The Will of Asias Wilson [Allegany County Maryland Wills, Vol. C page 143]


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The will of Asias Wilson was written 9 October 1858 and witnessed by Henry A. 
Jamison, Geo Robinett, and Thomas Twigg.

"In the name of God amen, I Asias Wilson of Allegany County in the state of 
Maryland being weak in body but 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 be thereby 
better prepared to leave this world when it shall 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 decently buried at the discretion 
of my executor herein after named and after my debts and financial charges are 
paid I devise and bequeath as follows-

Item: I give and devise unto my beloved wife Mary Wilson one third of my real 
estate and also one third of my personal property during her natural life.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my youngest son Asias Wilson all my real estate 
to be held by him and his heirs forever consisting of part of a tract of land 
called Conclusion, part of a tract called Two Springs, part of a tract called 
Deer Park, part of a tract called Timber, part of a tract called Dusky Weather, 
and also my black horse pect and one cow, one desk, and one bed and the grain in 
the ground should there be any at my death.

Item: I give unto my daughter Jemima Robinetts sons as follows: to John B 
Robinett one hundred and fifty dollars, to Augustin Robinett one hundred and 
fifty dollars, and Jairus W. Robinett one dollar.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Louisa Dickens children in Ohio each 
one-dollar.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Joshua Wilson in Ohio five dollars.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Arthur Wilson in Ohio five dollars.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Isaac C Wilson one dollar.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Jesse Wilson and my two daughters Mazy 
Robinett and Alley Wilson all the remaining part of my personal property to be 
equally divided between them share and share alike.

And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Jesse Wilson 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 hereunto set my hand and affixed my 
seal this ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and fifty-eight.

<Asias Wilson> <seal>

Signed sealed published and declared by Asias Wilson the above named testator as 
and for his last will and testament in the presents of us who at his request and 
in his presence and in presence of each other have subscribed our names as 
witnesses thereto. Signed <Henry A. Jamison>, <Geo Robinett>, <Thomas Twigg>