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Lampton, Mark, planter, St. Mary's Co.,25th Oct., 1733;
6th Nov., 1733.
To cousin James Pye, personalty.
To Robert Ford, Jr., ex., residue of estate in trust and for sole
use of aunt Susan Thomson and her hrs.
Test: Peter Attwood, John Cole, John Manning. 20. 830.
Langham, William,Brittain's Bay, St. Mary's Co.,2nd Oct., 1717;
—– Nov., 1717.
To bro.-in-law Anthony Browne and William, his son; bros.-in-law Richard
Walker and Nicholas Miles, James Thompson, Richard Phinice and Edward
Spinke, personalty.
To wife Annastatia**** extx., residue of personal estate.
Test: Henry Spinke, Wm. Abell, Elizabeth Spinke. 14. 643.
Last Will & Testament of Henry M LANGLEY.
I Henry M. LANGLY being in feeble health of body but of sound and
disposing mind memory and understanding do hereby make and publish
this my last will and testament in manner form following.
Principally I commit my soul to God, from whence it came. And my body
to the earth to be decently interred by my executor hereinafter named
and after the payment of my just debts. I will and bequeath as follows
to with.
Item 1. I bequeath to Thomas K. LANGLY all my estate both personal
and real during his natural life. At his death the land shall be sold,
one half of the proceeds to go to my nephew Jame ALLEN, the other
half to the children of Thomas K. LANGLY, if any, if not then I bequeath
it to the balance of Susan ALLEN's children. James ALLEN being no
further heir than above named.
Item 2. I bequeath to Lafiett Colison (lold?) the canoe no claimed
by him to be put in complete order with sails paddle and tongs by
my executor.
Item 3. I bequeath to Louisa HOPEWELL (lold?) the South end of the
Kitchen up stairs and down during her natural life.
Lastly. I constitute & appoint Thomas K. LANGLY sole executor
of this my last will and testament revoking and annuling all former
wills by me heretofor made, ratifying this one and none other, to
be my last will and testament in testimony whereof I have set my hand
and affixed my seal this fourteenth of May eighteen hundred and Seventy.
H. M. Langley (seal)
Filed 14th June 1870, Test. James T. M. Raley, register of Wills for
St. Mary's County.
William Langley, SMC, 10/20/1775-4/17/1776:
Son, William Langley, the tobacco and other things he already has;
Daughter: Ann Smith, two negroes named Fatty and Vincy that she already
has;
Daughter: Mary Clarke,
Exec: Son-in-Law, Thomas Clarke.
Wit: Thomas Griffin, John Elmore, John Clarke.
Langly, John, Sr., S
t. Mary's Co.,29th Feb., 1723;
26th May, 1729.
To wife Susannah, extx., entire estate during life; at her decease
to child., viz. John, Abraham and Susnanah and their hrs.
Test: Henry Janson, William King, David Hickey. 19, 692.
Langworth, William, S
t. Mary's Co.,7th Feb., 1693;
1st May, 1694.
To wife Ann, plantation, 150 A., and 150 A., “Mills Marsh.
To dau. Agatha, 240 A., “Highpark.”
To dau. Eliza:, 120 A., “St. Barbaries Addition.”
To dau. Mary and hrs., residue of land in St. Mary's Co.
Land in Charles Co., 600 A., “Widow's Mite,” testator orders
to be sold.
To Sarah Bower, personalty.
Residue of estate, real and personal, wife's dower excepted, to 3
daus. afsd., viz., Mary, Eliza:, and Agatha, equally.
To brother Sampel Lucket's 3 sons, viz., Samuel, Thomas, and Ignatins,
estate bequeathed sd. daus. in event of their death during minority.
Ex., Father-in-law Thos. Hussey.
By memorandam attached to will, testator decrees that certain personalty
belonging to dec'd wife Mary and given to her by her mother, ––
Hussey, shall not be appraised with his estate, it having already
been given to three daus. afsd. by their mother Mary.
Test: Walter Ross, Mary Dorrell, Chas. Charles. 2. 282.
