Robert WADE

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http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-24.html
Liber 24, folio 51
13 Dec. 1744
WADE, ZACHARIAH, Prince George's Co.
To son Zachariah, my part of Stoney Harbour on N side of Tinkers Run & Wades Adventure adj. s land; the negroes I gave him - Cheshire, Forrester, & Rachel - are not to be excluded from his share of my p. e.
To wife, Mary, part of s lands in lieu of her 1/3 of all my land.
To dau. Meek, 100a of Stoney Harbour on the S side of Tinckers Run as in the will of my father, Robert Wade; negro woman Kate, negro girl Lucy, a young horse from Richard Wades mare, broke by Alexander Norton
To daus. Ann & Mary Ann, 150a of Wades Adventure near the head of Piscataway Crk which I purchased of Robert Wade, Jr.
To dau. Ann, negro woman Jenny, negro boy Benn, a bed, & my riding horse.
To dau. Mary Ann, negro woman Moll, negro boy Charles, a bed, & the oldest of 2 young horses.
To Joseph Harrison & Virlinder Harrison, childn. o. Richard Harrison & Elizabeth, my dec dau., each a ring when of age.
To grdson George Wade, 20 s. for a ring when he is of age.
To John, the son, & Sarah, the dau. of my dec bro., when of age, 800 lb. tob. or £ 4.
My shoemaker Walter Foreman to be free when he has served 6 yrs. if he behaves well; otherwise to serve whole 7 yrs.
Extrs: my wife & my son Zachariah.
Witn: John Tolson, Step. Pickering, Jas. Kendall.
8 April 1745, sworn to by Tolson & Kendall, & Mary Wade, extrx., elects her 1/3.

WADE, ZACHARIAH, Prince George's Co.     13 Dec, 1744; 8 Apr, 1745
To son ZACHARIAH, "Stoney Harbour," north side Tinkers Run and "Wade's Adventure."
Reserving to MARY, my beloved wife, her dower (page 52).
To dau MEEK, 100 A. of "Stoney Harbor" which land was bequeathed to him by his father, ROBERT WADE.
To daus ANN and MARY ANN, "Wade's Adventure," lying near the head of Piscattaway Creek, 150 A, which I purchased of Robert Wade, Jr.
To dau MEEK, 1 horse which came of Richard Wade's mare and was broke and gaited by Alexander Norton. (Pgs. 52 & 53)
My late dau ELIZABETH, the wife of Richard Harrison, was provided for when married to sd. Harrison, now dec'd.
To JOSEPH, the son of sd. Harrison, money for mourning ring.
To VIRLINDER, the dau of sd. Harrison, also by my sd. dau ELIZABETH, when she is age 16 or on her date of marriage.
To grand-son GEORGE WADE, 20 s.
To JOHN, the son and SARAH, the dau of my late bro, dec'd.
Wit: John Tolson, Step. Pickering, James Kendall.
8 Apr, 1745 came MARY WADE, extx, and declared she was determined to have her thirds of dec'd's estate and would not abide by the devise as in the will. 24. 51-53

Zachariah Wade                 31.37      PG   £861.7.6      Apr 29 1745   Jun 8 1745
Appraisers: John Hawkins, John Stoddart.
Creditors: John Tolson, Sabina Truman Greenfield.
Next of kin: Nehemiah Wade, Meeks Wade.
Administrators: Mrs. Mary Wade, Zachariah Wade.

Zachariah Wade 23.86   A PG   £861.7.6      £194.10.3   Nov 10 1746
Payments to: executor of Mr. Zachariah Wade, Daniel Dulany, Esq, William James, William Paine, Sabina Trueman Greenfield, John Lawrence (merchant), James Atcheson, Sr, Jos. Anderton (merchant in White Haven), William Stephens, Benjamin Berry, Jos. Noble, Sr, Mary Townley, Greenbury Dorsey, Henry Humphry, John Skinner, John Cook, Esq, Catherine Plafay, William Eilback for Jos. Aderton, John Tolson, Dr. John Hamilton, estate of Thomas Midleton, Dr. Andrew Scott.
Heirs; (unnamed) all of age.
Executors: Mary & Mr. Zachariah Wade.
                  

