Theodosia (Wade) Speake (1700 - abt. 1758)

Born 1700 in Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Francis Richard Speake — married 1720 in Charles County, Maryland

Descendants

Died about 5 May 1758 at about age 58 in Charles, Maryland

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Biography

Mrs. Theadolia Speak 64.272 CH £277.10.8 May 19 1758 Jul15 1758 (also Theodoria Speake) Appraisers: William S. Taylor, James Elgin. Creditors: Bay Smallwood, Walter Hanson for MM Dreghorn & Scott. Next of kin: John Speake, Hezekiah Speake. Executor: Richard Speake.

7 Aug 1727 Chas Co: in his will Richard Wade bequeathed to eldest son Zachariah several tracts of land, as well as personalty after his mother's decease; to his son Robert a tract of land, as well as personalty after his mother's decease; to his daus Mary Manning and Ginnit Godfrey personalty after decease of their mother-in-law [stepmother]; to daus Elizabeth Speeak and Theodoshea Speeak personal after the decease of their mother; appointed sons Zachariah and Robert executors; witnesses were William Williams, Barbara Barnes and Robert Ferrall. 18 Sep 1727 Chas Co: will proved by oath of ... 10 Oct 1727 Chas Co: Mary Wade, widow, renounced will of her husband Richard Wade decd. «PCW 19:232»

SPEAKE, THEADOTIA, Charles Co. 13 April 1758; 5 May 1758 Son Richard, ex. To dau Jane Speak, use of Negro woman, Sue, Negro girl Nell, spinning wheel, furniture. To son William Speak, Negro boy Ben. To son Joseph Harrison Speak, Negro boy Leonard, Negro woman Sarah. To son Francis Speake., Negro boy Jesse, Negro man Dick. To my four children, vizt., Jane, William., Joseph and Francis Speak, further Increase of Negro woman Low. Wit: John Speake, Jur., John Clinkscale. Codicil: 14 April 1758. Wit: Alexr. Adams. 30.529

Charles Co Land Records 1756-1761 Book G#3, Page 105. Apr 7, 1757 from George Speake of CC, to Richard Speake of CC, planter, for 40 £ 10 shillings and for divers other good causes, all the right sd George Speake has to all the lands in CC that were devised him by his father, Richard Speake, according to the intent of the will of sd Richard Speake, father of the sd Richard & George Speake, containing about 140 acres. To have and to hold after the death of Theodecia (Theodocia) Speake, mother of the sd George Speake. Signed - George Speake. Wit - Thos Stone, Dan Jenifer. Recorded Sep 7, 1757

Theodosia was born about 1701. She passed away about 1758.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Wade-711 created through the import of 2.ged on Aug 11, 2011 by Gary Baumgarten. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Gary and others.
• Source: S-1899744719 Repository: #R-1899764835 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=28395146&pid=473
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• http://www.hillfamilymd.org (additional sources given at this source.)
• The Wade Family of Southern Maryland by Richard F. Scarborough, Colonel. U.S. Army
• "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYM6-99TC?cc=1803986&wc=SNYZ-RM4%3A146535701%2C147950501 : 20 May 2014), Charles > Inventories 1753-1766 > image 78 of 245; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
• "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYMZ-FLR?cc=1803986&wc=SNYZ-DPJ%3A146535701%2C148434601 : 20 May 2014), Charles > Wills 1752-1767 vol 5 > image 74 of 214; Hall of Records, Annapolis. "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YMZ-XFP?cc=1803986&wc=SNYZ-DPK%3A146535701%2C148432001 : 20 May 2014), Charles > Wills 1704-1733 vol 3 > image 130 of 166; Hall of Records, Annapolis.

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