The Maryland calendar of wills, Wills from 1726 to 1732, Volume VI, Part 14

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: 660


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Note: Margaret Taylor accepts above will, same test. 20,192.


West, Randall, Somerset Co., 22nd Jan., 1730; 27th April, 1731.


To dau. Ann and hrs., dwell. plan. - , had from mother - -, and 1/2 tract of land bou. of William West.


" dau. Catherine and hrs., £15 at age of 16, and 324 A. "Brothers United," lying in a neck called "Double Pur- chase."


" bro. William, personalty.


" bro. Anthony and hrs., 1/2 of tract bou. of Wm. West.


" 2 daus. afsd., residue of personal estate; shd. either die without issue, survivor to enjoy portion of dec'd.


Bro. Randell Revill, ex., to have care of children.


Overseers: Coll. Levin Gale, Ephraim Wilson.


Test: William Turpin, Edward Adams, Sarah Wilson.


20,194.


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Watson (Wattson), Peter, Somerset Co.,


5th Oct., 1728; 20th Aug., 1730.


To 3 sons, viz. Peter, James and Urias, and their hrs., 150 A. dwell. plan. "Black Ridge" and 50 A. on w. side of land where Rowland Hodgson now lives; if son Peter be willing to pay to his 2 younger bros. (viz. James and Urias) at age of 21 certain personalty, then sd. Peter and hrs. to possess entire 200 A.


" dau. Elizabeth, sons James and Urias, personalty.


" daus. Sarah and Frances and son Luke, 1s. each.


" wife Comfort, extx., residue of estate.


Test: John Walker, Edward Chapman, Bushap Henderson. 20,195.


Haddock, James, gent., Prince George's Co., 16th Sept., 1726; 2nd May, 1731.


To nephew John Gibson and hrs., 1/2 of "Weston," lying on Collington, now in poss. of John Green, after decease of wife Sarah; and personalty.


" grandson James Haddock Waring and hrs., other half afsd. tract.


" son Marsham Waring, Basil Waring, John Murdock and Samuel Perrie, and to each of their wives, one mourning ring; also to godson James Wilson, Coll. Thomas Addison and to each of his 2 sons Thomas and Henry Addison a mourning ring.


" 3 sisters Elizabeth Gibson, Sarah Newland and Mary Reynolds, 20s. each.


" wife Sarah, extx., and hrs., lot and house in Marlborough Town bou. from John Middleton, also use of "Weston" during life; residue of estate absolutely.


Test: Winnefred Simmons, Henry Keene, Edward Owen, John Barton. 20,197.


Gardiner (Gardner), Joseph, planter, Kent Island, Queen Anne's Co., 12th Dec., 1730; 23rd March, 1730.


To Geo. Vinscent and Ann Harper, personalty, some of which des. as at John Rawles, Jr.


" Mrs. Mary Browne, residue of estate.


Ex .: Marmaduke Goodhand.


Test: Thomas Williams, Matthew Browne, John Wells.


20,200.


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London, James, Queen Anne's Co., 4th Dec., 1729; 8th April, 1731.


To son Richard, 60 A. of dwell. plan. adj. to James Bells.


" son James, wife Eleanor and dau. Rebecca, personalty.


" wife Eleanor, residue of real estate with dwell. plan. during life, and then to son James.


" child. afsd., personal estate after wife's thirds are de- ducted; shd. wife die before son James comes of age he is left to care of his godfather Philemon Blake.


Exs .: Wife and Thomas Baynard.


Test: Timothy Lane, William Banning (Baning), Thomas Bullen. 20,201.


Busey, Paul, Prince George's Co., 29th May, 1731; 23rd June, 1731.


To mother - -, bro. John and sister Sarah, personal estate equally.


Test: John Mawdesly, Samuel Busey, Joshoa Busey.


20,202.


Evans, Walter, planter, Prince George's Co.,


18th Jan., 1730-31; 22nd June, 1731.


To son Thomas, personalty during life; at his decease to . pass to his dau. Elizabeth.


