Henry Dennis

Henry Dennis
WoW-JW13:047
09 Feb 1785 21 Oct 1785
Pitts Creek Worcester other land as indicated
To son Littleton Dennis: all lands and mills on Pitts Creek,
To brother Littleton Dennis: land in a resurvey of patent PITTSBOROUGH
Mills if son Littleton dies without issue.
To brother John Dennis: land in Indian Town (near Snow Hill) bought from William Allen and Thomas Marshall if son Littleton dies without issue. Compiler's Note: this is 1728 DENNISES SECURITY)
Samuel Handy to administer estate until brother Littleton Dennis is 21; Handy to receive ,200 compensation for the trouble. When brother Littleton is 21 he is to be guardian to son.
Plantation on the seaside to be sold; interest for use of wife, if wife marries, she will have no claim to estate except for the Negroes that were hers before our marriage. If wife does not remarry, she to receive ,100 a year.
All mercantile and other business matters to be settled by selling every matter I have in trade and put in interest until son is 21. As I was concerned in business with Zadekiah Whaley and there never was any settlement between us and as I have no account of any transactions between us and having every reason to suppose that he has left me no accurate accounts, I direct that in case his executors do not present more against me in his favor than ,150, that the ,150 be paid by my executor to his son Thomas Whaley.
To sisters Elizabeth Teackle and Sarah Dennis: money from sale of lands if son Littleton dies without issue.
Executor: wife Ann Dennis, assisted by worthy friend Samuel Handy.
Witnesses: Southy Whittington, Littleton Dennis, Nathan Riggin, Joseph Waggaman

Henry married Nancy Ann Purnell, daughter of Lemuel Purnell and Dennis (Denny) Hopkins. (Nancy Ann Purnell was born on 18 Mar 1762 in Worcester Co., MD and died in Jan 1818 in Worcester Co., MD.)