... He married Henrietta, daughter of George and Susannah (Cole) Jenkins, of the same county. She was born about 1712, deposing to be 32 in 1744. Susannah Jenkins, mother-in-law to Marmaduke Semmes, by her will of 1760 and proved 1763, bequeathed personalty to her daughter, Henrietta Semmes, whereas George Jenkins, his brother-in-law, who died a bachelor in 1775, left legacies to his sister Henrietta Semmes and her sons—Thomas, Edward, and Marmaduke, making Thomas the executor of his estate. ...
... The will of his widow, Henrietta Semmes, dated October 10, 1774, was proved in Charles County on December 31, 1774. Personalty was bequeathed to her six children, Susannah, Thomas, Edward, Letitia, Martha, and Marmaduke, also her grandchildren—Eleanor Luckett, Henrietta Luckett, Joseph Luckett, and Thomas Luckett. Her daughter Letitia was made the guardian of Eleanor and Henrietta Luckett, and her son Edward was made the guardian of her grandson William Luckett. Her children Susannah, Thomas, Edward, Letitia, and Martha were willed equally £100 in hands of Robert Mundell, and her son Marmaduke was willed one hogshead of tobacco more than his share of the growing crop, and the residue was to be divided equally among the other children.
