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    1. [HOOKER] one more Maryland Hooker will
    2. Doris Fountain
    3. This one was well hidden, as you can see by the spellings: MD Calendar of Wills: Vol. V, Baltimore, Gen. Pub CO, 1965, orig pub 1917. p 216. John BRADFORD, planter, Prince George CO: 26 mar 1726, 11 May 1726. Test. states that cerain debts are due, chiefly to Mr. JOHn HYDE and sons, mcht, in London, and to the orphans of Mr. James BUTLEr, of MD, dec'd, and empowers exs to sell following tracts for benefit of est; 1A Tannyard" w/dw. near town of Notthingham, Prince George's CO; 3 lots in sd. town w/storehourse, etc; 180 A. "Teh farme" lying bet. Tannyard and storehouse bou. of Wm. AUSTIN & wife, ow in tenure of Robert SAUNDERS & Samll. HEIGHE (Hgh?); 35 A, "Will's Good Will," on Patuxent Ck; 78 a. "Joseph Good Luck" on Mattapany Ck, bouh of mr. Wm. JOSEPH and tract adj; 260 A "Essex Lodge' bou of Wm. COOD (Good?/Curd?) of st. mary's CO, and tracts adj; 125 A. "Dunbar" and 31 A. "Anglice" bou of Robt and John ORME, of Prince George's Co, last 4 tracts being under care of Charels DRURY as overseer; 280 a "Burbidg," Hynson Br, tenure of John CUMBERLANd; 300 A. woodland and 500 A "Substration,' on Hegoe Br, tenure of James HOOK and Nich. HOCKER (Hooker/); 290 A of "Additon to Charley Forrect," nr. hd. of North Br, Patuxent R, surveyed for Michael DEAN; 100 a. "Scotch Ordinary," about 2 mi below first falls of Potomac, bou. of Robert COOK and wife, in tenure of Adam STRAWHAN & John Benedict BENZEN; 300 A, "Batchelors Hall," on NW branch of Easter Br, Prince George's CO, made over by wm. FITZREDMONd, dec'd; 83 A, of 'Generosity," on pt. of which tract the church at the Eastern Br. stands. Also 7 tracts, viz; 2 islands in Potomac R, "Island of Walnut Trees" and "Fair Isle"; 'Concord" and "Progressive,' on main land over against afsd, Islands; "Sinicar," at mouth of Sinicar Ck, and tract at mouth of Long Acre Br; the 7th tract lies back of plantation called "Sugarlands"'; these 7 tracts cont. 4500 A taken up with daniel DULANY, Esq, of Annaplis, test' share 2250 A. Two otehr tracts, NW br. of patuxent R, 2 mi above wm. SHEPPARDS, in Prince George's CO, 100 A "Hygam" and 116 A. "Discovery," bou. of Wm. RENSHAW & his wife, 217 A "Jacob" on lower falls of Potomac, in tenure of Henry CHAMBERLIN & Wm KING; 300 A "Argile COWELL & Lorn," Piney Br, rock CK, bouthof randloph BLAKe, in tenure of Peter HYATT; 780 A of "Charley Forrest," 2 mi above Snowdens Mannour; 4792 A "Bradford's Rest" on br of Rock Ck, cont. 3 plan, now in care of Wm. DEVEROn, overseer, and 2 tenements occupied by wm. WOFFORt, Jr, and Wm. JackCOY (MCCoy?). Wife JOyce, dwll, plan 400 A, "Haddocks Hills" bout of Michael ASHFORd, with 100 A "as Good as any" adj bou. of John DEAKINS during life, and 1/2 pers estate; son John & hrs, cottage, pasturage, etc, nr. village of Thinkinson in CO of Leicester (Lancaster?), Gr. Britain, bq. test. by uncle John SMItH of town of One Leap in sd. CO, also land nr. Town of Stoak Gelding, in Leicester co, now in poss. of father John BRADFORd of sd. town, these parcels known as Wykin Hole, peggs Wykin Hole, Olden Close, Peggs Olden Close to pass to son John at ec of father __-; also 500 a "Seaman's Delight" adj. "Haddocks Hills" and 200 A "Cuckolds Delight" bou. of John DAVIS & Davis Mackdaniel (McDaniel?), now in tenure of sd. Davis; 1200 A. "Sugarlands" on potomack R, and after dec. of wife Joyce "haddocks Hills" and "As Good as Any" and 1/2 pers. est; to sister Mary JONES, 253 A, "Fletchalls' Chance," upper side Rock C, during life; at her dec, to her 2 sons Evand and John JONES and their hrs; Ex: wife Joyce, son John, James CARROLL and bro. Thomas GANT. Wife to see that whatever is due est. of Mrs. James BUTLEr be pd to her ch. out of pers. estate. Thoams GANT to have chg. of ed. of son John during his minority. Test: Notley ROZER, Danl. WATTS, Ed. SPRIGg, John NELSON. Note: James CARROLL & thomas GANTT renounce as exs of above will. Test: Phill. BRISCOE, Stephen CANNOLD, Jr.

    08/23/1999 11:43:04