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Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999 Frederick Wills 1803-1809 vol 1
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In the name of God Amen.
I Thomas Thrasher of Frederick County and State of Maryland, farmer being weak of body but of sound disposing mind memory and understanding and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence I do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following.
First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discrection of my executors hereinafter named and my debts and funeral charges are paid and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life. I give and devise and dispose of the same in manner and form following, that is to say
I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Martha all my lands, goods and chattles, negroes and book debts for and during her natural life an it is my intent and desire that she may enjoy the same peaceably and quietly without being put to the trouble and expense of administration and having an appraisement on the same during her life and after her decease.
I give and bequeath unto my two sons Eli Thrasher and Elias Thrasher all the tract of land whereon I now live known by the name of "Enough and to Spare" to be equally divided between them in the following manner, that is to say, it is my will and desire that the said tract of land with the crop on the ground and also the crop in the house shall be appraised in current money by two men to be by them chosen and when so appraised and the value thereof ascertained that my son Eli Thrasher shall posess the said tract of land and crop with all the advantages thereto belonging provided my son Eli Thrasher pay to my son Elias Thrasher one half the valuation of the same as before ascertained by annual installments of 50 pounds current money each the first payment to be made in one year after he the said Eli Thrasher shall take possession of the said plantation or tract of land and so on 50 pounds annually until the whole of the one half of the valuation of the said tract of land and crops thereon as aforesaid shall be paid unto my son Elias Thrasher. Except one quarter of an acre which it is my will shall not be taken into the appraisement aforesaid but reserved for the use of a graveyard. And further it is my will and desire that in case my son Eli Thrasher shall think himself aggrieved by the aforesaid division of said land and crops that then my executor hereinafter named shall sell or cause to be sold the whole of the said tract of land and crops thereon as aforesaid at private or public sale as they may think most beneficial in the money and the profits arising therefrom to be equally divided between my two aforesaid sons Eli Thrasher and Elias Thrasher share and share alike to them in their heirs forever.
I give and bequeath after the death of my wife Martha unto my son Thom Thrasher one negro man named James to him and his heirs forever.
I give and bequeath after the death of my wife Martha all the residue of my estate to my eight children by name, Mary Linch, Benjamin Thrasher, Ruth Ridgley, Keziah Leath, John Thrasher, Sarah Hook, Elias Thrasher and Eli Thrasher to be equally divided between them share and share alike to them and their heirs forever.
Item, it is my will and desire that my daughter Mary Linch upon the receipt of her legacy shall pay or cause to be paid unto my grand daughter Martha Chunn 15 pounds current money.
Item, it is my will and desire that my son Benjamin Thrasher upon the receipt of his legacy shall pay unto his son Thomas Thrasher 15 pounds current money.
And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons Elias Thrasher and Eli Thrasher my true and lawful executors of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this in none other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 23rd day of March and oh Domingo 1799. Thomas Thrasher
Signed sealed published and declared by Thomas Thrasher the above named testator for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence have subscribed their names as witnesses thereto
Wm Luckett, Pat McGill, William B. Lamar
Frederick County, June 12th 1804. Then came Elias Thrasher and Eli Thrasher and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that the aforegoing Instrument of writing is the true and whole will and testament of Thomas Thrasher late of Frederick County, deceased that hath come to their hands and possession and that they do not know of any other Geo. Murdock, Regr.
Frederick County Sct. on the 5th day of November 1804, then came Patrick McGill and William B. Lamar two of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last will and testament of Thomas Thrasher late of Frederick County, deceased and made oath on the holy evangelists of the Almighty God that they did see the testator therein named sign and seal this will that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of his apprehensions of a sound and disposing mind memory and understanding that they respectably subscribe their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and that they did also see William Luckett the other subscribing witness sign his name as a witness to said will the presence and at the request of the testator and in the presence of each other. Geo. Murdock, Regr. 7 sides
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Name: Kayla J. Lee Williams
Email: rwilliams89@ec.rr.com
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Thrasher & Hook, Frederick County, MD; 1765
Posted by: Linda (Noland) Layman (ID *****8388) Date: June 02, 2004 at 16:46:47 of 1080
I am not related to any of these families, but notice a similarity of names and thought this might help someone. In the book "New Facts and Old Families - From the Records of Frederick County, Maryland" by Millard Milburn Rice is the following information:
In 1765 (Thomas) Thrasher sold to James Hook the 78 acres of Thrasher's Chance which lay north of the Harper's Ferry Road. The remainder.... was resurveyed for Thrasher in 1797 into one tract of 224 acres .... on which he was living at the time of his death in 1804."
A tract called 'Daniel's Diligence' was named for James Hook's son, Daniel, to whom he gave it in 1789. "In 1799 Daniel Hook sold his land to William Johnson and in a power of attorney executed in April, 1800, indicated his intention to move to Kentucky."
