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Edlen, Richard, St. Mary's Co.,5th Mch., 1694;
31st July, 1694.
To son Richard and hrs., 100 A. bought from Maj. Boarman, and 86 A.,
“Saint Christophers.”
To sons Edward and Christopher and hrs., 200 A., “Dublin,”
in Chas. Co., equally.
To son Thomas, 250 A. (unnamed) surveyed by Wm. Humphery.
To dau. Catharine, personalty. Plantation to be equally divided among
sd. 5 child.
Test: Jno. Bowling, Jas. Jagan, Bowling Spsake. 7. 84.
Edelen, Richard, Jr., St. Mary's Co.,—– —–, —–;
15th Aug., 1738.
Ers. Wife Margaret and bro. Philip; father Richard Edelin, Sr., appointed
trustee, to have power to rectify any mismanagement for good of children.
Test: James Taylor, Thomas Barber, William Stewart. 21. 909.
John Eden, SMC 2/3/1775-7/22/1775.
Wife: Betty, use of plantation
and a field on s. side of Maddox's land, bounded by rd. from Chaptico
to
Llewellen's Warehouse and rd. leading to Mrs. Nappler Mills' during
widowhood and 88 lbs. sterling in cash; negroes; furniture or stock
for own
disposal.
Son: James, all land in "Bashford Manor".
Son:
John, Jr., land I
bought of Joshua Millard, pt. of "Neale's Lot Resurveyed"
and "Dart's
Hills", tract I bought of William Frazer called "Barron
Doe"; above lands
rented to widow, Charity Morgan; also land bequeathed to me by James
Mills,
pt. of "The Weems", and the land I bought of Thomas Hobson,
pt. of "The
Weems", the above two tracts are rented to John Bradburn; also
rents from
Joseph Dunbar from land he lives on leased from Joseph Clare (note
in margin
says above land purchased from Clarke).
Son: Townshend Eden, to sell
"Partnership" which I bought of Thomas Devaun in "Chaptico
Forest", 200 ac.;
1/2 of personal estate; he to get his part of grandmother Mills' estate
but
to have no part of his grandfather Mills' estate.
Son: Thomas, tract
in
Frederick Co., 500 ac. and 2 lots in Carrolsbourgh; 1/2 of personal
estate;
he not to have any of his grandfather Mills' estate and only part
of his
grandmother Mills' estate.
Granddaughter: Mary Llewellen, 50 lbs.
sterling
when 16 years of age.
Granddaughter: Jane Margaret Ann Nappler Llewellen,
50 lbs. sterling when 16 years of age.
Townshend Eden and (Robert
Townshend
Hood in trust for) Thomas Eden.
Wit: John Mills, youngest, John Hanson
Briscoe, Ann Henry.
Betty Eden, widow of John Eden, does not stand
to will
John Edwards Will; St. Mary's Co. MD Will Book JJ#1 p. 279 Written
3/1784; Probated 7/29/1784
To son, Stourten Edwards "Tainton Dean";
To son, John the land devised to my wife after her death, if he should
die then land divided between my 3 daughters named as : Elizabeth
Turner Edwards, Mary Magdalene Dent, Susanna
Edwards.
"Son in law" Thomas Edwards 1/3 my mill until my son, John
reaches age 21.
Wife Sarah Edwards "Wednesday's Project", "Higgins
Purchas" and
"Edwards Backsaw" with addition during her lifetime.
Granddaughter:
Sarah Dent
Grandson: Elkanah Edwards
Exec: wife Sarah Edwards
Wit: Benjamin Edwards, Benjamin Suit, George Dent
Joseph Edwards, SM Co., 3 May 1746, p.3 June 1746.
Child: Joseph, Benj., Stourton, John, Josias.
Wife Mary
Wit: Melvill Lock (Locke), John Edwards, Robert Edwards 24.423, Calendar
of Wills, Vol. 9
Edwards, Joseph
I Joseph Edwards of Saint Marys County in the Province of Maryland
do make, constitute and appoint this my Last Will and Testament in
manner and form following Imps (?).
