Will of John JACOB (1719); 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/jacob-j.pdf John Jacob (1628-1726) Will Anne Arundel County MD Maryland Hall of Records, Box J, folder 6 Written 4 June 1719 Proved 1 December 1726 In the Name of God Amen: The fourth day of June, in the Year of our Lord God One Thousand Seven hundred & nineteen. I John Jacob Senr of South-river in the County of Ann Arrundel, being weak of Body, but of Perfect mind & memory Thanks be given to God therefore Calling to mind the Mortallity of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to die, doe make & Ordain this my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following: That is to Say, first & Pincipally, I give my Soul into the hands of God who gave it one, & for may body, I commend it to the Earth, to be buried in Christian & Decent manner, nothing Doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God. And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me, I give, Devise, bequeath & Dispose the same in manner & form following. 1. First, I give & bequeath unto my son, John, one hundred Acres of Land, now in the Possession & Occupation of him my sd. Son John, for himself & his heirs forever; together with old half of my Orchard adjacent & next unto the havitation & dwelling house of him my sd. Son John, & as now scituate & being in his Possession as aforesd. 2. Item, I give & bequeath unto my son Richard, after the death of his Mother, one half & equal part of the land, & remainder of the Orchard, different from the other part, given before to my son John & now in my own Possession both of Land & the half of the Orchard as aforesd. Shall be Equally devided in two parts, And one half both of Land & Orchard is given to my son Richard as aforesd. To him and his heirs forever, & as now Scituate & being in Ann Arrundel County, together with all moveables & Estate moreover & beside whatsoever, to be Equally devided in two parts, & one part thereof is given to him my son Richard as aforesd, saving what is otherwise by this my Last will & Testament given & bequeathed. 3. Item, I give & bequeath unto my son Samuel, after the Death of his Mother, the other Half & part of Land & Orchard together with the half of Moveables & Estate as aforesd. To be devided in two parts as aforesd. And equally to be shared between by son Richaard & Samuel, And the one part give to him my son Samuel, his heirs & Assigns forever. 4. Item, I give & bequeath unto my Sons Joseph & Benjamin, Two hundred Acres of Land Scituate & being in Prince Georges County, & now at this time in the Possession and Occupation of them my sd. Sons Jospeh & Benjamin, to be Equally devided between them the sd Joseph & Benjamin, & for them & their heirs forever. 5. Item, I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Susannah, after the Death of her Mother, one Cow & Calf, to her & her heirs forever. And this my Last Will & Testament, I make & Ordain my Deare & well beloved Wife my full & whole Executrix, And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke & annul all & every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies, Bequests & Execut{rs} by me in any wise before this Time named, willed & bequeathed. Ratifying & Confirming this & none Other to be my Last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the Day & year above written. /s/ John (his mark) Jacob Senr (seal) Signed, Seal’d, Published & declared by the sd John Jacob Sen{r} as his last Will & Testament in the Presence of Rich{d} Poole Gillbird Pattison Joseph (his mark) Williams Based on a transcription by Sharon J. Doliante and published in her Maryland and Virginia Colonials, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991