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" grandson Henry Scarf, personalty. " wife - -, extx., residue of estate.
Test: James Dossey, James Ayres, James Scarth (Scarffe), John Strickland. 19, 774.
Touchstone, Richard, Sr., planter, Cecil Co., 16th Dec., 1726; 13th Aug., 1729.
To wife Christian, extx., entire estate during life; at her decease to pass to son Andrew and hrs .; shd. wife survive sd. son, to poss. entire estate absolutely.
Test: John Williams, Godfrey Hartsfield, Richard Arindill (Arrindell). 19, 775.
Vanderheydon, Matthias, gent., Cecil Co., 27th Aug., 1724; 10th June, 1729.
To wife Anna Margaretta, extx., use of entire estate during life.
" 3 daus., viz. Francina Shippin, Aug. Harris, Ariana Bordley, and grandson Mathias Harris, entire estate at decease of wife; daus. Francina and Ariana to allow estate what is due from them. Shd. sd. grandson die before he comes to age to enjoy estate, his portion to be divided amongst sd. daus.
Overseers: Sons-in-law B. and J. H.
Test: Richard Thompson, Josiah Sutton. 19, 776.
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Jones, Lewis, yeoman, Cecil Co., 15th Aug., 1727; 14th Oct., 1729.
To wife Elinor, £5 and 1/3 of estate.
" eldest son John and dau. Mary, £31 each.
" The Church of Christ, meeting at Christiana Ck., nr. Iron Hills, £30.
" youngest son Samuel, ex., and hrs., entire real estate. Test: Sarah James, Elizabeth Thomas, Elisha Thomas.
19, 777.
Preston, James, planter, Baltimore Co., 5th Nov., 1728; 5th Nov., 1729.
To 2 eldest sons James and Daniel and their hrs., 300 A. dwell. plan. "Denises Choice."
" youngest son Barnard and hrs., 100 A. "Preston's Chance."
" wife Sarah and child. (unnamed), personal estate; £6 to be deducted from share of dau. Grace, wife of Charles Anderson.
Test: Daniel Scott, George Rigdon, John Kearsey. 19, 778.
Grover, George, planter, Baltimore Co., 29th Sept., 1729; 8th Nov., 1729.
To son George and hrs., pt. of land bet. river and road to William Denton's.
" son John (son of wife Magdolin) and hrs., residue of sd. land; he dying without issue, to pass to next in blood of the Grovers; and personalty.
" wife Magdalen, extx., residue of estate.
Test: William Wood, Anthony Asher, Ann Jones. 19, 779.
Taylor, Richard, Baltimore Co., 1726; 18th May, 1729.
To dau. Frances and hrs., 275 A. of "Taylor's Discovery"; and personalty; sd. dau. dying without issue, land to pass to son Joseph and hrs .; he dying without issue, to son Thomas and hrs.
" son Thomas and hrs., 300 A. "Taylor's String," .125 A. "Addition to Taylor's String" and 80 A. of "Taylor's Dis- covery"; sd. son dying without issue, to pass to son Joseph and hrs.
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To son Joseph and hrs., 860 A. dwell. plan. "Taylor's Range," 70 A. "Addition to Taylor's Range," 99 A. "Addition to Shoomaker's Hall"; sd. son dying without issue, to pass to son Thomas and hrs .; both sons failing issue, to pass to dau. Frances and hrs.
" granddau. Margaret Sing and hrs., 150.A. of "Taylor's Discovery"; she dying without issue, to son Thomas and hrs .; he failing issue, to son Joseph and hrs.
" son Richard, 5s.
" son Joseph, 1 A. bou. of John Ensor for a Meeting House and burying place for Friends.
" wife Ann, use of dwell. plan. -_ during life and 1/3 personal estate.
" sons Thomas and Joseph, dau. Frances and granddau. Margaret Sing, residue of personal estate equally .-
Exs .: Sons Thomas and Joseph. Son Joseph empowered to convey a tract mentioned in bond given John Hillen, dated 1725.
Test: John Cross, Benjamin Price, Edward Fell, George Hitchcock. 19, 781.
