Last Will and Testament of Philip HOWARD (1702); 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/howard-p.pdf Captain Phillip Howard (d1702) Will Anne Arundel County MD Maryland Hall of Records 11:157-159 Microfilm SR4405-2 original located 1/11/1/12 Written 25 July 1701 Proved 24 February 1702 Maryland In the Name of God Amen the 25th day of July 1702 in the thirteenth yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereige Lord King William the third of England I Phillip Howard Sen{r} of Severn River in the County of Ann arundell being sick In body but of perfect memory thanks be to allmighty God and Calling to remembrances the uncertaine Estate of this Transitory Life and that all flesh must yield unto death when It Shall please God to Call do Make Constitute ordaine and declare this my last will and Testament In Manner and forme following revoaking and adnulling by these presents all and every testament and testaments will and wills by me heretofore made and declared either by word or writing and this only to be taken for My last will and Testament and none other -- first and principally I Commend my Soul into the hands of my Maker and my body to the earth from whence it Came to be buryed in decent mannr and now for the Sealing of my temporall estate and such Goods and Chattells and debts as it hath pleased God to bestow upon Me I do order Give and dispose the Same in manner and forme following that is to Say first I will That all Those debts and duties as in right and Conscience I owe to any Manner of person or persons whatsoever Shall be and will and truly paid or Ordained to be paid in Convenient Time after My decease by my Executix hereafter named Item My will is that the Orphan boy James Hoskins work for himself at the age of Eighteen Years but still to remaine With my wife Ruth Howard and he to have the laying out of his tob{o} for his best advantage Item I give unto the said James Hoskins a Certaine Tract of Land called The Maiden Lying between South River and Severne river being by pattent forty acres more or less to him and his Heires lawfully begotten of his body but for want of Such heires the Said Land to Come to my dear wife Ruth Howard Item I give unto the said James Hoskins two Calves and Cows to be delivered unto him when he Shall arive at the age of Twenty one Yeares Item I give unto my dear daughter Hannah Hammond all That pcell of Land called Howards Hill lying between the head Of Severne and South River in the afd County of Ann Arundell quantity One hundred and fifty Acres more or less and to her her heires of her body lawfully begotten for ever but for want of such heires then the said Land w{h} all profitts to my wife Ruth Howard Item I will that my daughter Hammonds Children viz Charles and Phillip and what other Shall or May hereafter be lawfully begotten of her body shall as they come to age p law after my decease have each of them and equall portion of the true vallue to them and their heires for ever to Say all my Lands hereafter Mentioned viz to One hundred & fifty Acres called Howards and Porters Range Two hundred acres called Green Springs one hundred acres part of howards and porters Range and Seventy Acres called Howards addition also fifty acres being part of the Land called Solomons Hills all which Said Lands to be equally divided as aforementioned likewise one hundred and Sixty Acres called Howards first Choice And one Hundred and Ten Acres Called the Marsh to be divided as af{d} Item I Bequeath unto James Hoskins yearly a Suit of Serge or Stuff during his Indenture time And Also half a Years Schooling to learne to Write Item my Will is that my dear daughter Hannah Hammond shall after My decease have a Woman Servant during her life and Tenn pounds Ster Money to serve as a Legacy Item I will and bequeath my loving wife Ruth Howard my full and whole Executirx to pforme this my will and Ttstam{t} As witness my hand and Seale 29th day of July Anno Domini 1701 Phillip (his P mark) Howard Sen{r} (Seal) An add{ll} Article with above mentioned will Item My will is that if my daughter Hannah Hammonds Children dye w{h}out heires that then My Lands above said shall be divided betwisch My two Couzins Phillip and Joseph Howard and their heires Test Jn{o} (his M mark) Medcalfe Amos Peirpoint Jn{o} Marriat Phillip Howard Jun{r} The preceeding was thus Endorst viz February the 24{th} 1701 Then Came Amos Peirpoint John Marriot Phillip Howard Jun{r} and John Medcalfe the witnesses to the w{th}in named and made oath that they saw the testator Phillip Howard w{th}in Named Signe Seale publish and declare the within to be his Last will and testament and That at the doeing thereof he was of Sound pfect Mind and Memory. proved the day and year said before W Taylard Reg{r} & Dep{ty} Com{r} Ann Ard{l} Co{ty}