Richard LEAKE

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  • b. > 1712
    
    Will of LEAKE, JOHN, Innholder, Leonard Town, St. Mary's Co.
    
    2nd Oct 1731
    14th Jan. 1731
    
    To son, Richard and hrs. 3 lots and houses in Leonard Town and land bou. of John Baptist Carberry, sd. son dying during minority, sd. land to his mother during her life, at her decease to dau. Catherine and son John and their hrs. Catherine to have the plan. in her portion; and personalty, some of which des. as bou. of Oswald Thompson and bill of exchange drawn by Mr. Parnham.
    Sd. son to remain with his mother, she to keep him at school until 19 yrs. of age and endeavor to bring him up in faith of the Church of England. Shd. sd. son die during minority, his portion of real and personal estate to wife Katherine during her life, at her decease to be divided bet. son John and dau. Katherine and their hrs.
    " son William and hrs. 50 A. bou. of Thomas Williams, and personalty.
    " dau. Mary Brewer, 1s.
    "dau Katherine and John Tole, personalty.
    " wife Katherine, extx, residue of real and personal estate.
    
    Test: William Russell, Jacob Delan(Detan), Mary Williamson
    20, 318
    MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS
    
    from father's 2 Oct 1731 will:
    Item.  I give and bequeath to my Son Richard when he Shall arrive to the age of Twenty One Years and the Heirs of his Body Lawfully begotten for Ever, all my Reall Estate  viz., my three Lotts of Land and houses in Leonard Town above mentioned and the Land I bought of John Baptist Carbery, and if my son Richard should die before he a[…….] to the Age of Twenty One Years, then the Said Land to his Mother During her Natural Life and after her Death to my Son and Daughter Catharine and John to be Divided between them and Catharine to have the Plantation in her part to them and their Heirs lawfully begotten for Ever.
    
    Item.  I give and bequeath to my Son Richard Two of my best F[eather] Beds and furniture, viz.  Two new silk Ruggs, two pair {[…e] Blanketts, Two pieces of new Shirting Linnen Conta[….] in both pieces One Hundred Yards.
    
    Item.  I give and Bequeath unto my said Son Richard Six Good Sizable Pewter Dishes one Dozen Good Pewter Plates Two Good Sizable Iron Po[…]Three cows and Calves, Three breeding Sows, One Black M[…………] ch I lately […purchased?..] of [……ala] Thompson with all her future I[………………..], one new Desk, my own Small Chest wh[……], cloaths, Ten Thousand Pounds of Tobacco, out of the Debt [owed?] to me by Book or otherwise Together with one Twenty Pound Sterling […..]Exchange drawn by Mr. Parnham and now in my House to be paid out in the Purchasing of one Negro Woman I Leave for him, the Said Richard, and her Increase.
    
    Item.  I Give and Bequeath to my Son Richard One Silver Spoon Two Iron Potracks one Iron Spitt and one Small Table now in my House.
    
    Item.  I Give and Bequeath to my Son Richard my Seal’d Gold Ring and my Gunn all which particulars in this Paragraph before mentioned to be delivered unto him the Said Richard when he shall arrive to the age of Twenty One Years.
    
    Item.  It is my Will that my Said Son Richard be brought up a Protestant according to the Liturgy of the Present Established Church of England and that Catharine my Wife Give very good Security for the time being So as he may be Safely Educated in ye Communion of the Church of England.
    
    Item.  It is my Will that my Son Richard Shall remain with his Mother,  She keeping him to School till he arrive to ye age of Nineteen Years, Endeavouring to bring him up a Protestant, and if there should be any Want of Tobacco to pay for his Schooling, I Give Katharine my Wife and Executrix the Liberty of the Disposing of the Town Lotts, and the Ten Thousand pounds of Tobacco.
    
    Item.  My Will is that in Case my Son Richard Should Die and Depart this Life before he Shall arrive to ye Age above mentioned then that his part of my Real & Personal Estate be to my wife Katharine during her Natural Life, and after her Departure to be Equally divided between my Son and Daughter John and Katharine them and their Heirs for Ever.