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Colonial Settlers of Prince George's County, MD Compiled by Elise Greenup Jourdan, Originally pub 1998, reprint 1999
Magruder, Samuel, Sr., wife Eleanor; dau Sarah Tubman (wife of Richard); tract Forrest Green; 23 Nov 1726 (PGLR M.154)
                  

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p. 14, TLC Genealogy, Prince George's Land Records 1739-1743 Liber Y
Page 62. Jun 23, 1739 from Zephaniah Wade of Prince William County, Virginia, to Samuel Magruder the third of PG, for 10 £ sterling and 20 £ current money, all that tract of land called As Good As We Could Gett, in PG, bounded by the run side of the Muddy Branch that falls into Potomack River on the east side of sd branch, containing and laid out for about 200 acres. Signed - Zepha: Wade. Wit - Pet Dent, Thos Marshall. This deed was acknowledged by Zepha Wade and Virlinder, his wife before Pet Dent* and Thos Marshall*. Recd from Samuel Magruder the third (by the hands of Mr. Wm Digges), the alienation fine. Recorded Jun 29, 1739.

p. 15, TLC Genealogy, Prince George's Land Records 1739-1743 Liber Y
Page 67. Jun 23, 1739 from Zephaniah Wade of PG, Gentleman, to James Adams of PG, joiner, for 52 £ 10 shillings sterling, part of a tract of land in PG called Markett Overton, laid out for about 205 acres. Signed - Zepha. Wade. Wit - Pet Dent, Thos Marshall. This deed was acknowledged by Zephaniah Wade and Varlenda, his wife, before Pet Dent* and Thos Marshall*. Recd from James Adams (by the hands of Mr. Thomas Marshall), the alienation fine. Recorded Jul 10, 1739.
                  

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Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin; Fall 1980 Vol 21 No 4; p. 318, QUERIES and ANSWERS
21.249  BEALL, WADE, LAMAR. Seek identity of Thomas BEALL (1700-10 where?) d. ca 1770 in GA, and his relationship to Jacob BEALL, Henry BEALL (wife Sarah) and John BEALL. All were in the same area of GA by mid 1750's and their lands adjoined Nehemiah and Hezekiah WADE. Robert and John LAMAR./s/ Mrs. J. K. Searcy, 2009 N. Upland Street, Arlington, VA 22207.

http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/l/a/LAMAR/deeds/12
Early Lamar land grants in Georgia
John LAMER:
150 acres, St Paul Parish, Surveyed 01 Nov 1759, Plat Book C, page 134 and Plat Book M, page 2; Granted 13 Apr 1761, Grant Book C, page 59. Bounded on the east by Savannah River, north by Nehemiah Wade, on all other sides by vacant land. Plat Book C, page 134 shows name to be LAMAR. Plat Book M, page 2 shows name to be LAMER. Granted as Lamer.
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GASCREVE-L Archives
From: "Carole" >
Subject: Geo Galphin/Nehemiah Wade/Jacob Beall/John Stewart
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:39:47 -0600
I found the following on page 255, HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF THE GA CHAPTERS DAR Volume II, Records of Richmond County, GA-formerly Saint Paul's Parish, by Grace Gillam Davidson
GALPHIN, GEORGE-page 63-August 19, 1777, of Silver Bluff, S.C., to ROBERT JONES of Richmond County, GA, 350 acres on Savannah River (the dower of ELLINOR STEWART, widow during her natural life excepted), adjacent NEHEMIAH WADE and JACOB BEALL, granted JOHN STEWART, sold by MATTHEW ROACHE, Provost General, to GEO GALPHIN 1769. Test: W. DUNBAR, ABRAHAM JONES.
Does anyone have any further information about Nehemiah Wade? He was the father to Peyton Wade, right? Is that where Peyton Wade might have grown up?
Carole Drexel drexel410@charter.net

John Magruder Wade m.Ann Holcombe 	Posted: 31 Jul 1999 12:35AM
John Magruder Wade, b.@1778 SC was the son of Hezekiah and Mary Wade. Hezekiah died in Chatham county GA in 1801. John Magruder Wade married Ann Holcomb in Screven county on 5 June 1796. He was an attorney and represented Screven county in the GA legislature. This John Magruder Wade had a brother Hezekiah who I believe is the same Hezekiah who is in Pulaski county in 1820 and who I believe to be the father of Magruder Wade of Pulaski and Dooly county GA. This Magruder is my great grandfather.
I am seeking information that will definitely show that he is the son of Hezekiah and would like definitive proof that this Hezekiah is the son of the older Hezekiah and the brother of John Magruder Wade of ?Washington and Screven county. Please contact me by email at rlwhittle@earthlink.net

