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Facts and Events
Land Records
- Indenture, 6 Sep 1712; from: Nicholas Dawson of Prince George's County and his wife Mary
- To: John Bradford of Prince George's County, Gent. for 24£15s/11p land on Hanson 's Branch called Saturday's Work of 600 acres where Nicholas now lives; including live stack
- Signed: Nicholas Dawson (seal), Mary Dwason (seal)
- Witnessed: W. Fiteo. Redmond Thomas Fletcher
- [Source: Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F -folio 227]
- 22 Aug 1715; Recorded at request of James Stoddert of Prince George's Co.:
- 8 Mar 1714; Indenture from Nicholas Dorson [Dawson] of Prince George's County, planter, and Mary his wife, one of the daughters of Robert Doyne, Gent., dec'd, to James Stoddert of Prince George's Co.; Robert Doyne, at the time of his decease, was seized of diverse tracts of land particularly a parcel on NanjemyCreek called Rotterdam of 550 acres patented 9 Jun 1676; adjoining tract called Indian Town conveyed by William Whittington then of Accomack County, Virginia, now of Somerset County, Maryland, dated 11 Mar 1685; Robert Doyne died intestate and his 6 children were Wharton Doyne, William Doyne, Sarah, Virlinda, Elinor and Mary Doyne; from Wharton Doyne eldest son and heir, who died in infancy (that is to say not yet 21), to his brother William Doyne, who also died in infancy; Elinor d. 1705; Mary, wife of Nicholas Dawson, inherited 113 of the lands; this indenture for 2,500# tobacco; Rotterdam of 550 acres and Nanjemy Indian Town of 600 acres; /s/ Nicho. Dawson, Mary Dawson; wit. Tho. Addison, F. Wheeler; ack. by Nicholas and Mary Dawson
- [Source: Charles County Circuit Court - Liber F#2, Page 59]
Will of Wife Mary
- Dawson, Mary, Prince George County, 14th Dec., 1734; 24th Jan., 1734-5.
- To son John and hrs., rights and titles in dwelling plantation "Satursday Work."
- To son Thomas and hrs., rights and title in "Constant Friendship," Bush R., Baltimore Co.
- To sons William and George and their hrs., rights and title in "Spring Banks," Somerset Co.
- To son Nicholas and hrs., rights and title in "Sligo," near E. branch of Potomac, sd. tracts having come to testatrix from father Robert Doyne, deceased. Sons George and Nicholas being minors to choose which of their brothers they will live with.
- Son John, ex. and resid. legatee.
- Test: John Lowe, John Lowe, Jr., Thomas Grenehalgh. 21, 311.
- Appraisal
- Mrs. Mary Dawson 21.44 Pg £54.17.6 Feb 9 1734 Jul 21 1735
- Appraisers: Walter Bayne, Thomas Stonestreet.
- Creditors: John Abbington, Henry Massey.
- Next of kin: Thomas Dawson, William Dawson.
- Administrator/Executor: John Dawson.
Citations
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I11621
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