" son Walter and hrs., 300 A. formerly laid out for him and 1/2 the island lying west of Butler Evans' tract by Potomack; shd. sd. son die without hrs., to pass to his son Charles and his hrs.


" son Butler and hrs., "Dunghill," the other pt. of the island, the tract lying bet. James Harbut and Walter Evans, upon Potomack; and personalty.


" dau. Elizabeth Locker and her son Walter, residue of "Dunghill," adj. to James Harbut; shd. her sd. son die before he comes of age, to sd. dau. absolutely.


" dau. Elinor Harbut, personalty.


" son Philip, ex., "Stony Hill," "Littleworth"; and per- sonalty.


" Elizabeth and Ann (daus. of son Philip), grandsons Philip and Thomas (sons of son Philip), personalty.


Test: William Hughes, George Wilson (Willson), Agnes Wilson (Willson). 20,203.


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Pecker, Hannah, Dorchester Co., 28th March, 1731; 24th June, 1731.


To dau. Mary Beck, personalty. " dau. Cornealy Jones, residue of personalty. Test: John Lecompt, John North, Elenor Pulling (Pullin). 20,205.


Tanner, Henry, Charles Co., 8th June, 1731.


To son Joseph and hrs., 1/2 of real estate; he dying without issue, to pass to son John and hrs.


" son John and hrs., 1/2 of real estate after decease of wife Ann.


" son Henry and daus. Ann and Elizabeth, personalty; shd. sons Joseph and John die without issue, land to daus. afsd. equally; sd. daus. dying without issue, to pass to son Henry and hrs.


Exs .: William Williams and Joseph Chambers.


Test: Joseph Chambers, Henry Taylor (Tayler) (dec'd at date of probate), William Clarke.


9th June, 1731. Widow Anne Tanner claims her thirds. 20,206.


Steward, Eleanor, Charles Co., 12th Oct., 1725; 9th June, 1731.


To dau. Katherine Mosgrove, granddau. Eleanor and grand- dau. Katherine Mosgrove, personalty.


" son John Parandier and granddau. Eleanor Criger, 1s. each.


Son James Parandier, ex. and resid. legatee.


Test: William Nelson (Nellson), Sarah Nelson (Nellson), Honnere Blanchet. 20,207.


Walker, John, Dorchester Co., 5th Dec., 1730; 12th July, 1731.


To bro. James and hrs., land in Dorchester Co. Ex .: Thomas Stewart.


Test: John Woollford, George Staplefort, Catherine Kees (Keese). 20,209.


Loockerman, Jacob, Talbot Co., 28th June, 1731; 27th July, 1731.


To wife Magdalen, certain personalty during widowhood, to pass at her marriage or death as follows: To bro. John during his life, then to his son Jacob; to Sarah and


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Elizabeth, daus. of bro. Govert, dec'd; to nephew Jacob Hindman (son of sister Mary Allin) and to son-in-law John Edmondson.


To John Edmondson afsd., personalty, including debts due on condition he discharge estate from all demands.


" wife Magdalen, half remaining personal estate in Talbot .Co. absolutely, and half remaining pt. in sd. co. during her widowhood, to pass to following relations: Jacob (son of bro. John), Jacob Hindman (son of sister Mary Allen) and William and Joseph (sons of Thomas and Mary Haskins) equally, provided sd. wife shall accept bequests in lieu of her dower, and also pay to James Edmondson and Sarah, wife of Howel Powel, £5 each.


" bro. John and Francis Allen and sister Mary, his wife, all debts due, on condition they discharge estate of debt due them.


" nephew Govert (son of bro. Govert) and his male hrs., "Rochester," Dorchester Co., and failing such issue to pass in surname of Loockerman forever; also personalty on sd. plantation, same to remain in hands of his bro. Jacob during his minority; sd. Jacob to pay out of profits £3 yearly to his sisters Sarah and Elizabeth while un- married.


