p 137 - Richard Edelen, son of Richard and Sarah (Hagoe) Edelen, was born in Charles County during the early part of the eighteenth century. About 1724 he married Margaret, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Lord) Neale, of Wooleston Manor. ...
... Richard Edelen established his seat in St. Mary's County. On June 2, 1736 he and James Swann were bondsmen for Ann Hayes, the widow and executrix of John Hayes, late of St. Mary's County.
His will was admitted to probate in St. Mary's County on August 15, 1738, by James Taylor, thomas Barber, and William Stewart. He named his wife Margaret, brother Philip, and father Richard - all of whom were appointed trustees to have power to rectify and mismanagement of his estate that was detrimental to his children (unnamed). [Wills, Liber 21, folio 909] ...
... His widow married Zachary Bond who with his wife and Philip Edelen closed the estate, when the balance was distributed to the widow Margaritt Bond, and Joseph, Richard, and Mary Anne Edelen "the orphans of the deceased".
