Samuel HOWARD

                   Notes:
Howard, Samuel, A. A. Co., 28th Feb., 1702; 9th Nov., 1703.
To wife Catherine, dwelling plantation (unnamed) and "Brushy Neck" during widowhood.
" son Philip and hrs., plantation (unnamed) where he now lives and 120 A. adjoining thereto; also dwelling plantation and land afsd. at marriage or decease of wife.
" grandchild., viz., John, Samuel and Eliza: Macubbin, cousins John Howard, Eliza: Norwood, Sarah Brice, Hannah Hammond, Cornelius and Joseph Howard and John Hammond, Jr., personalty.
" 3 child., viz., Philip afsd., ex., Susan and Ruth, residue of estate.
Trustees: Cousins John Howard and John Hammond, Jr., afsd. Test: Jno. Howard, Andrew Wellplay, Geo. Slocium. 11. 397.

Mr. Samuell Howard 25.55 A AA £531.0.9 £531.0.9 Sep 26 1704
Payments toi Joseph Howard for use of Patrick Deare, Robert Hooper, Samuell Meek, Edward Hunt, Mr. Abraham Child, Robert Hooper per William Taylard, William Robertson for wife's (unnamed) wages.
Legatees: Hannah Hamond, John Howard, Joseph Howard, Cornelius Howard, Sarah
Brice, John Hammond, Jr., Elisabeth & John & Samuell Mannobin (grandchildren).
Distribution to: executrix, Ruth (no surname given), Philip (no surname given), Susanna (no surname given).
Executrix: Katherine Howard.

A more comp[lete version of the will abstract:
To son Philip the plantation on which he was then seated with the adjoining 120 acres, also the parental dwelling-plantation upon the death or marriage of the widow.
To his grandchildren: John Maccubin and Samuel Maccubin £20 at day of marriage or age of 21; Elizabeth Maccubin a slave and £20 at marriage.
To cousin John Howard 20s for a ring; cousin Elizabeth Norwood 15s for a ring; cousin Sarah Brice 15s for a ring; cousin Hannah Hammond 15s for a ring; cousin Joseph Howard 10s for a ring.
To friend John Hammond Jr. 20s for a ring.
Residuary estate after wife's thirds to be divided equally among three children: Philip, Susan and Ruth.
Overseers: Cousin John Howard and John Hammond Jr.
Executor: son Philip Howard.

The Maryland Calendar of Wills 3:25 has an incorrect abstract of Samuel HOWARD's will, implying that John HAMMOND, Jr. was called a "cousin" [nephew] to Sameul HOWARD. The abstract states he left to "cousins John HOWARD, Eliza: NORWOOD, Sarah BRICE, Hannah HAMMOND, Cornelius and Joseph HOWARD and John HAMMOND, Jr., personalty," and later states that trustees were "cousins John HOWARD and John HAMMOND, Jr., afsd."
The actual copy of Maryland wills 11:397-399 on Family History Library microfilm 0,012,844 states:
"I Give to my Cousin John HOWARD Twenty Shillings to buy a Ring.
I Give to John HAMMOND Junior Twenty Shillings to buy a Ring.
I Give and bequeath to my Cousin Eliza: [HOWARD crossed out, written above is] NORWOOD fiveteen Shillings.
I Give to my Cousin Sarah Brice fifteen Shillings to buy a Ring.
I Give to my Cousin Hanh: HAMMOND fifteen Shillings to buy a Ring.
I Give to my Cousin Cornelius HOWARD Tenn Shillings.
I Give to my Cousin Joseph HOWARD Tenn Shillings."
Maryland & Virginia Colonials by Sharon J. Doliante had a transcription of Samuel HOWARD's will.24 She cited the will book copy, but it is apparent that she read a different version of the will. She capitalized words in her transcription that were not capitalized in the will book copy, did not capitalize words that were, and had different spellings of numerous words than from what is in the will book copy. Her transcription omitted the bequest to John HAMMOND, Jr. Her transcription spelled the word as "Cozin," "Cozen," and "Cozon," in the various bequests, while the will book copy was "Cousin" in all. Her transcription stated "my Cozon" [singular] John HOWARD and John HAMMOND, Junr. were trustees.
Harry Wright Newman in his abstract of Samuel HOWARD's will, stated it was from the original.25 His abstract stated that the overseers were "Cousin John Howard and John Hammond, Jr." In that the original as abstracted by Newman (and Maryland & Virginia Colonials by Sharon J. Doliante?) lists singular "cousin," the implication is that in naming the overseers, only John HOWARD and not John HAMMOND, Jr. was a "cousin" [nephew] to Samuel HOWARD.