Court records from 17th-century Kent County, Maryland, arranged by theme.

Transcribed and compiled by Dr. Alexa Cawley, Ph.D.

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Deceased Name	Deere	John	Administrator	wife. Elizabeth, is executor and sole administrato		LIV 216-7	4/1661
Family	wife Elizabeth; daugter Christian Deere; son Georges Deere					Will/Inventory Located	LIV 216-7
Bequests 1
Bequests 2
Inventory 1
Inventory 2						Source	LIV 216-7

Deceased Name	Knowles	Gey	Administrator			LIV 223	6/1661
Family	wife Ruth Knowles appeals for relief from County					Will/Inventory Located	LIV 223
Bequests 1
Bequests 2
Inventory 1	Impr on 3 year old heifer 450 lbs; two year old heifer 300 lbs; 1 year old heifer 150 lbs; old chest 30 lbs; suit of broadcloth 100 lbs; total value 1030 lbs
Inventory 2	one cow and yearling heifer given to James Ringgold to satisfy 650 lbs debt and Ringgold to pay Jane Salter 100 lbs of 350 lb debt; Court order wife to keep rest of estate for her maintenance and to pay Salter the rest of her 250 lbs debt					Source	LIV 223

Deceased Name	Mecart	Robert	Administrator	Mr. Morgan (best knowing in the said Estate)		LIV 218	4/1661?
Family						Will/Inventory Located
Bequests 1
Bequests 2
Inventory 1
Inventory 2						Source	LIV 218

Deceased Name	Reade	Thomas	Administrator			LIV 197	1660?
Family						Will/Inventory Located
Bequests 1	Luther Ayers (22) testified that in middle of summer Reade said if he died that Richard Blunt Jr. should have his gun and his bitch
Bequests 2
Inventory 1
Inventory 2						Source	LIV 197

Deceased Name	Reead	Thomas	Administrator			LIV 218	12/1660
Family						Will/Inventory Located
Bequests 1	George Colleson (18) testified that "Thomas Bright Leaned against the Cornner of the Chimny Thomas Reead bade hime haue a Care of his gunne and Desired him to lay it upe and tould hime that when he Died the gunne shuld be his" (LIV 218);
Bequests 2	William Mouse testified to the same (LIV 218)
Inventory 1
Inventory 2						Source	LIV 218

Deceased Name	Salter	John	Administrator	wife Jane to be executor; William Coursey and Henry Morgan to over see last will and testament		LIV 219	7/1661
Family	wife Jane; daughter Rebecka Lumbard					Will/Inventory Located	LIV 219
Bequests 1	gives three cowed by the name of stare, Damsell and Simpell to his daughter Rebecka Lumbard
Bequests 2
Inventory 1	asks that plantation be sold, debts paid off and remainder go to his wife
Inventory 2						Source	LIV 219