Would this be Wm. Lewis Queen, Sr.? Or Old William? The name "Margaret Matthews" has me wondering. Thanks, Vicki At 04:04 PM 6/17/2007, you wrote: >Found this record today. Hope this is new to >some of you all. Newman, Harry Wright Charles >County gentry: a genealogical history of six >emigrants, Thomas Dent, John Dent, Richard >Edelen, John Hanson. George Newman, Humphrey >Warren, all scions of armorial families of old >England who settled in Charles County, Maryland, >and their descendants showing migrations to the >South and West Washington D.C.: The author, >1940, 335 pgs. Pg. 144 His (Richard Edelen? >previous page not scanned legibly) will was >dated June 26, 1772, and admitted to probate in >Charles County on October 13, 1775, by oaths of >Jezreel Penn, Joseph Shaw, and Thomas Evans. … >The will was exhibited inn court by his widow >and executrix on October 13, 1775, with Benjamin >Jameson and William Leigh as her bondsmen. She >died within a short time, consequently the >administration of the estate was granted to the >sureties. They executed a bond on January 2, >1777, when Thomas Semmes and Thomas Jameson >became sureties. The will of Catherine Edelen, >the widow, was proved in Princes Georges County >on June 12, 1776. She devised her son Henry >“New Design”, but in the event that he died >without Isssue then to her daughters Teresa and >then to Alcey. Sarah received >“Pinner”. John Digges, Widow Martindale, >and Widow Buchanan were remembered with minor >bequests. The residue of the estate was >bequeathed to her daughters—Terresa, Alcey, and >Sarah—with “brother” Benjamin Jameeson as >their guardian. The executors so named were >Benjamin Jameson and Walter Pye. Pg. 145 Letters >of administration were issued on May 8 1779, to >Benjamin Jameson, with his bond fixed at £3000 >by William Queen and Henry Joshua Jameson. >Walter Pye, the other executor, refused to >act. The inventory was returned on March 14, >1780, with William Queen and Margaret Matthews >signing as next of kin. The inventory of the >personal estate of Joseph Edelen was returned on >June 3, 1777, by Benjamin Jameson and William >Queen as administrators d.b.n The appraisement >was €1580/1/6, and was agreed to by Bennet Neale >annd Edward Edelen who signed as the next of >kin, and by Thomas Smoot, the Youngest, and >Henry Barnes as the greatest creditors. >……….(further down page) The finals nals accounts >on the estate of Joseph Edelen were rendered on >November 24, 1778, and June 4, 1770, by Benjamin >Jameson and William Queen as the executors and >showed a balance of £2338/5/4 to be distributed >according to the will. Pg. 146 Samuel Edelen, >also a bachelor, died testate in 1778. He >devised his sisters Teresa, Sally, and Alicy the >use and profits from the lands bought by their >father from Thomas Smoot and Thomas >Wheeler. The residue of the estate was to be >divided among his brother Joseph and three >sisters. The inventory was recorded on November >23, 1779, and appraised at £169/16/--. Walter >Jameson was the executor, and William Queen and >Benjamin Jameson signed as the kinsmen. When >replying to a digest post, quote only the >specific text to which you are replying, >removing the rest of the digest from your reply. >Also, remember to change the subject of your >reply so that it coincides with the message >subject to which you are replying. TO VIEW >PREVIOUS EMAILS BY SUBJECT, GO TO THE THREADED >ARCHIVES AT >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/listowners >TO VIEW PREVIOUS EMAILS BY DATES AND SUBJECT GO >TO THE SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES AT >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/listowners > > >http://webpages.charter.net/rlqueen/DNA/queenmarker.htm > > > >http://www.familytreedna.com/public/queenDNA/ >------------------------------- To unsubscribe >from the list, please send an email to >QUEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word >'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message