" townsman John Brent and hrs., 50 A., part of "Juxta Stadium Aureolum."


. " Benja. Gale, son of kinsman Jno. Gale, decsd., and his hrs., part of last named tract; lacking hrs., to pass to the poor of Gedling, nr. Nottingham; he to be under guardianship of Richard Groon.


" William Olliver, of whom testator was formerly guardian, 50 A. adjoining land of Benja. Gale.


" dau. Jone afsd., and hrs., residue of "Juxta Stadium Aureolum."


" wife Martha, dwelling plantation during life, and abso- lutely plantation and land, 200 A., "Golden Race"; also, house and lot in "Mills Town," where tenant Evan Jones lives, and, as well, certain lease recorded from Wm. Mills.


"' son Thos. Truman Greenfield and hrs., "Stokebardolph," in St. Mary's Co., and jointly with his young. brother Micajah Greenfield, 1/3 of 500 A., "Truman's Acquaint- ance" in Gunpowder Neck, to be held under guardianship of John Hall, of Balto. Co., during minority of sd. 2 sons.


" son-in-law John Wight and Ann, his wife, part of "An- chovis Hills," it being a lease bought of Nath'll Magru- der.


" daus. Martha Waring and Eliza: Parker, personalty, in- cluding certain stock on plantation "Gledling Pt.," where she lives.


" niece Mrs. Margery Covington and daus .- in-law -, per- sonalty. Also, to kinsman James Hollyday, when .of age, personal estate in lieu of some belonging to estate of his


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deceased father, -. Mention made also of cous. Leon- ard (Holladay).


To son Truman, at decease of wife, and male hrs., dwelling plantation "Billingsley's Point," and "Trent Neck"; lacking such hrs., to pass to son James and male hrs., and in succession to son Thos. Truman and male hrs., they dying without such hrs., to the poor of native town Ged- ling, in Grt. Brittain.


Exs .: Sons Thos., Truman and James afsd. In event of death of James, son Truman to take his place. Exs. empowered to sell 200 A., part of "Billingsley's Point," in fork of Patuxent, bought of Barnaby Kearne, of James R., Va .; "Pascuum," lying next "Anchovies Hills," and "Nut- well's Adventure," west of his lordship's manor in Chas. Co., where Edward Thomas lives; 1/3 of land, -, in Cecil Co., bought from Nicholas Sproul by self, Chas. Car- roll and Joshua Cecil; also, to sell part of "Taylor's Coast" (for metes and bounds of land see will), and to sell 80 A., -, adjoining Ann Guin's land, bounding on "Bullington," for benefit of estate.


Test: Joseph Perry, Nicholas Davis, Jr., Wm. Badger. 14. 89.


& Bowen, John, planter, A. A. Co., 4th Jan., 1715; 11th Apr., 1716.


To eld. son John, and Milcah, his wife, 1/2 dwelling plantation "Gover's Hills."


" 2nd son Geo., and Eliza:, his wife, residue of sd. planta- tion.


" dau. Margaret Deucey, personalty.


grandson Claxton Bowen, plantation at decease of legatees afsd. and residue of estate.


Exs .: Sons Jno. and George and grandson Claxton afsd.


Test: Jno. Ward, John Walter, John Peteete. 14. 94.


€ Chew, Eliza:, A. A. Co., 23rd Apr., 1716; 29th May, 1716.


To sister Susanna Gassaway, grandsons Joseph and Henry Chew, and granddau. Eliza: Chew at 16 yrs. or marriage, personalty.


sons Sam'll Battee, Joseph and Henry Chew, residue of estate.


Ex .: Brother Thos. Gassaway. Desires to be buried in meeting- house grave-yard at Herring Creek.


Test: Sam'll Battee, Henry Chew, Susannah Gassaway, Jno. Brown. 14. 96.


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Long, Benja., Prince George's Co., 15th Dec., 1715; 19th Jan., 1715.


To son Thos. and hrs., 50 A., dwelling plantation; he dying without issue, to pass to son Benja. and hrs., and he lack- ing such, to daus. and their hrs. in natural succession. Dau. Jane to be of age at decease of testator. Son Thos., now 12 yrs. old, to be under care of ex., Benja. Berry, during minority, as also dau. Anne, she being 10 yrs. of age. Rich'd Keen to care for dau. Mary, she being aged 8, and Robt. Orum of dau. Susanna, she being about 7 yrs. Son Benja. to remain with wife, his mother.


wife Eliza: and child. afsd., residue of estate.