These are from a neumistic site selling old coins and paper currency to coin collectors. It has pictures.
http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCurrency/CurrencyText/GA-06-08-77.html
Georgia Currency
1777
An emission of typeset certificates of credit printed in red and black and denominated in Spanish milled dollars. See the general introduction to the 1776-77 Georgia emissions clickable in the list above. In this emission the $2 and $3 notes are smaller in size than the higher denomination notes and all but the $3 have a circular blue green seal. Each certificate had five signers. Denominations issued were: $2, $3, $4, $5, $7, $9, $11, $13, $15 and $17.
(pictures)
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obverse
$3          Serial Number 405         GA 1777
Signers: Thomas Stone, Benjamin Arthur, Samuel Saltus, William O'Bryen and Nehemiah Wade.
Size: not available
Comments: Signed and numbered in brown inks. This is the only denominatin in the emission with a typeset seal. There are nine different variations of border ornament designs for this denomination (varieties a-h with two styles of border b). This is variety e, as listed in Newman, with 12 ornaments to the right of the vertical line in the top and the bottom borders aw well as diamond shaped ornaments on both sides. The back is blank.
Courtesy of Early American Numismatic Auctions, Inc. Images used with permission from their on-line auction catalog for the auction of November 16, 1996, lot 566.
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/traitor.htm
Georgia Revolutionary War
British List of Traitors
Before the British recaptured Savannah in December 1778, the Revolutionary government compiled a list of those they considered Loyalists and threats to their cause. The royalists, once back in control, wasted little time in countering with lists of their own.
The first is one compiled by Loyalist Thomas Flyming [Fleming] and notarized May 30, 1780. 23 of the 79 men listed have biographies in the first volume of Men of Mark in Georgia. Ten on the list had been or became chief executives of the new state of Georgia. Two were among Georgia's three signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Georgia Department of Archives and History (Colonial Book DDD, page 260-B, affidavit):
Georgia.
Personally appeared before me- The Honorable Anthony Stokes, Esquire, his Majesty's Chief Justice of the Province aforesaid-Thomas Flyming, of Saint Matthew's Parish in the province aforesaid Esqr. who being duly Sworn Saith, that to his certain knowledge the following persons under written were all of them very active in Rebellion against His Majesty in this Province.
William Obryan, Nehemiah Wade, *John Houston, *John Adam Truetlin, *John Glenn, Richard Wylly, *Lachlan McIntosh, *George Walton, *William Stephens, *Joseph Habersham, *John Habersham, John McLuer, Raymond Demere, *John Milledge, *Joseph Clay, *Noble Wimberly Jones, Mordecai Shefftall, Levi Shefftall, [----] Delyon, a Jew; *Jonathan Bryan, Joseph Reynolds, John Spencer, *John Wereat, The Rev. John Holmes, *Edward Langworthy, Rudolph Stroager, *William Gibbons, Philip Minis, Edward Davis, *Samuel Elbert, Benjamin Lloyd, Robert Hamilton, Shefftall Shefftall, James Alexander, John Stirk, *Samuel Stirk, Henry Cuyler, *John Martin, Joseph Gibbons, Seth John Cuthbert, Matthew Griffin, William Holzendorff, Chas. Odingsell, Edward Howley, *Joseph Wood Senr, Joseph Wood Junrr, a Doctor Wood, Daniel Roberts, Lewis Cope, Charles Cope, William Leconte, Charles Francis Chevalier, Fowler Brisbane, Shem Butler, Thomas Stone, William Gibbons Junr, *Benjamin Andrews, *John Baker Senr, William Baker, John Hardy, John Braddock, Samuel Miller, Joseph Woodruff, Charles Spencer, Peter Tarling, John Winn, Samuel West, *Oliver Bowen, *Lyman Hall, Abraham Revor, A Capt. & A Major Howell, Samuel Spencer, James Goldwire, Robert Hudson Senr, Robert Hudson Junr, Samuel Hudson, Edward Hudson, John Green, A Burton Tavernkeeper. Sworn before me ...     this 30th. day of May 1780
[Thos. Flyming    A Stokes Jefferson County]
Seaborn Jones of the County of Scriven, Attorney at Law, being duly sworn maketh Oath and Saith that in the year 1774 & 1775, he was a clerk to the late Judge Walton, who in those years was a practitioner of law in the General Court of the then Province of Georgia. That during those years he, The deponent, became necessarily well acquainted with the honorable Anthony Stokes, the Chief Justice of the then province aforesaid, and whom he hath frequently seen write. That he hath examined the Signature of "A. Stokes" to the foregoing affidavit of Thomas Flyming, and Verily believes the same to be in the proper hand Writing of the said Anthony Stokes.
