Rachel Hoxton

Abt 1767 - Aft 1810  (~ 44 years)

• Name	Rachel Hoxton
  Born	Abt 1767
  Gender	Female
  Died	Aft 1810	Prince George's County, Maryland
  Person ID	I21408	Tree1
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Walter Hoxton,   b. Aft 1734, England ,   d. 26 Apr 1784, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate  (Age < 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susannah Harrison,   b. Abt 1745, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. 6 Sep 1808, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F13142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oswald Brooke,   b. Abt 1763, Charles County, Maryland ,   d. 21 Oct 1800, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	Abt 1783	Prince George's County, Maryland
  Children	1. Walter Baker Brooke,   b. Abt 1783, Prince George's County, Maryland ,   d. Aft 1823, Charles County, Maryland  (Age ~ 41 years)  [natural]   2. Rachel Hoxton Brooke,   b. Bef 1794, Prince George's County, Maryland ,   d. 3 Aug 1810, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate  (Age > 16 years)  [natural]   3. Leonard Oswald Brooke,   b. Prince George's County, Maryland  [natural]   4. Jane Eloisa Brooke,   b. Prince George's County, Maryland  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 May 2022
  Family ID	F14010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  === Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber T No. #1; 1797-1803; Folio 443 OSWALD BROOKE, physician I 1/20/ 799 10/21/1800 "being Sick in. body ..." Bequeaths to: 1. Walter Baker Brooke --son Leonard Oswald Brooke --son -to have the remainder of testator's lands of '`Black Walnut Thicket" and "Content" to be divided equally between them -Leonard to have Negro girl -Bridget" and Walter to have Negro girl " Elizabeth" both being children of "Peg" 2. Rachel Hatton {mm: Hoxton} Brooke --daughter Jane Eloisa Brooke --daughter -remainder of the personal estate to be divided between them and also to have the right "of abode and dwelling in the respective dwelling houses of my two Sons' lor their single lives 3. Walter Brooke --brother -should all of testator' children die before coming of age. then to have the entire estate 4. Rachel Brooke --wife -named executrix of the will and instructed to sell testator's land on which Ccorge Walls now lives for the payment of testator's debts. Witnesses; Baker Brooke Walter T. Greenfield Eleanor Brooke (mark) Then came: Walter Trueman Greenfield Note; the testator signed the will in his own hand === PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1784-1789; Folio 187 WALTER HOXTON 02/18/1783 04/26/1784 "being at present in an indifferent health of Body ..." Bequeaths to: 1 Susannah Hoxton --wife -to have for her natural life the land which testator purchased from Benjamin Trueman being part of a tract of land called -Blackwell cont. 193 1/2 acres -to have the land which testator owns at the mouth of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River called "St, Elizabeth" cont. 600 acre -to have Negro wench "Pegg" and her son "Jack" and also "my House maid Charity" -to have all of testator's household furniture, all plate, and all stock of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs along w/ all plantation utensils -to have testator's "wheel carriages" for her natural life and all the above in order to maintain and support testator's children -to have the sum of 200 pounds current money "ro enable her to build a Dwelling House on the lands hereby bequeathed to her" in the will--and to have her choice of building on either St. Elizabeth's" or "Blackwell" and the 200 pounds to be med in gold or silver —being Spanish Dollars at 7 shillings 6 pence sterling per dollar, and to be at her sole disposal --as the building of the house "was meetly mentioned for her convenience if she thought proper to apply it that way „ ," -to have one third of the remainder of the estate with the other 2 thirds to be divided into 10 parts with testator's son Stanislaus to have one tenth, and Walter Hyde Hoxton to have one tenth and the remaining 8 tenths to be divided among testator's five daugthers -wearing apparel not to be considered as part of the personal estate to he given as widow deems proper -named executrix along wi testator's nephew Benjamin Harrison and testator's son Walter Hyde Hoxton 2. Walter Hyde Hoxton --son -after widow's decease to have the said land -testator has given to him on the day of the writing of the will, Negro woman "Phi l l is" by deed of gift. 3. Stanislaus Hoxton --son -at widow's decease to have "Blackwell" cont. 600 acres if he arrives to the age of 21, and should he die before coining of age, then the land is to be acid and the proceeds from the sale to be divided among testator's daughters that are living at the time. -to have Negro girl "Christina" 4. Susannah Hoxton --daughter -to have Negro girl "Sarah" --daughter of "Kate" 5. Rachel Hoxton --daughter -to have Negro girl "Ciss" 6. Juliana Hoxton --daughter -to have Negro girl "Grace" 7, Ann Mary Hoxton --daughter -to have Negro girl "Mary" the daughter of 'Pegg" 8, Mary Ann Hoxton --daughter (youngest daughter) -to have Negro girl --a daughter of "Pegg" Witnesses: John Prigg Samuel Morton Samuel Perrie Wailes then came: Samuel Morton Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand === Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber TT; 1808-1812; Folio 30 RACHEL BROOKE 04/19/1810 08/03/1810 "being sick ..." Bequeaths to: 1. Stanislaus Hoxton --uncle -to have Negro "Jack" --"Cicly's" son -named executor of the will 2. Mary H. Hoxton --aunt -to have Negro woman "Nancy" -to have all the testatrix's wearing apparel 3. Rachel Brooke --mother -to have Negroes "Chrissy" --"Cicly's" daughter and "Pllaf"— "Joe's" son 4. Roman Catholic Church -to have the sum of $80.00 5. Sarah Middleton Elizabeth Tolson -each to have a mounting locket of the value of $ 10.00 6. Walter Baker Brooke --brother Leonard Oswald Brooke --brother -remainder of the estate to be sold and the money arising from the sale be applied to the defraying of the education of them Witnesses: James Somervill Patrick Dent Then came: James Somervill Note: the testatrix signed the will with her mark