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Subject: [MDSTMARY-L] Thompson, Marryman, Nottingham et al
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 06:21:58 EST

>From Ginger ----
WILL OF ROBERT THOMPSON
In the name of God Amen, I Robert Thompson being of sound and
disposing mind and memory do make this my last will and testament in
form and manner following...
FIRST  I give and bequeath unto my son Charles Thompson all that part
or parcel of land which I purchased of John Baptist Thompson, being
part of a tract of land called Scotland, bounded and running agreable
to the bounds and courses which appears at large in a deed which said
John Baptist Thompson gave me of the same... all the said land, after
the death of my wife Elizabeth, (except what may be included by a
certain marsh hereinafter more partially described) to him and his
heirs and assigns forever...
Also I give and bequeath unto my son Bennet Thompson his heirs and
assigns forever, all the tract of land whereon I now live, which was
conveyed to me by George Thompson and William Thompson, being part of a
tract of land called Rocky Point, and called in their deed of
conveyance the Brothers Lot together with all right title interest or
claim which said deed hath invested me with to any land or lands
whatever the said land to include the whole of a certain marsh or
branch lying on the north side thereof up to the road that leads to
Newtown, and it is my meaning that he my said son Bennet his heirs may
run or fence from the beginning boundary of the land of Scotland,
standing at the side of a branch of a creek called St. Matthias Creek,
along the edge of said marsh or branch sons to include of same entirely
as aforesaid...
Also I give and bequeath unto my son James Thompson the sum of one
hundred pounds current money of Maryland to be raised and levied out of
my personal estate, after the death of my wife Elizabeth....
Also I give and bequeath unto my son Ignatius Thompson the sum of five
shillings current money...
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Susanna Lee the sum of five
shillings current money...
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Lee the sum of five
shillings current money...
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Greenwell the sum of five
shillings current money...
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Eleanor Hall's son William
Nottingham, the sum of ten pounds current money...
I give and bequeath unto my grandson Hugh Hopewell the sum of ten
pounds current money, the same together with the aforesaid bequest of
ten pounds to William Nottingham to be raised and levied out of my
personal estate...
Lastly I give and bequeath unto my aforesaid son Bennet Thompson, whom
I constitute and appoint sole executor of this my last will and
testament, all the remaining part of my estate whatsoever, after the
decease of my wife Elizabeth, and its my will and meaning that she
shall possess and enjoy the whole of my estate both real and personal
during her natural life, in such manner as to make no waste thereof
further than necessary for a suficient support and maintainance, and
after her decease to be distributed as above bequeathed, and so that my
negro man Harry may be at liberty to choose his master at a moderate
and reasonable value...
And I do hereby utterly revoke and annul all other will or wills or
bequests made by me in any former will, acknowledging this and no other
to be my last will and testament...
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth
day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and four...
Signed sealed and acknowledged to be his last will in the presence of
us...
   
        Joseph Mareman
        Thomas Maryman                      Robert Thompson
        Ethelbert Cecil
 
WILL BOOK JJ3 PAGE 137-139 ST. MARY'S CO. PROVED JAN. 13 1807
 Transcribed and contributed by Jessie Hagan,   <A HREF="mailto:"></A>
 
[What is the connection between the Nottingham's, Thompsons and the
Marryman's??? Who is Ethelbert Cecil??--- Ernie ]
 
MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 1
Rouse, Gregory,St. Mary's Co.,27th Oct., 1679;
18th Nov., 1679.
Thomas Evans, and hrs., ex. and sole legatee of estate.
Test: Thos. Nottingham, Jno. Angle. 10. 76.
 
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MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 2
VOLUME II.
 
Tettersell (Totersell), Lawrence,St. Mary's Co.,10th Feb., 1701;
16th Mch., 1701.
To goddaus. Ann Taut and Mary Nottingham, and to Nicholas Gulick, personalty.
Brother-in-law James Tant, ex. and residuary legatee.
Test: Robt. Hammett, Jane Davis, Mary Taut. 11. 185.
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Will of James Pike, SMC, planter, 2/13/1774-3/20/1774.  Son: Henry,
pt. of "Forest of Dean" as pt. of the said land is entailed, Henry Pike shall
dock
the tail to make James Pike right good the division between my two sons Henry
and
James Pike to begin at an old boundary of the Widow Pike.  Wife: Mary Ann, a
negro man Matthew.  After wife's thirds, remainder of estate to Mary Ann
Newton, Elizabeth Pike, and Archibald Pike.  Exec: Wife, Mary Ann.  Wit:
Philip Combs, John Basil Nottingham, James Bolds.
 
I found the following and wondered if May and Mary were the same person.
 
Kentucky - Nelson County
 
Bivens, May married Nottingham, Ignatius on 18 Apr 1805 in Nelson County,
Kentucky
 
In the Cissell Genealogy I found the following :    
  
313-2  Thomas Van Rishwick, Jr., b. by 1759 St. Mary's Co.; m. 27 Jul 1773
New Towne to Mary Nottingham; child
 
What connection might be between Thomas Nottingham and 'payment for the
administrators wife' ?
 
Abraham COMBS is next found in the records of MD in 1680:
 
28 Aug 1680 (? Co? MD, Liber 7A:215, #7290, #12694) Estate Accounts. James
PEAN. Received from Robert COLE, John TANT, Henry SPINKE, John DAVIS, Michael
THOMPSON, Robert BRIGEN, James PATTISON, John WARREN, Sr., Michael REALY,
John ANGELL, William FARTHING, Richard CRAYDON, William ROSWELL, John
WILLIAMS. Mentions Peter HOWARD, Peter MILLS. Payments to Abraham COMBS,
Robert CRAFT, Michael DUQUAS, Randolph HANSON, remainder of payments to
Abraham BEALE (merchant) & John STONE (merchant) David DRIVER, Thomas
SPALDING, Thomas NOTTINGHAM for wages for administrator's wife Mathew
CARTWRIGHT, Thomas SALMON, Nehemiah BLACKISTON, John BAYLEY of Clements bay,
Gerrard SLYE, William ROSWELL, John ADDISON, Robert RIDGLEY for fees for
naturalization of deceased & his wife & daughter. Administratrix: Magdalen
BAYLEY (Widow), wife of John BAYLEY (Abstracts Of the Inventories And
Accounts of the Prerogative Court of Maryland 1679-1686 Libers 6, 7a, 7b, 8,
V. K. Spiller)

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