Kenelm Cheseldyne

Born in 1640 at Braunston Manor in Rutland County England. Maynor and land was sold by his older brother and father upon the father's appointment as Vicar of Bloxham.

Occupation:

• Lawyer
• Ambassador to England from Maryland
• Member of the General Assembly 1676.
• Member of the Lower House of the Assembly 1676-1704
• Member of the Council 1704-1708
• Attorney General
• Speaker of the House
• Commissary General
• One of the Chief Justices of Saint Mary's County
• Judge for Probate of Wills
• Vestryman of William and Mary Parrish
• One of the leaders of the rebellion in 1689 when the proprietary government was overthrown

Owned Broad Neck and Dryden in Saint George Hundred (St Marys Co), Grantham (Kent Co), Westwood (Charles Co), Grosser Hall (Dorchester Co), West Lee Neck (Wicomico Co)

Will

Kenelm Cheseldyne , St. Mary's Co. Dec. 6, 1708

In the name of God, Amen. The sixth day of December in the year of our Lord, 1708. I, Kenelm Cheseldyne of St. Mary's County, Gentleman, do make and ordaine this my last will and testamen in manner following........to my son Kenelm Cheseldyne my plantation called Matapany in St. Mary's County and all that tract of land called White's Neck adjoining to it and all that tract of land called St. Katherine's Island in the said county upon Potomac River to my daughter Mary Hey, wife of James Hey all that plantation called Broad Neck in St. Mary's County and all that plantation called Westwood Lodge in Charles County for and during the time of her natural life, the daughter of Mary Hey my grand child till day of marriage and after said death of said Mary, the mother, I give same tomy grand child Mary, her daughter. to my daughter, Dryden Cheseldine all that plantation in St. Georges Hundred in St. Mary's County called Dryden containing 483a acres to my daughter Dryden all the cattle horses mares and all other personal chattels

I will that none of my Bookes be sold or lent out but upon good caution to be returned againe and that my Divinity Books remaine in my executor's hands but to the use of all my said children and returning again and my law bookes I will unto ye first child that children shall have that by education shall be capable of using them.

• Executor: sonne Kenelm Cheseldyne
• (signed: Kenelm Cheseldyne and seal is attached.)
• Test: John Coode, Thomas Greenfield and G. Muschamp, December 18, 1708.

Memoran: The testator this day being the sixth day of December 1708 desiring these following things should be added by way of codicel, it is hereby done accordingly....

I give to my Grand Daughter Mary Hay all the cattle belonging to the plantation called Dobsons and Broad Neck to the number of what was ...of Mr. James Hay according to agreement made between the said Hay and myself in writing under hand and seale to be applied toward the maintainance of her the granddaughter and her mother. I give to James Robison all my wearing apparell linnen and woolen and two thousand pounds of tobacco to be paid by my executor this present yer and the same of five hundred pounds to go yearly during his natural life together with accomodations so long as it shall please him to dwell with my executor.

• Signed: Kenelm Cheseldyne

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• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 13 2020, 18:01:08 UTC