Mary Sewell - Handy

There is some controversy over WHICH Mary Sewell was married to Samuel Handy I. There are publications pointing to two different fathers, Thomas Sewell and Henry Sewell leading me to believe that Mary Sewell was a common name in Maryland at the time.

Apparently the other Mary Sewell was married to Col. William Chandler. She also remarried, after his death, to Captain George Brent, son of George and Marianna.

She died in the late 1690's during childbirth, while Samuel's wife Mary Sewell was alive and birthing children into the 1700's.

Thomas Sewell was married to Jane somebody, but she wasn't Jane Lowe - who married *Henry* SewAll (similar spelling, different family or branch of family).

The SewAll link to the Calverts makes them better known and dcumented than the SewElls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Calvert,_3rd_Baron_Baltimore

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This indenture made the seventh day of May in the sixth year of the dominion of the Rt. Honorable Charles absolute Lord and proprietor of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon, Lord & Baron of Baltimore and in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred and eighty one. Between Thomas Seawell of Somerset co. in the Province of Md., planter and Jane his wife of the one part and Samuel Handy of the said County of Somerset and Province of Maryland planter and Mary his wife of the other part. WItnesseth that whereas Stephen Bond late of the aforesaid County of Somerset and Province of Maryland planter Deceased did by his Last will and Testament bearing date the first day of August in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred seventy-five, Did bequeath unto his Loving sonne in Law Thomas Seawell (above named) one yearling heifer to be delivered presently after his decease. Secondly Did bequeath unto his Loving Daughter in Law Mary Seawall (within named) the now wife of Samuel Handy one Cowe called Spott with a Cow Calf by her side and one yearling heifer called Blackberry the Increase of the female to run with his and she for to Injoye her Increase but not to dispose of untill she comes to the age of eighteen years or at the Day of marriage. And then ot enjoye both male and female as her proper goods for ever. And all the rest of his estate houses Lands goods chattells and Debts the said Stephen Bond Did give and bequeath unto his loving wife Jane and made her his only and sole executrix. And after his wife's decease then the remainder of his estate should belong to his Daughter in Law Mary Seawell (within named). And if it should please God that this Daughter in Law Mary Seawell should be taken away by death before she comes of age or the day of her marriage then after the decease of the said Stephen Bond's wife he gives the said estate to his son in law Thomas Seawell relation being had unto the said will now fully and more at large it may and doth appeare; now this indenture witnesseth that the abovenamed Thomas Seawell and Jane his wife for Divers and Sundrie causes unto them hereunto moving [?] specially for and in consideration of eighteen hundred pounds of Tobacco to them in hadn paid by the within named Samuel Handy and Mary his wife the receipt whereof the said Thomas Seawell doth hereby acknowledge and theof and of every part and parcell thereof clearly and absolutely acquit and dischard the said Samuel Handy and Mary his wife them or either of them their executors and administrators for ever firmly by those presents have given granted bargained sold enfeoffed and confirm unto the said Samuel Handy and Mary his wife all Right Title Interest Claim and ___ of in or out of any of the lands messuages Tenements goods chattells and debts left of the said Stephen Bond deceased or of any Legacy or Legacies the said Thomas Seawell bequeathed by the testator the will named or otherwise that I might now hereafter lawdully claim any right title or Interest thereunto (always excepted one yearling heifer bequeathed to me in the aforesaid will mentioned, the said heifer I the said Thomas Seawell do acknowledge to have received of the executrix in the will named) to have and to hold All and singular and every thing in the said will contained or in any manner of way or wayes (whereby we might now or hereafter claim any right title or interest) to them the said Samuel Handy and Mary his wife their heirs and assigns forever, to be disposed of at their will and pleasure. And we the said Thomas Seawell and Jane his wife having thus freely and absolutely revoked annihilated and made void. And by this present deed of revocation doth revoke annihilate and make void from us forever all and singular the right, title, interest and claim that we reject lawfully hereafter by virtue of the last will and testament of the said Stephen Bond deceased of any of the lands messuages tenements goods chattels and Debts possessed of by the said Stephen Bond in his Lifetime or possessed of by any manner, way, or ways to me the said Thomas Seawell by the said will mentioned or otherwise (always excepting as before excepted) which right and Property in the smae belonging to us as will do by these Presents Acknowledge to be the only right of the said Samuel Handy and Mary his wife their heirs and assigns forever. In confirmation and full assurance of the truth above written the said Thomas Seawell and Jane his wife have to these presents set their hands and affixed their seals.

Thomas Seawell (seal) Jane Seawell (seal)

Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of us John Herrill Edw. Beauchamp