John James
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Jul 1700
Christening:
Death: 1 Aug 1750
Burial: in James/Kimmel Graveyard, Frederick Co, MD
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Land, Survey on Dispute, 18 Jun 1742
Folio 540, 50 acres, Dispute, surveyed 06/18/1742, Surveyed for John James beginning at 2 bounded black oaks standing about 40 perches from a draft of Ben's Branch. Patented: 11/07/1742.• Will, Folio 401, 17 Apr 1747
John James, planter• Will, Liber 25, folio 304, 17 Apr 1747
"being very sick and weak in body..."
Bequeaths to:
1. Margaret James -- wife
- to have all that tract of land or parcel where testator now lives together with all moveables and good
- named executrix as long as she remains a widow
- should she remarry, then to have one third part
2. Daniell James -- son
- should widow remarry, the Peter Becraft to have the care and management of testator's son until he comes of age.
- to have 100 acres of land called "Allaway" lying on Lingo Nore
Witnesses: Henry Young (mark), John Word (mark), Richard Wright (mark)
Then came: Henry Young and Richard Wright
The testator signed the will with his mark.
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-25.html
Liber 25, folio 304
17 April 1747
JAMES, JOHN, Prince George's Co., planter.
To wife & extrx. Margaret, the land where I live & all hhold goods, but if she marry, only 1/3.
Peter Becraft is to have the management of the rest till my son is 21.
To son Daniel James, Allaway, 100a on Linganore.
Witn: Henry Young, Richard Wright, John Word.
13 April 1748, sworn to by Young & Wright.
Spouses and Children
1. *Margaret Becraft
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Daniel James
2. John James
3. John James
Notes
Burial Notes:
"the original proprietor"General:
Buried James/Kimmel Farm Graveyard, Linganore Hills, MD. Burial cemetery is near Becraft's Delight land grant, off of Lime Kiln Road, northwest of Mt Airy MD.