Individual Details

Richard Forrest

(1665 - 1 Feb 1724)

In a Court deposition in 1718 he gave his age as 40 (PL365). RICHARD FORREST received persona lty from the estate of RICHARD LLOYD on 12/9/1684. RICHARD FORREST received from the estate o f ROBERT MASON "in behalf of his son WILLIAM FORREST, a cow and a calf" (Acc't 5/28/1716). O n 1/14/1723 he witnessed the will of WILLIAM WATTS, and CATHERINE FORREST received personalt y from WILLIAM WATTS' estate (W 18:211). RICHARD FORREST married CHRISTIAN CANNADAY, th e daughter of WILLIAM CANNADAY (p WILLIAM CANNADAY [d by 7/9/1686] and ANN___[she m/2 WILLIA M WATTS (Acc't 9:46)]) and___. When WILLIAM CANNADAY wrote his will on 12/18/1732 he left lan d in St.
Mary's County to his grandsons WILLIAM CANNADAY FORREST and RICHARD FORREST and his granddaug hter CATHERINE FORREST. He also left personalty, now in the possession of PATRICK FORREST, t o his grandson WILLIAM CANNADAY FORREST. PATRICK FORREST was one of the witnesses of his wil l (20:659).
RICHARD FORREST was deceased by 2/13/1723 when CHRISTIAN FORREST administered his estate, val ued at £35.06.06. The next of kin on his inventory were PATRICK FORREST and WILLIAM FORREST ( 9:382). RICHARD FORREST had been named as the executor of the estate of MRS. ELIZABETH WATTS , and CHRISTIAN FORREST administered her estate, valued at £102:10:10. The next of kin on th e inventory of MRS. ELIZABETH WATTS were PATRICK FORREST and WILLIAM next of kin on the inven tory of MRS. ELIZABETH WATTS were PATRICK FORREST and WILLIAM FORREST (9:383). WILLIAM HEBB w as the executor of the final distribution, consisting of £157.19.09, on 3/14/1763, so CHRISTI AN was deceased by that time (BFD 3:178). This distribution states that RICHARD FORREST'S wil l is defaced and torn and no heirs are given. On 4/21/1769 WILLIAM HEBB gave another distribu tion, valued at £96.02.10, and it states "Representatives unknown to this office" (BFD 5:138) . From available records it appears RICHARD and CHRISTIAN FORREST had seven children.

Events

Birth1665St. Mary's Co., Md
Death1 Feb 1724St. Mary's Co., Md

Families

ChildPatrick Forrest ( - )
MotherHelena Eleanor Hatton (1642 - )
SiblingAnne Forrest ( - )