Thomas SPALDING who married Catherine COOPER does not tell who his daughter Susanna Spalding married only that she married an ABELL. But the Edward Abell I posted his children's birth's say that they were children of Edward Abell and Susanna ? Spalding, Thomas, Court House, St. Mary's Co. 2 Jan, 1768 14 Mar, 1769 To wife Catherine Spalding, 1/3 of personal estate. To daus. Jane Power, Mary Ann Spalding and Ann Mahoney, 2 s. sterl. To dau. Susanna Abell, 10 lbs. To grandson Thomas McGill, a horse and etc., he to have 1 year schooling, which son Thomas is to pay for out of his pt. To son Elexius Spalding, tract, plantation and improvements whereon he now lives, called "Spalding's Adventure"; at his decease, to his son Richard. The meaning hereof is that if son Elexius Spalding, pay 20 lbs. currency to my ex., and make over his right of "Crackbburns Purchase", to son Thomas Spalding, which if he refuse to do, then sd. plantation and inprovements called "Spaldings Adventure" to become right of son Thomas. To son Thomas, my Mannor Lease, called "St. Thomas's Hope", "Improvements", and "Benham's March"; pt. of "The Exchange"; pt. of "Rich Neck" and "Crackburns Purchase"; but in case he die without hrs., give sd. lands to 4 grandsons: Enoch Elias Spalding, son of Elexius Spalding, Richard, Augustus, and Henry Spalding, sons of Henry Spalding, all lands which was bequeathed to son Thomas. To daus.: Mary, Catherine, and Ann Penny, rent of "Crackburns Purchase," until they marry. They to receive the rents, and when they do marry, their pt. to become right of son Thomas. To daughter Ann Penny Spalding, one slave. Request that money due me from Joshua Millard be paid on debts, and balance, if any to son Thomas. To granddau. Alusia Mahoney, some cattle at age 16. Exs: Wife and son Thomas. Wit: Mary McFur (?) Smith, Ann Whitfield, Wm. Russell. 37. 245