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Holmes (Holms), William, Prince George's County, 27th Oct., 1740; 27th Mar., 1741.
To wife Mary, 1/3 estate,
To son Edward, "William and Mary".
To son John, 150 A. "Wolfes Harbour" and "Addition to Wolfes Harbour".
To son William, residue of afsd. tracts.
to daus. Mary Brasshear and Clara Mekean, personalty.
To daus. Sarah, Jemmima, Vorlinda, Rachel, Elizabeth and Febe, residue of estate.
Exs.: Wife Mary and son John.
Test: John Wells, John Alderidge, (Aldredgoe), Mary Midcalf. MCW 22. 351.
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1752-1756 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}, Page 427-428.
William Holmes recorded deed 3 May 1754, made 2 May, between John Willmott of BC, for 40 pcm MD, tract containing 50 acres originally surveyed for John Willmott, standing on Bear Branch, a draught of Great Pipe Creek, signed Jno Willmott before Joseph Mayhew, Sam Magruder Jun. Deed ack. Receipt AF paid.
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1767-1770 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}, Page 128-129.
Robert Peter recorded deed 15 Dec. 1767, made 24 Nov. between Thomas, Samuel and John Snowden of MC, for £155.. 17 sterling, sells parcel called Forrest, near Broad Run, M&B given for 519 1/2 acres. Signed Thos Snowden, Sam Snowden, John Snowden before Wm Holmes, Robt Hardisty. Receipt. Ack. by parties. AF paid
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1768-1770 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}, Page 198.
William Holmes of Ann Arundel Co., recorded mortgage 30 April 1769, made 8 Feb. between Samuel Baker, of FC, planter, for £37 sterling, tract, Snowden's Mill, 273 acres. The true meaning, ifthe sum is paid by 5 March 1770 this is void. Signed Samuel Baker before David Lynn, Charles Jones. Acknowledgment by grantor
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1770-1772 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}, Page 38-39.
Nancy & Betty Holms recorded bill ofsale 27 March 1770, I John Holmes in consideration
ofthe love and affection I bear to my daughters Nancy Holms and Betty Holms, deliver unto them
the two Negroes: Priss a girl about 4 years old and Lucy a girl about 8 years old, and their increase.
Signed John Holmes before William Holmes, Mary Cunningham by mark. Acknowledgment
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1770-1772 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}, Page 111-112. Richard Brown recorded 13 March 1770, between William Holmes, for £60 sells tract on east side of a branch called the Bear Branch, a draught of Great Pipe Creek, containing 50 acres. Signed by mark, William Holmes before William Blair, Wm Darbin. Receipt. Acknowledgment Alienation fine paid
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1773-1778 Frederick County Land Records; {Patricia Abelard Andersen}
W:153-154. William Holmes recorded deed 25 August 1774 from Edward Doran, in consideration of debt due to William Holmes, assigns part of Bear Bacon, excepting 100 acres already sold to Samuel Waters. Signed by mark, Edward Doran (or Dern) before John Holmes and Nancy Holmes.
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Montgomery County Land Records, 1777-1781; Liber A1, Page 130. Feb 28, 1778 from Samuel Snowden and John Snowden, sons of Richard Snowden Sr and Thomas Snowden, grandson of the sd Richard, of Anne Arundel County, Gentlemen, to William Holmes of sd County, Gentleman. Whereas the sd Richard Snowden Sr, by his will dated about Jan 5, 1763, empowered his 3 sons, Thomas Snowden, Samuel Snowden, and John Snowden, to convey all lands sold by him on receipt of the money due for the same, in as ample a manner as if done by himself, and whereas sd Richard Snowden, some time before his death, sold 100 acres of land, being part of a tract of land called Bear Bacon, lying in Frederick now M, for 60 E, but no conveyance was executed for the same by sd Richard Snowden Sr, and which sd money sd William Holmes has paid to sd Samuel Snowden, John Snowden, and Thomas Snowden, since the death of the sd Richard, agreeable to the direction of the will of the deceased, and whereas Thomas Snowden, son of Richard, one of the persons appointed by the will of the sd Richard Snowden to execute conveyances, is also deceased, leaving Thomas Snowden, his only son, who is appointed guardian to Mary Snowden (a minor), heir at law to Thomas Snowden decd, who, on behalf of as guardian to Mary Snowden, has agreed to execute these presents, now this deed witnesses that the sd Samuel Snowden, John Snowden, and Thomas Snowden, for sd 60 £, and for the further sum of 5 shillings sterling to them in hand paid by sd Holmes, have granted to sd Holmes, part of a tract of land called Bear Bacon, situated in M, bounded by the part of Bear Bacon which was heretofore sold by William Masterson to Isaac Downs, part of Bear Bacon which was heretofore sold by Richard Richardson to Isaac Downes, containing and now laid out for about 100 acres. Signed - Sam Snowden, John Snowden, Thos. Snowden. Wit - Thos. Macgill, Jas. Beck. This deed was ack. by all three grantors in Anne Arundel County before Thos. Macgill and Jas. Beck. John Read Magruder, Clk, Prince George's County, certified that Thomas Macgill and James Beck, Gentlemen, are JPs for sd County. Recorded Apr 13, 1778.
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Montgomery County Land Records, 1777-1781; Liber A1, Page 522. Jan 22, 1780 from John Bruce of M, planter, to William Holmes of M, for 12,000 £, part of a tract of land in M called Deer Park, containing and now laid out for about 2291, acres. Signed - John Bruce. Wit - Joseph Wilson*, Sam W Magruder*. Elizabeth Hamlinton, wife to the sd John Bruce, relinquished her right of dower to the within mentioned land. Recorded Jul 6, 1780.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1720 - Aft 1780 (~ 61 years)