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Abell, Samuel, St. Mary's Ck., 8th Jan., 1697; 11th Apr., 1698.
To son John at 18 yrs. of age, testator's right to tract of land on "My Lord's Manor" and 120 A., all land on "other" side of Napkin Branch.
son Samuel, dwelling plantation, being on "this" side of Napkin Branch.
To wife Ann, extx., and hrs., residue of estate, real and personal.
Test: Edward Cole, Luke Gardner, Chas. Carles. 6. 137
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Samuel Abell 16.187 I SM £57.9.0 Apr 12 1698
The amount of the inventory also included #1600.
Servants mentioned: James Gray.
Appraisers: John Fenwick, Richard Newman.
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Samuel Abell 16.183 A SM £57.9.0 Jul 25 1698
The amount of the inventory also included #1600.
Payments to: Robert Mason, Jonathon Mathews, Mr. Thomas Hatto.
Mentions: widow (unnamed), 6 children (unnamed).
Executrix: Anne Abell.
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Samuel Abell 19-1/2B.119 A SM #3394 Jul 17 1699
Payments to: Mr. Thomas Hatton, Margarett Baley,
Executrix: Anne Abell (relict).
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Will of Samuel Abell, dated January 8, 1697, St.Mary's County MD
In the name of God Amen. The eight day of January 1697. I Samuel Abell of St. Mary's County in the province of Maryland______ being in good and perfect memory thanks be to God, & calling to rememberance the uncertain state of this transitory life & that all flesh must yield unto death when it should please God to call, do make, constitute, ordain and declare this my last will & Testament in manner and form following. Revoking and annulling by these presents all & every testament and testaments, will & wills heretofore by me made & declared either by word or in writing & this is to be taken only for my last will & testament & none other, & first being penitent & sorry from the bottom of my heart for my sins past most humbly doing forgive us for the same. I give and commit my soul to Almighty God my Saviour & Redeemer & my body to be buried in such place, where it shall please my Executrix hereafter named to appoint, and now for the settling of my temporal estate & such goods chattles and debts as it hath pleased God far above my deserts to bestow upon me. I do ordain give & dispose the same in manner & form following that is to say first I will that all the debts & duties as I owe in right or conscience to my manner of person or persons whatsoever shall be well and truly contented & paid or ordained to be paid, within convenient time after my decease, by my Executris heareafter named.
Item: the tract of land of mine whereon I now live being on my lords manner, being one hundred & twenty acres, all the land belonging to the tract on the other side of Napkin branch, I give & bequeath unto my son John Abell during his life & my will & desire is that my said son John Abell shall be at age at the year of eighteen.
Item: the remaining part of my said tract being on this side Napkin whereon my plantation is seated, I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Abell, during his life & my will and desire is that my said son Samuel Abell shall be at age at the year of eighteen, my will and desire is that my loving wife Anne Abell shall live on the said Plantation on my lords manner during her life if in case my said sons John & Samuel Abell does not live as long as she does.
Item: that the heifer called by the name of John's heifer & her increase, I give and bequeath unto my said son Jn. Abell, & also the heifer called by the name of Sams heifer & her increase I give & bequeath unto my son Samuel Abell.
Item: all the remaining part of my estate both real and personal,
I give & bequeath unto my loving wife Anne Abell & her heirs forever.
Lastly I doe hereby nominate constitue and appoint my loving wife Anne Abell Executrix of this my last will & testament in witness whereof I have herunto sett my hand & seale the day & year
first above written.
signed sealed & delivered Samuel Abell (Seal)
in the presence of
Edward Cole
Luke Gardiner mark
Charles Carter, Jr.
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William Hooke 12.468 A SM £391.12.3 £81.18.5 Aug 24 1734
Sureties: John Tipet, William Tipet.
Payments to: Capt. George Clark, George Boyd, Capt. John Hicks, Mr. Philip Key, Samuel Abell, Zephaniah Wade, Joshua Allford, Rev. John Donaldson, John
Manning, John Lancaster, Robert Cooke.
Executrix: Susannah Hooke.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1650 - 1698 (48 years)