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Exs .: Sons William and Solomon.
Test: Douglas Chase, John Edmondson, Elinor Chase.
20,501.
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Larranc (Larrance, Laranc), Daniel, turner, Dorches- ter Co., 23rd May, 1718; 23rd Oct., 1732.
To granddau. Susanah Plasstid, extx., and hrs., 3 tracts on Taylords (Taylor's) Island, viz. "Barrell Green," "Davis' Chance" and "Pillgrome's (Pilgrim's) Rest"; and per- sonal estate.
Test: Tobias Pollard, John Barnes, Charles Barnes. 20, 503.
Wheyland, William, Dorchester Co., 13th Nov., 1732; 23rd Dec., 1732.
To wife Sarah and hrs., 13 personal estate.
" 2 daus. Elizabeth and Lurana, certain personalty that had belonged to their dec'd mother.
" son William, before division of estate, a sum of tobacco toward the purchase of a piece of land.
" 4 child. and their hrs., residue of estate, divided equally when son William arrives at age of 18. Child. to be kept at school and educated from interest of estate.
Ex .: Son Benjamin. Test: J. Eccleston, Thomas Young, James Melowny (Me- lowney). 20,504.
Valliant (Valiant), James, carpenter, Talbot Co., 25th Oct., 1732; 8th Nov., 1732.
To sister Elizabeth Spry, personalty during life; at her de- cease to pass to cousin Elizabeth Spry; shd. sd. cousin die without issue, to pass to cousin Tho. Sprye, joiner.
" sister Mary Wainoth and cousin John Hopking, per- sonalty.
" bros. John and Joseph, sister Dorety Esgate and Susaney Clift and their hrs., residue of estate, real and personal.
Exs .: Bros. John and Joseph.
Test: Edward Hopkins, Edward Hall, Susannah Ashcroft. 20,506.
Cooley, George, 29th Nov., 1732; 17th Jan., 1732.
To Peter and Rowland Haddaway, personalty.
" Elinor Lowry, residue of estate after wife's thirds are deducted.
Ex .: Robert-Lowry.
Test: John Ecklees (Ackels, Ackeles), Francis Cook. 20,507.
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Nairne (Neairn), Robert, Sr., gentleman, Somerset Co.,
2nd Sept., 1732; 6th Aug., 1732.
To eldest son Robert, grandson John, granddau. Mary, per- sonalty, des. as in poss. of son Robert.
" son Jeames (James), ex., residue of personalty.
Test: William Wood, Henry Schoolfield. 20, 508.
McCallagan (Colligan), Hugh, Coventry Parish, Somer- set Co., 9th Feb., 1731; 14th Oct., 1732.
To Aaron Jordan and hrs., parcel of land sold out of dwell. plan.
" son Hugh and hrs., residue of afsd. tract; shd. sd. son die without issue and without disposing of sd. land, to pass to son Moses and hrs.
" dau. Brigett, personalty that was her mother's. Wife Ann, extx.
Test: James Cain (Cane), Alexander Monrow, Nehemiah King. 20,510.
Robins, Thomas, Somerset Co., 15th Feb., 1730; 22nd March, 1731.
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To son John and hrs., plantation where Samuel Hudson lived, with land bet. line of Nehemiah Hollon and William Cord; sd. line to pass through Little Swamp to Coll. Litleton's line.
" son James and hrs., tract bou. of Markus Andrews, on Blackwater R., Dorchester Co.
" son Thomas and hrs., tract bou. of John Justice and Mary, his wife, it being the land formerly of John Dod, Sarah's Ck., Gloucester Co., Yorke R., Va .; shd. son Thomas come into poss. of his bro. Bowdin's land, by his death or for want of issue, then sd. land on York R. to pass to son James and hrs. .
" son Bowden and hrs., residue of dwell. plan. "Ginge- teague."
" 4 sons afsd., land and marsh on Gingoteague I., Acco- mack Co .; sd. sons not to sell except to each other or to any of the other Robinses who hold other pt. of afsd. Island. Son Bowdin to confirm the gift of land already made to son John.
