Clare Slye

Married

1. Henry Brent b: BEF 1739 in Charles County, Maryland Married: BEF 1759 in Charles County, Maryland
2. George Slye b: ABT 1710 in St. Mary's County, Maryland Married: ABT 1770 in Charles County, Maryland

will

Charles County Maryland Will Book AH-9, 1785-1788; Page 182. Clare Slye's Will

Clare Slye of Charles County, am sick and weak but of sound and perfect mind and memory

• To my daughter Jane Brent - all the land I purchased of John Jenkins, lying in Charles County. Also, all the land I purchased of David Philpott, lying in Charles County. I also give Jane my Negro man called Stephen & his wife, Nan & her child, and any other children she has before my death, and my Negro Boy George, son of Bridget, and my young horse called Hector. Also the following articles of plate: 1 small Shagereen case with 12 dozen tablespoons, 12 dozen silver-handled Knives & forks, 1 tea pot, and stand, 1 cream pot & stand, 12 dozen teaspoons, 1 tong & Strainer, 1 large soup spoon
• To my daughter Ann Brent - all the land which I purchased of Josias Hawkins. Also, a Negro man, Harry, a carpenter, and his wife Elizabeth, and their 4 children which they now have, and any she may have before my death, and my bay mare which I commonly ride. Also the following plate, that is, 2 small cans, 1 large butter boat & Spoon, 1 small Shagreen case with ½ dozen desert spoons and ½ dozen teaspoons and 2 salts.
• To my son William Chandler Brent- my gray mare which he commonly rides. Also the following plate: 2 large silver cans marked CB and a Shagereen case with a dozen table spoons and a dozen silver handled Knives and forks, and 2 salts. Also, all the land I bought of John Clements
• To Jane Craycroft - my young bay mare, which is commonly Ann Brent's horse.
• I give the poor of Charles County 20£ currency, to be distributed by my executor.
• The rest of my estate is to be equally divided between my 3 children, Jane, Ann & William

Executor: my son William Chandler Brent Signed May 24 1785 Clare Slye Wit Mary Ann Neale, Jane [x her mark] Sanders, Richd Barnes Probated on Feb 4, 1786 by the executor and by the oaths of all three witnesses Letters Testamentary were granted to the executor; his securities were Robert D. Simms & Ignatius Matthews Appraisers: Richard R Reeder, Henry Hagan

Notes

From the Will of William Neale, 1763

" ... * To daus. Clare and Eleanor Neale, 3 slaves."

Page 158. CC. Clare Slye, age about 46, deposes:

Concerning the codicil to the will of George Slye, Esq, late of St. Mary's County, decd, that some days after the abovesd will was executed, Mr. William Hamerley came into the room where Mr. Slye was in bed, and desired the company to leave the room, that he wanted to speak with Mr. Slye, which the whole company did, except this deponent, who remained with Mr. Hamerly. Then Mr. Hamerly said to Mr, Slye that he had made no provision for his children's personal estate in case they should die before coming to age, or without heirs. Mr. Hamersly repeated the same observation over the 2nd and 3rd time before he could move Mr. Slye. At last, Mr. Hamerly said, Mr. Slye, you do not consider your poor slaves, upon which Mr. Slye asked Mr. Hamerly, what of my poor slaves.

Mr. Hamersley replied that if Mr. Slye died with his will as it then stood, his Negroes would be torn up and down the Country every way. Mr. Slye asked how. Mr. Hamersly replied that all your half-sisters children, the Neales, the Craycrofts, and the Boarmans, will come in for an equal share with your own sisters children. Mr. Hamersley asked Mr. Slye, after this, if he had not rather his own sisters children should come in for the estate than his half sisters children. Mr. Slye answered, I don't know, Mr. Hamersley, just as you please ...

... Did you conceive Mr. Slye to be in his senses until a few minutes before his death, replies he would answer short things well enough, and that as a dying man, his senses were as good as could be, but would ramble, and that she did not think him capable of doing business. Asked if she thought that Mr_ Slye was perfectly in his senses when he executed the codicil as he was when he executed the will, answers she does not think he was_ Have you not said that the codicil was not Mr. Slye's but Mr Hamersleys? She replies that she has said so many times. Signed - Clare Slye.

The foregoing deposition was taken in the presence of Edmund Plowden, Francis Plowden, and Henry Neale, who intermarried with Margaret Brent Plowden, representatives of George Slye, Esq, late of St. Mary's County, decd, who acknowledged that they attended in consequence of notice being given them by Mrs. Slyer and consented that the sd deposition might be taken on Aug 4, 1785 before W_H, Jenifer, Recorded Aug 8, 1785

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