" nephew Jacob Hindman (son of sister Mary Allen) and male hrs., "Popler Neck," Dorchester Co., bou. of John Kirke, and failing such issue to the male hrs. of the 1 surname of Loockerman forever.


" nephew Jacob (son of bro. Govert) and hrs., lot in town of Islenton, Dorchester Co .; also all debt book of accounts relating to Sheriff's office, Dorchester Co., and all profits accruing therefrom; shd. he refuse, sureties for same, to have same power as is given sd. nephew, overplus to remain to sd. nephew Jacob, he paying out of same to bro. John personalty, and deliver to bro. John and Mary his wife, to bro. Nicholas and his wife -, to bro .- in-law Francis Allen and Mary his wife, to cousin Thomas Haskins and Mary his wife and to Coll. William Holland and Elizabeth his wife each a ring; and residue of personalty in Dorchester Co. or elsewhere (excepting Talbot Co.); he paying to bro. Thomas £10 toward his education, and also to indemnify the securities given for due administration of estate of father Jacob Loockerman. Son-in-law Howell Powell to be discharged from all debts due estate, provided he discharge estate from all claims that may be due him.


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Exs .: Wife Magdalen for personalty in Talbot Co., nephew Jacob (son of bro. Govert) in Dorchester Co. and else- where.


Test: William Holland, Elizabeth Holland, Thomas Holland, John Berry. 20,210.


Medley, George, St. Mary's Co., 1st April, 1731; 1st June, 1731.


To son Clemant and hrs., dwell. plan. after decease of his mother; shd. sd. son die during minority or without issue, sd. land to pass to son Often and hrs.


" son Bennet and hrs., all land that falls to testator's share when divided bet. wife - and Mary Tant; sd. son dying during minority or without issue, to pass to son George and hrs.


" 4 sons afsd., personalty at age of 21, or day of marriage, and residue of personal estate.


Wife Ann, extx.


Test: Enoch Combs (Combes), Thomas Thompson, Ignatius Ford, Robert Ford (Foord).


Note: Widow claims her thirds. . Johnson, Joseph, Baltimore Co., 15th March, 1730; 28th July, 1731.


20, 214.


To bro .- in-law Josias Middlemore, ex., mcht., "Spry's In- heritance," Rumny Ck .; to sell or dispose of sd. tract and apply proceeds toward payment of all debts, etc., which sd. Josias has against estate, either on his own acct. or on acct. of the company whereof Capt. Edward Hankin, of London, dec'd, was one, and to apply any surplus to payment of other debts.


Test: John Maccarthy, Ann Maccarthy (Mecerthy) and Frances Dunawin. 20,215.


Todd, Michael, cordwainer, Dorchester Co., 17th Oct., 1730; 6th Aug., 1731.


To son Michael and hrs., pt. of "Andrews Fortune" (for desc. see will); and personalty.


" son Benjamin and hrs., pt. of "Westmoreland," pt. of "Stanaway's Forrest" (for desc. see will); and personalty.


" son James and hrs., residue of last-named tract, pt. of "Scotland"; and personalty; sd. son to live with his bro. Michael until 18 yrs. of age.


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To sons Benjamin and James and their hrs., residue of "Westmoreland," "Scotland" and "Todds Horse Pasture" equally; shd. either die without issue, survivor to inherit portion of dec'd.


" daus. Elizabeth Dean, Dorothy Coal and Ruth, personalty.


" all child., personalty equally.


Exs .: Sons Michael and Benjamin.


Test: Robert Ross, Summer Adams (Addoms), William Dean. 20, 217.


Stone, William, Charles Co., 17th April, 1730; 12th Aug., 1731.


To eldest son Thomas and hrs., plan. beginning at mouth of Could Spring Branch (for desc. see will) and plan. where William Mansell lives, adj. land of cousin David Stone and Gerd. Fowke; and personalty.


" dau. Mary and hrs., plan. where she and her husband Thomas Matthews now live, adj. lands of cousin Matthew Stone and Robert Doyne; and 1/2 of "O'Neales Dezearts," bou. of James Tyer; and personalty.


