Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Priscilla Ford
Aft 1744 - Aft 1785 (> 41 years)-
Name Priscilla Ford Birth Aft 1744 Prince George's County, Maryland Gender Female Death Aft 1785 Prince George's County, Maryland Person ID I52083 Tree1 Last Modified 29 Apr 2024
Father William 'Foard' Ford, b. 1706, Prince George's County, Maryland d. 29 Mar 1785, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate (Age 79 years) Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth Young, b. 1710, Prince George's County, Maryland d. Aft 1776, Prince George's County, Maryland (Age > 67 years) Relationship natural Marriage Bef 1738 Prince George's County, Maryland Family ID F6085 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Benjamin Robinson, b. Aft 1744, Prince George's County, Maryland d. 21 Feb 1810, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate (Age < 64 years) Marriage Aft 1760 Prince George's County, Maryland Children 1. Priscilla Robinson, b. Aft 1762, Prince George's County, Maryland [Father: natural] 2. Thomas Robinson, b. Aft 1763, Prince George's County, Maryland [Father: natural] 3. Mary Robinson, b. Aft 1764, Prince George's County, Maryland d. 28 Oct 1829, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate (Age < 63 years) [Father: natural] 4. William Robinson, b. 30 Jun 1765, King George Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland [Father: natural] 5. Sarah Robinson, b. Aft 1765, Prince George's County, Maryland [Father: natural] 6. Henry Robinson, b. 20 Jul 1772, King George Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland [Father: natural] 7. Benjamin Robinson, b. Bef 1775, King George Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland [Father: natural] 8. Sarah Elizabeth Ford Robinson, b. 2 Mar 1775, King George Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland d. 25 Nov 1860, Laurel Run, Marion County, West Virginia (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] Family ID F30032 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Apr 2024
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1784-1789;
folio 209 WILLIAM FORD 09/23/1784 04/04/1785
"being of sound and disposing mind and Memory .."
Bequeaths to:
1, William Ford--son
Priscilla Robinson --daughter
-to have for their natural lives all that part of a tract of land called "Ford's Delight Enlarged" "Venture" and "Addition to Venture" which lie to the northward of a line which is drawn and intersects with the line of "Chance" and to be divided between them by a line from the end of 135 perches on the north 73 degrees west line and thence ... so as to make an equal division of the said parts of the tracts with William to have the eastern part and Priscilla the western part.
-Priscilla to have Negro boy Jem" for her natural life on the condition that she maintain and clothe the boy and paying the appraisement and levies and annually paying testator's executor the sum of i shilling
2. Benjamin Robinson --grandson (son of daughter Penelope)
-after the death of testator's son William to have the eastern part of the above tracts of land.
3. John Robinson --grandson (son of daughter Penelope)
-should Benjamin die w/out heirs, then to have the part of the land left to him at Williams's decease
-should testator's grandson James die w/out heirs, then to have the land "Ford's Adventure.' left to him and to testator's daughter Lucy Thomas.
-to have the residue of the estate
-named executor along w/ James Robinson
4. William Robinson --grandson (son of Priscilla)
-at the decease of his mother, to have the western part of the above named tracts of land left to her-
-at the death of his mother to have Negro boy "Jem"
5, Lucy Thomas --daughter
-to have for her natural life 150 acres of land in Charles County called "Ford's Adventure" to be laid off at the north end of the tract
6. James Robinson --grandson {son of Penelope)
-at the death of testator's daughter Lucy to have the 150 acres left to her
-to have the remainder of the tract "Ford's Adventure" lying in Charles County
-to have 1/2 of the fruit --such as apples and peaches that may grow on the plantation whereon Henry Thomas now lives for the natural life of testator's daughter Lucy Thomas
Witnesses: Thomas Young
Joseph Young
Hezekiah Young
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