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Charles County Maryland Will Book AF-11, 1791-1801,{Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 52.
Benjamin Edelin, November 17, 1790; April 7, 1791
I, Benjamin Edelin of Brunswick Parish, King George County Virginia, being in sick and weak but of sound and perfect mind and memory;
To my wife Sally, two hundred pounds Maryland currency to be laid out for the use of my wife and three children and after her decease the lands to be sold and equally divided between by two sons Robert Edelin and John Edelin.
To my wife Sally Edelin two negros Ben and Betty
To my daughter Elizabeth Edelin two negros Sam and Edie
To my son Robert two negros Ned and Sooke
To my son John two negros Nace and Winney
To my wife Sally Edelin four horses,
To my daughter Elizabeth one colt
To my son Robert one colt
To my son John at age, money and interest from the selling of one mare
Executor: wife Sally Edelin, John Perry
Signed November 17, 1790 Benjamin Edelin
Wit - John Thornley, Robert Gaines Beverley, Daniel McCarty Fizhugh, James Tyler
Presented on April 7, 1791 King George County Virginia, and proved by two of the witnesses and recorded by Lawrence Berry, Clerk. A copy of the will was provided by the clerk September 8, 1791.
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Charles County Gentry, pages 199, 200.
Benjamin Edelen, son of John and Sarah Edelen, was born in Prince Georges County, but later settled in Port Tobacco Hundred of Charles County. During March 1778, he subscribed to the patriot's oath of allegiance and fidelity in Charles County before Magistrate William Harrison. His wife was Sarah.
Shortly before his death in 1791 Benjamin Edelen settled in Brunswick Parish of King George County, Virginia, which was directly across the Potomac from his ancestral home in Maryland. He negotiated his will on November 17, 1790, and bequeathed L200 Maryland currency to his wife Sally Edelen to purchase land in Virginia which was to be retained by her and his three children during her life. Upon her decease the land was to be sold and the proceeds divided equally between his two sons, Robert and John. Slaves and other personal property were bequeathed to his three children -- Robert, John, and Elizabeth. All three children were under age. He named his wife and John Perry as executors. It was witnessed by John Beverly, James Tyler, and Daniel McCarty Fitzhugh.
Inasmuch as Benjamin Edelen maintained personal property in both Charles County and King George County, his will was admitted to probate in Maryland and Virginia. It was proved in King George County on April 7, 1791, before Lawrence Berry, clerk.
The inventory of his personalty in Charles County was recorded on December 16, 1791, by John Perry as the acting executor and manifested an appraised value of L575. Thomas Perry, Sr., and William Perry were bondsmen for the executor. He owned ten slaves, the most valuable one being Ben appraised at L70. An infirm girl, Sarah, was worth on L2/10.
His estate was not settled until May 11, 1801, by a commission in Loudoun County, Virginia, composed of Joseph Lewis, Charles Lewis, and Vincent Davis. At that time it was shown that the widow was deceased and that his daughter Elizabeth was the wife of Edmund Turley.
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