My apologies for the strange symbols in this posting. The original also had odd symbols in it, so there's not much I can do about it. The James Bowles that you're looking for is about two-thirds of the way down in the document. Linne ========================================================================= Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:32:16 EDT From: <CCarson543@aol.com> To: HICKS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: HICKS/HIX - Maryland Calendar of Wills Maryland Calendar of Wills MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 2 VOLUME II. Benger, Robert,Balto. Co.,6th Aug., 1699; 9th Nov., 1699. To wife Deborah, extx., and hrs., entire estate, real and personal, including 100 A., ⤦Hopewell,â¤ù on n. side Patuxent R., formerly taken up by Geo. HICKS; 100 A., ⤦Salisburyâ¤ù; 70 A., ⤦Witherington,â¤ù at hd. of Back R.; 108 A., ⤦Benger Privilege,â¤ù on Saltpetre Ck.; 80 A., ⤦Shadwell Range,â¤ù on Philips Island, and 100 A., ⤦Smith's Beginning,â¤ù on Gunpowder R. Test: Henry Wriothesley, Nath'l Hillen, Jas. Methvin, Jno. Armstrong. 6. 314.   Hutchins, Charles, Col.,Dorchester Co.29th June, 1699; 23rd Oct., 1700. Wife Ann, extx. and sole legatee of estate, real and personal, during life. To grandchild John Rider, entire estate, real and personal, at death of wife afsd. In event of his death without hrs., the following bequests are made:â¤" To Maj. Thomas HICKS, Sarah his wife, and Stephen Tully, personalty. To Ann, dau. of sd. Thomas HICKS, and hrs., 500 A., ⤦Apinforis.â¤ù To Thomas Thacker and hrs., 100 A., ⤦Fulham.â¤ù Exs.: Wife Ann and grandson John Rider afsd. Overseers: Maj. Thos. HICKS, Col. Thomas Evans; the former to be guardian for the infant ex. Test: Stephen Tully, Robt. Jones, Robt. Bowditch. 11. 127. MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 3 VOLUME III. Merrideth, John,Dorchester Co.,21st Sept., 1702; 16th Aug., 1703. To godson John Griple and to William, son of Robt. HICKS, personalty. To granddau. Jane Turner at 16 yrs. of age and hrs., 25 A. (unnamed) where her father Edward Turner lives. To son William and hrs., 50 A., ⤦Tweksbury.â¤ù To dau. Sarah, wife of Edward Turner, and male hrs., ⤦Sarah's Lott.â¤ù To wife Sarah, extx., residue of estate, real and personal, during widowhood. In event of her marriage or death all real estate to pass to son William, and personalty to be equally divided among child. of son William afsd. and child. of dau. Sarah Turner. Test: Wm. Hedge, Rachel Woodland, Robt. HICKS, Wm. Dodson. 11. 346.   HICKS, William,Balto. Co.,11th Nov., 1710; 30th Dec., 1710. To 4 sons, William, James, Nehemiah and Henry, all land equally. Son James to have part next Preston's Creek. None of them to live on plantation without consent of wife. Extx.: Wife Jane. Test: Jer. Dow, Jno. Smart. 13. 177.   Covington, Nehemiah,Somerset Co.,14th Feb., 1710-11; 5th Aug., 1713. To wife Rebecca, dwelling plantation, 450 A. in 2 tracts, ⤦Covington's Vineyardâ¤ù and ⤦Covington's Comfortâ¤ù during life; also, residue of personalty, which, at her decease, is to be divided among son Levin, dau. Sarah Lloyd, daus. Eliza: Wails and dau. Eliza: Covington. Should differences arise in division of estate, it to be settled by brother Levin Denwood, brother Thos. HICKS, cous. Geo. Gale and Samuel Worthington. To son Levin and hrs., plantation at decease of wife, also 512 A., ⤦Covington's Chanceâ¤ù in Dorchester Co. To dau. Eliza: Wailes and hrs., 420 A., ⤦Collins Adventure.