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

There arr divers spellings for the name Of
the bay Jpn which l.eonardtown is stu
atrd \ search "i old records would, APP
pear. however. e. determine upon "B-r-i-
Ton Is the proper photography The
Hr>t will on record III the Registers office
is that ut John Lloyd and George BrItoa,
one OF the family after whom the bay is
named. is one of the witnesses. The will
above mentioned is dated July 2:th, 1853.
q al reads:
II John Lloyd II ~ Mares in We prov.
iA'c ot Maryland Gent. being weak in body
but III perfect memory, doe hereby make
uud ordain my Last Will and Testament in
manner and form following wiz my soule
bequeath 10 almighty God my Releemer
AZ saviour Jesus Christ trusting and hoping
g. he saved through his merits and passion
-iny body L. We Earth L. bc DeCcntlv
buried III We ordinary place in Il. Mares
Chappell yard, rs 10 my worldly Estate
web almighty Cod hath put me As Stew
art over in this world doe dispose OF in
manner and form following wiz. lmpris
doe give all my Lands debts goods X chat
ties Except such "a: shall reserve a. other
nScS hereafter with in this province oi Mary
land unit. my deare and wellltloV,d wiit
Margaret Lloyd whom | doe make my
>"lr ExccutriN. II. doe give Ia Capt.
John Price my Rapicr and Belt: Ii.
doe give 10 Mr.. Richard Willare Two Bar
r'lS NJ Corn ami u payrc If new Winter
'Nors. IL. doe give IL Robi. JoancS a
; w web he stands indebted IL me in We
'II VI one hundred and tifty pounds If
:; SUNNI" ny own old cnatc lyned With
I''. ami lrSl StarkiuS IL tn Surh
Gay r. AMI my my my body 10 Church
persons ~ shall y ~ BURNING ribhnn n
each Of them y hla, il case nv said
4 pAyrc If gloves. Bu. 81. | Jn,. hr.
tNTutrlN should die in, " A. nsrsnn,l
Hueath all my Estate both Rr. ~, .y,r
Lands Debts goods \ Chaiiells " O. =.
=" III III W province ri Maryland t. VI 'e
II>h College ri secular Priests att Do> ~
III uSndcrS. and III case ot such DeCeasA
IT my said ENccutriN intrState "a aforesaid,
| doe Constitute Philip Calvert Esqr. ~
Thomas Earc, Gent t,rircS i'll Trust for We
sale y Di>pSall IF my said Estate Sc.
The will ends with the usual form and is at
tested by Georgr BTioH, William Harper.
William Bro,ion.e
Since We oldcn time" the spelling IT
man! proper names have changed, some
being bettcrcd-othcrS not The first L.
kcr Spelled and wrhtc his name Log -u-c-r.
His prHnomen WAS Thomas and his will
hears date NJ the 26th of January, l6;S,
All of his estate both real and personal
Was len for his "Snoi iricnds Thomas Jones
y Elias Booch e. oycrSccr and improve for
the G,Ssj Of his son Thomas"
The first Combs of whoI a We find rcc0rd
Was Surnamei Abraham His will i dated
January ~. ltSt, and the name Is spelled
"t-n-o-m-h-S" Mr.. Coon bS does not ap-
YSar from his will. 10 have been a wealthy
man, but he seems a. have been educated
ami could perform the :ea, rare in those
days-oi signing his own anne, Clement
Hill, Henry Payne, Thomas Swals and
Peter Mills, says the TeNrni, took their
oa,hS upon the holy Evan.eliSS that they
- the within named Abraham Ccomh$
sign seal publish 4 Ge,lare the with in
Eitton will 10 he his las; Will i TeSta-
ment"
y All the witnesses signed their own
names.