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Whittington, John Talbot County, Maryland 14th Sept 1698
To bro. William of Nottingham, England, 10 pounds, shd. sd. Wm. bedead, legacy to be pd. to his 2 sons William and John.
To servt. Elinor Walker, at age 15, personality.
To John Swallow, ex. and hrs. 361 A. on n. side Choptank, viz. 200 A."Lower Dover", 130 A "Fishburne's Neglect", and 31 A. "Whittington'sAddition:; residue personal estate.
Test: Wm. Rakes, William Harris, William Jones.
Note: Ex. and prin. legatee being dec'd, above will is superseded bytestator's Paroll Declarations; and administration on estate granted,12th Dec 1710, to John Whittington, of Queen Anne's Co, gent.
Information From:
Family Tree Maker, CD 206 genealogical Records: Maryland Probaterecords, Calender of Wills, Vol 5, 1720 - 1726, Appendix to thisSection pg 240
Married Constance Rigby
Will was made October (?) 14, 1698 in Talbot County, Maryland. Estatewas settled December 9, 1671 in Talbot County, with most of theproperty going to John Swallow.
John was the first of his family to arrive in America. He was classedan an "Adventurer" (those who transported themselves, families andservants or working people at their own expense). In proportion to thenumber of persons brought they received grants of land under certaincontritions. Paying of one's own transportation and that of others wascalled "Service to the Province". On October 17, 1663, JohnWhittington assigned land for "service done" to 8 men and 1 woman.
(Note): Perhaps Constance Rigby was his wife. he paid her passageover. His will made in 1698 shows he was married.
He was a colonist and a planter in Talbot County, Maryland. John leftno known descendents, but set a pattern of "good and lawful men" thruthe descendants of his nephews, John and William, who followed him toMaryland and became the progenitors of the Whittingtons in Maryland.
Information From;
Thomas Hendry
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Abt 1612 - Aft 1698 (~ 87 years)
