Abigail Horsey

At A County Cort: helld the 8th: of June in y XXXXiiiith: yeare of the Dominion of the Rt: honr:ble Caecilius &c Annoq Do: 1675 before his Lopps: Justices thereunto assigned & Authorized ; / ; mr: William Stevens prest: mr: George Johnson : mr: David Browne Commrs: mr: Charles Ballard : mr: Edward Smith Gabriell Mercer (Servant to Abigall Kibble of this County widowe) Comeing into this Province without Indenture appeares before the Court And it is humbly desired that the Cort: will be pleased to pass theire Judgemt: Concerning his age According to Act of Assembly in such Cases provided After A full veiwe taken of the said Servant This Cort: doth ad Judge the said Gabriell Mercer to be under eighteene yeares of age ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~(SoJ-1671-75:531)


Somerset Court Know all men by these presents yt I: Abigall Kibble Widow Late wife of John Kibble of ye County of ~~ Somr:Sett in ye province of Maryland plantr Carpenter Deceased Doe out of my tender Care of my Children That y Lord hath given mee by my Said Loving Husband John Kibble who leaving mee visibly possessed with an estate I Doe therefore give & make over unto my Said Children William Kibble & Sarah Kibble one Red Cowe commonly Called or knowne by y name of Molly Nanny & one black Cow with a white face ~ Commenly Called or knowne by y name of Molly & one mare fole yt was lately foaled of a black mare with a Starr in her forehead Called Bonny These Cowes & Mare foals I give unto my Said Children William & Sarah with y female increase of y Cowes & both male & female increase of y Mare foale untill my ~ Son William attaineth to y age of sixteene yeares & my Daughter Sarah to y age of fourteene yeares And to have and to hold both male & female & to enjoy & Dispose of as their proper goods forever to bee equally ~ Devided betweene them These Cattle with y mare foale to runn in a Stock amongst Richard Stevens of this County of Sommersett & province of Maryland for y onely proper use & behoofe of my Said Children aforemen tioned untill they come to y age above recited and if in Case one of my said Children Should be taken ~~ away by Death before hee or Shee attaineth to y ages above recited then y Surviver to enjoy the whole and if in Case both Should Dye before they Come to y ages aforementioned then y said Cowes & mare ~ foale to bee returned to mee their mothr: againe with their increase & to bee att her Disposing more over it is my will & pleasure yt none of my aforesaid Children Shall Dispose of any of what is given them or their increase untill they Come to y ages before recited without my Consent or their Guardians And yt if they increase to many itt Shall be at y pleasure of my selfe & Richard Stevens above named to Con vert them to other use & bennefitt of my Said Children as the said Richard Stevens Shall think Convenient without any Lett or Molestation of mee y Said Abigail Kibble or any othr person or persons whatsoever These Cowes before mentioned & Mare foale with their increase I Abigail Kibble Doe freely & abso lutely give unto my Said Children their or eithr: of their heirs executors: & admrs: forever peaceably and quietly to enjoy as their proper goods at y times before specified In: Confirmacon of y truth above written I have hereunto affixed my Seale & put to my hand this twentieth Day of October Annoque Domini: one thousand Six hundred Seaventy & Six : / : Signed & Sealed in y Abigail: Kibble: ~Seale ./ presence of us - Steven: Horsey ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ John: Horsey ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (SoJ-1675/77:058)

Her inventory in Somerset was conducted on May 27 1727 by James McMurray and Benjamin Cottman with creditors Hannah Stevens and John Caldwell. Nearest of kin were William Kibble and Hannah Stevens. Sworn on by Richard Stevens Nov 20 1728. (SoInv-15:099)

Abigail married John Kibble on 27 Feb 1673 in Somerset Co., MD. (John Kibble was born about 1650 and died before 08 Jun 1675 in Somerset Co., MD.)

Abigail next married Richard Stevens about 1678. (Richard Stevens was born in 1641 and died before 03 Nov 1713 in Somerset Co., MD.)