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Francis Spry (1717 - 1767)

Francis Spry
Born in Queen Anne's, Marylandmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 30 Dec 1736 in Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Marylandmap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 50 in Queen Anne's, Marylandmap
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Biography

Francis was born in 1717 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. He was the son of Francis Spry and Rebecca Unknown.

He married Elizabeth Hacket 30 December 1736 at Saint Luke's Parish in Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland.[1] They had two known children, both sons. They were:

  1. John, b. 19 Mar 1737[2]
  2. Francis, b. 23 Feb 1740[3]

He was named in his father's will dated 17 january 1740, proved 23 November 1741. He and his brother Joseph inherited 200 acres of Spry's Adventure assigned equally.[4]

He died May 1767 in Queen Anne's County where the inventory of his estate was filed on 24 March 1768 by John Spry, administrator. Benjamin Gould and Abner Dudley appraised his personal property at 11.17.5 pounds. George Seeger and John Wells signed as creditors and Thomas Spry and Francis Spry signed as next of kin.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VQ-NMW : 16 January 2020), Francis Spry and Elizabeth Hacket, 30 Dec 1736; citing Marriage, Saint Luke's Protestant Episcopal Parish, Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland.
  2. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYGK-FZN2 : 12 February 2020), Francis Spry in entry for John Spry, 19 Mar 1737; citing Birth, Queen Anne's, Maryland.
  3. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYGB-NVW2 : 12 February 2020), Francis Spry in entry for Francis Spry, 23 Feb 1740; citing Birth, Queen Anne's, Maryland.
  4. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YMC-1H4 : 20 May 2014), Francis Spry in entry for Francis Spry, 17 Jan 1740; citing Will, Queen Anne's, Wills 1734-1751 vol 1, image 98 of 237; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
  5. ↑ "Maryland Invertories," 97:129.




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