Hatch DENT^[1]

1707 - 1781  (74 years)

• Name	Hatch DENT
  Birth	1707	Charles County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CBB3967B0C1E4E4F95BFD941E645E455280D
  Death	1781	Charles County, Maryland
  Person ID	I19043	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	John DENT,   b. 1673, Chaptico, St. Marys County Maryland d. 1732, Charles County, Maryland (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Katherine TURNER   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	1728	Trinity Parish, Charles County Maryland
  Family ID	F9195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Will of Hatch Dent Sr. of Charles Co. MD dated 19 May 1781 probated 10 Sep 1781 Charles Co. MD Will Book AF (No. 7), pp. 665-666 665 October Court 1781 Hatch Dent Senr. Will In the name of God Amen this nineteenth day of May in the year of ourLord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty one. I Hatch Dent Senior of CharlesCounty of the State of Maryland Planter, Enjoying my wonted understanding byGods blessing, tho' weak of body; but considering the uncertainty of humanlife, think proper to commit to writing & constitute this to be my last Will &Testament retracting and making void all Wills of my making prior to the datehereof --- Imprimis I most humbly bequeath my soul to God who gave it, and my body to the ground to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of myExecutor hereafter nominated in hopes of a resurrection thro' the mercy of God andthe merits of my blessed saviour to a happy immortality and as to whatworldly Estate it hath pleased God to allot me I bequeath in the following manner--- I give and bequeath unto my Son Hezakiah the plantation whereon I now live, called Dents Pallace, to him and his heirs forever; but upon thisproviso that my beloved wife shall enjoy the use of said plantation during hernatural Life ---- I give and bequeath unto my Son Hatch Dent four Slaves named Alee,Esther, Ann & Jacob, also a bed and furniture & a desk to him and his heirs forever--- I give and bequeath unto the Heirs of my son John a Negro boy cally[sic]Harry to them and their Heirs forever ----- I give and bequeath unto my Grand daughter Ann Dyson a Roan horse two years old and a Chest a bed with furniture & a Cow & Calf to her andher Heirs forever ----- I give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Margaret Dyson a Negroe Girl Called Bess a bed and furniture, and a Cow and Calf, but if sheshou'd depart this Life without an Heir of her body the said negroe to belong to myGrand Daughter Ann Dyson to her and her Heirs for Ever ----- I give and bequeath to my other Childern[sic] not already mentioned allmy other moveable Effects Goods and Chattels not already bequeathed asaforesaid, to be equeally shared amongst them (excepting a negroe boy Called Coffee tobe given and bequeathed as hereafter mentioned) but with this proviso that my wife shall have the use of all my said moveable effects goods and Chattlesduring her natural life ---- I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rody Turner the aforesaid excepted negroe Boy Called Coffee to her and her heirs forever ----- My Will is that the Still shall go with my plantation as alreadybequeathed I hereby appoint my son Hezakiah sole Executor of this my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid ----- Signed and sealed in presence of us --- Hatch II Dent Senior Seal Bennett Dyson [mark] Michael Dent On the back of the foregoing Will it Thomas Dent is thus written ----- Charles County Sst. 10th Septr. 1781 Then came Hezakiah Dent Executor of Hatch Dent Senr. and made oath on the holy evangels that the within Instrument of writing contains the whole last will and Testament of the deceased and that he doth not know of any other Certd. Dan Jenifer Regr. [page break] 666 OctoberCourt 1781 Continued Charles County Sst. 10th Septr. 1781 Then came Bennet Dyson Michael Dent & Thomas Dent the three subscribing witnesses to the within last will & Testament of Hatch Dent late of Charles county deceased and made oath on the holy Evangels that they did see the Testator therein named sign and seal the said Will and that at the time of his sodoing he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that they respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence of the Testator at his request and in the presence of each other ----- Certd. by Dan Jenifer Regr. of Wills I also certify that Thomas Hatch Dent the Heir at Law was present at the taking the above probate who did not object to the same Certd. by Dan Jenifer Regr. 7 Sides

  
  

• Sources

  [S620] Ricky Dent, Ricky Dent.