Murphy (Murfey), John, Baltimore Co., 30th March, 1729; 5th Aug., 1729.
To son John, 1/2 (50 A.) of plan. son Edward, other half of sd. plan. "Murfey's Hazard." Sons to be of age at 21; when son John arrives at age the Vestry of St. George's Parish to appoint 2 men to divide sd. land. Shd. either son die without issue, sd. pt. or whole to fall to next hr., and so from hr. to hr., with- out sale, forever.
" wife Mary, extx., 13 personal estate, residue to child. equally.
Test: Mary Burchfeld, Ann Curtis, Ann Swelvan, Owen Swelvan (Swillivant). 19, 783.
c Burnell, Jane, spinster, Annapolis, 3rd March, 1728; 11th March, 1728.
To Caleb Dorsey, ex., and hrs., lot, dwelling and household goods in afsd. city.
" The Church, £5 toward repairs.
" Thomas Hinton, £15.
" Thomas Clark, 3 pistoles.
" Mrs. Beckingham and Mrs. Ann Gough, £5 each.
" Edward, son of Edward Smith, dec'd, £3.
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To Sarah (dau. of John Smith, carpenter), personalty.
" widow Cainswell (?), Abigl. Rind, Elinor Meek, Susan Pain, Mary Toby, Eliza. Lawley and Eliza Beesly, 20s. each.
Test: Charles Cole, Dr. Samuel Stringer, John Smith, Isabell Smith. 19, 784.
. Carter, Edward, A. A. Co., 30th Jan., 1728; 14th March, 1728.
To 3 sons of bro. Sparrow, viz. William, Edward and Solo- mon, £40, or in lieu thereof 50 A. of "Loyd's Triangle," pt. adj. Capt. Cowman and Capt. Larkin's line; sd. 50 A. may be sold to pay sd. sum of money.
' Eliza. Lewis, extx., residue of afsd. tract during life; at her decease to dau. Tomeson and the 2 child. of the sd. Eliza., viz. Kely and Elinor Lewis.
" Marjory Green, 1 A. with house rent free during life.
Test: William Hood, Richard Briant, John Roberts. 19, 785.
CAttwood, Henry, A. A. Co., 20th Feb., 1729; 31st March, 1729.
To dau. Jane, dwell. plan. - -, in Baltimore Co., and 100 A. bou. of Jonathan Tipton; sd. dau. dying during minority, sd. lands to. wife - and hrs.
" wife -, extx., use of 1/3 dwell. plan. during life and 1/3 of estate; residue to dau. afsd.
Test: William Ford (Foard), Joseph Pratt, Robt. Kendall. 19, 787.
&Watson, Mark, butcher, Annapolis, 18th May, 1726; 12th April, 1729.
To George Johnson, of sd. city, personalty.
" Elizabeth, wife of George Johnson, extx., and hrs., entire real and personal estate.
Test: William Cullen, Michael Kelly, John Michiell. 19, 787.
~ Holliday (Holloday), William, planter, A. A. Co., 7th Nov., 1720; 9th April, 1729.
To 6 child., viz. sons Benoni and William, daus. Rachell, Eliz., Sarah and Catherine, entire estate equally as they come of age or marry. Son William to be free at 16. Ex .: Son Benoni.
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Overseers: Samuel Harrison and Samuel Chew, of Maid- stone, to see that child. are educated as Quakers.
Test: Wm. Ludwigg, Charles Steward, Tobias Lawrence, Mary Mayhew. 19,789.
Carroll (Caroll), James, "Fingaul," Allhallows Parish, A. A. Co., 12th Feb., 1728; 27th June, 1729.
To 40 mendicants of and in the parishes of Eglish and Lorrah, in Lower Ormond, Co. of Tipperary, Ireland, each 10s., Irish money. !