" daus. Mary, Elizabeth, Easther and Susannah, person- alty.
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To wife -, certain personalty during life; at her de- cease to daus. Ester and Susanah; shd. either dau. die before marriage or during minority, survivor to receive portion of dec'd; 1/3 of personal estate, residue to 8 child. afsd.
Exs .: Wife - and sons Bowdin and Thomas.
Overseer: Kinsman John Robins.
Test: John Purnell (Purnall), Cuthbert Russell, Jonas Joie( ?), John Patrick. 20, 512.
Larrimore (Larimur, Larimer), Thomas, Sr., planter, Somerset Co., 7th Feb., 1731-2; 4th April, 1732.
To, eldest.son John, ex., and hrs., 100 A. "Cooper's Mistake," and pt. of "Ticknel" ("Ticknell"), bou. of Leonard Jones, adj. afsd. land.
" boy John Larimur and hrs. (which boy son John got from Indians and thinks to be his son which was lost), 75 A. of "Turnstile," on condition that sd. boy will live with testator during his life; shd. he refuse, afsd. 75 A. to William, son of Thomas Larimore, Jr., and hrs.
" wife Wenefret, 1/3 personal estate, residue to child. equally.
Test: James Dashiell, William More, Alice Hopkins. 20, 515.
Godman, George, Somerset Co., 6th May, 1732; 13th July, 1732.
To Elizabeth Aikman and her son Thomas, personalty.
" George, son of Elizabeth Aikman afsd., residue of estate, to be kept in hands of Patrick Stewart, chirurgeon, ex., till he arrives at age of 21; his schooling to be paid for, providing those to whom he is bound will allow him the time while in servitude.
Test: Archbald Simpson, John Cameron. 20,517.
Lidster, William, planter, Somerset Co .. 20th July, 1732; 12th Aug., 1732.
To wife Jane, extx., use of dwell. plan. during widow- hood, to pass to son Thomas and hrs .; and use of per- sonal estate, the pt. remaining at her marriage or death to be divided amongst 4 children.
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To daus. Abigail and Leah and sons Thomas and Jesse, per- sonalty. Son Jesse to have 2 and dau. Leah 11/2 yrs. schooling.
Test: Edward Stockdell, Jeffery Long, John Benson (Ben- ston). 20, 518.
Nicholson, Roger, planter, Somerset Co., 9th June, 1729; 24th Aug., 1732.
To son John, bro. James, ex., dau. Jean Hopkins, dau. Sarah Passons, child. of son Nehemiah, child of dau. Margrit White and child. of son Roger, personalty, some of which des. as having belonged to John Bacon.
" 3 child., viz. son John and daus. Jean Hopkins and Sarah Passons, residue of estate equally.
Test: Jacob Mezick, Michael Sullivan, John Reed (Read). 20,520.
Noble, Isaac, Somerset Co., 12th Jan., 1731; 21st Nov., 1732.
To (son) Isaac, 50 A. "Isacs Addition," 50 A. of "Friggs Adventure," adj. afsd. tract, and personalty.
" (son) John, residue of "Friggs Adventure," and other Additions adj. to sd. tract, except as herein bequeathed. " wife Susannah, extx., personalty.
" daus. Grace and Jane, personalty.
" 4 child. Mary, wife of Peter Surman, John, Grace and Jane, personal estate equally.
Test: Brent Nuthall, Joseph McClellun (McClalan), Thomas Caldwell. 20, 522.
Porter, Hugh, gent., Somerset Co., 15th Dec., 1731; 22nd Nov., 1732.
To wife Mary, extx., dwell. plan. during widowhood;
-. and personalty.
" son James and hrs., dwell. plan. afsd. at decease or mar- riage of wife - -, as well as all other lands, on con- dition that he pay to his bro. Nehemiah, within 3 yrs. after sd. bro. arrives at age of 21 yrs., £30; shd. he fail to do so, afsd. land shall be divided bet. the sd. James and Nehemiah.
" bros. Francis, William, Joshua, Jonathan and McKemie, personalty. Residue of estate to be divided into fifths; 1% to wife, and residue to 4 child., viz. James, Nehemiah, Leah and Mary.
