Letters of administration to Richard Southerne & Richard Brightwell in the rights of their wives jointly on the estate of the widow Trueman of Calvert Co. who died intestate. Letter of commission to Mr. Thomas Brooke, warrants to Major William Brabs & Mr. Thomas Gent. Immediately upon receipt of aforesaid letters, administration of all & singular goods etc of Mary Trueman granted & committed to Richard Southerne & Richard Brightwell, Lett commission directed to Mr. Thomas Brooke. (Test Proc 13:375, 1686.07.14)
Noted to be late entry. Administrative Bond in the estate of Mary Trueman, Richard Southerne & Richard Brightwell the administrators. Ninian Beall & Jonathan Buras their sureties in 20,000 pounds of tobacco. Recorded Liber 21, folio 375. (Test Proc 16:168, Calvert Co., MD, 1686.07.28, Recorded 1695.05.20)
Richard Southerne & Richard Brightwell exhibit against the estate of Major Thomas Trueman, who had willed one half of estate to wife Mary, remainder to cousins Mary Truman, Elizabeth Truman, Thomas Truman Greenfield. Richard Southerne & Richard Brightwell also married two of the sisters of Mary Truman. Mary is now married to Thomas Holliday gent. (Test Proc 13:383, Maryland, 1686.08.04)
Defendants Richard Brightwell & Richard Southerne failed to appear, another citation issued. (Test Proc 13:509, Maryland, 1687)
Defendants Richard Brightwell & Richard Southerne granted continuance to allow time to answer libel. (Test Proc 13:492, 1687.01.18)
Citation to sheriff of St. Mary’s Co. to summon Richard Brightwell and Richard Southerne administrators of Mary Truman to show cause why they should not account to Mary, Elizabeth, Ann & Catherine Cooksey, children of Phillip Cooksey & Elizabeth his wife, now deceased, a sister of Mary Truman, their share of the estate of Mary Truman. (Test Proc 13:468, St. Mary's Co., MD, 1687.03.21)
Came Robert Carville Procurator of Mary, Elizabeth, Katherine & Ann Cooksey children of Phillip Cooksey of Calvert Co. and exha. their libel against Richard Brightwell & Richard Southern, administrators of the estate of Mary Truman. Prays an answer to the libel. (Test Proc 13:492, 1687.07.18)
Southern & Brightwell, administrators of Mary Truman, having not answered the libel against them, are again ordered to answer same. (Test Proc 13:509, 1687.08.04)
The Sheriff made return he has summoned Richard Brightwell & Richard Southern to answer Cooksey's libel. (Test Proc 13:519, 1687.09.13)
Appeared Richard Brightwell & Richard Southern of Calvert Co. & executed their answers to the libel of Phillip Cookseyes children. (Test Proc 14:4, Calvert Co., MD, 1687.09.17)
The account of Richard Southerne, one of the executors of Mary Truman, prayed for & granted a delay until next Court. (Test Proc 14:101, Calvert Co., MD, 1688.10.06)
Mary, Elizabeth, Anne, Katherine Cooksey¦
..................the children of Philip Cooksey¦
agt.........................................................¦continued to January next
...Richard Southerne & Richard Brightwell ¦
......administrators Mary Truman deceased¦
(Test Proc 14:117, 1688.11.05)
Mary, Elizabeth, Anne, Katherine Cooksey¦
..................the children of Philip Cooksey ¦
agt..........................................................¦ dismissed, costs to be paid by claimant. Estate to
.....Richard Southerne & Richard Brightwell¦ pass to next of blood kin (not named).
......administrators Mary Truman deceased¦
(Test Proc 14:146, Maryland, 1689.04.16)
