Margaret Markland

Baptism: July 15, 1693 at St. James' Parrish in Arundel County, Maryland.

Frederick County, MD Probate Records Liber A folio 115 (settlement) & Book 1 pg 7 (Will)

FHC Films 0014040 (settlement) & 0014019 (will)

Transcribed by Billy Markland

Maryland Frederick County

In the Name of God Amen. I Margret Markland of the County & province aforesaid being sick & weak of Body but of sound & perfect Memory thanks be to God for the same, considering the frailty of human Nature & that it is appointed for all Men once to die, & that God of his infinite Mercy hath blessed me with sundry temporal Goods far surpassing my Desires I do therefore bequeath the same as followith

Imprimis I bequeath my immortal Soul to God who gave it hoping thro' [th?] of my dear Redeemer Jesus Christ to receive pardon for all my Sins, and I give & recommend my Body to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like & decent manner, at the Disposition of my Executors

Item I give & bequeath to my Son Mathias five Shillings Current money.

Item I give & bequeath to my Son Thomas Jones five Shillings Current money.

Item I give & bequeath to my Son Michael Jones five Shillings Current money.

Item I give & bequeath to my Son in Law Alexander Read five Shillings Current money.

Item I give & bequeath to my Son in Law Patrick Garland five Shillings Current money.

Item I give & bequeath to my Daughter Margret all my wearing Cloaths & my Saddle.

And I give and Bequeath to my Son Jonathan all sundry Goods Chattles & Servants that I shall be possessed with at my death (only what is above mentioned excepted).

And I do hereby nominate and appoint my said Son Jonathan sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament revoking and making void all the Wills heretofore made & declaring this to be my last Will & Testament [?] Witness my Hand & Seal this fourth Day of April 1751.

Margret {her || mark} Markland

Signed Sealed & Declared to be my Last Will & Testament in presence of

William Willis

John Jacob

Thomas {his H mark} Honard

May 6th. 1751

William Willis John Jacob & Thomas Honard subscribing Witnesses to the above Will being solemnly sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God depose & say that Margret Markland Testator, signed the above will and Testament in their presence and at the Time of her so doing she was to the best of their apprehensions of sound disposing Mind & Memory & that she desired them to subscribe their Names as Witnesses to the said Will which they did in the presence of and at the Request of the Testator.

Sworn before

John Darnall Depty. Comy.

Maryland

The Account of Jonathan Markland Executor of Margaret Markland late of Frederick County Deceased-----

This Accountant chargeth himself with an Inventory of the said Decedents Estate exhibited into the Prerogative Office and and there recorded amounting to the sum of L 129 S 11 D 8

And he himself Craves an Allowance of the following payments and Disbursements To wit-

Of 122 Tob[acco] due from the Deceased to George Gordon late Sheriff of Frederick County and paid by this Accountant as r [per] Acct. & receipt appears which at 12/6 rCent is in Current Money. 0 15 3

Of Current Money due from the Deceased to Ditto and paid by this Accountant as r Acct. & receipt appears 0 3 1

Of 55 [1?]/5 of Tobacco paid by this Accountant to Samuel Beall Sheriff of Frederick County for the use of Daniel Dulany Esq. Comry. General for Commissery fees as r Account and receipt – Appears which at 12/6 rCent is in Current Money. 0 6 11

Of 150 Tobacco paid by this Accountant to George Gordon late Sheriff of Frederick County for the use of John Darnall Depy. Comry. of said County as rAcct & receipt appears which at 12/6 rCent is in Currt. Money. 0 18 9

Of 256 Tobacco paid by this Accountant to Ditto for the use of Daniel Dulaney Esqr. Comry. Genl. as rAcct & rect. appears. 1 12 0

Of Current Money paid by this Accountant to Mathew Markland in full of his proportionable part of his father Mathew Marklands Estate as r Receipt appears. 7 15 5

Of Current Money paid by this Accountant to Ditto it being a Legacy left him by the Testator a r receipt appears. 0 5 0

Of Current Money paid by this Accountant to Thomas Jones it being a Legacy left him by the Testator a r receipt appears. 0 5 0

Of Current Money paid by this Accountant to Alexander Reed it being a Legacy left him by the Testator as r receipt appears. 0 5 0

Of Wearing Cloths paid by this Accountant to Margaret Reed it being a legacy left her by the Testator as r rect. appears value. 3 0 0

Of Current Money paid by this Accountant to Michael Jones it being a Legacy left him by the Testator a r receipt appears. 0 5 0

Of this Accountants Commission on the foregoing payments at 10 rCt. is 1 11 2

Payments & Distributions 17 2 7

Balance [sic] due to the Estate 112 9 1

Estate Accounted for 129 11 8

January 31st, 1756 Came Jonathan Markland Executor of Margaret Markland deceased and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that the above account is Just and True which after Examination is passed and Allowed

Reverdy Ghiselin Depty. Comy. Of Fredk. County