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See Will Book 29, p 168, Records of St. Mary's County, MD for:
The Last Will of Teresia Ford
In the name of God Amen I Teresia Ford o f Saint
Marys County, widow and Relict of Robert Ford being sick and wea k ofbody
but of sound perfect and disposing mind and memory, thanks be to G od,do
make ordain Constitute, and appoint my Last Will and Testament i nmanner
and form following, that is to say, I Recommend my soul to almight yGod
my saviour and Redeemer, and my body to the Earth, to be decentl yburied,
at the discretion of my Executors heretofore named, and as to suc hworldly
Estate, as it hath pleased God to bless me with I give and bequeat hthe
same in manner following.
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto James Neale son of Henry Neale o fCobneck
deceased, and of Mary Neale now intermarried with John Lancaster, al lthat
one fifth part of a Tract of Land, lying in Saint Marys County calle dthe
Chancellors point, which on a writt of partition was formerly allote dto Anne
Bladon, which fifth part of Land cobounded as followeth to wit, beginning at
the end of a Line drawn south fifty one and an half degrees, west forth per-
ches, and Running from the end of the said Line, South Thirty eight degrees
East Eighty two perches, then north eight degrees East sixty four perches,
then North sisty six perches to the division line, between John Park eand
Teresia his wife, and Anne Bladon Widow which said Line now Running west
twenty five degrees, South one hundred and fifty two perches, to th ebegin-
ning of the said anne Bladon Land, Quantity seventy three acres, an dforth
perches to have and to hold the same Land unto him the said James Neale his
heirs and assignes forever, together with the improvements and othe rconven-
iences and appurtenances thereunto belong, and my will and desire i sthat if
said James Neale should die without heirs, that then the same Land should re-
main unto Gerard Neale brother unto the said James, and his heirs an dassigns
forever -
Item I give and bequeath unto Teresia Neale daughter of the aforesaid
Henry and Mary, one Large Black Leather Trunk, that belonged to me before
my intermarriage with my late husband, and all my wearing apparel, and other
things that are therein contained, also one Chest of Drawers, and a Small
Round Table, the same of the Chest of Drawers; all the Rest of my wearing
apparel, I give to Susannah Craycroft, wife of Charles Craycroft of Charles
County -
Item I give and bequeath unto William Gardiner son of Richard Gardiner,
one negro girl named Mildred now in his said father's possession -
Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Thompson wife of Michael Thompson
one plain Gown, and one blue Quilted petticoate and a cow and calf -
Item Whereas before my intermarriage with my late husband, I di dby a
deed make over and convey unto Benjamin Tasker Esq several negroes , Ido
hereby Request the said Benjamin Tasker to give one negro wench, named Mary
and her youngest child to Susannah Craycroft, wife of Charles Craycroft
during her life and after her death to her two youngest Children tha tare
now born -
Item I give and bequeath unto Sarah Craycroft Daughter of Charl esCray-
croft, one Dubleloon or four pistoles -
Item I give and bequesth unto Henrietta Neale Daughter of the said
Henry and Mary one mourning Ring -
St. Marys County SS February the 5th 1754 -
Then John Hall of St Marys County Attorney at Law being sworn on t heHoly
Evangels and deposeth and sayeth that on the 31st Decembr in the yea rof our
Lord 1753 - he was desired by the aforementioned Mrs Ford, being at that time
sick and weake to draw her will, which he according set down to do, and wrote
as she directed him this deponent the several devises & bequests in the will,
or writing, wherein the present affidavid is made and to which the same is
subjected, contained, that it being late at night when this deponen thad fin-
ished the aforesaid several Devises, and bequests, the aforesaid Mr sFord de-
sired him to take care of the sd Will or writing amongst other papers, and
put them in his pocket till morning, which at her Request he did; that on the
day following being the 5th January 1754 the said Mrs Ford Departed this Life,
without signing sealing and Executing the sd Will or writing, and this depon-
ant further sayeth that at the time of her making the sd Several Devises, and
bequests the sd Mrs Ford was to the best of his knowldege and apprehension of
sound and disposing mind, and memory; Sworn to before me, Thos Aisquith Depty
Commiss of St Marys County.

