Individual Details

Property

Spinke, William, St. Mary's County, 13th Feb., 1697; 21st May, 1698.
Testator desires sale of 100 A., part of tract of 250 A. "Twitnam" which has been made to Wm. Howard confirmed, same having been paid for.
To brother Henry, "St. William's Hermitage" and residue of "Twitnam,"' sd. tract having been given to testator and sd. brother jointly by their father.
to dau. Ellinor and unborn child jointly, 50 A. on N. side Brittan's Bay, bought of Wm. Howard, and all personalty.
In event of death of both child. afsd, their estate to pass to testator's 3 brothers (unnamed).
Wife Eliza:, extx.
Test: Richard Newman, Jno. Jarboe, Thos. Lowe. 7.99

Death

Spinke, Henry, planter,St. Mary's Co.,6th Jan., 1718-9;
To son Clement, pt. of "Gilmort's Fields," beginning about the middle of gr. marsh next Court House (for dese. see will); 100 A., "Spinkies Rest," in forest by John Heard's, 69 A., "The Adjoyner," and personalty.
To Anne Grasty, a pt. of afsd. "Gilmort Hills," providing her huband, Samll. Grasty, shall take no care or notice of her. Shd. sd. Samll. die, to sd. Anne during widowhood, and personalty.
To son Henry, residue of "Gillmorts Hill," including that pt. bequeathed Anne Grasty afsd.; 290 A., ––, in the forest next to Walter Davises, and personalty.
To dau. Leocresia, 50 A., "The Branch," and personalty.
To daus. Henrieta and Monica, personalty.
To 2 nieces, Margarett and Mary, 119 A., "Hickory Hollow."
To Thos. Walker, about 50 A. conveyed to father, Henry Spinke, dee'd, by John Shirclef, Jr., dec'd.
To bro. Francis, ex., about 14 A., "Dividing Hills," pt. of which tract was sold to Jno. Cissell and pt. to Thos. Walker.
Personalty divided among all child. Sons to receive portions at 21, daus. at 18.
To Scieatie, last assistant living at Clem Town, 500 lbs. tobacco. Shd. there be liberty to rebuild St. Ignatius Chappell, 1,000 lbs. towards the work; otherwise 200 lbs. tobacco for pailing a graveyard for own family.
To 5 child. afsd., residue of estate.
Test: Wm. Yeates, David Castlea, Robt. Salleman, James Thompson. 15. 66.