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Charles County Maryland Will Book B-1, 1782-1785; Page 436.
Martha Richards' Will.
I, Martha Richards of CC, am weak of body but of perfect mind and memory. Firstly, all my debts are to be paid.
To my son Thomas Richards - 1 feather bed & furniture, 1 hand mill, 1 gray horse called Silve, 1 large iron pot, and 1 pewter dish.
To my son Caesar Richards - 1 feather bed & furniture, 1 gray mare called Starling, and 1 middle sized shallow pewter dish.
To my son Richard Richards - 1 Negro girl named Lavina and middle sized deep pewter dish.
To my daughter Francess Bean - 7 shillings and 6 pence.
To my 3 granddaughters bearing my Christian name - the best of my wearing clothes, to be equally divided between them.
To my 4 sons, namely, Thomas, Caeasar, Richard, and William - all my ready cash, with what remains on book, to be equally divided between them.
To my son William Richards - my best feather bed and furniture and 1 bay mare and colt and all the crop now made or making, and the rest of my estate.
Executors: my sons Thomas and William.
Signed Oct 5, 1784 - Martha {X her mark) Richards.
Wit - G. Adams, George Adams Jr, Milburn (X his mark) Mahawny.
Probated on Dec 14, 1784 by the oaths of both executors and by the oaths of witnesses George Adams Sr, George Adams Jr. and Milburn Mahoney.
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Hoy, Paul, Prince George's County, 4th Jan., 1727/8; 20th Feb,. 1727/8.
To eldest son James and hrs., pt. of dwell. plan. "'Twifor'; and personalty.
To son Dorset and hrs., 1/2 of "Twifor," bou. of William Pounce; and personalty.
To son Isaac and hrs., residue of tract bequeathed son Dorset; and personalty.
To daus. Mary, Margrett (at age of 16), Anne and Martha, personalty. child., residue of estate.
Exs,: Wife [unnamed] and son James. Shd, wife [unnamed] marry, sons Dorset and Isaac to receive estate at age of 18.
Test: Thomas Dorsett, Jno. Wighte (White), William Harris. 19,355.
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Hoye (Hay), Frances, Prince George County, 8th Dec., 1732; 2nd June, 1733.
To 3 child. viz.: Dorset, Isaac and Margaret and niece Anne Buchannan or to the survivors, personalty.
To son-in-law Charles Bevan ex. certain personalty for care of afsd. 4 child.
To daus. Mary, Anne and Martha personalty. Residue of estate devised according to purport of will of late husband Paul Hoye dec'd.
Test: Thomas Hodgkin, Thomas Dorsett, Anne Harris. 20. 715.
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Charles County Maryland Land Record Liber X#2, 1743-1744; Page 139. At the request of Marmaduke Semmes of CC, planter, the following power of attorney was recorded on Aug 22, 1744.
Jul 16, 1744 from John Kenedy of Prince Georges County, planter, to Marmaduke Semmes of CC, for 15 £sterling and 250 lbs tobacco, all that tract of land called Turley in CC on the west side of Zachia Swamp, bounded by the Miery Branch near the land of Thomas Robey, containing and laid out for about 100 acre. Signed - John Kenedy. Wit - Robt Hanson, S Hanson. Eliz, wife of John Kenedy, released her dower.
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Charles County Land Record Book G#3, 1756-1761; Page 257. Aug 30, 1758 from William Middleton (Midleton) of CC, Gent, to Samuel Hanson of CC, Gent, for 28 £4 shillings and 3 pence and for divers other good causes, all that tract of land called Middletons Rich thicketts, lying in CC, adjoining a tract of land belonging to John Kenneday called Turley, containing about 100 acres, sd William reserving his own & his wife, Henerittas lives in sd land. Samuel Hanson, after the death of sd Wm Middleton and Heneritta, his wife, have, hold, occupy, & peaceably enjoy all the before bargained premises. Signed - Wm Middleton. Wit - Walter Hanson, Dan of St Thos Jenifer. Recorded Dec 16, 1758.
