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Charles County Maryland Will Book AH-9, 1785-1788; Page 459.
Thomas Stone Esq's Will.
I, Thomas Stone, am in a weak state of health. Firstly, I want all my just debts paid, in doing which, my executors will carefully examine the justice of the demands, as I have few debts due from me except what are upon bond.
To my daughter Margaret Stone - Negroes Bob, Violet, & all her children, & Bett. Also 2000 £current money, 6 silver tablespoons, & 5 teaspoons, 1 best bed & furniture, 1 chariot and carriage horse, & one half her dear mother's clothes.
To my daughter Milly Stone - Negroes Charity, Phill, young Cloae & Sall. Also 2000 £current money, 6 silver tablespoons, 6 silver teaspoons, 1 best bed & furniture, my clock, riding chair, best mahogany chairs, 1 good chase horse & household furniture to the amount of 50 £current money.
To raise money to pay my daughters portions to discharge my debts, if the debts due me are not sufficient, I direct that my house in Annapolis, the lots on the 4th side of the street, my share of the Baltimore Iron works Books & furniture (except pictures) be sold by my executors or the survivor of them, and that the money arising be applied to these purposes, and if there is not sufficient, that such other part of my personal or real estate as my executors shall think proper, be sold for these purposes.
To my son Frederick - the rest of my estate, real & personal, except the legacy after mentioned.
To my brother Michael J. Stone - what [he] owes me except what is due for Negro Harry, bought of James Stone's estate, and I appoint my brother guardian to my son
Frederick, & request his particular care of him. executos: my brother Michael J. Stone and my friend, Doctr Gust. R Brown.
Signed - T: Stone. Wit - Stephen West (Sr), Sophia West, Stephen West Jr.
Probated on Dec 10, 1787 by the oath of Miss Sophia West, one of the witnesses.
Frederick Stone, the heir at law, is a minor & therefore not present when the above probate was taken. Signed - John Muschet, Regr of wills.
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Charles County Maryland Will Book AH-9, 1785-1788; Page 461.
Thomas Stone esq's Codicil.
A codicil to my Will. I desire that my daughters Peggy & Milly always have a right, before marriage, to reside at the house of Haberdenenture(?) supporting themselves out of their own estate except board, while they live at Haberdeventure, which they are to have out of the profits of the income of the estate left to Frederick, if it will afford the same, leaving sufficient for his maintenaice education, which is to be determined by brother Mich' J. Stone, I want only the interest or income of the estate left my daughters be paid to them until marriage or arrival to 21 years. Notwithstanding the devise in my will of my carriage & horses to my daughter Peggy, I want that this devise shall not take effect unless my executors, upon consideration, think it right that the articles should be delivered; they may convert this devise into money & pay the money to Peggy. I want my brother Michl J. Stone to have a right to live at the house of Haberdeventure & use the garden, orchards, & land he now uses, without accounting to Frederick for the same, the houses to be kept in repair out of the profits of Frederick's estate. I want my sister, Ms Scott, be allowed out of the profits of Frederick's estate, such sum not exceeding 15 £per year, as my brother, Michael J. Stone may think necessary for her more comfortable support until her son Ally comes of age. I want my sister Gracy be also allowed 15 £per year out of the ad estate, until she be married. But it is also my will that the several encumbrances on Frederick's estate are upon the condition that sufficient remain of the profits to maintain & educate him fully, and if guardian thinks that the profits of his estate will not educate him & pay the encumbrances, then his maintenance & education to be preferred & the encumbrances to cease or be paid at rateably.
Signed Jul 20, 1787 - T: Stone. wit - J.H. Stone, Walter Stone, John Gilbert.
The codicil was probated on Oct 9, 1787 by Richard Jenifer Stone [sic] & Doctr Gustavus Richard Brown, executors of Thomas Stone, esq, late of CC, decd, and made oath that they saw the testator sign and seal this codicil. Then came John Gilbert and Walter Stone, witnesses, and made oath that they saw Thomas Stone sign and seal the codicil, and they, together with Col. John H. Stone John Gilbert, the other 2
witnesses, subscribed their names.
Dec 29, 1787. Letters Testamentary on the estate of Thomas, Stone, esq, was granted to Mich J Stone & Doctr Gustavus Rd Brown; their securities were Danl Jenifer, Thos Ridgate, & Gerard B. Causin. Appraisers; wil.lm McPherson & Henry Hagan.
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Charles County Maryland Will Book AF-11, 1791-1801,{Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 47.
Walter Stone, December 4, 1790; October 14, 1791; October 17, 1791
To my brother John Hoskins Stone all property real, personal or mixed
To my sister Catherine Scott my riding chair.
To my sister Betty Anne Eden the debt she owes me and all compensation and debts due me as administrator of Townshend Eden's estate and John Eden Sr. estate.
