Last Will & Testament of
Michael Litton
1740 - 1819
Montgomery County, Maryland, Wills Liber L, pg 117

I, Michael Letton of Montgomery County and State of Maryland, being of sound
and disposing mind, memory, and understanding, and wishing in such a frame of
mind to settle all my worldly affairs, do therefore make and publish this my
last will and testament, in manner and form following, that is to say, first
and principally I commit my soul into the hands of that God from whom I
received it and my body from the earth from whence it came, to be buried by
my executor hereinafter mentioned with decent Christian burial, and after my
debts and funeral charges are paid, I devise and be queath as follows:

I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Michael Hartly Letton, son of Brice, one
half of all my lands which said one half shall consist of all my land lying
to the south of a straight line running from the end of sixty-eight perches
on the second line of a tract of land called Oatry to the beginning tree of a
tract of land called Saint Mary’s containing about two hundred and thirty
acres more or less, to him the said Michael Hartly Letton, his heirs and
assigns forever, subject, however, to my will, wish, and desire that my son
Brice Letton shall have the sole use and benefit of said one half of all my
lands during his natural life.

I give and bequeath unto my Granson Vanwick Michael Letton, son of Ralph
Letton, the other one half of all my lands, which said other half shall
consist of all my lands lying to the north of said straight line running from
the end of sixty-eight perches on the second line of a tract of land called
Oatry to the beginning tree of a tract of land called Saint Mary’s,
containing about two hundred and thirty acres , more or less, to him the said
Vanwick Michael Letton, his heirs and assigns forever subject, however, to my
will, wish, and desire that my son Ralph Letton shall have the sole use and
benefit of said other half of my lands during his natural life.

I give and bequeath unto my four daughters: Tabitha Suter, Anna Maria
Linstead, Sarah Smith, and Ann Forsythe, the sum of one hundred dollars, to
each and every one of them, and no more.

I give and bequeath unto my five sons, Caleb, John, Michael, Ralph, and Brice
Letton, one hundred pounds, to each and every one of them, and no more.

I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Ninian Willett Letton one negro boy
named Ned.

And it is further my will, wish, and desire that the residue of all my estate
be sold by my Executor hereinafter mentioned, and the remaining after all my
legacies are paid I will and bequeath unto all my surviving Grandchildren to
be equally divided among them, share and share alike, to be paid them without
interest by my Executor hereinafter mentioned, at or when they respectively
arrive at the age of maturity.

And lastly I do appoint my son Brice Letton my sole executor of this my last
will and testament, confirming unto him full power and absolute authority to
carry this my last will and testament into effect, revoking and annulling all
former wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and none
other to be my Last Will and Testament.  Intestimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my Seal this twenty-sixth day of June in the year of
Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve.

                                                        Michael Letton (Seal)
There follows the statement of the witnesses thus:
Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by Michael Letton as and for his last
Will and Testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his
presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.

(signed)  Lawrence O. (O’Neale) Holt
  “  “       James Beall (of James)
  “  “       Willy Janes

Then on the third day of September 1819 came James Beall of James and Willy
Janes, two the the subscribing witnesses to the within Last Will and
Testament of Michael Letton, late of said (Montgomery) County, deceased, and
made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the Testator
therein named declare the same to be his last Will and Testament, that at the
time of his so doing he was, to the best of their apprehension, of sound and
disposing mind, memory, and understanding, and that they respectively
subscribed their name to this Will as
Witnesses in the presence and at the request of the Testator and in the
presence of each other and also in the presence of Lawrence O. Holt, the
other subscribing witness thereto.

Certified by Solomon Holland, Resistrar
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Michael Letton.....Birth: 4  Apr 1740, Potomac Hundred, Prince Geo., Co. MD
Death:  Sep 1819, Rockville, Montgomery Co. MD  Burial: St. Mary’s Church,
Rockville, MD
Father:  Caleb Letton I (1678-1763) Mother:  Grace Hartley Burton (1703-1791)

Married:  1 Nov 1762
Spouse:  Mary Willett.....Birth:  1742, Fredrick Co, MD   Death:  1811
Father:  Edward Willett    Mother:  Mary Harben

Children:   Tabitha Pollockfield (1763-1838)
            Burton (1764-1832)
            Anna Maria (1767-1843)
            Caleb (1768-1850)
            John (Jackie) (1770-)
            Michael (1772-)
            Elizabeth (1774-1779)
            Grace Burton (1775-1790)
            Ralph (1778-1825)
            Mary Willett (1780-1805)
            Brice Ruben (1783-1860)
            Sarah (1783-1823)
            Ann (1786-1876)

Census of Maryland - 1790
Michael Litton     3 males over 16;   2 males under 16;  5 females and 14
slaves.

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