Wills: Jacob Loar, 1824: Allegany County, MD

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	 In the name of God, Amen. I, Jacob Loar of Allegany County, in the state 
of Maryland, being weak in body, but of sound  and disposing mind , memory, and 
understanding. Considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the 
time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be 
better prepared to leave this world, when it shall please God to call me hence. 
Do therefore make and publish this my Last Will and Testament, in manner and 
form following, that is to say.
	First and principally, I commit my soul into the hands of Almightly God 
and my body to the earth, to be decently buried at the discretion of my family, 
and after my debts and funeral charges are paid . I devise and bequeath as 
follows.
	Item- I lend and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Sarah Loar the whole of my 
estate, whereof I shall die leased or possesed of both real and personal during 
her natural life or until my youngest son , Henry Loar shall arrive at the age 
of twenty one years and then my will is that the balance of all my real and 
personal property is to be sold except the lott whereon I now live and that is 
not to be sold until after the death of my wife.
	Item-I give and devise unto my son Jacob Loar as soon as he arrives at the 
age of twenty one years, two lotts,  #3686 and 3687 containing fifty acres each 
more or less to him the said Jacob and his heires and assignees forever.
	Item-I give and devise unto my son Henry Loar as soon as he arrives at the 
age of twenty one years, two lotts,  #3684 and 3685 containing fifty acres each 
more or less to him the said Henry and his heires and assignees forever.
	Item-It is my will and desire that my Executors herein after named  be 
directed to sell and dispose of upon such credit as my Executors think most 
advantageous of my estate whereof I shall die leased or possesed of both real  
and personal. 
	Item-I give and bequeath unto my sons , Jacob and Henry Loar and each of 
their, an condition that is to say, if they should not get one horse each 
against the get of age, that each of them is to be allowed out of my estate 
Sixty Dollars for the same and as soon as my youngest shall arrive to the age  
of twenty one years, then my will is that the balance of my real and personal 
property is to be sold except  the lott  I live on and the money arising from 
the sale is to be divided as follows, that is to say . After paying attending 
the sale, one third thereof is to be paid to my beloved wife Sarah Loar, and the 
other two thirds to be equally divided between my eleven children, that is to 
say.  Elisabeth, John, George, Sarah, Catharin, Barbary, Mary, Margret, Susanna, 
Jacob, And Henry, share and share alike,and lastly I do hereby and appoint my 
dear wife Sarah Loar and Valentine Hoffman, to be my Executors of this my Last 
Will and Testament, revoking and annulling all my former wills by me here to 
fore made. Ratifying and confirming this and none other  in testimony whereof I 
have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal, this 14th day of 
June,  in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Four.
                                                                  Jacob Loar
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Signed , Sealed , Published and Declared by Jacob Loar , the above testator, as 
for his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his request, in 
his presence and in the presence of each other , have subscribed our names as 
witnesses thereto.
Joseph Carter
Gerrard Clary
Valentine Hoffman