Will of Peter Parsons

In the Name of God Amen I Peter Parsons In the County of Somerset in the Province of Maryland being sick and weak in body yet thanks be to god in perfect sense and memory doe make and ordain this to be my last will and Testament in manner and form as followeth Viz~ First I give and bequeath my sole to almighty god that gave it and my body to the earth to be decently buried Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my first born son Peter Parsons my my plantation whereon I now dwell it containing two hundred acres of land with all rights and privileges belonging thereunto to him and his heirs heirs forever ~ Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my second son John Parsons being the youngest a parcell of land containing two hundred acres it being and lying at the place called the forrest Lately bought of Tom. Cocks to his his heirs forever_____ Fourthly I give and leave in the hands of my well beloved wife Mary Parsons my whole Estate of Moveables during the time of her widowhood but after that she shall dispose of herself to an other husband then no more but her heirs according to act of assembly and the remainer to my two sons above mentioned, and I do further appoint and make my two sons Peter and John Parsons to be at age and for themselves at the time of eighteen years____ Further I do desire and request Phillip Ashew and John Booth to be overseers over my children and the whole concerns above mentioned and unto them my will and desire I sett my hand and seale this 6 day of November 1686. Testis John Moore Peter [mark "P"] Parsons John [mark] Parsons Somerset County P. Maryland, this will was proved by the oaths of the within written witnesses, John Moore and John Parsons March the 28th 1687 before me Ordered by commission Wm. Brereton Seale Examined