Abstract Will of Susanna (Harrison) Hoxton of Prince George's County, Maryland
Family History: Virginia Genealogies #1, pre-1600 to 1900s
Genealogies of Virginia Families IV, He-S, The English Ancestry of the Hoxtons of Maryland And Virginia, Page 1221-122
submitted by Linda Boorom
Abstract Will of Susanna (Harrison)
Hoxton of Prince George's County, Maryland, dated 24th March, 1808 and
Proved September 6, 1808. Witnesses: James Somervill, James Gibson.
(Hall of Records - Prince George's County Wills, Liber TT No. 1, Folio
4). ---
To Stanislaus Hoxton, son - Five negro slaves; all sheep; all black cattle; one half of hogs; one half of poultry; on half of horses; except carriage horses and horse ridden by man driving carriage; all plantation utensils including cart; seine, seine ropes and boat used in hauling seine; first choice of bed and furniture. Also "old Peg my cook" who is to be cared for and maintained by Stanislaus (who has her husband) and "to be indulged and treated kindly and not to be made to work, as she has been a good and faithful servant." --
To John Thomas Hoxton, grandson -- One negro slave. --
To Mary Hoxton, granddaughter - One negroe slave. --
To Susanna, daughter - Three negro slaves; one half household and kitchen furniture; one half wearing apparel. --
To Mary Hoxton Cury, granddaughter - Two negro slaves --
To Callista Cury, granddaughter - One negro slave. --
To Rachel, daughter - Two negro slaves. --
To Rachel Hoxton Brooke, granddaughter -- Three negro slaves and one third of residue of personal property. --
To Jane Eliza Pie Brooke, granddaughter - One negro slave. --
To Walter Baker Brooke, grandson - One negro slave. --
To Juliana, daughter - Six negro slaves; one half of hogs; one half of poultry; one half of household and kitchen furniture; one half of wearing apparel; one half of horses, except carriage horse and horse ridden by man driving carriage. --
To Sarah Middleton, granddaughter - Four negro slaves; carriage, carriage horse and horse ridden by man driving carriage; one third of residue of personal property. --
To Susanna Harrison Middleton, granddaughter - One negro slave. --
To Ann Mary, daughter - Two negro slaves. --
To Maria Neal, granddaugter - Two Negro slaves; One third of residue of personal property. --
To Susanna Hoxton Neal, granddaughter, One negro slave. --
To Elizabeth Carrico - Twenty five dollars. --
To Monica Carrico - Twenty five dollars. --
Negro slave, Abraham, is given his freedom. (Thirty eight slaves are mentioned by name and when women their future increase is generally included in the leagcies.) --
Stanislaus Hoxton, son of the Testraix, is named sole Executor.
Both original will and record copy are in very bad condition. The inventory of personal property totaled $10,300.50; 10th September, 1810 (Prince George's Co. records, exec. and Adm Acts TT1, fos. 103, 108, 369, and TT3, fo. 152.)
On page 121, before the abstract of the will, it reads:
Walter Hoxton married second, Susanna Harrison, daughter of Richard and Rachel (Smith) Harrison. This Mrs. Rachel (smith) Harrison, was the daughter of Mrs. Susanna (Brooke) Smith, who by her second marriage was also mother of Walter Hoxton. Thus Mrs. Rachel (Smith) Harrison was Walter Hoxton's half sister, and her daughter, Susanna Harrison who married Walter Hoxton was his half niece. A special dispensation must have been obtained from the Catholic authorites for this marriage, as it was within the proscribed degrees of consanguinity. As Mrs. Susanna Hoxton was a very devout Catholic and Walter Hoxton probably a noiminal one, this dipensation was no doubt granted. The date of Suanna Harrison's birth is not known, but she is described as a very old woman when she died in 1808, and was probably about the same age as her husband Walter Hoxton. The date of this marriage is also unknow, but it was probably, as will be shown, about 1765, and thus prior to 23rd June, 1767, the date of his mother's Mrs. Susanna Hoxton's will, and probably accounts for her failure to mention her son Walter in her will.
