Ahnentafel #309 - Mary O'Dell

Mary O'Dell

Born: 1702, Westchester Co., New York
Died: between 1778 and 1779, Shenandoah Co., VA

Buried: Unknown

Married: Abraham Denton, Orange Co., New York, 1725

Records:
1774 - Sep. 27 - executor's bond for her husband's estate:

At a Court held for Dunmore County on Tuesday September 27th, 1774 Mary Denton, William Reno, Elijah Odell and John North in knowledged this their bond in court, which was ordered to be Recorded.

Test: Thomas Marshall C.D.C. 

1778 - Sep. 28 - executor's bond for her husband's estate: 

Know all men by these presents that we Mary Denton, William Reno, Elijah Odell and John North are held and firmly bound unto Joseph Pugh, Henry Nelson, Abraham Keller, Jacob Holeman & Jonathan Longson (?) Gentleman, Justices of the County of Dunmore now setting in the sum of Five hundred Pounds current money of Virginia to the which payment will and truly to be made to the said Justices and their successors we bind our selves and every of us our and every of our heirs Executors and administrators Jointly and severally firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals this 28th day of September 1774.  The Condition of this obligation is such that if the above bound Mary Denton & William Reno Executors of the Last will and Testament of Abraham Denton dec'd. do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said Deceased which have or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said Mary Denton and William Reno or unto the hand or possession of any other person or persons for them and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the County Court of Dunmore at such time as he shall be thereto required by the said Court and the same goods chattels and credits of the said Deceased at the time of his Death which at any time after shall come to the hands or possession of the said Mary Denton & William Reno or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for them do well and truly administer according to said & further do make a just and true account of their actings and doings therein when thereto required by the said Court, and also do well and truly pay and deliver all the legacies contained and specified in the said Testament as far as the said Goods Chattels and Credits will thereunto extend and the law charge them Then this obligation to be void, otherwise foreman in full force and virtue.

Mary Denton {seal}
Signed & Sealed in Presence of:
William Reno {seal}
El. Odell {seal}
John North {seal}

1779 - record of Mary's estate sale, difficult to read. I found no record of a will.  It appears she was fulfilling the legacies listed in her husband's will.  Elizabeth Smith may have been a daughter of Abraham & Mary (Odell) Denton.  She may have married into the same Smith family that their son James Denton married into.  His wife was Elizabeth Harper Smith.  The Smith family may have migrated from New York to Virginia with the Denton family. 

The Sale of the Estate of Mary Denton - columns for £, S, D - third column for pence cut off microfilm.

Thomas Smalling (?) to a gown (?) - 2.?.?
Elizabeth Smith to a short gouwn (?) - 0.16.?
Thomas Smalling (?) to a apron (?) - 0.15.?
Elizabeth Smith to a apron  - 0.13.?
Elizabeth Smith to a quilt - 1.4.?
[illegible] - 4.0.?
Richard Nicholas to a hankerchief - 0.?.?
Elizabeth Smith to a Cloak - 2.?.?
Elizabeth Smith to a bonate [bonnet] - 0.5.?
Thom's Smalling to spectickles - 0.3.?
Andrew Haydor (?) to a pepper box - 0.3.?
Fraygers (?) Corr (?) to a book - 1.10.?
Richard Nicholas a book - 1.1.?
John Denton a book - 0.4.?
Fragus (?) Crom (?) a book - ?.10.?
John Denton to a book - 0.3.?
S----- Smalling a book - 0.2.?
------- Baumgarner to a axe - 0.10.?
Elizabeth Smith to a Ewe - 2.10.?
Elizabeth Smith to a heffer [heifer] - ?.0.?
Thomas Smalling to a pair of Bits - 0.2.?
Chrisley Cozeyman (?) to a horse - 35.0.?
and a hefer - 6.0.?
Daniel M-- to a pare of shears - 0.5.?
Thomas Smalling to a cleaver - 1.0.?
Richard Nicholas to a fork - 0.6.?
Thomas Smalling to a plow - 3.0.?
----- ------ to a platter - 0.3.?
John Dilly to a Dish - 0.2.?
Elizabeth Smith to a wheel - 2.0.?
Thomas Smalling to a wheel - 1.0.0
---- Stuard (?) to puter [pewter?] - 1.0.0
Francis McBeall to a pan - 2.0.0
Thoms. Smalling a g--- and a pail - 0.2.7
Elizabeth Smith to a pot - 1.6.1
Richard Nicholas to a pot Rack - 0.19.6
Elizabeth Smith to a pail - 0.3.10
Fargin (?) Crom to ---- of Wool/Wood? - 2.2.0
Elizabeth Smith to a Bag - 0.2.0
Jacob Holladay (?) a ------ - 0.6.0
Francis Wackfall (?) to a Tub - 0.4.0
John Cullars to 3 sheep - 5.0.0
John Cullars to a Calf - 1.12.0
Richard Nicholas to a Cow and Bell [Bull?] - 11.1.0
Jefferson Smalling to a hankerchief - 0.4.0
Elizabeth Smith to old pan (?) - 0.?.?

The total sum £102.10.10 

At a Cort held for Shanando [Shenandoah] County
The Vandue Bill of Mary Denton Deceased was Returned and ordered to be Recorded. 

Teste. Thomas Marshall C.S.C.

1779 - August 26 - Elizabeth Smith executor died and her accounts of Mary Denton's estate were submitted to the court. 

Elizabeth Smith Exec'tx of the Estate of Mary Denton Deceas'd. 
Dt. [Debit]
To ye amount of the sales of the Estate £102.18.10 
by Estate £102.18.10
102.19.--
Exam'd & Accepted by 
The 26th of August 1779

Contra - Cr. [Credit]

By paid Ulrich Heiner -- 
£1.10.0
By Do. [ditto] John Denton as ---- 0.5.0
By Lewis Clock part of a Lega[cy] - 0.0.0
By Thomas Smalling for work - 1.13.0
By Smalling for Liquar - 1.10.0
By Fredrick Boziman - 0.17.6
By Chrisly Hockman - 0.12.0
By John Summers - 0.4.3
By Tax of Money in the Estate - 0.10.3
To Cash Paid And'w. Yeager - 1.2.0
Elijah Odell Doct'r Keller - 0.15.0
Job Combs Appraisers paid - 16.19.0
To Sundry Dispursements & Troubles of sd. Estate 8.0.0
To Elizabeth Smith her Legacy pd. 26.0.0
To hannah Smith Do. Do. [ditto] 26.0.0
To Darridea (?) Clock Do. Do. 26.0.0

[Total] 
£102.19.0

John Tipton
Alex'r. Hite

At a Court held for Shannandoah County the 26th day of August 1779. The account of the Estate of Elizabeth Smith Deceased was Returned by John Tipton & ordered to be Recorded. 

Teste: Tho's. Marshall C.S.C.

Children:

Joseph
Isaac
Samuel
James
Martha / Mary
Phebe