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Alexander Smith
b.Abt 1615
Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Will of John Bolayne, in Maryland Wills.
In the Name of God Amen I John Bolayn being very weak and Sick but in
perfect Memory praised be God Doe in the first place bequeath my Soul to
God allmighty and my body to the Earth And as for my worldly goods and
Estate I do dispose of us as followeth vizt:
Imp: I desire William MARSHALL and Peter CARR to be the overseers for
the good of my Children.
Ittem I do give and bequeath the one half of my Estate personall and
real unto my Children.
Ittem the other half of my Estate as afsd unto my wife and her children
and as long as my wife Shall or doth keep the Children that then she to
make use of the whole Estate and to this my will and Testamt I Sett my hand
this twenty third day of May 1663.
Witness The marke of John Bolayn
John COURTE
The marke of Alexander SMITH
Meverell TULLY
Thomas MATTHEWS
Henry ADAMS
The will was proved 3 Nov. 1663
[Source: John Bolayn will, MD Wills 1:206, FHL microfilm 0,012,841. Posted by Frederic Z. Saunders.]
- ↑ Court Record, in Charles County, Maryland Land Records.
[Abstract as posted by Frederic Z. Saunders.]
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On 8 August 1676, Nicholas BELAINE, son of John BELAINE chose John POSIE,
his "Brother-in-Law" to be his guardian, and Grace, daughter of John BELAINE
chose John MOULD and his wife Anne, her "Sister-in-Law" to be her guardian.
At the same time was presented a petition of Alexander SMITH, "who married
ye Relict of ye sd John BELAINE." The petition stated than when he married
her, she had two small children, and that he had brought the said children
up in a decent manner and schooling and they had cost the petitioner eleven
years or thereabouts, and desiring to be on their own, more by ill council
were persuaded to leave him. He asked for satisfaction due for his labor,
care, and pains in bringing up the said children. The court ordered that
the estate of John BELAINE was to remian in the hands of the petitioner
until Nicholas came to age, and Grace arrive to age sixteen or marriage.
[Source: Charles Co., MD land records Deeds F1:199, FHL microfilm 0,013,747.]
- ↑ Court Record, in Charles County, Maryland Land Records.
[Abstract as posted by Frederic Z. Saunders.]
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At court in 1680, Alexander SMITH presented receipts from the 4 heirs of John BELAINE from his will:
- 12 April 1669 Anne POSEY, "daughter of Francis Posey decd. doe at this present before the solemnity of Marriage betwixt Jno. Mould" acknowledged her 1/4 share bequeathed by her "father in Law Jno. BELAINE."
- 23 May 1670, Jno. POSEY acknowledged full receipt of everything left him by the will of his "father in Law Jno. BELAINE."
- 3 Feb. 1678 Giles COLLIAR, "who married Grace Belaine the daughter of Jno Belaine" acknowldged receipt from Alexander SMITH, "who married the Relict of the sd. Jno Belaine" of her portion of the estate.
- 6 Dec. 1679 Nicholas BELAINE, "son of Jno. BELAINE" acknowledged full receipt of his portion of his father's estate
[Source: Charles Co., MD land records H1:248-249, FHL microfilm 0,013,747.]
- ↑ Court Record, in Maryland Testamentary Proceedings.
[Abstract as posted by Frederic Z. Saunders.]
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In January 1679 John MOULD petitioned that he had married the daughter of
Francis POSEY, whose widow married John VALLAINE, who died possessed of
300 acres of land, besides goods and chattel, and before his death by will
bequeathed one half of his estate real and personal unto his wife and her
two children she had by Francis POSEY to be equally shared among the three,
and the other half to his two children he had by his said wife, and after
the death of John VILLAINE, Alexander SMITH married his widow and had the
original will of said VILLAINE, so that the petioner supposes there was
never any administration on the estate, nor accounting of his share of the
estate in right of his wife. The Petitioner asked the court to summons
Alexander SMITH to bring in the will and his accounting of the estate.
[Source: MD Testamentary Procedings 11:100 FHL microfilm 0,012,933.]
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