Wills: Will of Josias Twogood, Sr. (1735) Anne Arundel County, Maryland This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jim Hartung and Stella Cotrill ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ***************************************************************************************** *********************** Pages 48-50 VARIATIONS FOR Twoqood are Toogood and Towgood ************************************************* " Will of Josias Twogood " ******************************************* *********************************************************************************************** *********************************************************************************************** " Will for Josias Twogood,Sr. " ************************* Anne Arundel County,Maryland ****************************** " Written January 25,1734/5 " ************************* " Probated March 5,1734 " *********************************************************************************************** To son,Josias and heirs; land in Prince George's County,Maryland. To wife,Mary,use of land in Anne Arundrel County during life; at her decease to son,Josias and heirs; 1/3 of personal estate. To daughters,Mary and Ann,Personality. To children,vis. Christian Lane,Elizabeth Crosby,Mary,Josias,Frances Hutchins and Ann, residue to estate. ************* Exs: Wife,Mary and son-in-law Richard Lane ************** Test: Josias Sunderland,Francis Randall *********** Memo: Additional Probate,Folio 279; Francis Randall, planter of Anne Arundel County, osias Sunderland,planter of Calvert County, and Richard Lane,Gentleman of Calvert County, depose that Collonel Josias Towgood did declare hi true intent was that the legacy to his daughter,Francis Hutchins should have no effect unless his said daughter came into the Province and made use of it. Collonel Towgood departed this life,Thursday,30th inst. ( MCW VILI 52,Wills,21,459 ) ********************************************************************************************* Colonel Josias Towgood,Anne Arundel County; L672.11.7; ************** November 10,1735 ****************** 30 September 1737; ****************** NOK: Josias Towgood,Elizabeth Crosby; EXS; Mary Towgood,Richard Lane (1&A22.485 ) ********************************************************************************************* ********************************************************************************************* July 23,1696; Court at Charles Town; Mr. Josias Twogood, sworn Deputy Sheriff of Prince George's County,Maryland; Court of March 1696/7; he was Commissioner Of Prince George's County,Maryland Attorney in Court in earlt days of the County)PGH) ******** Josias Twogood leased lot in Charlestown,Prince George's County,Maryland for 99 years mentioned in another lease(PGLR A.65); Josias purchsed lot in Charlestown April 22,1697 for 800# tobacco (PGLR A.91) *********************************************************************************** 12 September 1699; Warrant to Josiah Towgood,Anne Arundel County,Maryland,on behalf of orphans of Richard Parnell,late of Anne Arundrel, deceased,for ascertaining the meets and bounds of tract called Birckheads Adventure,by line lately claimed by Richard Harrison, to land called Gromers Chance,belonging to the orphans(AALR WT 1.83) ************************************************************************************* 24 September 1700; for L80, Josiah Towgood of Anne Arundel County,purchased 200 Acres called Hales Rest Rest in Prince George's County,formerly Calvert County on the west side of the Patuxent and south side of Charles Branch ( PGLR A.214 ). ******************************************************************************** 1701; Josias Toogood,Gentleman,patented 140 Acres of Bristol in Prince George's County ( SOM DD5/35; 34/326 ). ******************************************************************************** 14 February 1702; From Richard Harrison,Calvert County; merchant,to Josias Towgood, Anne Arundel,Gentleman; for L15, 12 Acres,part of a tract called Grammers Chance; for use of Mary,wife of Josias Towgood,during her life and after her decease for the use of Richard Purnell,s/o said Mary by Richard purnell,her former husband,deceased. ( AALR WT 2.21 ) ********************************************************************************* 27 October 1703; Resurvey for Josias Towgood,guardian to John Purnell,orphan of Richard Purnell,Anne Arundel County, deceased; tract called Purnall's Angle on which Towgood perceived irregularitiesand requested resurvey, bounded by Birkhead's Lott, to line of Gramers Chance, by side of main run of Lyons Creek. ( AALR WT 2.89 ) ********************************************************************************** 10 October 1704; Josias Toogood,Gentleman,patented 50 Acres in Anne Arundel County called Lot ( SOM DSF/512;DD5/134 ) ********************************************************************************* 18 April 1705; Josias Towgood of Anne Arundel County County sold 1 Acre in Charles Towne to James Stoddart of Prince George's County for 13,000# tobacco (PGLR C. 133a??? ********************************************************************************** 1718; Josias Toogood,Gentleman,patented 47 Acres Toogood's Adventure in Anne Arundel County. ( SOM FF 7/226 ) ***********************************************************************************************