• General Notes

  This is an abstract of Joseph Howard's will as found in the Maryland
  Calendar of Wills:
  Howard, Joseph, planter, A. A. Co. 6th June, 1736
  23rd July, 1736
  To son Henry and hrs., 100 A. "Kilkenney" at Elkridge. 100 A. "Howard's Ha
  zard," 100 A. of "Howard's Package." 310 A. of "Second Discovery;" and per
  sonalty.
  To son Ephraim and hrs., 500 A. of "Discovery," and personalty.
  To son Joseph and hrs., 200 A. out of "Discovery," being pt. of tract whi
  ch Phillip Hammond claims as his; dwelling plantation "Howard's Inheritanc
  e," S. side South R; 30 A. "Sarah's Inheritance;" and
  personalty.
  To son Cornelius and hrs., residue of "Discovery," 400 A. of "Howard's Pac
  kage"; and personalty.
  To grandson Joseph Hichings and hrs., 100 A. of "Second Discovery."
  To wife Margery, daus. Sarah, Ruth Duvoll and Hannah Jacob, personalty.
  To children, viz.: Ephraim, Cornelius, Joseph and Sarah, residue of person
  alty after wife's thirds are deducted. Dr. Richard Hill to have care of s
  on Joseph until 21 yrs. of age.
  Exs.: wife and sons Henry, Ephraim and Cornelius.
  Overseers: Coll. Henry Ridgley, Joshua Dorsey and John Dorsey son of Edwar
  d.
  Test: John Howard, John Burgess, William Phelps
  4 Aug. 1736. Oath of Zacharias Spenser, one of witnesses to will of Josh
  ua Stokes, Baltimore Co., taken at instance of Humphrey Wells Stoakes, o
  ne of the sons and legatees of the dec'd. Will recorded v. 20, f. 444, M
  d. Cal. of Wills, v. 6, p. 232.

Details of Joseph's family with Margerey Keith

Details of Joseph's family with Ann Barnett