Lawrence, Richard, S
t. Mary's Co.,26th Nov., 1655; —– —–
—–
To Peter Peakes, personalty. Frances Peakes, wife of Walter Peakes,
execx. and residuary legatee. Test: Robt. Thomas, John Bouge. 1. 65.
Lawrence, Thomas, S
t. Mary's Co.,9th Mch., 1699-1700;
19th Apr., 1701.
To mother, brothers and sisters (all unnamed), John Freeman and his
wife and Comfort Simpson, personalty.
Father (unnamed), residuary legatee of estate.
Ex.: Maj. Wm. Dent.
Test: Nath'l Blackiston, Margaret Freemen. 11. 1.
Lawton (Laton, Latton), Thos., S
t. Mary's Co.,—– —–
—–;
4th Mar., 1718.
To sons Jno., Thos. and Joseph, daus. Mary and Anne, personalty.
To servt. Aaron Nesley, liberty to enstock children, and personalty
when at liberty.
Extx.: Wife Jemine. Should she marry again, sons to be free at 18;
if she remains a widow, to be free at age of 21.
Test: Alex. Clealeand, Luke Wheeler. 15. 74.
Leake, John, innholder, Leonard Town, S
t. Mary's Co.,2nd Oct., 1731;
14th Jan., 1731.
To son Richard and hrs., 3 lots and houses in Leonard Town and land
bou. of John Baptist Carberry; sd. son dying during minority, sd.
land to his mother during her life, at her decease to dau. Catherine
and son John and their hrs. Catherine to have the plan. in her portion;
and personalty, some of which des. as bou. of Oswald Thompson and
bill of exchange drawn by Mr. Parnham. Sd. son to remain with his
mother, she to keep him at school until 19 yrs. of age and endeavor
to bring him up in faith of the Church of England. Shd. sd. son die
during minority, his portion of real and personal estate to wife Katherine
during her life, at her decease to be divided bet. son John and dau.
Katherine and their hrs.
To son William and hrs., 50 A. bou. of Thomas Williams; and personalty.
To dau. Mary Brewer, 1s.
To dau. Katherine and John Tole, personalty.
To wife Katherine, extx., residue of real and personal estate.
Test: William Russell, Jacob Delan (Detan), Mary Williamson. 20, 318.
John Lee, SMC 1/17/1757-6/9/1757.
Eldest daughter: Elizabeth Gibson, breeding sow.
Daughter: Susanna Bowling, breeding sow.
Daughter: Henrietta Hobson, 1 ewe and lamb.
Daughter: Sarah Tippett, 1 ewe and lamb.
Daughter: Jane Tippett, 1 ewe and lamb. Daughter: Mary Fanning, ewe
and lamb.
Son: thomas, bed and covering.
Son: John, bed and covering.
Wife: Mary Lee, rest of estate. If wife marries, then she should have
no more than her thirds and the rest to be divided between my two
sons Thomoas Lee and John Lee.
Exec: Wife, Mary.
Wit: Thomas Coad, Francis Yates.
Lee, Luke, planter, S
t. Mary's Co.,30th Sept., 1736;
18th Oct., 1737.
To wife Sarah, extx., and hrs., entire estate.
Test: Andrew Eaton, James Macferell (McFerell), Robert Elliot. 21.
824.
Mary Lee, SMC 5/4/1761-9/29/1761.
Sons: Thomas and John Lee, slaves.
Daughters: Henrietta Hobson and Susanna Maddox, the tobacco notes
that were burned at Llewellen's Warehouse in 1759 to be divided between
them.
Daughter: Jane Tippett, slaves. Daughter: Sarah Tippett, 2000 lbs.
tobacco.
Daughter: Elizabeth Gibson, my riding chair. Daughter: Mary Fanning,
2000 lbs. tobacco.
Son: Thomas to pay the above tobacco legacies, except the burned tobacco,
out of his part and to have the land I now live on and if no heirs,
the same to son John Lee.
Sons: Thomas and John Lee, remainder of estate.
Exec: Thomas Lee.
Wit: James Jordan, Thomas McWilliams, Joshua Gibson.
Lee, Richard, St. John's, S
t. Mary's Co.,31st March, 1639; 17th Apr.,
1639.