" 20 poor people in this parish, and the parish where quar- ters are in Prince George's Co., personalty, to be delivered if applied for at dwelling place or at "Carrolburgh." Exs. instructed to sell lands in Baltimore, Somerset and Calvert Counties, also all mortgages, bills of sale, etc., and 2 lots in Annapolis, at hd. of ck., bou. of John Hammond. After payment of debts £1,000 of proceeds to be applied toward education of nephew and hr. apparent Anthony (only son of bro. Daniel); shd. sd. nephew die or prove. incorrigible, want application or prove vicious before he attains age of 21, sd. money to be applied to education of nephew James (son of bro. Michael) if he shall not exceed 16 yrs. at death of testa- tor, otherwise to be used for such one of his bros. as shall not be 16 yrs. at sd. time, decision to be made by exs .; residue of proceeds to be used for education of 2 sons of bro. Michael nearest 15 yrs. of age at death of testator. Exs. empowered to make over to George Ijams and Francis Day land sold to them, also 200 A. of "Pork Hall" to George Roberts.
" cousins Domnick, Anthony and Daniel (sons of bro. Michael) and their hrs., 500 A. each of "Pork Hall," at Pipe Ck.
" sister Johanna .Croxell and cousin Mary Higgins and their hrs., 980 A. of afsd. tract.
" cousin Michael Taylor and hrs., 700 A. "Bin."
" cousins Edward Tully and Michael Tully's 2 sons (un- named) and their hrs., "Hopyard."
" cousin Anthony and sister Johanna, personalty.
" cousin Charles and hrs., lot given testator by him and his mother ---- , lot adj. thereto, 12 lot bou. of Benj. Tasker, all adj. in the city of Annapolis; dwelling place cont. 260 A., residue unsold of "Bright Seat" and "Ayno," nr. Patuxent, above hd. of South R .; "Carrols Burgh," "Cheney's Plantation," 60 A. "Ridgely and Tylors
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Chance," in all about 200 A., Prince George's Co .; 2 lots Queen Anne Town, and 2 tracts nr. sd. town bou. of Thomas Lancaster and Turner Wootton; personalty and personal estate not otherwise disposed of.
To nephew James, £100 for education, and for expenses in London to be paid out of money due in England.
Cousin Anthony, residuary legatee and ex. with cousin James afsd .; during their minority and absence kinsmen Charles Carrol, John Diggs, Francis Hall and cousin Dr. Charles Carroll, of Annapolis, to act as exs.
Test: Dr. Samuel Chew, of Maidstone; William Richardson, Dr. Richard Hill, Andrew Taile.
Codicil: 12th Feb., 1728. Bequest to cousin Charles of a certain pt. of estate revoked and sd. lands bequeathed to George Thorold and hrs., Portobacco, Charles Co. Shd. sd. Thorold die before testator, sd. lands to Peter Attwood and hrs., of Portobacco afsd .; and in case of both their deaths as afsd., sd. lands, etc., to pass to Joseph Greaton and hrs.
Test: John Welsh (Walch), Anthony Carroll, John Galloker. 19,791.
Stinchcombe, Nathaniel, planter, A. A. Co., 15th March, 1728-9; 25th June, 1729.
To wife Anne, extx., and child. -, entire estate divided as law directs; child. to be of age at 18.
Test: John Merriken, Frances Smith, George Venum.
19, 799.
Jordan, John, innholder, Annapolis, 6th Sept., 1729; 20th Sept., 1729.
To dau. Mary and hrs., all real estate in Province, except such as hereafter excepted; and personalty, including white servants named Timothy Collahone, Jacob Merri- field and Mary Hungerford (portion of personalty desc. as in poss. of Wm. Beckingham).
" wife Margaret, extx., 1/2 of afsd. real estate during widowhood; shd. she marry, use of 1/3 thereof during life, and use of house wherein Ralph Smith now lives until dau. afsd. arrives at age of 16 (provided sd. house is not sold for payment of debts). Shd. dau. die during minority, sd. house to wife and hrs. absolutely, and 4/2 of sd. lands and personalty to pass to Edmond and Walter and their hrs. (sons of bro. William, Athlone,
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Ireland) at such time as they arrive in Maryland. Exs. instructed to sell a lot in pt. of city called "Newtown," bounded at one end by Scotch St. and at other by Severn R .; also house in city called Kentish House, and land bet. it and water; and if necessary, house where Ralph Smith now lives for benefit of estate.
