Wills: Will of Nicholas Dorsey (1789) Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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Will of Nicholas Dorsey, 
written 6 Mar 1789 and proved 3 Nov 1792.

In the name of God Amen.  I, Nicholas Dorsey Senr of Anne Arundel County,
Planter being in perfect health and of sound memory praised to Almighty God for 
it knowing the certainty of death and uncertainty of life do make, publish, and
declare this to be my last will and testament hereby revoking, making null
and void all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made.

Imprimis: I commit my soul to the hands of Almighty God who gave it me and
my body to the earth from whence it came in hopes of a joyful resurrection 
through the morels of my God and saviour Jesus Christ and as for my worldly 
goods which it hath pleased him to bless me with I dispose thereof as follows.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving son Nicholas W Dorsey three Negroes
Named Toby, Hagar and Jacob and there Increase and what also he has in his
Possession of my Estate.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Elizabeth Warfield two
Negroes named Kate and Nace and their Increase all which she has received and 
what else she has got in her possession of my Estate.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving Grand daughter Elizee Warfield one
Negro girl named Rachel and her Increase.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving Grand daughter Juliet Warfield one
Negro boy named Jacob.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving son Lloyd Dorsey to him his heirs and
Assigns forever the following Tracts or parcel of land lying and situated in Ann
Arundel called part of Hunting Quarter and the two resurveys on the same with 
one hundred and twenty acres of Ex. healed Land called Harrison's Beginning 
after his mother's decease. or marriage and his paying unto his brother Nicholas 
W Dorsey or his heirs the sum of two hundrd and fifty pounds current money gold 
or silver.  Likewise, I give to my said son to him his heirs and assigns forever 
the following Tracts or parcel of land lying and situated in Ann Arundel County 
called part of Rich Neck and Riggs Wills containing three hundred and twenty 
nine acres of land more or less.  Also I give and bequeath to the said Lloyd 
Dorsey three Negroes named Joshua, James and Jenny and their Increase and what 
else he has in possession of my Estate.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Anne Worthington to her her
heirs and assigns for ever a parcel of land situate in Ann Arundel County 
containing fifty acres more or less known by the name of Pinkstone Thicket.  
Also I give unto ___ said Anne Worthington three Negroes named Hannah, Ned and 
Pross and their Increase and what else she has in possession of my Estate.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Mary Dorsey to her her heirs
and assigns for ever a parcel of land called Benson's Loll containing fifty 
acres more or less situate in Montgomery County.  Also I give unto said Mary 
Dorsey, three Negroes named Abraham, Poll, and Easter and their Increase and 
what else she has in possession of my Estate.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving son Joshua Dorsey to him his heirs
and assigns forever all the remaining part of that Tract of land lying in 
Montgomery County called Williams's Range which is not deeded to my son Nicholas 
W Dorsey.  Also I give unto my said son Joshua Dorsey, three Negroes named 
Harry, Poter, and Mary and their Increase and what else he has in possession of 
my Estate.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Sarah Ball three Negroes
named Nell, George and Charles and their Increase and what else she has in 
possession of my Estate.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Achsah Dorsey three Negroes
Named Lile, Moses and Will and their Increase.  Likewise I give unto my said
daughter one feather bed and furniture, six head of Cattle, one head of Sheep, 
one Iron pot a frying pan and one Horse.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Henrietta Dorsey three
Negroes named Pippin, Bel and Press and their Increase. ____ Likewise I give 
unto my said daughter one feather bed and furniture, six six head of Cattle, one 
head of Sheep, one Iron pot a frying pan and one Horse.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Lydia Dorsey three Negroes
Named Will, Rory, and Lid and their Increase, Will being the son of Lid and Lid
The daughter of Nell.  Likewise I give unto my said daughter one feather bed and
Furniture six head of Cattle, one head of Sheep, one Iron pot and a frying pan.

Item: I give and bequeath to my loving wife Elizabeth Dorsey during her life
Or widowhood my home plantation and all the remaining part of my estate which
is not willed and after her decease or marriage to be equally divided among my
children viz: Nicholas, Elizabeth, Lloyd, Anne, Mary, Joshua, Sarah, Achsah, 
Henrietta and Lydia or their hiers.

And lastly I hereby ordain and appoint my loving wife Elizabeth Dorsey
executrix and my sons Nicholas W Dorsey and Lloyd Dorsey executors to this my 
last will and testament.  In witness is hereof the said Nicholas Dorsey have to 
this my last will and testament set my hand this sixth day of March in the year 
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

Signed sealed published and declared by Nicholas Dorsey Senr the testator
that this is his last will and testament and done in the presence of us the 
subscribers whom he requested to Evidence this his last will and who have 
severally subscribed our names as witnesses in the testators presence and in the 
presence of each other
Vachel Warfield
John Elder
John Lappington

On the back of the foregoing will was thus written viz:
Anne Arundel County, the 3rd day of November 1792.  Then came Vachel
Warfield, John Elder, and John Lappington the three subscribing witnesses to the
Written last will and testament of Nicholas Dorsey Senr late of Anne Arundel 
County deceased and made Oath on the holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did
see the testator therein named sign and seal this Will and 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 and that they 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 Jno 
Gassaway, Reg. Wills, A A County