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Thomas Harris Sarah Offutt Prince George Co., MD Generation No. 1 1. Sarah Offutt, born 02 April 1709 in Prince George Co., MD; died 06 June 1762 in Maryland. She was the daughter of 2. William Offutt and 3. Mary Brock. She married (1) Thomas Second Harris, Of Md 13 January 1724/25 in Brunswick Co., VA/Prince George Co., MD?. He was born 27 March 1699 in Prince George Co., MD, and died 04 December 1771 in Monocacy Creek, (now Frederick, MD. He was the son of Thomas First Harris, Of Md and Rachel. More About Sarah Offutt:
Generation No. 2 2. William Offutt,
born Abt. 1670 in England; died 1734 in Prince George's Co., MD.
He married 3. Mary Brock Bef. 1697.
Notes for William Offutt:
In the name of God Amen: I, William Offutt of Prince George's County in the Providence of Maryland, Planter, being of sound mind and memory, and bearing in mind the certainty of death and the uncertainly of human life do make this my last will and testament in the manner following, that is to say: IMPRIMIS: I give and bequeath to my loving wife, Mary Offutt, my now dwelling plantation with several tracts of land thereunto belonging viz.: Neighborhood Gleaning and Gleanings Addition to hold during her life and after her decease I give and bequeath the same to my son Nathaniel Offutt and his heirs forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son Edward Offutt all the tract of land called "Outlett" beginning at a white oak on a small branch that runneth into the branch called Pyney Branch, the said branch falling into the Potomac against an island formerly laid out for Walter Evans containing six hundred acres to hold for my said son and his heirs forever. ITEM: I give to my son Edward the youngest negro I shall be possessed
of at
ITEM: Whereas I have already sufficiently provided for my sons William & James Offutt and for my daughters, Sarah the wife of Thomas Harris and Mary the wife of Thomas Bowie, junior, I do therefore only leave them in remembrance of me as followeth viz., to my sons William and James I give and bequeath the sum of five pounds sterling each and to each of my daughters I give and bequeath a gold ring of the price of twenty shillings. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son John Offutt five hundred acres of land to begin at the beginning tree of a tract of land called Calverton Edge, to run the first course thereof so as to contain the said number of acres with the breath of another tract called Addition and of the said Calverton Edge; to hold to the said John Offutt and his heirs forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my said sons John and Nathaniel and to their heirs and assigns forever a lot of land with all improvements thereon in the town of Upper Marlborough. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son Nathaniel Offutt the remaining parts of the aforesaid tracts of land called Calverton Edge and Addition to hold to the said Nathaniel Offutt and his heirs forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Offutt all that tract of land called Offutts Pasture lying on the east side of my son Edward's dwelling plantation to hold to him and his heirs forever. ITEM: I give an bequeath to my youngest son Thomas Offutt all the parcel of land called the "Younger Brother" lying above the upper Falls of the Potomac on the north side of a branch called Piney otherwise Watts Branch, beginning at a bounded hickory standing on the west side of a small branch that bears near North West and South East falls into the aforesaid Piney Branch, to hold to him and his heirs forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane Offutt that tract of land beginning at a bounded black oak standing on the head of a small branch of the South West Branch of the Western Patuxent River in Prince George's County. ITEM: I further give and bequeath to my said daughter the sum of eighty pounds sterling money to be paid to her on the day of her marriage or at her attaining the age of twenty-one which shall first happen. ITEM: My will is that if any or either of my said children - Samuel, Nathaniel, Thomas and Jane shall happen to decease without issue of their body or bodies lawfully begotten then my will is that the land or estate hereinbefore or hereinafter severally willed or bequeathed to him or her shall be held and enjoyed by the survivor or survivors of them. ITEM: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate both real and personal - whether in England, Maryland or elsewhere I give and bequeath the same, after my wife shall have deducted and received her third part of the same to my sons Samuel, Nathaniel, Thomas and to my daughter Jane. ITEM: My will and desire is that my son Nathaniel Offutt, although he may not have attained the full age of twenty one years at the time of my decease shall enjoy and receive all my hereinbefore bequests to him as if he were of full age and that my son Thomas may and shall enjoy the benefits of his labors at the age of seventeen years but shall not be possessed of the estate bequeathed to him until he arrives at full age. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my son Nathaniel Offutt all that tract of land "Covert" beginning at a white oak in the fork of Henson Branch containing about five hundred and six acres to hold to him and his heirs forever. ITEM: I do hereby constitute, nominate and appoint my sons Edward Offutt and Nathaniel Offutt to be the executors of this my last will and testament and do also hereby desire my loving friends Mr. John Beall son of Alexander Beall and Mr. Ninan Magruder, the Older, to be overseers thereof and to be assistants to my said sons in the due execution of the same. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the tenth day
of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty
and
William Offutt {seal} Signed, Sealed, published and declared by the above named William Offutt
to
William "W" Lowe, senior
On the back of this will was endorsed to wit: June 10, 1734 - William Lowe one of the subscribing witnesses to the within will being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and sayeth that he saw the same William Offutt, the within testator sign and seal the within instrument and heard him publish and declare the same to be his last will and testament and that at the time of his so doing he was of sound and perfect mind; that the deponent and John Smith and Mary Coghlan both deceased subscribed their names as witnesses to the said will in the presence of the testator therein mentioned and at his request that is the said John Smith write his name and the deponent and said Mary Coghlan their marks. Sworn before me the say and year above. D. Dulany Children of William Offutt and Mary Brock are:
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