Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-12-09

There are divers spellings for the name of
the bay upon which Leonardtown is stu
ated. A search of old records would APP
pear, however, to determine upon "B-r-i-
ton" as the proper photography. The
first will on record in the Registers office
is that of John Lloyd and George BIfton,
one of the family after whom the bay is
named, is one OF the witnesses. The will
above mentioned is dated July 9th, 1858,
and reads:
'I John Lloyd of st, Maries in ye prov
ince of Maryland Gent. being weak in body
but in perfect memory, doe hereby make
aud ordain my Last will and Testament in
manner and form following wiz my soule
hcqueath to almighty God my Redeemer
& Saviour Jesus Christ trusting and hoping
20 be saved through his MERITS and passion
my body to We Earth to be Decently
buried IN we ordinary place in st. Maries
Chappel yard as to my worldly Estate
web almighty God hath put me as Stew
art over in this world doe dispose of in
manner and form following wiz. Impris
/ doe give all my lands debts goods 81 chat
ties Except such as | shall reserve to other
uses hereafter with in this province Of Mary.
land unto my deare and wellbeloved wife
Margaret Lloyd whom | doe make my
sole Executrix. 1t. | doe give to Capt.
John Price my Rapier and Belt; It. |
doe give to Mr.. Richard Willare Two Bar
Tels OF Corn and payTe of new Winter
shoes. 1t. | doe give to Robt Joanes a
bill by web he stands indebted to me in we
summo of one hundred and fifty pounds Of
Tob. and my own old coate lyned with
bayre and my Irish storkins. 1t. To such
persons as shall carry my body to Church
each Of them black mourning ribbon &
payre of gloves, But in case my said
Executrix should. die intestate | doe be-
queath all my Estate both Real d personal
Lands Debts goods d Chattells whatsoever
with in We province of Maryland to We Eng
lish College of secular Priests att Doway
in flanders and in case of such Decease
of my said Executrix interstate as aforesaid,
/ doe Constitute Philip Calvert Esqr. d
Thomas Fare, Gent fnfees in Trust for ye
sale q DISPOSAL of my said Estate" &c.
The will ends with the usual form and is at
tested by Ge0rge Brtton, William Harper,
William Brotton.z
Since rye olden time" the spelling OF
many proper names have changed, some
being bettered-others not. The first Lo-
ker spelled and wrote his name 'L-o-q-u-o-r
His prenomen was Thomas and his will
bears date of the Goth Of January, 1875.
All of his estate both real and personal
was left for his good friends ThomasJones
d Elias Booch to oyerseer and improve fol
the good of his son Thomas"
The first Combs of whom we find record
was surnamed Abraham His will is dated
January 80, 1884, and the name is spelled
"C-o-o-m-b-s." Mr. Coombs does not APP
pear from his will, TO have been wealthy
man, but he seems to have been educated
and could perform the feat-rare in those
days-of signing his own name. Clement
Hill, Henry Payne, Thomas Swals and
Peter Mills, says the record, "took theii
oaths upon the holy Evangeliss that they
saw the within named Abraham Coombs
sign zeal publish & declare the with in
writton will 10 be his last Will 81 Tesla
ment."
. All the witnesses signed their OWL
names.