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Charles County Land Record Book A#2, 1752-1756; Page 57 (51). Oct 23, 1752 from Richd Bennet Boarman of CC, and Maryann, his wife, to Richard Edelen of CC, for 70 £ sterling, all that tract or part of a tract of land called Simkin, bounded by William Cooksey's line, William Cooksey's containing and laid out for about 132 acres. Signed - R Bennt Boarman, Mary Ann Boarman. Wit - Jno Winter, Jas
Nivison. Mary Ann Boarman relinquished her right of dower to the within land. Recorded Nov 23, 1752

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Charles County Land Record Book A#2, 1752-1756; Page (361). [For background, see the preceding two documents]. Richard Bennett Bourn [Bourman] married Mary, the daughter of Eleanor Hoskins, one of the 6 daughters of sd Raphel Neal, but it being true that sd Eleanor, at the time of her death had issue one son named Raphael Hoskins as well as Mary, the wife of sd Richard Bennet Boarman, who, "acting division by the order direction and on the behalf of said Raphael Hoskins, who is now and had been several years pass beyond Seas in Europe", and so that the division will be abided by sd Raphael Hoskins, sd Boarman enters into the following bond: know that I, Richard Bennett Boarman, am bound to John Lancaster Jr, Thomas Taney, and Mary, his wife, Basil Brooke, and Henritta, his wife, Edward Diggs, and Ann Thompson, in the full sum of 200 £ sterling, this Jun 26, 1755, to warrant that afd Raphael Hoskins forever hereafter abides by the afd division. Signed - Rich Bennt Boarman. Wit - Robt Yates, Jas Nivison. Recorded Jul 11, 1755,

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Charles County Land Record Book G#3, 1756-1761; Page 150. Oct 24, 1757 from Richard Bennet Boarman of CC, Gentleman, to Richard Edelin (Edelen) of CC, Gentleman, for 100 £ sterling, all that tract of land called Sympsons Supply, lying in CC, bounded by the end of William Cooksey's SE by S line to the branch that leads down from William Cooksey's mill, containing about 138 acres. Signed - Rich' B. Boarman. Wit - John Winter, Jas. Nivison. Mary, wife of the afd Richard Bennet Boarman, relinquished her right of dower to the lands within mentioned. Recorded Dec 20, 1757.

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on May 5, 1779, Mary Anne Boarman, the widow of Richard Bennett Boarman, made a deed of gift to her son Richard Bennett, of "Boarmans Help" and "Boarmans Enlargement".

Their Bachelor son, Richard Bennett Boarman, dated his will Nov 18, 1776, it being proved in Charles County on November 3, 1785. He devised to his mother, Mary Anne Boarman, the use of his his plantations, "Boarmans Rest" "Calvert's Hope" and "Boarmans Enlargement"., and in the event that his sister Mary Anne Boarman, was not married at the death of his mother then his sister was to enjoy the plantation during her single life. Other heirs were brothers Raphael Boarman, and John Hoskins Boarman, nieces Eleanor Bradford and Eleanor Neale, and schooling was provided for his godson Joseph Boarman. The Witnesses were Gerard Boarman, Henrietta Thompson, and Raphael Boarman. At the probation, Henrietta Thompson was Mrs. Henrietta Semmes