From Susan Knight Gore, Memphis, TN, Prodigy #TBSR29B. Adds thatEdmund Abell was married to Elizabeth Thompson who died about 1819.From Charmaine Welker, Prodigy PRJF38C "...the will of her motherCatherine Cooper Spalding proven 21 Aug 1775 Leonardstown, MD that shementioned "several children of my beloved daughter Susanna Abell,deceased". Ms. Welker refers to a manuscript stating that it does notfollow the line of descent from Susanna Spalding and Edward Abell. (Check correct spelling of his name.)

THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA FROM 1658 TO1965
by Hughes Spalding, 929.273 Sp18sg V.1.2 pg 19:

"Robert Abell, brother to Alethaire Abell Spalding, had led his ownand a group of other Catholic families to the Rolling Fork in 1788 (inNelson County, Kentucky). He had prospered and was the leading man inthe community.

"Robert Abell represented Nelson County in the General Assembly whenKentucky was a part of Virginia, and when Kentucky became a state in1792; and when Washington County was carved out of Nelson County inthe same year, he was one of the first Justices for the new County andrepresented it in 1795 and 1799 in the General Assembly of Kentucky.He represented Washington County in the first ConstitutionalConvention and was the only Catholic in that body.

"Benedict Spalding, Jr., was fortunate to have such a prominent andrespected brother-in-law for his sponsor."

THE SPALDING FAMILY OF MARYLAND, KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA FROM 1658 TO1965,
by Hughes Spalding, 929.273 Sp 18sg v1.2, FHL, pg 19:

"Benedict Spalding, Jr., was the oldest son of Benedict and ElizabethMattingly Spalding. He was born in Maryland in December, 1746, anddied in Kentucky August 1, 1815. He married Alethaire Abell, daughterof Samuel and Eleanor O'Bryan Abell, about 1769. She was born in St.Mary's County, Maryland, about 1749, and died in Kentucky in 1821."

See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND, 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins,O.S.A.,pg 39-40: "In 1770, Benedict Joseph Spalding m. Alethea (Alethaire)Abell, who was b. ca. 1753. These two dates are from the COMPENDIUMOF AMERICAN GENEALOGY, Volume V, page 557. Alethea Abell was thedaughter of Samuel and Eleanor (Bryant) [O'Bryan] Abell of St. Mary'sCounty. Mrs. Eleanor (Bryant) Abell was a devout Catholic, while herhusband was a zealous Protestant, and High Sheriff of St. Mary'sCounty. It is said that he was content that she should rear the girlsin her religion but wanted the boys reared in his, and was very muchannoyed when, inspired by their mother's
piety, they all became Catholics too. Tradition tells us that he wasreceived into the Catholic Church before he died."

See CATHOLIC FAMILIES OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND by Timothy J. O'Rourke , p53, for births of Samuel, Robert and Abner recorded at St. Andrew'sEpiscopal Church, Leonardtown, Maryland. Extracts were of familieswho were presumed to be Roman Catholic. The complete parish recordswere published by the St. Mary's County Historical Society in theirbulletin "Chronicles."

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SQ pg 3194: They had six children.

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!NOTES:
SQ 3195: Charles Allen Absher, son of James and Fannie (Sparks)
Absher, was born on September 8, 1885. He married Rena Belle Chambers.

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SQ 3194: They had two children.

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!NOTES:
SQ 3194: They had three children.

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!NOTES:
SQ 3194: They had three children including Harold Absher, Jr. wh o has
been most helpful in sharing information about the Absher family.

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SQ 3194: They had one child.