â¤ù To dau. Priscilla (Covington) and hrs., 500 A., ⤦Collins Adventure.â¤ù Should either dau. afsd. die without issue, survivor to inherit deceased's portion. 200 A., ⤦Snow Hill,â¤ù to be sold and proceeds to be given to Maj.-Gen. Edward Lloyd, for benefit of his son, testator's grandson, Philemon Lloyd, Jr. Test: Thos. Dashiell, Timothy Mehawn, Michael Geo. Donwes. 13. 549. By codicil, testator's lands devised to son Levin and daus. Eliza: and Priscilla are given them in fee simple.   MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 4 Pryer, Phillip,Kent Co.,18th Sept., 1716; 20th Mar., 1716-17. To son Phillip, dwelling plantation and 100 A., being ˆ of ⤦Hens Roost.â¤ù To son Jacob, the plantation where John Pryer now lives and the remaining part of the land. Exs.: wife â¤"â¤", and Roger HICKS. Personal estate to be equally divided between three children, viz.: Sarah, Phillip, Jacob and unborn child. Test: John Linkhorn, Geo. Sanders, Phil. Holendger. 14. 349.   MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 5 Hooper, Henry, Sr.,Dorchester Co.,27th Mar., 1720; 30th Aug., 1720. To eldest son Henry and hrs., 250 A. ⤦Hooper's Chance,â¤ù on s. side Chickennocomoco R.; 181 A. ⤦Hooper's Fortune,â¤ù adj. former tract, and 350 A. ⤦Hooper's Lottâ¤ù; also 500 A. on e. side of Preston Ck., Patuxent R., being tract where testator's father Henry Hooper lived; and personalty. To sons Thomas and John, 800 A. ⤦Hooper's Forrestâ¤ù (formerly ⤦Martin's Hundredâ¤ù and ⤦Addition to Martin's Hundredâ¤ù), on Nanticoke R., div. to be made by son-in-law Mathew Traverse and son Henry; shd. either son die without issue, survivor to inherit portion of dec'd; shd. both die without issue, to son James and hrs. Also lower pt. of ⤦Hooper's Island,â¤ù equally; shd. both sd. sons die without issue, their share of ⤦Hooper's Islandâ¤ù to pass to son Roger and hrs. To son Roger and hrs., pt. of ⤦Hooper's Islandâ¤ù; shd. he die without issue, his portion to pass in succession to sons Henry, Thomas and John. Also one lot in town of Plimoth on n. side Fishing Ck. To son James and hrs., 300 A. ⤦Parpeighamâ¤ù on w. side Transquakin, and 100 A. ⤦Crowes Nest,â¤ù he dying without issue, sd. lands to pass in succession to sons John and Thomas. To Henry Hooper and hrs. (son of Richd. Hooper, dec'd), residue of land at head of World's Eud Ck., where sd. Richd. Hooper lived; and 1s. in full for his and his father's part of personal estate. To daus. Mary Ennalls, Eliza. Traverce, Ann Broom, Mary HICKS, Rosannah Hodson and Sarah Hayward, 1s. each. To daus. Rebecca and Priscilla, personalty and 20s. each. To grandson Henry, son of son Henry, personalty. To wife Mary, extx., and hrs., ˆ of tract taken up with Mathew Travorce, on e. side of World's End Ck.; use of dwelling plantstion â¤"â¤" and lot in town of Plimoth, during life; personalty and 2/5 of personal estate, absolutely, remaining 3/5s to 4 sons, viz. Thomas, Roger, James and John as they arrive at age of 18. Overseers: Col. Roger Woollford and Maj. Henry Ennalls. Test: John Hodson, Jr., Mathew Travers, Mary Harris, Daniel Liddall (Lydall). 16, 159.  HICKS, Thomas,Dorchester Co.,24th July, 1720; 6th Aug., 1722. To son Levin and hrs., dwell. plan. 453 A. ⤦Hicks Lott.â¤ù To son Thomas and hrs., ⤦Hicks Field,â¤ù where he now lives. To son-in-law John RIDER and hrs., 450 A. of ⤦The Reserve,â¤ù n. side Chickacone R., bou. of Fran. Anderton, and 150 A. adjacent thereto. To grand-dau. Ann (eldest dau. of son Levin) and hrs., ⤦The Forrestâ¤ù and ⤦The Addition to Bartholemew's Close.