" youngest son Richard and hrs., residue of dwell. plan. "Poynton Manner," his mother to have use of house and portion of plan. during life; and personalty, including that on plan. where John Bannister is overseer. ..


" dau. Verlinda Harrison and hrs., 100 A. "Dover's Clifts," tract bou. of Martin Campbell and Mary, his wife; 39 A. adj. "Dover Clifts," and money due from her.


" dau. Theodosia and hrs., other half of "O'Neales Dezearts" and pt. of "Market Overton," at Pomankka, now leased to Robert Gording; and personalty.


" dau. Pretious (Precious) Jones and hrs., 300 A. "Millner," bou. of John Dickeson, and 113 A. "Langham's Rest," Prince George's Co., made over by George Langham; and personalty.


" youngest dau. Bethia Barnes and hrs., 143 A. "Stone's Rest," adj. to land of Thomas Jenkins, dec'd, and 1/2 "Market Overton," the pt. where John Queen now lives; and personalty.


" wife Theodosia, certain personalty during life, to be divided among child .; sd. wife being.obligated to make over "Market Overton" to her 2 daus. Theodosia and Bethia before her death or marriage; shd. son Thomas interfere and not make over sd. land, then the plantations where his bro. William lived and Daniel McDaniell now lives shall pass to the sd. Theodosia and Bethia and their hrs.


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Exs .: Wife and sons Thomas and Richard.


Test: William Mansell, John Boye, James Murdock.


Codicil: Shd. Thomas Matthew bring any account against estate, to have no share therein. To dau. Theodosia, personalty to remain in poss. of her mother during life. Test: Same. 20,221.


Pile, Richard, physician, Prince George's Co., 24th May, 1731; 10th July, 1731.


To wife Mary, 130 A. dwell. plan. -


-, formerly bou. of Solomon Rothery first and afterward of Leonard Holli- day; also "Joices Plantation," being pt. of "Major's Lott," cont. 50 A .; 50 A. "Bells Purchase," 40 A. . "Copes Hill" (in all, about 270 A.) during life; to be sold after her decease, proceeds to 2 grandsons Richard and William (sons of son William).


" grandson Richard (son of Edward Sprigg) and hrs., "Expedition," on Eastern br. of Potomack R .; "Rantom," on Jones Western br .; "Mistake," lying on both afsd. branches; 200 A. "Piles Gift"; in all, about 600 A., to be for use of wife until sd. Richard comes to age of 21; also to sd. grandson all rights and interest in warrant for 1,650 A.


" grandsons Richard and William afsd., £500 divided equally at age of 21 yrs .; shd. either die during minority, survivor to inherit portion of dec'd; shd. both die during minority, sd. sum to fall to the next hr. of son William, and failing such hr. to sd. son William.


" son William, £20 and personalty.


" dau. Elizabeth and her husband Edward Sprigg, £20 each.


" wife Mary and grandsons Richard and William, residue of estate equally.


Ex .: Wife and son-in-law Edward Sprigg.


Test: Richard Duckett, John Perre, Sr., William Sescell, John Perry (Perre), Jr. 20, 227.


Currant, Elizabeth, Calvert Co., 6th Jan., 1730; 17th March, 1730.


To dau. Hannah (aged 5, 5th Dec., 1730), entire estate at age of 16; sd. dau. and her estate to care of Thomas Littell, ex., and his wife Assilla.


Test: John Braben, Mary Collings, Jone Roiston, Eliza. Shehon (Sheehon). 20, 230.


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MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS


Wilson, Josiah, planter, Calvert Co., 18th Jan., 1730-31; 10th April, 1731.


To dau. Ann and hrs., 150 A. in Prince George's Co., nr. Rock Ck., bou. of Joseph West, at age of 16 or day of marriage; also pt. of "Newington" left testator by father, being pt. whereon mother now dwells, after de- cease of wife Susanah; shd. sd. dau. die during minority, afsd. tracts to pass to bro. John and hrs.


