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Contributed by K. Torp

Orphans Court of Prince George Co, Md. Ltrs test on personal estate of Francis Magruder, late of said county, dec'd. -John S Magruder, exc; Louisa Magruder, excx.

[SOURCE: Daily National Intelligencer, Washington, D. C., 3 Jan 1821]

SMITH, JANE, of Prince George's County, Maryland (1713)

Contributed by Michael Hait

In the Name of God Amen. I Jane Smith widdow & Relict of Jno: Smith late of Prince George's County deced being sick & weake in body but through ye Infinite mercy of God of sound & Pfect memory calling to minde ye uncertainty of this Transitory Life & that it is appointed for all men once to dye do make ordain Constitute & appoint this to bemy Last will & Testamt. in manner & forme following that is to say

First & Chieffley I give & bequeath my Immortall Soul into ye hands of Allmighty God my Creator that gave it wth true & harty sorrow for all my Sins committed agt him hoping & trusting that through ye death Resurrection assention & mediation of my Dear redeamer ye Lord Jesus Christ I shall receive pardon & remission of my Sins & at ye Last day be received up into Glory for ye Temporall Estate wch was left me by ye last will & Testamt of my Dear husband deced I give & bequeath in manner & forme following as is hereafter expres't. Imprimis I give & bequeath to my Sons Wm: Thad: & Jno. Prater & to ye two Sons of Jonathan Prater viz Jonathan & Thos: Prater all my [?] devidend of the house hold goods to be equally divided between ye sons of ye Eldest Jonathans pt. between his two sons before mentioned. Item I will that my Son Jonathan Prater have one English woman servt. named Prudence Blyth five years to serve.

Item I will ye Eldest Daughter of Jno: Prater called Elizh: Prater have one negro man called Jack aged 25 yrs. Item I will yt. Pricilla Prater Daughter of Wm. Prater have one negro female child called Pegg & that she continue wth. ye mother till she is one year old. Item I will that my Son Wm. Prather have one Scotch Servt. a Tayler called George Dunbar. Item I will that Thos: Prater have one negro man named Cook. Item I will that ye Eldest Daughter of of my Son Thos: Prater have one negro woman named Pegg. Item I will & bequeath to my Jno: Prater one Irish boy called Thos: Daniell. Item I will my Son Jno: Prater's eldest Daughter Mary have one negro boy named David. Item I will that James Mullikin's Daughter Jane have one negro boy named Jerry. Item I will that ye three sons of James Mullikin viz. Thos: Wm. & Jno: have each of them a heiffer two years old. Item I give & bequeath to my Grand-Children Ann, Martha, Jane, Susannah Children of Jonathan Prater & to Thos: Jno: PhilipEleanor & Rachell Children of Thos: Prather as also to Wm: Prissilla & Margett, Children of Wm: Prather as also to Jno & ye youngest next to Jno: Prather Children of Jno: Prather all ye residue of my estate be it in money goods Cattle horses hoggs or of what nature or kind so ever it be, be it in England or any other part of her majesty's Dominions or on ye seas or wheresoever it be & its further my will that if any of my Grandchildren should be called from this life before they have rece'd their Portions of ye residue of my Estate that his her or their part or parts be equally divided among ye surviving Children of that family or surviver if but one. Item I will that Mr. Thos: Brooke Junr. & Mr. Philip Lee if they will be pleased to favour me so far as see an equall division among ye sd Grandchildren wch. said Children I will be capable to receive their sd. portions all ye following years viz. both males & females at ye age of seventeen but if the females should marry before that ye day of Marriage & I do hereby request & desire my well beloved sons Wm: Thos: & Jno: Prather to be Exrs of this my last will & Testamt. & I do hereby fully & absolutely revoke & make null & void all or any other will Testamt. or Codicill by me formerly made or in my name made or pretended to be made & do make constitute & ordain & publish this to be my last Will & Testamt: wittness my hand & Seal this 27th day July anno Dini. 1710.

Jane [Signum] Smith (Seal)

Signed Sealed & declared to be the last Will & Testamt: of ye above named Jane Smith in prsence of us -

Philip Lee, George Dunbar

Jno [his mark] Bryon

And on ye back was Endorsed

Decembr ye 7th day Anno Dmi. 1713

Then came Geo: Dunbar & Jno: Bryon wittnesses to ye wthin Will & did make oath upon ye holy Evangelist of almighty God that they were prsent at ye time that ye dece'd Jane Smith did Signe Seale & acknowledge ye wthin Will to be her last Will & Testamt. & that att ye same time she was in her Pfect Sences.

Sworne before me

Benja: Berry Dept: Comry.

Prin: Geo: Co:

[SOURCE: Prerogative Court (Wills) Jane Smith will, dated 27 Jul 1710, prob. 7 Dec 1713, Liber 13, pp. 623-625, MSA SM7-17, Microfilm Roll 50-1; Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland.]

YOUNG, NOTLEY, of Prince George County, Maryland (1802)

Abstract submitted by S. Hemp

Will dated 14 March 1798 proved 9 April 1802.
Mentions wife Mary.
Sons Benjamin, Nicholas & Notley (the latter not being in this country)
Daughters Casanave, Ann & Elianor, the last not being 21 years of age.
Grandchildren Elianor and Robert Young Brent.

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