Mary (Waters) Denwood (abt. 1720 - bef. 1752)

Born about 1720 in Somerset Co, Maryland

Died before 20 Sep 1752 before about age 32 in Somerset Co, Maryland

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http://books.google.com/books?id=XfkMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA378&lpg=PA378&dq=%22thomas+denwood%22&source=web&ots=PWPegpdm04&sig=wxK8zVBWHsOiR791sKvMzLNeFe8#PPA378,M1 MARY DENWOOD, late of the County of Somerset, in the Province of Maryland. Administration 9 April 1753 to Anthony Bacon, Attorney of Thomas Denwood, now residing in said county of Somerset, husband of the defunct. Admon. Act Book 1753.

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3227099&id=I607165197 REFN: 19 From National Genealogical Soc. Quarterly, vol. 62, No. 3 dated Sept. 197 4, p. 200, there is a note that "20 September 1752 Thomas Denwood, husband of Mary Denwood deceased, la te of Somerset County, appoints Anthony Bacon his attorney" and then "on May 10, 1753 Thomas Denwood of Somerset County, husband of Mary his la te wife, one of the daughters of John Waters deceased, and Anthony Bac on of London, attorney of Thomas Denwood and administrator of Mary Denwoo d, release to Thomas Cooper their rights in William Marriott's estate."

http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-30.html Liber 30, folio 18 26 Dec. 1753 LINDOW, REBECCA, [Somerset Co.]     My body is to be bur. at the expense of my bro. Arnold Elzey.     To my bro.-in-law & extr., Arnold Elzey, all my lands on Pocamoke R.     To Da[i?]le Thomas Denwood, a black horse running at his place.     To Mary, wife of Thomas Denwood, my saddle.     The residue to my son, whom I desire to be christened Thomas Dashiel when he is christened, but if he d. before age 21, what is willed to him is to be div. among my sisters Margrett Elzey, Mathea Newten, Elizabeth Ceney & the 3 chldn. Geo. Denwood had by my late sister Mary Denwood.     Witn: J. Waggaman, Charles Leatherbury, James Trahern.     Addition, 29 Dec. 1753. My bro.-in-law Arnold Elzey is to hold what I have willed to my son to be named Thos. Dashiell till he is 21.         Witn: Thos. Denwood, Mary Denwood, who swore to it 20 Nov. 1755.     21 Aug. 1755, sworn to by Charles Leatherbury, Henny Waggaman, & James Trahern.

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