Overseers: Daniel Dulany, Charles Carroll, chirurgeon; Robert Gordon and John Galloway. Shd. wife die during minority of dau., or marry, overseers are instructed to care for education of sd. dau.
Test: William Cumming, Robert Alexander, John Beale, Robert Gordon.
1st Nov., 1729. Widow claims her thirds, f. 807. 19,800.
Conaway (Conoway), John, planter, A. A. Co., 29th March, 1728; 12th Aug., 1729.
To son John and hrs., dwell. plan. "Low Neck" and per- sonalty.
son Charles and hrs., "Luckey Hole."
daus. Jane and Sarah and cousin Joseph, personalty.
" 4 child. afsd., residue of personal estate after wife's thirds are deducted.
Extx .: Wife Catherine.
Test: Mordecai Hammond, William Houchin, Sebastian Oley. 19,805.
Randal (Randall), Catherine, A. A. Co., 8th Nov., 1728; 14th March, 1728-9.
To grandson James Lewis and hrs., dwell. plan. "Town Hill"; he dying without issue, to grandson Robert Welsh, Jr., and hrs .; son-in-law Robert Welsh to have use of sd. plan. until James Lewis afsd. arrives at age of 25.
" son Robert Welsh and hrs., "Diligent Search," A. A. Co., on condition that sd. tract is not needed for payment of debts.
Test: Samuel Smith, Margery Green, James Welsh. 19, 808.
& Faudry (Faudrie), Moses, planter, Herring Ck., St. James Parish, A. A. Co., 31st Aug., 1728; 22nd April, 1729.
To wife Elizabeth, extx., entire estate. Test: John Elliot Brown, William Vernon. 19,809.
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Jubb, Robert, planter, A. A. Co., 5th April, 1723; 17th Oct., 1729.
To dau .- in-law Helen (dau. of Daniel Brigdell), personalty at age of 16 or marriage.
" Robert Crabtree, £5.
" sister Mary Jackson, now living in Great Britain, and her child., £15.
" wife Helen, extx., and hrs., residue of estate, real and personal.
Test: Edw. Griffith, Sarah Griffith, Sebastian Oley. 19, 811.
Magee, John, planter, Somerset Co., 20th April, 1728; 28th July, 1729.
To wife Elizabeth, extx., 1/3 of estate; if she remains un- married, 4 sons, viz. Peter, Samuel, Moses and David, to remain with her until they are 21; if she marries, to be free at 18.
" 3 sons George, John and Peter and their hrs., 300 A. "Coxes Choice" equally, the eldest to have first choice and John next; if either of 3 shd. die without issue, his pt. to fall to next eldest bro. that has no land.
" 7 child. - -, residue of estate equally.
Test: John Shockley, Margery Ruak, John Reddish.
19,813.
Laws, William, planter, Somerset Co., 21st May, 1729; 20th Aug., 1729.
To wife Sarah, dwell. plan. and personal estate during widowhood.
" son William and hrs., dwell. plan. - - and 50 A. adj. "Law's his Last Choice," after his mother's widowhood or decease; and personalty.
" son John and hrs., 150 A. "Cumber Land" and 50 A. adj. at day of his mother's marriage or death; and personalty.
" sons Elijah and Bolitha and daus. Esther and Rachael, personalty.
" sons William, Elijah and Bolitha and dau. Esther, cash on hand and money due from John Atkinson.
" child. Rachel, William, Esther, John, Elijah and Bolitha, residue of personal estate.
Exs .: Wife Sarah and John Beavans.
Test: Samuel Taylor, Elizabeth Johnson, James Noble.
20th Aug., 1729. Widow renounces above will. Test: William Marchment, John Sheldon.
20th Aug., 1729. John Beavans renounces as ex. Test: Francis Allen, John Sheldon. 19,814.
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Nutter, Christopher, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co.,
13th Feb., 1728; 23rd Aug., 1729.
To sons Christopher and William, exs., and their hrs., real estate (reserving to wife her dowry during life), divi- sion to begin at marked tree on line formerly made bet. lands of bro. Matthew, to run to a ridge nr. William Austin's (for desc. see will); dwell. plan. upon Monumpco and sd. div. of land adj. to son Christopher and hrs., other div. on Quantico side to younger son William.
