Cornelia Curtis

Notes:

Curtis, Cornelia (*1682 - 1737) - female
d. 22 DEC 1737 in St. Lukes Parish, Queen Anne's County, MD
For reasons of space limitation, the notes of John Sparks are continuedhere:

"Cornelia Sparks presented the inventory of the estate of her latehusband to the Queen Annes County court on August 24, 1737. Asexecutrix, cornelia had been required to call to the attention of the mentaking the inventory (John Earle and Edward Brown) all of her latehusband's property. The signatures (by mark) of two of John's son sindicated their satisfaction of the correctness of the list and the valueassigned to each item. Augustine Thompson and Solomon Clayton, ascreditors, also indicated their satisfaction by signing their names.


"Sometime between August 1737 and February 1738, Cornelia Sparks ,widow of John Sparks, died without having completed her job as executrixof her late husband's estate. Her son, George Sparks, was appointed asadministrator of her estate (she did not leave a will), and he was nowrequired to present an inventory of his mother's persona l belongings.This inventory was taken by James Brown and John Colli n[s] on February14, 1738. Again, John Sparks [Jr.] and Millington Sparks witnessed thedocument as nearest of kin. Augustine Thompson , acting as the factorfor John Buck, Esquire, and also for himself , attested as principalcreditor[s] to the correctness of the inventory, which was presented tothe court on April 10, 1738. This document reads as follows:


Queen Annes County. A true & perfect Inventory of the Goods and Chattels which were of Cornelia Sparks late of said County deceased ta ken& Appraised the 14th day of February Anno Domini 1738 By us whos e handsare hereunto affixt-- [Inventory Book 23, page 284]
. £ S d
To wearing apparrell
To 1 Gown & Petticoat & Dungars 1 15 0
To 1 Quilted Coat & 1 old check apron 0 10 0
To 1 Crape Gown & 1 Dowlass Shift 0 16 0
To 1 pr of old bootes & 3 old capps & 1 black Hood 0 70
To paper Money 2 4 0
To 1 plush sidesadle & bridle & saddle cloths 3 00
To 1 country cloth blanket 0 9 0
To 3 pds of Tallow 0 2 0
To 1 pr of Wool cards 0 3 0
To 3 small Slater hides 0 4 0
To 1 large Earthern Jug 0 1 6
To 16 Barrells of Indian Corn 9 8 0
To 5 1/2 Bushells of Whest Sowed & Plowing of it in 2 12 0
To 10 Shotes ---(several) Months old 2 10 0
To 7 piggs 2 months old 0 7 0
To 3 old case knives & 5 forks 0 1 6
To 15 Geese 0 15 0
To 19 pounds of Dried Beef 0 5 0
To 1 lamb 0 2 0
To 3 yards of Country Cloth 0 7 6
To 1 small Deer Skinn 0 4 0
To 1/2 Bushell of Salt 0 1 6
To 2 Poplar Bowles 0 1 0
[Total] 2 6 6 2
Jas Brown )
John Collin ) appraisers
his )
Jno. I Sparkes )
mark ) nearest
his ) of
Millington M Sparkes ) kin
mark
Augt Thompson )
factor for John Buck Esq. ) a creditor
for himself )
April 10th 1738. Then came George Sparks before me the SubscriberDeputy Commissary of Queen Anns County and made oath on the HolyEvangells that the within is a just & perfect Inventory of all & singularthe Goods and Chattels of the Deceased that came into his hands at thetime of Making thereof & that since or shall hereafter come to hispossession he will return in an Additional Inventory that he knows of noconcealment of any part or parcel thereof by any person whatso- ever &that if he shall discover any concealment or suspect any to be he willacquaint the Commisary Generall for the time being or his Deputy withsuch discovery or Cause of Suspicion that it may be enquired into & heshall well & truly give an account of all & every part of the Deceasedspersonall Estate that shall come to his hands possession or knowledge.
Sworn to before me Jam Earle


"The death of Cornelia Sparks left the estate of John Sparks withoutan executor or administrator, and on April 13, 1738, the Queen AnnesCounty Court appointed George Sparks to be the administrator of that partof his father's estate "Unadministered by Cornelia Sparks, widow."George gave the court his bond in the amount of 200 Pounds with JohnEarle and Richard Collins as his securities. The bond was recorded asfollows: George Sparkes, John Earle and Richard Collins al l of QueenAnnes county bound to the Lord Proprietary in the sum of 200 Pounds onthe 13th of April 1738 for George Sparkes to be the admi nistrator ofJohn Sparks decd unadministered by Cornelia Sparks Widow and Executrixand to make an exhibit into the Prerogative Court at Annapolis on orbefore 13th July next of John Sparkes unadministered estate to pay allunpaid debts.
Witnesses: Jams Earle George Sparks
Michl Earle Jno Earle
Richard Collins


