Will of Isaac Gibbons

. In the name of God, Amen. I Isaac Gibbons of Somerset County in the State of Maryland, being in a weak state of health of body but of sound and disposing mind and memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of time thereof being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby to be better prepared to leave this world when it may please God to call me First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors herein after named. Item I give and bequeath to my son Theodore Thomas Gibbons the my land on back creek branch where my father formerly lived to him his heirs and assigns forever Item I give and bequeath unto Samuel Smith Gibbons one half of my dwelling plantation where I now live with a line drawn from a ditch at the south end of the Granary and with the said ditch to the lands of the Heirs of Joshua Ross, to him his heirs or assigns forever. Item I give and bequeath to Isaac Francis Gibbons one half of my Lands that lieth to the North of the above line with the Improvements thereon to him his heirs and assigns But if either Samuel Smith Gibbons or Isaac Francis Gibbons should die without issue then in that case the survivor to have the whole of the lands where I now live, Item I give and bequeath unto Henry James Smith Gibbons the best Horse bridle and saddle and my wearing apparel to him his heirs or assigns and after my debts and funeral charges are paid and my personal Estate is appraised and my wife takes out her third part that my Executors shall make sale of the other two thirds and the money arising therefrom shall be equally divided between Hester Ann Gibbons Elizabeth Mary Gibbons and Emeline Jane Gibbons share...and share alike as they may come of lawful age and my will is and I hereby give the profits of my Real and personal Estate to my wife for to school and to support my children on to witt Henry James Smith Gibbons, Hester Ann Gibbons,Elizabeth Mary Gibbons, Emeline Jane Gibbons, Theodore Thomas Gibbons, Samuel Smith Gibbons ,and Isaac Frances Gibbons and it is my will that my wife shall not be compelled to pass accounts in the orphans Court against any of my children. But as fast as my children may come of lawful age they are to be paid off by my Executors and the profits [inserted: share to my wife but if my wife should intermarry she is not to have any Executors care off against the] of the childrens money to be in the hands of my Executors for their school and my Executors to have the charge of my children. And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend William Boggs and my son Henry James Smith Gibbons to be my hole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me made ratifying and confirming this to be my last will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this seventh day of August Eighteen hundred and twenty - Signed, Sealed published and declared by Isaac Gibbons the above Testator to be his last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Evidences ~ Isaac Gibbons (Seal) Noah Ross Henry Catl in Stoughton Ross Somerset County to wit, November 28th 1820. Then came William Boggs & Henry J. S. Gibbons and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that the within instrument of writing is the true and whole last Will and testament of Isaac Gibbons, late of Somerset County, deceased, that hath come to their hands or possessions and that they do not know of any other ~ Before James Polk Regr. W.S.C. Somerset County to wit: November 28th 1820. Then came Noah Ross, Henry Catlin and Stoughton Ross the subscribing witnesses to the within last Will and Testament of Isaac Gibbons, late of Somerset County, deceased, and severally made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that they did see the testator therein named sign and seal this will, and that they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament, and that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of each of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding capable of Executing a valid contract; and that they did respectively subscribe this will as witnesses thereto in the presence and at the request of the Testator and in the presence of each other ~ Before James Polk Regr. W.S.C. Recorded in Lib. J.P. No. 4. folio 8 & 9 ~ Test. James Polk Regr. W.S.C. 7 Somerset County to wit - On the 14th day of November 1820 came James Whittington, Samuel Somers & Theophilus B White the three subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Benjamin Lankford, late of Somerset County, deceased, and severally made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that they did see the testator therein named sign and seal this will, and that they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament; and that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of each of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding capable of executing a valid contract; and that they did respectively subscribe this will as witnesses thereto in the presence and at the request of the Testator, and in the presence of each other. Before James Polk Reg. W. S. C. Examined test, James Polk Reg. W. S. C.