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Vansweringen, Garrett, of the City of St. Mary's, St. Mary's Co.,25th
Oct., 1698;
4th Feb., 1698.
To 2 sons, viz., Joseph and Charles, equally, and hrs., dwelling
house; also the “Council Rooms” and “Coffec House”
and lands thereunto belonging. In event of death of both sons afsd.
without issue, sd. estate to pass to daus. (unnamed) by present
wife.
Wife (unnamed) to have estate during widowhood, and she is not to
be disturbed by child. (unnamed) or sons-in-law (unnamed).
To daus. afsd., personalty; son Joseph appointed guardian of sd.
daus. (unnamed).
To priests of Roman Catholic Church, personalty.
Exs.: Wife afsd. together with son Joseph afsd.
Test: Nich. Croutch, Wm. Aisquith, Thos. Grunwin, Thos. Sinnodd.
6. 209.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Mary Vansweringen of St Maryes County
Widdow being Sick of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory
thanks be to Allmighty for the Same and Considering the uncertainty
of this transitory life we are in and that all mortalls must dye
do think convenient to settle all such temporall Benefitts as it
hath pleased Allmighty God to bless me with in order thereunto doe
make my last will and Testament Revokeing Renowncing and makeing
void all former will or Wills by me made and this only to be my
last will and testament first and principally I give and bequeath
my Soul to Allmighty God that gave it Constantly beleiving that
through the Meritorious Death and passion of my Blessed Saviour
Jesus Christ I shall receive full pardon and remission of my Sins
and transgretions past and my Body I bequeath to the Earth from
whence it Came to be buried in Decent and Christian Maner as my
Executor hereafter named shall think fitt.
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Loveing Daughter Dorithy VanSweringen
four negroes two feather bedds two Ruggs two pair of blanketts,
two pair of Sheets and two bolsters one Silver pint Cupp, Six Silver
Spoons one Small English Table to be Delivered to her at the Day
of her marriage by my Executor hereafter Named;...
Item I Give and bequeath unto my Loving Daughter Tereshea VanSweringen
four Negroes, two feather bedds two Ruggs two pair of Blanketts,
two pair of Sheets two bolsters one Pint Silver tankered Six Silver
Spoones a Chest of Drawers and a Small Looking Glass: and to Each
of them my Said Daughtersa Suite of table linen all which to be
Delivered to my said Daughters by my Executor at the Day of their
Marriage the above said Legacies being in full
satisfaction for their part or portion of their fathers and my Estate.
Item I Give and bequeath unto my loveing Son Joseph VanSweringen
all that tract or parcell of Land lying in St. Maryes County near
St Maryes Called the point containing two hundred acres or thereabouts
to him and his heirs and assignes for Ever; my Said Son being and
is to maintain my Said two Daughters handsomly untill they are married.
Item I Give unto my loveing Son in Law Mr William Bladen and my
Daughter Bladen a Ring of thirty shillings price to Each of them;
Item I Give and Bequeath unto My Loveing Daughter Elinor Carroll
two Thousand pound of Tobacco to be paid by my Executor in Convenient
time after my decease, it is my Desire that the Negroes which I
have Given to My two Daughters Shall be Such as my Said Executor
Shall think fitt they not Exceeding forty years a piece; Item I
Give and Bequeath all the Rest of My Estate both Real and person
unto my Said Son Joseph VanSweringen after all my Just Debts are
paid and lastly I doe hereby Constitute and appoint my loving Son
Joseph
VanSweringen my whole and sole Executor of this my last will and
testament in witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seale
this Seaventeenthday of Febry 1712/13
Signed Sealed and Delivered in thepresence of Wm Aisquith, Ann Moloni,
Hannah (Her Mark) Bantom
MARY VANSWERINGEN (SEALE)
At ye foot of the aforegoing will was thus written, Sept 5th 1713
Then Came Ann Moloni and Hannah Bantom two of the Witnesses to the
within will and made oath that they saw the within Named Mary VanSwearingen
Signe Seale and Deliver the Same as her last will and Testament...
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Veale, William, St. Mary's Co.,4th Jan., 1737;
30th Jan., 1737.
To wife Margaret, extx., entire estate during life; at her decease
to be divided bet. William son of William Harrison, and William
son of Morris Veale. Shd. either of these boys die before they possess
sd. estate decease's part to pass to William Veale Rigg, son of
James Rigg.
Test: William Harrison, John Stevens, John Kennedy. 21. 841.
Vowles, Cyrus, ST. MARY'S CO. PROVED DECEMBER 16, 1777 INPRIMIS.
I give and bequeath unto my loving son John Vowles, my now dwelling
plantation to him and his heirs forever...
ITEM. I give and bequeath unto my loving son Matthew Vowles
all that plantation which I bought of William Newton, my dear and
loving wife Victoria Vowles to have her third in it, then the whole
to him and his heirs forever...
ITEM. I give and bequeath unto my loving son Thomas Vowles, twelve
hogsheads of tobacco, in Leonard Town Warehouse, and one hogshead
of tobacco now in my own tobacco house at home, to him and his heirs
forever....
ITEM. My will and desire is that the tobacco made at my lower plantation
be applyed to pay levys and the remainder to the use of the family
and to keep the same hands at the same place, and to work as usual,
as also, the hands at my home plantation, to be kept and work there
as usual, and that my daughter Jane have a negro boy named Charles
to wait on her till an alteration...
LASTLY. I constitute make and ordain my dear and loving wife Victoria
Vowles, and my loving son John Vowles whole and sole executors of
this my last will and testament, and I do utterly disallow revoke,
and disannul all every other testament by me in any wise before
named ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will
and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal the day and year aforesaid....
Signed sealed and delivered
by the said Cyrus Vowles as his
last will and testament in
the presence of us.
William Mareman Cyrus Vowles
Charles Russell
William Russell
Vowles, Richard, St. Mary's Co.,4th April, 1724;
22nd April, 1724.
To son Richard and hrs., tract on w. side Trap Ck. (bounded by “Rocky
Point,” now in poss. of George Thompson, land of William Bradbon,
“The Fox” and Brittons Bay), 2 tracts nr. St. Williams
Ck. and personalty.
To son James and hrs., land bet. that devised son Richard and Clemonts
Bay (for desc. see will), and personalty.
To son Matthew and hrs., residue of “Vowles' Purchase,”
80 A. “Vowles' Addition” and “Hattfield's Hills”
(bou. of Wm. Thompson). To be in care of wife Mary till of age at
21.
To son John and dau. Mary (wife of John Chunn, Jr.), personalty,
in lieu of their shere in estate.
To wife Mary, use of dwelling house, ¼ of lands and personalty;
to divide residue of estate with sons Richard, James and Matthew.
Exs.: Sons Richard and James.
Test: John Bowles, Robt. Elliot, Philip Key. 18, 258.
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