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William Barton made a will dated 5 Sept. 1717, which was proved on 22 Sept. 1717. His will names grandsons Barton Smoot, Barton Warren, and William smoot; grandaughters Rachel (wife of matthew Stone), Ann Smoot, Mary Hungerford, Eliza. (wife of Charles Philpott, Eliza. (wife of John Neale) to whom he left some personal property. He left half of the residue to the three youngest daughters of his own daugther Margeret Miller and the other half to Thomas and Barton, sons of his grandosn Barton Smoot. MCW IV.174; Wills 14.658. (Jourdan, p. 169).
Elise Greenup Jourdan, Early Families of Southern Maryland, Vol. 5, 1996 (2007 reprint by Heritage Books Inc., Westminster, MD)
Archives of Maryland, Volume 0053, Page 0252 - Proceedings of the County Court of Charles County, 1658-1666; Liber A, pages 243-244: [Charles County Court of 1 Oct 1662]
William Barton Junior deiivereth up this ensuing Pattent of land and Assigneth all his Right title and interest of and to the same unto his Brother in Law Thomas Smoote for the use of William hungerfot Junior son to William Hungarfot deceased.
Caecilius absolute Lord and Proprietarie of the Province of Maryland and Avalon Lord baron of baltemore &c to all persons to whom thees presants shall com greeting: in owr Lord God ever lasting know ye that wee for and in consideration that William Smoot of this owr Province hath due unto him too hundered and forty Acres of land Assigned him from John Lugar Junior as appeares upon Records and upon such Conditions and tearmes as are expressed in owr Conditions of Plantations of sayd Province of Maryland under owr greater scale at Armes Bareing date at London the second Day of July in the year of owr Lord God one thowsand six hundered forty nine and Remayning upon Record in owr sayd Province doe hearby grant unto the sayd William Smoot all that tract or parcel of Land Lying on the west side of Wicocomeko River begining at a marked Oake standing near to the head of a Creeke Called Forked Creeke Runing south west from the sayd Oake for the lenght of too hundered Perches bounding on the south with the land of Humphery Atwitcks and Thomas Michell and A line draw west north west for the lenght of one hundered perches to a marked oake standing on the hills on the west with a line drawne north north East for the lenght of too hundered and fifty Perches to a marked oake that intecepts A parrarell line drawne from the first Marked Oake at the head of the forked Greeke one the North with the sayd parrarell one the East with the forsayd southwest line Contayning and now layd out for too hundered and forty Acres More or lesse together with all profits Rits and benefits thearunto belonging (Royall mines Excepted) to have and to hold the same unto him the sayd William Smoote his heirs and Assignes for ever to bee holden of us and owr heirs as of own Mannor of St Maries in free and Common soccage by fealty only [p. 244] for All seruices yealding and paying thearfor yearly unto us and owr heirs at owr Receipt at St Maries at the too most usuall feast in the yeare (viz) at the feast of the Annuntion of the Blessed Virgin Mary and at the feast of St Michell the Archangell by euen and equall portions the Rent of four shillings eight pence halfpenny starlyn in silver or Gold or the full valew thearof in such Commodities as wee and owr heirs or such officer or officers appoynted by us or own heirs from time to time to Colect and Receaue the same shall accept in discharge thearof at the Choyce of us and own heirs or such officer or officers as aforsayd given at St Maries under owr great seale of owr sayd Province of Mariland the six and twentith day of May in the twenty six yeare of owr dominion over the sayd Province Annoq Doni 1658 witnes own trusty and well beloued Josias Fedall Esq own liuetennant of owr sayd Province Josias Fendall
and Endossed on the bake sid of the sayd Patten as followeth Bee it knowne unto all men that I William Smoot doe assigne and make over all my Right titell of this Patten to William Barton Junior and Thomas Smote to them their heirs Administrators or Assignes for ever as witnes my hand this 28th of May 1658 William ws his marke Smoot; Teste: Edward James Richard R S his marke Smoote
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Abt 1634 - Yes, date unknown
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