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Foorde, William, Choptank River, Dorchester County, 16th Nov., 1678; 11th Mch., 1679.
To son Samuel and hrs., plantation, being part of land called "The Home," given to sd. son Samuel's mother, Sarah Preston, by Richard Preston of Patuxent, dec'd.
To son Josias and hrs., 300 A., "The Peach Orchard," on Blackwater R. (for description see will).
Sd. sons to be of age at 21 yrs.
To wife Sarah, 1/3 residue of estate, real and personal.
To 2 sons afsd. and unborn child, residue of estate equally. In event of death of any child or child. under age or without issue, survivor or survivors to inherit deceased's portion.
Exa.: Thos. Taylor, Jno. Edmondson, Benj. Hunt, Wm. Sharp.
Test: Stephen Luffe, Vincent Farcy, Mathew Lewis, Richd. Lane. 9. 84
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William Foord 6.128 I DO #57581 Apr 23 1679
Servants mentioned: Thomas Moodey, John Sutton, John Williams.
Appraisers: John Brooke, John Rawllings.
List of debts: Henry Turner, John Pope, Thomas Cooke, John demons, Edward Rees, William Steevens (coroner), Thomas Skinner, Robert Dix, Nicholas Macey, John Taylor, Walter Dickeson, William Dawsey, John Wheatley, Edward Cooke, Howell Powell, John Kirke, John Dawsey, John Edmondson, Benjamin Hunt, William Rich, Giles Blizard, Robert Basewill, Oliffe Smith.
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William Ford (gentleman) 7A.293 A DO #57581 #77756 Nov 27 1680
Deceased died at the house of Benjamin Lawrence in Calvert County.
Payments to: Thomas Tailor, Thomas Tailor attorney for John Kemball, Thomas Cooks, Humphry Hubbard, John Pope, Daniell clerke by order of William Hill, Robert Ridgley attorney's fees in answering action vs. William Phelps & James Derumple, William Stephens, Henry Stretcher, James Sheppard, Majo Tailor, John Stephens, William Sharpe (executor of John Webb), fees against the estate of Arthur Wright, John Boult, Robert Ridgley, James Derumple for bond due John Clements (dead) (Derumple married administratrix of bond), Henry Turner (dead insolvent), Giles Blizard (runaway), John Tailor (runaway), Thomas Skynner (dead), estate of John Clements, Edward Roe, William Stevens, Robert Dixes, Howell Powell, Benjamin Hunt, William Reck, Robert Baswell, Olliver Smith, Nicholas Mace, Walter Dickenson, William Dawley, John Wheatly, Edward Cooke, John Edmondson.
Administrator: Edward Pindar (gentleman).
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Preston, James, Calvert County, 20th Dec., 1673; 13th Jan., 1673/4.
To wife Eliza:, execx., and dau. Rebecca, estate, real and personal, equally. In event of death of sd. dau. Rebecca under age, her portion to descend to sister of testator, Rebecca Preston. Should sd. sister die without issue, sd. portion of estate to pass to sister Sarah, wife of William Ford, and hrs.
Overseers: Wm. Ford, Wm. Stevens, Jr., Thos. Preston.
Test: Edward Bentall, Edward Day, Thos. Browne. 1. 574.
Contributed by: James Hughes
URL: http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/md/calvert/
URL title: Combs &c. Families of Calvert County, Maryland
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Will of Richard PRESTON of Patuxent, MD., dated 2 Dec. 1699 [nb: 1669]. To my son James PRESTON, if he is alive and returns from England to Md., the use of my plantation in Patuxent during his lifetime until such time as my grandchild Samuel PRESTON comes of age. In the meantime my daughter-in-law Margaret PRESTON is to be provided for if she decides to give him maintenance. My said son James, on the same conditions, is to have my patent for 200 acres called the Neglect and the island upon the Eastern Shore called Barren Island. My land in Great Choptank called Herne lately purchased of Walter SMITH as per patent for 600 acres to my two daughters Rebeckah and Sarah PRESTON during [t]heir lifetimes, then to my son James, but if all should die, then to my kinsmen and John DASSAY. I have a convenant with William TICK, a Dutchman living in Little Choptank, relating to the delivery of cattle by us in partnership and, when this convenant expires, the said Raphe DASSAY is to have all my cattle remaining. My friend and o'seer Edward NORMAN is to be paid his full wages and at the end of his service 585 lbs of tobasso. Thomas BROCKSON is to be paid his full wages and given 1,200 lbs of tobacco and a cow. William PURNELL is to be given a cow, etc. and to be made free on 20 Oct. next. The said John DASSAY is to have goods to the value of £20 from my house or from the goods being sent from England this year. I leave £20 to George HARRIS to be paid in goods if he comes from England this year and half of the debts due to me in tobacco according to the promise I made him when he went with my son James to England. To my grandchildren William and James BERRY 5,000 lbs of tobacco and to my grandchild Rebeckah BERRY some plate which is to come from England. To my kinsman James DASSAY 4,000 lbs of tobacco. To my said son James half the money I have sent for by James CONEWAY. To Thomas PRESTON upon the Clifts I give the tobacco he owes me. To Isaac HUNT I give goods to the value of £5. To William HARPER I give what is due to him by my Bill. The residue of my estate to my said three children. Execs: My friends William BERRY, Peter SHARPE, John TAYLOR of Kent and John MEERES upon the Clifts. Wits: Enoch COOMBES, George DENLINE, Thomas PEALE and William JONES. AWW 20 Aug. 1670 to the son James PRESTON during the absence of the named execs. (Prob 11/333/101).
Richard PRESTON was a leading Quaker ... Enoch COOMES above has not been identified, but may be the same who came to Maryland ca 1663 w/wife Barbary [Barbara] & son, Enoch COMBS, Jr. who may have been same (or father of) the Enoch who was later in Prince George's County. (Research in Progress) Richard PRESTON'S daughter, Rebecca, m 23 Oct 1679 in Talbot County Quaker Lovelace GORSUCH, earlier of Lancaster County, Virginia, s/o John & Anne GORSUCH Lovelace of Hertsfordshire, England, and brother of Richard GORSUCH whose children were named in the 1676 Talbot County, Maryland will of an Edward ROE who was not the same who was also earlier of Lancaster, and whose two daughters married William & John COMBS. Both William FORD, h/o Sarah (Richard1) PRESTON, and Lovelace GORSUCH later removed to Dorchester County, MD, where Lovelace was living when he m 2nd on on 11 Jun 1696, Hannah WALLEY, " late of Pennsylvania, Spinster," at the Tuckahoe (Quaker) Meeting, in Talbot County, Maryland!
(Virginia Families..., Gorsuch-Lovelace Family).
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1650 - 1679 (> 29 years)