I give and bequeath to my dear and Loving wife Mary Edwards the Tract
of Land called Diamonds Venture with all the Improvements thereon,
being The Land whereon I now live during her natural Life and after
her decease to be divided between my two sons Joseph Edwards andB
Benjamin Edwards by a line drawn from the third Bounded Tree being
a Spanish Oak to the head of the Huckleberry Branch and with the said
Land on the Southmost side of the said Huckleberry Branch and to my
Son Benjamin Edwards all that tract of land lying in St. Marys called
Taunton Dean containing one hundred and sixty four acres to him and
his heirs forever.
I give and bequeath unto my son John Edwards all that Tract of Land
lying in St. Marys County called Edwardbs Back Lands to him and to
his heirs forever and my Will is in case either of my sons aforementioned
should die without heirs their part or Dividend of Land shall return
to my son Josias Edwards to him and his heirs forever.
And as for moveable Estate it has Pleased Almighty God to bestow on
me after all my Just debts is truly Paid I give and bequeath to my
Loving Wife Mary Edwards and lastly I ocnstitute and appoint my Loving
Wife Mary Edwards and my Son Stourton Edwards Joynt Executor of this
my last Will and Testament.B In Testimony where of I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my Seal this Third day of May Ame Domini 1746.B
Joseph Edwards
Sealed and Delivered in Presence of
Melvl Lock
John Edwards
Robert Edwards
On the back of the foregoing Will was thus WrittenB ??? St. Marybs
County ?? June the 3 1746.B Then Mellvill Lock John Edwards and Robert
Edwards the Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing Will being duly
and solemnly sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God depose and
say that they saw the Testator Joseph Edwards sign the foregoing Will
and heard him publish and declare the same to be his Last Will and
Testament that at the time of his so doing he vows to the best of
their Apprehension of sound and disposing mind and memory and that
they subscribed their Respective names as witnesses to the said Will
in the presence of the said Testator and at his Request.
July 1, 1746
Sworn to before me Tho/Aisquith Dcom (??) of St Marys County
Then the deceasedbs Widow made her Election and Stand to the Will
Certified by me
Josias Edwards, SMC 9/15/1773-11/10/1774.
Brother: John, "Taunton Dean", 164 ac., tobacco, and stock.
Cousin: Thomas Edwards, son of Joseph, furniture.
Brother: John, residue of estate and Exec.
Wit: John H. Briscoe, Thomas Nichols, Mary Edwards.
Egerton, Charles, Sr., St. Mary's Co.,11th Mch., 1689;
11th Apr., 1699.
To wife Ann, “Pountney Marsh” during life.
To son George and male hrs., plantation afsd. at decease of wife;
also right in land bought from Chas. Calvert. Sd. son not having male
hrs., to pass to next male hrs. of testator.
To son Charles and male hrs., “Pinsy Neck” on Choptanke
R.; to pass the same as land afsd.
To 4 sons, viz., John, Thomas, Randolph, and James jointly, and male
hrs., 2500 A. in the freshes of the Potomac R. on n. side Piscataway;
to pass the same as lands afsd.
To dau. Mary, personalty at marriage.
To Rev. Father John Hall, personalty. Guardians for 2 child. (not
designated), Thomas Gruning, John Sinnott, and William Herbert.
Wife Ann, extx. and residuary legatee of personalty.
Test: Peter Dermott, Thos. Haddock, Jno. Callvin, Catherine Butler.
6. 241.
Ellery, Henry, St. Mary's Co.,15th Apr., 1668; 16th May, 1668.
To Eliza: Forrest, dau. of Patrick Forrest, personalty.
To Patrick Forrest, ex., ½ land on which testator dwelt.
Wife Eliza: residuary legatee.
Test: Walter Rowles, Eliza: Workeare, Marmaduke Semme. 1. 315.
Elliot, Henry, St. Mary's Co.,13th Sept., 1679;
18th Oct., 1679.
Wife Jane, execx. and sole legatee of estate, real and personal.
Test: Philip Land, Henry Exon. 10. 75.
Eltonhead, Jane, St. Mary's Co.,—– —– —–;
28th Feb., 1659. To eld. son
Thomas Taylor, “Cedar Point.” To dau. Sarah and grandchild
Roger Anderton,
personalty. To above-named legatees, residue of estate equally after
debts
of Edward Eltonhead are paid. Ex. not named. Test: Wm. Coursey, Katharine
Coursey. 1. 94.
