Bowling Speake

p. 157, Charles County Land Records, Volume III

Liber H#2, Page 180

18 Aug 1718; Recorded at request of Bowling Speake: 6 Aug 1718; Indenture from Mary Gardiner of St Mary's Co. to Bowling Speake, shoemaker; for 9,000# tobacco; a tract of land called Bowman's Reserve; bounded by William Hardy; containing 220 acres; /s/ Mary Gardiner; wit. Gerard Slye, Clemt. Gardiner; ack. by Mary Gardiner; 6 Aug 1718 certification of Samll. Williamson and Mathew Mason, wit. of above, as Justices of St Mary's Co.

SPEAKE, BOWLING, Charles Co. 12 Oct 1750; 13 Sep 1755

To son Thomas Speake, 125 a., being pt. of tract called "Mistake."

To son William Speake, 202 a. with his dwelling place being pt. of tract called "Mistake."

To wife my dwelling plantation and use of my personal estate.

To my grandson Edward Speake son of Thomas Speake, my dwelling planatlon and a small tract called "The Meadow," also his first choice of Negroes and first choice of beds and furniture.

To granddau Anne Headon 2nd choice of beds and furniture.

To dau Mary Baggatt ½ of my cattle and sheep, bed and furniture.

To son William, Negro.

Wife Mary Speake, and grandson Edward Speake, son of Thos. Speake, exs.

Wit: Marmaduke Semmes, Will. McPherson, Junr., Wm. Coomes. 29. 546

Will of Bowling SPEAKE(SPEAKS):

In the name of God Amen I Bowling Speake of Charles County in the province of Maryland being in perfect health and memory thanks be to God do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following Viz.

Imprimis I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Speake his heirs & assigns forever 121 acres of land being part of a tract of land called Mistake beginning at the first bound tree and running thence to Jordan Branch & up the said Branch to a small (sic) next of his Dwelling place and thence to the beginning to make out 121 acres -

Item I give and bequeath to my son William Speake two hundred and two acres with his Dwelling place being part of a tract of land called Mistake to him & his heirs forever -

Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife my Dwelling plantation and the use of all my personal Estate during her natural life and after her decease

I give and bequeath to my grandson Edward Speake the son of Thomas Speake my Dwelling Plantation and also a small tract of land called The Meadow also his first choice of the negroes and the first choice of my beds and furniture -

Item I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Ann Higdon the second choice of my beds and furniture my great chest one Dish & three plates one iron pot & Cattle and Sheep that are in her possession make to her without interuption -

Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Mary Baggott the one ½ of my cattle and sheep one feather bed and furniture and one chest

Item I give & bequeath to my son William one negro -

Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and apooint my beloved wife Mary Speake and my aforesaid grandson Edward Speake the son of Thomas Speake full and sole Executors of this my last will and textament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this this (sic) Twentieth day of October in the year of our Lord 1750-Signed sealed published & delivered in the presence of us Will McPherson Junr Wm Comes Marmaduke Semmes Bowling Speake seal

Annexed to the foregoing will was the follg probate to wit Maryland for 13th September 1755 Marmaduke Semmes William McPherson Junior and William Coomes the three subscribing witnesses to the foregoing will being duly & solemly sworn on the hole Evangels deposeth and saith that they saw the Testator Bowking Speake sign & seal the within will and heard him publish & declare the same to be his last will and testament and that at the time of his so doing was to the best of their apprehensions of sound & deposing mind & memory and that they severally subscribed as witnesses to the said will in the presence of the Testator & at his request which prob' was taken in the presence of Edwd Speake heir at Law who did not object to the same Dan Jenifer DC of Charles County

Speak/e/s Family Assoc. Bulletin, March 1994, p. 28.

-Gives birth date as 1671.

notice witnesses:

Hagan, Thomas, Charles Co., 22nd Nov., 1742; 2nd June, 1743.

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Test: Wm. Speaker, John Bolling Speaker, Bolling Speaker. 23. 138.

References

1. https://dna-explained.com/2014/03/14/thomas-speak-c1634-1681-the-ca...
2. Col. Thomas Speke of Westmoreland County, Virginia and Thomas Speake of St. Mary’s County Maryland. (Third Edition) July 22, 2006. John S. Morris, III. < PDF >; (attached document)