Test: John Fleming (Flemming), John Dennis, Jr., Francis Allen (Allin), John Sheldon. 20,524.
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Wilson (Willson), Ephraim, Back Ck., Manoken, Somer- set Co., 5th Jan., 1732; 26th Nov., 1732.
To wife Frances, certain personalty, as well as what she was possessed of at time of marriage.
" John Irving (son of wife afsd.) and hrs., all interest in 216 A. of "Hab-Nab," and 48 A. at head of Jeangaukin Neck. Wife to pay all portions due her child. from their father's estate out of what testator releases to her, and is to make no demand for dower interest in his estate.
" son Samuel and hrs., dwell. plan. - -, lying bet. land of John Turpin and William Furnis; and personalty.
" son David, grandson Ephraim King and Briget Irving, personalty.
" grandson Ephraim Wilson and hrs., 165 A. "Great Hope," bou. of Randell West. .
" Mr. William Stewart, provided he continues to preach at Manoken, personalty.
" sons David and Samuel, exs., and their hrs., land and marsh in Broad Ck. Neck had by bond from Thomas Brown or any other way; residue of personal estate. Testator directs that should sons or grandsons follow any other way of worship than the Presbyterian Religion, bequests herein made to them shall revert to the rest who follow the afsd. way of worship.
Test: Richard Swift, John Cairns, Robert King. 20, 526.
Samuells, Richard, Sr., Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., 17th Sept., 1732; 8th Nov., 1732.
To son Peter, 140 A. of "Samuels Lott" during life; at his decease to his son Robert by his first wife; (other pt. of sd. tract having been conveyed to Steven Hopkins and dau. Elizabeth, his wife); and £4 out of personal estate.
" dau. Martha and hrs., dwell. plan. - - and £6 out of personal estate.
" wife Ann, use of sd. dwell. plan. during life, and certain personalty above her third pt. of personal estate.
" daus. Elizabeth, wife of Stephen Hopkins; Ann, wife of John Phipps; Mary, wife of John Neale, and Sarah, wife of Daniel Wallter, 40s. each out of personal estate. Resi- due of personalty to be divided bet. wife Ann, extx., son Richard and dau. Martha.
Test: John McClester, William Hickman, William McCles- ter, George McClester. 20, 530.
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Kennerly (Kenarly), Joshua, planter, Dorchester Co., 12th day, 7th mo. (Sept.), 1731; 10th Jan., 1732.
To son William and hrs., dwell. plan. "Caverton," on condi- tion that one room be reserved as a Meeting House for Quakers, and one for use of dau. Sarah while she remains unmarried; shd. sd. son not comply with above condi- tions, afsd. land to pass to dau. Sarah and hrs.
" dau. Sarah and hrs., 17 A. "End of Contraversey," bou. of William Dawsey, and 83 A. of same tract bou. of John Dawsey; sd. dau. dying without issue, afsd. tracts to pass to grandson Joshua and hrs .; and personalty left to her by Father Everdons will.
" son Joshua and hrs., 2 tracts bou. of John Loockerman lying on Fishing Ck., known as "Kennerly's Addition"; sd. son dying without issue, to pass to grandson William Edmondson; also mark (for stock) bou. . of Edward Harden.
" dau. Martha, now called Right, 1s.
" grandson Joshua Edmondson and hrs., lot and house at Viana, lot being No. 22, bou. from William Rounds and John Hampton; sd. grandson dying without issue, to pass to granddau. Mary Edmondson and hrs.
" child. William, Hester Edmondson and Sarah, residue of personal estate. Certain personalty to be appraised and included in personal estate. Two accounts of goods de- livered to William Kennerly and Solomon Edmondson are inclosed in will, so sd. accounts may be equalized and dau. Sarah have to the same value.
Overseers: Peter Sharp, William Edmondson, Thomas Brannock and Daniel Cox.
Exs .: Son William and Solomon Edmondson.
Test: David Peterkin, Thomas ,Shehawn, Peter Stokes (Stoakes), David Shehawn. 20, 532.
