Samuel Abell III (abt. 1719 - bef. 1777)

Born about 1719 in St. Mary's County, Maryland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 15 Jul 1777 before about age 58 in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Samuel Abell III was a Maryland colonist.

Samuel Abell III performed Patriotic Service in Maryland in the American Revolution.

Samuel Abell III is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000206.

Samuel was born about 1719 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. He died before 15 July 1777 when his will was proved in St. Mary's County, Maryland. ^[1]

ABEL, SAMUEL
Ancestor #: A000206
Service: MARYLAND
Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: CIRCA 1716 MARYLAND
Death: ANTE 7-15-1777 ST MARYS CO MARYLAND
Service Source: ST MARY'S COUNTY MD IN THE AMERICAN REV CALENDAR OF EVENTS P 126
Service Description: 1) MEM OF COMM OF SAFETY
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 29, 2018), "Record of Samuel Abel", Ancestor # A000206.

Will

Will of Samuel Abell, Jr., St Mary's County, 7/1/1774-7/15/1777. Wife: Eleanor, use of water mill, etc. and 1/3 pt. of the residue of my personal estate. Grandson: Elisha Morgan, a negro girl named Sarah; if she dies before Elisha comes of age, he is to get another negro of not less than 13 years of age. Grandson: Bennet Wimsatt, one likely negro girl of not less an 13 years old, when he arrives at the age of 18 and not before. No accounts from my books shall be claimed against any of my daughters' husbands. Sons: Samuel and Robert (Execs.), all the remaining balance of my real estate and personal estate. Wit.: John Abell, Sr., Thomas Abell, Arthur Abell. CODICIL, 7/21/1774: Sons to have liberty to sell 4 negroes named Ned, Sam, Boss, and Dick or Tom to pay my debts. Same witnesses as will.

Sources

1. ↑ Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

See also:

• Abell and Allied Families of MD, KY, KS, IL
• 'The Abell Family in America: Robert Abell of Rehoboth, Mass., His English Ancestry And His Descendants,' by Horace A Abell & Lewis P Abell. The Tuttle Publishing Co, Rutland, VT. 1940. Pgs. 293-94