Margery (Wight) Belt (1698 - abt. 1783)

Born 1698 in Prince George's, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Sprigg — married 1714 in Prince George's, Maryland

Wife of Francis King — married 1717 in MD

Wife of Joseph Belt Sr. — married 1727 in Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's, Maryland

Descendants

Died about 1783 at about age 85 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States

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Biography

No record of the birth of Margery Wight has been found. She was born about 1698 and is proved to be the daughter of John Wight and Ann Feilder by her mother's 1725 will which names her daughter Margery Sprigg to have a bed & boulster which I sometime since promised her, a negro man named Tombook, one fourth part of all my cattle which I have at my plantations & 2 silver spoons marked AW.^[1]

Marriage

Margery was married first to Thomas Sprigg before 1725. Her second husband was Joseph Belt.

Death

Margery Belt signed her will on 29 JUN 1772. An abstract follows: 1. John Sprigg --son -to have Negro fellow "Juba" 2. Edward Sprigg --son -to have Negro fellow "Sango" 3. Humphrey Belt --son -to have all claims "of any dealings between us" -to have Negro fellow "Walt" -Humphrey and Edward named executors of the will 4. Mary Belt --daughter -to have Negro woman "Jane" and Negro boy "Simon" -to have testatrix's riding chair 5. Margery Perry --daughter -to have shagreen case of knives and forks -she and Mary to have all of "Cheeney Stone and Earthen ware" 6. Thomas Belt --son -to have testatrix's chair horse 7. Basil Belt --grandson -to have Negro boy "Caro Basil" -to have the horse he now claims 8. Mary Belt --granddaughter Elizabeth Belt --granddaughter {daughters of daughter Ann Belt Ann Belt --granddaughter -to have all the money due testatrix from Mr. Groves in London -to have all of testatrix's new goods 9. Joseph Sprigg --grandson -to have the remainder of the money due testatrix from Mr. Groves in London 10. Ann Belt --daughter -she and daughter Mary to have testatrix's silver pepper box and silver salt seller, 2 new pewter dishes, 12 new pewter plates, -wearing apparel to be divided among two daughters and three granddaughters the daughters of Ann, with the granddaughters to share one child's portion -testatrix's children and three granddaughters --daughters of Ann Belt, to have the remainder of the estate 11. Richard Sprigg --grandson (son of Edward) -to have silver tea pot 12. Priscilla Lyles --granddaughter -to have tea spoons and the tongs belonging to them 13. Margery Belt --granddaughter -to have 6 silver tea spoons 15. Mr. John Belt, son of Col. Belt -to have 2 cows and calves 16. Sarah Mockbee -to have 1 ewe and lamb 17. Elizabeth Fisher -to have 1 ewe and lamb 17. Thomas Lyles --grandson -to have young bay mare Witnesses: Elizabeth Brookes, Elizabeth Fisher Then came: Thomas Lyles who swore that "about Twenty months ago he was sent for to the Dwelling House of Mrs. Margery Belt and when he got there he was applied to by her to write her will and delivered him a will that she had Executed before Witnessed by Elizabeth Brookes & Elizabeth Fisher and desired him to enter their names to this will as Witnesses tho neither of them were present that the aforegoing is what he wrote for her last will and Testament agreeable to her direction that in his presence she signed sealed and declared it to be her last will and Testament ..." Note: the testatrix signed the will in her own hand contributed by Michael Marshall. Probated 27 SEP 1783.

Sources

1. ↑ Prerogative Court Wills of Maryland Liber 18 folio 518