Will of Frederick Rice of Andrew -  1840 - 1841, Allegany County, Maryland 

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Frederick Rice of Andrew
Maryland State Archives  Microfilm W 871-872
Allegany County Maryland Wills
Liber A, Page 494

        In the name of God, Amen, I Frederick Rice of Andrew of Allegany County 
and State of Maryland being 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 the better prepared 
to leave this world when it shall please God  to call me 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 Almighty God and 
my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor 
herein after named and after my debts and funeral Charges are paid I devise and 
bequeath as follows
        I give and bequeath unto my wife Elizabeth all of my estate both real and 
personal during her natural life and from and after her decease I give and 
bequeath the same both real and personal in this county and elsewhere to be 
equally divided among all my Children in equal Portions share and share alike 
and I hereby empower my Executor hereinafter named as soon after the death of my 
wife as may be practicable to sell all my real property as well as personal to 
the best advantage he can and convey the same by deed or deeds to the purchaser 
or purchasers
        And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Isaac Rice to be sole 
executor of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former 
wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be 
my last will and testament In testimony whereof I have set my hand and affixed 
my seal this 5th day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and 
forty.
                                        Frederick (X his mark) Rice of Andrew
Signed sealed published and delivered
By Frederick Rice of Andrew the a forenamed 
Testator as and 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 
Edward Dawson
Alpheus B. Hinkle
Jesse Hinkle

Allegany County to wit:
On this 10th day of August 1841 then came Isaac Rice and made oath on the Holy 
Evangely of Almighty God that the foregoing instrument of writing is the true 
whole will and testament of Frederick Rice of Andrew late of Allegany County 
deceased that hath come to his knowledge or possession and that he dot not know 
of any other            
                                Test Daniel Blocher Register



Allegany County to wit:
On the 10th day of August 1841 then came Alpheus B. Hinkle and Jesse Hinkle 
two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of 
Frederick Rice of Andrew late of Allegany County Deceased and made oath on the 
Holy Evageley of Almighty God that they did see the testator therein named sign 
and seal this will and that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the 
same to be his last will and testament that at the time of his so doing he was 
to the best of their apprehension of sound disposing mind memory and 
understanding and that they together with Edward Dawson the other subscribing 
witness respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the 
presence of and at the request of the testator and all in the presence of each 
other
                                Test Dan Blocher Register