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Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber T No. #1
1790-1796;
Folio 346 SAMUEL BRASHEAR 0107/1792 08/09/1794
"being in good health ..."
Beqoeaths to:
1, Sarah Brashear --daughter-in-law (widow of son Samuel) -to have shilling sterling and no more
2. Truman Brashear --grandson (son of Samuel)
-to have Negro man "Adam" when he comes of age 21 and no more or the estate
3, Wilkerson Brashear --son
-to have a tract of land called "Hogs Harbour" being the said tract of land whereon testator new lives cont. 109 acres -to have Negro woman "Sall"
-to have 1 desk, I chest, 1/2; dozen leather chairs, the rd. best bed and furn in the house
-to have hand irons, shovel, tongs, and a gelding. horse called "Matcham- and no more of the estate
-named executor of the will
4. John Brashear --son
-to have Negro girl "Lucy" and no more of the estate
5. Martha Brashear --daughter-in-Law (widow of son Benedict)
-to have 1 shilling sterling and no more
6. Samuel Brashear --grandson (son of Benedict) -to have Negro giri "Are" and no more
7. Ruth Sheriff -daughter to have Negro girl "Charity" and no more of the estate
8. Cassey Duvall --daughter
-to have the sum of 30 pounds and no more
9. Elizabeth Lucas --daughter
-to have Negro woman "Flora" and no more of the estate
10. Rachel Belt --daughter
-to have Negro girl "Sall- and no more of the estate
11. Barton Brashears --son
-to have Negro man 'Toby" and all of testator's wearing apparel and no more
Witnesses: John Inglehart, Thomas Abegal (mark), Samuel D. Beck
Then came: John ingleheart and Thomas Abigail
Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1784-1789;
Folio 228 FRANCIS FREELAND 11/12/1785 12/07/1785
"being sick and weak ...."
Bequeaths to:
1. John Kingsbury Freeland --son
-to have all those tracts or parcels of land which testator purchased from James Beck, deceased, to be divided by a line drawn northerly from the southwest corner of a tract of land called "Piney Hedge" so as to lay off the whole in 2 equal parts --the part where Robert Hopper lives to belong to John
2. Francis Freeland --son
-to have the part of the land divided as mentioned above where Samuel Sheriff now lives -the 50 acres of land reserved adjoining the lands ofJohn Turner and Thomas Glessan
to be divided equally between testator's two sons
3. Mary Freeland -wife
-to have the plantation whereon testator now lives except for 50 acres which is to be
laid off with a straight line across that end of the said plantation --to have for her natural life
-to have her right of dower in testator's personal estate
-named executrix and instructed to sell that lot of ground which testator purchased from Charles Bettey (2) in Georgetown and the money from the sale applied to testator's debts and the part of the land which testator purchased from James Beck, deceased is to be sold should the other lot of ground prove. insufficient to pay testator's debts
4. Robert Lloyd Freeland --son
-atter widow' s decease to have the dwelling plantation
5. Nelly Freeland --daughter
Sarah Freeland --daughter
Rebeccah Freeland -daughter
-each to have 1 good feather bed and furn, each to have 1 cow and calf, I sow and pigs
-each to have Negro child not less than 2 years of age 6. Marthy Sampson --daughter
-named executrix along w/ testator's widow and son Francis
Witnesses: Samuel Brashear, Rachel Brashear (mark), Charles Duvall
Then came; the three above named subscribers to the will
Note the testator signed the will in his own hand
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1774-1780 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber CC 2 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 521.
At the request of Thomas Glissan the following Deed was recorded November 11, 1778
Indenture made October 15, 1778; Samuel Brashear, Sr., planter in consideration of 37 pounds 10 shillings common money paid by Thomas Glissan has sold a tract called "Janes Field"t["Janefield"] containing 28 acres and beginning at a bounded black oak it being the beginning tree surveyed for John banks called "Quebeck". Signed Samuel Brashear, Sr. in the presence of and acknowledged before Christopher Lowndes, Richard Henderson and at the same time Rachel Brashear wife of Samuel Brashear relinquished her right of dower
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1774-1780 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber CC 2 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 656. At the request of John Brashears the following Deed was recorded August 26, 1779
Indenture made July 7, 1779; Samuel Brashears in consideration of 100 pounds current money paid by John Brashears has sold part of a tract called "Pleasant Hill" containing 150 acres. Signed Samuel Brashears in the presence of and acknowledged before Thomas Williams, James Beck and at the same time Rachel Brashears w/o Samuel Brashears relinquished her right of dower
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1718 - 1794 (75 years)