Anne Arundel County
Wills and Probate Documents
| Anderson, Susannah (wd of William) |
will 08 Sep 1758 | probate 30 Dec 1766 |
| son | John Phelps | |
| sons | James, William & Absolom Anderson | |
| daughters | Mary Stewart & Jane Waters | |
| witnesses | Jeremiah Mullikin, William Nichols & Joshua Clarke | |
| Other | Susannah was 1st married to John Phelps d in 1724 | source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| Barnes, Peter | will 05 Oct 1747 | probate 19 Feb 1759 |
| wife | Rachel | |
| son | Charles | "Boiling Springs" 105a |
| son | Peter | "Fine Soil Forest" 95a |
| son | James | "Brother's Friendship" 250a |
| son | Nicholas | "Eve's Dowry" |
| daughters | Hammutal, Patience & Vachel | "Ovenwood Thicket" |
| source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| Evans, Lewis | will 10 Dec 1690 | probate 11 Mar 1690/1 |
| of Herring Creek, Anne Arundel Co, MD | ||
| wife | Lues (executor) | |
| daughters | Elizabeth, Sarah, Katharine, Ann | (all under 16) |
| land | plantation | 1/2 to Elizabeth & Sarah |
| land | Jerico 100a | to Katharine |
| witnesses | Thomas Tench, Jonathon Chappell, Edmond Evans | Jonathon Chappell, Edmond Evans |
| source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| Faudry, Moses | will 31 Aug 1728 | probated 22 Apr 1729 |
| Herring creek, St James Parish, Anne Arundel Co, MD | ||
| wife | Elizabeth (executor) | inherits entire estate |
| witnesses | John Elliot Brown, William Vernon | source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| Gongo, Faith (wd/o Anthony) |
will 23 Feb 1693 | probated 13 Mar 1694 |
| daughter | Lois Vernon w/o Christopher | |
| daughter | Mary Trevett w/o Robert | part of 150a "Kithenton" |
| daughters | Ann & Faith (both executors) | 50a each of "Kithenton" |
| overseers | Samuel Chew & Samuel Griffith | |
| witnesses | Thomas Hughs & Abraham Symons | source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| Griffith, Samuel | probated 03 Sep 1717 | |
| wife | Elizabeth (executor) (see will Calvert Co, MD) | |
| son | Samuel Jr | |
| daughter | Martha Evans & her child Elizabeth | |
| daughters | Elizabeth Miles, Sarah Duvall, Rebecca Moberly | |
| daughter | Mary Bowers & her child Mary | |
| daughter | Rachel Giles & her child Rachel | |
| Other information | 21 Nov 1717 John Giles entered that Samuel was not of sound mind to write will & his wife order it as such | finally administered on 17 Dec 1718 per wife |
| source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| Griffith, Samuel | will 02 Oct 1741 | probate 02 Nov 1741 |
| son | Lewis, John & Benjamin | land he inherited from his grandfather, Clarke Skinner |
| daughters | Ann, Rebecca & Bathsheba | |
| unknown | Richard Steele | |
| witnesses | Henry Austin, Nathan Smith & Elizabeth Brown | source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| Griffith, Samuel | will 14 Mar 1744 | probate 24 Jun 1745 |
| wife | Mary (executor) | |
| son | Luke | "Refuse" "Abel's Forest" & "Williamson's Hope" |
| son | Samuel | land in Anne Arundel Co & Calvert Co, MD |
| daughters | Mary, Elizabeth & Sarah | source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| Gross, John | will 04 Dec 1675 | probate 18 Apr 1676 |
| brothers | Roger & William (minor) | |
| sisters | Eliza Snowden w/oRichard & Frances (minor) | |
| other | land on Wye & Mills rivers | |
| John Watkins--executor | source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| Guishard, Samuel | will 12 Oct 1733 | probate 22 Oct 1733 |
| wife | Ann (executor) | |
| son | Anthony | his plantation (if he died without heirs goes to Sam's son Mark) |
| son | Mark | have "Quicksale" |
| daughter | Hannah | 22a in Baltimore Co, MD (if she has no heirs, to go to Mark & Anthony) |
| witnesses | William Worrell, Martin Fisher & William Simmons |
| Tepedo, Mary (wd/o Peter) |
will 17 Apr 1744 | probate 18 Jun 1748 |
| son | Joseph (executor) | 50a near Herring Creek "Knighton's Choice" |
| grandson | Joseph Mumford | |
| witnesses | James Trott, Thomas Borer & John Gardner | |
| other | she was the d/o Anthony & Faith Gongo & 1st married to Robert Trevitt | source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| Thornbury, Catherine (w/o William) | will 24 Dec 176 | probated 23 Nov 1768 |
| grandson | John Scrivener s/o Wm | have "Kequotan's Choice" |
| grandchildren | William, Elizabeth, Catherine & Ann Carr | |
| grandchildren | Susanna Weems & John Scrivener s/o Elisha | |
| executor | John Scrivener & William Carr | |
| witnesses | William Child, William & Thomas Parrett | source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| Thornbury, William | will 22 Dec 1746 | probate 06 Jul 1750 |
| Anne Arundel Co, MD | ||
| wife | Catharine | |
| cousin | William Vernon | if he dies without heirs, his part goes to D/L Lewsey Car's children |
| son in laws | William Scrivener & John Car | |
| daughter in law | Elizabeth Scrivener | 2 slaves |
| daughter in law | Levies Car | slaves Jenny & Moll |
| William Car s/o John & Lewsey | slave Pris | |
| Elizabeth Car d/o John & Lewsey | slave Janney | |
| witnesses | Ephraim Gover & James Pickering | source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
| White, James | 29 Dec 1672 | probate 21 Jul 1673 |
| Anne Arundel Co, MD | ||
| wife | Susanna (executor) | |
| son | James | he is under 18 |
| daughters | Margaret, Eliza | |
| land | 300a "Eglinton" | |
| Witnesses | John Stansby, Samuel Lane & Robert Lockwood | source: from research of Lynn Headley, transcribed by Jeana Gallagher |
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