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documents. This site is for those who want to make connections for
themselves and who desire to gone beyond "connecting the dots".
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do not include the exact metes and bounds but do include neighbor’s names
or geographical locations. The wills include the not only the names of the
legatees but what is left them. If slaves are mentioned by name - then those
names are included. If personal thoughts or opinions are given in one’s
will, we also include these in our abstracts.
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Example
of a will abstract from Caroline County
Folio
68
JOHN
ROBERTSON
11/30/1776 03/01/1787
"being
in perfect health . . ."
Bequeaths
to:
1.
Alexander Robertson --brother
-to
have all of testator's two tracts of land "Tullibardin" (?) and
"Paisley"
-to
have all the rest of testator's estate both real and personal after the
decease
of
testator's mother
-named
executor in testator's behalf to finish the administration on the goods
and
chattels of my father Patrick Robertson, late of Queen Anne's County,
deceased,
and named executor of the will
2.
Jane Robertson --mother
-to
have remainder of personal estate for her natural life unless she sees
otherwise.
3.
Margarett --sister
"hath
highly offended me and the rest of her relations by her late marriage and
in
other parts of her conduct in life hath rendered herself unworthy to be
called
or taken notice as a sister, I do therefore declare, acquit and discharge
her
from any person or persons whatever that may or shall be borne of her
body
or any of the offspring of her body whatever from having any right
title
or interest claim & demand whatsoever she or they may in any way pretend
to
have or claim of in or to all or any part of my real or personal
estate."
Witnesses:
Richard Mason
John Baggs
William Harrington
Then
came: Alexander Robertson
Then
came: Thomas Baggs, and swore that he was acquainted with the hand writing
of John
Baggs
who was one of the witnesses.
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