" son Christopher, £60 and personalty. Wife Margaret not to be disturbed on dwell. plan. during life.
" wife Margaret and sons afsd., residue of personal estate. Test: Anna Makmorie, Sarah Austin, John Jones, James Makmorie. 19,818.
Wilson, Thomas, Sr., planter, Somerset Co., 30th March, 1722; 16th Aug., 1729.
To son John, ex., and hrs., entire estate, real and personal; sd. son to give to granddau. Mary (dau. to son Thomas, dec'd) either 100 A. or money to purchase 100 A., to be pd. her at day of marriage.
Test: Thomas Wood, Edward Wheatly, Rachell Wood. 19,821.
Johnston (Johnson, Joneston), Samuel, St. Mary's Co., 4th Aug., 1729; 24th Nov., 1729.
To dau. Susanah and hrs., choice of dwell. plan. - or "Redman's Hardship"; the other plan. to son Samuel and hrs.
" son and dau. afsd., exs., residue of estate.
Test: Paul Grugen, Ann Foye, Geo. Craghill. 19, 823.
Whislor, Thomas, St. Mary's Co., 23rd Nov., 1729; 8th Dec., 1729.
To Catherine Welsh (an orphan girl desc. as living with testator), entire estate at age of 16 or day of marriage. Ex .: James Conen. Test: William Keating, Martha Warrin. 19,824.
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Kemp, William, joyner, St. Michael's Parish, Talbot Co., 10th March, 1728; 14th Nov., 1729.
To son William and hrs., 223 A. "Mable (Mabel) Enlarged" and pt. of "Kemp's Lot"; sd. son dying without issue, sd. tracts to pass to 3 eldest daus. Elizabeth, Rachel and Martha and their hrs .; sd. daus. to pay to their 2 youngest sisters Jane and Constant 3,000 lbs. each at age or marriage.
" all child. - -, personal estate.
Exs .: Wife Martha and son William.
Test: John Blackitt (Blacki), William Suel, Elizabeth Hughes (Hughs). 19, 825.
Woolman (Wollman, Wolman), Sarah, Talbot Co.,
29th Feb., 1728; 26th Nov., 1729,
To Sarah (dau. of John Emerson) and hrs., plan. where John Huet lives, with land adj .; and personalty; sd. Sarah dying without issue, to pass to her bro. Vincent Emerson and hrs .; he dying without issue, to Robert (son of John Hewet).
" Robert Hewet afsd., dwell. plan. -; and personalty.
" Sophia Sutton, Elice Hewet, Sophia Start, Sarah Emer- son, sister Alice, cousin Rachel Gibson, Barbara Gibson, Sarah (dau. of John Sutton) and her sister Elice Sutton, kinsman Vincent Emerson, cousin Ephraim Start and John Hewet, personalty. Exs. to give Vincent Emerson 1 year's schooling.
" Richard Gibson, Elice Hewet and Sophia Sutton, residue of estate.
Exs .: Cousin Richard Gibson and John Hewet.
Test: Richard Hews, Chrisopher Hews, William Harper. 19,827.
Leeds, John, planter, Talbot Co., 3rd Nov., 1729; 3rd Dec., 1729.
To wife Esther, extx., entire real estate, including land had from father , "Long Delay"; and personal estate. Test: William Hambleton, Solomon Horney, Philemon Ham- bleton (Hamilton). 19,831.
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Clarke, Edward, cordwinder, Talbot Co.,
12th day, 5th mo., 1723; 13th Nov., 1729.
To grandson Edward Kane Clarke, at age of 21, portion intended for his father Henry.
'son Caleb and hrs., 100 A. "Delaroy"; and personalty.
" son Joshua, dau. Jane (after decease of wife) and dau. Hannah, personalty.
" wife Jane, use of dwell. plan. - during life; and per- sonalty.
" son Edward, residue of estate.
Exs .: Wife and son Edward. Testator directs that he be buried at Tuckahoe Meeting.
