| Notes |
- ===
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1784-1789;
Folio 203 CHARLES BOTELER, of Frederick County 08/29/1782 01/26/1786
"being sick and weak in Body ..."
Bequeaths to:
1, Henry Boteler --son
Charles Boteler --son
Thomas Boteler --son {four eldest sons
Edward Boteler --son
-to have 5 shillings sterling each
2_ Lingan Boteler --son
-to have Negro boy "London"
3. Sarah Saucer -daughter -to have Negro lad "Luke" and Negro woman "Peg"
4. Mary Ann Boteler --daughter
-to have Negro man "David" Negro girl "Patt"
5, Catherine Selby --daughter
-to have Negro man "Adam" and Negro woman "Amy"
6. Sophia Boteler --wife
-to have all the residue of testator's estate including Negroes, stock and household furninire for her natural life and at her decease to be divided among testator's
three daughters.
-named executrix of the will
Witnesses: Phillip Meroney
William Selby Thomas Hodgkin. Jr.
Joseph Hagan (mark)
Then came: Joseph Hagan, Cletius Hagan. and William Selby
Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand
===
age 34, 1737 PGLR T.509
===
Col. Thomas Brooke 5.300 I #6050 Aug 2 1678
Appraisers: Charles Boteler, Raphaell Haywood,
===
Benjamin Aires 8.264 A #450 #936 Oct 25 1682
List of debts: William Clarke.
Administrator: Maj. Charles Boteler,
===
Selby, William, planter, Prince George County, 18th Oct., 1732 1st Aug., 1733
To son William Magruder Selby and hrs., 200 A. of "Chew's Folly" bou. of Joseph Chew.
To daus. Sarah and Susannah and their hrs., 184 A. of afsd tract; shd. either die without issue survivor to enjoy the whole, shd. both die as afsd. to pass to son William Magruder and hrs.
To son Samuel and hrs., 200 A. of dwelling plantation "Leith;" sd. son dying without issue to pass to sons Joseph,, Thomas and John and their hrs.; and personalty.
To son Joseph and hrs., 100 A. of "Leith", sd. son dying without issue to sons Thomas and John and their hrs.
To son John and hrs., 200 A. of "Leith", he permitting, his mother Elizabeth to enjoy same during life; sd. son dying without issue to be divided bet. sons Joseph and Thomas and their hrs.,. they permitting their mother to enjoy whole as heretofore.
To son Thomas and hrs., 150 A, "Essex Lodge" adj. to dwell plan.; sd. son dying without issue to sons Joseph and John and their hrs.
To son Nathan and hrs., "Toogood" on w. side Patuxent R. bou of bro. Samuel.
Extx.: wife Elizabeth.
overseers: John Magruder and Thomas Hodgkin,
Test: Henry Boteler (Butler) , Charles Boteler, Thomas Hodgkin, MCW 20.718,
===
Boteler, Henry, Prince George 's County, 7th Aug., 1713; 5th Sept., 1713.
To son Charles and hrs., 50 A., "Renches Adventure" in Prince George's County, 250 A., "London Derry" also "Harry's Lott" at decease of wife.
to son Henry and hrs., 200 A., "Buttington,'' given testator at marriage by wife's father, George Lingan (deceased).
to son Thomas and hrs., 242 A., "Appledore," bought from John Middleton.
To son Edward and hrs., 500 A., "Lingan's Adventure," obtained by will of Geo. Lingan afsd.
To daus. Alice and Catherine, at 16 yrs., personalty. In event of death of any son during minority, surviving sons to inherit deceased's portion; either dau. dying during minority, survivor to inherit deceased's portion.
To wife Catherine, extx. life interest in lands devised son Charles, also "Harry's Lott" during life, and 1/3 personal estate.
to child. afsd., residue of estate; they to remain with wife during minority.
Test: Roger Brook, William Beanes, Anne Head. 13.595
===
1702-1709 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber C, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Folio 149a: Deed of Gift, 19 Oct 1706
From: Josiah Willson of Prince George's County, Gent.