Ralleigh, Morries (Morris), planter, Dorchester Co.,
3rd Jan., 1732-3; 16th Jan., 1732.
To wife Frances and dau. Mary, entire estate divided equally. Dau. Mary, her estate and tuition to be in charge of Adam Muir, merch. of sd. co., ex.
Test: William Ralleigh, Jr., Thomas Thomson. 20,536.
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Summers, John, Dorchester Co., 28th Dec., 1732; 27th Jan., 1732.
To wife Susannah and daus. Anne and Sarah, estate equally; shd. wife die, estate to daus. afsd.
Exs .: Wife and Owen Ward; shd. wife die, Owen Ward to act as ex. and give daus. sufficient schooling.
Test: Henry Ennalls, Elizabeth Carr, Michael Collins.
20,537.
Clifton, Jonathan, Dorchester Co., 11th Jan., 1728-9; 15th Feb., 1732.
To eldest son William and hrs., 15 A. "Clifton's Chance," 40 A. "White Marsh."
" son Thomas and hrs., 100 A. "Boyce's Adventure."
" son Daniel and hrs., 40 A. "Evinses Adventure."
" young. son Jonathan and hrs., 100 A. in 2 tracts, "Becksley's" and "Linkhorn"; sd. son to be instructed to read the Bible through perfectly, to be for himself at age of 16, and until that age to be under conduct of his mother-in-law during her widowhood; at her decease to his godfather John Boyin. Daus. to be at liberty at day of testator's decease. Residue of estate to all children. Exs .: 2 eldest sons William and Thomas.
Test: Thomas Hickman, Daniel Morris, James Hickman, Elizabeth Hickman. 50, 538.
Pain, Mary (nunc.), Charles Co., 10th Nov., 1732; 30th Dec., 1732.
To Thomas Douglas, debt due him.
" Ann Shaw, Margery Lomax, Jane Walker and John Fearson, personalty.
George Sympson, ex. and resid. legatee. . Test: Atwicks Fearson, Eliza. Hamilton. 20,541.
Furnis (Furnes), William, Somerset Co., 28th Dec., 1732; 12th Feb., 1732.
To son James and hrs., 245 A. "Middle Plantation."
" son William and hrs., land where Patrick Mathews now lives, and a small parcel that lies bet. bro. James' and Sollomon Long's.
" son George and hrs., pt. of dwell. plan. from Ephraim Wilson's line to the marked Great Poplar.
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To son Nehemiah and hrs., land lying bet. the Great Poplar and John Tillman's line. When child. come to age mill to be valued and taken by one of them, who shall pay to others their equal pt. If agreement made with Solomon Long stands, dau. Esther to have. £20 of price of sd. land. Personal estate to be divided amongst wife and children. Wife Ann, extx.
Test: John Dear (O'Dear), James Furnis, James Straw- bridge. 20,541.
Nutter, Margerett, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co.,
6th Dec., 1732; 13th Feb., 1732.
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To sisters, viz. Ann and Elizabeth, personalty.
son William, 20s. gift to him confirmed; and personalty.
" niece Margerett, now wife of John Jones, personalty, and gift made unto sd. Margaret under name of Margaret Makmorie confirmed.
" son Christopher, ex., 20s.
grandson Christopher, personalty and half residue of estate; his share to be in hands of his father (son Christopher) during his minority.
" first child born to son William, personalty.
Test: Matthew Nutter, David Johnson, James Duncan. 20, 543.
Hopewell, Richard, son of Richard Hopewell, gent. (nunc.), St. Mary's Co., 25th Nov., 1732.
To bro. Joseph, personalty; sd. bro. dying during minority, sd. legacy to bro. John.
" sisters Ann and Elizabeth, personalty; in case of death `of either of them, sister Mary to inherit portion of dec'd.
" sister Mary, personalty.
Ex .: Father afsd.
Test: Thomas McWilliams, Thomas Kirby (Kearby). 20, 545. 1
Heard, William, St. Mary's Co., 18th April, 1732; 3rd. Jan., 1732.
