Will of Malachi Rice  - (1916 - 1923)
Allegany County, Maryland 

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MALICHI RICE

Maryland State Archives
Wills - Allegany County, Maryland
Microfilm CR- 31 
Book N     Folio 2

I, Malachi Rice of the City of Cumberland Maryland being of sound and disposing mind
memory and understanding, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner
following, viz:
        After all my just debts and funeral expenses are paid and satisfied by my
executor hereinafter named, I give, devise and bequeath my estate as follows:
        Item 1:  I direct my executor to erect a suitable tombstone at my grave.
        Item 2:  To my daughter Fannie A. Rice, I give, devise and bequeath an undivided
two third interest, in and to all my estate, real, personal, and mixed wherever situate
at the time of my death.
        Item 3:  To my daughter, Therese E. Brotemarkle, I give devise and bequeath an
undivided one third interest, in and to all my estate, real, personal and mixed, wherever
situate at the time of my death.
        Lastly, I constitute and appoint Tilden Brotemarkle, Executor of this my last
Will and Testament, and direct that he shall not be required to give a bond, and hereby
revoke and annul all former wills and testaments made by me, ratifying and confirming
this and none other to be my last will and testament.
        In witness whereof I hereby set my hand and seal this 22nd day of January 1916.
                                                        
                                                        Malachi Rice (SEAL)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above testator, Malachi Rice, as and for
his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his
presence, and in the presence of each other have signed our names as witnesses.
                                                        Geo. D. Landwehr
A. A. Wilson

State of Maryland
        Allegany County to wit:  On the 9th day of February 1923, came Tilden 
Brotemarkle, the Executor named in the aforegoing Last Will and Testament of Malachi
Rice, late of Allegany County, Maryland, deceased, and made oath in due form of law, that
after the death of Malachi Rice, the testator, he found said will among the private
effects of the said testator in his late home.  And the said Tilden Brotemarkle, further
made oath, that the aforegoing instrument of writing is the true, whole, last Will and
Testament of the said Malachi Rice, deceased, that hath come to his hands or possession
and does not know of any other will and testament of the deceased aforesaid.
                                                        Test Hervey W. Shuck
                                                        Register of Wills


State of Maryland
        Allegany County to wit:  On the 9th day of February 1923, came George D. 
Landwehr and A. A. Wilson, the two subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last will and
testament of Malachi Rice, late of Allegany County, Maryland, deceased, and made oath in
due form of law; that they did see Malachi Rice, the testator, sign and seal said will;
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 apprehensions, of
sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, capable of executing a valid deed or
contract, and that they respectively subscribed their names as witnesses thereto at the
request of Malachi Rice, the testator, in his presence and in the presence of each other.
                                                        Test. Hervey W. Shuck
                                                        Register of Wills

Admitted to probate February 9, 1923