Evening star., 1928-03-18

/ daughters before mentioned. In equal
parts. To brother Sampel Lucket's
three sons, Samuel, Thomas and Ig-
natius. he left the estate bcqueatf1ed his
daughters. In the event of their death
during minority. He concludes by d.
recting that the 600 acres called
Widows Mite be sold.
The executor Of the will was his
father-in law, Thomas fiussey. A
crees that certain personally belonging
to his deceased wife Mary. and which
was given to her by her mother, IT,
Hussey. shall not be appraised with his
estate, 1t having already been given to
his daughters aforesaid, by their mother,
Mary. The will was witnessed by Wal
ter Ross. Mary Dorrell and Charles
Charles.
The will of the testator in the fore
going document was manifestly carried
out, and Widows Mite was quite like
ly sold to John Bowling. Of st. Marys
County. Nd, In whose will we next
come across this tract OF land.
| Bowling's will was drawn on April
80. I'LL, and probated on June fol-
lowing. To James Martin and heirs he
gives High Park, In st. Marys County.
To sons william and John all other
land obtained by him by patent GER
tif1cate or deed in St. Marys County.
Son Thomas Is given two tracts known
as Chorley and CheSSman, on the
south side OF Myrie Branch. He desig-
mates his wife Mary as executrix, and
gives to her the residue of Charley
and Chessman and Charley's Addition
during life, to revert to his son Thomas
upon the death of the widow. He di-
rects that 600 acres OF Widows Mite
| ia SrIA fOr thu ha,naft of thn a~ta "a
His personally he bequeaths to his
daughter Mary and to James Haddock,
priest, and directs that should his
wife die during the minority Of the
children. Capt. Benjamin Hall shall
have charge of Thomas and that James
Hagan shall have charge of the other
children. James Hagan. William ST.
mons and Thomas Hagan signed the
will as witnesses.
Again. Widows Mite was sold, ac-
cording to the instructions of the tes-
tator, and Thomas Fletchell was the
likely purchaser. though he did not
live long to enjoy 1t. for we find him
dispoSing Of IL by will drawn July H.
l7i7. and probated August 2, l7l7
Here 800 acres Of widows Mite went tc
his son Thomas and heirs, when he
arrived at the age of 81 years. The
remaining 800 acres went to testator's
wife for life, with remainder to son
John Bradford, James Riggs and VIII
liam Rentshaw signed as witnesses.
EROM these wills. from 1860 to TIT
one can easily see that no pow.
WOW. snake dance or treaty had any
thing to do with Widows Mite, and
should be sufficient to convince the
open mind OF any one. any legend OF
statement to the contrary notwith.
standing.
Do not understand me as intimatint
or saying that there was nothing Il
suggest such a legend. for to my mind
there really was. and this is apparent
from the Maryland Assembly proceed.
ings, April to May. 1866, when thu
matter of the killing Of Mrs. Lang.
worth's children by the Indians wa.
discussed In the General Assembly oI
MARYLAND at q session held at st
Marys. Perhaps in retaliation, thu
an Indian man. No details are OBJ.
tainable except that the Indian com.
mitting the murder was delivered up te
the whites, while the Indians complain.
ed that the white who killed the Indian
was not surrendered. ~ -. -.
These facts were brought out. not
under spreading oak. but down al
the General Assembly at st. Marys.
In the absence of nothing definite, II
! seems possible that Mrs. Laugworth':
; children may have been murdered
! within the territory now occupied b,
] the District OF Columbia. Indeed. thi.
seems probable. for among the Indian.
!, concerned In the parley were the near.
by AnacoStanS. or Nacotchtanks.
This incident probably started tht
! treaty oak legend or story, but thert
was no widow carried of, and In eact
!, case she survived her husband. q.