To Mrs. Lewger, personal property. Mrs. Hubersteined, of England,
residuary
legatee. Exs.: Messrs. Lewger and Egerton. Test: Thomas Gerrard, Henry
Hooper.
1. 5.
Lee, Robert, S
t. Mary's Co.,28th Dec., 1687;
4th Jan., 1687.
To Henry Darnall and wife, Col. Diggs and wife, Maj. Nicholas Sewall
and wife, Mrs. Eliza: Baker, Mrs. Eliza: Beale, Mr. Heath, Thomas
Grunwin, John Powell, Mrs. Van Sweringen, Maria Van Sweringen, Franeis
Pennington, Mrs. Ellinor Brookes and her sister Mary Darnall, and
to Henry Darnall, Jr., personalty.
To father and mother, Michael and Christian Lee, in Waterford, Eng.,
personalty.
To John Beall, Jr., son of Thomas Beall, and hrs., 200 A., “Low's
Gift,” in Dorchester Co.
Ex.: Col. Honry Darnall. 4. 280.
Lee, Samuel, planter, S
t. George's Hundred, St. Mary's Co.,16th Nov.,
1706;
29th Apr., 1713.
To wife ––, 1/3 personal estate.
To son Luke, ex., residue of personal estate.
Overseer: Thos. Griffen. In event of his death, Richard Griffen to
act.
Test: Jon. Miller, Wm. Johnson, Anne Miller, Rebecca Miller.
15. 89.
Samuel Lee, SMC, 10/1/1780-2/17/1783. Grandsons: Samuel Martin,
Thomas Martin, James Martin, and Wilfred Martin (children of my daughter,
Dorothy Martin), five pounds current money each. Daughter: Mary Goodrum,
half of a tract of land I bought from James Jordan called "St.
Dorothy's"
being part of the land she now lives on; a negro boy named Jerry;
two sheep;
and one cow and calf. Daughter: Elizabeth Thompson, a negro boy named
Jack;
one cow and calf; and two sheep. My children and grandchildren are
to be
excused of any debts they owe me. Son: Philip Lee, the balance of
my
estate. Exec.: Son, Philip Lee. Wit.: Jeremiah Jordan, Kenelm McWilliams,
Peregrine Long.
Leigh, John, S
t. Mary's Co.,8th July, 1736;
15th Oct., 1736.
To eldest dau. Margret Brooke, 20s.
To eldest son John and hrs, dwelling plantation, 495 A., bou. of Capt.
John Hyde, of London.
To second son George and hrs., 88 A. “Hills,” bou. of Nicholas
Guyther (sd. tract being pt. of “Halley's Manner”). Shd.
eldest son John die without issue his land to go to son George and
land bequeathed him to go to third son Joseph and hrs.; shd. two eldest
sons die without issue land bequeathed son John to pass to son Joseph
and that bequeathed son George to fourth son Massey and hrs., shd.
three eldest sons die without issue, land bequeathed eldest son to
pass to fourth son Massey and land bequeathed second son to go to
fifth son William and hrs. Wife to keep sons or apprentice them until
of age at 21 yrs., to educate and bring them up in Protestant Religion.
To wife Dorothy, extx., 1/3 personal estate; residue to be divided
among seven children.
Test: William Thompson, Ann Thompson, Ann Sewall. 21, 715.
Leonardson, Leonard, St. Leonard's, S
t. Mary's Co.,24th Mch., 1640;
4th
Jan., 1641. To Mother, Alice Cales, personalty. In event of her death
to
pass to brother (unnamed) or the next of kin. Henry Bishop and Simon
Demibiel,
exs. and residuary legatees. Test: Walter Cothell. 1. 5.
Liewellin, Jane, widow,Charles Co.,7th Aug., 1722;
22nd Dec., 1722.
To dau. Margaret and hrs., all real estate except “Green Spring,”
St. Mary's Co., bequeathed to Richard Rodgers and hrs. Mr. Alex. Contee
to take into his hands all father —– Orrell's estate, for
use of sd. Richard. Dau. Margaret to care of Mrs. Jane Doyne.
