George Truitt (abt. 1675 - abt. 1746)

Born about 1675 in Somerset. Maryland

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Died about 1746 at about age 71 in Mulberry Grove, Somerset, Maryland Colony

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Biography

George was b: 1680 Worcester County, MD; d: 1746 Worcester County, MD;

George first married Mary Purnell b. 1673 ^[1]

George Truitt married secondly c1721 to Elizabeth OUTTEN b: c1706. In April, 1727, he was present as "near kin" when the inventory of Elizabeth's brother Thomas Outten was taken.^[2]

He resided in Maryland. ^[3]

Children

1. John TRUITT b: c1722 Somerset, MD
2. Job TRUITT b: c1724 Worcester, MD
3. George TRUITT b: c1726 Worcester, MD
4. Outten TRUITT b: c1728 Worcester, MD
5. Samuel TRUITT b: c1730 Worcester, MD
6. Sarah TRUITT b: c1732 Worcester, MD
7. Esther TRUITT b: c1734 Worcester, MD
8. Elizabeth TRUITT b: c1736 Worcester, MD
9. Mary TRUITT b: c1738 Worcester, MD
10. Tabitha TRUITT b: c1740 Worcester, MD

Will of George Truitt, 1746

Jun 6, 1746 Will of George Truitt In the Name of God Amen, I George Truitt of Mulberry Grove in the County of Worcester in the Province of Maryland being sick and weak of Body but of Perfect mind and memory calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing it is appointed for all Flesh once to die do make this my Last Will and Testament and desire it may be received as by all as Such; --

Item, I give and bequest unto my Eldest Son John Truitt after the decease of his mother Elizabeth Truitt all the Land on the North West Side of the County road until it comes to the division between me and my Cousin Phillip it being that Part of that Tract whereon I now dwell called Mulberry Grove and to be holden of him and his heirs afsigns for Ever after the decease of his Said Mother She having the use of Said Land during her Natural Life--

Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Son George Truitt one hundred and forty acres of Land after the Decease of his Mother Elizabeth Truitt lying on the South East side of the County Road and being part of Mulberry Grove and to be holden by him his heirs and afsigns forever after the decease of his Said Mother She having the use of the said Land during her Natural Life –

Item, I give and Bequest unto my Son Job Truitt one hundred Acres of Land called Truitt Harbour also forty acres adjoining to it being Part of Mulberry Grove also one Bed and Furniture also one Cow and calf to be holden of him his heirs and Afsigns forever –

Item, I give and bequesth unto my Son Outen one Negro man named Ned to beholden by him and his heirs and afsigns for ever after the decease of his Said Mother she having the use of the Said Negro during her Natural Life –

Item, I give and bequeath unto my Son Samuel Truitt one Negro Boy called Jacob to be holden of him and his heirs afsigned after the decease of his Said Mother Elizabeth Truitt She having the use of him during her Natural Life –

Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah one Shilling Sterling to be paid by my Executrix.

Item, I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Ester Turner one Cow and Calf to be holden of her and her heirs forever –

Item I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Truitt one Feather Bed and Furniture also one Cow and one Calf to be holden of her and her Heirs and Afsigned for ever –

Item I Will and bequeath unto my Beloved Wife the use of the Plantation whereon I now dwell also the use of all my Negros also the use of the Rest and Residue and remainder of my Estate during her Natural Life not before given to be holden by her my beloved Wife Elizabeth Truitt the Sole use of Land Negros & Chattles during her natural Life –

Item, I give and bequeath unto my two youngest daughters after the decease of their said Mother Elizabeth which is my daughter Mary Truitt and Tabitha Truitt the rest and Residue of my Goods and chattels which has not heretofore been given to be equally divided between them and to be holden of them their heirs and afsigns for ever after the decease of their Said Mother She holden the use during her Natural Life.

Lastly, I constitute and appoint my beloved Wife Elizabeth Truitt my Sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament revoking all others by me made and standing only to this, In Testimony where of I have now unto Set my hand and Seal this fifth day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty Six.

Signed Sealed Publish’d & Declared (signed) George Truitt / seal in the Presence of us Wallis Evans, William Jasman, Joseph Carter. On the Back of the foregoing Will was thus written Viz.---

July 9, 1746 Came Joseph Carter and Walter Evans two of the Subscribing Witnefses to the within Will and made Oath on the Body Evangels of Almighty God that they saw George Truitt the Testator Sign Seal and heard him—Publish from??? And declare that the within Will is his Last Will and Testament and that at the time f his so doing ??? to the best of their Knowledge & App… of a Sound Dispersing Mind and Memory and that they Subfribed their Names as Witnefses.

Sources

1. ↑ Dr. William Groves, Rootsweb Family Tree)
2. ↑ Maryland Register of Wills, Image 70, Estate of Thomas Outten
3. ↑ "Settlers of Maryland 1679-1783 & 1731-1750" by Peter Wilson Coldham & Genealogical Publishing Company of Baltimore, MD, USA in 1996.

• Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999: Inventories: JW 15,1688-1742 - JW 8-9, 1743-1788. Images (unindexed) at FamilySearch.org. Images 62. [1]. Accessed 28 Sept 2019

Inventory of PHILIP TRUITT, of Somerset county

Date: 29 June 1718

Value of estate £67.s.15.d.4

Appraisers: Adam Spence, Price Collins

Accepted by George Truitt, Junr, next of kin

Accepted by creditors: Affradozi Johnson, Adam Spence

• Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999: Inventories: JW 15,1688-1742 - JW 8-9, 1743-1788. Images (unindexed) at FamilySearch.org. Images 70. [2]. Accessed 30 Sept 2019

Inventory of THOMAS OUTTEN, Somerset county

Date: 18 April 1727

Value of estate £47.s.1.d.6

Appraisers: Wm. Lane, George Tull

Nearest of kin: George Truitt signs as nearest of kin to ye deceased & as a Creditor

Greatest creditors: William Selby

”June ye 20th 1727 Then came before Sabera Outten & made oath

• Will of Eleanor Truitt, widow of George Truitt of Somerset County, Maryland, in Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999 (Worcester) Wills 1665-1743, Vol 3: Image 169. Images (browse only) at FamilySearch.org, accessed 29 Sept 2020.

-Signed: 20 April 1732; Proved: 21 Jun 1732. Recorded in Worcester County 1808

-Bequests to: son George Truitt. George Truitt named as co-executor.

• Will of George Truitt of Mulberry Grove, Worcester County, in Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999 (Worcester) Wills 1742-1759, Vol 2, Image 18-19. Images (browse only) at FamilySearch.org, accessed 24 Sept 2020.

Signed 5 Jun 1746; Proved 9 July 1746

See also:

• U.S. and International Marriage Records 1560-1900 compiled by Yates Publishing on ancestry.com
• Rootsweb Family Tree by Dr. William E.Groves -

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