To: Charles Botteler, son of Henry Boteler of Prince George's County, Gent.
"In consideration for the love and affection I bear" and for "other causes and considerations" I "give, grant and confirme" all that 129 acre tract of land called Willson's Adventures; bounded by Harris Lott belonging to Henry Botteler and by land of Robert Ormes
Alienation: 26 Nov 1705 Charles Botteler paid 5s/3p for the 129 acres
Witnessed: Tho. Greenfeild, Justice of the Province
===
1726-1730 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber M, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 457
Indenture, 5 Jun 1729; Between Benjamin Berry, planter, and John Miller, planter; for £200; a parcel called Moor's Fields formerly in Calvert Co-; on the west side of the Patuxent and north side of St. Charles Branch; bounded by land of William Green and Charles Boteler called Green's Land; containing 150 acres; also Berry's Fortune; part of a tract laid out for James Mason for 400 acres called The Four Hills located on the west side of St. Charles Branch; bounded by a portion of Green's Land now in possession of Thomas Clagett; bounded by Deep Branch; containing 267 acres; also Pottern Wick; bounded by Thomas Clagett's land called Western, William Ludwell's land, and Berry's Fortune; containing 35 acres; also The Four Hilts on the north side of St. Charles Branch; containing 27 acres; 4 tracts containing 479 acres; /s/ Benja. Berry; wit. Jno. Magruder, Edw. Sprigg; 25 Jun 1729 Benjamin Berry and Eleanor his wife ack. deed
===
1749-1752 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber PP [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 22. At the request of Martha Hooper the following Deed was recorded December 28, 1749
Indenture made December 26, 1749; Thomas Waring, planter for diverse good causes and considerations him moving has given unto Martha Hooper all and singular his goods chattels implements household stuffs wares and personal stuff in trust that Martha Hooper shall permit him during his life to hold and enjoy the same and the issues and profits thereof to his own use and after his decease she shall deliver up the same to her mother Mary Waring except one cow and calf and one feather bed and furniture which shall be for her. Signed Thomas Waring in the presence of Charles Boteler, Henry Boteler, Jr.
===
Provincial Court Land Records, 1759-1762
Volume 723, Page 91
This Indenture Tripartite made this 17th Day of April
in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Between
John Ward of Ann Arundel County Gentleman on the first part Charles Boteler
of Prince Georges County ^son^ of Henry Planter on the Second Part and Charles
Boteler jun.r of Prince Georges County Planter Second son of the said Charles
Boteler son of Henry on the third part Whereas it was Covenanted and
Agreed by and between the said Charles Boteler son of Henry and Charles
Boteler jun.r that the said Charles Boteler son of Henry for Docking and
Bar^r^ing all Estates tail of him the said Charles Boteler son fo Henry in and to
the Tract or Parcel of Land with the Appurtenances herein after mentioned and
Limiting and Settling the Use in fee simple in the said Charles Boteler
jun.r should permit and Suffer a Common Recovery to be had against him the Said Charles Boteler the Son of Henry of and in the said Land and for the
Purpose a Common Recovery in which the said John Ward was Demandant at
a Provincial Court held at the City of Annapolis in April Term in the Year of our
Lord Seventeen hundred and Sixty was had and Suffered as by the Records of
the said Court may appear This Indenture Witnesseth That He the said
Charles Boteler Son of Henry and John Ward and each of them for and in consideration
of the Premisses and for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings
sterling by the said Charles Boteler Jun.r in Hand paid to the said Charles
Boteler son of Henry and John Ward respectively at or before the ensealing
and Delivery of these Presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have
and hath granted Bargained and Sold given and Confirmed and by these
Presents do and Doth give grant bargain Sell and Confirm unto the said
Charles Boteler Jun.r All that Tract or Parcel of Land with the appurtenances
Lying in Prince Georges County called Wilsons Adventure containing and
laid out for one hundred and twenty nine acres as by the Patent thereof
