Will of Eleanor HOWARD (1705); Anne Arundel Co., MD

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Eleanor (-----) 1) Reynolds 2) Maccubbin 3) Howard (d. 1711)
Will
Anne Arundel County MD
Maryland Hall of Records
Liber 13, folio 235 (Microfilm SR 4407)
Also located at 1/11/1/14
Written 10 November 1705	
Proved 3 July & 4 August 1711

In the name of God Amen.  I Elianor Howard of Arrarrundell County being in good 
health and in perfect understanding butt considring the frailty & uncertainty of 
Life, & desireous that the small wordly substance wherewith God has blest me 
beyond my Deserts may not after my decease be the Least occasion of Discord 
amongst my children doe make this my Last will & testament in manner & form 
following

Imp{r} I bequeath my Soul to Allmighty God who gave it hopeing thro the meritts 
of my redeemer Jesus Christ to obtain eternall felicity    I bequeath my body to 
the Earth from when it came to be decently buried according to the discretion of 
my Daughter Sarah Reynolds whom I hereby constitute and appoint the Executrix of 
this my will, and after my just debts be paid & funeral Expences discharged out 
of the small estate I shall dye possessed of, and having heretofore according to 
the uttmost  of my capacity given such part of my worldly substance amongst my 
children as coud in reason be spared from my owne support, and considering the 
Low destitute condition my four Grandchildren Orlando, Sophia, Charles and 
William Griffith are Left in by their father doe hereby give and bequeath unto 
them equally to be divided all the residue of such personall Estate as I shall 
dye possessed of, or have a right to possess, and if any of them should dye 
before they are of age to dispose of their Share, the same to goe among the 
Surviver 

Item.  I give & bequeath unto W{m} Macubbin and his heirs forever all that tract 
of Land whereon he now Liveth called by the name of Howard Thickett, he having 
in consideration of this devisereleasd to his other brother his right to some 
lands Bequeathed to him by his father, I declare and publish to be my Last Will 
& testament this 10{th} Day of November 1705  witness my head & seale   Elioner 
(her E mark) Howard (Seale)

On the back of the foregoing will was thus endorsed (viz)
The within will was signed seald & published by the within named Elioner Howard 
in the presence of Charles Carroll, Mary Carroll, James Carroll, Charles Carroll 
Jun{r}, Charles Carroll Esquire, & Charles Carroll Jun{r} Gent evidences to the 
within will make oath that they saw the within mentioned testatrix Sign & seal 
the within Instrumt as her Last & [Will] & testament, & that she published & 
declard the same so to be, & that all the time of her so doing she was of sound 
& perfect mind & memory to the best of their knowledge & that the other 
Evidences subscribed The same will in their presence.  Jr. coram me.  July y{e} 
3{d} 1711 August the 4{th} 1711.  Tho{s} Bordley D{y} Com{s}y Annarundel

James Carroll Gent. Another evidence subscribing the s{d} will made oath that he 
saw the s{d} testatrix sign & seal the within instrument as her Last will & 
testament that he believes she published and Declaraed the same so to be and 
that att the time of the said signing & sealing she was of sound & perfect mind 
& Memory to the best of his knowledge before me.  Tho{s} Bordley D{y} Com{s}y 
Annarundell Coty