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Contributed by Shirley Middleton Moller
Her name is Anne Donaldson, and she married Robt Debutts. As you can see from this Deed of Gift, from Anne's husband to their son John Donaldson Debutts, Anne died when the baby was barely 3 weeks old. And Robt didn't die to long after her...but he had remarried to Abigail White.
PG Land Records 1746-1749,p 79
Page 371. Deed of Gift, recorded at the request of Thomas
Stoddert. Whereas in all appearance, my wife Anne DeButts,
is now in a very weak and languishing condition, and is
likely to leave behind her my son, John Donaldson Debutts,
her only child, not 3 weeks old, to manifest my tender
affection to her and her dear child, I hereby give to my sd
son, my dwelling plantation called Abbins Choice, containing
200 acres of land, with all the improvements, and everything
given and delivered to his mother, my wife, by his
grandfather, Mr. John Donaldson, after my death. I further
oblige myself to make good and lawful deeds for the same,
when demanded, under the penalty of 500 £sterling. Signed-
Mar 23, 1746/47 - Robt. De Butts. Wit - R. Cooke, Baptist
Barber, William Brackenbury Recorded Feb 22, 1747/48
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
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