Her will was written Sept. 6, 1738 and was probated on May 12, 1740.
She was the daughter of Colonel Samuel Chew of Herrington and his wife Anne.
Note: I am placing her here beside her husband. If anyone knows that she isn't buried here, please contact me.
Source: "Anne Arundel Gentry, A Genealogical History of Some Early Families of Anne Arundel County, Maryland" by Harry Wright Newman, vol. 1, Family Line Publications, page 16:
"The last will and testament of his widow (Sarah Chew Burgess) was written on September 6, 1738, in the presence of Richard Goodman, James Craft and William Disney. It was presented at court in Anne Arundel County for probation on May 12, 1740.
The estate of her deceased husband was to be divided into three equaled parts; 1/3 to son Samuel Burgess;
1/3 to son John Burgess; 1/3 to be divided among the daughters Ann White, Sarah Gaither and Susanna
Richardson.
To grandson William Ware 40 shillings
To granddaughter Ann Balenea [Balmda] 40 shillings
Executors - sons Benjamin Gaither and John Burgess
The personal estate was appraised on May 16, 1740, by William Sellman and James Nicholson at L238/16/16. Samuel Burgess and Susanna Richardson signed as next of kin, while Samuel Preston Moore and Rachel Moore signed as the greated creditors. It was not recorded at court until May 28, 1741, by Benjamin Gaither and John Burgess.
At an account filed on May 19, 1742, L57/5/3/ were paid to 'Thomas Richardson in right of his [wife] Susanna Richardson' as heir to the residuary estate, also to Robert White in right of Ann his wife a daughter of the deceased, and to Sarah Gaither, another daughter of the deceased."
Her will was written Sept. 6, 1738 and was probated on May 12, 1740.
She was the daughter of Colonel Samuel Chew of Herrington and his wife Anne.
Note: I am placing her here beside her husband. If anyone knows that she isn't buried here, please contact me.
Source: "Anne Arundel Gentry, A Genealogical History of Some Early Families of Anne Arundel County, Maryland" by Harry Wright Newman, vol. 1, Family Line Publications, page 16:
"The last will and testament of his widow (Sarah Chew Burgess) was written on September 6, 1738, in the presence of Richard Goodman, James Craft and William Disney. It was presented at court in Anne Arundel County for probation on May 12, 1740.
The estate of her deceased husband was to be divided into three equaled parts; 1/3 to son Samuel Burgess;
1/3 to son John Burgess; 1/3 to be divided among the daughters Ann White, Sarah Gaither and Susanna
Richardson.
To grandson William Ware 40 shillings
To granddaughter Ann Balenea [Balmda] 40 shillings
Executors - sons Benjamin Gaither and John Burgess
The personal estate was appraised on May 16, 1740, by William Sellman and James Nicholson at L238/16/16. Samuel Burgess and Susanna Richardson signed as next of kin, while Samuel Preston Moore and Rachel Moore signed as the greated creditors. It was not recorded at court until May 28, 1741, by Benjamin Gaither and John Burgess.
At an account filed on May 19, 1742, L57/5/3/ were paid to 'Thomas Richardson in right of his [wife] Susanna Richardson' as heir to the residuary estate, also to Robert White in right of Ann his wife a daughter of the deceased, and to Sarah Gaither, another daughter of the deceased."
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