" wife Susanah, extx., use of last-named tract during life, and personal estate divided equally with dau. afsd.


Test: William Hickman, Thomas Ireland, Jr., Sarah Everest. 20, 231.


Sinclar, William, planter, Cecil Co., 24th Jan., 1730; 30th April, 1731.


To dau. Rachell and hrs., dwelling tenement held by lease from Col. Eph. Aug. Herman; also pt. of tenement of land assigned to testator by Capt. Thomas Handrey (having transferred to Obadiah Holt pt. of sd. tenement 23rd Jan. inst.); wife Rachel to enjoy profits of sd. 2 tenements until sd. dau. arrives at age of 16 or marries; shd. wife marry, to have her interest in 1/3 thereof.


" Benjamin Lancaster and bro. Phillip Barrett, personalty. " Abraham (son of Martin Nicholason, dec'd), £5 at age of 21. James (son of Charles Fitzpatrick, dec'd) to be kept at school 18 mos .; 23 residue of estate to dau. afsd. and remainder to wife and her hrs .; in case of daus. death sd. 33 to be disposed of as exs. see fit. Exs .: Wife and Peter Bouchelle and Robert Veazey.


Test: Eph. Aug. Herman, Anthony Whitley, Lawrence Law- renson, Anne Hughes. 20,233.


Alexander, Joseph, tanner, New Munster, Cecil Co., 13th Dec., 1726; 9th March, 1730.


To son-in-law Elias Alexander, bond, dated 19th Aug., 1718, assigned to testator by Sarah Steven, except so much as is already pd., and 40s. to dau. Sophiah.


" son Francis, 20s.


" daus. Jane Muley and Abigail Clapan, 10s. each.


" son James, ex., residue of estate.


Test: Owen O'Donnell, Anne Taylor, John Dail, John Mc- Knight (Macknite). 20, 235.


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MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS


Weatherlee (Weatherley), James, Sr., Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., 29th April, 1731; 1st June, 1731.


To son James and hrs., dwell. plan. and land on Rewastico Ck. below watermill.


" son John and hrs., lands above sd. mill.


" 2 sons afsd. and their hrs., "Weatherleys Marshes," "Sankes Island," on afsd. ck .; and certain personalty; sd. sons to be of age at 19.


" son John and hrs., residue of land.


" wife -- , extx., and child., personalty equally.


Test: William Piper, William Weatherlee, Robert Twillee. 20,236.


Sanders, William, planter, Charles Co., 25th Aug., 1731; 14th Oct., 1731.


To dau. Frances (wife of Charles Sample) and hrs., 1/2 of "Hazard"; sd. land not to be sold or mortgaged.


" dau. Elizabeth (wife of Benjamin Stennett) and hrs., residue of "Hazard," same conditions.


" dau. Ann and hrs., land where mother Eleanor Sanders now lives; sd. dau. dying without issue, to pass to dau. Rachel and hrs .; if both die without issue, to hr. at law; and personalty.


" dau. Rachel and hrs., after her mother's decease, dwell. plan. -; she dying without issue, to pass to dau. Anne after decease of her mother-in-law Catherine; and personalty.


" wife Katherine, extx., dwell. plan. - during life and residue of personalty; to keep dau. Anne until of age or marriage; shd. sd. Catherine die during minority of dau. Ann, to be in care of her sister Frances Sample.


Test: William Ross, Eliza. Elder, T. Thompson. 20,239.


Comings, Michael, Talbot Co., 3rd Feb., 1730-31; 1st Sept., 1731. .


To son William and hrs., 25 A. "Thomas Haddawayes. Lott,' adj. to dwell. plan .; and personalty.


" 2 sons Thomas and Nicholas and their hrs., 100 A. "Knave Keep Out"; shd. either die without issue, sur- vivor to inherit portion of dec'd; shd. both die without issue, sd. land to 2 daus. Sarrah and Dianah and their hrs. " son Nicholas and daus. Sarrah and Dianah, personalty.


