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Record #242 from Wills from Caroline, Kent, and Talbot Counties of Maryland, 1688-1886

County	Talbot
Liber:Folio	JB4:125
Date of Will (Written)	4/3/1780
Probate Date	5/26/1790
Name of Deceased/Testator	Matthew Tilghman
Heirs/Legatee	Matthew Tilghman - grandson (eldest son of Richard) & Anna Maria Margaret Tilghman - granddaughter (daughter of Richard)
Abstract	to have Negro girl named Kate now living at dwelling plantation

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