To son John, 5s., to be in care of Mr. Wm. Chandler, ex.
To the church at Mr. Boarman's, personalty.
Test: Richard Bell, Elizabeth Noble.
Note: Codicil 27th Aug. Mrs. Ann Johnson to hold “Brambry”
till dau. Margaret is of age.
Test: Mrs. Jane Brent, Mrs. Anne Thompson, Jane Ross. 18, 7.
Litell (Little, Littell), John, S
t. Mary's Co.,31st March, 1729;
3rd June, 1729.
To godson Robert Thomas, personalty.
To wife Mary, extx., residue of estate.
Test: Robert Ford, Francis Hopewell, Robert Jackson. 19, 730.
Little, John, (nunc,)St. Mary's Co.,22nd Dec., 1695;
22nd Dec., 1695.
To wife Mary, real estate (unnamed) during life.
To son John, sd. estate at death of wife afsd.
To dau. Johanna, sd. cstate in event of death of son John without
issue.
To Thomas Cole and Richard Clarke, personalty.
Ex. not given.
Test: Philip Jones, Hannah Morris. 7. 137.
Lloyd, John, S
t. Mary's Co.,27th July, 1658;
—– —– —–
To Thomas Eare, Capt. John Price, and Robert Jeanes, personalty.
Wife Margaret, execx. and residuary legatee, of estate, real and personal.
In event of death of sd. Margaret, intestate, all afsd. estate to
Philip Calvert and Thomas Eare in trust for the English College of
Secular Priests at Doway, Flanders, except a gift of personalty to
sister-in-law, Margery Molins.
Test: Geo. Briton, Will, Harper, Wm. Bretton. P. C., No. 1, 1, St.
Mary's Co., Records.
Elizabeth Locke, SMC, 12/12/1783-10/23/1784.
Daughter: Mary Smoot, a negro woman named Christmas. Daughter: Ann
Barber, a negro woman named Asamath. Grandson, Thomas Cooke, a negro
boy named Stephen; if Thomas dies without heirs, to my daughter, Elizabeth
Cooke; if no heirs, to my son, Thomas Locke.
Son: Meverell Locke, my eight days clock.
Son: Thomas Locke, the remainder of my estate.
No Executors named.
Wit: Jesse Davis and William Hunt.
Meverell Locke, SMC, 4/20/1764-5/5/1764.
Son: Meverell, two tracts I bought of Stourton Edwards called "St.
Thomas with Addition", 455 ac. and "Doe Park", 69 ac.;
a sow and shoats.
Wife: Elizabeth, "Hulston" 100 ac., "Truman's Lodge",
150 ac.; "Part of Keech and Price Rest", 58 ac.; "Part
of John Edwards' Discovery", 165 ac.; "Truman" and
"Truman's Hunting Quarter" 200 ac. during her her life and
at her decease to his sons, Jesse Locke, George Locke, and Thomas
Locke.
Remainder of estate to my six children: Jesse, George, Anne, Mary,
Elizabeth, and Thomas.
Wit: John Edwards, John Locke, Thomas Dent.
Look, Philip, S
t. Mary's Co.,23rd March, 1717-18;
16th Aug., 1722.
To eldest son William and son James Hulse (Lock) and their hrs., “Good
Pennyworth” equally.
To daus. Mary (at marriage) and Priscilla (at 16 yrs. or marriage)
and sons Wm. and Philip, personalty.
To wife Mary, extx., residue of personal estate. Dwell. plan. “Hulston”
during life. At her decease to 2 sons Philip and Meverall (Mevewell)
and their hrs. equally.
Test: Lau. Lann (Layont), John Edwards, Giles Hill. 17, 304.
Lord, Edwd., S
t. Mary's Co.,31st Dec., 1718;
4th Mar., 1718.
To James Swan, ex., entire estate.
Test: Thos. Chambers, Eliza: Farmeorth (Farmleorch). 15. 78.
Lord, William, S
t. Mary's Co.,18th June, 1726;
15th Aug., 1726.
To eldest son William, personalty; to be bound to Michael Nouney,
tailor, for 10 yrs.; to be kept 4 yrs. at school and 6 at trade of
tailor.
