Somerset County MDGenWeb

Will of Margaret Smith

Somerset County, Maryland · 1773

Contributor: This transcription was contributed to Somerset County MDGenWeb by Ed Smith.
Transcription note: The text below is presented as supplied. Original spelling, capitalization, punctuation, abbreviations, bracketed notes, and uncertain readings have been retained.

Transcription

In the name of God amen the twenty forth Day of January one thousand seven Hundred and and seventy and two I Margret Smith of Somerset County Being week In Body but of sound and perfect mind and memory Blessed Be God for the same Do make and publish this my last Will and Testament In manner and form as following that is to say first I give and bequeath unto my well Beloved Grand Son Edward Smith My Now Dwelling Plantation and all my Lands there unto Belong and Likewise all my hole Estate of what so Ever sort or Kind to him and his Heirs for Ever only one heifer to my Granddaughter Rebekah Smith - Item I Give and bequeath unto my son William Smith one Shilling Sterling and no more and I do hereby Utterly disavow and Revoke all other former Wills by me made I do appoint my Grand Son Edward Smith to be my hole and Sole Executor of this my Last will and testament in Witness where of I have heder unto set my hand and Seal they ear and Day abobe mentiad Signed Sealed and pronounc'd in the precants of us Stephen Mitchell John Pusey Mary Mitchell Junr. her Margret E Smith {Seal} mark164 On the twenty ninth day of June one thousand seven Hundred and seventy three came Stephen Mitchell John Pusey and Mary Mitchell the three subscribing Witnesses and made oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God that they did see the Testator Margret Smith Sign and Seal the within Will and heard her Publish Pronounce and declare the same to be her last Will and Testament and at the time of her so doing she was to the best of each of their apprehensions of a sound disposing mind memory and understanding and that they subscribed their names as Witneess to the said Will in the presents of the said Testator Sworn Before Thos Holbrook Depy Comty of Somt County Liber E.B, 5 Folio 163

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