Will of John Twigg, son of John and Rebecca Twigg - husband of 
Susannah McElfish    Written:  6 Sept. 1821   Probated:  8 Oct. 1821

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In the name of God, Amen:   I, John Twigg, of Murleys Branch, Alegany 
County, in the state of Maryland, being sick and weak in body, but of sound 
disposing mind and 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 may or 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 Almighty God and my
body to the earth to be decently buried in a Christian-like manner at the discretion
of my Executers, herein after named, and after my debts and funeral charges
are paid, and my wife third's taken out, I devise and bequeath as follows.  I 
devise and bequeath unto my five sons;  Amon, Gabriel, David, Boyad, and 
Weston, Twigg; all my real estates or tracts of lands in the different directions
and places as they lie, including the part or place where my mother posses  
and dwell at present to be equally devided among them share and share alike;
and if they cannot agree in deviding it, the whole estate heretofore mentioned
is to be sold twenty years after my death and the money which it is sold for 
divided they afforsaid;  Amon, Gabril, David, Boyad and Weston; 
 
I also give and bequeath unto my son Weston aforsaid one horse named Fox 
and twelve dollars to buy himself saddle;
  
I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Susanna my beloved wife,one sorrel
mare, and cow, over and above her third; 

I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Darkey, one gray horse and fifteen 
dollars to buy herself  a saddle and bed and bedding or thirty dollars in lieu thereof.  

I give and bequeath unto my son John, one dollar.

I give and bequeath unto my two daughters Elizabeth and Lewey wife to Jerrimiah
Johnson, one dollar each and no more;

I devise and bequeath the residue of my personal property unto my wife Susannah,
aforesaid, and my five sons aforsaid Amon, Gabriel, David, Boyad, and Weston, 
and daughter Darkey, to be devided equally among them share and share alike.

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my dear wife Susannah and my son
John to be sole executor and executrix of this my last will and testament, revoking,
and annulling all formor wills by me heretofore made.  Ratifying and confirming
this my last will and testament.  In testamoney whereof I, hereof set my hand and
affixed my seal this 6th day of September, in the year our Lord God, one thousand
eight-hundred and twenty-one.  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Nany one 
cow which I omitted by mistake.
                                                        his
                                                   John  X  Twigg
                                                        mark
Signed sealed and declared by John Twigg the above 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 Witness thereto,---

                                                   Elias Twigg
                                                   Jeremiah Cheney
                                                   David Cheney