Will Abstracts

This is only a partial listing of abstracts from Will Book A-1 of Frederick Co, Maryland, being those contributed thus far.

These are listed in chronological order.

A-1,33 - George WINTER - 1750

w/ Mary Eve

Children mentioned but not named

Execs/ friend Walker MOORE and ______
Witnesses:  Valentine MIERE, Allen FARQUHAR (a Quaker)
[Will A-1,33; written 23 Dec 1749; filed 3 Mar 1750]



A-1, 293 - Christian SMITH - 1767

w/ Barbery

s/ Caspar and others unnamed

Exec/ None named 
Witnesses:  Valentine MOTTER, John EVERLY
[Will A-1, 293; written 3 Jan 1767; filed 6 May 1767]



A-1, 354 -  John PERINS, tanner, farmer - 1770

s/ Edward PERINS
s/ John PERINS
s/ Joseph PERINS
d/ Susannah PERINS
d/ Mary PERINS

...grandchildren - mentioned but not named

Exec/ Ed. PERRINS
Witnesses:  Joseph 
SMITH, John REYNOLDS, Robert SMITH
[Will A-1, 354; written 8 Jun 1769; filed 7 Jan 1770]



A-1, 363 - Jacob SMITH - 1770

parents - Martin & Barbara SANBOUR - land in America

2 sisters, not named - estate in Jarmony (Germany?)

Exec/ None
Witnesses:  Philip SMITH, Caspar EDDER, Elijah DAVIS
[Will A-1, 363; written 12 Nov 1766; filed 5 Apr 1770]



A-1, 375-377 - Catharine TOMS - 1770

s/ Henry TOMS

s/ Samuel TOMS - tract "Humbert's Delight", 150 acres, 
     "Mistake My Friend" (on North side of Andrew STEVENSTON's
     "Mill Creek").

s/ John TOMS- 40 pounds PA currency

s/ William TOMS - tract "Tom's Folly" and part "Mistake My Friend" 
     (South side) and 3 children bound to her

d/ Mary  w/o Anthony TEARTURF (DEARDORFF?)

Execs/ Samuel TOMS and William TOMS
Witnesses:  Peter BAINBRIDGE, Benjamin EASTBURN, William HUMBERT
[Will A-1, 375-377; written 4 Aug 1770; filed 28 Aug 1770]



A-1, 381 - Andrew SMITH - 1770

w/ Rebecca

s/ Thomas SMITH
s/ William SMITH
s/ George SMITH
s/ David SMITH

Exec/ Rebecca  SMITH
Witnesses:  W. CUMMING, William GRANT, John FULLER, 
   Philip DARY, Robert CUMMING
[Will A-1, 381; written 9 Oct 1770; filed 23 Oct 1770]



A-1, 426-428 - Henry TOM, farmer - 1772

w/ Margaret

s/ ADAM TOM - plantation
s/ William TOM - 5 shillings sterling of Great Britain (full portion)
d/ Clara? HOOVER

rest of children not named

Witnesses:  Andrew STEPHEN, Nicholas BEARD, Balser FRANK
[Will A-1, 426-428; written 2 Feb 1772; filed 29 May 1772]



A-1, 472 - John Christian SMITH - 1773

w/ Margaret

s/ William SMITH

Exec/ Margaret SMITH
Witnesses:  John Henry SMITH, John BARRICK, Edward SIMPSON
[Will A-1, 472;  written 25 Sept 1773; filed 30 Oct 1773]



A-1, 567 - Catharine NEFF, sick and weak - 1776

s/ John NEFF - residue
s/ Jacob NEFF - 1 shilling
d/ Margaret NEFF - 6 pounds each
s/ Henry NEFF - 6 pounds each
d/ Easter NEFF - 6 pounds each
s/ Francis NEFF - 6 pounds each
s/ Adam NEFF - 6 pounds each

Exec/ son John NEFF
Witnesses:  P. BAINBRIDGE, Barthalomew BOOKEE, John ARNOLD
[Will A-1, 567; filed 12 Mar 1776]