Trying to understand this passage. It is the will of Matthew Cissell, (c
1706-1748). I think Lampkin has it wrong. I believe the William Cissell
that Arthur inherited "Scotland" from was his cousin William, son of
Matthew's half-brother, John Baptist Cissell (c 1683-1717), and not Arthur's
brother John, who was still alive in 1744. Can some other researcher shed
some light on this? I have from Elise Greenup Jourdan, "Early Families of
Southern Maryland", Volume 1, 1992: "John was born in St. Mary's County,
Maryland. He was deceased by 7/8/1717. His father William and his uncle
John Sr. approved (next of Kin) his inventory, valued at L33.13.06
(37B:231). His widow Elizabeth married secondly Charles Neale. His wife,
her second husband, and son William Cissell were allowed to live on the 50
acres of "Scotland" as long "as they made no disturbance or a law
suit",
according to the will of William."
Melissa Thompson Alexander
Lampkin pg. 353
In 1744 Arthur Cissell was a devisee under his father's will, to
receive "the plantation wheron he was then living, being part of
'Scotland' and also the land on the other side of the run next to Mr.
Woodward....Arthur Cissell was to have full power of possession all the
land the said above mentioned William Cecil (son of Arthur's deceased
brother John Cissell) and his mother possessed by the testator's will."
Arthur was one of five children named as executor of said will.
His last will and testament, dated November 5, 1737, was not admitted
to probate in St. Mary's County until 1750, by the oaths of George
Young, John Anderson, and Peter Mugg.
He devised his two sons, John Cecill and James Cecill all right and
property claim and demand of what land my father William Cecill has
willed unto me equally between them, also all that tract of land known
by the name of 'Scotland' equally. He named his wife Mary Cecill as
executrix.
The administration bond of his widow and executrix, Mary Cecill, was
fixed at (?-I don't have proper key) ?200 on Sept. 4, 1750, with William
Daft and John Cole, both of St. Mary's County as her sureties.
His personal estate was inventoried on Sept. 4, 1750, and filed at
court on November 8, same year, by Mary Cissell the widow and
executrix. It was appraised at ?113/7/7 and among the items listed were
one violin and five pictures. John Cissell and James Cissell signed the
inventory as the next of kin.
The final account and distribution of the balance to the heirs were
made in 1751, when ?129/11/8 were divided as follows:
Widow, her third
John Cissell, at full age
Elinor Cissell, at full age
Margaret Cissell, at full age
Ann Cissell, at full age
Monica Cissell, at full age
James Cissell, aged 16 years