While we're on the subject.... Does anyone have any proof that Judith, wife of Enoch Abell was actually Judith Booth? I believe she is presumed to be because one of her sons was named John Booth Abell. I think she was actually Judith Evans, daughter of David Evans, Jr. and his wife, Eleanor (who m. second, Thomas Fish). Eleanor was somehow related to the family of John Gibbons and his wife, Martha. 1/21/1735: Admin. accts. of David Evans, SMC. Sureties: Henry Tucker, John Gibbons. Received from: Joseph Stone, James Watts, John Patchall. Payments to: Capt. John Hicks, Philip Clarke, John Thompson, George Plater, Esq. Distribution to: widow, 1/3. Residue to (5 children): Hugh, John, Susanna, Judith, and Grace Evans. Admx: Eleanor Fish, wife of Thomas Fish. Admin. accts. of Thomas Fish, 5/31/1753 by Eleanor Fish, Admx.; sureties were Cuthbert Abell and Nathaniel Hickman; 1/3 to widow; Children: Thomas Fish, of full age; Robert Fish, about 15; William, 15; James, about 12; and Joseph, age 9 (Moxey). David Evans, Jr. was the son of David Evans, Sr. who outlived his son. Will of David Evans, SMC, 7/16/1734-3/31/1735. Grandchildren: Isabella Hebb, David Hebb, and Joseph Hebb, personalty. Daughter: Susanna, wife of Henry Tucker, water mill; dwelling plantation to Susanna and the heirs of her body and of her husband, Henry Tucker, her eldest son Benjamin Tucker excepted. Residue of estate to be divided between grandchildren, the children of Henry and Susanna Tucker and of David Evans and his wife, Eleanor. Exec: Henry Tucker, carpenter. Wit: John Heages, John Rigby, John Patshall. Last year, when I first started thinking about this, I wrote to Pete Himmelheber and asked him if these families lived anywhere near each other. I asked him if Enoch Abell, David Evans, Jr. and Thomas Fish lived in the same area in the 1720's through the 1760's. From: P&L Himmelheber To: Linda Reno Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:49 PM Subject: Re: Wife of Enoch Abell "Well Close." That is the land that Evans and Fish were associated with. Just down the 3NR (Three Notch Road) from Abells Content and Slipe of Enoch Abell and Abells Chance of Cuthbert Abell. See Chronology and Map. There were many references to the new house of Booth Abell which was in Abells Chance between the 3NR and cutoff. Pete & Lillie Himmelheber Thoughts? Linda Reno ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry L. Clark" <jerry876@comcast.net> To: <mdstmary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 2:24 PM Subject: [MDSTMARY] Cuthbert Abell > Dear list, > > > > Cuthbert ABELL who married Mary CLARKE had a son CUTHBERT ABELL > > I need to know when this son Cuthbert ABELL was born and who he married, > because Enoch Abell who married Judith BOOTH also had a son Cuthbert ABELL > > > I have seen web sites that claim a Cuthbert ABELL was born 1 Feb 1759 so > who > does this Cuthbert ABELL belong to? > > Also a Cuthbert ABELL married Mary Milburn SIMMONS, so which Cuthbert > ABELL > is this? > > > Cuthbert Abell--WILL: JJ#1 F357 8/1783 & probated 1/3/1786 St. Marys Co. > To son, Clarke Abell land "Abell's Chance" bought from Edward Abell, lying > above "Degins Folly" from Eglins line to the line of resurrection Manor > and > my part of land "Will's Close" which I bought of Edward Abell & Roger > Clarke. > To son, Philip "Part of Hopewell's Adv." (also adjoins Resurrection Manor) > & The Mill" and land in Resurrection Manor; the mill and the mill land > with > the mill packet and all the utensils belonging to it. > to son, Cuthbert, part "Hopewell's Adv." where I now live and the > remainder > of "Abell's Chance" > To dau. Margaret Abell one shilling > To dau. Mary Hall > To grandchildren: Rebecca Hall & Mathew Abell > To wife, Mary. > witnessed: Mathias Brooden (Breeden?), Hugh & Lydia (nee Stone) Williams. > > > > > Will of Enoch Abell > > Enoch Abell > Signed: November 21, 1783 > Proved: March 6, 1784 > > The Will of In the name of God Amen ~~~ > Enoch Abell I Enoch Abell of the County