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Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber TT; 1808-1812;
Folio 26 JOHN WOODWARD 12/24/1809 03/08/1810
"Being weak in Body . . ."
Bequeaths to;
1. Rachel Woodward --wife
-to have all the testator's estate
Witnesses: Henry Culver
Brook Edmonston
Then came the two above named subscribers to the will
Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand
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Culver, Henry, Prince George's County, 20th Feb.,, 1741-2; 11th May, 1742.
To son Henry, 200 A. warranted land.
To son Thos,, dwell, plan. "Batchelor's Forrest". All land in Patuxent now in possession of mother-in-law Catherine to be sold and money there from to be divided 'between 5 daus. viz., Drusilla, Ann, Rebecca, Elizabeth and Cassandra.
To wife [unnamed] extx., all personalty during widowhood. She to sell land on N. W. branch to pay debts.
Test: Michael Dean, Thos. Catterall, Robt. Lazenby. MCW 22.463.
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RICHARDSON, THOMAS, Prince George's Co. 5 Mar, 1758; 15 May, 1758
Wife: Susannah.
Children: Mary Culver and Thomas Richardson.
Grandchildren: Susannah, dau. of Mary and Henry Culver.
Tracts: Near Flat Creek Branch, "Rachel's Hope"; tract in Anne
Arundel Co.
Exst Wife Susannah and son Thomas.
Wit: James Crow, Samuel Waters, Wm. Waters (Quakers).
15 May, 1758: Widow made her election.
Thomas, aged 14, gave up to his mother the whole executorship. 30. 559
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1752-1757 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber NN [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 364. At the request of Joseph Sim the following Deed was recorded June 9, 1755
Indenture made June 6, 1755; between Frances Culver of Frederick County, Maryland, widow and executrix of the last will and testament of Henry Culver, Jr., of said county deceased and Henry Culver, 3rd, the son and heir of Henry Culver, Jr., of the said county aforesaid of one part and Joseph Sim of PGCo of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas Henry Culver, Sr., late of PGCo, deceased, was seized of a tract called "Woodbridge" which he devised as follows;
"I give to my dear wife Catharine Culver a tract called "Woodbridge" as long as she shall continue a widow or otherwise a third part during her natural life", in which Henry Culver, Jr., had the reversion and a fee simple after the her death or her intermarrying, as the son and heir of Henry Culver, Sr., and afterwards Henry Culver, Jr., did make his last will and testament in writing and did devise in form following, "Item, it is my will and mind that all my lands in reversion lying upon Patuxent River and now in the possession of Catharine Culver, my mother-in-law be sold and the money to be equally divided among my five daughters, vizt; Drusilla, Anne, Rebecca, Elizabeth and Cassandra" and his wife was appointed full and absolute power to execute this will. Now this indenture further witnesseth that Frances Culver, in consideration of 40 pounds sterling money of Great Britain paid by Joseph Sim have sold a tract called "Woodbridge" in possession of Catharine Culver containing 118 acres and beginning at a parcel of land laid out for Thomas Hyde and a parcel laid out for Major Fitzherbert to land laid out for Mr. Roger Brooke. Signed Frances Culver, Henry Culver in the presence of and acknowledged before Joshua Beall, Christopher Lowdnes and at the same time France Culver relinquished her right of dower
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1730 - Aft 1759 (~ 30 years)