Rigbie, John,A. A. Co.,26th Oct., 1700;  23rd Nov., 1700    11. 28.
To mother-in-law Eliza: Galloway, father-in-law Richard Gelloway, brother-in-law Benjamin Lawrence, Leucey Lawrence, Eliza: Galloway, son-in-law (unnamed), brother James and Eliza: his wife and their 4 child. (unnamed) and to Balderfort Lambrest, personalty.
To wife Eliza:, extx., and dau. Eliza:, residue of estate, real and personal. Dau. to be of age at 18 yrs. In event of death of either wife or dau. survivor to inherit deceased's portion.
Test: Chas. Greenbury, Henry Pennington, Francis Todd. {I think this Henry Pennington is the Henry shown on AA County and S S Patapsco River HENRY} 

To dau Catherine, son-in-law William Nuthead and daughter-in-law  Susan Nuthead, personalty.
To wife (unnamed), extx., and hrs., residue of estate, real and personal.
Test: Wm. Pennington, Wm. Anderson, Ann Smith.
William Nuthead Printer
William Nuthead was the first printer in Maryland. He established his press in St. Mary's City in August 1685.Upon his death, his wife, Diana inherited his Maryland printing business and became the first woman licensed as a printer in America.

Closson, John,Cecil Co.,13th May, 1696; 12th Aug., 1701. 11: 91
To brother Christian, personalty.
Wife Eliza:, extx. and residuary legatee of estate, real and personal, during life.
Test: Thos. Pennington, Thos. Windall, Thos. Bostick.

Moss, Ralph,A. A. Co.,2nd Nov., 1704; 28th Mch., 1705. 3. 441.
To cousins James Moss and Wm. Penington, personalty.
To cousins 2 eld. sons Robert and Ralph and hrs., plantation and all land.
To all child., viz., 2 afsd. and Thomas, Edmund and Moses, residue of estate. Brother John Peasley to have charge of son Robert, father-in-law Robert Eagle of son Ralph, brother Jno. Peasley and Thomas Homewood of 2 young. sons Edmund and Moses afsd.
Wife (unnamed), extx.
Test: Thomas Cockey, Joshua Jones, William Pennington.

20th Oct., 1700; 5th Nov., 1700. Will of Richard HILL  6:394   
(about 70 yrs. of age) of Anne Arundel County, MD. To son Richard and hrs., "Horne Neck," and "Manering Hall." To son Joseph, ex., and hrs., "Tolly's Point," "Wither's Outlet," and "Mill Meadow" and "Little Worth" at hd. of Severn R. To son Henry and hrs., "Crancey Neck" and the "Addition to Beasly's Neck." To sons afsd., all other lands equally. To Mary YOUNG, Abigail PARR, in Worstershire, and to Johanna LONGMAN, personalty. Testator desires to be buried by dec'd wife Milchiah. Test: Rich'd KILBURN, Wm. MORRIS, Mary ENGLAND, Lucy PAINE, And. SUTHERLAND.

Collier, Mathew,Queen Anne's Co.,24th Jan., 1726-7; 21st March, 1727-8  19: 373.
To wife Alice, dwell. plan. ---- during life; at her decease to William Bishop and hrs.
To bro. William, baker, living in Rosemary Lane nr. little Tower Hill, London, £20.
To 2 sisters Alice and Mary, in Great Britain, £100 each.
To father Mathew Collier, £80; shd. he be dec'd, to be pd. to nearest relative.
To son-in-law John Austin and dau.-in-law Margrett Watson, James Pruet and William Pennington, their debts.
To Philemon, son of Christopher Phillips, and Mary, dau. of Leon Watson, personalty.
Exs.: Wife and Christopher Phillips.
Test: William Rakes, Savil Jones, Richard Jones.
Codicil: 9th March, 1727-8. Reversion of dwell. plan. ---- to William Bishop, nullafied; wife to dispose of same.
Test: Christopher Winkinson, Andrew Prewett, Margrett Carter

Coppen, John, planter,Cecil Co.,31st Jan., 1733-4; 1st Feb., 1733.  21.
{Wife Angeline Atkey.  brother-in-law to William Pennington}
To wife ---, extx., personalty during widowhood, to be divided between child.; should she marry, her thirds.
To eld. dau. --- and to young. dau. ---, certain personalty above their share in personal estate; should either dau. die without issue survivor to inherit portion of deceased; should hoth die as afsd., their share of sd. legacy to be divided between sons ---.
To son Athey and hrs., lands that came by wife ---.
To son John and hrs., addition made to sd. land; in case of any dispute between hrs. and Mr. Henry Pennington, Jr., or his hrs. as to sd. lands, Mr. Hugh Jones to act for testator.
To son James and hrs., interest in land where mother-in-law Ann Athey lives.
Note-Above will not signed, proven by deposition of Rev. Hugh Jones, who wrote it, and by Capt. Edward Collins, William Pennington, and David Young.

Pennington, William, planter,Cecil Co.,1st July, 1737;  17th Aug., 1737      21. 786    {Wife Mary Atkey} 
To wife Mary, extx., personalty during life; at her decease certain part thereof to eldest son
Richard and sons John and William, residue to be divided at wife's discretion bet. other child., viz: Jacob,James, Benedict,Rachel and Rebecca..

Hollett, Jacob,  A. A. Co.,8th May, 1693; 31st Aug., 1694.      7:  18.
To William, son of Thomas Penington, personalty.
To William Clarke, ex., and hrs., residue of estate, real and personal.
Test: Wm. Penington, Jno. Pearson, Luce Herring. 