Test: Rich'd Keep, Chas. Beavan, Loyd Harris. 14. 98.


Lane, John, Prince George's Co., 13th Sept., 1712; 17th Dec., 1715.


To Elinor, wife of Sam'll Magruder, and Sarah, their dau., and Samuell and Robert, their sons, personalty at majority.


Sam'll Magruder, ex., and residuary legatee of estate.


Test: Joseph Story, John James, Weedon Jefferson. 14. 99.


Grear, Joseph, Prince George's Co., 8th Aug., 1715; 14th Dec., 1715.


To wife -, extx., 1/3 of estate, real and personal. At her decease plantation and land to be divided amongst 6 sons equally.


" 5 sons, Joseph, Benja., James, Henry, Annanias and 2 daus., -, residue of personalty, son John having al- ready received his share.


In event of death of any child or child. without issue, survi- vors to inherit portion of deceased.


Test. desires to be buried according to rites of Church of England.


Test: Owen Ellis, Thos. Padgett, James Nuttwell. 14. 100.


Scamper (Scamport), (Scampord), Peter, Prince George's Co., 27th Feb., 1715; - 15th Mch., 1715-16.


To Edward Liston and Jno. Wheeler, personalty.


" wife Jane, extx., residue of estate, real and personal; dwelling plantation to pass to Eliza: Henly and hrs., at ,decease of wife.


Test: Sam'll Bresshier, Edward Holmes, Jno. Mills, Jno. Mawdesley. 14. 102. A


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Scamper (Scamport), Jane, Prince George's Co.,


1st Mch., 1715; 15th Mch., 1715-16.


To servant Jno. Wheeler and to Edward Reston, ex., personal estate.


Test: Clement Hill, Sam'll Breshire, Rich'd Pile. 14. 102.


Lewis, William, Kent Co., 20th Jan., 1715 ; 6th Feb., 1715.


To Wm. Trew, William Poape, Timothy Mulken and John Yardly, personalty.


Dennis Clark, Sr., ex., all land -, in Kent Co., nr. head of Chester R.


Test: Edward Comegys, Sam'll Clark, Jno. Willson. 14. 103.


Catherwood, Robert, Somerset Parish, Somerset Co., 27th Apr., 1715; 23rd Aug., 1715.


To wife Anne, extx., and dau. Anne, entire estate, personal, equally. Dau. afsd. to live with her sd. mother-in-law during minority.


Brother-in-law Sam'll Worthington, and Alice, his wife, to have charge of dau. should wife die during her minority. Test: William Caldwell, Margaret Fitzgerald, Jno. Elzey, Sam'll Worthington. 14. 104.


Wood, Jno., Sr., Chas. Co., 5th Jan., 1709; 6th Apr., 1716.


To wife Margaret, extx., and hrs., 50 A., -, between Goose and Nanjemy Creeks, on n. side Rotterdam.


" son John, daus. Mary Williams and Eliza: Killingsworth, 1 shilling each, they having received their portions.


" child. Elijah, Jane, Ann, Sarah and Hannah Wood and their hrs., residue of land in Stafford Co., Va., also per- sonal estate .*


Test: Mark Attkins, Jno. Ragon, Edward Chapman. 14. 106.


Maddox, Notley, St. Mary's Co., 24th Feb., 1715; 3rd Apr., 1716.


To son Samuell and hrs., dwelling plantation and land; lacking sd. hrs., land to pass to next hr .- at-law in succession.


* 10th Dec., 1715-Dau. Margaret, born after making of will, to share with child. named in sd. land in Virginia, and son Elijah live with his mother until he is 21 yrs. of age.


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To son Notley and hrs., 100 A., -, in Chas. Co., bought by brother, William Notley, from Benja. Fanning.


son John and daus. Ann, Sarah and Jane, personalty. wife Margaret, extx., personalty.


Trustees of child. during minority, Thos. Nottley Goldsmith, Sam'll Maddox, Jno. Maddox and Sam'll Williamson.


Test: Wm. Willis, Thos. Tippitt, Joseph Artley. 14. 108.


Willson, Alexander, Chas. Co., 8th Feb., 1715-16; 3rd Apr., 1716.


To William, Ignatius, James and Mary Sympson (Simpson), entire estate, real and personal.


Ex .: Rich'd Edling.


Test: Thos. Sympson, Sam'll Noe, Elias Harrington. 14. 109.


Salsbury, William, Talbot Co., 18th Dec., 1715; 19th Mch., 1715.


