Individual Details

Death

Prince George's County MD Will Book Liber T No. #1; 1803-1808;
Folio 618 CLEMENT WHEELER 03/.21/1788 12/26/1796
"being in Perfect. health ."
Bequeaths to:
I , Samuel Hanson Wheeler --son
-to have Negroes: Negro men "Samuel" "Abram" "Bartholomew" Negro women "Henrietta" "Aminta" "Florio"
-to have best bed and Furn., I silver quart can, I silver spoon marked HT on the handle I settle bed and cushion
-to have Negro woman "Ilannah" on the condition that he pay testator's sisters the sum of 12 pounds --6 each as long as they remain single
-named executor of the will
2. Sarah Wheeler --granddaughter
-to have Negro boy "Jeremiah" and Negro girl "Aneca" daughter of "Florio"
3. Clement Wheeler --grandson
-to have Negro boys "Nathaniel" "John" and Negro girl, the 2m child of" Florio" at testator's quarter in Loudon County, Virginia
4. Thomas Wheeler --grandson
-to have Negro girl "Ammey" and Negro boy "Sam" a child of wench "Minty"
5. Ann Hilleary -daughter
-to have Negro man "Samuel" a carpenter, Negro man "William" Negro women "Lucy" "Rebecca" and "Sarah"
-to have next best bed and furn., 1 silver tumbler,--a family piece, 2 silver salts, with glasses, and 6 oldest silver spoons, black leather trunk with lock and key, 6 large pewter basins, l wagon that was made to be hauled by oxen, , Phaeton carriage, and harness, riding horse called "Spark"
-to have Negro woman "Jane"
-all personal property, not mentioned and stock, estate both real and personal. cash. bonds, notes, etc., to be divided with testator's son Samuel
-the land lying in Loudon County, Virginia to be divided with Samuel beginning
by a line drawn from a sugar tree being a bounded tree of Coxen's land and also the bounder of that part of testator's land purchased from St.CIair, and the line to go westward so as to be divided into two parts and Samuel to have the 1st choice
-and whereas testator was appointed executor of the estate of Truman White--testator's son Samuel and daughter Ann to take over as such so if either of them claim any part more than they have received of Wright's estate then that is to come out of the share of the personal estate
6, Clement Hilleary --grandson
-to have Negro woman "Christian!' and her son "Jeremiah" Negro gir! "Aneea" a child o "Sarah"
7. Thomas Hilleary --grandson
-to have Negro girl "Priscilla" Negro boy "Isaac"
S. Lucy Wheeler --wife
-to have Negroes; Negro men "George" "Dick" "Daniel" "John" "Nate" "Will" "Jerry" Negro women 'Pegg" "Cate" "Mariah" "Ann" Negro boys "Joe" "Nancy" -to have ati the household and kitchen furniture not already bequeathed and all the personal property on the plantation whereon testator now lives
-to have the plantation lying in Montgomery County lying on the Muddy Branch or the Potomac, to have for her natural life
9. Elizabeth Wheeler --sister
Charity Wheeler --sister
-Samuel to pay them the annual sum of 6 pounds each for their single lives Witnesses: Benjamin Lowndes
Richard Cramphin
Edward Jones, Jr.
Then came; Benjamin Lowdnes and Richard Cramphin
Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand