The Maryland Calendar of Wills, Volume 1Jane Baldwin Cotton, Roberta Bolling Henry W. J. C. Dulany Company, 1901 - Maryland |
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12th Apr 20th Mch 4th Apr A. A. Co Alice Balto Calvert Calvert Co Capt Chas cous death of sd death of wife Edward Ellinor entire estate estate equally estate in event event of death execx Francis George Henry home plantation inherit deceased's portion James John and hrs Jones Joseph July June Katharine Kent Island legatee of estate Manor Margaret Mary's Mary's Co Matthew mother named Nicholas nunc Overseers Patrick Forrest Patuxent personalty Peter Philip plantation at death real and personal Rebecca residuary legatee residue of estate Richard Richd Robert Robt Roman Catholic Church Saml Samuel Sept Smith sole legatee son-in-law sonal sonalty sons survivors to inherit Susanna Talbot Test testator's Thomas and hrs Thos unborn child wife afsd wife Anne wife Eliza wife Jane wife Mary wife Sarah wife unnamed
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Page 5 - To this end all names of properties and their acreage and situation, as far as practicable, and as given in the wills, will be found in the Calendar, and can readily be followed by reference to the index. Whenever a will shows the means, by which a property came into the possession of a testator, whether by purchase, deed of gift, or descent, the facts as stated there will be found given in the Calendar.
Page 7 - It may be well to remind the reader that at the time of these researches the ohm was uncertain to the extent of 4 % , and that the silver equivalent then generally accepted differed by 2% from the value arrived at by us.
Page 170 - In event of death of any child or child. under age, deceased's portion to be divided among male survivors. Exs.: Wm. Ford, Dorchester Co., Edward Roe, Thos. Taylor, and Wm. Stevens, Jr., of Talbot Co. Test: Edward Man, Jno. Gordon, Wm. Crosse. 5.
Page 116 - In event of death of Susan Hunt, her share of estate to pass to testator's 2 daus. afsd. Should sd. daus. die during minority or without issue, their share of estate is bequeathed to Edward Bussey, Hezekiah Bussey and Ann Keene, dau.
Page 79 - Should all die without hrs., wife Eliza: to inherit all real estate; residue of personalty to be for the Roman Catholic Church and the poor. In event of death of wife and child. without hrs., land afsd.
Page 109 - In event of death of all afsd. legatees, estate to pass to Thomas Keiting and his sister, Nell Keiting, with conditional bequests to sister Eliza: Daly and her child., (unnamed) and to sister Пargaret, both of Ireland.
Page 113 - I,add of Calvert Co., and John Edmundson of Talbot Co., who are to inherit personal property at death of wife afsd. Test: John Halles, Henry Janson, Jno. Norman.
Page 52 - Nov., 1670; 26th Nov., 1670. Wife Barbara, execx. and sole legatee of estate, real and personal. To brother Edward, land bought of William Canade at death of wife afsd.
Page 153 - Hanna his wife and hrs., sd. land should John Ingram afsd. die without issue. " dau. Sarah Browne, land afsd. in event of death of sd. legatees without issue. " sd. Christopher Goodhand and Manna his wife, exrs., and band, Thomas Brookes, of William Leeds; also 200 A.
Page 124 - Susanna and hrs., plantation equally at death of mother (unnamed). Sd. plantation to pass to young. daus. (unnamed) in event of death of Mary and Susanna without issue. " daus. Sarah and Hanna, personalty.