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- mm: guess that Mary was a d/o of Edward Franklin's first wife
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~celticlady/thornton/Bodd ie-Thorntons.htm
Mary Redman, widow of John1 Redman, was still a widow Sept. 26, 1673 (D. & W. 1665-77, p. 163a), but was married (2) to Edward Franklin by April 20, 1675. The will of John Harris, dated April 20 and probated June 30, 1675, makes Edward Franklin his executor, mentions his son John and Mary fforeside, "my late wife's daughter"; and in case of the son's death, half his property to Mary Franklin and her children, and half to Mary fforeside (same, p. 239). The son, John Harris did die, and Mrs. Franklin and Mary fforeside inherited the property, for which Mary fforeside signed a release to Edward Franklin Nov. 18, 1689; but soon after this she married John Spencer, who sued Franklin April 7, 1693 to get what he regarded as still due from the Harris inheritance (O. B. 1690-98, p. 93a). The above will may indicate that Mary Redman Franklin was a sister of John Harris, or possibly a sister of his wife and an aunt of Mary fforeside. There is the possibility, too, that she was connected with the Sturman family, for John Redman was deeded land by Thomas Youell (who married Anne, daughter of the immigrant Thomas Sturman) in 1655
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1701-1707 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 3; [Antient Press]; Page 224-27. 22-23 March 1703 (1704],
John Spencer of Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Gent., to Isac Sheppard of Washington Parish in said county, planter, Lease and release; for 4600 pounds of tobacco. 80 acres, part of a pattent to John Spencer 12 Dec. 1690 for 820 acres in Washington Parish ... north side of the main road ... on the head of a branch ... to the main swamp which divides the land of Mr. Thomas Pope and of Mr. John Spencer
John Spencer
Wit: John Wright, Edward & Lilly.
29 March 1704. Acknowledged by John Spencer Gent. Mrs. Mary Spencer 'wife of John relinquished her right of dower
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1701-1707 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 3; [Antient Press]; Page 375-76. 4 Aug. 1705.
John Spencer of Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, unto my well beloved daughter Francis Spencer. For natural affection and fatherly love.
One Negro woman Bettie with Negro Sam, boy son to Bettie.
If my daughter Frances Spencer should die before she attains to the age of sixteen years or day of marriages the woman and boy to return to my loving wife Mary Spencer.
John Spencer
Wit: Francis Lynch, Edward Bailley.
31 Oct. 1705. Acknowledged by John Spencer Gent.
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1707-1709 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 140
Will of John Spencer of Nominy in the County of Westmoreland, Gent., dated 21 June 1708.
Unto Joseph Taylor, planter, 200 acres on Potomac River and Nominy Bay on the one side, being part of my land
whereon I now live.
Unto my son Nicholas Spencer 350 acres next adjoining to Joseph Taylor, being part of my dividend.
Unto my daughter Frances Spencer all the rest of my land within my dividend.
My loving wife Mary Spencer executrix.
John Spencer
Wit: Tho: Goen, Dan: Harper (mark), Danl. Bruiand.
25 Aug. 1708. Proved and a probat granted Mrs. Mary Spence executrix.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1677 - Aft 1709 (~ 32 years)