My Family Tree

He wrote his will in Charles County, MD on February 25, 1779 and it was probated on December 12 1792 (AK#11:130). In his will he named his daughter Sarah who was to receive th "land wheron I now live called "McAtee Luck" until she marries or dies, then to son Edmund. Sarah also received 2 slaves and was named his executrix. He named his other daughters Benedicta Berry and Elizabeth Berry, and his son John was to receive a cow, calf and 3 ewes. When son Edward died, John McAtee, Sr. presented his will for probate but declined to serve. He did not change his will after the death of his son Edmund who was to receive his land. George McAtee, the brother of Edmund, was named as guardian for Edmund's son John, and executor of his estate, since his father was unable to serve. George had moved to Harford County, MD, and the brother, Thomas acted as administrator according to the inventory of Edmund's estate. Edmund McAtee's will shows two more brothers, not mentioned in their father John McAee, Sr.'s will. By a will probated in 1792 John McAtee (Meggitee, Sr. left 69 acres of land, known as McAtee's Luck" to his wife Sarah, while she remained unmarried, otherwise to Edmund (#185) and his heirs. Reference: Will, Charles County, MD, 1792-AK 311 pp. 130-131 (H of R).

Note gap in children's ages. Sarah born 1719 could not have been a mother at 7 years old and must have been a 2nd much younger wife.