Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Millicent Bowling

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Name Millicent Bowling [1] Born Abt 1672 Gender Female Died Aft Mar 1738 Charles County, Maryland Person ID I15860 Tree1 Last Modified 4 Feb 2023
Father Thomas Bowling, b. 10 Mar 1624, Chorley, Lancashire, England , d. 5 Aug 1700, Charles County, Maryland - inventory
(Age 76 years)
Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth Wheeler, b. Abt 1644, England , d. Aft 1697, Charles County, Maryland
(Age ~ 54 years)
Relationship natural Married Abt 1660 Charles County, Maryland Family ID F10848 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John Higdon, b. 1657, Yorkshire, England , d. 11 Jun 1723, Charles County, Maryland - probate
(Age 66 years)
Married Bef 1692 St. Mary's County, Maryland Children 1. Mary Higdon, b. 1688, Charles County, Maryland , d. Aft 1744, Charles County, Maryland
(Age > 57 years) [natural]
2. John Higdon, b. 1693, Charles County, Maryland , d. 13 Jun 1737, Charles County, Maryland - inventory
(Age 44 years) [natural]
3. Charles Higdon, b. 1695, Charles County, Maryland , d. Bef 1750, Prince George's County, Maryland
(Age < 54 years) [natural]
4. Benjamin Higdon, b. 1696, Charles County, Maryland , d. 12 Jan 1725, Charles County, Maryland - admin
(Age 29 years) [natural]
5. Thomas Higdon, b. 1705, Charles County, Maryland , d. 13 May 1771, Charles County, Maryland - inventory
(Age 66 years) [natural]
6. William Higdon, b. 1708, Charles County, Maryland , d. Between 1783 and 1789, Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland
(Age 75 years) [natural]
Last Modified 4 Feb 2023 Family ID F3220 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - RDS: MILLICENT SPEAK, dau. of Thomas Speak and Elizabeth Bowling.
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EFSM Vol 8 d/o Thomas Bowling & Elizabeth Wheeler
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Higton, John, planter, Charles County, 29th April, 1723; 11th June, 1723.
To sons John, Charles and Benjamin and dau. Mary Sims, personalty.
To wife Menesenca {Millicent}, extx., residue of estate during life; at her decease., to sons Thomas and William equally.
Test: George Dent,, John Semmes (Simes), Elizabeth Duckworth. 18.108.
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John Higton 6.40 A CH £23.11.9 Jun 13 1724
Payments to: Dr. Brown, Richard Smith, Charles Yates, Henry Neale, William Murphey, Samuel Hanson.
Executrix: Millesent Higton.
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7th May, 1692 - 10th Oct., 1693. Will of JAMES BOWLING of St. Mary's Co, MD
To brother Thomas, 100 A., "Keet's Rest;" 100 A., "Miller's Choice;" 125 A., "Chesam;" 152 A., "Charley," and 150 A., "Bowling's Plains," all in St. Mary's Co.
To Richard HUBBARD, Joseph SPEAKE, and to cous. Bowling SPEAKE, personalty.
Wife Mary, extx. and residuary legatee of estate, real and personal, including "Calvert's Hope." Overseer: Father-in-law Henry DARNALL.
Test: Henry DARNALL, Jas. CULLEN, Wm. BOREMAN, Jr., Thos. CLARKE. 2. 272.
By codicil testator gives to brother Thomas land nr. Newport Town, and to wife Mary land in Newport Town and land purchased from Maj. Wm. BOREMAN. To his nephew, John BOWLING, and hrs., he gives a certain plantation (unnamed) nr. Newport Town after the death of his brother Thomas, sd. John's father. By sec. Codicil dated July 17th, 1692, testator orders that should wife Mary die without issue, all lands bequesthed to her should pass to Roger and then to John, sons of brother Thomas, and their hrs. To Cous. Millesent HIGDEN, personalty.
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Parnham, John, Charles Co... 21st Mch., 1737; 4th May, 1738.
To son John and hrs... tract bou. of John Diggs, dwelling plantation "Ferne" and "Salsbury," 3 lots in Charles Town; and personalty.
To son Fras. Xaverius and hrs., pt. of "Calvert's Hope," bou. of Francis Hall. Millasaint Higton to enjoy plantation where she now dwells during her life free from. rent; and personalty.
To dau. Anna Maria and hrs., 73 A. bou. of William Hawton. whereon James Freeman now dwells; 100 A, bou, of Joseph Gates, and personalty, some of which in consideration of legacy left her by William Robinson.
To dau. Elizabeth and hrs., 82 A. [unnamed] where John Brooks dwells, 100 A. bou. of John Gates; and personalty, some of which des. as bou. of John Lamaster.
To Priest assisting at death, Millasaint Higton, Thomas Higton, William Johnson, Thomas Simpson and Ignas. Wathen, personalty. Money in England at time of death to be equally divided bet. son John and daus. Anna Maria and Elizabeth. Residue of estate to be equally divided bet.
4 child. viz: John, Fras. Xaverius.. Anna Maria and Elizabeth, exs.
Son John trustee for two daus.
Test: John Allard, Joacim Gerding, Jacob Dean, Joseph Pile. MCW 21.884.
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Feb. 1696/7 - The Charles Co., Md. administration account of James Bowling shows Millsant Hiton [sic] as a legatee of Bowling's estate.
Source: Skinner, V. L., Jr., "Abstracts of the Inventories and Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, 1688-1698," Page 50.
1733 - Millisent Higdon is in the 1733 Tax List of Newport West Side Lower Part, Charles Co., Md., with 1 taxable.
Mar. 1737/8 - The Charles Co., Md. will of John Parnham, probated May 1738, leaves personalty to Millasaint Higton and also provides that Millasaint shall "enjoy plantation where she now dwells during her life free from rent."
Source: Maryland Calendar of Wills, Vol. 7, Page 248.
Comment: Thomas Higdon is left personalty in Parnham's will.
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- RDS: MILLICENT SPEAK, dau. of Thomas Speak and Elizabeth Bowling.
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Sources - [S52] Early Families of Southern Maryland, Volume: 8.
- [S52] Early Families of Southern Maryland, Volume: 8.
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