of Saint Marys State of Maryland, > being > in perfect health and mind & memory thanks be to God for the same, and > Considering that it is appointed once to die, do make this my last will > and > Testament ~~~~ first I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty god, > who > > gave it me, and my body to the Earth to be buried in decent manner at t > discretion of my Executors ~~~ Item I give and bequeath to my son George > Abell, > all the Tract or parcell of Land I bought of Athanasius Ford, Whereon he > now > > Dwells in full part of my Estate ~~ Item I give and bequeath unto my son > John > Booth Abell, one hundred acres of Land lying to the south of two parcels > of > Land > part of Abells Content and Wheatlys Chance Confirmed by boundry in full > part > of > my Estate ~~ Itim I give and bequeath to my two Sons, Cuthbert Abell & > Francis > Abell the remainder of all my lands, I now possess, and all my personal > Estate > to be Equally Divided, According to Quantity and Quallity, between my two > Sons, > Cuthbert Abell, and Francis Abell, and incase that Cuthbert Abell die > without > heirs Lawfully begotten of his own body then his full part of Lands and > Living > to fall to Francis Abell ~~ Item of same) and then incase that Francis > Abell > die > without Heirs Lawfully begotten of his own body then his full part of Land > and > Living to fall to Cuthbert Abell ~~ Item I will and my desire is that my > wife > Judah Abell to have to her own right the House that I now live in during > her > own > Life together with fifty acres of Land adjoyning it ~~ Item I will and my > desire > is, that my two beloved Sons before mentioned, Cuthbert Abell and Francis > Abell > to be my whole and sole Executors of this my last will and Testament, and > no > > other and I revoke disdain, all former wills and Testaments, which I might > have > made allowing this and no other, to be my last will and Testament, In > witness > whereof I have hereto fixed my hand this the Twenty first Day of November, > Anno > Domini 1783 ~~~ > > Enoch Abell (((seal))) > > Signed Sealed and acknowledged > In presence of us ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Bennett Hutchings > Joshua Abell, Philip Abell > > On the 21st Day of March 1784 Came Judah Abell the Widow of Enoch Abell, > late of > Saint Marys County deceased and Quitted her Claim to the several bequests > & > Divises made to her in the will of her said Husband deceased, and Elected > in > > lieu thereof her Dower or third part of the deceased Estate both real a > personal ~~~ > > Before Jeremiah Jordan Regr Wills > > Saint Marys County to wit the 6th Day of March 1784~~~~ > Then came Cuthbert Abell and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty > God, > > that the (???) Instrument of writing is the True and whole will of Enoch > Abell, > Late of Saint Marys County deceaset that hath come to his hands or > possession, > and that he doth not know of any other ~~~ > > Certified per Jeremiah Jordan Regr Wills ~~ > > Saint Mary's County Ss the 6th Day of March 1784 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Then came Bennett Hutchins, Joshua Abell and Philip Abell the three > Subscribing > witnesses, to the aforegoing Last will and Testament of Enoch Abell, Late > of > > Saint Marys County deceased and severally made Oath on the Holy Evangels > of > Almighty God, that they did see, the Testator therein named, Sign and seal > this > will and that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be > his > Last will and Testament that at the time of his sodoing he was to the best > of > their apprehension of sound and Disposing, mind memory and understanding, > and > that they respectively subscribed, their names as witnesses to this will > in > the > presence and at the request of the Testator and in the presence of each > other. > ~~~~~~~ > > Certified by, Jeremiah Jordan Regr Wills > > **************************************************************************** > **** > ******************************* > Transcribed by Judith A. Burger March 8, 2001 from a photocopy of the > original > court record, JJ 1, 257-259, obtained from Norma I. Dawson, Register of > Wills, > St. Mary's County, Maryland. The photocopy was good and the writing > legible > with > the exception of the words in parenthesis. The name of the parcel of land > called > Abells Content is not certain. I made no corrections of any kind. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Linda, I personally have no proof she was a Judith BOOTH, I'm not even sure how others have come to that conclusion, but Likely it came from Mary Donnelley. Out of 27 web sites on Rootsweb world Family tree not one web site knew parents of Judith BOOTH or had any documentation to support her name being Judith BOOTH. Although I have Enoch Abell currently married to Judith BOOTH I'm not sure it's correct, nobody seems to know her parents. I think the idea that Judith was a Booth comes from name of her son John Booth ABELL. John Booth ABELL has a son named John Booth Abell also. Their son Francis Abell marries and names his daughter Judith Booth ABELL. I found several web site that claims Judith BOOTH (ABELL) died 17 MAR 1784 in St Marys, Saint Marys, Maryland, USA Sometimes though Middle names in children are not always last name of mother, it could be last name of a Grandmother. -----Original Message----- From: mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mdstmary-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Linda Reno Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 7:08 AM To: mdstmary@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Cuthbert Abell While we're on the subject.... Does anyone have any proof that Judith, wife of Enoch Abell was actually Judith Booth? I believe she is presumed to be because one of her sons was named John Booth Abell. I think she was actually Judith Evans, daughter of David Evans, Jr. and his wife, Eleanor (who m. second, Thomas Fish). Eleanor was somehow related to the family of John Gibbons and his wife, Martha. 1/21/1735: Admin. accts. of David Evans, SMC. Sureties: Henry Tucker, John Gibbons. Received from: Joseph Stone, James Watts, John Patchall. Payments to: Capt. John Hicks, Philip Clarke, John Thompson, George Plater, Esq. Distribution to: widow, 1/3. Residue to (5 children): Hugh, John, Susanna, Judith, and Grace Evans. Admx: Eleanor Fish, wife of Thomas Fish. Admin. accts. of Thomas Fish, 5/31/1753 by Eleanor Fish, Admx.; sureties were Cuthbert Abell and Nathaniel Hickman; 1/3 to widow; Children: Thomas Fish, of full age; Robert Fish, about 15; William, 15; James, about 12; and Joseph, age 9 (Moxey). David Evans, Jr. was the son of David Evans, Sr. who outlived his son. Will of David Evans, SMC, 7/16/1734-3/31/1735. Grandchildren: Isabella Hebb, David Hebb, and Joseph Hebb, personalty. Daughter: Susanna, wife of Henry Tucker, water mill; dwelling plantation to Susanna and the heirs of her body and of her husband, Henry Tucker, her eldest son Benjamin Tucker excepted. Residue of estate to be divided between grandchildren, the children of Henry and Susanna Tucker and of David Evans and his wife, Eleanor. Exec: Henry Tucker, carpenter. Wit: John Heages, John Rigby, John Patshall. Last year, when I first started thinking about this, I wrote to Pete Himmelheber and asked him if these families lived anywhere near each other. I asked him if Enoch Abell, David Evans, Jr. and Thomas Fish lived in the same area in the 1720's through the 1760's. From: P&L Himmelheber To: Linda Reno Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:49 PM Subject: Re: Wife of Enoch Abell "Well Close." That is the land that Evans and Fish were associated with. Just down the 3NR (Three Notch Road) from Abells Content and Slipe of Enoch Abell and Abells Chance of Cuthbert Abell. See Chronology and Map. There were many references to the new house of Booth Abell which was in Abells Chance between the 3NR and cutoff. Pete & Lillie Himmelheber Thoughts? Linda Reno