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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber TT; 1813-1817; Keddie; folio 67
William Bruce of Bladensburg
"being weak in body ..."
09/23/1805 06/22/1813
Bequeaths to
1. Isabel Sinclair Bruce --mother (of the town of Thurso, County of Carthnes (?) Scotland)
-to have the full one third part of the testator's estate during her natural life and for which purposes the testator desires that the one third part be put to interest on bonds with good security or in bank stock and that the
interest arising therefrom be regularly remitted by executors to her annually
2. Elizabeth Gun --sister (widow of George) Jean Bruce --sister {all of the town of Thurso
Catherine Bruce --sister
-at the death of testator's mother, the one third left her to be divided among them
3. David Bruce --brother (of Washington County, Pennsylvania)
-to have one third part of the testator's estate
-named executor of the will with testator's nephew John Sutherland
4. John Sutherland --nephew (of Baltimore Maryland)
William Sutherland --nephew (of Thurso Scotland)
Sinclair Sutherland --nephew (of Washington County, Pennsylvania
-to have the remaining one third part of the estate to be divided equally between them and to make the distribution easier, executors empowered to dispose ofthe testator's part of the lands held in partnership with the late Matthew Ritchie yet undivided and unsold thereof in Virginia and part in Pennsylvania to the best advantage and the money arising from the sale of the lands along with the testator's personal estate to be divided among them
5. Relations of John Campbell, deceased
-testator desires that all the specialities, papers, effects in the testator's possession belonging to John Campbell, deceased be applied to the use of his relations or those with the best right to them in compliance with the testator's bond to James Clark given the 26th day of October 1799 for the conveyance of a part of a tract of land called "Land Over" cont. 147 3/4 acres and part of a tract of land called "Grove Hurst" cont. 65 3/6 acres in Prince George's County and the executor to convey the same to the heirs of Campbell when James Clark remits the full payment of the purchase money for the said land and the interest thereon
--to his bonds to the testator and in the testator's possession numbered 1,2 and 3 for 212 pounds 15 shillings current money each given on the 24th of October 1799 on interest from the 25th of December 1799--part of a bond No.4 aforesaid --being for 200 dollars on the 6th of January 1800 and credited the same
6. George & Andrew Buchanan, merchants
-as to the store house, granary, stable with the ground belonging thereto in the Town of Bladensburg and now occupied by the testator and also the plantation in Prince George's County which formerly belonged to Isaac Walker, Sr., deceased and whereon his widow now lives were deeded to the testator on the 17th day of May 1798 by Rose Campbell brother (?) and heir of John Campbell and mentioned in the deed for the use and benefit of George and Andrew Buchanan, merchants of Glasgow--the said property having been purchased many years ago by the said Campbell on account and for the only use of the said George and Andrew Buchanan while acting as their agent,
--therefore executors to make over the said land to the Buchanans or their attorneys
Witnesses: R. Camplin
John Brereton
[name unreadable]
Then came: Thomas Harwood of Ben of lawful age and made oath that they were acquainted with the hand writing of the said William Bruce of Bladensburg and that the name signed at the end of the will was in his belief the writing of the said William Bruce
Note: the testator signed the will in his own
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1790-1791 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber JJ 2 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 355. At the request of Isaac Walker the following Deed was recorded December 14, 1790
Indenture made October 5, 1790; Rinaldo Johnson, Elisha Berry and Rinaldo Johnson on behalf of Thomas Harwood, 3rd (by virtue of a power of attorney) and John Smith Brookes, securities of Thomas Williams, deceased, late collector of the taxes and public dues were empowered by the General Assembly of Maryland to complete the collection of taxes and public dues which remained unpaid and to enforce the payment by distress and sale of the debtors property and whereas the commissioners of the tax did take in execution part of "Addition to Brashears Pocoson" which stood liable for taxes from John Turner and was exposed to public sale on December 14, 1789, and Isaac Walker, Jr., became the purchaser for the sum of 14 pounds 10 shillings and 4 pence. Now this indenture witnesseth that Rinaldo Johnson, Elisha Berry and Rinaldo Johnson on behalf of Thomas Harwood, 3rd (by virtue of a power of attorney) and John Smith Brookes in consideration of the premises has sold the aforesaid tract containing 274 acres to Isaac Walker, Jr. Signed Rinaldo Johnson, Elisha Berry, Rinaldo Johnson attorney for Thomas Harwood, 3rd (by virtue of a power of attorney) and John Smith Brookes, in the presence of and acknowledged before Wm Baker, T. Marshall
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Prince Georges County, MD 1790 Federal Census
98 72 Walker Isaac, Jr 1 (>16) . . 1 (female) 1 (slave)
98 185 Walker Isaac (of Isaac) 1(>16) 1 (<16) 1 (female) . .
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Prince Georges County, MD 1800 Federal Census
222a 8 Walker Isaac . . 1 {m16-26) . 1 (>45) . . 1{f16-26) . 1 (>45) . 9 (slave) .
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1750 - Aft 1800 (> 52 years)