" wife Mary, residue of personalty during widowhood; shd. she marry, to be divided bet. 7 child., viz. William, Thomas, Nicholas, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah and Dianah.


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MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS


Exs .: Wife and son William.


Test: Joseph Cox, John Leeds, Daniel Lambdon (Lambdin).


Note: Widow claims her thirds. 20,241.


Watson, Elizabeth, Queen Anne's Co., 4th May, 1731; 24th June, 1731.


To son Francis and hrs., 150 A. "Brits (Bretts) Hope," Dorchester Co., and personalty.


" son Benoni and hrs., "Widow's Folly" and "Watson's Swine Range," at hd. of Red Lion Branch; sd. son dying without issue, to pass to son Francis and hrs .; he dying without issue, sd. lands to pass to Mary Ann, dau. of William Watson and her hrs .; and personalty.


" son William, 1s.


" granddau. Mary Ann (dau. of William Watson), per- sonalty at marriage.


" Elizabeth Lewis - {orphan child), personalty; sd. child to be brought up by son Benoni as specified in her inden- ture.


" Mary (dau. of William Mackoy), personalty.


" 2 sons Francis and Benoni, exs., residue of estate. Test: James Horsely, Lewis Clothier (Clother), William Swift, Jr. 20, 243.


Hogdston, Alexander, planter, Kent Island, Queen Anne's Co., 21st May, 1731; 25th June, 1731.


To son Samuel, £10 at age of 18. " wife Katherine, extx., residue of estate. Test: William Coughlan, Grace Cooper, John White. 20,245.


Barkhust, James, Sr., Queen Anne's Co., 30th Aug., 1729; 21st Oct., 1731.


To wife Elizabeth, entire estate during widowhood; shd. she marry, her thirds, residue to be divided among 11 child. James, Ann, Mary, Rachell, Rebeckah, Sarah, John, Elizabeth, Charles, Suanah and Jane; shd. any die with- out issue, survivors to divide portion of dec'd.


Test: William Burroughs, Sr., Ebinezer Blackston. 20, 247.


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MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS


Jackson, William, planter, Queen Anne's Co.,


8th Jan., 1728; 6th May, 1731.


To Elizabeth Danin, extx., entire estate. Test: Barbary Grimes, Mary Jackson, George Jackson. 20,248.


Hatton, Mary, Prince George's Co., 6th Sept., 1730; 13th Oct., 1731.


To grandson Hatton Middleton, 100 A. left testatrix by husband (now rented to Humphry Whitmore) during life; at his decease to be divided bet. his dau. Penelope Hatton Middleton and granddau. Susana Mid- dleton and their hrs.


" grandchild Elizabeth Middleton, her sister Sarah, her 3 younger sisters (unnamed) and her sister Susana, personalty.


" sister Sarah Copping, of St. Mary's Parish, Norwich; cousin Abraham Alloy, of St. Lawrence Parish, 30s. each, if found in a year and a half.


" William Sympson, in Virginia, 20s.


" Barbary Frazier and grandsons Hatton and Thomas Middleton, personalty.


" dau. Penelope Middleton's 4 youngest child., 1/2 of residue of estate divided as follows: To Sarah, Elizabeth, Elenar 1 pt., and to their sister Susana 2 pts., to be pd. at marriage or in case of their father's decease and their need, at age of 16; shd. one die during minority, surviving three to divide portion of dec'd.


" son Joseph, the other 1/2 of residue of estate; shd. he die before his wife , his pt. to be equally divided among his sons


Exs .: Son Joseph and grandson Hatton Middleton. Testatrix directs she be buried in vault with husband and dau., and that a brick wall be built around vault.


Test: Humphry Whitmore (Whitimore), Mary Whitmore, Margret Whitmore. 20,249.


West, Joseph, planter, Prince George's Co., 25th Aug., 1731; 23rd Nov., 1731.


To eldest son William and hrs., 300 A. of "Two Brothers," where he now lives; 100 A. of "The Joseph," on n.w. side Muddy Branch.


