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