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Hollis, Henry, Calvert Co., 5th Apr., 1688; 23rd Apr., 1688.
Friend, Mary Daw, Jr., extx. and sole legatee of estate, real and personal.
Test: Jno. Hollins, Edw. Daw. 6. 10.
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Henry Hollis 10.24 I £43.13.0 May 4 1688
Appraisers: Francis Higham, Thomas Howes.
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Grammar, John, Calvert Co., 20th Mch., 1678; 2nd May, 1678.
To wife Eliza:, execx, and hrs., entire estate, real and personal.
Test: Jno. Henning, Henry Hollis. 9. 12
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Proceedings of the Court of Chancery, 1669-1679
Volume 51, Page 314
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Inquisition of Jn.° Gramer's Land
An Inquisition Indented taken the three & Twentieth day of January in the fifth year of the Dominion of Charles &c Annoq Domini 1679 at the house of Thomas Co[sde]n in Calvertown in Calvert County in the Province of maryland before us Charles Boteler and Samuell Bourne Gent By virtue of a Commission in the nature of a mandamus out of his Lordship's Court of Chan.ry to us directed by the Oaths of twelve Good and Lawfull men of of the Same County diligently to Enquire what Lands & Tenements John Grammer late (fol. 320) of Calvert Co.ty af.d deceased held of the R.t Hon.ble the Lord Prop.ry in his Demeasne as of ffee at the time of his Death and of what manno.r and by what Services and how much those Lands & Tenem.ts are of value by the year in all issues and at what time the Said John Grammer dyed and who is his next heir and who those Lands Since the Death of the Said John Grammer hath or doth Occupy and the issues and profits doth receive & by what Title & in what manner by the oaths roome Richard Smith W.m Barton Christopher BAYNES Tho SEDWICK, Thomas ARNOLD Edw.d Coudry Thomas Jessup, John Larkins, Thomas Edwards William Collingwood & Joseph Dawkins being by us duely Sworn Say upon their Oaths as follows that the Said John Grammer dyed in the month of Aprillof our Lord 1678 Seized of Two parcells of Landthree hundred forty nine acres Lying in a Creek Called Grammer's Creek in Putuxent River and that the Said John Grammer held the Same Lands of the Lord Proprietary his heirs in free and Common Soccage by by ifealty only for all Services under the yearly Rent of Seven Shillings Sterling and holden of his Lopp's manno.r of Calverton w.ch Said Land is worth by the year in all issues and profits Eight hundred pounds of Tobacco And the Jurors upon their Oaths further Say that the Said John grammer dyed So Seized and possessed as afores.d without any heir (as they know of) to whom the Said Land might or could descend only they Say that the Said John Grammer in his lifetime viz.t upon the Sixth day of August 1677 did make his Last will and Testam.t in writeing under his hand and Seale and thereof did make his wife Elizabeth Grammer his full and Sole Executrix and amongst other things devised to her the Said Elizabeth his whole plantation w.ch he then dwelt upon and all his Stock of Cattle and hogs with all the rest of his Whole Estate & Debts whatsoever unto the Said Elizabeth dureing her lifetime or widowhood and if in Case the s.d Elizabeth Shall happen to marry after his the Said John Grammer's decease that then his Said plantation and whole Estate to be taken away from the Said Elizabeth and kept by order of Court of Calvert Co.ty and for the maintainance of the poor and Orphans of the Same Coty for Ever And that the Said Elizabeth Grammer by virtue of the Said Will Entered into and took possession of the Sd Lands & prmisses & afterwards Intermarried with one Henry Hollis who in her Right hath held and kept possession of the premisses & Received the issues and profits of the Same, But who hath paid the rent thereof they know not, In Testimony whereof as well the Said Comission.rs as the Said Jurors have hereunto Set their hands and Seales the day and year first above written
C: Boteler
Sealed
Sam. Bourne
Richard Smith Jun.r Tho SEDWICKS
J. Brome Tho Edwards
W.m Barton Sealed Edwd CowdreySealed
W.m CollingwoodTho Jessup
Tho: ARNOLD Jos: Dakins
Christopher BAYNES Jos: Williams
Which being Read and heard it is the Judgem.t of the Court here this day to witt the Eleventh day of ffebruary in the fifth year
of the Dominion of the R.t Hon.ble Charles Lord Baltemore &c
Annoq Domini one thousand Six hundred Seventy nine that Elizabeth Grammer widow Relict and Executrix of the Said John Gram mer deed have and Enjoy her Dower of in and to the Lands and premisses in the aforegoing Inquisition menconed and that the other two and Reversion of the whole are Escheated unto his
Lopp for want of heir Nic: Painter Cl Cur Prov.alis
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Thomas Cosden 8.60 I CA #138604 Jun 19 1683 Jun 23 1683
The amount of the inventory (#138604) is equivalent to £173.11.10. See also folio 322.
List of debts: Henry Hollis
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Capt. Charles Botler 9.29 A CA #26850 #44210 Jul 8 1686
Payments to: Capt. Thomas Claggatt, Henry Cox, Henry Fernely, Mr. Roger Brooke, Michaell Taney, John Atkey, Mr. Anthony Underwood, Henry Hollis, Robert Skenner, John Bigger, Henry Trueman, Thomas Tasker, Mr. Joshua Doyne, Jeremiah Whelocke, William Creed, Samuell Houldsworth, Christopher Bayne, Dr. Paul Sanfeild, Daniell Philips as his part of William Philips (deceased), Richard Pollard.
List of debts: William Gente (runaway), Capt. Auglye (dead), Peter Burnet (runaway), George Henderson (not good), Benjamin Clagsten (runaway), Anne Jones (gone), Philip Surges (not good), Capt. Thomas Carleton (dead), Thomas Norman (runaway), John Weares (gone), Robert Wines (not good), Theophilus Turford (not good), James Carr (dead), Daniell Hawkins (runaway), Nathaniell Stanton (runaway), Moses Chappell (runaway), James Sheppard (dead), Robert Pheby (dead), Augustine Pope (dead).
Administratrix: Alice Buttler (relict).
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List of Debts & Payments for John Baker
In the Inventories & Accounts is a list of the debts S payments for the estate of John Baker. The list is dated 20 June 1687. This list can be found in Liber 10, Folios 115-124.
Henry Hollis
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
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