Wills:  Will of Sarah Gassaway, (1764) Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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Will of Sarah Gassaway of Anne Arundel Co. dated 19 May 1764

Vol. 33, Pg. 329-331, Dated: 19th May 1764, Executed: 23 Oct 1765

In the Name of God Amen--I SARAH GASSAWAY, of Ann Arundel County in the 
province of Maryland, being sick and weak of body but of a sound mind and memory and 
memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner following.

First principally I bequeath my soul to God that gave me it. Hoping for the remission of all 
my sins thru the merits and meditation of my blessed redeemer Jesus Christ. My body I 
give to the earth to be therein decently interred at the discretion of my executor hereafter 
named and as for such worldly goods as it hath pleased God to bless me with I give and 
bequeath them in the manner following. I give and bequeath unto my loving son 
THOMAS GASSAWAY a pair of gold studs. I give and bequeath unto my loving 
daughter ANN CHAPMAN all my wearing apparel. I likewise give and bequeath unto said 
daughter one negro boy named PLATO and the negro girl named CLEMENY I give unto 
my grandson WILLIAM CHAPMAN. I give and bequeath unto my loving granddaughter 
SARAH JOHNS a negro boy named CATO and a negro girl named TAMAR and my 
one-third part of the legacy left her by her grandfather. I likewise give unto my said 
granddaughter my best feather bed and furniture and a piece of silk tissue and silk lining. I 
also give unto my said granddaughter three heifers and my chaise and chaise horse. I give 
and bequeath unto my loving son NICHOLAS GASSAWAY and to the heirs of his body 
lawfully begotten all my three tracts of land and plantation left me by my father and lying 
in Road River Neck, and in default of such heirs from my said son NICHOLAS, I give and 
bequeath the above said land and plantation unto my above said son THOMAS 
GASSAWAY and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, and in default of such heirs from 
my said son THOMAS then give the above said land and plantation unto my above said 
grand daughter SARAH JOHNS and her heirs forever. Lastly I give and bequeath unto my 
said loving son NICHOLAS GASSAWAY all the remainder and residue of my personal 
estate (after my just debts and legacies are paid) and I do likewise appoint him my said son 
NICHOLAS GASSAWAY my sole executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby 
revoking all other wills by me heretofore made and acknowledging this to my last Will and 
Testament. In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of 
May Anno Domini One thousand seven hundred and sixty-four.

SARAH GASSAWAY

Signed sealed and published and declared by the said SARAH GASSAWAY to be her last 
Will and Testament in the presence of 
JOHN JACOBS,
MARY CARROLL
and MARGARET CARROLL.

On the 23rd day of October 1765 came JOHN JACOBS, MARY CARROLL, and 
MARGARET CARROLL the three subscribing evidences to the within last Will and 
Testament of SARAH GASSAWAY, late of Ann Arundel County, deceased and made 
oath on the holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the Testatrix therein named 
sign and seal this will and heard her publish pronounce and declare the same to be her last 
Will and Testament, and at the time of her so doing, she was to the best of their 
apprehension of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, and that they 
respectively did set their names as evidence to said will in the presence and at the request 
of the said Testatrix and at her request and that they did the same in the presence of each 
other. Examined Sworn before Eli Valette D Com