Last Will and Testament of John HAMMOND (1707); Anne Arundel Co., MD Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Joseph H. Howard Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ********************************************************* NOTE: Superscripts are indicated by {}. A formatted version can be Viewed at http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/anne/wills/hammond-j.pdf John Hammond (d.1707) Will Anne Arundel County MD Maryland Hall of Records Liber 12, folio 184 (Microfilm SR 4406-1) Also original will is located in Box H, Folder 15 Written 11 November 1707 Codicil 13 November 1707 Proved 4 December 1707 In the Name of God Amen I John Hammond of Annarundell County being sick and weake of body but of sound and pfect minde and memory praised by Almighty God for it do make this my Last will and Testament revoaking & Making Void all other former will and Wills Ever by me made I Commend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it hopeing for me through the merritts of Jesus Christ my redeemer my body to its Mother Earth to be buried as my Executors hereafter named shall see fit And as to the Worldly Goods it has pleased Almighty God to bless me with I give and bequeath as follows I give my Loving wife Mary Hammond my now Dwelling Plantation with the Lands thereunto belonging Called Mountany Neck Cont two hundred and fifty acres also the addition thereunto adjoining Cont. twenty two acres for and in Consideracon of her Dower In my Real Estate I give my Eldest son Thomas Hamond my said Dwelling Plantation and the Land thereunto belonging Called Mountany Neck Cont. two hundred and fifty acres and also the Addition adjoining to the same Cont. twenty two acres after the Decease of my wife Mary to him and his heires forever and also as tract of Land and the Plantation he now lives on in Patapscoe called Heath Cont. two hundred & Twenty acres and also a tract there Called Wheatley neck Cont. one hundred acres to him and his heires forever I give unto my son John Hammond the plantation he now lives on the north side Severne and the Lands thereunto belonging being Part of Swan neck Which said Tract I divide between him and my son William since both are Seated thereon my said son Johns Part to be thus Divided Beginning in the line of said Land next Crouches being the North West Side of said tract and running to the Divideings of the Magetty Branch behind W{m} Hamonds and Francis Meades and from the Bottom of the Neck of the said Divideing of said branch to run by Rowles his Oake and Meads popler till it strikes the Line on the East side s{d} Tract now Called Matthew Howards Line being all that part of said Tract towards Severne River Also Horners one hundred acres I bought of Thomas Reynolds also the fifty acres in his pasture Called the Adventure Also fifty acres Called Forked Neck all w{ch} said Lands & Plantation to him and his heires forever Item I give my son W{m} Hammond the Plantation he Lives on and the rest of the Tract Called Swan Neck on his side the Before mentioned Divideing line also a tract Called Strawberry Plain Cont. one hundred acres also a tract Called the Addicon Cont. four hundred acres adjoining or near Swan neck, more or less also a tract Called Brushy Neck Cont fifty acres all w{ch} said & Plantacon to him and his heires forever Item I give my son Charles Hammond my Plantation Called Flushing w{th} the Land belonging Cont. one hundred acres more or less also a tract called Deep Creek Poynt (both on the north side Severne) the Last Cont. fifty a. also a tract called Rich Neck at Patuxent river Cont. two hundred Eighty four acres also Hamonds forrest Cont. three hundred sixty two acres all Which said Lands and Plantations to him & his heirs for ever Item I give my three sons John, W{m} and Charles Hamond all my houses Lotts and Comonage at Annapolis Joyntly between them & their heirs for ever Item I give to S{t} Anns Church att Annapolis Ten pounds ster Item I give to my son Thomas Hammond Seaventy five pounds ster money for him to Invest in Land Item I do hereby make ordain Constitute & appoint my four sons Thomas, John, William & Charles Hammond to be my Joynt Executors of this my Last will and Testament giving unto them all my Clear personall Estate to be Equally Divided among them Dated y{e} 11{th} Day of Nov{r} 1707 John Hamond (Seal) Signed Sealed Published & Declared to be the Last will & Testamt in me P{r}sents of us John Brice Henry Pinkney Eliz{a} (her A marke) Abrahams To the aforegoing will was annexed the following Codicill Viz Also my will is that the Sundry Legacies to my four Sons as under Written in this Codicill or Suplementall will which I do Desire may have the same force & Effect in Law as if the same had been Included & Incerted in the body of my Said Will hereunto annexed may be to them first paid and Delivered after my Decease in manner and forme following Viz Item I give my Eldest son Thomas Hammond two Negroes Boys named Harry & young Sassey Item I give my son John Hamond two Negroes named Jack & James Item I give my son William Hammond two Negroes named Roger & Dick Item I give my son Charles Hammond two Negroes named Sampson & Little James John Hamond (seale) This Codicill or after Will I do hereby signe seale & Deliver Publish & Declare to Containe and be part of my Last Will & Testamt Dated 13{th} Nov. 1707 In the Presents of us Jno Gresham, John Brice, Jno Rattenbury On the Back of the aforegoing Will was thus Written Viz December y{e} 4{th} 1707 John Brice & Henry Pinckney Gent makes oath that they saw the w{th}in menconed John Hamond the Testator signe & Seale the within Instrument as his Last Will & Testamt also publish & Declare the same so to be that at the time of his so doing he was of sound & pfect minde & memory to the best of their Knowledge Jurat Coram me Tho Bordley D{ty} Comsy Dec y{e} 8{th} 1707 Eliza Abrahams the other Evidence makes oath as above before me. Tho Bordley D{ty} Comsy