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State of Service: MD
Qualifying Service: Lieutenant
The following biography of Peter Malott has been published anonymously at findagrave.com. I am not the author.
The evidence supports the two wife theory. See Vol. 1, No. 2 of the newsletter for evidence by Madeline Malott.
The two wives were alive at the same time, but not living with Peter at the same time, as Sarah had been kidnapped by Indians and taken to Detroit. Peter thought she was dead, and married Rachel and started a second family, and did not learn that Sarah was alive for many years."
Mrs (Sarah) Malott's son, Peter, grew up and several years after went back to their old home region in Maryland to see if he could learn any thing of the fate of his father. There he found his father, who supposing all his family had been killed, returned, re-purchased his old homestead, and married a "young" wife.
Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999, Wills 1801-1815 Vol B:Last Will and Testament of Peter Malott deceased:"In the name of God Amen: I, Peter Malott of Washington County and state of Maryland being weak in body, but of sound understanding, thanks be to God for the same, knowing that it is appointed for all men to dye and to yeald unto death doors the seventeenth day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and four constitute and ordain this my last will and testament and none other.I will and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Rachel one third of my Rail estate during her natural life provided she remains my widow, but if she marries again then that part to fall to the rest of my lands to become the property of those my children that I have willed my lands to. I will and bequeath unto my well beloved sons Peter, Michael, and Daniel Melott the whole of my Rail estate they paying to the rest my children the sum of four hundred pounds current money to be paid as hereafter mentioned (to wit):Thomas; Dory; John; Joseph; William; Hiram; Hannah South; Sarah StuardI nominate and appoint my well beloved sons Peter, Michael and Daniel Melott whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament. Impowering them to act in all things in my stead. In witness wharenut I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal as my last will and testament in the presents of us the subscribing witnesses. Peter (his X) Melott (seal)(usgenweb)
Family Members
Parents
Theodore Malott 1694-1751
Catherine De La Chaumette Malott 1708-1771
Spouses
Sarah Tracy Malott 1733-1796
Rachel Keys Malott 1747-Unknown
Siblings
Benjamin Malott 1734-1815
Joseph Malott 1744-1833
Half Siblings
John M Mellott 1725-1786
Children
Thomas Malott 1753-1846
Theodore Malott 1755-1845
John Malott 1758-1838
Joseph Malott 1760-1837
William Harvey M 1764-1845
Catherine Malott 1764-1852
Peter Malott 1765-1815
Hannah Malott South 1765-1843
Daniel Malott 1771-1834
Hiram Malott 1775-1838
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 February 2020), memorial page for Peter Malott (1727–22 May 1806), Find A Grave Memorial no. 50794563, ; Maintained by Sue McDuffe:) (contributor 47122067) Unknown.
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Children born before 1785 belong to Peter's 1st wife, Sarah