Will of William DAWSON, 1802; Allegany County, MD

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Will of William Dawson July 21, 1802

In the name of God Amen I William Dawson of Allegany County 
and State of Maryland forever being greatly afflicted in Body 
But of sound mind memory and understanding and knowing the 
uncertainty of this transitory  life do make publish and 
declare this my last will and testament in manner and form 
following, to wit.
 	First of all I give and bequeath unto my two sons 
William and Benjamin Dawson that tract of parcel of land on 
which I now reside being a part of Clover Bottom containing 
one hundred acres more or less to them and their heirs forever.
	Also I will and bequeath unto my two aforesaid sons 
William and Benjamin a part of Clover Bottom containing sixty 
acres subjected nevertheless to the payment of one equal fourth 
part at a just valuation in money to each of my two sons Edward 
and Thomas Dawson by their brothers the aforesaid William and 
Benjamin Dawson.
	Also I give and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Dawson 
all my personal estate of any kind that I may die possessed of
to her and her heirs forever excepting one of my best horses 
known by the name of Ball which said Horse I will and bequeath 
at the death of my wife to my Grandson William Dawson son of 
my aforesaid son William Dawson and I hereby nominate
and appoint William Shaw and Ebenezer Davis as Executors of 
this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former
wills by me made.
	In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal the 
eleventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and two. 
Signed, sealed, published and declared    }
by the above named William Dawson as      }
for his last will and testament in pres   }  
ence of us who have hereunto subscribed   }
our names as witnesses thereto in their   }           his
presence of the said Testater and with    }  William   X    Dawson  (seal)
presence of each other.                   }           mark
	IW Nesseluis (not sure of this)   }
	         his                      }
	William X Dawson                  }
	         mark                     }
	Jesse   Dawson                    }
Allegany County Se.  July 21, 1802,
	Their cousin(?) William Odle and Jesse Dawson and on the 
11th day of August 1802 cousin (?) John Hepelius, the subscribing 
witnesses to the within last will and testament of William Dawson, 
late of Allegany County, deceased, and severally made oath on the 
Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the testator 
therein named sign and seal this will and that they heard their 
publish, pronounced and declared the same to be his last will and 
testament, that at the time of his so he was to the best of their 
apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding 
and that they respectively subscribe their names as witnesses to 
this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and 
in the presence of each other.
			Sworn Before
				Thomas Cromviell         Register		



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