Wills: Will of William Stone (1731): Charles County, Maryland Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Barbara W. Good ********************************************************************* 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 cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. ********************************************************************* Will of William Stone 1731 Submitted by Barbara W. Good Maryland Calendar of Wills: Will of William Stone, Charles Co. 17 April, 1730; 12 Aug. 1731. To eldest son Thomas and hrs., plan. beginning at mouth of Could Spring Branch (for desc. see will) and plan where William Mansell lives, adj. land of cousin David Stone and Gerd. Fowke; and personalty. To dau. Mary and hrs., plan. where she and her husband Thomas Matthews now live, adj. lands of cousin Matthew Stone and Robert Doyne; and 1/2 of "O'Neales Dezearts," bou. of James Tyer; and personalty. To youngest son Richard and hrs., residue of dwell. plan. "Poynton Manor," his mother to have use of house and portion of plan. during life; and personalty, including that on plan. where John Bannister is overseer. To dau. Verlinda Harrison and hrs., 100 A. "Dover's Clifts," tract bou. of Martin Campbell and Mary, his wife; 39 A. adj. "Dover Clifts," and money due from her. To dau. Theodosia and hrs., other half of "O'Neales Dezearts" and pt. of "Market Overton," at Pomankka, now leased to Robert Gording; and personalty. To dau. Pretious (Precious) Jones and hrs., 300 A. "Millner," bou. of John Dickeson, and 113 A. "Langham's Rest," Prince George's Co., made over by George Langham; and personalty. To youngest dau. Bethia Barnes and hrs., 143 A. "Stone's Rest," adj. to land of Thomas Jenkins, dec'd, and 1/2 "Market Overton", the pt. where John Queen now lives; and personalty. To wife Theodosia, certain personalty during life, to be divided among child.; sd. wife being obligated to make over "Market Overton" to her 2 daus. Theodosia and Bethia before her death or marriage; shd. son Thomas interfere and not make over sd. land, then the plantations where his bro. William lived and Daniel McDaniell now lives shall pass to the sd. Theodosia and Bethia and their hrs. Exs.: Wife and sons Thomas and Richard. Test: William Mansell, John Boye, James Murdock. Codicil: Shd. Thomas Matthew bring any account against estate, to have no share therein. To dau. Theodosia, personalty to remain in poss. of her mother during life. Test: same.