may appear be the same more or less To have and to Hold all and
Singular the Premisses and all the right Title Interest and Estate of the
said Grantors and Bargainers and each of them to the said Charles
Boteler Jun.r and his Heirs and Assigns forever to and for his and
their proper Use and Behoof and none other use intent or purpose
whatsoever In Witness whereof the Parties aforesaid have hereunto
affixed their Hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written
Sealed and Delivered
In the Presence of John Ward (seal)
Geo Steuart
Thomas Boteler Charles Boteler (seal)
At the foot of the aforegoing Deed was thus Written to wit
Reced of Charles Boteler jun.r the within Sum of ten Shillings ^sterling^ on the
Day and Year within mentioned
John Ward
Charles Boteler
On the 17th Day of April 1760 Came before me the Subscriber one of his Lordships
Justices of the Provincial Court the within named Parties John Ward and Charles Boteler
son of Henry and did each and every of them acknowledge this Deed to be their Act
and Deed to the Intent and Purpose within Mentioned according to the form of
the Act of Assembly in Such Case made and Provided
sides Recorded 18th April 1760 taken by me Geo Steuart
===
1772-1774 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber BB 3 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 80. At the request of Thomas Boteler the following Land Commission was recorded August 27, 1772
Memorandum that on the special petition of Thomas Boteler preferred to the justices of Prince George's County, Maryland on the 4th Tuesday in November in the 21th year of our Dominion and so forth for a land commission which was issued on January 2, 1772, in these words, to wit, Prince George's County Court, Maryland Frederick Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltimore and so forth; to Messrs William Newman Dorsett, John Dorsett, Trueman Skinner and Levin Covington of PGCo Gentleman, whereas Thomas Boteler is seized of two tracts called "Londonderry" and "Renchers Adventure" and preferred his petition in writing to our county court held at Upper Marlborough Town for a commission to examine evidence to prove and perpetuate the memory of the bounds of the said tracts of land. Therefore, we command you any three or two of you to examine all witnesses or persons concerned touching their knowledge of the bounds of the said tracts. Witness John Cooke, Gentleman, Chief Justice, August 29, 1771 issued January 2, 1771, Thomas Sim Lee, Clk
We the subscribers commissioners appointed by PGCo court to examine evidences to prove the bounds of to prove the bounds of "Londonderry" and "Renchers Adventure" we intend to meet on June 8th next. Witness our hands and seals this April 24, 1772, Levin Covington, Trueman Skinner
James Watson, Sr. aged 77 years standing at a stone near a small gum tree deposeth that went with him to Thomas Tucker to get him to show them the bounded tree of "Londonderry" and the said Tucker showed them a stump where they now stand and said it was a boundary of "Londonderry" and they begun there to run out the land for Thomas Lawson.
Charles Boteler, Sr. aged about 70 years at the same place deposeth that Roger John Sawser and Thomas Tucker proved the place where he now stands to be the beginning of "Londonderry" and "Renchers Adventure".
Thomas Tucker, Sr. aged 60 years at the same place deposeth that his father Thomas Tucker proved part of a stump at the place he now stands to be the beginning of Londonderry.
David Davis, Sr. aged about 60 at the same place deposeth that he applied to Roger John Sawser because he wanted to know where the beginning tree of Londonderry stood in the said Sawser came to this place where he now stands and look for the tree but could not find it. This deponent then going to another boundary it being a small stone at a place known by the name of 'The Pond' deposeth that he told Roger John Sawser that he knew the bound tree of Londonderry that it stood in the pond and Sawser told him there was a bound tree of "The Forrest" stood in the pond and and this deponent told him he did not believe it. Sometimes after this deponent told his uncle John Davis' wife what Roger John Sawser had told him and she said there is as a bound tree of the "The Forrest" stood in the pond and that her father William Cater told her of it.
|
Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1703 - 1786 (83 years)