Charles E. Fenwick Collection--Photostats--William Spalding Sr.'s will of 1740

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Charles E. Fenwick Collection--Photostats--William Spalding Sr.'s will of 1740

Entry/Object ID

1995.001.1600

Scope and Content

3 pieces ; 16 3/8"h x 12"w This photostat is of Liber 22, folio 290-292. William Spalding Sr. owned Beaver Dam Manor and other properties. He had five sons, Thomas, William, Benedict, Henry, and John and several daughters and a wife, so his will is long. It appears that his two oldest sons already had tracts of their own, to which their father added by bequest. He was anxious about his mill and left it to all five sons and his wife to be managed only by family members. Each son received more land to belong to them and their heirs forever. He also designated a tract of land in Leonardtown to be owned jointly by all but the oldest son. He asked his wife, Ann, to give up her dower right in favor of having the home, its improvements, and a large tract of land during her life. My guess is that while it is not nearly a third of the estate, it is more than enough to be comfortable and would make things tidier all the way around. He left money, slaves, and animals to his daughters and asked that the personal property be given one third to his wife and two thirds equally divided between the three younger sons. The two youngest sons were to be of age at eighteen. The four oldest sons were appointed executors of the will. It was witnessed by another William Spalding, Elisabeth Cooper, and William Sturt [Stuart?]. The will was proved on January 9, 1740, but the document in the liber before this will was recorded in November of 1740, so it may be the will was really proved in 1741. An attempt at a transcription is included with the piece.

Collection

Charles E. Fenwick Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1740 - 1741

Location

Container

Oversize Series Box 8

Shelf

Rack 14, Shelf 5

Rack

Rack 14

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Oversize Series Box 8

Shelf

Rack 14, Shelf 5

Rack

Rack 14

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Oversize Series Box 8

Shelf

Rack 14, Shelf 5

Rack

Rack 14

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Aisquith, Thomas

Person or Organization

Cooper, Elisabeth

Person or Organization

Dart, John

Person or Organization

Joseph, Ann

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Plowden, Jean

Person or Organization

Seale, Mary

Person or Organization

Shaw, William

Person or Organization

Slave, Agnes

Person or Organization

Spalding, Ann

Person or Organization

Spalding, Benedict3

Person or Organization

Spalding, Henry

Person or Organization

Spalding, John

Person or Organization

Spalding, John2

Person or Organization

Spalding, Thomas3

Person or Organization

Spalding, William

Person or Organization

Spalding, William2

Person or Organization

Spalding, William3

Person or Organization

Sturt, William