- To dau. Mary and her husband Francis Hopewell, 150 A. of "Thirds," as already divided to them, during life; 40 A. thereof, being where sd. Hopewell has built, is bequeathed to granddau. Susannah Hopewell and hrs .; she dying - without issue, sd. 40 A. with the other to return to son Marke and hrs.
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To son Marke and hrs., 275 A. of "Thirds"; he dying without issue, sd. land to fall with that of Mr. Francis Hopewell's after their decease to son Mathew and hrs .; and per- sonalty.
'son Mathew and hrs., 115 A. "William Heard's Pur- chase" and 150 A. of dwell. plan. to be laid out bet. bro. John's and John Norris' land; sd. son dying without issue, to fall to son Luke and hrs .; and personalty.
" son Luke and hrs., residue of real estate after decease of wife; and personalty.
" daus. Susannah, Prisilla, Elioner, Elizabeth Wiseman and Mary Hopewell, personalty.
" wife Elizabeth, extx., certain personalty during life, at her decease to be divided among 3 sons and their hrs .; also produce of 3 hhds. Tobacco in England, and 1/2 residue of personalty, the other 1/2 to be equally divided bet. 3 sons afsd. and 3 daus. Susanna, Prisilla and Elioner and their hrs., to be pd. them at marriage or when they go to housekeeping.
Overseer: Bro. Edward Cole.
Test: John Heard, Ignatius Heard, James Thompson. 20, 546.
Allaby, Anne, Kent Co., 21st Jan., 1731-2; 10th March, 1731.
To William Gudson, ex., entire estate. Test: John Bennett, Johannah Ballew, Susannah Kew. 20, 549.
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Rogers, Sarah, Kent Co., 25th Nov., 1731; 21st March, 1731.
To son John and hrs., one pt. of "Hangman's Folly," sd. pt. to include dwelling house.
" son Nathaniel and hrs., other pt. of afsd. tract; shd. either son die without issue, survivor to inherit portion of dec'd; shd. both sd. sons die without issue, sd. tract to youngest son Joseph and hrs.
" daus. Sarah and Isabella and son Benjamin Hopkins, personalty.
Test: Sarah England, Ann Pearce (Pers), William Barneby. Above will also signed by John Rogers, ex., husband of testatrix. 20,551.
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Wilmer, Lambert, Kent Co., 26th Jan., 1729; 25th Sept., 1732.
To wife Ann, extx., certain personalty and 1/3 personal estate not otherwise disposed of.
" son Simon and hrs., pt. of dwell. plan. "Rich Levell," nr. Duck Ck. Road (for desc. see will), and northernmost 150 A. of "Wilmer's Arcadia"; sd. son dying without issue, lands to pass to son Lambert and hrs .; and per- sonalty.
" son Lambert and hrs., residue of "Wilmer's Arcadia," including plantation where William Jones now lives, and remaining pt. of real estate not herein disposed of; and personalty.
" dau. Rebecca Tilden, 100 A. of "Rich Levell," being pt. bou. of Philip Holeger, during her widowhood, and after to return to son Lambert and hrs.
" wife and child. Ann, Francis, Simon, Martha and Lam- bert, residue of personal estate as law directs.
Test: Richard Hawton, Francis Bonner, Simon Wilmer. 20, 553.
Jones, Elizabeth, Kent Co.,
31st May, 1732;
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30th Sept., 1732.
To William Strickland, of Duck Ck., Pennsilvania, and hrs., 100 A. at hd. of Steelpone Ck., Kent Co., on s. side of Cabbin Branch, adj. land of Nicholas Jones and adj. tract called "Hillen's Adventure."
Ex .: Nephew William Strickland.
Test: Henry Knock, Sr., Henry Knock, Jr., Thomas Burn. Above will signed by William Jones, husband of testatrix. 20, 555.
Rasin (Rason), Philip, Kent Co., 9th Nov., 1732; 22nd Nov., 1732.
To eldest son Joseph and hrs., dwell. plan.
" son Benjamin and hrs., 1 A. and dwelling house in Chester Town, and £20 above his third pt. of personal estate.
" wife Mary, extx., personalty.
Test: Thomas Rasin, Griffith Jones. 20, 557.
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McGachan, Alexander, mcht., Chester Town, Kent Co., 19th Aug., 1732; 27th Nov., 1732.
To wife Sarah, extx., 2 lots and houses in Chester Town during life, at. her decease to dau. Sarah and hrs .; shd. wife decide to sell sd. lots, she is hereby empowered to do so, money from same to be divided with dau. afsd. as well as personal estate. Dau. not to receive her portion of plate and household goods until after death of her mother. Shd. wife die before dau., sd. wife is empowered to dispose of £200 of her own pt. of per- sonal estate as she shall think fit.
Test: James Cruickshank, John Nelson, James Calder.
Codicil: Dau. Sarah to receive only £200 as her share of personal estate when she arrives at age of 16, or mar- riage, and residue of her portion to be pd. at death of wife. Same test. 20,558.
Beck, Vivian, Kent Co., 19th Jan., 1732.
To wife -, daus. Ann Beck and Mary Foreman, per- sonal estate equally. Ex .: John Foreman.
Test: Humpry Younger, John Rasin, Thomas Bowers.
20,561.
Rolph, Thomas, Kent Co., 8th Nov., 1732; 25th Jan., 1732.
To wife Margrett, extx., entire estate and care of all chil- dren.
Test: Elias Ringgold, Mary Ringgold, Elizabeth Holadgr (Hollager). 20, 562.
Wilson, John, Kent Co., , 1732;
19th Jan., 1732.
To wife Mary, extx., 2 lots in Chester Town, Nos. 41 and 49, and entire personal estate; also care of all child. until of age.
" sons James and John and their hrs. at age of 21, lot~ No. 53.
" son George Augusta and hrs. at age of 21, 50 A. pur- chased from Wm. Dicas.
Test: Walter Dougherty, James McClean, Christian Cully. 20,563.
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Holland, John Frances, planter, Baltimore Co.,
23rd Feb., 1731; 28th Oct., 1732.
To John Copper, John Eaglestone and Edward Sweeting, . personalty.
" Frances Holland Watts, dau. of Edward and Mary Watts, entire estate, real and personal, to be possessed by her when she comes of age. Her mother Mary Watts to be allowed £4 yearly for her clothes and schooling and to have use of plantation until sd. Frances comes of age; shd. sd. Frances die during minority, real estate to be divided bet. exs., and personal estate to be for use of St. Paul's Church. Testator directs that exs. shall wall in graveyard.
Exs .: John Eaglestone and Robert North.
Test: Thomas Sligh, Benjamen Bowen, Jr., Bowen Stans- bury. 20, 565.
Lee, James, planter, Baltimore Co., 29th Jan., 1732; 7th March, 1732.
To son James and hrs., 150 A. adj. Isaac Bolch's land; and personalty.
" dau. Margaret Webster, personalty.
" Isaac Webster, Jr., son of Isaac Webster, Sr., and hrs., dwell. plan. - -; and personalty.
" dau. Mary Linch, certain personalty during life, and after her decease to granddau. Mary, dau. of James Linch; and if sd. Mary Linch shd. die before son James Lee, sd. personalty to belong to son James Lee, and James Lynch to have no pt. in estate.
Exs .: James Lee and Isaac Webster, Sr., to sell personal estate for payment of debts; any residue to be divided · bet. sd. exs.
Test: Henry Cole, James Cobb, Francis White. 20,567.
Smithson, Thomas, Baltimore Co., 11th Aug., 1731; 8th March, 1732.
To wife Ann, extx., entire estate during life; at her decease real estate to be divided bet. 2 sons Thomas and Daniel and their hrs., personal estate to sons afsd. and 2 youngest daus., viz. Sarah and Avarilla, after their mother's decease. Four married daus., viz. Elianor, wife of Samuel Durham; Rebecca, wife of Samuel Wilson; Rachel, wife of Henry Donahue, and Elizabeth, wife of Robert Clark, having already received their portions, to have no further share in estate.
