Individual Details
William Rhody Luckett
(Abt, 1720 - Abt January, 1779)
"William Rhody Luckett, son of Thomas Hussey and Elizabeth (Price) Luckett, was born about 1720 in Port Tobacco Parish, Charles County, Maryland. His wife was Mary Anne, daughter of Marmaduke and Henrietta (Jenkins) Semmes, of Charles County.
"Children of William Rhody and Mary Anne (Semmes) Luckett:
1. Eleanor Luckett married (???) Bowling.
2. Joseph Luckett, born Oct. 16, 1765.
3. Henrietta Luckett, born Nov. 6, 1768, died spinster 1797, naming sister Eleanor Bowling, brother Joseph, and the Rev. Charles Neale.
4. Thomas Hussey Luckett, born Nov. 25, 1771.
5. William Rhody Luckett
"William Rhody Luckett on October 29, 1748, deeded to Samuel Hanson, Jr., "St. Patrick's Hills", at which time Mary Anne, his wife, waived her third.
"He and John Hurry (Harry?) were sureties for the former's sister Elizabeth Green and her husband Samuel Green, when they administered on the estate of the late John Jenkins. In 1773 the proceeds were distributed to the widow Elizabeth Green and her eight Jenkins children.
"The first wife of William Rhody Luckett died leaving five children. Their estates which had been inherited from the Semmes kinsmen were placed under the trusteeship of their maternal grandmother Henrietta Semmes. By her will proved 1774, she placed her grandchildren Eleanor and Henrietta under the guardianship of their aunt Letitia Semmes, William R. under his uncle Edward Semmes, and Joseph and Thomas Hussey under their uncle Thomas Semmes. Later on, however, one finds Henrietta, Joseph, William, and Thomas all under the guardianship of Thomas Semmes.
"William Rhody Luckett married secondly Sarah (???) who became the mother of his sixth child Mary Anne Luckett. William R. Luckett took the oath of Fidelity and Allegiance to the State of Maryland in 1778 before the Worshipful Walter Hanson.
"His will was dated January 3, 1779, and proved February 9, 1779, in Charles County. He bequeathed his daughter Eleanor Luckett L52 and negroes; his son Joseph 200 acres of "May Day"; daughter Henrietta L50 and negroes; son Thomas Hussey "Heater"; and his son William Rhody L20. He devised his wife, Sarah, one-third of the estate with the residue to be divided equally among his minor children--Joseph, Thomas Hussey, and Mary Anne.
"The inventory of his personal estate was taken on May 8, 1779, and was appraised at L608/6/6, with Sarah Luckett as the executrix, and Bennett Hanson Clements and John Luckett as the kinsmen. At the sale of the personal property on November 27, 1780, it developed that Jesse Floyd had married the widow and executrix.
"The final account was rendered in February 1781, by Jesse Floyd and showed distribution of the residuary estate valued at �3,461/4/4 to Joseph, Thomas H., and Mary." (The Lucketts of Portobacco, by Harry Wright Newman, 1938.)
"Children of William Rhody and Mary Anne (Semmes) Luckett:
1. Eleanor Luckett married (???) Bowling.
2. Joseph Luckett, born Oct. 16, 1765.
3. Henrietta Luckett, born Nov. 6, 1768, died spinster 1797, naming sister Eleanor Bowling, brother Joseph, and the Rev. Charles Neale.
4. Thomas Hussey Luckett, born Nov. 25, 1771.
5. William Rhody Luckett
"William Rhody Luckett on October 29, 1748, deeded to Samuel Hanson, Jr., "St. Patrick's Hills", at which time Mary Anne, his wife, waived her third.
"He and John Hurry (Harry?) were sureties for the former's sister Elizabeth Green and her husband Samuel Green, when they administered on the estate of the late John Jenkins. In 1773 the proceeds were distributed to the widow Elizabeth Green and her eight Jenkins children.
"The first wife of William Rhody Luckett died leaving five children. Their estates which had been inherited from the Semmes kinsmen were placed under the trusteeship of their maternal grandmother Henrietta Semmes. By her will proved 1774, she placed her grandchildren Eleanor and Henrietta under the guardianship of their aunt Letitia Semmes, William R. under his uncle Edward Semmes, and Joseph and Thomas Hussey under their uncle Thomas Semmes. Later on, however, one finds Henrietta, Joseph, William, and Thomas all under the guardianship of Thomas Semmes.
"William Rhody Luckett married secondly Sarah (???) who became the mother of his sixth child Mary Anne Luckett. William R. Luckett took the oath of Fidelity and Allegiance to the State of Maryland in 1778 before the Worshipful Walter Hanson.
"His will was dated January 3, 1779, and proved February 9, 1779, in Charles County. He bequeathed his daughter Eleanor Luckett L52 and negroes; his son Joseph 200 acres of "May Day"; daughter Henrietta L50 and negroes; son Thomas Hussey "Heater"; and his son William Rhody L20. He devised his wife, Sarah, one-third of the estate with the residue to be divided equally among his minor children--Joseph, Thomas Hussey, and Mary Anne.
"The inventory of his personal estate was taken on May 8, 1779, and was appraised at L608/6/6, with Sarah Luckett as the executrix, and Bennett Hanson Clements and John Luckett as the kinsmen. At the sale of the personal property on November 27, 1780, it developed that Jesse Floyd had married the widow and executrix.
"The final account was rendered in February 1781, by Jesse Floyd and showed distribution of the residuary estate valued at �3,461/4/4 to Joseph, Thomas H., and Mary." (The Lucketts of Portobacco, by Harry Wright Newman, 1938.)
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1720 | Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1760 | Mary Anne Semmes | |||
| Death | Abt January, 1779 | Charles County, Maryland | |||
| Marriage | Sarah |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Anne Semmes (1740 - 1774) |
| Child | Eleanor Luckett (1763 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Luckett (1765 - ) |
| Child | Henrietta Luckett (1768 - 1797) |
| Child | Thomas Hussey Luckett (1771 - ) |
| Child | William Rhody Luckett (1774 - 1831) |
| Spouse | Sarah ( - ) |
| Child | Mary Anne Luckett ( - ) |
| Father | Thomas Hussey Luckett (1693 - 1767) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Price (1690 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Luckett (1729 - ) |
| Sibling | Anne Luckett (1731 - ) |