Dorchester County, Md Will Abstracts 1744-1745

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LIBER 24

folio 154-156   6 Mar 1745 - 2 Jun 1745
ADAMS, William
  Eldest son - Ezekiel ADAMS
  Wife - Mary ADAMS
  Brother - Thomas ADAMS
  Witnesses: Thomas CLIFTON, Jacob GRAY & Anne MAKEMORRY

folio 340-341     2 Nov 1744 - 14 Nov 1745
BRAWHAN, Thomas
  Youngest son - Patrick BRAWHAN
  Witnesses: John STEWART & John BROHON

folio 29-31    28 Jan 1744/45
BRANNOCK, Thomas
  Son - Edmond BRANNOCK
          Son - Edward BRANNOCK
  G/Son - Thomas BRANNOCK
  Son - Philemon BRANNOCK
  Son - Henry BRANNOCK
  Son - William BRANNOCK
  Dau, Margaret, wife of Curtis EVANS
  Dau - Mary, wife of John MEEKINS
  Wife - Frances BRANNOCK
  Son - John BRANNOCK
  Witnesses: Thomas WOOLFORD, William KENNERLY & Thomas MACE

folio 161-162     30 Jan 1741/2 - 24 Jul 1745
CREEK, John
  Son - John CREEK
  Dau - Anne CREEK
  Dau - Sarah CREEK
  Dau - Rebecca HUST
  Wife - Sarah CREEK
  Witnesses: William LANGRALL, Mary DICKS, Anna LANGRELL

folio 341-343     22 May 1745 - 19 Nov 1745
ECCLESTON, Thomas
  Son - Hugh ECCLESTON
  Son - Thomas ECCLESTON
  Son - John ECCLESTON
  Son - Joseph ECCLESTON
  Son - Charles ECCLESTON
  Son - William ECCLESTON
  Son - James ECCLESTON
  Brother - John ECCLESTON
  Dau - Elizabeth ECCLESTON
  Dau - Sarah ECCLESTON
  To - John ORRELL
  To - John TOLLET & wife, Mary
  Wife - Eleanor ECCLESTON
  Witnesses: Samuel LECOMPTE, J ECCLESTON, Rachel STEVENS & Margaret
             NOELE

folio 351      10 Dec 1745 - 19 Feb 1745
EDMONDSON, J William
  Son - Henry EDMONDSON
  Son - Kensey EDMONDSON
  Son - William EDMONDSON
  Dau - Sarah RAISON
  Dau - Elizabeth EDMONDSON
  Dau - Priscilla EDMONDSON
  Dau - Amone EDMONDSON
  Wife - Elizabeth EDMONDSON
  To - Mary ALFORD    
         Son - William ALFORD
  Witnesses: John EDMONDSON, William EDMONDSON, Thomas EDGELL
             James JEFFERSON, Richard JEFFERSON

folio 147-148   10 Jan 1744/5 - 22 April 1745
HAYWARD, Thomas
  Wife - Margaret HAYWARD


folio 160-161
MACDANIEL, William, dec 12 Apr 1745
  Dau - Eleanor MCDANIEL
  Dau - Elizabeth MCDANIEL

folio 346-347       27 Nov 1742 - 17 Dec 1745
MACKENZIE, Roger
  Son - John MACKENZIE
  Dau - Sarah MACKENZIE
  Sister - Sarah DUDLEY
  Wife - Ann MACKENZIE
  Mentions that James FOOKS & his wife Elizabeth to take daughter
    Sarah
  Witnesses: John HODSON, Rosanna HODSON & Isaac CHARLES

folio 348         20 Apr 1744 - 24 Jan 1745
MANNING, Margaret
  Sister - Maria ROGERS
  To - Sarah GUNBY
  To - Mary GUNBY
  To - Arthur PHIPPS
  To - James BRIGHT
  To - John PHIPPS
  Witnesses: William ROWLAND, James PALMER & George LEIGH

folio 153-154
MURPHY, Daniel       8 Apr 1745 - 2 Jun 1745
  Sister - Ellen MURPHY
  Father in law - Samuel COBAN
  Witnesses: Zachariah NICHOLS & John NICHOLS

folio 158-159   8 Jan 1744/5 - 14 Jun 1745
PATTISON, Leegar of James Island
  Dau - Elizabeth PATTISON
  Dau - Penelope PATTISON
  Dau - Mary PATTISON
  Wife - Mary PATTISON
  Father in law - John PATTISON
  Witnesses: Peter BELL, William ABBOTT & Matthew BIBBY

folio 343-344         20 Sept 1745 - 19 Nov 1745
PERRY, Hugh
  G/Dau - Elizabeth JOHNSTON
  Son - Richard PERRY
  Son in law - Henry (?) JOHNSTON
  Witnesses: Richard WEBSTER, Thomas RUMBALL & William RUMBALL


folio 162-163    24 Jun 1745 - 2 Aug 1745
ROYALL, Thomas
  Son - Thomas ROYALL
  Son - Elijah ROYALL
  Son - Samuel ROYALL
  Wife - Mary ROYALL
  Witnesses: James BROWN, Thomas BROWN & Phillip DELL

folio 356        11 Dec 1744 - 20 Feb 1745
STANDFORD, John
  Bro - Charles STANDFORD
  Bro - Thomas STANDFORD

folio 354        15 Dec 1744 - 20 Feb 1745
STANFORD, Charles
  Son - Thomas STANFORD
  Son - Levin STANFORD
  Wife - Rosanna STANFORD
  Dau - Betty STANFORD
  Dau - Sarah STANFORD
  G/Son - John LYDENAND
  G/Dau - Mary LYDENARD
  Witnesses: J ECCLESTON, Edward COFFEY, Andrew ARNETT, John ARNETT

folio 148-151     13 Dec 1744 - 4 May 1745
STEPHENS, William
  Son - Edward STEPHENS
  Dau - Betty STEPHENS
  Dau - Nancy STEPHENS
  Brother - Edward STEPHENS, dec
  Witnesses: John TRIPPE, James HOOPER, Benjamin WHEELAND & Henry
              HOOPER

folio 350        24 Jan 1745 - 17 Feb 1745
VAULX, James
  G/Son - Joshua VAULX
  Son - Ebenezer VAULX
  Son - John VAULX
  Dau - Margaret VAULX
  Dau - Easter VAULX
  Witnesses: Peter TAYLOR, Peter TAYLOR, Jr, William SMITH, Jr
             Lemuel GOODMAN

folio 349        18 Jan 1745 - 17 Feb 1745
VAULX, James, Jr
  Dau - Peggy VAULX
  Son - Josiah VAULX
  Son - James VAULX
  Wife - Catherine VAULX
  Witnesses: William SMITH, Harmon JOHNSON & Edward RUMBLEY

folio 345 - 346      No date - 13 Dec 1745
WILLEY, Francis
  Son - John WILLEY
  G/Son - John WILLEY
  Son - Robert WILLEY
  Son - Ezekias WILLEY
  Son - Edward WILLEY
  Son - Ezekiel WILLEY
  Son - Francis WILLEY
  G/Son - Absolum WILLEY
  Dau - Elizabeth INSLEY
  Dau - Alice WILLEY
  Wife - Diana WILLEY
  Witnesses: Job SLACUM & Philip WINGATE
  



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