Sworn to before me)         Seaborn Jones
18th July 1806:  )
Josiah M. Sterett J. I Ct.
The restored royal assembly convened on May 9 for the first time since the British regained Savannah. Out of this session, which met until July 10, came two official list of traitors. The first is The Georgia Treason Act of 1780, (which is in the Joseph V. Bevan Papers, Peter Force Collection, Library of Congress, and is reproduced substantially in its entirety in Georgia Citizens and Soldiers of the American Revolution). The list, which is not included here, contains 114 names, most of which are on the The Act is prefaced with:
... Whereas a most desperate and bloody Rebellion hath been levied and raised against his Majesty in this Province in which a Number of His Majesty's Subjects contrary to their Duty and Allegiance have been wickedly and traitorously engaged and amongst others the several persons herein after-named...
The list is followed by:
... Shall be and they the said several Persons above named and each and every of them is and are hereby Attainted of High Treason and is and are declared to be subject to all the pains penalties and forfeitures by Law inflicted on Persons guilty of High Treason to all Intents Construction and purposes whatsoever as if they the several persons above named were and each and every of them was convicted and attainted of High Treason in a Court of Justice having jurisdiction therein according to the Law of the Land....
The Act runs for several more paragraphs in the same vein, including the warning that should any of those listed return to Georgia they will be punished by death. John has earned his way onto a list of traitors, his second, that includes men of all walks of life. Many are planters. Several are Jews whose families came over at their own expense shortly before the arrival of Georgia's first wave of settlers. A wide range of trades are represented. Some are quite prominent. Others will become prominent, including eight who will serve as chief executives of the state of Georgia.
Today, the Assembly enacts a second law dealing with "traitors. The British Disqualifying Act, is of the same nature and intent as the first. It lists 151 individuals, including many who were on the previous two lists.
Revolutionary Records of Georgia (Excerpts of "The British Disqualifying Act, 1780"):
AN ACT
To disqualify and render incapable the several persons herein named from holding or exercising any office of trust honour or Profit in the Province of Georgia for a Certain time and for Other purposes therein Mentioned.
WHEREAS a most Audacious wicked and unprovoked Rebellion was lately raised and carried on against his Majesty in the province of Georgia, and several persons concerned therein, in a most violent, hostile and unlawful manner usurped the Government thereof, and erected themselves into a pretended independent State, where they exercised many Acts of Violence and Oppression, in contempt of his said Majesty and his Laws, and to the great distress and injury of his Loyal Subjects. And whereas the several persons herein after named were Active and concerned in the said unlawful proceedings or some of them. We therefore Pray your most sacred Majesty that it may be Enacted, and be it Enacted by his Excellency Sir James Wright Baronet Captain General Governor and Commander in Chief, in and over his Majesty's Province of Georgia by and with the advice and consent of the Honourable the Council and Commons House of Assembly of the said province in general Assembly Met, and by the Authority of the same, that immediately from and after the passing of this Act, and during the Continuance thereof, the same persons herein after named, that is to say,
John Houstoun late of this Province Rebell Governor,
John Adam Treutlen, late of the same Rebell Governor,
Lachlan Mc Intosh late of the same, Rebel General,
George Walton late of the same, member of the Rebel Congress,
William Stephens, late of the same, Rebel Attorney General,
John Mc Luer late of the same, Rebel Major,
Joseph Clay late of the same, Rebel Paymaster General,
Noble Wimberly Jones late of the same speaker of the Rebel Assembly,
