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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1790-1796;
Folio 299 FRANCES JENKINS 10/11./1790 11/09/1790
"being of sound disposing mind & Memory. ."
Bequeaths to:
1. Margaret Hickman --daughter
-to have the sum of 50 pounds which testator now has in the hands of his father
2. William Jenkins --son
-whereas by an instrument of writing dated 01/13/1790, testatrix has given him the privilege of taking a Negro "Sam" on condition.
-to have 1 bed and fun.left to testatrix by her son Levi Jenkins in his last will and testament along w/every other part of the estate w/ exception
3. Ann Jenkins --daughter
-testatrix's son William to pay her the sum of .40 pounds as condition for Negro -Sam'l -named executrix of the will
4. Joseph Jenkins --son
James Jenkins --son
-to have the remainder of the money from the appraisement of negro "Sam" over and above the sum of 40 pounds to be divided among them equally
Witnesses: Edward Gantt, Jacob Crawford
Then came: the two above named subsc ribers to the will
Note: the testatrix signed the will with her mark
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1784-1789;
Folio 285 JOHN JENKINS 10/08/1789 12/08/1789
"being of sound & disposing memory ."
Bequeaths to:
1. Ann Jenkins -daughter
-to have Negro woman "Beck"
-to have her choice of 2 feather beds and furn., 1 horse, and also 1 walnut desk, 1 chest of drawers, 1 walnut oval table and her choice of 2 cows, 6 sheep, 2 pewter basins,
2 pewter dishes, 6 pewter plates and 50 pounds current money specie
2. Joseph Jenkins --son
-remainder of the estate to be sold and to have 75 pounds from the proceeds
3. James Jenkins --son
-to have 50 pounds specie out of the proceeds from the sale of the remainder of the estate.
4. Lucy Gordon --daughter
-to have the sum of 20 pounds current money from the sale or to have stock or the same value
5. Margaret Hickman --daughter
-to have 10 shillings from the proceeds of the sale of the estate
6. William Jenkins --son
-to have the remainder of the proceeds on the condition that he pay to testator's widow her thirds and also to pav Testator's debts
7, Wife
-to have her thirds of the estate
8. William Wilson --uncle of testator's son William
-named executor along w/William
Witnesses: Richard Mullikin
Then came: Richard Mullikin
Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1784-1789;
Folio 302 WILLIAM JENKINS 03/29/1791
"being at this present of Sound and disposing memory ..."
Bequeaths to:
I. Ann Jenkins --sister
-to have all the tract of land whereon testator now lives called -Second Thought"
2. Margaret Gordon --friend
Ann Gordon --cousin
-to have all the tract of land where Aquila Lanham now lives called "Fairfase Beall"
to be divided between them
-Margaret to have Negro fellow "Tom' and his wife
3. Mary Suit --friend
-the remainder of testator's estate to be divided into three parts, with Mary to have one share and Margaret and Ann Gordon to have the other two shares
4. Uncle Wilson
Josias Sprigg Wilson
-named executors of the will
Memorandum: the fore going will was sworn in open court by Jacob Crauford, Joseph Gordon. William Wilson, and Alexander Crawford and letters of adminisiration were granted to Joseph Sprigg
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Contributed by: Shirley Middleton Moller
PGLR JRM 2:138 shows that Ann Jenkins Prather was married to Zephaniah Prather. Ann Jenkins is the d/o John Jenkins (d. 1789) and wife Frances Wilson (d.1790) and sister of Margaret that m. Joseph Hickman, and etc.
