William Ijams

• William Iiams Find A Grave Memorial# 117591988
• All Hallows Church Cemetery, Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Find A Grave

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GEDCOM Note

Per email message from Mary Celine Scott, 01-16-1999: "Notes for WILLIAM IJAMS: Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 7, page 247, Iiams, William, planter,A. A. Co., 28th June, 1734; 17th May, 1738. To wife Elizabeth, entire personal estate, except following legacies. Shd. sd. wife marry personal estate to be divided bet. sons John and Plummer and dau. Ann. To son William and hrs., 100 A. "Cheney's Resolution," and 5s. To sons Richard and Thomas and daus. Elizabeth, Mary and Charity, 5s. each. To son John and hrs., after his mother's decease, 100 A. "Bridge Hill," sd. son dying without issue to pass to son Plummer and hrs.; he dying without issue to son Thomas and hrs. To son Plummer and hrs., 64 A. "Doden," adj. to dwelling plantation "Bridge Hill." To dau. Ann, personalty. [p.247] Exs.: Sons Thomas and John. Test: Richard Williams, Richard Welsh, John Nicholson, Jr., Richard Williams, Jr. 21. 878." (Md. Cal. Wills, Vol. VII, p. 356; Wills, Liber 21, folio 878)"

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Anne Arundel Gentry, Vol. 1, Ijams Family, Page 293/4:
"...The original administration bond of the widow in the value of £700, dated 18 August 1738 is on file at Annapolis, with the name spelled as Jiams, and written as Jiams by the son, John....His estate was of considerable affluence for the times, being appraised at £356/10/10, including six negro slaves."

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Find-A-Grave:
Birth: 1670, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Death: 1736, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA William Iiams, Jr. is the son William Iiams and Elizabeth Cheyney/Cheney. It is believed he was born ABOUT 1670 in South River, Anne Arundel Co., MD and died before 17 May 1736 in Anne Arundel Co., MD. He married Elizabeth Plummer, daughter of Thomas Plummer and Elizabeth Stockett, on 27 Aug 1696 at All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co., MD. They had 9 known Iiams/Ijams children: Elizabeth, 15 Jun 1697 William III, 22 Dec 1699 - bef 1751 (Eliz.Jones) Richard, 4 Mar 1702 Mary, 1 May 1705 (Jno Waters) below Thomas, 7 Aug 1708 - 1768 John, 1712 - 1783 (Rebecca Jones) Plummer, bef 6 Aug 1718-bef 4 Jan 1793 (Ruth Childs) Charity, Anne, (Richard Williams) William Iiams' Anne Arundel county will was made on 28 June 1734 and proven on 17 May 1736. A transcription of his will was sent to me by EW: In the name of God Amen I William Iiams of Ann Arundell County in the Province of Maryland Planter being of perfect mind and memory & calling to mind the mortality of my Body knowing tis appointed for all men to Die Do make Constitute & ordain this my last Will and Testament in the following manner & form. Imprimus I bequeath my Soul into the hands of God that Gave it me, and my Body to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like & Decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named and touching such worldly Goods as it hath pleased God to Bestow upon me, after my just debts being paid, I Give, Divise & Dispose of them as following -- I give & bequeath to my Beloved Wife Elizabeth Iiams during her natural life, all my personal Estate whatsoever except the following Legacies Provided my said Wife lives Single & remains unmarried, But in case she thinks proper to marry again, then I Bequeath all the Personal Estate aforesaid (Except as before Excepted) to be equally divided (immediately after such Marriage) Between my Son John Iiams and my Son Plummer Iiams & my Daughter Ann Iiams-- Item I Give & Bequeath to my Son William Iiams & his Heirs for ever a certain Tract or parcell of Land called Cheney's Resolution Containing One Hundred Acres Lying in Ann Arundel County aforesaid, Also the sum of five Shillings current money. Item I Give & Bequeath to my Sons Richard & Thomas, also to my Daughters Elizabeth, Mary & Charity each of them the sum of five Shillings current money aforesaid. Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Son John Iiams & his Heirs for ever after his mother's Decease a certain Tract or parcell of Land lying in Ann Arundel County called Bridge hill Containing One Hundred Acres being the greater part of my dwelling Plantation and if my Son John die without Issue Lawfully begotten of his Body Then I Bequeath the aforesaid Land called Bridge Hill to my Son Plummer & his Heirs for ever And further if my son Plummer die without lawfull Heirs begotten of his Body Then I Give & Bequeath the aforesaid Land unto my Son Thomas & his Heirs for ever. Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Son Plummer & his Heirs for ever (after his mother Decease) a certain parcell of Land adjoining to Bridge Hill aforesaid Containing Sixty four Acres called Doden lying in Ann Arundell County aforesaid Now if my son Plummer die without Heirs lawfully begotten of his Body Then I Give the said parcell of Land called Doden to my Son John Iiams & his Heirs foe ever And if my Son John die without Heirs lawfully begotten of his body Then I Give the said Land unto my Son Thomas & his Heirs for ever. Item I Give & Bequeath to my Daughter Ann one Negro girl named Bean & her Increase And in case my Daughter Ann die without lawfull Heirs Then I Give the said Negro Girl & her Increase to my Son John Iiams aforesaid. Item Lastly I Constitute & ordain my Sons Thomas & John Executors of this my last Will & Testament & I do utterly Disallow Revoke & Disanull all & every other former Testaments Wills Legacies Executors by me in any wise named Willed & Bequeathed Ratifying this and no other to be my last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal this Twenty eight day of June Anno Dom. 1734 William Iiams (seal) Sign'd Seal'd Publish'd Prnounc'd & Declar'd to be the last Will & Testament of the said William Iiams In Presence of us Richard Williams Richard Welsh John Nicholson, junr. Richard Williams, junr. On the back of the aforegoing Will was thus written Viz -- May 17: 1736. Richard Williams John Nicholson, junr. & Richard Williams junr being duly Sworn Severally depose & Swear That they saw the Testator William Iiams Sign & Seal the foregoing Instrument & heard him Publish & Declare the same to be his last Will & Testament that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their Judgement of sound & disposing mind & memory And that they Severally Subscribed their names to the said Will in the Presence of the Testator as Witnesses. Sworn to before me D. Dulaney Comry. Family links: Parents: William Iiams (1640 - 1703) Elizabeth Cheney Iiams (1652 - 1726) Spouse: Elizabeth Plummer Iiams (1678 - 1762)* Burial: Unknown Created by: LSP Record added: Sep 24, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 117591988

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