Henry Austin Sr

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    Henry AUSTIN, Sr., the second husband of Elizabeth HILLEARY, was the son of Thomas AUSTIN (AUSTEN), Sr. (ABT 1625, Sheviock, Cornwall, England - 1743, England) and Mary LAVERS (23 January 1623/24, St. Germans, Cornwall, England - ?) who were married 28 November 1645, in St. Germans, Cornwall, England. About Henry AUSTIN, the following notes are from Tim Smith <T i m P a u l a S @ M C H S I . c o m>:
          Baptized August 3, 1668, Sheviock, Cornwall, England. Henry and brother Thomas left England in 1685. They were banished to Barbados after the unsuccessful Monmouth Rebellion. After two years there they went to Calvert County, Maryland in 1687 [source: Charles O. Austin Jr.] Henry AUSTIN, in his will, left legacies to the LYLE children, Elizabeth's children from her first marriage.
          
          Last Will and Testament of Henry AUSTIN of Calvert County, Maryland:
    
    In the name of God Amen. I Henry AUSTIN of Calvert County in the province of Maryland, being in good health of body and of sound and perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testement in manner and form following:
    
    First, I desire that my debts be paid and discharged at the discretion of my Excors hereafter named and as touching the Temporal Estate that it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I do give and bequeathe in manner and form following:
    
    I do give and bequeathe unto my son Samuel AUSTIN one half of my estate of what sort or kind so ever. The other half I do give and bequeathe unto Henry and Elinor AUSTIN, son and daughter of Henry AUSTIN deceased, to be equally divided between them when they come to full age, but if one or both of them should die before they arrive at full age then his or her parts I do give and bequeathe unto Henry AUSTIN son of Samuel Austin.
    
    I do give and bequeathe unto my loving wife Jane AUSTIN one Negro girl called Janey during the natural life of her the said Jane AUSTIN, and at her decease I do give and bequeathe the said Janey unto Elizabeth the daughter of Samuel AUSTIN. And the first child that the said Negro girl brings I do give and bequeathe unto Mary the daughter of Samuel AUSTIN. I do give and bequeathe unto Elizabeth LYLE, daughter of William LYLE, two young ewes.
    
    And I do hereby constitute, ordain and appoint my loving wife and my son, Samuel AUSTIN, joint executors of this my last will and testament, revoking and disannuling all other will or wills heretofor made, and I desire that my body may be decently buried on the plantation that I now dwell upon between my late wife and daughter.
    
    In witness hereof I have hereunder set my hand and seal this 18th day of January, 1743. (signed) Henry AUSTIN
    
    Signed, sealed and acknowledged in presence of us, William LYLES and Elinor LYLES.
    
    My further will and pleasure is that my grandson Henry Austin son of Henry AUSTIN may have unto his part one Negro boy named Caesar, and that my granddaughter Elinor have one Negro girl named Nancy. (signed) Henry AUSTIN
    
    The above will was proved August 31, 1745.
    
    After the death of Elizabeth HILLEARY, Henry AUSTIN married Jane UNKNOWN, the widow of Thomas HARVEY, Jr. The Will of Thomas HARVEY, Jr. was signed 17 March 1728/29 and proved 8 May 1729, in Calvert County, Maryland (Maryland Calendar of Wills 6:121). The Will mentions son, Thomas HARVEY, who is to be free at age sixteen and who, after the death of his mother, is to inherit. The Will also mentions daughters Elizabeth and Jane who, if dying without issue, are to have their portions of the estate assigned to Samuel HARVEY. The wife of Thomas HARVEY, Jr. is named as "Mary" (perhaps Mary Jane). The Will was witnessed by Thomas HARVEY, Robert LYLE (LYLES), Priscilla LYLE (LYLES) [both the parents of Robert LYLES, the first husband of Elizabeth HILLEARY], and Henry AUSTIN.
    
    By Henry AUSTIN, Sr., Elizabeth HILLEARY engendered Samuel AUSTIN (ABT 1710, Calvert County, Maryland, British North America - 1765, Calvert County, Maryland, British North America) [M]: m. Elizabeth MARSHALL; and Henry AUSTIN (Jr.) (ABT 1712, Calvert County, Maryland, British North America - January 1741, Calvert County, Maryland, British North America) [M]: m. Priscilla PIERCE, 7 October 1736.
    
    Liber 24, folio 209
    18 Jan. 1743
    AUSTIN, HENRY, Calvert Co.
        To son Samuel Austin,  my estate, he & my wife, Jane, to be extrs.
        To Henry & Elinor Austin, s. & d. of Henry Austin dec  div. equ. when they come of age the other part, but if one or both d. underage, his or her part to Henry Austin, s. o. Samuel Austin.
        To my wife, Jane Austin, negro girl Janey, & if my wife die, to Elizabeth, d. o. Samuel Austin.
        To Mary, d. o. Samuel Austin, the first child negro Janey brings.
        To Elizabeth Lyle, d. o. Wm. Lyle, 2 ewes.
        My body is to be bur. on my plntn, betwe. my late wife & dau.
        To grdson Henry Austin, s. o. Henry Austin, negro boy Caesar, & to granddau. Elinor, negro girl Nancy.
        Witn: William Lyles, Elinor Lyles.
        31 Aug. 1745, sworn to by both witn.
    
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