KEITH, Margaret

Margaret married HOWARD, Joseph 28 Sep 1708, Ann Arundel County, Maryland. Joseph (son of HOWARD, Cornelius Captain and TODD, Elizabeth) was born Abt 1676, Ann Arundel County, Maryland; died 1736, Ann Arundel County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Hannah married JABOB, Richard 1/01 Jan 1718/1719. Richard (son of JACOB, John and CHENEY, Anne) was born 30/30 Jan 1697/1698, South River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; died Jun 1779. [Group Sheet]

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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."

Cornelius married WORTHINGTON, Rachel Ridgely Abt 1740. Rachel (daughter of WORTHINGTON, Thomas and RIDGELY, Elizabeth) was born 28 Aug 1722; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Thomas' mother Rachel Howard, received 309 acres of "Worthington's Range" from her father's estate, which was to revert to her son, Thomas Cornelius Howard.

Thomas — RIDGELY, Eleanor. (daughter of RIDGELY, William and DUVALL, Elizabeth) [Group Sheet]

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Charles Howard the son of Thomas Cornelius Howard and Eleanor Ridgely his wife, was born at "Worthington's Range" in Queen Caroline Parish. In Baltimore County on April 10, 1766. He secured license to marry Elizabeth Hall. After the death of William Hall, father-in-law of Charles Howard, a lawsuit developed over his estate. In 1796 Edward Hall, brother to Elizabeth (Hall) Howard, advised the court that his brother, William Hall, lived in Montgomery County near John Snowden's place not far from Thomas Howard, the father of Charles Howard of Frederick County, that his brother Baruch Hall lived in Frederick and worked with Mr. Wolfe, a millright, and believed that he lived at the home of Charles Howard, that Elizabeth Godman, a granddaughter of William Hall, had left the home of Charles Howard and was living at the home of her father's sisters in Prince George's County. Charles Howard died intestate in Frederick Co., Maryland. The appraisement of his personal estate was made on May 24, 1824, with Grafton Howard and Baruch Hall approving as the kinsmen and Thomas Hall Howard as the administrator. The estate was distributed on August 16, 1827, to the following representatives: Eli P. House, Basil Simpson, William Plummer, Thomas Howard, Edward Howard, Henry Howard, Isaac Howard, Mary Ann Howard, Sarah Howard, Eleanor Howard, Grafton Howard, and the widow, Elizabeth Howard. A case was presented in Chancery during 1833 over the estate of Thomas W. Howard who died intestate and without issue. It was stated that Charles Howard after the death of his elder brother, Henry, without issue became the heir-at-law. In 1855 Charles Howard was deceased leaving Thomas H. Howard as his son and heir, Edward, Henry, Grafton, Isaac, Elizabeth who married William Plummer, Mary, and Eleanor who married John Darby. The estate of his widow was distributedon May 5, 1856, by her son and administrator, Thomas Howard, to the following: Thomas Howard, the accountant; Elizabeth Plummer; Edward Howard; Grafton Howard; Mary Ann Howard, Eleanor Darby; Isaac Hall Howard; Elizabeth and Eli House, children of Anne House, deceased; and Jahanna and Charles Simpson, children of Martha Simpson, deceased. The estate of the unmarried son, Henry Howard, had been distributed on September 1, 1835, by Isaac H. Howard, and divided among the same heirs as that of the mother's estate.

Charles married HALL, Elizabeth 10 Apr 1788, Baltimore County, Maryland. Elizabeth (daughter of HALL, William and DUCKETT, Ann) was born 4 May 1765, Leeland, Queen Anns Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland; died 17 Apr 1834, Frederick County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]