To 2 sons, Thos. and Joseph, at 21 yrs. and their hrs., 250 A., "Swineyard," and "Scagspring."


" dau. Eliza:, house and lot in Philadelphia.


" dau. Mary and sons James and Samuel, personalty.


" wife Elizabeth, life interest in dwelling plantation, which, at her decease, is to pass to son John, they being joint exs. Test: Christopher Wilkinson, Matthew Collins, Edward Tubrid. 14. 110.


*Jennings, Joseph, Queen Anne's Co., 22nd Dec., 1715; 7th Jan., 1715.


Son Bartholomew Jennings to be under care of Jonn Sewence until 18 yrs. of age, daus. Ann and Mary under that of Susannah Sulevane.


Ex .: Charles Seth.


Test: Wm. Denton, John Lanahan, Wm. Camell. 14. 111.


Bayley, Thomas, Queen Anne's Co., 23rd Nov., 1715; 19th Mch., 1715.


To son Thomas and hrs., dwelling plantation and 100 A. ad- joining, at decease of his mother.


" son Jacob, 50 A., adjoining to John Meriday, Jr.


" son-in-law Jno. Merriday (Meryday) and hrs., 50 A., where he now lives.


sons-in-law Henry Wright and Henry Green, personalty.


‹‹ wife Mary, extx., residuary legatee of estate.


Test: Robt. Walker, Thomas Ruth, Henry Green. 14. 113.


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Ball, Edward, Calvert Co., 5th Jan., 1715; 3rd Apr., 1716.


To 3 sons, Edward, William and Michael, and their hrs., dwell- ing plantation and land. Sons to be of age at 18 yrs.


" dau. Catherine (Ball), personalty.


" wife Ann, extx., life interest in plantation.


Test: Henry Austen, Wm. Lyle, Jno. Fowler. 14. 113.


Ellt, William, Calvert Co., 10th Jan., 1715; 21st Apr., 1716.


To wife Elinor, extx., entire estate, real and personal; at her decease estate to be divided amongst son Wm., dau. Mary and possible unborn child.


Test: Benja. Harris, Wm. Harriss, Joseph Harris. 14. 114.


Burle, Stephen, A. A. Co., 8th Aug., 1716; 27th Aug., 1716.


To son John, "Pettibones Rest," bought of Thos. Pottobone.


" son Stephen, dwelling plantation "Burle's Hills."


daus. Mary and Rachell at 18 yrs. of age, personalty.


" brother John, personalty.


Wife Sarah, extx.


Test: Robt. Jubb, Nathan'll Stinchecomb, Jno. Bucknoll.


14. 115.


Twiford (Twyford), Richard, shipwright, A. A. Co., 30th Sept., 1716; 6th Oct., 1716.


To brother John Soward, of Dorchester Co., sister Mary Patti- son, cous. Mary (Soward), eld. dau. of Wm. Soward, de- ceased, and to Henry Hill, Jr., personalty.


Henry Hill, ex., residue of estate.


Test: Rich'd Whitehead, Moses Adney, Wm. Whitehead.


14. 116.


¿Boothby, Charles, merchant, Annapolis, A. A. Co., 2nd Oct., 1716; 9th Oct., 1716.


To Alex Steward, of Annapolis, personalty.


" Margarett Stewart, wife of afsd., extx., residue of estate, real and personal.


Test: Jno. Connoway, Geo. Valentine, Wm. Brymer. 14. 117.


Raymond, Jno., 5th Mch., 1713-14; 19th Mch., 1713.


Wife Susannah, extx., sole legatee of estate, real and personal. Test: Abraham Child, Rich'd Broadway, Mary Hollingshead. 14. 118.


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¿ Horne, William, A. A. Co., 8th Feb., 1704-5; 19th Oct., 1719.


To granddau. Constelvus Horne at 16 yrs. or marriage, and daus. Sarah and Margaret (Horne), personalty.


" wife Margaratt, extx., residue of estate.


Test: Sam'll Galloway, Jr., Robt. Franklin, Joseph Ror.


14. 119.


West, John, Sr., Somerset Co., 25th Nov., 1715; 9th June, 1716.


To wife Catoron and hrs., 1/3 of personal estate and 1/5 of 3 tracts, viz., "Cattiron's Content," "Great Hopes," and "Brothers United."


" 4 sons and hrs., viz., John, Thomas, Randall and Anthony, residue of sd. lands; eld. son John to have dwelling plan- tation.


