Will of Ephraim HOWARD (1770); Anne Arundel Co., MD

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Ephraim Howard (d1770)
Will
Anne Arundel County MD	
Maryland Hall of Records
Liber 37, folio 481 (Microfilm SR 4431)
Written 21 December 1766	
Proved 15 March 1770

In the Name of God Amen I Ephraim Howard of Ann Arundel County in the Province 
of Maryland Gentleman being of perfect mind and memory do make this my Last Will 
and Testament in manner following

Imrpimed I recommend my Soul to God that gave it and my Body to the Earth to be 
Buried in Decent Christian Like manner at the discretion of my Executor 
hereafter named

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Joseph Howard all my Land in Anne Arundel 
County that lays on the West side of Patuxent River which said Land I give to 
him and his Heirs for ever.  Also Negro Adam to him & his heirs forever

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Ephraim Howard all my Land in Frederick 
County called Lapland which said Land I give to him and his Heirs for ever.  
Also Negro Will to him and his heirs for ever in full of my Estate.

Item I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Howard all my Lands in Ann Arundel 
County that Lays on the South East side of the aforesaid Patuxent River which 
said Land I give to him and his Heirs for ever also negro Bob to him and his 
Heirs for ever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Howard my Negro Girls Poll and 
Nack to her and her heirs forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Martha Howard one negro Boy Sam and 
Negro Girl Cloe to her and her heirs for ever. 

Item I give and bequeath unto Margaret Mackelfish my negro Boy Frederick to her 
and her Heirs forever.  Proviso If Margaret Mackelfish or any other person in 
her behalf shall demand a childs part of her Fathers Estate, then my Will is 
that she shall not have any right to the above negro boy Frederick; but he shall 
be deemed my Estate.

Lastly I constitute appoint and Ordain my beloved Son Joseph Howard to be my 
Executrise and Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby 
disallow and make void all other Wills by me heretofore made and confirming this 
and no other.  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
21{st} Day of December 1766

My Will is that my Daughters Sarah and Martha shall have the Liberty to Live in 
my Dwelling House Tell they are married and that my sons Joseph and Henry find 
them Land for their People to work tell then.  Ephraim Howard (seal)

Signed Sealed published and Declared by Ephraim Howard to be his last Will & 
Testament in Presence of

Jo{s} Dorsey, son of Henry
Edw{d} Gaither Jun{r}
William Selman

On the back of the aforegoing Will was this written Viz{t} Anne Arundel County 
to wit March 15{th} 1770.  Came Joshua Dorsey (son of Henry) and Edward Gaither 
Jun{r} two of the subscribing Witnesses to the within Will and made Oath that 
they saw the Testator herein named Sign and Seal and heard him publish pronounce 
and Declare the same to be his last Will and Testament and that at the Time of 
his so doing he was to the best of their several apprehensions of a sound and 
disposing mind Memory and understanding and that they severally signed their 
names as Evidences to this Will in the presence and at the request of the 
Testator and in the presence of each other, And also that they saw William 
Sellman the 3{d} subscribing Evidence sign his name thereto in the presence of 
the Testator  Elie Nallette D Com AA Co{ty}   Examined