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Matthews Wills and Probate

Manaquicy town, Prince George Co, Maryland

Joseph Hedges -

Will 6 Sept 1732

children - Chas., Joshua, Jonas, Joseph, Sam., Ruth, Catharine, Dorcas

witness - Chidley Matthews, Thomas and John Hillard

exec - sons Solomon and Charles Hedges

Probated 29 Nov 1736

Frederick Co Maryland

Joseph Hedges jr.

Inventory 14 April 1753 book a page 185

William Wilson and Thomas Stoddert - appraisers

Edward Beatty and Samuel Mearns - creditors

Joseph Wood and Peter Lilly ? - nearest akin

11 May 1753 Mary Hedges and Charles Hedges exec made oath inventory is true before J S Darnall

debts due to estate

Frederick Claboough

Morris Mayann

Christopher Edelen

signed Mary & Charles Hedges exec

- 23 June 1753 additional goods reported Peter Lilly ? And Peter Hedges - nearest akin

RI Cooke - greatest creditor

22 Aug 1753 Mary & Charles Hedges exec swore inventory true

debts due to estate

Solomon Hedges - desperate

George Corn - desperate

signed Mary & Charles Hedges exec

Admin. account 11 may 1754 book a page 40

Mary Wilson and Charles Hedges exec

payments and distribution

Philip Kinse as account proved in time

DR Samuel Mearnes ditto

the property for quit rents

Chidley Matthew’s as account proved in time

Samuel Beall eher for the desc levy

for Daniel Dulany commissary, tobacco ?

Margaret Shawn as account proved in time

Charles Hedges ditto

Richard Cooke as account proved in credit ??

John Empart for coffin

Conrad Grosh as account proved in time

Charles Springer ditto

revered Ghiselin for papering this account for drawing and stating sum their commission

Frederick Co, Maryland

Chidley Matthews

Inventory 27 Jan 1761 book a pg. 496

John Harlan and Gilbert Crom - appraisers

John Cary and Thomas bacon - creditors

Mary Matthews widow and Mary Matthews - nearsest akin

24 may 1761 Samuel and John Matthews swore true inventory to Peter Butler

Final admin. account 11 may 1762 book a pg. 258

admin. - Samuel and John Matthews

money received from - Benjamin Ridge

current money paid to - funeral expenses, Frederick Clabough, John Cary, Conrad Keller Samuel Matthews, Henry Smith, Richard William Wilson,Daniel Sexton Samuel Beall

Samuel Beall sheff for com. Generals

Peter Butler dept. com - granting letters

Mary Humphreys

Peter Butler dept com- exam & pass acct.

Frederick Co, Maryland

John Matthews

Will 1 Sept 1769 book a pg. 345

child - Rachel who is now with her grandfather Chas. Hedges

witness - John Devilgess, Charles Hedges jr., Edward Simpson

exec - Charles Hedges

probate 16 Sept 1769

Inventory - 23 Sept 1769

Mathias Ringer and Stephen Julien - appraisers

Samuel Matthews and Mary Logan - ? Akin ?

8 Dec 1769 - Charles Hedges exec swore true inventory before J Bowles

list of credits of John M desc in Pennsylvania currency

Frederick Humbert

Thomas Wilson

Michael Troutman

Peter Hedges

Charles Springer

John Devilgess

Moses Hedges

William Hedges

Joseph Hedges

James Steel

Jacob Hedges

William Crom

John Bears

John Springer (desperate)

Final account of admin. 31 may 1770 book b pg. 120

payments and distribution

funeral expenses

Robert Whitnal

DR Adam Fischer

John Fansburgh

James Brand

Isaac Julian

Mathias Ringer and Isaac Julian for appraising estate

Normand Bruce

Thomas Boroles for exam and passing this account

of 10 ? For the payment and distributions

Frederick Co, Maryland 1770

Samuel Matthews
Will - 17 April 1770 lib ? Pg. 366

wife - Sarah

children - oldest son Chidley, another son and 3 daughters

exec - Sarah and Richard Lilly 11 may 1770 Lilly releases his exec pos.

witness - Edward Simpson, Charles Springer and Robert Fulton

left estate to wife Sarah and Richard Lilly

Probate 11 may 1770

Inventory - 23 may 1770

83 acres of land called "Chidley's Chance" lease term 13 years

Alex. Ogle and Peter Hedges - appraisers

Samuel Beall jr. and William Currence - creditors

Mary Logan and Elizabeth Matthews - nearest akin

18 Aug 1770 - debts due to estate

- desperate debts due

James Waddle - bond

William Logan - account

Frederick Humbert - account

Joseph Brown - note

Frederick Clabough - note

Nicholas Rogers - note

John Brown - note

Elizabeth ?Crom or from? - note

Thomas Beawner - note

John Hazalton - note

John Freston - note

Ephraim Ridge - note

James Waddle - note

William Young - note

John Dewell - note

Benjamin Biggs - note

James Hale - note

John Beard - account

John White - account

Peter Barrick sr. - account

Admin. Account - 20 may 1773

current money paid to - Col Samuel Beall - as of bond

Col Samuel Beall - on other bond

William Currence - as of bond

Lodowick Yost - as of account

Rebecca Ridge -

Doc Brand -

Edward Simpson

Charles Hedges

Norman Bruce

Normand Bruce sheriff- for comt Gendy?? Comt. - for selling this account

dy comt.- Thomas Bowles




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