" son William, 1 shilling.


" daus. Mary, Cattiron and Elizabeth, and their hrs., per- sonalty.


Lands "Beverly" and "Winser Cassell" to be sold for bene- fit of estate.


Wife and sons John, Thomas, Randall and Anthony afsd., joint exs. and residuary legatees.


Test: Nath'll Horsey, Geo. Bosman, Stephen Horsey. 14. 120.


Stockdall, Edward, yeoman, Somerset Co., 30th July, 1710; 20th June, 1716.


To wife Jean (Boyce), extx., entire estate, real and personal, during life, or as long as she remains unmarried.


" son Edward, plantation at wife's decease, dwelling plan- ' tation and land belonging to same, also tract land -.


" dau. Jane, land -, on east side Busses Bridge, and per- sonalty; should either child afsd. die without issue, sur- vivor to inherit portion of deceased, and both dying with- out issue, lands to pass to Mary Long and hrs.


" dau. Eliza: Wine, 1 shilling.


Test: Thos. Stockwell, Wm. Cuttling, Edmund Cullen, Eph. Willson.


Note-Widow Jeanne takes her thirds of estate and revokes will. 14. 121.


Winder, John, Somerset Co., 30th Apr., 1716; 13th July, 1716.


To wife Jean and hrs., 1/3 of personal estate, residue to be divided between .. child. (undesignated).


" John Watts and hrs., 75 A., part of "Little Belew."


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To John and William Wenables and their hrs., residue of sd. tract.


" John Stewart, 200 A., part of "Pimberton's Good Will," at head of river running up s. side of n. branch at Forrest Landing.


" London Walton, residue of "Pimberton's Goodwill" upon payment of certain sum of money; if he does not pay for same it is to be sold for benefit of son William.


" son Thomas and hrs., 300 A., -, adjoining James Mack- more.


" son John and hrs., residue of real estate.


Sons John and Thos. afsd. to live with brother-in-law Joseph Wenables, and if he die with son-in-law James Dashiel. Dau. Eliza: to be under care of wife; dau. Rachell, under that of wife, her mother-in-law or her sister, Bridget Dashiel.


Exs .: Wife Jean afsd. and son-in-law Robert Dashiel.


Test: Wm. Skirvan, Jno. Twigger, Wm. Richardson. 14. 123.


Hill, Rich'd, Somerset Co., 18th Mch., 1715-16; 11th June, 1716.


To Joseph Schoofield and hrs., land -, in "Wallops Neck"; also, 100 A., part of tract at head of "Husborne Forest.".


" son Richard and hrs., residue of lands at 18 yrs. of age, including dwelling plantation "Husborne Forest."


" wife Elce, extx., life interest in 13 dwelling plantation, and all personal estate jointly with sons afsd.


Test: Benja. Scholfield, Robt. Perrie, Thos. Nath'll Williams. 14. 124.


Ryan, William, planter, Somerset Co., 31st Mch., 1715; 22nd June, 1715.


To Benja., son of Jno. Mitchell, ex., and Mary, his wife, and hrs., dwelling plantation.


" Wm. Ross, personalty.


Test: Jno. Noble, Benja. Cottman, Wm. Ross. 14. 126.


Derrickson, Andreas, Somerset Co., 7th Sept., 1715; 13th June, 1716.


To dau. Mary, wife of Wm. Tayler, sons Samuel, Joseph An- dreas, Benja., dau. Temperance, and young. son Andreas, personalty; also, land adjoining that of son Samuel, which is to be included in warrant applied for.


wife Mary, extx., personalty; she being desired to leave land -, patented in her name to one of young. child. (undesignated).


Test: Sam'll Johnson, Jno. Morriss, Wm. Samonds. 14. 127.


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Carter, Philip, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., 9th Nov., 1715; 10th Jan., 1715-16.


To wife Mary, 1/3 personalty and life interest in dwelling plan- tation "Whetstone."


" Sarah Acwith, Jr., and hrs., 200 A., part of "Whettstone."


" John Rickards, Jr., and hrs., 100 A., west of "Whetstone" afsd., and certain tract formerly belonging to Manasses Morriss.


" . Tabitha More, Eliza: Rickards, Phil. Rickards, Sarah Ac- with and her unborn child, personalty.


" Jno. Rickards, Sr., ex., and hrs., residue of "Whettstone" afsd.


Test: David Shehe, Jno. Kinler, Robt. Downs, Alex. Carlile. 14. 129.


