Will of George Irving

Someftt fs: In the name of God Amen I George Irving of Somt County in the province of Maryland Genbr being Sick and weak in body But of Sound Memory and understanding and considering the Uncertainty of this Transitory Life fo make and ordain Publish and declair this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following ______ 1st I Give and bequeath to my Son Thomas Irving and his Heirs all that Tract of Land Called Hab Nabb Containing Two Hundred and Sixteen Acres with this Provision that my Said Son Thos Irving pay unto my Son Levin Irving the sum of fifty pounds Common Current Money of Maryland and in case my Said Son Thos Irving Refuse to pay the Said Money that then ye Said Tract of Land Called Hab Nabb to be the Right of my Son Levin Irving and his Heirs for Ever ______ 2dly I give and bequeath all that tract of Land at Jien Goakin Called Georges Adventure to my jSon Thos Irving and his Heirs for Ever with this provision that my Son Thos Irving is not to hinder or Molist my Son John Irving from giting What Logg Timber my Said Son John Irving Shall have Occasion for to Suppert the Said Ino Irvings Plantation where he now Lives and also his Heirs after my said Son John Irvings decease ______ 3dly I Give and Bequeath to my Said Son John irving all that Tract of Land Lying on Mudford Creek whereon the Said John now liveth to him and his Heirs for Ever ______ 4thly I Give and Bequeath to my Son Thos Irving Negro Will and old Negro Jean and Nefro Toby to him and his Heirs for Ever ______ 5thly I Give and Bequeath to my Son John Irving Negro Joe Jack and Judath to him and his Heirs for Ever ______ 6thly I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Anne Dasiell Wife of Robt Dashiell one wench Called Tamer and One Negro Girl Called Fame to her and her Heirs for Ever ______ 7thly I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Irving Two Negros Called Jacob and Nasha and one Bay mair Call Fly to her and her heirs for Ever 8thly I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Irving Two Negros Called Comfort and Leah and to take her choice of one of the young Creatures of the Horse kind at the marsh to her and her Heirs for Ever ______ 9thly I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Elena Irving Two Negros Called Nanney and Delilah and one young Grey Mair to her and her Hiers for Ever ______ 10thly My Will and desire is that my Son Thos Irving Let his Aunt Ann irving have a home where I now live During her Narural Life If She chuses to stay here, But in case She Should chuse to live at Hab Nabb that my Son Thos Provide her a Sufficient Quantity of Land at the Said Hab Nabb to tend to Suppart herself and Family while She Lives ______ 11thly I Give and bequeath to myh Son Levin Irving One negro called Sesar to him and his Heirs for Ever and also the Expenses that my said Son Levin Irving is at, at Philadelphia while he is an Apprentice to be paid out of my Estate ______ 12thly All the Remaining part of my Estate after payinf my Just and Lawfull Debts and above Legasies I Give and bequeath to be Equally Devided amongst my Six Children Thos Irving John Irving Anne Dashiell Elizabeth Irving, Sarah Irving and Eleanor Irving and their Heirs for Ever and I do herebuy appoint nominate and conftitute my Son Thomas Irving hole and Sale Ex of this my Last Will and Testament hereby Revoking and Disannulling all former Wills heretofore by me Made Either in ord or Righting in Witnefs whereof I have heree to Sett my hand and fixed my Seal this forth day of June in the year of Lord God One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy and Two Signed Sealed Published and Declared _ _ _ This to Be my Last Will and Testament in the Presents of us who have hereto Subscribed Our Names as Wittneffses thereto in the Presence of the Testator and in the presents of Each other _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Levin Dashiell Thomas Hofs Geo: Irving {Seal} Benjamin Safser On the 14th Day of July 1772 Came Thomas Irving and made oath that the within Instrument of writing is the True and only Will and Testament of George Irving Late Deceased that hath come to his hands pofsefsion or knowledge and that he did not know or Ever Heard of any other Sworn Before Thos Holbrock Depy Comy of Som County on the forteenth day of July one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy two Came Levin Dashiell and Thomas Slofs two of the Subscribing Witnefs: and made Oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God that they did See the Testator George Irving Sign and Seal the within Will and heard him Publish Pronounce and declare the Same to be his Last Will and Testament and at the Time of his So doing He was to the best of jEach of there apprehansions of a Soung disposing mind Memory and understanding and that they Subscribed there Name as Witnefs: to the Sid Will in the presence of the Said Testator, and they also made Oath that they did See Benjamin Sofsar Sign his name as a Witness to the Said Will in the presence of the Said Deceased _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sworn Before Thos Holbrock Depy Comy of Som County Recorded in Liber EB No 5. 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