Will of John HOWSE (1809): Montgomery County, MD

Contributed by Raymond Grosswirth <rgrosswi@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us> 

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Following is a copy of the will of John Howse, who died between November, 1808, 
and March, 1809.

Register's Office

Montgomery County, Maryland

Liber F. folio 446-447:

To my wife Mary Howse until my son Rubin shall fully accomplish his twenty-first 
year of age I give and bequeath the use, possessions and profits of my dwelling 
plantation being part of a tract called Addition to Brook Grove, part of Fair 
Hill on the resurvey of Brooke Park and part of Piney Grove containing 391-1/2 
acres, together with stock of every kind, plantation utensils, household 
furniture and every other article of personal property belonging or attached to 
my said dwelling plantation.

To my son John Howse until my said son Rubin shall accomplish his twenty-first 
year of age I give and devise the use, possession and profits of all my land 
called and known by the name of part of a tract called Rays Adventure.

To my son-in-law Charles Davis until my said son Rubin shall accomplish his 
twenty-first year of age where he the said Charles Davis now resides, and after 
my said son Rubin shall so accomplish and then I will and direct that my estate 
shall be divided in the following manner:

To my wife Mary Howes her right of dower or one third part and all the residue 
of my estate to be divided between my children and grandchildren here in after 
named in the manner following that is to say:

To son Nathaniel one ninth part,
To son Richard one ninth part,
To son Reuben one ninth part,
To my daughter Loradea, the wife of Charles Davis, one ninth part,
To my daughter Lucretia Penn, the wife of Roby Penn, one ninth part,
To my daughter, Mary Howes, one ninth part,
To my daughter, Ann Howes, one ninth part,
To my grandchildren Matilda and Perry Bowman one ninth part to each of them and 
to their heirs respectively.

I appoint my brother, Edward Howes, Executor, with full power to settle all my 
business which I may leave unsettled in the same manner as I myself could do in 
my lifetime.

In witness whereof....

signed, John Howse.

State of Maryland, Montgomery County, to wit:
I hereby certify that the foregoing is truly taken and copied from Liber "Court 
Records 1777-1781 folio 62", one of the records of the Circuit Court for 
Montgomery County, Maryland, for the March term of said Court in the year 1778.

signed Clayton K. Watkins

Clerk of the Circuit Court

for Montgomery County, Maryland.

***The above is submitted by Raymond A. Grosswirth, great-great-great grandson 
of Allen Dodge and Lorada Penn. (Lorada Penn was the daughter of Roby Penn and 
Lucretia (Howes) Penn.