Will of Thomas B. Rice  - (1906-1907)
Allegany County, Maryland 

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                                        THOMAS B. RICE
Maryland State Archives
Wills- Allegany County
Microfilm CR 30-1
Liber I, folio 306

In the name of God Amen, I Thomas B. Rice, of Allegany County Maryland being of sound
mind memory and understanding, do make and publish this as and for my last Will and
Testament, as follows: 
 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 hereinafter named. After
all my debts and funeral expenses are paid, I give, devise and bequeath as follows:
        First I give and bequeath to my son, Columbus Rice, the sum of Five dollars.
        Second, I give and bequeath to my son John M. Rice the sum of Five dollars.
        Third I give and bequeath to my son Millard F. Rice, the sum of Five dollars.
        Fourth, I give and bequeath and devise to my son, Richard C. Rice, all the rest
and residue of my estate, real, personal and mixed, of every kind and description, and
wheresoever situated.  And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my said son Richard
C. Rice to be the Executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and
annulling any Wills and Codicils by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and
none other, to be my last Will and Testament.
        In testimony, Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this fifth day of
April 1906.
                                        Thomas B. Rice (Seal)

Signed Sealed Published and declared by Thomas B. Rice, the above named testator, as and
for his last will and Testament in our presence, who at his request in his presence, and
all in the presence of each other.  Subscribed our names and witnesses hereto on this 5th
day of April 1906.
                                        Frank T. Kean, David L. Clayton
                                        H. Sprigg

State of Maryland
Allegany County to wit:
        On this 9th day of August 1907 came Richard C. Rice, the Executor Named in the
aforegoing last will and testament of Thomas B. Rice, late of Allegany County Maryland
deceased, and made oath in due form of law:  that after the death of Thomas B. Rice, the
testator, he received the said Will from the hands of the Register of Wills of Allegany
County, Maryland in whose office it was filed for safe keeping by the said testator, on
the 5th day of April 1906, and the said Richard C. Rice, further made oath, that the
aforegoing instrument of writing is the true whole last will and Testament of the said
Thomas B. Rice, deceased, that hath come to his hands or possession and that he does not 
know of any other Will and Testament of the deceased aforesaid. 
                                        Test. Harvey W. Shuck
                                        Register of Wills

State of Maryland
Allegany County to wit:
        On this 9th day of August 1907, came Frank T. Kean, David L. Clayton and 
Hazelhurst Sprigg, the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last Will and Testament of
Thomas B. Rice, late of Allegany County, Maryland, deceased, and made oath in due form of
law that they did see Thomas B. 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
Thomas B. Rice, the testator, in his presence and all in the presence of each 
other.
                                                Test. Harvey W. Shuck
                                                Register of Wills

Admitted to Probate August 9th, 1907