To my niece Mildred Stone a gold locket or bracelet.
To my brother Michael Jenifer Stone my printed books, my wearing apparel, my case of bottles, my desk and
To my nephew Alexander Scott my gun made by Keitland & Co.
To my nephew Frederick Stone my pistols
To my friend Doctor Gustavus Richard Brown my case of Lancets with my name engraved thereon.
To my friend William Craik by steel watch chain with Edward Jones name thereon
To my sister Grace Stone balance of estate and if she dies before marriage, then to niece Margaret Stone
Appoint: brother Michael Jenifer stone to examine all my papers in my desk and deliver to my brother John H. Stone all that may relate to merchandise concerns and deliver them to the representatives of the administrators of Townshend Eden and John Eden; also request that he and my friend William Dent Briscoe Esq will assist my sister Betty Anne Eden in the settlement of the two estates.
Executor: Nephew Alexander Scott
Signed December 4, 1790 Walter Stone
Wit - Joseph Simpson, James A. Correy, David Griffith
Codicil: December 4, 1790, Property belonging to Walter Stone left to Grance Stone, Negro Jane and her children, a note of hand from Samuel Chandler, some other debts she owes me about fifteen pounds of a legacy left me by Major Jenifer about Eighty Pounds currency, a horse, Bed, Bedstead, matrass & counterpain
October 14, 1791 Michael Jenifer and James A. Correy made oath that they saw the testator sign and seal this will.
Codicil: Letter dated August 25, 1791, Botetourt County, Virginia ... my dear brother after my man Henly served you six years, manumite him. I beg the money £35 I owe Mr. James Freeman maybe paid as soon as possible. I owe Henry Maddox and Thomas Ostro about the same. On the back of the letter… cc 14th October 1791, then came Alexander Scott and James A. Corry and made oath the writing of the letter was directed to Michael J. Stone Esq - Maryland
Probated on October 17, 1791 by Alexander Scott (and two Codicil) and witnesses James A. Corry and Joseph Simpson and David Griffin made oath that they saw the testator sign and seal this will.
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Contributed by Shirley Middleton Moller
Charles County, Maryland Land Records, N#4. 178
At the request of Margaret and Mildred Stone the following Deed of Manumission was Recorded this 30th day of November Anno Domini 1793
In Consideration of the obedience and fidelity of negro John We Margaret Stone and Mildred Stone representatives of our Dear Father Thomas Stone and our Dear Brother Frederick Stone do by these presents Manumit Liberate and set Free the said negro John hereby relinquishing all claim or title of Property to the said John and all services from him and hereby declare him free Given under our Hands and Seals this Twenty eighth day of November Anno Domini 1793
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Margaret Stone
M J Stone Mildred Stone
On the Back of the aforegoing Deed of Manumission was thus written to wit Charles County to wit on the 28th day of November Anno Domini 1793 personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Justices of Charles Court Margaret Stone and Mildred Stone of Charles County who executed the within Deed of Manumission and did severally and Jointly acknowledge the same to be their each of their act and Deed and that negro John therein mentioned is manumitted and made Free by these presents Before M J Stone
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Charles County Land Records 1792-1796; Liber N#4; Page 165. Deed of Manumission. We, Margaret Stone and Mildred Stone of Cc, representatives of our father, Thomas Stone, and our brother, Frederick Stone decd, in consideration of the faithful services of Negro Henry, commonly called Henry Semple (late slave to the sd Frederick Stone) to our parents and brother, and from a sentiment of fond reverence for these relatives, we hereby set free sd Henry, his wife Ibe, and their 2 children, Kitty and Nancy. Signed Oct 18, 1793 - Margaret Stone, Mildred Stone. Wit - Polly Stone, M.J. Stone (a Justice of CC Court). Recorded Oct 18, 1792,
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Charles County Land Records 1792-1796; Liber N#4; Page 182. Dec 2, 1793 from Margaret Stone and Mildred Stone, both of CC, co-heiresses of their father, Thomas Stone, Esquire, and of their brother, Frederick Stone, decd, to Gustavus Richard Brown of CC, Physician, for and in consideration that sd Thomas Stone, in his lifetime, on about Jun 21, 1787, did oblige himself, in consideration of the services rendered to his family as a Physician, to convey to sd Brown the lands and premises hereafter mentioned, namely part of a tract of land called Plenty, bounded by the west side of the road that goes from Port Tobacco towards the plantations of Zephaniah Turner, Henry Barnes, and William Halkerston, the road that leads down the swamp to Port Tobacco, a tract of land called Chandlers Hills, containing about 20 acres. The intent of this deed is to convey all that part of Plenty that lies to the west side of the road afd. Signed - Margaret Stone, Mildred Stone_ Wit - Henry Barnes*, James Freeman*. Recorded Dec 12, 1793.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Aft 1768 - Bef 1792 (< 22 years)