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William Barton                                                     see FAMILY TREE
Born: Abt 1634 of Charles Co., MD

 

   
Married: 1st Nov/1658 to Anne Smoot

Married:2nd Abt 1665 Charles Co., MD to Mary

   
Died: Bef. 22/Sep/1717 Charles Co., MD   In the Name of God Amen I William Barton of Charles County in the Province of Maryland Gentl. being very Sick & Weak of body but of Sound & perfect Mind & Memory Praised be Almighty God for the same & Considering the frailty of humane Life & that all Must Yield when God by Death is pleased to Call doe make this My last Will & Testament in manner & forme following hereby Disannulling & makeing Voyd all former & other Will or Wills by Me heretofore Made.
Imprimis I Give My Soul to Almighty God Trusting & Relying upon the full Pardon Remission of my Sinns through Mercies and Intercessions of my Blessed Saviour & Redeemer Jesus Christ my Body I Committ to Earth to be buryed in Such Decent Manner as My Executor hereafter named Shall think most Convenient and as for what Worldly Estate God hath been pleased to bless me with I Dispose of the Same as Followeth.
Item I Give & bequeath unto my Grandson Barton Smoott My Negro Man Sam & do hereby Desire him to use him Kindly during his Natural Life knowing it was My Intent if the Laws would have permitted to have given him his freedome.
Item I Give & bequeath unto My Grand Daughter Rachell Stone the Wife of Matthew Stone the feather bed & furniture that I now Lye on.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Ann Smoot two Cowes with Calves by theirs Sides to be Delivered after my Decease by My Executor.
I Give & Bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Mary Hungerford two Young Cowes or Yearling Heifers to be Delivered as afsd.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto My Grand Daughter Eliza Philpott the Wife of Charles Philpott the feather bed & furniture belonging to the Same which is in the Great house Room to be delivered as afsd.
Item I Give & bequeath unto my Grand Son Barton Warren Two Young Cows or heifers of Two Years old also one full share of my present Crop of Tobacco.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto My Grand Son William Smoot one full share of my present Crop of Tobacco.
Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Eliza: Neale the Wife of John Neale one Cow & Calfe & forty Ells of Linnen.
Item The full half of all the Remaining part of my Estate of what Nature Kind Soever it be or wheresoever the Same Shall or May be found I doe Give Bequeath unto My Daughter Margarett Miller & her three Youngest Children, the other halfe part I doe give bequeath unto Thomas Smoot & Barton Smoot the Two Sons of My Grand Son Barton Smoot.
Lastly I doe hereby Nominate Consitute Ordaine & Appoynt my Daughter Margarett Miller & my Grand Son Barton Smoot to be joyntly Executors of this my last Will & testament desiring them to doe & performe every article & Clause herein Contained. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set My hand & affixed My Seale this 5th Day of September Anno Dom. 1717.
Signed Sealed Published & Declared to be the last Will & Testament of Wm. Barton Wm Barton his mark in presence of Wm. Howard, John Jones Jno Willard
The will was proved 22 Sep. 1717.

FATHER

William Barton

MOTHER

 unknown

WIFE

1st. Anne Smoot

b. 13/Aug/1641 York Co., VA

d. 1662 Charles Co., MD

 

  Liber P.C. R. p 461 Atchison v. Cager
Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661 Maryland
To the honorable the Governor and the rest of the Councell now Sitting
The humble peticon of Robert Cager Sheweth That yo'r peticon'r being very weake in body and in noe Capacity to cast or putt all Accompt and Reckoninge in any forme of a Suite depending Betweixt Vinson Attcison and yo'r pet'r. Yo'r peticon'r craves yo'r Honros for a Refference till the next Courte and he shall pray &c.
In Consideracon that one of the def'ts Wittnesses lying very sick It is referred whilst the next Courte and the def't is to bring the deposicon of the Relict of William Hungerford now wife to William Barton at the next Courte under the hand of some of the com'rs for this County.

2nd Mary unknown

CHILDREN with Anne Smoot

1. Grace Barton b. 26/Aug/1659 Charles Co., MD                        

2. William Barton b. 29/Jun/1662 Charles Co., MD                        

CHILDREN with Mary

1. Mary Barton b. 25/Mar/1667 Charles Co., MD

2. Margaret Barton b. 1665 Charles Co., MD

3. William Barton b. 27/Feb/1666/67 Charles Co., MD

4. Elizabeth Barton b. 7/Feb/1671/72 Charles Co., MD

 

 

 

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