Death also listed as 1686 Annapolis MD. RELIGION: Quaker.
On the shore of South river, on his old plantation of "Brampton," lie presumedly the remains of John Macubin, or Mackubin, the original owner of the land in 1658, and the founder of the family in Maryland. John Mackubin died in 1685, and, dividing his property among his five sons (each one of whom apparently elected to spell his name differently, as their signatures appear William Macubin, Samuel Mackieubin, Zachariah Maccubbin and Moses McCubbin, in old parchment deeds in the possession of their various descendants), left this the homestead to his oldest son John Mackubin. The old graveyard lies in the middle of a ploughed field on the farm now belonging to Mr. Thomas Gaither, beyond "Three Oaks," and though intact and unmolested at the last visit of the chairman of the Memorial Committee, it was uninclosed and overgrown with trees and brambles and bore no sign of having once served as a graveyard, save the oblong holes or indentations which mark the graves of those buried there. The tenant on the place bore witness that there were old stones there within his memory, but they were carried away and used in the foundations of some neighboring houses.
On the other side of Annapolis, across the Severn river and on the road to " Whitehall," lies " Bellefield," once the home of James Mackubin, grandson of John Mackubin, and whose wife, the beautiful Martha Rolle, was distinguished by General Washington's selection to open the magnificent ball given in his honor at the State House on the-night of December 23, 1783, after his resignation as Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary army. The graveyard at " Bellefield" is in fairly good preservation and bears the following inscriptions on stones still erect and in good condition:
To the memory of James Mackubin who departed this lite on the 31st day of August 1834 in the 75 years of his age "He lived respected and died lamented."
In memory of Martha Mackubin who departed this life on the llth day of November 1823 in the 63 year of her age.
Two smaller stones are to the memory of their sons who died in early manhood, and are inscribed:
James Mackubin died on the 19th of April 1816 aged 30 years.
Frederick Mackubin died on the 30th of January 1816 aged 28 years. Frederick was killed by a fall from his horse. [Historic Graves of Maryland and the District of Columbia, with the Inscriptions Appearing on the ...By National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Maryland, Helen West Ridgely Published 1908; The Grafton press; 296 pages; Original from the University of Michigan; Digitized Nov 1, 2006]
Last Will and Testament of John Maccubbin (1686); Anne Arundel Co., MD
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John Maccubbin (d. 1686)
Will; Ann Arundel County MD
Maryland Hall of Records
Liber 4, folio 207 (Microfilm 4400)
Also copy located at 1/11/1/6
Written 21 September 1685
Probate 31 July 1686
In the name of God Amen, The 21th of September Anno 1685. John Maccubin of South River in the County of Ann Arrundell in the Province of Maryland being sick and weake in body but in good and perfect memory calling to remembrance the uncertaine Estate of this transitory life and that all flesh much yield to death when It shall please God to call doth make Constitute, ordaine and declare this my last Will and testament in manner and forme as followeth revoaking and annulling by these presence all and every Testament and Testaments Will & Wills heretofore by me made and declared either by word or writing, and this to be taken only for my last Will and testament and noe other.
First, being humble and penitent before the Lord and sorry for all my sins past most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same I give and comitt my soule unto the Allmighty God my saviour and redeemer in whome and by the merritts of Jesus Christ I trust and believe assuredly to be saved, and to have full remission and forgiveness of all my sins and that my Soule at the generall day of resurrection shall rise againe with joy through the merritts of Christs death and passion possess and inherit the kingdome of heaven prepared for his elect and chosen and my body to be buried in such place where itt shall lease my Executrix hereafter named to appoint.
And now for the settling of my temporall Estate and such goods and chattels and debts as it hath pleased God farr above my deserts to bestow upon me I doe ordaine, give and dispose the same in manner and forme as followeth that is to Say,
First I will that those debts and dues as I owe in right and conscience to any person or persons whatsoever shall be well and truly paid and contented, ordained to be payd in convenient tyme after my decease by my Executrix hereafter named
1. I make my dear wife Ellinnor Macubin my whole and sole Executrix
Item. I give to my four sonns Samuell Maccubin, William Maccubin, Zacharier Maccubin, Moses Maccubin two hundred ackers of Land lying on the north side of South River known by the name of Wordrape to be equally divided betwixt my aforesaid ffour sonns both in quantity and quality to them and their heyers for ever.
Item I give unto my Sonne John Maccubin [the dwelling plantation] whereon I now live, known by the name of Bramton being one hundred and forty ackers on the North side of South River being to him and his heyres for ever. My wife Ellenor Maccubin haveing her life time in the aforesaid hundred and forty ackers of Land accordin to Law.
Item. I give unto my wife Ellenour Macubin my personall Estate and to be att her disposing for the good of her children as she shall think fitt. And if my wife shall marry after my decease, then my ffour aforesaid sonns Samuell, William, Zaccariah and Moses shall be att age of eighteen yeares. But if she shall remaine a widow then not to be of age until they are twenty and one yeares old. John Macuben (His x marke)
Robert Hinwood, Andrew (his marke) Bell, John (his marke) Eierland Endorsed
By Virtue of a Comission from the Hon{ble} Henry Darnall and Clement Hill Esq{rs} Cheife Judge, or Comissaryes Generall for probate of Wills and granting administration bareing date the third day of May: 86 and to me directed I caused to come before me Robert Hinwood, Adrew Bell and John Ireland the witnesses to the within written Will who did by their oaths upon the Holy Evangelist swear that the Testator John Maccubin within named was of sound and perfect minde and memory at the tyme of his signing sealing and acknowledging the within written will be to has last Will and testament which will was thus proved in Common forme on the 31{st} day of July Anno: Dom: 1686 all which I doe Certifie into the office for probate of wills att the Citty of S{t} Maries. Wittness Richard Hill
John Maccubin, of the Lowlands of Scotland, known in the Highlands as McAlpines, claiming descent from Kennith II, who, having united the Scots and Picts into one government, became the first King of Scotland, came to the Severn with the Howards, and married Susan, daughter of Samuel Howard. He took up "Timber Rock," and left by his first wife, John, Samuel and Elizabeth Maccubin, all named by Samuel Howard in 1703.
John Maccubin married again, Elinor, and died in 1686, leaving a will in which he named his wife, Elinor, executrix, and sons, Samuel, William, Zachariah and Moses inheritors of his tract, "Wardrope." His son, John, to inherit the homestead, " Bramton," after the death or marriage of his widow. She became the second wife of John Howard, without issue. [The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A Genealogical ...By Joshua Dorsey Warfield]
