Will of John Rice -  1823, Allegany County, Maryland 

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John Rice
Maryland State Archives
Wills- Allegany County, Maryland
Microfilm WK 871-872 Liber A, page 217

In the name of God, Amen, I John Rice of Allegany County, in the State of 
Maryland, being in perfect health of body and of sound and disposing mind memory 
and understanding, but much advanced in years, 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 
should please God to call me home, 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 buried at the discretion of my Executrix herein after named and 
after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows
I give and bequeath unto my grand-son Samuel Smouse, son of my daughter 
Anna, the sum of one hundred and eight dollars for money left in my hands for 
his use besides ninety two dollars being in the whole two hundred dollars as 
full consideration and com e tion ? for his claim against my estate, which said 
sum of two hundred dollars Shall be paid to him by my Executors herein after 
named when he shall arrive to the age of twenty one years.
I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Priscilla Wilelaund one cow, one 
bed, one spinning wheel, three sheep, house and kitchen furniture, at the 
discretion of my Executrix herein after named.
The remainder of my personal estate I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife 
Mary.
I give and devise unto my wife aforesaid all my land and Real Estate during her 
natural life and after her decease I give and devise the said Real Estate to my 
children in Equal shares which are two sons and seven daughters each a shear 
alike, but never the less my two sons George and Frederick shall have and hold 
the said Real Estate for the term of four year after the decease of my wife 
aforesaid free and clear of ? for the aforesaid and after the expiration of four 
years aforesaid they shall all come in equal shares as aforesaid and for the 
land which I have sold and not yet conveyed I authorize and inform my son George 
to convey the same as soon as the consideration money is paid by a good and 
lawful deed of conveyance in a good and lawful manner as if I had done the said 
in my lifetime.
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my dear wife aforesaid to be 
Executrix and my sons George and Frederick Executors of this my last will and 
testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made, 
notifying and confirming this and none others to be my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 
fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and twenty three.
        

                                                John Rice  (Seal)
Signed Sealed published and declared by John Rice the above named 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 in name as 
witnesses thereto
                John Folck
                John Cress
                John Folck Jr

Allegany County to wit:
        On the 15th day of October 1823 then came George Rice and John Folck and 
made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that this foregoing instrument of 
writing is the true and whole will and testament of John Rice late of Allegany 
County Decd, that hath come to their hand and possession and that they do not 
know of any other
                                Test Charles Heck Register

Allegany County to wit:
        On the 15th day of October 1823 then came John Folck and John Cress two of 
the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of John Rice 
late of Allegany County deceased, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty 
God that they did see the testator therein named sign and seal this will and 
that they heard him publish Announce and declare the same to be his last will 
and testament that at the time of his doing he was to the best of their 
apprehensions of Sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, and that 
they together with John Folck Jr the other subscribing witness respectively 
subscribed 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 Charles Heck Register