Ray, John,A. A. Co.,22nd Apr., 1692;  15th May, 1695.      7. 76.
To daus. Sarah and Mary and their hrs., 260 A. (unnamed) on Magothy Ck., equally.
To young. dau. Eliza: and hrs., 150 A. (unnamed).
To 3 daus. afsd., all personalty equally; to be of age at 16 **** rs.
Ex.: Thos. Hanson. 
Test: Wm. Penington, Jno. Hurst, Jno. Hatbottell.
ALEXANDER RAY MARYLAND (1659-1701)

Moss, Ralph,A. A. Co.,2nd Nov., 1704;  8th Mch., 1705  3: 441.
To cousins James Moss and Wm. Penington, personalty.
To cousins 2 eld. sons Robert and Ralph and hrs., plantation and all land.
To all child., viz., 2 afsd. and Thomas, Edmund and Moses, residue of estate. Brother John Peasley to have charge of son Robert, father-in-law Robert Eagle of son Ralph, brother Jno. Peasley and Thomas Homewood of 2 young. sons Edmund and Moses afsd.
Wife (unnamed), extx.
Test: Thomas Cockey, Joshua Jones, William Pennington.

Graham, John,Cecil Co.,21st Dec., 1739; 11th Feb., 1739.
To wife Mary, during widowhood entire estate. At her death or remarriage, son William to have 160 A. "Penbrook" deeded to testator by Abram Penington, son Robert, 130 A. "Teagues Delight" deeded to testator by William Teague and dau. Cathrine, to have 70 A. "Hopewell" and "Teagues Endeavor."
Exs.: Wife Mary and bro.-in-law George Currey of Chester Co. Penn.
Test: Robert Kellton, Samuel Arbuckel, Isaac Sanders.
22. 154.

Guy, Jacob, Dr.,  of the Parish of Westminster, A. A. Co.,11th Mch., 1702-3;  2nd Apr., 1703.   11. 289.
To Ann Smith, Isaac Britton and to Peter Jevoiden in Phenix Alley, London, personalty.
Isaac Trapier, ex. and residuary legatee.
Test: Wm. Pennington, Jno. Smith, Ann Smith.

Hillard (Hillyard), Henry,A. A. Co.,12th Feb., 1718-19; 17th May, 1720. 16, 64.
To sons Daniel, Jacob, Henry and Caleb and their hrs., real estate in A. A. and Baltimore Co., equally, and personalty; to be of age at 18.
To daus. Ann, Ruth, Eachell and Zipporach, personalty.
To wife Elizabeth, 1/3 personal estate; residue of personal estate, to afsd. child. equally.
Exs.: Wife Elizabeth and son Daniel.
Test: Jas. Govane, John Marshall, William Allen.
Codicil, 12th Feb., 1718-19: Shd. wife Elizabeth claim her thirds of "Timberneck," Balto. Co., now in possession of bro. Daniel, and exchanged with him for his share of "Hopkins' Chance," exs. are not to receive payment on bond from bro. Daniel for £30 dated 10th Dec., 1718.
Test: James Govens, James Commas (Conoway), Wm. Pennington.


Atkey (Atkay, Attkey), John,Cecil Co.,1st July, 1723  25th Jan., 1726    19: 112.
To grandson John Coppin and hrs., pt. of dwell. plan. ----, formerly laid out for Thomas Smithson, now in poss. of Cornelius Van Sante.
To James (youngest son of dau. Pennington) tract ---- laid out for John Smithson, now in poss. of John Stoops; shd. sd. James die during minority, to next son of sd. dau.; she failing male issue, to sd. dau. and hrs.
To John Chambers, overseer, his debts.
To wife Anne, residue of dwell. plan. ---- during life, and certain personalty; at her decease to daus. Angelico Coppins (Coppens) and Mary Pennington and their hrs. Also to wife and dau. Angelico afsd., residue of personalty, legacies to following excepted.
To John Asfurd (Ashfurd) at age; child. of John Chambers afsd., dau. Pennington and John Welsh, personalty.
Exs.: Wife, dau. Angelico and son-in-law John Coppens.
Test. directs that his grave be paled in, that certain personalty be expended for education of dau. Pennington's child., and that during 12 yrs., in the minority of grandson James Pennington, 40s. rent from plantation bequeathed him be expended yearly for books for poor children.
Test: James Panton, Cornelius Vansand (Vansandt), Nehemiah Martin.

Collier, Mathew,Queen Anne's Co., 24 Jan., 1726-7;  21 March, 1727-8. 19: 373.
To wife Alice, dwell. plan. ---- during life; at her decease to William Bishop and hrs.
To bro. William, baker, living in Rosemary Lane nr. little Tower Hill, London, £20.
To 2 sisters Alice and Mary, in Great Britain, £100 each.
To father Mathew Collier, £80; shd. he be dec'd, to be pd. to nearest relative.
To son-in-law John Austin and dau.-in-law Margrett Watson, James Pruet and William Pennington, their debts.
To Philemon, son of Christopher Phillips, and Mary, dau. of Leon Watson, personalty.
Exs.: Wife and Christopher Phillips.
Test: William Rakes, Savil Jones, Richard Jones.
Codicil: 9th March, 1727-8. Reversion of dwell. plan. ---- to William Bishop, nullafied; wife to dispose of same.
Test: Christopher Winkinson, Andrew Prewett, Margrett Carter.



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