Will of Samuel Haney

In the name of God Amen I Samuel Haney of Somerset County in the province of Maryland planter being Sick of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks to Almighty God for the Same knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament and first of all I resomend my Sole to God who gave my body to the Earth to be buried in a Desent and a Christian manner at the Discretion of Executors and for What Temprel Worldly Estate as it hath pleased god to blefs me with I Give bequeath and Despose of the Same in manner and form following Viz. Item I Give and bequeath unto Newbel Moor to him his Heirs or Afsigns for Ever five and Twenty Acres of Land out of my refsirvey Called the victory of Wisdom over haneys Adverferys Lying in this Conty Joining to the West Line begining at the turned Corse at the Corner of his fence and runing with the Line to Lingers bounder as much as Will include five and twenty Acres ______ Item give and bequeath unto John Moor a percel of Land Lying between William Lingoes Line and Richard Wallers out of the Same Servay Containing one Hundred and nine Acres to him and his Heirs or Afsignes for Ever ______ Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son James Haney all the remaining part of my Land Lying on the West Side of hugh Colwells branch to him and his Heirs or Afsigns for Ever ______ Item I Give and bequeath unto my jSon Richard haney one Hundred Acres of Land at the West Corner of my Land to be laid of as two honeft men Shall think proper to him and his Heirs or Afsignes for Ever ______ Item I Give and bequeath unto my Son Samuel Haney my Dwelling plantation with all other Rites and Titles Joining therunto him and his Heirs or Afsingnes for Ever but Shall not have any athority to disturb his mother or act without her consent as long as She Lives ______ Item I profes my loving wife Judeth Haney with all my Estate that I now live upon to have and to hold it Quietly from any of my Childredn to have power to act and to do in buying and Selling the Same as myself as long as She lives and then after her Death to be Equally divided amoung all my Children James Haney Winnefred Haney Samuel Haney Richare Haney Ezekiel Haney Martin Luther Haney and Lyda Haney ______ Item Item I make Conftitute and ordain my well beloved Wife Judeth Haney Exeturs of this my Last Will and Testament and utterly Revoke and Disanul all former Wills and Legauys Ratifying this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament in Witnefs Whereof I have Hereunto put my hand and affixed my Seal this Six day of February in the year of our Lord God One thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy two Signed Sealed published _ _ _ _ _ _ pronounced and delivered } Samuel Haney {seal} In the presence of us the Subscribers William Cotman Waller Mary Moor her Mark } James Badly _ _ _ _ _ _ On the 20th day of April 1772 Came Judeth Haney and Made oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God that Aforegoing Inftrument of writing is the true and only will and Testament of Samuel Haney late of Somerset County Deceased that hath come to her hands pofsefsion of knowledge and that She did not know or Ever heard of any other Sworn before Thos Holbrock Depy Comy of Som County on the twentieth day of April one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy two Came William Cottman Waller and Mary Moor Two of the Subscribing Witnefs: and Made Oath on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God that they did see the Testator Samuel Hanie Sign and Seal the within Will and heard him Publish pronounce and declare the Same to be his last will and Testament and at the time of his So doing he was to the best of each of their apprehansions of a sound disposing mind Memory and understanding and that they Subscribed their names as Witnefs: to the Said Will in the presence of the Said Testator, and they also made oath that they did See James Badly Sign his name as a Witnefs to the Said Will in the presents of the Said Deceased _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sorn Before Thos Holbrock Depy Comy of Som Countuy Recorded in Liber EB no. 5 Folio 15 + 16 ~ Epms Bayly Reg. W S C