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

William Edmondson

Male Bef 1680 - 1702  (> 22 years)


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  • Name William Edmondson 
    Birth Bef 1680  Talbot County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Nov 1702  Talbot County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I96033  Tree1
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

    Father John Edmondson,   b. Bef 1648   d. 9 Apr 1698, Tred Haven, Talbot County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah MNU Edmondson,   b. Bef 1652   d. Aft 1698, Talbot County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F10691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Family Edmondson 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F54562  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Sharp,   b. Dorchester County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1702, Dorchester County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Edmondson  [Father: natural]
     2. Solomon Edmondson  [Father: natural]
     3. Elizabeth Edmondson  [Father: natural]
     4. John Edmondson  [Father: natural]
     5. Peter Sharp Edmondson  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F54563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      Edmondson, William, Dorchester Co., 27th Sept., 1702 ; 11th Nov., 1702.
      To son William, land (unnamed) between "Richardson's Folly" and Skillington. Ck.
      To wife Sarah, land (unnamed) north of Skillington Ck.
      To son Solomon, residue of land adjoining afsd. tract.
      To son John, 600 A., "The Addition" bought from Maj. Thos. Taylor.
      To dau. Eliza:, land (unnamed) bought from Jno. Nicholls.
      To Robert Ungle of Talbot Co., 824 A., "The Addition's Outrange," and 700 A., "Three Bounded Hickories" provided he pay 8000 lbs. of tobacco to son Peter Sharpe Edmondson; otherwise sd. tracts to pass to sd. son Peter Sharpe Edmondson, together with 1000 A., part of warrant for 4500 A.
      To Mary and Sarah Hanley, daus. of Manus Hanley, equally, 300 A., part of sd. warrant.
      In event of death of any child. afsd. during minority or without issue, survivor or survivors to inherit deceased's portion.
      Wife and Nich. Lowe joint exs., who are empowered to sell residue of testator's lands not already disposed of.
      Test: Jas. Earle, Dennis Dweare, Eliza: Stevens. 11. 235
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      William Edmondson 24.106 I DO £607.8.10 Nov 15 1702
      Appraisers: Maj. John Taylor, Mr. James Anderson.
      Mentions: Elisabeth Stevens, S. Edmondson.
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      Edmondson, John, Jr., Tred Haven Ck., Talbot Co., 13th Feb., 1685-6 ; 26th Mch., 1687.
      To father, John Edmondson, and mother, Sarah, personalty.
      To brother James and hrs., dwelling plantation and "Cook's Manor."
      To brothers William and Thomas and hrs., land in Fowling Ck., Dorchester Co.
      To brother Samuel and hrs., 400 A., "Fresh Run," in Tred Haven Ck.
      To sister Eliza: and hrs., land given testator by his father.
      To cous. Emanuel Inkinson, and to Jacob Abraham and Abraham Morgain, personalty.
      James Edmondson afsd., ex. and residuary legatee of estate, real and personal.
      Test: Jas. Smith, Wm. Rigway, Edm. Rotte, Timothy MaCarty. 4. 284
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      Edmondson, John, Tred Haven Ck., Talbot Co., 9th Oct., 1697; 9th Apr., 1698.
      To wife Sarah, personalty, and life interest in home plantation and "Negroes Quarter."
      To son James and hrs., all lands in the necks where testator lived; also residue of " Cook 's Manor" and land adjoining thereto as far as Stony Branch, sd. lands being in 8 or 9 patents, and 1300 A. at the Indian Town.
      To son William and hrs., 1000 A. bought of Jno. Hollan on Duck Ck.
      To son Thomas, residue of "Richardson's Folly," "Willing Brough," part of "Tilghman's Fortune," and 550 A. on Jack 's Cove, at 20 yrs. of age.
      son Samuel and hrs., part of "Huckard," residue of "Freshes" and "freshes Addition"; 400 A., "Fresh Run," " Hank 's Hill" and " Hank 's Hill Addition "; part of "Clifton," and 50 A., part of "Tilghman's Fortune," at 20 yrs. of age.
      To dau. Eliza: Stevens and hrs., 500 A. (unnamed), bought of John Richardson, on s. side n. e. branch Choptanke R.; also testator's interest in " Old Towne " and land on Corkiras Ck. bought of Jno. Sharpe.
      To grandchild Edmondson Stevens and hrs., 900 A. (unnamed) in Kent Co., Pa.
      To Philip, James, and Abraham Morgan, Jr., jointly, and hrs., 800 A. at hd. of Motherkill in Pa.
      To son {sic Cous} Abraham Morgan and Eliza:, personalty.
      To grandchild of Catherine Brooks, 200 A., part of tract of 1300 A. at Indian Town.
      To William Lockwell and hrs., 150 A. (unnamed), part of land bought of Henry Sewell.
      To Emanuel Jenkinson and Robert Smith, personalty.
      Testator ratifies will of dec 'd son John, and desires all lands in Pennsylvania and Maryland not devised in will sold and proceeds used for maintenance of child.; residue to be divided among wife and 5 child. equally.
      Exs.: Wife Sarah, sons James, William and Thomas afsd.
      Test: Jno. Nedells, Francis Perkins, Wm. Harris, Michael Mackginny. 6. 9
      === Probate in both Talbot and Dorchester
      Sharpe, William, 16th Mch., 1696 ; 7th Sept., 1699.
      To dau. Sarah Edmondson and grandson William Edmondson, personalty.
      To son Peter and hrs., land bought of Geo. Ladmore, being part of "Redley."
      To son William and hrs., land bought of Jno. Edmondson at hd. of Dividing Ck.
      Testator desires 200 A. of land to be made over to Geo. Ladmore conditionally upon his making over portion of "Redley."
      To wife Eliza:, extx., residue of estate, real and personal. In event of her dying intestate her estate to pass to sons Peter and William afsd.
      Test : Jas. Busey, Rebecca Busey, Dan'l Macdanell. 8. 289
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      John Edmondson 16.171 A TA £386.11.3 £470.4.1 Sep 1 1698
      Payments to: Lidy Bryant, Dr. Andrew Imbert, Nicholas Milburne, George Plater,
      Richard Bennett, John Woolfe, Thomas Robins, Phill. Hemsly, Col. Bayard, John Dorson, John Hawkins, John Bayne paid to Nicholas Lowe, Benjamin Peck.
      Executor: Mr. William Edmondson (Quaker), et. al
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      John Edmondson 18.162 A TA £683.16.3 May 13 1699
      Payments to: Col. John Addison, Sir Thomas Lawrence, [blank] Bourne, Nicholas Lowe, Robert Goldsburrough, Clerk of Dorchester County.
      Executor: William Edmondson.