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1739-1743 Land Records of Prince George's County MD
Liber Y, Page 626
22 Mar 1742; Recorded at request of Mary Thrasher:
Mary Thrasher, widow, to children:
son Thomas Thrasher, dau. Mary, son John, son William, dau. Sarah, dau. Margret, £1 each;
to son Benjamin £10; to be paid at common age; my dwelling plantation and land called The Benjamin to son Thomas after my decease; /s/ Mary Thrasher (mark); wit. John Harding
(mark), Jno. Jackson
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1746-1749 Land Records of Prince George's County MD
Page 441. Apr 30, 1748 from John Bell of PG, planter, to Thomas Tharsher (Trasher, Thrasher) of PG, planter, for 1720 Ibs of merchantable tobacco, part of a tract of land in PG, beginning at the 13th line of a tract of land called Discovery, and at the end of the 2nd line of James Beall's land, containing about 43 acres. Signed - John Bell. Wit Geo Fraser., George Scott·. Eleaner, the wife of the sd John Bell, relinquished her right of dower to the within mentioned land. Recorded May 21, 1748
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1749-1840 Inhabitants of Frederick Co MD Vol 2-Shaffer
Thrasher, Thomas; 1752; Thrasher's Lott; 110 ac; BY&GS#4 400.
Thrasher, Thomas; 1763; Thrashers Chance; 178 ac; BC&GS#23 39.
Thrasher, Thomas; 1796; Enough and To Spare; 224 ac; IC#M 83.
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1748-1752 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}
pg. 115-117. Rev. Mr. John Eversfield, Rector of St. Paul's Parish of PGC, clerk, recorded deed 25 Nov. 1749, made 16 Nov. between Thomas Thrasher of FC, planter, for 2400 pounds inspected tobacco, sells tract of land, beginning at 13 line of tract called "Discovery," end of 2nd line of James Bean's land, M&B given, containing 43 acres of land, signed Thomas Thrasher, before B. Young, Wm. Eversfield. Thomas Thrasher and Martha his wife ack. deed, and she examined apart released dower. before B. Young. 1 shilling 8 pence alienation fine paid.
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1748-1752 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}
pg. 314-316. Mary Eversfield recorded 6 Dec. 1750. I John Eversfield Rector of Saint Pauls Parish, PGC, for 80 pounds sterling by me given to my daughter Mary Eversfield to purchase her a plantation, in a deed of gift, bearing date 27 Nov. 1750, I do confirm unto my daughter Mary Eversfield, all these 2 parts or parcels of land, one called "Enlargement" containing 94 acres more or less; the other formerly called "Friendship Enlarged," but now "Upper Tract" contiguous and binding on the former and containing 100 acres more or less, purchased from Ninian Beall Senr. 10 Nov. 1749 in FC; also part of a tract called the "Rsy on the Grove," adj. to the former, and
purchased of Thomas Thrasher at the same time, containing by estimation 43 acres; to the said Mary Eversfield and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten; for default of such issue, the remainder thereof to Eleanor Eversfield and the heirs of her body lawfully to be begotten; and for default of such issue the remainder thereof to John Eversfield Junr., then to John Eversfield the donor; then Henry Eversfield of Ireland; then James Eversfield of Castle Island; then William Eversfield. Signed John Eversfield, 27 Nov. 1750 before John Hepburn, Jos. Noble.
John Eversfield and Eleanor his wife acknowledged deed and relinquished all rights to Mary Eversfield. 9 shillings 11 pence alienation fme paid.
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1752-1756 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}
66. Thomas Thrasher recorded 15 Jan. 1753, the marks of his cattle & hogs.
350. Thomas Thrasher recorded a stray taken up by him 7 Jan. 1754, on the 9th Jan. A Bay mare.
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1763-1765 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}
1273-1274. James Hook recorded 20 Aug. 1765, made same day between Thomas Thrasher of FC. for £3 .. 18 sterling and 35 shillings current money, sells part of a tract called Thrashes Chance, beginning at the main Winchester Road that leads from Frederick Town to Harper's Ferry, where the 8th line ofthe said land crosses the said Road, it being the end of 132 perches of 8th line, M&B given for78 acres of land. Signed Thos Thrasher before Jos Smith, Thos Price. Reciept. Ack. Martha Thrasher wife ofthe said Thomas Thrasher released dower. AF paid.
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1765-1768 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}
1382-1384. John Trundell recorded deed 18 July 1767, made same day between Thomas Thrasher
for £60 sells part oftract Benjamin, M&B given for 100 acres; also part ofLaybrinth, near north west
corner ofBenjamin, where the widow Thrasher lately lived, containing 25 1/2 acres. Signed Thomas
Thrasher before John Darnall .Ack. and Martha wife of Thomas Thrasher released dower. AF paid.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1726 - 1804 (77 years)