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Subject: [MDWORCES] WAL(L)STON(E)
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:52:52 -0000


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Author: MarilynRoth58
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Do these records help sort the various families? MD Calendar of Wills:

John WALLSTON, BA, 12 Jan. 1692, 17 Apr. 1693. To ch. John, Arabella, & Thomas, "Preston's Hall" & addition to same, equally at majority. To wf. Margaret, coexx. with Lodowick MARTIN. Wit. Jno. HASELWOOD, Timothy HUNGE, Richd. LEWIS, Geo. GUNNELL.

James CURTIS, Som. Co., 18 Apr. 1720, 20 Mar. 1720/1. Daus. Sarah REVELL, Catherine WALLSTONE, & Esther. Son-in-law Boaz WALLSTONE, ex., to care for son Charles until 18 & dau. Rachel to 16. Overseers Jeoffry LONG & Thos. WILLIAMS, Jr. Wit. Wm. & Ebenezer HANDY, John BENSON.

Thomas WALSTONE, Som. Co., 7 Jan. 1726, 17 Apr. 1727. To dau. Files RILINCE & sons London, Boez, Joy, Wm., & Thomas. Wf. Mary, exx. Wit. Joshua TULL & John TULL, Sr. & Jr.

Joy WALSTON, Som. Co., 2 Apr., 31 July 1762. To son Jesse WALSTON. To bros. Boaz & Wm. WALSTON. To cousins Joy, John, Jesse, Rebeckah, & John WALSTON, Deba ROACH, & Ebey/Eley MacDANIEL. Peter TAYLOR & Wm. HAMMOND said they saw Joy sign his name to the will.
[Cousins sometimes meant nieces and nephews.]

Booz {Boaz} WALSTON, Worcester Co., 18 Mar. 1770, 16 Oct. 1770. To children Deborath ROACH, Ebey McDAILONE, Rebekah HAMMOND, Joy, John, & Jesse WALSTON. Ex. son John. Wit. Randell REVELL, P. TAYLOR, Ezekiel WEST.

MD Calendar of Wills ends with 1777, when each county began keeping wills. Online file ways that William WALLSTONE's will, pr. 1778, named sons Boaz, Charles, & Levin, and mentioned tract "Desert," which the first Thomas WALLSTONE had owned.

Online files: Bathsheba/Bethsheba SMITH m. 178_, Boaz WALSTON (ca. 1757 - 4 Dec. 1823).

Children:

David Smith WALSTON, b. 178_, m. 27 Nov. 1807, Mary "Polly" MOORE
Levin WALSTON, b. ca. 1790, m. 7 Oct. 1812, Sarah "Sally" ADKINS
Martha "Patsy" WALSTON m. Levin HAYMON
Elizabeth Sheila WALSTON (ca. 1800 - 16 Dec. 1856) m. 20 Jan. 1824, Levi COLLINS.

Robt. BARNES' MD Marriages [two capital letters = county] WALSTON:

Wm., 9 Nov. 1672, SO, Ann CATLIN
Joy, 24 Mar. 1757, SO, Betty TAYLOR
Polly, 13 Je. 1797, SO, Wm. EVANS
David, 22 Nov. 1797, WO, Polly MOOR
Sarah, 16 May 1798, SO, James WALLACE
George, 17 Oct. 1798, SO, Leah ADAMS
Charlotte, 3 Apr. 1799, SO, Zebulum PARKS
Sarah, 29 July 1800, SO, _ FITZGERALD
Thomas, 4 Je. 1801, SO, Leah WHITE
Anne, 16 Jan. 1820, TA, Joseph KING.

William WALSTON & Ann CATLIN had at least one son, William, b. 15 Dec. 1673.

Robt. BARNES' Baltimore Co. Families, 1659 - 1759:
John WALLSTON immigrated by 1675, was taxed in Spesutia Hundred in 1692, & died in 1693. Widow Margaret m. Wm. OSBORNE. WALLSTON children

Arabella, b. 2 Je. 1690, m. 27 Apr. 1706, Wm. LOVE; m2. Bennett GARRETT
John WALLSTON (2 Mar. 169[2?] - 7 Dec. 1704)
Sarah, b. 4 Sep. 1694, m. 28 Sep. 1712, Jonathan WARD.
[Oops! Dates make Arabella under sixteen at marriage. If John's will was pr. Apr. 1693, then Sarah must have been b. by Sep. 1693. Also, the will named a son Thomas.]

What do you think?

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