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From: Erin Bradford <>
Subject: [BRADFORD-L] Will of John Bradford: Prince George's Co., MD 1726
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:02:53

I don't have any other info about this John, I just found this will on the
Ancestry Maryland Wills Vol. 5 database and thought I'd pass it along. The
address for the database is: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search.asp
There are no more Bradford wills, but This John, his son, and a William
were executors for many of them which I have saved to a file on my
computer. If you would like a copy of the other wills, they were executors
for, just email me privately. Good Luck.

Erin Bradford

Listowner for Barringer, Black, Bradford, Coventry, Eller, Hackett, and Kern
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/6106/genlinks.html (+800
genealogy links)
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/listdex/index.html (Homepage for surname lists
above)

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Source: Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 5 page 217

Bradford, John, planter,Prince George's Co.,

(written) 26th March, 1726;
(proved) 11th May, 1726.

Testator states that certain debts are due, chiefly to Mr. John Hyde and
sons, mcht., in London, and to the orphane of Mr. James Butler, of Md.,
dec'd, and empowers exs. to sell following tracts for benefit of estate: 1
A. “Tannyard” with dwelling nr. town of Nottingbam, Prince George's Co.; 3
lots in sd. town with storehouse, etc.; 180 A. “The Farme” lying bet.
Tannyard and storehouse bou. of William Austin and wife, now in tenure of
Robert Saunders and Samll. Heighe; 35 A. “Will's Good Will,” on Patuxent
Ck.; 78 A. “Joseph's Good Luck,” on Mattapany Ck., bou. of Mr. Wm. Joseph,
and tract adj.; 260 A. “Essex Lodge” bou. of Wm. Cood, of St. Mary's Co.,
and tracts adj.; 125 A. “Dunbar” and 31 A. “Anglice” bou. of Robert and
John Orme, of Prince George's Co., last 4 tracts being under care of
Charles Drury as overseer; 280 A. “Burbidg,” Hynson Br., tenure of John
Cumberland; 300 A. woodland and 500 A. “Plain Dealing,” nr. hd. of Goose
Ck.; 300 A. “Substraction,” on Hegoe Br., tenure of James Hook and Nichs.
Hocker; 290 A. of “Addition to Charley Forrest,” nr. hd. of North Br.,
Patuxent B., surveyed for
Michael Dean; 100 A. “Scotch Ordnary,” about 2 miles below first falls of
Potomac, bou. of Robert Cook and wife, in tenure of Adam Strawhan and John
Benedict Benzen; 300 A.
“Batchelors Hall,” on n. w. branch of Eastern Br., Prince George's Co.,
made over by Wm.
Fitzredmond, dec'd; 83 A. of “Generosity,” [p.217] on pt. of which tract
the church at the Eastern Br. stands. Also 7 tracts, viz. 2 islands in
Potomac R., “Island of Walnut Trees” and “Fair Isle”; “Concord” and
“Progressive,” on main land over against afsd. islands; “Sinicar,” at mouth
of Sinicar Ck., and tract at mouth of Long Acre Br.; the 7th tract lies
back of plantation called “Sugarlands”; these 7 tracts cont. 4500 A. taken
up with Daniel Dulany, Esq., of Annapolis, testator's share 2250 A. Two
other tracts, n. w. br. of Patuxent R., 2 miles above William Sheppards, in
Prince George's Co., 100 A. “Hygam” and 116 A. “Discovery,” bou. of Wm.
Renshaw and his wife —–. 217 A. “Jacob,” on lower falls of Potomac, in
tenure of Henry Chamberlin and William King; 300 A. “Argile Cowell and
Lorn,” Piney Br., Roek Ck., bou. of Randolph Blake, in tennre of Peter
Hyatt; 780 A. of “Charley Forrest,” 2 miles above Snowdens Mannour; 4792 A.
“Bradford's Rest,” on br. of Rock Ck., cont. 3 plans., now in care of Wm.
Deveron, overseer, and 2 tenements occupied by William Woffort, Jr., and
Wm. MackCoy. To
wife Joyce, dwell. plan. 400 A. “Haddocks Hills” (bou. of Michael Ashford,
with 100 A. “as Good as any” adj., bou. of John Deakins) during life, and ½
personal estate. To son John and hrs., cottage, pasturage, etc., nr.
village of Thinkinson in Co. of Leicester, Gr. Britain, bequeathed testator
by uncle John Smith, of the town of One Leap in sd. Co., also land nr. Town
of Stoak Gelding, in Leicester Co., now in poss. of father John Bradford,
of sd. town, these parcels known as Wykin Hole, Peggs Wykin Hole, Olden
Close, Peggs Olden Close to pass to son John at decease of father —–; also
500 A. “Seaman's Delight” adj. “Haddocks Hills” and 200 A. “Cuckolds
Delight” bou. of John Davis and Davis Mackdaniel, now in tenure of sd.
Davis; 1200 A. “Sugarlands,” on Potomack R., and after decease of wife
Joyce “Haddocks Hills” and “As Good As Any”; and ½ personal estate. To
sister Mary Jones, 253 A. “Fletchalls Chance,” upper side Rock Ck., during
life; at her decease, to her 2 sons Evan and John Jones and their hrs.

Exs.: Wife Joyce, son John, James Carroll and bro. Thomas Gant. Wife to see
that whatever is due estate of Mrs. James Butler be pd. to her children out
of personal estate. Thomas Gant to have charge of edueation of son John
during his minority.

Test: Notley Rozer, Danl. Watts, Edward Sprigg, John Nelson. Note: James
Carroll and Thomas Gantt renounce as exs. of above will. Test: Phill.
Briscoe, Stephen Cannold, Jr. 18, 464.

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