Will of Joseph Surman

I Joseph Surman of Somerset County in the Province of Maryland being now sick but of perfect mind and memory do hereby make this my last will and testament I give to the under mentioned persons at my decease my goods be as followethViz I give to my beloved sister Margaret Anderson my oldest Mair one bed one yoak of oxen and tub one pail one piggin twelve pounds of wool one pair of wool cards one some 4 pigs and three Borrows and it is my desire that part of what is due me at W. Levin Gales be applyed to the discharge of my brother Wm. Anderson accdt. with Levin Gale as the property of my said sister, these I leave to my sister to Enable her the better to bring up her three youngest children Viz Jofeph John and Jofeph______I give to my niece Sarah Surman Fifty shillings~common circulating money and five pounds of wool I give to my beloved nephew Nehemiah Surman all my remaining Estate of what kind soever after the above legaues are paid______ It is my desire that my nephew Nehemiah Surman and all his Estate be put into the hands of Mr. John Leatherbury [funr?] whose care I request______ The above I acknowledge to be my last will and testament and have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventeenth Nov. 1772 Signed Sealed and acknowledged } in the presence of____ Henry Gale Joseph [mark] Surman Seal Richard Tully On the 30th day of November 1772 Came Henry Gale and made oath that the writhen instrument of writing is the true an only will and testament of Joseph Surman late of Somerset County 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. Holbrook Deputy Comy. Somerset County on the thirteenth day of November one thousand seven hundred and seventy two Came Henry Gale and Richard Tully the two subscribing witnefss and made oath on the Holy Evangilist of almighty God that they did see the testator Joseph Surman Sign and seal the writhen will and heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament and at the time of his sodoing he was to the best of their apprehasions of a sound disposing mind memory and understanding and that they subscribed their names as witnefss to the said Will in the presence of the said Testator_____ Sworn before Thos. Holbrook Deputy Comy. Somerset County Recorded in Liber EB no. 5 folio 9 and 10 Emps. Bayly Regs. WSC