Test: Joseph Arey (dec'd at date of probate, signature sworn to by Jane Arey, his wife, and John Loveday), Benjamin Laurence (dec'd at date of probate, sig. sworn to by Edward Clarke, Jr.), W. Goult, Thomas Turner.
19, 833.
Oldham, John, gent., Talbot Co., 14th Oct., 1729; 9th Dec., 1729.
To wife Mary, 13 estate, real and personal, during life.
" dau. Mary, 2 yrs. after decease of testator, and dau. Martha, at age of 21, personalty.
" son Edward and hrs., residue of real and personal estate. Exs .: Wife and son Edward.
Test: Benja. Pemberton, William Skinner, Jr., Sarah Skin- ner. 19, 834.
Jenkins, Ann, Charles Co., 25th June, 1729; 3rd Dec., 1729.
To Elizabeth Windsor (Windzer), personalty, some of which desc. as in poss. of Robert Deyne.
" dau. Mary Narris, personalty.
" sons Edward and William, exs., residue of estate.
Test: Mathew Stone, Martha Walley. 19, 836.
Rich, Stephen, Queen Anne's Co., 25th May, 1722; 26th June, 1729.
To son Stephen and hrs., dwell. plan. -.
" dau. Anne Eyter, personalty. " child. , residue of estate (wife to have her equal part therein).
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Ex .: Solomon Clayton. Test: Thomas Butler, Harry Williams, Henry Andrew Helsen.
Oldson, 19, 838.
Benham, Benjamin, Queen Anne's Co., 10th July, 1729; 11th Sept., 1729.
To 4 sons, viz. John, Mathew, Benjamin and Thomas, entire estate. Son Mathew to care of John White until 18 yrs. of age; sons Benjamin and Thomas to care of son John Boussell until of sd. age.
Exs .: John Bussell and John White.
Test: John Harris, Thomas Jackson, Robert Offley. 19,839.
Davis, Simon, Queen Anne's Co., 6th Sept., 1729; 27th Nov., 1729.
To wife Katherine, extx., personal estate during life; at her decease to pass to Nathan and hrs., son of Charles Wright, and for want of such hrs., to Sarah, dau. of Richard Powel.
Test: John Tillotson, Nath. Cleve (Cleaves), W. Harper. 19,841.
Elliot, George, Queen Anne's Co., 8th Nov., 1729; 18th Dec., 1729.
To son George and hrs., dwell. plan. "Rawlin's Chance"; and personalty, some of which des. as bou. of Simon Wilmer and Capt. Vincent.
" son John and hrs., "Elliot's Addition," adj. to afsd. tract; and personalty.
" son William and hrs., 50 A. "Mount Hope," bou. of Henry Wilcocks; sd. land to be sold only to bros. afsd. Shd. son William die without issue and in poss. of sd. land, to pass to son John afsd .; shd. son John die without issue, land bequeathed him to pass to son William; and personalty.
" daus. Mary Carpenter, Anna and Mary Anna, granddau. Mary Anna and John Carpenter, personalty. Testator des. himself as a Quaker.
Exs .: 3 sons afsd.
Test: Thomas Trickey, Daniel Wilcocks, Ann Hamer,
19, 842.
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Clayton (Claytan), Rachel, Queen Anne's Co.,
25th April, 1729; 28th Aug., 1729.
To dau. Mary and hrs., 300 A. of "Smith's Ridge," where John Swallowe lived.
" son Edward and hrs., dwell. plan. field."
-- , pt. of "Chester-
" dau. Rachel and hrs., 100 A. of "Sheppard Forrest." Note: Above will with consent of husband Solomon Clayton. Test: Thomas Butler, Esther Banbury, Walter Carmichall. 19, 848.
Perry, Daniel, planter, Queen Anne's Co., .
13th July, 1729; 28th Aug., 1729.
To Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Ridgway, personalty.
" wife Mary, dwell. plan. - during life, to pass at her decease to son John; and personal estate divided equally with son John and dau. Margaret.
Ex .: Son John. Test: William Ridgway (Ridgers), James Scotten, Jonathan Jolley. 19, 849.
Hutson (Hudson), Richard, planter, Kent Island,
6th Nov., 1729;
18th Dec., 1729.
