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- After the dissolution of the importing house of Cornelius Howard and his three sons, upon the death of the father in 1772, Joseph Howard continued the business until his death.
He died testate in Anne Arundel County. His last will and testament, dated June 20, 1776, was probated on March 25, 1777, with M. Pue, Brice Howard and Deborah Dorsey as the witnesses. The widow apparently disliked the will of her deceased consort, so at court she denounced it and demanded her thirds in both the realty and personalty.
To sons Cornelius and William, all land in Baltimore Co., being portions of "Poole's Desire" , "Warfield", "Wilkes" and "Liberty" in Anne Arundel, but inasmuch as "beloved wife Rachel is now with child, if a male should inherit equally" in said land.
To wife Rachel all land adjoining the dwelling-plantation during widowhood.
To son Joseph all land in and adjoining the dwelling-plantation at the death or remarriage of his mother, at age of 21.
To daughter Elizabeth Ijams all that "she had already received plus some livestock.
To daughter Rachel Howard negro.
To four children Cornelius, William, Joseph and Rachel and unborn child residuary estate.
Executors-sons Cornelius and William.
The appraisement of the personal estate was made on May 24, 1777, with his widow, Rachel Howard, as the executrix. Rachel Howard and Brice Howard approved as the next of kin.
On March 12, 1785, the widow who peculiarly styled herself as "Rachel Howard of Anne Arundel County, Spinster", made a deed of gift of negroes to her three daughters, namely, Elizabeth ljams, Rachel Gassaway and Sarah Howard, formerly belonging to the estate of her late husband, Joseph Howar
Soon thereafter she married Robert Beall, of Frederick County. On April 14, 1790, the widow and her husband, Robert Beall, filed the final account on her deceased husband's estate, when they accounted for a balance of #1,586/19/8 due the representatives. Thomas Cornelius Howard and Brice Howard were sureties for the widow and executrix. The widow was allotted one-third of the balance of the estate plus the quarter shares of the sons, Cornelius and William Howard. Other Iegatees were Joseph Howard, Rachel Howard and Sarah Howard." A case before the Court of Chancery in 1785 stated that Joseph Howard of Cornelius died testate sometime in 1777, leaving his widow, Rachel, who later married Robert Beall, of Frederick County, with a personal estate appraised at #1,516/16/6. His children were Rachel who married El y Gassaway, Sarah who married Joseph Mackelfresh, and Joseph Howard. The whereabouts of two sons, Cornelius Howard and William Ridgely Howard, were unknown, but it was believed that they were deceased. Another case before the High Court of Chancery filed in 1799, stated that a co-partnership was entered into in 1765 between Cornelius and his three sons (Joseph, Thomas Cornelius and Brice) for the purpose of importing merchandise. The business was profitable until 1772 when Cornelius Howard died and the partnership was dissolved, but Joseph Howard continued the business until his death in 1777. Robert Beall and his wife, Rachel stated that Thomas Cornelius Howard and Brice Howard, had always refused to make a settlement of the share belonging to her deceased husband, Joseph Howard."
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Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
1717 - Abt 1772 (54 years)