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Assessment of 1783 Charles County- Maryland State Archives Maryland State
Archives
MARYLAND INDEXES
(Assessment of 1783, Index)
1783
Charles County
MSA S 1437
Martha Richards. 100 acres. CH 3rd District, General Page 10. MSA S 1161-4-10 1/4/5/47
Martha Richards. Struggle, 100 acres. CH 3rd District, Land Page 6. MSA S 1161-4-11 1/4/5/47
Thomas Richards. 80 acres. CH 3rd District, General Page 10. MSA S 1161-4-10 1/4/5/47
Thomas Richards. Tuple (turles), 30 acres. CH 3rd District, Land Page 6. MSA S 1161-4-11 1/4/5/47
Thomas Richards. Pheasant Neck, 50 acres. CH 3rd District, Land Page 6. MSA S 1161-4-11 1/4/5/47
William Richards. CH 3rd District, General Page 10. MSA S 1161-4-10 1/4/5/47
Caesar Richards. CH 4th District, General Page 10. MSA S 1161-4-12 1/4/5/47
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Charles County Circuit Court
Land Surveys and Condominium Plats
Struggle, 116 Acres; Certificate (in Zachia Manor, leased by Martha Richards 1759) (adjacent to Pheasant Neck]
Developer/Owner: Richards, Thomas 1788 Patent Record IC D, Page 290 0 0 MSA S 1587-3958
Struggle, 116 Acres; Patent
Developer/Owner: Richards, Thomas 1788 Patent Record IC C, Page 497 0 0 MSA S 1587-3959
Struggle, Thomas Richards, 116 Acres 1788/08/22 Patented Certificate 1060 4 0 MSA S 1195-1073
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Charles County Circuit Court
Land Surveys and Condominium Plats
Pleasant Neck, 50 Acres; Certificate
Developer/Owner: Richards, Thomas 1746 Patent Record TI 1, Page 382 0 0 MSA S 1587-3229
Pheasants Neck, Thomas Richards, 50 Acres 1748/03/18 Patented Certificate 857 3 0 MSA S 1195-874 {joinging to Farthings Penny Worth, Woods Rest? and Birkhead Chance}
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Charles County Circuit Court
Land Surveys and Condominium Plats
Turles, 100 Acres; Certificate (next to Thomas Roby's land
Developer/Owner: Kennedy, John 1729 Patent Record IL B, Page 98 0 0 MSA S 1587-4170
Turles, 100 Acres; Patent
Developer/Owner: Kennedy, John 1729 Patent Record PL 7, Page 373 0 0 MSA S 1587-4171
Turtles, James Kennedy, 100 Acres 1729/11/15 Patented Certificate 1116 3 0 MSA S 1195-1129
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Newport: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 386-66: FARTHINGS PENNY WORTH: 790 acres; Possession of - 790 Acres - Gardiner, Ignatius : Surveyed 25 May 1715 for William Marya Farthing beginning at a bound White Oak the beginning of a tract called BOARMANS RESERVE, patent 10 April 1715: Other Tracts Mentioned: BOARMANS RESERVE; Conveyance notes - {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.}, 790 Acres - Ignatius Gardiner from William Marya Farthing; 5 June 1721,
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Benedict: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 433-396: BIRKHEADS CHANCE: 50 acres; Possession of - 50 Acres - Birkhead, Abraham: : Surveyed 4 June 1739 for Abraham Birkhead.: Conveyance notes - {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.}, [mm note - all Birkhead records are in Anne Arundel County]
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Newport: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 409-222: TURLES: 100 acres; Possession of - 100 Acres - Kennedy, William: Surveyed for William Kennedy 13 May 1727 beginning at a bounded white oak: Conveyance notes - {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.}, 100 Acres - Marmaduke Simmes from John Kenneday 16 July 1744,,
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Aft 1720 - 1784 (< 62 years)