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To son John and hrs., 200 A. of first-named tract, on n. side Watt's Branch; 200 A. of "The Joseph," on s. side Muddy Branch.


" dau. Mary Kelly and hrs., 100 A. of "The Two Brothers," where she now lives.


" son Benjamin and hrs., dwell. plan. "Blakeburn," on w. br. Patuxent R., after decease of wife -; and per- sonalty.


" wife Rebeccah, extx., use of any of afsd. tracts, and all personal estate, except as otherwise bequeathed, during life; at her decease personal estate to be divided among 4 child. afsd.


" grandson Joseph Kelley, personalty at decease of wife. Test: James Beck, John Hallam, Nicholas Rhodes. 20,252.


Coole (Coale), John, Dorchester Co., 21st Sept., 1731; 30th Oct., 1731.


To daus. Mary Foxwell, Margret, sons John and Joseph, Eliza. Paul, dau. Rosamund and James Hoxon, per- sonalty.


" wife Sarah, extx., residue of personalty.


Test: John Stanton, Jacob Jones, Ruth Todd. 20, 254.


Glover, Thomas, planter, St. Mary's Co., 2nd June, 1731; 3rd Nov., 1731.


To sons Thomas and Richard, 12d. each.


" unborn child, personalty; sd. child if a boy to be of age at 18, if a girl at 16; shd. sd. child die during minority, pt. of afsd. legacy to unborn child of son Richard.


" wife Weneford, extx., residue of personalty either in Maryland or Virginia.


Test: Patrick Brady, Rebecca Williams, Ubgatt Reeves. 20,256.


Pain, Thomas, St. Mary's Co., 31st May, 1731; 16th Nov., 1731.


To 3 sons Henry, Thomas and James, lands leased for 61 yrs. of John Baptist Carbery; 13 pt. next Deap Spring br. and Thomas Thomas' br. to son Henry, 13 next to Bryery's br. and Mr. Carbery's n. line to son Thomas, and 1/3 being dwell. plan. to son James (after decease of wife Tecla, extx.).


Test: Robert Drury, James Thompson, Leonard Pain.


20, 258.


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MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS


Tayman, Benjamin, planter, St. John's Parish, Balti C


more Co., 6th June, 1731; 2nd Nov., 1731


To Quiller and William, sons of Fillis Cammell, John Tay. man and Elizabeth Davis, personalty.


" Fillis Cammell, extx., residue of estate.


Test: Nicholas Day, Gilbert Crockett, Peter Malane (Mal- lane).


Note: Extx. within mentioned being dead, and none to represent her, administration granted to testator's widow 20, 259.


Talbott, Edmund, Baltimore Co., 3rd Nov., 1731; 24th Nov., 1731.


To 4 child., viz. sons Edmund, William and John and dau. Elizabeth Elinor, 200 A. each; sons Edmund and William the plantations where they now live, son John dwell. plan., and dau. Elizabeth Elinor the remaining pt .; child. not to dispose of lands until 30 yrs of age; 2 eldest sons empowered to make over land bargained with John Crockett.


" wife Mary, personalty during widowhood; shd. she marry, her thirds. John and Elizabeth to stay with their mother until of age, except she shd. marry, in which case son John to be free at 18, dau. at 14.


Exs .: Wife and eldest son Edmund.


Test: John Powell, John Taylor, John May. 20,261:


Gallion, John, Baltimore Co., 1730;


10th June, 1731. ,


To son John, 1s .; sd. son having rec'd pt. of personal estate and having removed himself and family from his dwell. plan. is to have no share in real or personal estate.


" son James and hrs., 100 A. of "The Agreement"; sd. son dying without issue, to pass to dau. Sarah and hrs.


" son Thomas and hrs., 100 A. "Gallion's Addition," e. side Humphries Run; sd. son dying without issue, to pass to son Solomon and hrs .; and personalty.


" son Solomon and hrs., 120 A. of "Gallion's Hazard"; he dying without issue, to pass to his bro. Thomas and hrs .; and personalty immediately after decease of testator.




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