"An additional inventory of all & Singular ye goods Chattels rightsand Credits of John Sparks laite of Queen Anns County desedunadministered by Cornelia Spark widow & Exctrx of said John decesd whichsa id Cornelia is likewise Since Dead so far forth as was Shewen and produced to us the Subscribers Appraisers legally Qualified (by George Sparks Junr Administrator De bonis non of Said John Sparks unadministeredas a fore sed by the aforesed Cornelia Sparks) Witness our hand s & sealsthis 1st day of July Anno Domny 1738.
To two gold rings at 2 10 0
To Sixteen & a half bushels of Wheat 3 6 0
To 4 reap hooks old 0 2 0
To 1 old cow bell 0 1 0
Total 5 19 0
his )
Jno I Sparkes ) nearest
mark ) of
his ) kin
Millington M Sparkes )
mark )
Augst Thompson as Atty in fact )
for Jno. Buck Esq ) Creditors
Dowdall Thompson )
Proved 10th July 1738 by Geo. Sparks


"July 10 1738. then came before me James Earle Dty Comiser of QueenAnne County George Sparks Adm Debonis non of John sparks unadministeredby Cornelia Sparks the widow of said John wch Same Cornelia is also deadand the said George Administ as afd which made oath on the Holy Evangellsthat the within is a just and perfect Inventory of all the Goods andChattells of said John unadministered by the afd Cornelia that came tohis hands or possession at the time of the making thereof that what hathsince or shall hereafter come to his hands and possession he will returnin an addl inventory that he knows of no concealment or suspicion of anypart or parcells of sd Jno personal estate by any person whateverunadministered as afd that if hereafter he discovers any concealment orsuspects any he will acquaint the Commr Genl for the time being or hisDeputy therewith that it may be inquired into and lastly that he willwell and truly give an account of all and every part of said Johndeceased personal Estate unadministered as afd Shall come hereafter tohis hands possession and knowledge---
Sworn to before me James Earle


"During the period from July 1738 and January 1739, a few items werefound which belonged to the estate of Cornelia Sparks, and these itemswere described for the Queen Annes County Court on January 9, 1739. (SeeInventory Book 24, page 21.) These items were: "2973 Lbs Tobacco at 20shillings per hundred" valued at 29 pounds, 14 shillings, and 7 pense;"cash" in the amount of 10 shillings; "3 yards of hair cloth at 2s6 peryard" valued at 7 shillings and 6 pense; and a " pair of old shoes" worth2 shillings 6 pense. In all, these items were valued at 30 pounds 14shillings and 7 pense. James Brown and John Collins signed their nameson this document as having taken this additional inventory. On thisoccasion, Millington Sparks and Caleb Sparks signed as "nearest of kin,"Millington signing by mark, while Caleb wrote his name. AugustineThompson signed as a creditor on behalf of John Buck; Dowell Thompsonsigned as the other creditor.


"The estates of John Sparks and his wife, Cornelia Sparks, were bothsettled on the same day by their son, George Sparks. He was joined inthe settlement by his brothers, John Sparks, Millington Sparks , AbsalomSparks, and Caleb Sparks, and by his sisters, Sarah Herbert , Mary Ruth,and Cornelia Alley. (Note that the married names of these three sistersare thus revealed.) His sister, Rachel, who had been married to RobertHawkins, did not sign the account, so we may probably assume that she haddied sometime between 1731 and 1739. (Thes e accounts were recorded onpages 383-86 of Account Book 17 on December 14, 1739.) [There continueson pages 3843-44 the balance of the accounts receivable to and payablefrom the Estate of John and Cornelia (Curtis) Sparks.]


John Sparks is the 3 great-grandfather of John Sparks Governor ofNevada , after whom Sparks City, Nevada was named. The lineage: John(416) , Millington (408), Millington (663), William Millington (5606),Samuel (5648), John (5854). See notes under Millington (663).

Cornelia married John Sparks before 1704 in Maryland. John (son of William* Sparks, Sr (immigrant) and Mrs. Mary* (..) Sparks, (immigrant)) was born in 1684 in Maryland; died on 19 Apr 1737 in Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]