Mordecai Sheftall late of the same Chairman of the Rebel Parochial Committee,
William O Bryan late of the same Rebel Treasurer,
John Werriatt late of the same, Rebel Councellor,
Edward Telfair late of the same Member of the Rebel Congress,
Edward Davis, late of the same Member of the Rebel Assembly,
Samuel Elbert late of the same a Rebel General,
Seth John Cuthbert late of the same Rebel Major,
William Holzendorf late of the same, Rebel counsellor,
Richard Howley late of the same Rebel Governor,
George Galphin Rebel Superintendent of Indian Affairs,
Andrew Williamson Rebel General,
John White late of this province Rebel Colonel,
Nehemiah Wade late of the same Rebel Treasurer,
John Twiggs late of the same Rebel Colonel,
William Few late of the same Rebel Counsellor,
Edward Langworthy late of the same Rebel Delegate,
William Glasscock late of the same Rebel Counsellor,
Robert Walton late of the same Rebel Commissioner of Forfeited Estates,
Joseph Wood Junior late of the same Clerk to the Rebel Assembly,
--- Piggens late of the same Rebel Colonel,
William Hornby late of the same, distiller,
Pierce Butler late of the same Rebel Officer,
Joseph Wood late of the same Member of the Rebel Congress,
Reverend William Piercy late of the same Clerk,
Thomas Savage late of the same Planter,
Thomas Stone late of the same Rebel Counsellor,
Benjamin Andrew late of the same President of the Rebel Council,
John Baker, Senior late of the same Rebel Colonel,
William Baker late of the same Rebel Officer,
Francis Brown late of the same Planter,
Nathan Brunson late of the same Member of the Rebel Congress,
John Hardy late of the same Captain of a Rebel Galley,
Joseph Oswald late of the same Planter,
Thomas Morris late of the same Rebel Officer,
Samuel Miller late of the same Rebel Assembly man,
Thomas Maxwell late of the same, Planter,
Joseph Woodruff late of the same Captain of a Rebel Galley,
Josiah Powell late of the same Planter,
Samuel Saltus late of the same a Committeeman,
John Sandiford late of the same Planter,
Peter Tarling late of the same Rebel Officer,
Oliver Bowen late of the same Rebel Commodore,
Lyman Hall late of the same Member of the Rebel Congress,
Andrew Moore late of the same planter,
Joshua Inman late of the same Planter,
John Dooley late of the same Rebel Colonel,
John Glen late of the same Rebel Chief Justice,
Richard Wylly late of the same President of the Rebel Council,
Adam Fowler Brisbane late of the same Rebel Counsellor,
Shem Butler late of the same, Rebel Assemblyman,
Joseph Habersham late of the same, Rebel Colonel,
John Stirk late of the same, Rebel Colonel,
Raymond Demmere late of the same Rebel Cloathier,
General Charles Odingsell late of the same Rebel Captain,
William Peacock late of the same Rebel Counsellor,
John Braddock late of the same Captain of a Rebel Galley,
Joseph Reynolds late of the same Bricklayer,
Rodolph Strohager late of the same Butcher,
Charles Cope late of the same Butcher,
Lewis Cope late of the same Butcher,
Hepworth Carter late of the same Rebel Captain,
Stephen Johnston late of the same, Butcher,
John McIntosh Junior late of the same Rebel Colonel,
James Houstoun late of the same Surgeon,
James Habersham late of the same Merchant,
John Habersham late of the same Rebel Major,
John Milledge Junior, late of the same Rebel Assemblyman,
Levi Sheftal late of the same Butcher,
Philip Jacob Cohen late of the same Shop Keeper,
John Sutcliffe late of the same Shopkeeper,
Jonathan Bryan late of the same Rebel Counsellor,
John Spencer late of the same Rebel Officer,
John Holmes late of the same Clerk,
William Gibbons the elder late of the same Rebel Counsellor,
Sheftall Sheftall, late of the same Rebel Officer,
Philip Minis late of the same Shopkeeper,
Coshman Pollock late of the same Shopkeeper,
Robert Hamilton late of the same Attorney at Law,
Benjamin Lloyd late of the same Rebel Officer,
James Alexander late of the same Rebel Officer,
John Jenkins late of the same Rebel Assemblyman,
Samuel Stirk late of the same Rebel Secretary,
Philip Densler late of the same, Yeoman,
Henry Cuyler, late of the same Rebel Officer
Joseph Gibbons late of the same Rebel Assemblyman,
Ebenezer Smith Platt, late of the same shopkeeper,
Matthew Griffin late of the same planter,
Peter Deveaux late of the same Gentleman,
Benjamin Odingsell late of the same Rebel Officer,
John Gibbons late of the same Vendue Master,
John Smith late of the same planter,
William LeConte 
                  

