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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1778-1783
Folio 137 SAMUEL SIMMONS Page 02/28/1781 05/21/1781
"being . . of sound mind and memory ..."
Bequeaths to:
1. William Simmons --son
-to have testator's mare colt called "Venis" and testator's gun and an equal share of the remainder of the estate
2. Samuel Simmons --son
-to have the 1st mare colt of the mare "Venis" and an equal share of the remainder of the estate
4. Richard Simmons --son
-to have the 2nd mare colt of the mare "Venis" and an equal share of the remainder of the estate
5. Susanna --daughter ("that is married ...")
-to have a feather bed and fum., and a cow and calf that she had at the time of her marriage
7. Mary --daughter ("that is married")
-to have a feather bed and fum., that she had at the time of her marriage
8. Verlinder Simmons --wife
-to have all of testator's real and personal estate for her natural life or widowhood and after her decease to be divided among all of testator's children
-named executrix of the will
Witnesses: Samuel Higgins, Nathan Hodge, Jesse Simmons
Then came: the three above named subscribers to the will
Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1784-1789;
folio 187 RICHARD SIMMONS, planter 04/02/1782 04/19/1784
"being weak of Body ..."
Bequeaths to:
I . William Simmons --grandson
Samuel Simmons --grandson {sons of son Samuel, deceased
Richard Simmons --grandson
-to have 100 acres of land to be taken out of a tract of land called "Landover" and laid off between the dwelling house wherein testator now resides and the dwelling house of testator's son Jonathan.
2. Jonathan Simmons -son
-to have 100 acres of the land called "Landover" to be laid off on that part of the said tract now occupied by Jonathan Simmons in such a manner as to include all the buildings now occupied by Jonathan
-named executor of the wit[
3. Robert Simmons --son -to have 120 1/2 A acres of land to be taken out of the tract of land called "Landover" and being the remainder of the tract and including those building s not given to testator's
son Jonathan,
-to have Negro boy "Jacob"
-to have 1 feather bed and furn, and 1 iron pot and frying pan
4. Thomas Gantt
-should there be any dispute arising over the land left to the above, then to be decided by Gantt
5, Richard Simmons --son
Elizabeth Willett --daughter
Nancy Willett --daughter
Susanna Orme --daughter
Sarah Miles --daughter
-the remainder of the estate to be divided between him and Jonathan and also three grandsons above named and daughters
Witnesses: James Waring
John Sandsberrie
Then came: the two above. named subscribers to the will
Note the testator signed the will with his mark
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=== Research notes from Dave Schade
Samuel abt 1741 - bef 5/21/1781 m. abt 1762 Verlinda Willett abt 1746 - aft 10/23/1801
children: Susannah Simmons (m. Josiah Phelps); Elizabeth Simmons (m. Jarrett Williams); William Simmons (m. Elizabeth Miles, 1st cous, d/o Nathan & Sarah); Martha Simmons (m1. Nicholas Brashears, m2. James Kay); Tabitha Simmons (m. George Phelps); Samuel Simmons; Verlinda Simmons (m. William Daniel); Richard P Simmons (m. Mary Simmons, 1st cous, d/o Richard & Tabitha); Mary Simmons (possibly m. William Kirby)
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1742 - 1781 (39 years)