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Will of Thomas Osborn

Somerset County, Maryland · 1688

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 and god name Amen first I bequeath my soul to god that gave it and my body to be decently said in the earth My son Thomas Osborn and my son Samuel Osborn. I do freely legacy all my land to be Equally devided between them ______ All my female of my cattle to be Equally decided between my wife and my four children ______ I bequeath my two guns the one to my Tomas Osborn and the other to my son Samuel Osborn, Jr. I bequeath my White horse to my Wife Elizabeth Osborn and My other horse for the use of the plantation, ~ It is my will and desire that my three sons shall be free at the age of Eighteen years old and all their Cattle to be delivered them as they come of age ~ I do Make my Wife Elizabeth Osborn my whole Executrix, I doe desire that Mr. Torett be Satisfied to his Content. As Witnefs my Land this Eight and Twenty of December 1687 ~ Signed and Sealed in the presence of us ~ Tho X Mark Thomas Osborn {Seal} John Ohen Jonathan Towers Snow Hill Town June the 9th Anno. Dom. 1688 then appeared before me John Ohen and Jonathan Towers and made oath upon the holy Evangelists that they saw the withen named Thomas Osborn sett his hand and seale to the withen mentioned will and heard him verbally declare the same to be his last will and testament- The day above mentioned Elizabeth Osborn Executrix withen named took her oath before me verbatim according to the form thereof- The day aforesaid John Smeck and Jr. Miller made oath before me well and freely to appraise the goods and chattles of the testator withen mentioned, given under my hand, seale and order and appointment of the Honorable Henry Darnall and Clement Hill Esq. Judges of Probates of Wills Extra [???] the day and year above mentioned- Samuell Hopkins {seale} Examd. Recorded in Liber EB No. 5 folio 169~ Test. Esme Bayly Reg. W.S.C.

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