BIL not SIL.....I better stop typing for today!!! On Jan 26, 2013, at 11:49 AM, rubyslippers wrote: > Sorry for the typo. Grace Arthur's SIL was Thomas DAVIS not David > > On Jan 26, 2013, at 11:39 AM, rubyslippers wrote: > >> I see a lot of inaccurate information on the net regarding this so I thought I'd share. >> >> In 1671 Thomas left Bachelor's Rest, a 500 acre parcel, divided between his son William (d 1685) and equally between his daughters Mary, Grace and Elizabeth >> >> William ended up with about 200 acres which went to daughter Sarah (130 acres) and an unborn child. >> >> Edward Field's will of 1724 identified John Spalding as "son". Edward left 60 acres of Bachelor's Rest to his son Edward. >> >> A record online says that on 7 June 1711 John Spalding and Thomas Spalding bought 100 a of Batchelor's Rest from "Edwin Field and wife" >> >> Sometime before 1741 John Branson born 1683 came into possession of 36 acres of Bachelor's Rest. His wife's name was Sarah. This would indicate that perhaps Branson married Sarah Thomas. >> >> Remaining 300 acres..... >> >> June 11 1703 Grace Arthur wrote her will. She said under her free will and with the consent of her brother in law Thomas David and his wife Mary (her sister) she was willing 300 of the 500 acres of Bachelor's Rest to her sons William and Richard Breyer. She also had daughters Mary and Grace. None of the children were of age. Grace was not yet 16. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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