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I have two sources for the name William Mills Magruder. They are, however, both from transcripts.[4]
1) The will of Samuel Magruder (son of Samuel and Sarah, husband of Eleanor Wade) was written Jan. 30, 1739 (no double year notation in the transcript) and proved in Montgomery County on Feb. 9, 1779. He is called a planter of Prince George's County and many people give his death date as in 1779. Myself, I wonder if he died sometime soon after writing his will in 1739, before the creation of Frederick or Montgomery Counties and his will was not recorded at the time. Forty years is a long time to leave a will untouched. In the will he names wife Eleanor, sons Elias, Alexander, Josias, William Mills, Samuel, Zachariah and daughters Eleanor, Lucey and Elizabeth Spencer. Liber A, folio 81. [4]
2) The will of Robert Magruder (son of Samuel Magruder and Eleanor Wade, husband of Sarah Crabb) was written Mar. 2, 1735/36 and proved in Prince George's County Jun. 23, 1736. He names wife, Sarah, daughter Eleanor, brother Elias, nephew Samuel Magruder. The witnesses to the will were: Samuel Magruder (prob. brother), Andrew Scott, John Haswell (brother Samuel married Jane Haswell) and William Mill Magruder. Folio 262. I've seen people use the statement in Samuel Sr.'s will "brother John Pottinger" to prove two unreconcilable facts at the same time: that Sarah and Mary, wife of John Pottinger were sisters (and lots of people still assign them to Ninian. Why do people think they're Bealls?) and that John married second to Samuel's sister, Elizabeth named in his father's will (under 14 years of age in 1677). I haven't found any indication that John remarried to an Elizabeth yet. I've been checking deeds for a dower release. There is no recorded deed surviving but Elizabeth's inherited property ended up with her brothers. I think Elizabeth probably died unmarried. My post previous to this one has to do with Samuel and his siblings ages. [4]
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