â¤ù Personalty. To 2 sons afsd., residue of lands and personalty now in their possession. To dau. Ann RYDER, grandson. John EIDER, grand-daus. Sarah RIDER and Sarah (dau. of son Thomas), personalty. To wife Sarah, extx., residue of personal estate and use of dwell. plan. during life. Test: Maj. Henry Ennalls, John Leme, Mary Leme, Phill. Feddeman. 17, 310.   Denwood, Levin,Somerset Co.,21st April, 1725; 9th May, 1726. To dau. Betty Gale and hrs., 1100 A. dwelling plantation ⤦Hack Land,â¤ù on Manny Ck.; ⤦Stony Ridgeâ¤ù adj., and all other lands adjacent to either of sd. tracts; and ˆ of lands on or near The Upper Straights, Dorchester Co. To grandsons Thomas and George and their hrs., other ˆ lands on or nr. The Upper Straights. To sisters Sarah HICKS and Rebecca Covington, 1 guinea each. To dau. Betty Gale and Elizabeth Waters, £15 to be disposed of among Friends; also 1 A. bet. Wiccocomico and Mauny, where the Quaker Meeting House stands, with the Meeting House to be kept for that purpose. To Martha and Mary and their hrs., 2 daus. of cousin Levin Woolford, 2 tracts bet. Rock Ck. and the Devils Island (bou. with late bro.-in-law Woolford). To Thomas Hill and hrs., tract in The Forrest bou. of testator by James Hill, late of afsd. Co., and not conveyed to him in his life time. To grandsons Thomas and George Denwood and their hrs., plan. on Manocan where son Arthur lived, with all other lands adj. and share of Forest land not before disposed of. To daus. Betty Gale and Mary Hill each and their hrs., 1/3 of residue of estate. To grandchildren Thomas, George, Betty and Mary Denwood, Esther King and Priscilla Gillis and great-grandchild Levin Denwood (if he shall live to age of 18) and their hrs., £100, and 1/3 residue of estate equally. Exs.: Dau. Betty Gale and grandson Levin Gale. Test: Richard Waters, John Bacon, Mark Noble, Abigail Waters. 18, 507.   MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 6 Wilkinson, William, merchant,Charles Co.,4th Nov., 1725; 29th Aug., 1726. To dau. Sophia Wilkinson (alias Sophia HICKS), 86 A. bou. of Phillip Willocy; 86 A. adj., bou. of Hugh Williams; both ad. tracts in Prince George's Co.; and personalty, including ˆ revenue from mill. To grandson William, personalty, including ˆ revenue from mill, and debts due testator in London. To grandson Francis and granddau. Susanna, personalty. To dau. Sophia and 3 grandchild. afsd., 600 A. ⤦The Enclosure,â¤ù Patuxent, bou. of John Craycroft. Shd. there be any dispute, to get the money (£140) of the widow Craycroft, Prince George's Co. To Thomas Grant, gentleman, Prince George's Co., personalty; joint ex. with dau. Sophia. Test: Bigger Head, John Burch (Birch), John Thomas. Codicil: 17th Aug., 1726. A legacy to grandson William revoked. Test: Jona. Davies, Bigger Head, Charles Craycroft. 19, 16.   WOOLLFORD, Roger,Dorchester Co.,7th Oct., 1730; 8th Dec., 1730. To son John and hrs., pt. of ⤦Woollfords,â¤ù cont. 900 A. on n. side Monokin R., Somerset Co.; 200 A. ⤦Happy Addition,â¤ù adj. afsd. tract; 300 A. ⤦Chanceâ¤ù (except 30 A. thereof sold to John Jones); 50 A. ⤦Adventure,â¤ù at Dam Quarter; and personalty. To dau. Roseannah and hrs., 75 A. ⤦Charles Delight,â¤ù lying in Blackwater; and personalty. To dau. Sarah (now wife of John Jones), pt. of ⤦John's Desire,â¤ù pt. of ⤦Garies Choice,â¤ù ⤦Persimon Point,â¤ù ⤦Persimon Point Addition,â¤ù pt. of ⤦Middleland,â¤ù pt. of ⤦Woollford's Foresightâ¤ù during life; at her decease to