Stockley, John, gentleman, All Hallows Parish, Somerset Co., 23rd Nov., 1715; 12th June, 1716.


To Robert Johnson and hrs., 250 A., part of "North Paterton." son Thos., 100 A., -, and plantation at head of Cedar Neck Creek.


son William and hrs., 100 A., dwelling plantation. son-in-law Jonathan Sturges, personalty.


wife Mary, extx., and hrs., 150 A., "The Beach" on n. side Rehoboth Inlet, and personalty with sons afsd.


Test: Jones Rickards, Jos. Godwin, Jno. Rickards. 14. 130.


Sauser (Saser), Benja., Sr., Somerset Co., 19th Apr., 1712; 20th June, 1716.


To son Wm. and hrs., 100 A., "Sauser's Folly," and 50 A., "Sauser's Addition."


" son John and daus. Mary Hall and Ann Rensher, 1 shilling.


66 grandson Panter Sauser and hrs., personalty.


sons Benjamin and William, exs., residue of estate.


Test: Jno. Law's, Geo. Martin, Robt. Law's, Geo. Law's.


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Sommers, Benja., Somerset Co., Feb., 1709;


22nd Dec., 1715.


To sons William, Thomas and John and their hrs., 250 A., "Emissex" (for description see will), and 200 A., "Mus- keto Hammock."


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To Eliza:, wife of Thos. Giddins, and to dau. Ann Scott, per- sonalty.


wife Mary, dwelling-house during life and residue of per- sonalty; she appointed ex. jointly with sons William and John.


Test: John Lane, Cornelius Ward, Thos. Ward, Samuell Ward. Ann Ward. . 14. 132.


Harris, John, Perrahawkin, Somerset Co.,


7th Mch., 1710; 24th Mch., 1715-16.


To son John and hrs., 200 A., part of 600 A., "Friend's Choice," with 150 A., -.


son-in-law Richard Knight and hrs., 350 A., part of "Friend's Choice."


" son James and hrs., 50 A., part of "Harrises Venture." son Caleb and hrs., 175 A., "Middle Town," and 50 A., residue of "Harrises Adventure." Should son Caleb die without issue, sd. land to be sold and proceeds divided between his 4 sisters, viz., Priscilla, Esther, Sarah and Patience.


Jeremiah Harris, Ambrose Riggen, Randall Smuelling, Robert Harriss, Hugh Coligan and Thos. Prittchett each 1 shilling, in full of their portion of estate.


Wife Judith, extx. and residuary legatee of estate.


Test: Jno. West, Randall West, Eliner Lee. 14. 134.


Round, Sam'll, merchant, Maryland and Barbadoes, 15th Sept., 1715; 7th Oct., 1715.


To uncle William Round, all estate, real and personal, in Mary- land and the Barbadoes, and estate in England to be divided among brothers and sisters, -.


Ex .: Wm. Bradie, who is instructed to sell effects and forward proceeds to uncle William afsd.


Test: Geo. Gillespie, James Crosbie, Wm. Maxwell. 14. 135.


Smith, John, Somerset Co., 13th Mch., 1716; 3rd Apr., 1716.


To wife Mareen, extx., dwelling-house and plantation; to pass at her decease to Thomas, son of brother Robert (Smith), and hrs.


" mother, -, brothers Edward and William, and to Robert, son of Isaac Stitts, personalty.


Test: Jno. Brown, Robert Stitt, Jno. Gray. 14. 136.


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Davis, Thomas, Annimessex, Somerset Co.,


23rd Oct., 1715; 23rd Mch., 1715-16.


To son Thomas and hrs., upper part of "Unduce," on Davis Inlet, and 150 A., "Long Town."


" son John, lower part of "Unduce," and 100 A., -- , bought of Jno. Carter.


" wife Sarah, extx., "Waterford," in Marrumscoe, and per- sonalty.


Test: Thos. Stockwell, Jno. Cullin, Abraham Trice, Rich'd Barnes, Sarah Martin. 14. 137.


Roberson, John, Somerset Co., 2nd Nov., 1715; 3rd Nov., 1715.


To 2 sons, Wm. and Jno., and their hrs., all land -; former to be under care of brother-in-law James Whetherly and · sister Elizabeth, his wife, during minority; latter under that of father-in-law Benja. Cottman and mother, -.


" dau. Elizabeth, personalty, including that which belonged to her mother, -; she to be under care of brother-in- law Richd. Samuells and sister-in-law Ann, his wife.




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