To son John and daus. Mary and Frances, personalty. " wife Catharine, extx., residue of estate. Test: Robert Walters, Francis White, John Blaides (Blades). 19,852.
Hemsley, Vincent, Talbot Co., 4th Jan., 1728; 16th Jan., 1729-30.
To cousin Ann Hemsley and hrs., 40 A. "Long Point," adj. to a tract formerly called "Wilkinson's Choice," now called "Carter's Inheritance."
Test: William Gough (Gought), Lazarus Cox, Edward Downes. 19,853
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Whips, Elizabeth, widow, Calvert Co., 11th Nov., 1729; 5th Dec., 1729.
To younger bro. and sister William and Jane Madcaff, living in Yorkshear, nr. Askrig, entire estate except legacies to following: Thomas Vernon, Rachell Griffith and Eliza. Foudry.
Ex .: Roger Crudgenton, of A. A. Co., to sell estate and send proceeds to Phill. Smith, mcht. in London, who is to pay same to bro. and sister afsd.
Test: William Phillips, Eliza. Fadry, Rachel Griffith.
19,855.
Williamson, Samuel, gent., St. Mary's Co., 19th June, 1713.
(Articles of agreement with Judith Swann, widow.) In consideration of marriage to be consummated bet. sd. parties, the sd. Samuel agrees as follows:
1st. Denies for himself and hrs. any rights or interest to any pt. of personal estate of sd. Judith, and gives his free consent for sd. Judith to dispose of personal estate poss. by her before marriage to her child. as to her shall seem fit.
2nd. Should sd. Judith survive him, the sd. Samuel agrees that she shall poss. his entire personal estate during her lifetime, relinquishing for herself and hrs. all interest in his real estate, excepting a certain rent to be pd. to her annually during her widowhood. The afsd. Wilkinson gives bond for £500, dated 19th June, 1713, to Thomas Swan, carpenter, of Charles Co., trustee of Judith Swann, of Saint Mary's Co., widow of Capt. James Swann, of sd. co., dec'd.
Test: Philip Briscoe, Edward Lorde. 19,857.
Cooke, Thomas (nunc.), St. Mary's Co., 13th Nov., 1729.
To dau. Dianna, personalty, some of which des. as having belonged to proper mother of sd. Dianna.
" unborn child of wife Johannah, personalty.
Test: John Jones, planter; Catherine, wife of Walter Sykes, Poplar Hill Hundred. 19, 860.
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Haliewell (Holliwell, Holloway), William, St. Mary's Co.,
2nd Feb., 1729; 13th Feb., 1729.
To Thomas Scott, entire estate after legacies are pd .; shd. any of bros. in England come into this country and make demand for estate, sd. ex. is to yield same to them, names of which are as follows: Lawrence, John and Richard Holloway, William Ward, Thomas Asmuth and George Ashworth.
" Hannah Phillips (wife's goddau.), Jane, dau. of Phillip Tippet; Butler, son of Dennis Tippet; John and Alex- ander, sons of Robert Cook, dec'd, and James Baily, personalty.
Thomas Scott, ex. and resid. legatee. Test: Philip Dorey, Samuel Hurst, John Monocks. 19, 862.
Robson, William, Dorchester Co., 3rd July, 1728; 4th Feb., 1729.
To son-in-law John Woolland and dau. Jane Kersey, per- sonalty.
" wife Jane, extx., 100 A. "Robson's Outlett"; sd. wife to allow Henry Keene and Eliz. Martin certain privileges therein. Deeds of gift to Mary Keene and dau. Eliz. Martin confirmed. Wife empowered to make over land sold to John Robson on e. side St. John's Ck. Residue of personal estate absolutely.
Test: John Meekins, Sr., John Meekins, Jr., William Gadd. 19,865.
Pinder (Pindar), Edward, Dorchester Co., 26th Jan., 1729; 13th Feb., 1729.
To sister Dorothy Stableford and hrs., "Surveyor's Forrest," s. side Ingram's Ck.
" bros. Charles Stableford and Thomas Stableford and their hrs., dwell. plan. "Horne."
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