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Charles County Maryland Will Book AH-9, 1785-1788; Page 28.
John Billingsley Sr's Will.
Feb 8, 1785. I, John Billingsley Sr of CC, am sick and weak of body, but of perfect mind and memory.
To my son Hezekiah Billingsley - a tract of land called Whitsun Monday, containing, by patent, 178 acres in CC.
As to personal estate, I have given him his equal proportion before. He must build, on land specified by my executors, a 16 foot clapboard house, for either my daughter, Mary Magruder, or either of my youngest sons, in case they should choose to live separate.
To my son John Billingsley - 150 acres of land where he now lives, to be laid off as it may suit him. Also 1 Negro fellow named Frank, 2 heifers, and 1 bull. Also 4 shoats and 4 pigs.
To my sons James Billingsley & Clement Billingsley - the rest of my land, to be equally divided between them, if they find my daughter Mary Magruder a house and home during her life.
My 3 sons, John, James, & Clement are to have the use of my Manured Tobacco land where I now live, for 5 years. I want my sons James & Clement to find my daughter Mary Magruder (out of the land bequeathed to them) a sufficiency of land for her to tend during her life, unless Mary's husband returns, or unless he returns but leaves her in distress as he has now done.
To my son James - a Negro fellow called Moses, a Negro girl called Amey, and 1 sorrel horse colt and 3 heifers, 1 bed and furniture.
To my son Clement - a Negro woman named Agness & a Negro boy named George. Also 1 bed and furniture and 1 young mare called his mare.
To Mary Weston - 1 cow & calf and 1 bed & furniture.
To my son Clement & daughter Mary Magruder - the rest of my cattle, to be equally divided between them.
To my daughter Mary Magruder - the 5 following Negroes, viz, Abbey, Ally, Henney, Maribrough, and Wat, during her natural life, and after her death, I give sd 5 Negroes and their increase (if any) to my grandson, George Alexander Magruder, and if my sd grandson should die without issue lawfully begotten of his body, then give the afd Negroes to my sons, James & Clement, to be equally divided between them. I also give Mary 1 bed & furniture and my best table.
To my son John, my son James, & my son Clement and my daughter Mary - the rest of my estate, after my just debts are paid, to be equally divided between them. executors; my sons John, James, & Clement.
Signed - John Billingsley, Wit - George Magruder, Edward Lloyd Wails (Wailes), George Adams Jr.
Probated Apr 9, 1785 by all 3 executors, and by the oaths of witnesses Magruder and Adams. Letters of Administration were granted to the 3 executors; security was Hezekiah Billingsley.
Appraisers: John Adams, John Gardiner.son of nathan and mary magruder
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Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber T No. #1; 1797-1803;
Folio 450 GEORGE MAGRUDER 11/22/1799 02/18/1800
"being weake in body ..."
kequeaths to:
I . Mary Kidwell --daughter (wife of Leonard Kidwell)
-to have 100 acres of land ealled -Anchovies Hills Enlarged" beginning at a corner tree so as to include the testator's dwelling house and orchard --to have for her natural life and she is to cede a maintenance to her mother during her natural life
2. George Alexander Magruder -son of Nathaniel Jones Magruder
-after the death of testator's widow and daughter Mary, to have the land left to her
3. Nathaniel Jones Magruder --son
-to have the remainder of the above named tract of land and who is also to see that testator's widow have a sufficient maintenance during her natural life
-after widow's decease the remainder of the estate is to be divided w/ testator's daughter Mary Kidwell
Witnesses; William Hardacre
Josias Kidwell
George Kidwell
Then came; the three above named subscribers to the will
Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand
Then came: Sarah Magruder, widow who stated that "I do not Stand to George Magruders will nor has anything to Say to it and has Leonard Kidwell to administer the Estate in by behalf, . ." 02/13)1800
Then came: Sarah Magruder: "I wood wish to be understood 1 Dont Stand to the will by fly to my third part
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1780-1784 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber FF 1 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 217. At the request of George Magruder the following Deposition was enrolled June 24, 1782
James Thomas s/o William late of the State of Maryland but now a resident of Bedford County, Virginia saith about 11 years ago he was bargaining with Benjamin Ward for part of a tract called "Pascuom" where Isaac Smith now lives and when they were running it out through the old fields by Mr. George Magruder's they ran near a white oak which Benjamin Ward told Mr. George Magruder it was a line tree betwixt them. And afterwards he bought the land and it was never claimed by any other and afterwards he sold the tract to Mr. Isaac Smith. Signed James Thomas in taken by Alexander Howard Magruder, March 13, 1782
Nathaniel Jones Magruder of PGCo saith about 11 years ago he was present when Benjamin Ward and James Thomas s/o William and when they were running the land out through the old fields by Mr. George Magruder's they ran near a white oak which Benjamin Ward told Mr. George Magruder it was a line tree betwixt them. Nathaniel J. Magruder in taken by Alexander Howard Magruder, March 30, 1782
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1785-1787 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber HH [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 218. At the request of Mary Magruder the following Deed was recorded November 2, 1786
Indenture made October 16, 1786; George Magruder in consideration of the natural love and affection which he hath and beareth unto his daughter Mary Magruder as also for the better maintenance and preferment of her has given part of a tract of "Anchovies Hills Enlarged" and including my dwelling house, apple and peach orchards and other improvements but not to include the new house lately built by my son Nathaniel Jones Magruder. Signed George Magruder in the presence of and acknowledged before Fielder Bowie, Robert Bowie
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1761 - Aft 1800 (> 40 years)