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23 Mar 1731; Between Alexander Magruder, Gent., and Ann Magruder his wife of one part, and Richard Tubman, Gent., whereas Robert Wade, dec'd, s/o Zachariah Wade, did by his will bequeath his daus. Eleanor and Ann equally a tract  called Forrest Green orginally patented Zachariah for 500 acres in Charles Co.; Ann now wife of Alexander Magruder; this indenture Alexander Magruder and Ann his wife for £50 to Richard Tubman all their claim to above tract (PGLR Q.242)
                  

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WADE, ROBERT, age 60, 26 Aug. 1767. brother of Zephaniah WADE, son of Robert WADE and nephew of William STONE; CHLR P#3 1766-1767 59:654.

This Robert Wade, Sr. was left Stoney Harbour by his father, about Feb 3 1713. He is called "Sr." because he was older than his cousin, Robert, Jr.

p. 142, TLC Genealogy, Prince George's Land Records 1743-1746; Book BB#1
Page 497. Power of Attorney, recorded at the request of Robert Wade Sr. I, John Skinner of Whitehaven in South Britain in the County of Cumberland, have constituted my friend, Robert Wade Sr of PG, planter, to be my true and lawful atty, to recover all debts, rents, money, & tobacco now or in future due to me, and to sell, lease, or rent a lot of land in the Town of Bladensburgh on the south side of the Eastern Branch of Potomac River. Signed Jun 28, 1744 -John Skinner. Wit - John Tolson, Zacha Wade Jr. Ack. in PG before PG JPs Jno Hawkins Jr and Luke Marbury on Jul 25, 1745 by Zachariah Wade and John Tolson, who made oath that they saw the within named John Skinner sign, seal, and deliver the afd power of atty. Recorded Dec 6, 1745.

Book TT, p. 488, 27 June 1765-11 Oct. 1765. Robert Wade, Sr. to son Josiah Wade, gift, 100 ac. pt. of "Stoney Harbour."
Book BB#2, p. 323, 2 Nov. 1768-10 Nov. 1768, Robert Wade, Jr. from Josiah Wade £50 for pt "Stoney Harbour" 22 ac deed Josiah by his father Robert Wade Sr.

I don't know to whom this will belongs, but I think it was Robert Sr's son, Robert.
Folio 148 ROBERT WADE, Sr. PG; 11/20/1781; 01/26/1782
   "being aged and infirm ..."
Bequeaths to: 1. Velitta Wade --daughter and Cordalya Wade --daughter -to have all that part or parcel of a tract of land called "Stoney Harbour" beginning for the said parcel at bounded gum and running thence south southeast to a little run that runs between testator's present dwelling plantation and the plantation whereon Ruth Jenkins now lives and with the said run to the main run called Tinker's Run then up with the said run thence with a straight line to the beginning -Vellita to have Negro man "Sam" and 'A of a Negro lad called "Harry" -Velitta to have 6 ewes and a mare called "Snip", 3 cows and yearlings 2 beds and furn., 6 chairs, 1 square pine table, 1 blue chest with drawers inside -Cordalya to have Negro man "Will" and the other'', of Negro lad "Harry" -Cordalya to have mare called "Charlotte" 2 beds and furn., 6 cane chairs, 1 oak oval table and 1 large white chest with iron rings -remainder of the estate to be divided between them -named executrixes of the will
Witnesses: Edward Lanham, William Beaden (mark), Elisha Harrison
Then came: the three above named subscribers to the will
Note: the testator signed the will in his own hand
                  

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RICHARD WADE: the younger surviving son of Robert Wade, inherited from his father the home plantation, "Friendship," after the death of his mother, Elizabeth (Sprigg) Wade. RICHARD left no inventory or settlement of his estate; but his death may be placed between February 6, 1738 and March 14, 1738, as he made a deed of gift dated February 6, 1738, of a negro girl, Beck, age 8 years to be delivered to his daughter at age of 18, said deed being recorded March 14, 1738. His children being only five years and nineteen months of age respectively, it was necessary to appoint a guardian. William Eilbeck, who had married a sister of Elizabeth (Edgar) Wade, was named guardian. The children were named in the wills of their uncles Zachary Wade, John Edgar, and Wm. Eilbeck.

Early Families of Southern Maryland, by Elise Greenup Jourdan,  Volume 4; p. 229
Richard Wade;  d. 3 Jan 1798 King George's Parish; m/1 18 Feb 1728 King George's Parish to Elizabeth Edgar; b. 28 Oct 1706; twin d/o Richard and Johanna Edgar; d. 17 Jul 1737 (KGP); m/2 Hester/Harriet __; [1730/1 will of Johanna Edgar mentions dau. Elizabeth Wade (MCW VI.180)].

PGLR T.697: Deed of Gift from Richard Wade; for love and affection; to dau. Sarah Edgar Wade; for 5s and one Negro girl called Beck being ca 8 years old; to be delivered to Sarah at the day of her marriage or age 16; 26 Feb 1738/9; Richd Wade Wit: Willm. Eilbeck, Sarah Eilbeck