English (Engelich), Alex., St. Mary's Co.,30th Jan., 1716;
5th Feb., 1716.
To Geratt Jordan, money borrowed from sd. Jordan's mother, ––,
on testator's account.
To Justinen Jordon, 10s.
To Joseph Gesep, Alex. Chilan, John Lets, Luke Barber, Timothy Crowelly
and Eugen Heirs, personalty.
Ex.: Luke Whiler.
Test: Alex. Chilan, Dolle Leu. 14. 307.
Evans, Anthony, St. Mary's Co.,20th June., 1744;
3rd Sept., 1744.
To Winifred Trippe, extx., life interest in dwelling plantation “Brusey
Neck.” At her death to pass to cousin Elizabeth Carmitchell and
hrs.
To Winifred Trippe and hrs., entire personal estate.
To John Baker, personalty.
Test: Vincent Sauer, James Hackett, John Curtell, Richard Cope. 23.
575.
Evans, David, St. Mary's Co.,16th July, 1734;
31st Mch., 1735.
To granddau. Isabella Hebb, and grandsons David Hebb and Joseph Hebb,
personalty.
To dau. Susannah wife of Henry Tucker, and their hrs., water mill
and appurtenances; also dwelling plantation unto the sd. Susannah
and hrs. of her body and of her husband Henry Tucker, her eld. son
Benjamin Tucker excepted. Besidue of estate to be divided between
grandchild. —–, the child. of Henry Tucker and Susannah
his wife and of David Evans and Eleanor his wife.
Ex.: Henry Tucker, carpenter.
Test: John Heages, John Rigby, John Patsball. 21. 357.
Evans, John, St. Mary's Co.,5th Mch., 1687-8;
25th May, 1688.
To Matthew, son of Robert Mason, to John, son of Robert Jones, to
Catherine Lawrence, dau. of Henry Lawrence, and to Eliza: Phyppes,
widow, personalty.
To wife (unnamed), 1/3 of estate, real and personal.
To dau. Mary at 16 yrs. of age and hrs., residue of estate, real and
personal, including 100 A., “Hogg's Neck,” and 200 A., part
of “Salleum” in Chas. Co.
Ex.: Edw. Morgan.
Test: Meckell Bowllin, Samuell Painter, Edw. Jenkin, Kenelm Cheseldyn,
Jno. Cammell. 4. 302.
Evans, John, St. Mary's Co.,18th Sept., 1700;
—– —– —–.
To son Philip and hrs., dwelling plantation and land formerly belonging
to brother Anthony upon condition that he pay to 3 young. child. (2
boys at 21 yrs. of age and girl at 18 yrs. of age), certain sums of
money.
To wife (unnamed) and 3 young. child. (unnamed), residue of estate,
real and personal, equally. Wife afsd. and Wm. Asquith are empowered
to sell certain land (unnamed) at Pocomoke, Somerset Co.
Test: Rich'd Calvert, Eliza: Baker, Thos. Grunwine. 11. 71.
Evans, Philip, planter, St. Mary's Co.,5th Feb., 1738-9;
—– —– —–.
To sons John, William, Jeremiah, and Philip, “Broushey Neck”,
and “Poplar Hill”.
To wife Patience, extx., 3 lots in St. Mary's Co., 1/3 personal estate
and life int. in 1/3 real estate.
Test: William Cutler, Benj. Williams, James Langton.
23. 123.
Evans, Thomas, St. Mary's Co.,17th Mch., 1678;
12th Apr., 1679.
Wife Anne, execx. and sole legatee of estate, real and personal, in
Md. and Eng.: she to have charge of child. (unnamed).
Test: Francis Sourtin, Jno. Evans. 10. 11.
Evans, William, St. Mary's Co.,10th Feb., 1667;
—– —– —–
To Catholic Church, goddau. Mary Mansell, and godson William Greene,
personalty.
Wife Eliza:, execx. and residuary legatee of estate, real and personal.
Test: Jas. Martin, Wm. Assiter. 1. 331.
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