Last Will & Testament of Ruth (Hill) HOWARD (1747); Anne Arundel Co., MD

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Ruth (Hill) Howard (d. 1747)
Will
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Maryland Hall of Records
Liber 25; folio 108 (Microfilm SR 4419-1)
Written 3 August 1747
Probate 13 August 1747

In the Name of God Amen on the third day of August one thousand seven hundred 
and forty seven I Ruth Howard being sick and weak in Body but of sound and 
Perfect memory thanks be to God for the same and calling to mind the mortality 
of my Body knowing is appointed for men once to die do make and ordain this my 
last Will and Testament that is principally and

First of all I give recommend my soul to God that gave it and my body to the 
Earth to be Buried in a Cristian and Decent manner at the discretion of my 
Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection to receive the same 
again by the Power of God that gave it and as touching such worldly Estate 
wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me within this life I give devise and 
Dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

I give and bequeath to my Grand daughter Elizabeth Hammond my saddle horse 
called Stump and my Saddle as also one half of my wearing apparel

I give and Bequeath to Mary Behoon the other half of my clos

I give and Bequeath all my Personall Estate to my two sons John Dorsey and 
Edward Dorsey and all my Crop of Tobacco and corn now on the ground

I give and Bequeath to my grandson John Grineff Howard Twenty shillings

Item I likewise constitute make and ordain my two sons John Dorsey and Edward 
Dorsey my only and sole Executors of this my last will and Testament and I do 
hereby utterly disallow revoake and Disannul all and every other former 
Testament will and legacies Request and Executors by me in any ways before this 
time named willed or bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be 
my last will and Testament  In Witness whereof  I have hereunto sett my hand and 
seal the day and year above written 
Ruth (her R mark) Howard (Seal)

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Ruth Howard as her last will 
and Testament in presence of James Macgill Edward Dorsey son Edward Ely Dorsey

On the Back of the aforegoing Will was thus written Vizt
On the 13{th} day of August 1747 Edward Dorsey (son of Edward) two of the 
subscribing witnesses to the within will being duly and solemnly sworn on the 
holy Evangels of Almighty God do severally depose and say that they saw the 
Testrix Ruth Howard sign and seal and heard her Publish and Declare the same to 
be her last will and Testament that at the time of her so doing she was to the 
best of their Judgment and apprehension of sound and deposing mind and memory 
and that they together with James Macgill the other witness subscribed their 
respective names as witness to the said will in the presence  of the said 
testatrix and at her request.

Sworn before me
W{m} Ragan(?) Depty of Annl County