Family:Clement Davis and Alice Roper (1)

was Alice born a Morgan or a Roper?

10 Jan 1698/6 Feb 1698

Jarvis Morgan, South River, Anne Arundel County leaves will naming:

brother Thomas Roper and heirs - 1/2 of a tract on Sassafrass River, Cecil Co.

sister Mary Roper 150 acres part of same

Alice, daughter of brother Clement Davis and sister Alice Davis 150 acres of s'd tract

sister Alice Davis personality

Father William Roper exor. and residuary legatee.

Wits: Ann Coles and Chas. Harrison [Maryland Calendar of Wills]

12 Dec 1718 Seth Hyatt and Alice his wife, formerly the daughter of Clem't and Alice Davis, the said Seth being of Prince Georges County of the one part amd Amos Garrett of Ann Arundell County in the province of Maryland, Merchant of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Seth Hyat fore and in consideration of the sum of twenty five pounds curant money in hand paid Hath bargained and sold all and every the hereafter mentioned fourth part of a Tract of Land which a certain Jarvis Morgan late of Ann Arundel County deceased called Middle Neck lying on the east side of Chesipeak Bay and on a River in the said Bay called Sassafrass River and on the north side of the river being 150 acres more or less, the whole tract being laid out for 600 acres buy Patten thereof to a certain Jarvis Morgan remaining on record and the said Morgan by his last will and and Testament bearing date 10 Jan 1698 did amongst and after other bequests give and bequeath unto the said Alice Davis, daughter of Clement and Alice Davis (his brother and sister) now wife to the said Seth Hyat the above said one hundred and fifty acres of Land to her and her assigns lying in Cecil County with all appurtenances. (signed) Seth Hyatt and Alice (her mark) Hyatt. Wits. Jo. Young, Amos Woodward and Mary Scorke (?) Recorded 9 Feb 1768 Returned 12 Dec 1718. [Cecil County, Maryland, Deed Book 3 p. 195]