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!NOTES:
SQ 3195: James Malthus Absher, son of James and Fannie (Sparks)
Absher, was born March 2, 1887. He married Dora Bell Dixon, a daughter
of John and Callie (Jackson) Dixon. James and Dora had nine children.
(a) Emma Mae Absher was born on Septermber 14, 1909. She marrie d(1st)
James T. Wood and (2nd) Charles P. Logwood.
(b) Ina F. Absher was born on June 9, 1911. She died on May 6, 19 81.
She married Jack J. Preas.
(c) Ulvia Absher was born on July 3, 1913, and she died on Augus t 23,
1981. She married Herman Fielder and they had two children.
(d) Fannie Idell Absher was born on Augut 10, 1916. She married C onDye
and they had four children.
(e) Marquis Paul Absher was born on February 19, 1919. He died on
February 24, 1966. He married Edith Barker and they had thre echildren.
(f) Reva Mary Absher was born on August 14, 1921. She married Ral ph
Deskins.
(g) James M. Absher, Jr., was born on July 16, 1925. He marrrie d(1st)
Madeline Summers and (2nd) Jackie E. Smith.
(h) Donald Blaine Absher was born on December 21, 1927. He marrie d(1st)
Lois Lambert and (2nd) Gladys -----."

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SQ 3194: They had seven children.

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!NOTES:
SQ 3194: John Edward Absher was born on November 2, 1880. He marr ied
Rachel Cordelle. They lived at Fork Ridge, Virginia.

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SQ 3194: They had three children.

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SQ 3194: They had five children.

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SQ 3194: They had four children.

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SQ 3194: They had two children.

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SQ 3194: "William Avery Absher was born on September 19, 1882. He
married Dallas Cook, probably about 1904. He died on April 1, 1931 ,at
Red Ashe, (Tazewell County) Virginia, from a bullet wound in his abdomen.
He and Dallas had eleven children.
(a) Ira Tevis Absher was born on January 6, 1905. He married Anni eMae
Ratliff and they had one child.
(b) Charles F. Absher was born on October 5, 1906. He married Hel enL.
Gentry, and they had two children.
(c) Lemuel M. Absher was born on June 14, 1908. He married Edna E .Wells,
and they had three children.
(d) Bertie Helen Absher was born on March 1, 1910. She married Do ck
Robert Hunt on August 11, 1934, and they had six children.
(e) Mary V. Absher was born on November 22, 1911. She married Clarence
B. Shelton, and they had five children.
(f) Harold Absher was born on May 20, 1913. He married Virginia S .Akers,
and they had three children, including Harold Absher, Jr. wh o hasbeen
most helpful in sharing information about the Absher family.
(g) John Creed Absher was born on January 15, 1915. He married Virginia
Price, and they had seven children.
(h) Sadie Willie Absher was born on September 21, 1916. She marri edAndrew
C. Hutton and they had four children.
(i) Thelma M. Absher was born on January 11, 1919. She married Samuel
Akers, and they had two children.
(j) William Jesse Absher was born on September 29, 1920. He marri edBelva
J. Dickerson, and they had two children.
(k) Fannie M. Absher was born on September 25, 1924. She marrie dKermit
Spence, and they had 3 children."

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SQ 3194: They had two children.

See the QUARTERLY for September, 1980, Whole No. 111, p. 2237, for alisting of the census record for 1900 in the Indian Territory(Oklahoma), Chocktaw Nation, including the widow Margare (Adams)Sparkst, her three children, and seven of the unmarried and onemarried child of Thomas E. and Martha (Curtis) Sparks. A note brieflytracing the family and referring to the articles in the QUARTERLYrelating thereto follows.

Albert Adix married Mabel Harrison and settled in Riverside,California and ran a dairy. His Social Security Number was562-36-4640.

L. Howard Adix grew up on the family farm near Ogden, greatlyassisting with the family chores and other jobs around the farm. Itwas this early involvement with agriculture that led L. H. to dedicatehis life to the active pursuit of farming. Howard first farmed nearOgden and then in the spring of 1946, moved his farming operation toEllsworth, Iowa. He always had an avid interest in horses andcontinued this rewarding hobby into his retirement years. Mrs. andMrs. Adix are members of the Ellsworth United Methodist Church.

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Social Security records for Pearl Pigott, SS # 479-80-0517, show t hatshe
was born in June 30, 1892 and died in March, 1986. Her card was issued in
Iowa and her last known residence was in Iowa, zip code area 51012, Cherokee.