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Charles County Land Records 1786-1790; Liber D#4; Page 15. Depositions, recorded at the request of John Boarman.
The deposition of Mary Ann Boarman of CC, relict of Richard Bennett Boarman, decd, says that a parcel of vacant land, which she heretofore took up and had patented to her, by the name of Boarmans Help, was always thought to he part of her decd husband's dwelling plantation, and which was willed by him to her son, Richard Bennett Boarman, and that therefore this deponent, after she had obtained a patent for the sd vacant land, thought she was in duty bound to make over the same to her son, Richard Bennett Boarman, as it had always been deemed to belong to the dwelling plantation called Boarmans Rest, and which was supposed to extend as far as the main swamp or into it. And the deponent being asked by Raphael Boarman, her son, 1st, whether his father, Richard Bennett Boarman, at the time of his death, was not possessed of 2 tracts of land, one called the Bite, the other, Boarmans Intention, which 2 tracts of land are now the right of the sd Raphael Boarman, she answers yes. 2nd, whether these 2 tracts of land were not deemed part of his father's dwelling plantation at the time of his death, answered she does not know. 3rd, did he, sd Richard Bennet Boorman, before and at the time of his death, make use of the above 2 tracts of land as his property, answers yes. 4th, asked by John H, Boarman, had not his decd father, at the time of his death, other tracts of land some miles off from the dwelling plantation, which he made use of as his property, answered yes. 5th, asked by Raphael Boarman whether his father, at the time of his making his will, or at his death, knew of the land now called Boarmans Help being vacant, answers she verily believes he did not. 6th, asked by same whether she held the land called Boarmans Help and possessed it as her property until she deeded the same to her son, Richard Bennett Boatman, answered she did. 7th, asked by John H. Boarman whether she did not always before she had deeded it, allow her son, Richard Bennett Boorman to make use of the land called Boarmans Help as he pleased, answered she did. 8th, asked by Raphael Boarman whether or not her son, Richard Bennett, did not promise her that in case he married, he would give her his bond that she have the use of Boarmans Help, during her life, in consequence of her giving him a deed for it, answered that he did promise it in case it should be required 9th, whether she did not always think that Boarmans Help lay between the Bite, Boarmans Intention, and the lands of her son, Richard Bennett, answered she did. 10th, asked by John H. Boarman whether his father had the land called Boarmans Help in his possession before he was possessed called the Bite, answered yes. llth, asked by Raphael Boarman whether his fattier was not possessed of Boarmans Intention ever since she knew him possessed with land, answered yes. 12th, asked by John H. Boarman whether his father was possessed of Boarmans Rest and Boarmans Low Grounds ever since she knew him possessed of land, answered yes. 13th, asked by Raphael Boarman whether she understood that her son[s], Richard Bennett and Raphael made the resurvey on Boarmans Help at their own cost, and that she was content they should do it, answered that she never made any objection to the resurvey, and that she supposed her above 2 sons paid the expense between them. 14th, asked by John H. Boarman, whether his brother, Richard Bennett Boarman, after he had taken up the land called Boarmans Enlargement, being a resurvey on Boarmans Help did not tell her that the right of the sd land lay in her, answered she thinks he did, as he requested her to make over the half of it to him. 15th, asked by Raphael Boarman whether his brother, Richard Bennett, did not tell her why he took up Boarmans Enlargement in her name, answered that he told her it would be cheaper and that he had rather the right should lay in her than in his brother Raphael and that she always understood that the land taken up under the name of Boarmans Enlargement was to be divided between her sons, Raphael and Richard Bennett, except the part called Boarmans Help. 16th, asked by Raphael Boarman whether he and his brother, Richard Bennett, did not make use of the above land called Boarmans Enlargement, and get timber off it, previous to his brother's death, answered yes. Signed - Mary Ann Boarman,
CC, Nov 24, 1786. The above deposition was taken before me - J. Parnham*.
The deposition of John Edelen, of full age, of CC, deposes that some short time before Richard Bennett Boarman's death, he, this deponent, was walking over the sd Boarmans dwelling plantation with him, and that the sd Richard Bennett told him, pointing towards the land, that he had willed about 20 or 30 acres of his brother, John's land, to his brother, Raphael, in case the sd John Boarman would agree to the will, that he had left about 18 acres of Boarmans Rest and 7 or 8 acres of another tract to his brother Raphael, in order to furnish him with the place on the high grounds to build & to join his brother Raphael's different tracts in the low grounds together, and that he had left all his other lands to his brother, John H. Boarman. Signed - John Edelen.
CC, Nov 24, 1786. The above deposition taken before - J. Parnham*. Recorded Jan 1, 1787.

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Charles County, Maryland, Inventories,1791-1797; Page 99.
Mary Ann Boarman, decd - Inventory.
Appraised by us, the subscribers. Given under our hands and seals this May 15, 1792.
Negro women: Clear (35 yrs old), Cate (18), Priss (38),
Jenny (.58), Phi.11es (20). Negro girls: Lusy (15) Minta
(12), Nancy (13), Liddy (11). Terry (7), Polly ~5). Nell (6), Easter (1) , Hannah (2). Negro child Letty (6 months). Negro men: Nace Cope (38), Nace (50), Abraham (22), Charles (62), Dick (50), Clem (37). Negro boys: Gerard (15), Luke (12) , Tom (4), Sam ( 2) . Negro child Jem ( 4 months).
Total amount: 1026.17.0,
Signed - Ben Marshall, Ben Douglass.
Creditors: Rich'd Edelin, Matthew Blair.
CC, Jul 16, 1792, Then came Mary Ann Boarman Jr, administrator, with will annexed, of Mary Ann Rosaman Sr, late of CC, decd, & made oath.
Certified by John Muschett, Registrar of wills.