NOTE: Both Susanah Hoxton & Stanislaus Hoxton are listed in the pre-1800 assessment of St. Mary's congregation in Bryantown
To Stanislaus Hoxton, son - Five negro slaves; all sheep; all black cattle; one half of hogs; one half of poultry; on half of horses; except carriage horses and horse ridden by man driving carriage; all plantation utensils including cart; seine, seine ropes and boat used in hauling seine; first choice of bed and furniture. Also "old Peg my cook" who is to be cared for and maintained by Stanislaus (who has her husband) and "to be indulged and treated kindly and not to be made to work, as she has been a good and faithful servant." --
To John Thomas Hoxton, grandson -- One negro slave. --
To Mary Hoxton, granddaughter - One negroe slave. --
To Susanna, daughter - Three negro slaves; one half household and kitchen furniture; one half wearing apparel. --
To Mary Hoxton Cury, granddaughter - Two negro slaves --
To Callista Cury, granddaughter - One negro slave. --
To Rachel, daughter - Two negro slaves. --
To Rachel Hoxton Brooke, granddaughter -- Three negro slaves and one third of residue of personal property. --
To Jane Eliza Pie Brooke, granddaughter - One negro slave. --
To Walter Baker Brooke, grandson - One negro slave. --
To Juliana, daughter - Six negro slaves; one half of hogs; one half of poultry; one half of household and kitchen furniture; one half of wearing apparel; one half of horses, except carriage horse and horse ridden by man driving carriage. --
To Sarah Middleton, granddaughter - Four negro slaves; carriage, carriage horse and horse ridden by man driving carriage; one third of residue of personal property. --
To Susanna Harrison Middleton, granddaughter - One negro slave. --
To Ann Mary, daughter - Two negro slaves. --
To Maria Neal, granddaugter - Two Negro slaves; One third of residue of personal property. --
To Susanna Hoxton Neal, granddaughter, One negro slave. --
To Elizabeth Carrico - Twenty five dollars. --
To Monica Carrico - Twenty five dollars. --
Negro slave, Abraham, is given his freedom. (Thirty eight slaves are mentioned by name and when women their future increase is generally included in the leagcies.) --
Stanislaus Hoxton, son of the Testraix, is named sole Executor.
Both original will and record copy are in very bad condition. The inventory of personal property totaled $10,300.50; 10th September, 1810 (Prince George's Co. records, exec. and Adm Acts TT1, fos. 103, 108, 369, and TT3, fo. 152.)
On page 121, before the abstract of the will, it reads:
Walter Hoxton married second, Susanna Harrison, daughter of Richard and Rachel (Smith) Harrison. This Mrs. Rachel (smith) Harrison, was the daughter of Mrs. Susanna (Brooke) Smith, who by her second marriage was also mother of Walter Hoxton. Thus Mrs. Rachel (Smith) Harrison was Walter Hoxton's half sister, and her daughter, Susanna Harrison who married Walter Hoxton was his half niece. A special dispensation must have been obtained from the Catholic authorites for this marriage, as it was within the proscribed degrees of consanguinity. As Mrs. Susanna Hoxton was a very devout Catholic and Walter Hoxton probably a noiminal one, this dipensation was no doubt granted. The date of Suanna Harrison's birth is not known, but she is described as a very old woman when she died in 1808, and was probably about the same age as her husband Walter Hoxton. The date of this marriage is also unknow, but it was probably, as will be shown, about 1765, and thus prior to 23rd June, 1767, the date of his mother's Mrs. Susanna Hoxton's will, and probably accounts for her failure to mention her son Walter in her will.
NOTE: Both Susanah Hoxton & Stanislaus Hoxton are listed in the pre-1800 assessment of St. Mary's congregation in Bryantown