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

Mary Hellen

Female 1757 - Aft 1792  (> 36 years)


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  • Name Mary Hellen 
    Birth 21 Jan 1757  Christ Church Parish, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Aft 1792  Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I64779  Tree1
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

    Father Peter Hellen,   b. 14 Aug 1724, Christ Church Parish, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Penelope Pattison,   b. 24 Nov 1724, Christ Church Parish, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 14 Mar 1747  Christ Church Parish, Calvert County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F34495  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josias Beall,   b. Abt 1760, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1787, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Marriage 14 Dec 1780  St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Beal, Josias and Mary Hellen (by license); m. 14 Dec 1780 (SA p. 58) St. Mary's County, Maryland
    Children 
     1. John Hellen Dr. Beall,   b. Abt 1781, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 26 Nov 1829, Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 48 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Walter Beall,   b. Abt 1783, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     3. Mary Beall,   b. Abt 1785, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F26652  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
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      PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS; Liber T No. #1; 1784-1789;
      folio 249 JONAS {sic Josias} BEALL 10/24/1786 04/24/1787
      "being weak of Body .
      Bequeaths to:
      1. Mary Beall -wife
      -named executrix of the wilt and trustee for testator's children
      -to have all of testator's estate after debts are paid for her natural life and also the plantation whereon testator now lives called "Father's Reserve" cont. 139 1/2 acres
      -to have all of testator's household furn.. Negroes, stock, etc.
      -to have until testator's son John arrives at age 21, the plantation whereon testator's mother Sarah Beall now lives --the mill included cont. 180-odd acres 1/2 of which is to be received by testator's wife into possession and use upon testator's brother Leonard Beall arriving at the age of 21 which is 2 years from the date of the will and the other 1/2 on the death of testator's mother
      -should both testator's sons John and Walter and daughter Mary die before coming of age then the estate left to them to be divided among the remainder of testator's children (unnamed) and testator desires that all of his children be properly educated
      2. John Hellen Beall --son
      -after widow's decease to have testators dwel line plantation, Negroes. stock, plantation utencils, etc.
      3- Walter Beall --son
      Mary Beall --daughter
      -should testator's son John die before coming of age 21, then to have the land and estate devised to him
      -when Mary arrives at age 16 to be paid 70 pounds current money in specie by widow -widow to "take all necessary and proper care of my Unfortunate son Walter which I have no doubt of but in case he should Survive my wife then my son John or his Heirs to pay fifty pounds current money or in Specie Towards his my Son Walters maintenance.--
      -Mary to be paid the 50 pounds specie devised to Walter should he die Witnesses: James Edmondston, George Brown, R. Ponsonby
      Then came: James Edmondston and George Brown
      Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand
      ===
      1791-1793 Prince George's County, Maryland Land Records Liber JRM 1 [Abstract by Mike Marshall]; Page 302. At the request of John Livingston & George Smith the following Lease was recorded September 18, 1792
      Indenture made September 11, 1792; Sarah Beall widow of Benjamin Beall of PGCo and Mary Beall widow of Josias Beall of Calvert County, Maryland in her right as also as trustee for her son John Hellen Beall in consideration of the yearly rent has demised and to farm let unto John Livingston & George Smith all the messuage, tenement, mill and millseat commonly called Widow Bealls Mill on the Eastern Branch of Potomack River about 3 miles from Bladensburgh together with the dwelling house from April 1, 1793 during the term of 8 years paying the annual rent of 30 pounds lawful current money in two payments on October 1st and April 1st . Signed Sarah Beall, Mary Beall, John Livingston, George Smith in the presence of and acknowledged before Richard T. Lowndes, Isaac Walker

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