pass to her male hrs., in default of such sd. lands to revert to hrs. of testator. To dau. Mary (wife of John Pitts) and dau. Elizabeth (wife of Thomas HICKS), 20s. each. To grandchild. Mary and Roger Pitts, personalty. To son Thomas and hrs., residue of ⤦Woollford's Foresightâ¤ù and land on the White Marsh to include James Island. To wife Elizabeth, dwell. plan. â¤"â¤", with following tracts belonging thereto: ⤦John's Point,â¤ù ⤦Addition to John's Point,â¤ù ⤦Woollford's Meadows,â¤ù ⤦Woollford's Outlet,â¤ù ⤦Woollford's Pastureâ¤ù during life; after her decease to Roger and hrs. (son of son Thomas, who is to have right to live thereon); and certain personalty during widowhood; shd. she marry, to have right to dispose of 1/3 thereof; also tract called ⤦Sandwichâ¤ù during life. To sons Thomas and John and their male hrs., 500 A. ⤦Thompson Islands,â¤ù bou. of James Bowles. Testator directs that 200 A. ⤦Woollford's Inheritanceâ¤ù and 100 A. ⤦Heart's Content,â¤ù bou. of John Tucker, be sold for benefit of estate. Exs.: Wife and Thomas and John Woollford. Test: John Day, Hugh Procter, William Keys. 20, 119.   Lemee, John,Dorchester Co.,31st Oct., 1732; 18th Apr., 1733. To wife Elizabeth, grandson James and grand-daus. Eliza and Sarah, personalty. Residue of personal estate and dwelling plantation divided bet. wife Eliza. and grandson James by Francis ALLEN and Thomas HICKS, after decease of wife grandson James and hrs. to have entire plantation during the term granted by his Lordships agent Col. Matthew Tilghman WARD. Thomas HICKS to have care of grandson James and his estate until able to act for himself. Exs.: wife and grandson James. Test: Capt. Thomas HICKS, Leonard Jones, Sr., James Jones. 20. 640.   HICKS, Liven,Dorchester Co.,25th Feb., 1731; 16th March, 1731. To eldest son Liven and hrs., pt. of dwell. plan. ⤦Hinchman's Neck,â¤ù adj. land of John Rider. To son Henry and hrs., residue of sd. tract and ⤦Crucked Ridge.â¤ù To son John and hrs., lands on Chickacone R. To youngest son Denwood and hrs., tract by Chiconocomoco upper bridge and tract at Marsh a Hope. To dau. Anne TRAVERS, 20s. To wife â¤"â¤" and 6 child., viz. Liven, John, Henry, Denwood, Mary and Sarah, personal estate equally. Exs.: Wife â¤"â¤" and son Liven. Test: John RIDER, William MURRAY, John Brown SLOAN. 20, 331. MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 7 Tackett, Thomas,Dorchester Co.,22nd Apr., 1734; 1st June, 1734. To John Carrer and hrs., 50 A. ⤦Tackett's Luck,â¤ù where he now lives. To Margaret Hambleton, dwelling plantation, including 2 tracts, ⤦Fisher's Titleâ¤ù and ⤦Trump,â¤ù until her son Roger shall come to age of 21 yrs., and then unto the sd. Roger and his hrs., reserving unto sd. Margaret 1/3 of plantation tracts during life. To Mrs. Elizabeth HICKS, personalty. Residue of estate to be divided between afsd. Margaret and Roger Hambleton. Exs.: Margaret Hambleton and Capt. Thomas HICKS. Test: Thomas Airey, Mary Pitt, Benjamin Ball. 21, 123.   MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 8 Hitchcox (Hitchcok), William, planter,Baltimore, Co.,12th Dec., 1729; 31st Jan., 1738. To son William and hrs., ˆ of ⤦Bednall Green.â¤ù To son John and hrs., ˆ of ⤦Timber Hall,â¤ù the other half having been given to dau. Phillis. To dau. Manry and hrs., 50 A., being other half of ⤦Bednall Green.â¤ù To son Asahel and hrs., 100 A. of ⤦Richardson's Reserve.