Test: Daniel Scott, Daniel Scott, Jr., Richard Rhoads, Richard Rhoads, Jr. 20, 568.
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Smith, Richard, mcht., Lower Marlborough, Calvert Co.,
23rd Oct., 1732; 29th Dec., 1732.
To wife Elinor, extx., dwelling house on 15 A. of "Hardisty's Choice"; "Bell," adj. thereto; "Howards"; 2 pts. of "Hardisty's Choice," bou. of Caleb Hardisty and Richard Hall, with marsh adj. called "Black Wall," and pt. of "Hall's Craft" given testator by his father; sd. tracts in lieu of her third interest of real estate during life, after which to son Walter and hrs.
" son Walter and hrs., 400 A. of "Park Hall," on w. branch Patuxon R., Prince George's Co., to be laid out at end of land where the tree called "Brooke tree" stands.
" son Richard and hrs., residue of "Park Hall."
" son John Addison Smith and hrs., testator's pt. of lands lying on Swan Ck., Prince George's Co., after division made bet. George Plater, Esq., and testator; shd. sd. son die during minority, son Richard and hrs. to have 400 A. of sd. lands, and other pt. to be divided equally bet. two daus. Rebecca and Rachel and their hrs.
" dau. Rebecca and hrs., 250 A. of "Bare Neck," Balti- more Co.
" dau. Rachel and hrs., 250 A. of "Tasker's Camp," Balti- more Co.
Test: Walter Smith, Freshes, Elizabeth Smith, Jr., Elizabeth Smith. 20, 570.
Leach, Samuel, Calvert Co., 3rd Nov., 1732; 8th Jan., 1732.
To Samuel, son of Arthur Jones, and hrs., all lands at Hunt- ing Ck., being 1/2 of "Rattle Snake," and all that other tract now in poss. of William Kid.
" James, son of Ann Heighe, personalty. Ex .: Bro .- in-law Arthur Jones. Test: Thomas Shephard, John Washington (Washinton), Jane Corkett. 20, 572.
Byrn, John, planter, Calvert Co., 24th Dec., 1732; 24th Feb., 1732.
To wife Jane, extx., dwell. plan. - -, being pt. of "Burks Purchase," bou. of Thomas Kinghart, during life; after her decease to son Thomas and hrs .; after all child., viz. Thomas, Ann, Martha, Jane, Mary and Elizabeth, are paid 12d. each, wife afsd. to enjoy all remaining pt. of personal estate.
Test: Robert Lee, Mary Rix, Henry Lee. 20,573.
INDEX
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PAGE
PAGE
Abbitt, John
112
"Addition to Island Neck".
13
Abbott, Elizabeth 151 Abbott, John 151 "Addition to John's Point" 174 "Addition to Shoemaker's Hall" 131
"Aberdeene 128
Abington (Abengton), John
56, 111, 181, 234
"Abington's Mannour".
234
Abnelt (Adnelt); William. . 86
Ackels (Ackeles, "Ecklees), John
242
Acton, Henry
.28, 128, 155
Acworth, Charles 71
Acworth, Elizabeth 72
Acworth, Richard
71
Acworth, Temperance
72
Acworth, Thomas
71
"Acworth's Choice"
71
"Acworth's Delight" 71
Adair, Alex.
180
Adams, Alexander 35
Adams, : Edward
187
Adams, Francis 29
Adams, Henry
28
Adams (Addams), Jacob .. 8
Adams, John
155
Adams, Samuel 167
Addams, Elinor
159
Addams (Addoms), Eliza- beth ·
Addams, Morgan
159
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Addams (Adams, Addoms), Summer 159
Addams, Thomas 45
Addison, Ann 30
Addison, Anthony 29
Addison, Eleanor
30
Addison, Henry
:29, 188
Addison, John
29
Addison, Thomas ..
.29, 36, 188
"Addison's Choice" 30
"Addition, The" 10, 15, 29, 54, 55, 77, 100
"Addition to Ball"
128
"Addition to Culver's Chance" 155
"Addition to Duck Swamp"
157
Alexander, Thomas
62
"Addition to Good Hope".
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