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Martha (Dangerfield) Bland Blodget Bland, Corran, circa 1804 September 24

 Item — Box: 24, Folder: 17
Identifier: id257751

Scope and Contents

Will. Desires body of late husband, Theodorick be brought from vault of Commodore James Nicholson in Trinity church yard, New York and deposited at Cawsons. £500 Union Bank of Boston stock be applied to purchase of monument. Gives to friend (husband) Patrick Corran money from sale of lands and Negroes in Virginia. Relinquishes all rights to land he may purchase, to which she is entitled to one-half by laws of France. Use of Virginia estate to nephew Samuel Perkins. Lands to be divided among nephews John Randolph, Henry Tucker and Beverly Tucker, Cawsons to be included in portion of John Randolph. Two lots in Blandford to Samuel Perkins. Land in western country to nephew William Allen Dangerfield. Mentions nieces Mary Newsum, Ann Stark, Hannah Bassett Mosely, and her son, William Basset Mosely, also David Orgain and Theodorick Bland Ruffin. Witnesses: Wm. H. Sargeant, Lew. Callaghan, Paul Bentalow.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1804 September 24

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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Extent

From the Collection: 124.00 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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