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      John Sharp 19.74 I DO £19.2.3 Apr 3 1699
      Appraisers: William Gray, Thomas Gray.
      List of debts: William Edmondson.
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      Manus Hanley 20.118 A DO £75.8.6 £40.2.3 May 3 1701
      Payments to: Lawrence Clifton, Joseph Hutchinson, William Edmondson for use of Joseph Millinson, Hugh Ecclestone, John Nickolls, John Rawlings, William Mackeele, Richard Teale, William Edmondson, Mr. William Taylard, Richard Teal.
      Executor: James Anderson.
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      Edward Cook 26.134 A £22.10.0 £23.3.9 Nov 4 1706
      Payments to: Hugh Eccleston, John Robson as garnishee of Thomas Johnson, Hon. Esq. Brooks, Nicholas Lowe (executor of William Edmondson), William Willoby, George Husbands, Roger Woollford, Edward Cooke.
      Executor: John Bronak.
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      Henry Whittaker 28.107 A DO £37.2.4 £43.12.6 Nov 6 1707
      Payments to: Nicholas Lowe paid to William Edmondson, Henry King, John Haselwood, Hugh Eccleston, Petter Williams, John Gladston, Roger Tubla, Capt. Nicholls & Co.
      Mentions: Phillip Taylor.
      Administratrix/Executrix: Mary Thiselwood, wife of James Thiselwood.

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