PG County, Wills T 1.348
The Will of Rebecca Miles 08/15/1794 09/24/1794
Mother Anne Orme, Negroes.
Children of bro Jeremiah Orme, Negroes.
Children of bro Nathan Orme, Negroes.
Mary Burnes, Negro boy Will, 1 horse, 1 cow and 3 sheep.
Anne Higgins, Negro Hannah, 1 bed and furn.
Mary Orme, Negro Rachel, 1 bed and furn., 1 mare or horse, 1 cow, 3 sheep, 1 chest.
Mose Orme nephew s/o bro Moses, Negroes, 1 horse or mare, 1 bed and furn, 1 cow.
Anne Musgrave, Negro Sarah or money from sale of Sarah, 3 sheep, 1 horse.
Rebecca Browning, the sum of 25 pounds, 1 horse, 3 sheep.
Negro Beander, the liberty of choosing her master.
Nieces, six daus of bro Moses Orme, Usle, Rebecca, Eleanor,Hariet, Charlotty, Cynthia; and Sarah Higgins; and heirs of Eleanor Duvall, Richard, Charles, William, Rebecca, Benjamin, money from the sale of Negro Beander to be divided among them.
Samuel Higgins, 3 sheep.
Lettis Rebecca Orme d/o Moses Orme, Negro boy Frank, 1 young heifer, 3 sheep, 1 young horse or mare and ½ doz silver tea spoons.
Rebecca Knoyear and her son Frederick Miles, Negro girl Beck.
Maurice Mitchell, Negro woman Cliar and at his decease to his wife Sarah, then to his son Walter Mitchell.
Sister Anne Renolds, the sum of 20 pounds.
Bro Moses Orme, named executor and instructed to sell the remainder of the estate to pay the legacies to Anne Renolds and Rebecca Browning
Wit: Wm Cross, James Nettle
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Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber T No. #1
1790-1796;
Folio 348 REBECCA MILES 08/15/1794 09/24/1794
"being very sick
Bequeaths to:
I. Ann Orme --mother
-to have for her natural fife Negroes: "Toney" "Frank" '`Bett" and "Hannah" and after her decease they are all to be free
2. Children of brother Jeremiah Orme
Children of brother Nathan Orme
-to have Negroes: "Ameba" "Truman" "Elley"
I Mary Burnes
-to have Negro boy "Will"
-to have 1 horse, 1 cow and 3 head of sheep
4. Ann Higgins
-to have Negro girl 'Hannah" provided she pays her brother Samuel Higgins 22 pounds and 1 bed and furn,
5. Mary Orme
-to have Negro girl "Rachel" provided the girl's mother is not willing to possess the same then in that case to fall to nephew Moses Orme
-to have 1 bed and furn, 1 Mare or horse. 1 cow and 3 head of sheep. 1 chest
6. Moses Orme --nephew (son of brother Moses)
-should Mary Orme's mother refuse Negro girl -Rachel" then to descend to him on
the condition he pay Mary Orme the sum of 22 pounds
-to have Negroes: Senior" and 'Daffney"
-to have I horse or mare, 1 bed and furn., 1 cow
7, Ann Musgrove
-to have Negro woman "Sarah" or else should she refuse, then --Sarah" to choose her master and Ann to have the sum of money from the sale
-to have 3 head of sheep and 1 horse
8, Rebecca Browning
-to have the sum of 25 pounds, 1 horse, and 3 head of sheep
9, "Beander" -Negro
-to have the liberty of choosing his master
10. Ursle (Orme ?) --niece
Rebecca (Orme?) —niece
Eleanor (Orme?) --niece
Harriet (Orme ?) {six daughters of brother Moses Orme
Charlotty (Orme?) --niece
Cynthia (Orme ?) --niece Sarah Higgins
Richard (Duvall ?)
Charles (Duvall?)
William (Duvall ?) {heirs of Eleanor Duvall
Rebecca (Duvall?)
Benjamin (Duvall?)
-money from the sale of Negro "Beander to be divided amongst them
11. Samuel Higgins
-to have 3 head of sheep
12. Lettis Rebecca Orme --daughter of Moses Orme
-to have Negro boy "Frank"
-to have 1 young heifer, 3 head of sheep, 1 young horse or mare and 1/2 dozen silver tea spoons
13. Rebecca Knovear
-to have Negro girl "Beck" for her natural life and then to her son Frederick Miles
14. Maurice Mitchell
-to have Negro woman "Cliar" for his natural life and at his decease to his wife Sarah and then to his son Walter Mitchell
15, Ann Renolds --sister
-to have the sum of 20 pounds
16. Moses Orme --brother
-named executor and instructed to sell the remainder of the estate to pay the legacies to Ann Renolds and Rebecca Browning
Witnesses: William Cross, James Nettle
Then came: the two above named subscribers to the will
Note: the testatrix signed the will in her own hand
