Petition for widow's dower and partitioning of Ebenezer Holloway's lands in Worcester CO., MD
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Ebenezer Holloway's Land Partition 1804/5
Petition for widow's dower and partitioning of Ebenezer Holloway's lands in Worcester CO., MD
Thomas Holloway Will 1799
Will of Thomas Holloway clearly establishes that he had two sons named Kendall and Ebenezer and that Kendall was named executor. Kendall has a daughter Nancy, who marries James West. Nancy and James have a son named Ebenezer H. West, my 3rd great grandfather. The forenames are carried forward when Ebenezer marries Mary Morris West(another West line) and produces Kendle Holloway(a.k.a. Harvey) and Ebenezer Holloway West.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thomas West(d1777) Estate
Only document found for estate of Thomas West d 1777, husband of Bridget Carey, shows the children(heirs) signing off on the estate settlement in 1792, 15 years after the death of Thomas. Note that daughter Bridget is now a Thompson.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Ebenezer H. West - Deadbeat?
From the time of his father-in-law's death(Kendle West) on March 4, 1823, Ebenezer was in legal hot water until his death in 1836. First, as executor of Kendle's estate and later as executor of his mother's estate(Nancy West, nee: Holloway), he spent much of his time in court as a result of an apparent failure to fulfill his obligations as executor. The attached exhibits show that his troubles led to the loss of his house and lot in the Village of Washington , Dagsboro Hundred , which likely was a bequest from his parents, James West and Nancy Holloway. One tax roll shown is from 1836, the last time Ebenezer appears. What is strange, tho, is that while Ebenezer's name is x'd out,, the notation shows a transfer to John West, yet this property was sold at sheriff's sale. The other tax roll is from 1822.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
O.K. What is Sarah West doing here?
Just when we all thought that Rachael Burton was the mother of the five children, a probate record for Sarah West, 1798-1800 pops up showing payments to the same five children after her death which logically, is in 1798.
Thomas's will of 1800 clearly shows his wife as a Rachael, so why are these bequests made at the death of Sarah? Is she the mother of the five children and if so, why did any assets pass to the children at the time of her death instead of accruing to her husband? Perhaps when the rest of the probate records are discovered, we will find the answer
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Robert West Will 1784
Transcribed will of Robert West 1784. Robert is the son of William West d 1766, son of Thomas West D.1708
Baltimore Hundred Tax Roll Sample 1809
Sample of microfilmed tax rolls of Baltimore Hundred 1809 taken at Delaware Archives in Dover. They tax all kinds of things plus there was a personal tax depending on age. Young men paid $200. Older men paid $134. I guess really old men paid nothing since Reuben is not taxed and he is about 47. The break between old and young must be in the 30-35 year range since Kendle is taxed as an older man and he would have been about 35 in 1809
Jehu West-Elias West Land Dispute 1815
Survey map of "Sandy Hill" tract ap
parently surrounded by "Conclusion to Bear Den" tract owned by Jehu West and Robert West(not sure where Elias fits in)Comments from John Lyon:
By luck, it appears that the site of SANDY HILL(S) can be pinpointed fairly closely, or at least in its neighborhood. After a look at its specification and the general sense of other area surveys, I’d suggest that its first bounder was pretty near
38/31/09 N and 75/18/30W.
This is consistent, at least, with its definition below as "beginning ... by the Great Swamp side", and would be in an open space between several other surveys which it may or may not bound, but which certainly don’t give it much wiggle room, if this is the right spot. This is certainly the best among the imaginable sites, and I think you’ll find it’s the place you’re interested in.
Assuming BEAR DEN was the parent, as I’d imagine, of the CONCLUSION TO BEAR DEN you have, it would be a neighbor, of course, and was in Wingate hands by 1769.
Anyway, tract definitions and pre-Revolutionary title histories for these two follow.
John
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SANDY HILLS
Somerset Certificate #2083 (Patents TI#1:275 and BT&BY#3:148)
145 ac: "on the borders" and "on N side of the Great Swamp and E of Long Savannah, beginning at a red oak by the Great Swamp side".
& nbsp;
The term "on the borders" was code for "North of the [Transpeninsular] Line in what became Delaware; the "border warrant" (rights) granted below was a free inducement to Maryland settlers to take up land in the disputed area:
warrant: by virtue of an order from Hon. Levin Gale to lay out lands on the borders of this County
survey: 29 Nov 1741 for William Burton
patent: 07 Jul 1747 for William Burton
The survey was made as in Somerset County a year before this area became part of Worcester County on 10 Dec 1742.
NOTE: William Burton's death preceded patent date given, which is inconsistent with history and patent award exhibited here; Joshua Burton's acquisition per his father's LW&T is not cited among any certificate filings, but is confirmed by the citations below:
– MD Wills 24:037 (Worcester Wills JW2:029): made 17 Apr 1744, proved 01 Feb 1745 (NS), the LW&T of William Burton: to son Joshua Burton (among "remainder of lands")
– Wo Deeds C:049. 07 Aug 1753. From Joshua Burton (planter) to Thomas West (yeoman), citing William Burton's LW&T
– Wo Deeds G:472. 11 Oct 1768 (part) from Thomas West, Sr. to Thomas West, Jr.
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BEAR DEN (as BARE DENN)
So C# 252; Patents BC&GS#09:044 and BC&GS#02:427
50 ac: between Charles Thompson, Pocomoke Swamp and Burtons Savannah; begins at a branch 3 perches E-ward of Thompson's house on edge of oak swamp.
warrant: by virtue of an order from Hon. Levin Gale to lay out lands on the borders of this County
survey: 01 May 1740 for Charles Thompson, Jr. [Tompson] (planter)
patent: 29 Sep 1755 for John Goddard [Goddart]
Filings with certificate: (a) 04 Nov 1746 deed from Thompson (of Worcester) to Goddard (of Somerset); (b) signed original 1742 printed bond for £2; witnessed by Richard Waters and John Handy.
– Wo Deeds A:456. 04 Nov 1746. From Charles Thompson to John Goddard (of Somerset).
– MD Wills 33:399. 28 Sep 1760, proved 28 Oct 1765. LW&T of John Goddard (of Somerset), incl. son Francis Lane Goddard, who received other lands, but this property not mentioned in abstracts. Yet ...
– Wo Deeds H:154. 18 Nov 1769. From Francis Goddard (planter) (of Somerset) (eldest son and heir of John Goddard) to John Wingate.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Thomas West's Lynch Connection
What is meant by this bottom paragraph regarding the disposition of Jon Lynch's estate?
Since monies were paid to Thomas West in right of his wife, who is one of the representatives of the said deceased, mean that Thomas West was married to a Lynch? If so, whom? Is Abigail Lynch wife of John or sister to Abraham and Alexander?
Friday, September 25, 2009
Reuben West's Second Wife
In her Ancestry.com analysis entitled "The Reubens West of Sussex Co, DE", Elizabeth Ann Guthrie correctly surmises that Reuben West has married for the second time. The proof of her assumptions is in this post which shows a family register of the Reuben West family indicating that Reuben West, junior was born to Reuben and Rebecca(not Nancy Cottingham). The Rebecca which married the senior Reuben is Rebecca Wharton, daughter of Hinman Wharton and sister to Hannah Wharton who married Kendle West, the half brother of Reuben. The proof of that relationship is in the will of Hinman Wharton which shows Rebecca and Hannah unmarried in 1800 and in the estate settlement which shows both Hannah and Rebecca have West surnames in 1807
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Westwoods Methodist Church
Westwoods Cemetery
named Westwoods in honor of its sylvan setting and the generous donation of land by Joshua G. West
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