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1780-1784 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber FF 1 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 161. At the request of Levi Jenkins the following Deed was recorded September 22, 1781
Indenture made September 18, 1781; John Jenkins for due good causes and considerations hereunto moving and 300 pounds current money paid by Levi Jenkins has sold a tract called "Fairfax Beall" after my decease and lying on Beaverdam Branch containing 200 acres and beginning at a bounded white oak where the 1st boundary of John Mullikin's land. Provided that if my son Levi Jenkins should die without lawful issue then the above land to be possessed by my son William Jenkins and if he should die without heirs then to my daughter Ann Jenkins. Signed John Jenkins in the presence of and acknowledged before Christopher Lowndes, George Lee
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1780-1784 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber FF 1 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 162. At the request of William Jenkins the following Deed was recorded September 22, 1781
Indenture made September 18, 1781; John Jenkins for due good causes and considerations thereunto moving and 300 pounds current money paid by William Jenkins has sold a tract called "Second Thought" containing 200 acres after my decease and beginning at the end of the 1st line of "Fairfax Beall" and bounded by "Cranfords Adventure". Provided that if my son William Jenkins should die without lawful issue then the above land to be possessed by my son Levi Jenkins and if he should die without heirs then to my daughter Ann Jenkins. Signed John Jenkins in the presence of and acknowledged before Christopher Lowndes, George Lee
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1785-1787 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber HH [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 230. At the request of William Jenkins the following Deed was recorded November 17, 1786
Indenture made November 17, 1786; John Jenkins for due good causes and considerations hereunto moving and 300 pounds current money specie of Maryland paid by William Jenkins has sold a tract called "Second Thought" containing 200 acres and beginning at the end of the 1st line of "Fairfax Beall" and bounded by "Cranfords Adventure" and should the said William Jenkins should die without lawful issue then the land should be possessed by my daughter Ann Jenkins forever. Signed John Jenkins in the presence of and acknowledged before Samuel Hepburn, John Smith Brookes
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1785-1787 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber HH [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 232. At the request of Levi Jenkins the following Deed was recorded November 17, 1786
Indenture made November 17, 1786; John Jenkins for due good causes and considerations hereunto moving and 300 pounds current money specie of Maryland paid by Levi Jenkins has sold a tract called "Fairfax Beall" containing 200 acres and beginning at the first boundary of William Mullikins land and should the said Levi Jenkins should die without lawful issue then the land should be possessed by my son William Jenkins and should he die without heir then to my daughter Ann Jenkins. Signed John Jenkins in the presence of and acknowledged before Samuel Hepburn, John Smith Brookes
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1789-1790 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber II [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 497. At the request of William Jenkins the following Agreement was recorded January 20, 1790
Whereas Mrs. Frances Jenkins, widow of John Jenkins, planter with a view of preventing the personal estate left by her husband from being sold and that she my retain the possession of during her life, hath agree to advance a sum of money sufficient to pay off the pecuniary legatees bequeath by her husband to several of his children and by these presents actually doth covenant and engage to and with her son William Jenkins, one of the executors of her husband in the penal sum of 500 pounds currency that she will discharge them. Now be it known that William Jenkins by these presents doth bind and obligate himself in the penal sum of 500 pounds current money to her the said Frances Jenkins that she shall peaceably and quietly enjoy the possession of such personal estate during her life; but that William Jenkins shall manage and direct the labor of the Negroes left by his father on the plantation where his mother lives during her life and after contributing each of them equally towards paying the necessary expenses when the crops are finished, that is to say, the mother shall have ½ of everything article or commodity raised on the plantation and the other, which rule of distribution shall also hold good and be observed with regard to the increase of the stock during the life of the said Frances Jenkins and further William Jenkins doth stipulate and engage that he will with all convienent speed, pack and carry to the warehouse the tobacco now on had which was left by his father and will delivery to Frances Jenkins one fair and equal half, the other retained by him. And at the same time she reserves the right to herself the possession of every article of her husbands personal estate for her life excepting the few articles bequeath to Ann Jenkins by her fathers will yet she hereby declares Negro Tom and Sukey to be the estate of William Jenkins and impowers and authorizes him to take the same with their increase into his possession immediately after her decease together with ½ of every other article of the 1/3rd part of her husbands estate which she is entitles to, Negro Sam only excepted who shall be appraised at her death and if he shall think proper to advance the money to the person whom Frances Jenkins whall appoint to receive, then in that case William Jenkins shall have Negro Sam also. In testimony whereof the parties have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals this January 13, 1790, Frances Jenkins, William Jenkins in the presence of Rd Cramphin and acknowledged before Rd Cramphin, Richard T. Lowndes
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Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records 1793-1794; Liber JRM 2 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 138. At the request of Joseph Hickman the following Award was recorded August 1, 1793
We the subscribers being chosen as arbitrators by bonds of this date to divide and settle the difference of value of lotts laid out by John Beall on the land of William Jenkins, deceased [called "Fairfax Beall"] we do award and determine that Margaret Hickman to have Lot Number 1, Lucy Gordon to have Lot Number 5, Ann Prather to have Lot Number 3, Joseph Jenkins to have Lot Number 2, James Jenkins to have Lot Number 4; and as it appears that Joseph Hickman hath purchased Lot Number 4, Zephaniah Prather is to pay unto Joseph Hickman 8 pounds 15 shillings currency to make Lot Number 4 equal to Lot Number 3, and Joseph Hickman is to pay Joseph Gordon and Lucy Gordon his wife 17 pounds currency to make Lot Number 5 equal in value to Lot Number 1 and Lot Number 2. We do hereby set our hands this May 27, 1791, John Hill T.O. Williams
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1764 - Aft 1823 (> 60 years)