Will Abstracts. Ocean City Life Saving Museum

Mumford, William 31 Jan 1774w. 21 Oct 1774p.  planter (farmer).
 
To sons Jehu Mumford, William Mumford, James Mumford. To daughters Catharine 
Russell, Mary Williams, Hannah Linch/Lynch. To my wife Ann Merriday Mumford, the estate. To grandson William Marriday/Merriday Mumford son of Sacker
Mumford. To son Sacker Mumford, the estate after my wife’s death. To
grandsons William Mumford Godfrey son of Belitha Godfrey, Caleb Lynch son of
Rueben Lynch. Belitha Godfrey named the overseer. Wit; Thomas Holloway, Israel 
Townsend, Benjamin McCormack. 1769-1783, 247.

Note: Wm Mumford probably didn't live on "Mumford's Choice" 50A patent 12 Apr 
1748 south side of Sandy Branch. This tract was sold to John McCabe in 1772.(see McCabe folder)

17 Nov 1778 Saccor (sic=Sacker, Zachariah) Mumford to Joseph Bratten pt of tracts 
Cropton and Showell's Addition that Wm Mumford died seized of-on n side of Birch 
Branch. (It is likely that he lived here.) F:118; p62 in  Worcester Co. Land 
Records 1775-1779, Liber I (folio 524-664) and Liber K(folio 1-230) (WK707-08)by 
Neil and Leslie Keddie.