Yes, that is the one to whom I referred. I assumed that his daughters were not grand-daughters of this Richard, as Richard didn't call them grand-daughters (in the abstract). His son, the Thomas who married Mary Blanford had at least 2 daughters, Henrietta and Susanna, named in a different line of Richard's will. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gwen Boyer Bjorkman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:12 PM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Thomas Edelen and Comfort Barnes Dyer > Is this the Thomas Edelen who m. Comfort Barnes Dyer ca. 1720? If it is, he > did have step-daughters > that he named in his will. > > Gwen Boyer Bjorkman > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Norma Lundgren > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 10:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Judge Thomas Baker Berry (1806--1880s)? > > > David, one of the grand-daughters to whom Richard Edelen left "Friendship" was > Mary Lancaster. This is the line in his will abstract: > To grand-daus. Elizabeth (no comma) Corry and Mary Lancaster, each of them 200 > A. land, pt. of Lawrel's Branch, pt. of Run At A Venture, and pt. of > Friendship, > lying in Charles Co. on Mattawoman Run. > > To Anne Neal, my grand-dau., and daus. of Thomas Edelen, to be equally divided > between them, and to the hrs. of their body, the remaining pt. of 3 tracts at > Matawoman, and when divided, Ann Neal take her choice. > > (NJL note: As far as I can determine, Thomas Edelen didn't have any > daughters.) > > - > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message