â¤ù To 4 youngest daus., Elizabeth, Ann, Emelia and Jemima, residue of lands. To sons William, John, and daus. Mary and Phillis HICKS, personalty. To wife Ann, extx., and her five child., residue of personal estate. Test: Archilbald Rollo, William Bond, Robert Love, William Cawthren. 22. 27.   Rider, John,Dorchester Co.,15th Feb., 1739-40; 9th Apr., 1740. To dau. Dorothy and hrs., 725 A. ⤦Riders Forest.â¤ù To dau. Sarah and hrs., 332 A. ⤦Discoveryâ¤ù and 50 A. ⤦Hope.â¤ù To William Hously and hrs., ⤦Scotch Folly.â¤ù To Denwood HICKS and hrs., 1/3 ⤦Three Brothers.â¤ù To Capt. Thomas HICKS and hrs., 1/3 ⤦Three Brothers.â¤ù To wife Mary to have either her dower or 1/3 of estate but not both. The 1/3 real estate to consist of life interest in 400 A. on Wappermando Cr. To Mary Housley, personalty. To son Charles, ex., residue of real estate and ˆ personal estate. To daus. Ann, Sarah and Dorothy, residue of personal estate. Testator desires that Dorothy be under care of Ann and Sarah until she reach 16 yrs. Overseers: Col. Levin Gale, Capt. Adam Muire. Test: Thomas HICKS, Adam Muire, Dr. James Ennalls. 22. 157.   Broadway, Sarah, widow,Talbot Co.,15th March, 1743; 11th May, 1744. To son Samuel, ex., personalty. He to pay to his brothers Robert and Ambrose amounts provided for in the will of his father Samuel, deceased. To sons Ambrose and Robert, £20 at 21 yrs. To daus. Mary HICKS and Ann, £15. To grandson Samuel Register, at 21 yrs., personalty. Test: Anthony Booth, Thomas Matthews, Thomas Frampton. 23. 499.   MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 1 HIX, Richard, Patuxent R.,Calvert Co.,1st Apr., 1660; 8th Jan., 1660. To John Sinklear and wife Jane, personalty. Dau. Mary HIX, execx. and residuary legatee. Overseers: Capt. Leonard Chamberlaine of Kent Co., and Attorney Giles Sadleir. Test: Francis Carpenter, Wm. Sampell. 1. 119.   Broadrib, John,Talbot Co.,13th Sept., 1680; 5th Nov., 1680. To John HIX, personalty. To wife Sibella, execx., and hrs., residue of estate, real and personal. Test: Cornelius Comegys, Hugh Johnson, Jno. Addison, 2. 133.  Description: As stated in the subtitle, this database contains wills of Maryland residents from 1635-1685, yet there are many wills to be found even into the eighteenth century. Most entries will list name of testator (in bold); those persons bearing relationship to the testator, if stated in the will, are in bold type also. All others are in Roman Type. The county of testator follows the name in the same line if it is given in the will itself, and if none appears in the abstract the inference must be drawn that it is lacking in the will. The dates of drawing and of the probate of each are placed one above the other; that of probate under that of drawing. If either date does not appear in the Calendar a line of dashes is placed in the respective place to indicate the fact that it is lacking in the will as recorded, and if, as is the case in a few instances, neither date of drawing nor that of probate appears in the will, a double line of dashes is substituted. The numbers at the foot of each abstract give the number of the book and the page from which it has been taken. Almost all the abstracts in the Calendar have been taken directly from the wills, as recorded in the will-books among the proceedings of the Prerogative Court of the Province. Search this database if your ancestors were among the many who settled in Maryland. Source Information: Cotton, Jane Baldwin., Maryland Calendar of Wills, - Vol. I-VIII (8). Baltimore, MD: 1904. ______________________________ ------------------------------