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- Charity Courts 35A.109 I CH £30,0,0 Apr 23 1713
Appraisers: Walter Story, Samuell Hanson.
Charity Henley Coates (Courts) married (2) Colonel John Contee and died herself before 1708 when Colonel Contee, gentleman of Charles County, made his will which was proved on 21 August 1708. The legatees of Colonel Contee included Charity, Charles, William and John Coates, his children-in-law (stepchildren) by marriage with Mrs. Charity Coates, widow of John Coates. Stepson John Coates was bequeathed two parcels of land that had been left to him by his father. The other children were to receive personal property when they became of age. Charity's son Henley and daughter Anne were not mentioned. After the death of Charity, Colonel Contee then apparently married someone named Mary (unknown may Townsley)). He left his own extensive land holdings in Charles County to his wife Mary; mother Grace Contee and sister Agnes Berry of England; his brother Peter Contee of Barnstable, England; and his nephew Alexander, son of brother Peter. He left personalty to nephew John, another son of brother Peter. The unsigned will was proved by depositions of Philip Lynes, Francis Pearson, John Frasier (Clerk Rector of Portobacco Parish), Colonel James Smallwood, Elizabeth Berry, spinster, aged 30, Alex Contee, gentleman, aged 17 years, John Courts, gentleman, aged 17 years, and John Warren, aged 21 years (Liber 12, folio 276). This indicates that Colonel John Courts and Charity Henly Courts (Coates) must have died rather young with their children in their minority. Colonel Contee apparently had no children by either Charity Henley Coates or his second wife Mary. Madam Mary Contee was relict and executrix of the will of Colonel John Contee, whose home house was at Portobacco (Charles County: Probate Records, Inventories, Book 1677 1717, page 278). Mary Contee married (2) Philemon Helmsley who died in 1719 (Liber 15, folio 260, MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS, Volume IV).
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Rogers, John, gent., Charles County, 4th Nov., 1717;
13th Jan., 1717.
To wife Eliza:, extx., dwel. plan. [not named], for life, and personalty.
To son Richard, personalty when of age, and 10,000 lbs. of tobacco to be sold during his minority for his education, remainder to be paid him at majority.
To son John, interest poss. by test. in right of his (John's) mother, deceased, to part of estate of Charity Courts, in hands of his uncle, John Courts (to be administered), and personalty to be pd. when he comes of age; also testator's interest in tract of land in Pr. Geo. County, called "Clean Drinking,"' and any estate falling to testator by death of any of his uncles or relations.
To son Roadham, dwel. plan. at decease of his mother, and personalty, also land testator had with his mother.
To Rev. Wm. Maconchie., for the church, personalty.
To Alex. Contee, John Courts, Robert and Sam. Hanson, neighbor Mary Theobalds and to Johanna Price, personalty.
Test. directs that his servant, Wm. Sympson., be discharged from service on 25th Dec. next.
Shd. son Richard die before he is of age, bequests made to him to pass to sons John and Roadham, or survivor. Shd, son Roadham die before he is of age, lands bequeathed him to pass to son Rich., and in ease of his death, to son John. In case of son John's death without issue., to pass to nearest of blood.
Residue of estate to be divided equally among wife and 3 child. and unborn child.
Wife to have charge of child. during their minority. Shd. she marry, Alex. Contee to have care of Rich. and John.
Test: Jno. Hanson, Jno. Chunn, Rich. Bell 14. 521.
===appears to be a relation to Jane & Nicholas Buttum of Calvert co.
Buttrune, William, Chas. County, 3rd June, 1692;
16th Dec., 1692.
To kinswoman Charity Courts and hrs., 400 A. on Patuxent R. in Calvert County, with which testator is possessed in right of his father.
Ex. not given.
Test: Randolph Brandt, Mary Towers, Jeffery Cole, Retornd Cannon. 6. 66,,
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Charles County Maryland Land Records, Liber Z, Page 231
Recorded at request of Col. John Contee:
12 Mar 1705; Indenture from William Chapman, cooper, to John Contee, Gent; for 5,000# tobacco; two tracts of land on or near Pickawaxon Creek; one bounded by Richard Smith and Robert Hensey; the other on the north east side of a branch of Pateet Creek; laid out for 34 acres; Isl William Chapman (mark); wit. William Stone, Cornelius White; ack. in open court 12 Mar 1705/6; Col. John Contee paid alienation for use of James Heath, farmer on the Western Shore
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Abt 1668 - Bef 1706 (~ 38 years)
