Will (1711) and Inventory (1712) of Thomas Prather: Prince George's County, MD File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Meredith Clapper ======================================================================= 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. ======================================================================= In the Name of God Amen, I Thos Prather of the Province of Maryland & County of Prince George being very sick & weak of body but of pfect sence & Memory (prais'd be allmighty God for the same) Do make this my last will & testamt. First I comend my soul to God yt gave it hoping thro ye meritorious Death & passion of my Blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ to receive full & free pdon & forgiveness of all my Sins My body I comit to ye earth from whence it came to be decently buried by my Exrx hereafter named & for wt worldly Estate it hath pleased Allmighty God out of his bounty to bestow upon me I give in manner following- I give and bequeath unto my Loving wife Martha Prather one hundred & Fifty acres of Land wth the plantation that she now lives on it being part of A tract of land called called by the name of the Orphans Gift Also fifty Six acres adjoining to the said one hundred & fifty acres being part of a Tract of Land called St. Andrews during her Life but after her decease ye sd Ands & Tennemts to fall to my son Aaron Prather & his heirs for ever Also I Give unto my said wife one negro man called Jack & one Negro woman called Esther During her Life & after her Decease to her heires for ever- Item: I give unto my son Thomas Prather one hundred sixty & six acres of Land being part of a tract of land called Sprigs request to him & his Heires for ever also one negro woman named Sue to be Delivered him at the Decease of his mother or at the age of twenty one yeares, which shall happen First also two cows & one sow to be deliverd him by his mother when he shall arrive at the age of Eighteen Yeares also to be put in possession of his land at the afd Age of Eighteen Yeares- Item I give unto my Son Jno. Smith Prather one hundred sixty & six acres Of Land it being part of a tract of Land Called Sprigs request to him & his heires for ever also two cows & a sow to be put in his possession at ye age of eighteen Yeares- ALSO-I give unto Phillip Prather one hundred sixty & six acres of Land It being the remaining part of the afd Tract Called Sprig's request to him & his heires for ever also two cows & a sow to be put in his possession at ye age of Eighteen Yeares.- Also-I give unto my son Aaron Prather two cows and one sow to be put in His possion at the age of Eighteen Yeares. Also I give unto my Daughter Elinor Prather one Negroe Girle Named Sarah Two cows & one sow to her & her heires for ever and to be Delivered unto her At ye Day of marriage Also I give unto my Daughter Rachell Prather one Negro Girl named Betty Two cows & one sow to her & her her heires forever to be Delivered unto her At ye day of marriage Lastly: It is my will & Desire yt my Loving wife should have All the rest of psonall Estate that remains unbequeath'd To Do withall as She shall see fitt also yt she Should keep my Children untill they arrive at ye age afd. Also that she shou'd be whole & Sole Extx of this my Last will & Testamt & I Do hereby revoke & Cancell all other Testamt heretofore made by me or Caused to be made by me & do acknowledge this to be the true Intent & meaning of This my Last will & Testamt. In wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seale this thirteth Day of December Anno 1711- Thos. Prather Sign'd seal'd & Deliver'd in presence of us Jno Banks Phillip Gittings Junr Weldon Jefferson March the 15th day 1711./12. Then Came the within named Jno Bankes Phil Gittings Jun. & Weldon Jefferson wittnesses to the within will & made Oath upon the holy Evangelist of All mighty God that they were present & did See the Decd Thomas Prather sign & acknowledge the wthin will & that he was At that time in his pfect sences to ye best of their knowledge Sworn before me. Bernja Berry D Comt of Prince Geos. Coty. [Pr. Geo's Co. wills, Liber 13, ff 379-81] An Inventory of the Goods and Chattells of Mr. Thomas Prather late of Prince Georges County decd. viz: To 1 Negro Man 28. 0 To 2 Negro women 48. 0 To 1 Negro girl 4 year old 6. 0 To 1 do 2 year old 4. 0 To 1 feather bed and furniture 9. 0 To 1 wainscote Chest 0. 5 To 1 looking Glass 0. 6 To 6 stooles 0. 6 To 1 old feather bed and furniture 3. 0 To 1 Spinning wheel 0. 9 To 1 pr wool cards 0. 2.6 To. 6 Leather chairs 1.10. To 3 old do 0. 6 To 1 Square Table 0. 9 To 1 feather bed and furniture 7.10 To 1 Chest and drawers 2. 0 To 1 Ovil Table 1. 0 To 3 old wooden chairs 0. 1 To 1 old flock bed and furniture 1. 0 To 1 small looking glass 0. 2.6 To 1 Iron back 0.11 To 1 pr old And Irons 0. 4 To 1 small parcell of bookes 1. 0 To 1 warming pann 0.10 To 1 pocket book 0. 1.6 To 86 lb pewter at 10d p lb. 3.11.8 To a small parcell of Tine ware 0. 8 To 1 lb Alum 0. 1 To a small pacell of Earthenware 0.10.9 To 1 old hatt 0. 7 To 1 Iron Candle Stick 0. 1 To 1 brass do To 1 very old Gun 0. 2.6 To ready cash 0. 5. To 1 pair pockett Stiliards 0. 4.6 To 1 pr old bellows 0. 0.6 To 5 old wooden boxes & 1 Simll trunk 0. 0.6 To 1 pr sheet 0. 2.6 To Six old napkins 0. 6 To 6 pillow cases 0. 3 To 5 Towells 0. 2.6 To 2 Table Clothes 0. 4 To 6 Napkins 0. 6 To a parcell of Carpenter Tooles 1. 0 To a parcell of Coopers Tooles 1.10 To 2 old sifters 0. 1 To 4 Iron potts and 3 hooks 1 spitt} 1 frying pan 1 grid Iron 2. 4.6 To 1 Iron Kettle 0. 4 To 1 old Collar and harness and Cart Sadle . 3 To 1 pack Sadle 0. 5 To 1 Iron Pestle and 1 brass skelle 0. 6. 6 To a parcell of old lumber 0.10.6 To 2 butter Tubbs 1 sugar box & 1 silver spoone 0. 7. 6 To 1 pair of mens falls 0. 5 To 2 old Riding horses 8. 0 To 1 breeding mare 12 year old fole 4. 0 To 12 Ewes and 2 Rams 5. 4 To 7 Lambs 0.17 To 4 Cows and Calves 8. 0 To 6 barron Cowes 10. 5 To 2 4 year old Steers & 2 1 year olds 3. 7 To 4 3 year old heiffers 3.0 To 4 2 year old Steers & 2 1 year olds 3. 7 To 13 breeding sows 5.17 To 4 2 year old barrows 2. 0 To 6 large Shotes 1. 4 To 19 piggs 0.19 To 1 blind Mare & 12 year fole 3. 0 To 3 barrow fluks 0. 7.6 To 1 sow 1 old Gun & 1 old sadle 2. 4.0 £196. 0.11 June ye 7th 1712 Then the above Invty taken and appraised as above Appears by us as witness our hands and Seales Thos Clagett Samll Maggruder The above Invty approaved of by us Wm Prather & Jon Prather brother of Ye decd Thomas Prather. [Inventories & Accounts, Liber 33B, ff 32-3, Hall of Records]