Wife Susana extx.
Test: William Davis, Samuel Barbar, William Smith. 18, 526.
Loughlin, Anthony, S
t. Mary's Co.,20th Nov., 1684;
23rd Feb., 1684.
To wife Margaret, 1/3 of estate, real and personal, during life.
To son Anthony, residue of land during life of mother, and to inherit
all land at her death. Sd. son to be of age at 18 yrs.
To dau. Mary, personalty at 15 yrs. of age. In event of death of either
child without hrs., survivor to inherit entire estate.
To John Mouran and hrs., estate afsd. in event of death of child.
without issue.
To the Catholic Priest personalty.
Exs.: Richd. Gardner, Jno. Heard.
Test: Anthony Murty, Wm. Farthing„ Jno. Bright, Thos. Sigsworth.
4. 116.
Low, John, S
t. Mary's Co.,30th May, 1698;
15th July, 1701.
To wife Rebeoca, extx., personalty including testator's interest in
certain vessels.
To daus. Elisa:, Alice and Ellinor, personalty.
To son John at majority and hrs., “Brothers' Joint Interest”
in Prince George's Co. In event of his death during minority or without
issue to revert to wife Rebecca.
To dau Rebecca, “The Guardian,” In event of her death during
minority or without issue to revert to son John afsd.
Test: Henry Phipps, Robt. Mason.
By note attached to afsd. Will testator binds his kinsman Marshall
Low to Chas. Beckwith for term of 5 yrs., desiring that he be brought
up a Protestant. 11. 175.
Lowe, Anne,late of St. Mary's Co., now of Prince George's Co.,14th
June, 1718;
23rd May, 1718.
To bro. Nicholas Lowe, 500 A., pt. of “Golden Grove” (cont.
1,500 A.), Dorset Co.
To sister Jane (wife of Mr. James Bowles), 25s. for mourning ring.
To sister Dorothy, £100 and personalty at age of 16 or marriage.
To Mildred (wife of Denis Mehony), of St. Mary's Co., £5.
To sisters Susanna Maria Diggs, Elizabeth and Mary, bros. Henry, Bennett
and Nicho., godson Henry Diggs (2nd son of sister Susanna Maria Diggs,
afsd.), residue of estate, equally.
Testatrix desires to be buried according to rites of Roman Catholic
Church.
Exs.: Bros. Henry and Bennett.
Test: Luke Gardiner, Benj. Wheeler, Eliza: Wheeler. 15. 115.
Will of Bennet Lowe, SMC, 5/4/1801-6/9/1801. Daughter: Susanna McKay,
all of the property I have already given her; a negro girl named Heath;
and one cow. Daughter: Sarah Bean, the stock and furniture I have
already given her; two negro boys named George and John; a mare; a
colt,
two years old; and one cow. Daughter: Henny Lowe, a negro woman named
Rose; a negro woman named Nell and her three children named Isaac,
Anna,
and Henny; all of my household furniture, stock of sheep, cattle,
and
horses; and the remaining part of my estate. Exec: Daughter, Henny.
Wit: Stephen and Thomas Lynch
Lowe, Henry, Sr., gent., S
t. Mary's Co.,25th Oct., 1717;
6th Nov., 1717.
To son Henry, Jr., and hrs., tract where he now lives, 1,300 A.
To son Bennett and hrs., tract where he now lives.
To son Thos. and hrs., old plan. in the Freshes.
To son Nicolas and hrs., dwel. plan., with all lands belonging thereto.
To daus. Ann, Elizabeth and Henrietta Maria and their hrs., “Golden
Grove” equally among them.
To dau. Dorothy and hrs., “New Design” in the Freshes.
To dau. Mary and hrs., “Woods Quarter.”
To son Henry and hrs., “Green Oak” and £300.
To son Bennett and hrs., all lands in Balto. Co. held between Mr.
Darnall and testator, and £200.
To dau. Susanna Maria, wife of Chas. Diggs, £100 in full of her
portion of estate. Residue of personal estate in England and in this
province equally divided between child. (with the exception of dau.
Susanna Maria Diggs).
Ex.: Sons Henry and Bennett.
Test: Samuel Grasty, Rich. Brooks, Michall Jenefer. 14. 453.
Lowe, Nicholas, gent., S
t. Mary's Co.,—– —– —–;
22nd May, 1729.
To sister Susannah Diggs and hrs., “Bennetts Lowe,” Kent
Co., “Green Oak,” in sd. co., and “Spries Hills,”
Cecil Co., on condition that her husband Charles Diggs will make over
to sister Mary Neale and hrs. all rights and interests in lands in
Prince George's Co., where his dwelling now stands; shd. he refuse,
2 tracts last named to revert to sd. sister Mary and hrs.
To sister Mary Neale and hrs., 1,500 A. “Barbados,” Charles
Co., exchanged with Mr. John Diggs.
To sister Elizabeth Darnall and hrs., dwell. plan. pt. of “Delabrook
Mannor”; 3 tracts nr. St. Mary's C. H., which Maria Farthing
formerly had, and tract adjoining.
To sister Dorothy and hrs., “Golden Grove,” Dorchester Co.
To Mrs. Mary Young, St. Mary's Co., “Workinton” during life;
after her decease to revert to sister Elizabeth afsd.; and personalty.
To sisters afsd., residue of personal estate.
Exs.: Charles Diggs and Henry Darnall.
Note: Above will not signed or witnessed, proven by depositions of
Robert Elliott, gent., St. Mary's Co.; Christian Geist, gent., Annapolis
(30 yrs.); Philip Key, St. Mary's Co. (32 yrs.), and Edward Cole,
gent., St. Mary's Co. 19, 707.
Lowery, William, S
t. Mary's Co.,28th Aug., 1698;
9th Dec., 1698.
Testator leaves £20 to purchase sacred vessels for the Roman
Catholic Church.
To John Hall of St. Inigoes, Ann Squire, to 3 child. (annamed) of
Alice Wheeler, Samuel Wheeler, Richard Carroll, Messrs. Hunter, Guylick
and Brookes, and to Robert Ridgely, personalty.
Thomas Grunwyn, ex. and residuary legatee.
Test: Robt. Ridgely, Rich'd Cawill, Ann Squire. 6. 208.
Lucas, William, S
t. Mary's Co.,30th Nov., 1675;
12th Jan., 1675.
To wife Frances, execx., personalty, and to have charge of entire
estate during minority of child.
To son William, all real estate at majority.
Test: Alexander Winson, Thos. Baile. 2. 377.
Lums, Michael, St. Jerome's, S
t. Mary's Co.,—– —–
—–; 4th Jan., 1639. Cuthbert
Fenwick, ex. and sole legatee. Test: Robert Perch. 1. 7.
Will of Robert Liddal, SMC 2/2/1752-7/24/1753. To be buried at the discretion of my wife Mary. Wife: Mary, Exec., my plantation where I now dwell. Wit: James Foster, James Brady, Richard Hilton
Isabel Lynch, SMC, 10/4/1790-3/6/1792.
Son: Barton Lynch, a negro lad named Jerry; my best bed, bedstead,
and furniture; one cow and calf; and my young mare in full part of
what I am due him.
Niece: Mary Biscoe, one young heifer.
Niece: Ann Pembroke, my calico short gown.
Niece: Brittania Pembroke, my saddle.
Daughter: Eleanor Taylor, all the rest of my estate except a negro
named Thomas who she is to have the use of for two years and then
she is to become the property of my daughter, Ann Price.
Exec: Daughter, Eleanor Taylor.
Wit: Joseph Artis and George Pembroke.
Lynes, George, S
t. Mary's Co.4th May, 1733;
22d Aug., 1733.
To Benja. Morgan, ex., and hrs., 2/3 of real estate in Virginia or
elsewhere, and entire personal estate.
To Micha. Taney of Calvert Co., 1/3 of lands in Virginia, and also
to be paid all the costs and charges for the afsd. lands which may
accrue concerning a law suit in Va. according to agreement.
Test: Thomas Taney (Temey), Susanah Lucas, Mary Taney. 20. 744.
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