Last Will and Testament of John Maccubbin (1686); 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/maccubbin-j.pdf John Maccubbin (d. 1686) Will Ann Arundel County MD Maryland Hall of Records Liber 4, folio 207 (Microfilm 4400) Also copy located at 1/11/1/6 Written 21 September 1685 Probate 31 July 1686 In the name of God Amen, The 21th of September Anno 1685. John Maccubin of South River in the County of Ann Arrundell in the Province of Maryland being sick and weake in body but in good and perfect memory calling to remembrance the uncertaine Estate of this transitory life and that all flesh much yield to death when It shall please God to call doth make Constitute, ordaine and declare this my last Will and testament in manner and forme as followeth revoaking and annulling by these presence all and every Testament and Testaments Will & Wills heretofore by me made and declared either by word or writing, and this to be taken only for my last Will and testament and noe other. First, being humble and penitent before the Lord and sorry for all my sins past most humbly desiring forgiveness for the same I give and comitt my soule unto the Allmighty God my saviour and redeemer in whome and by the merritts of Jesus Christ I trust and believe assuredly to be saved, and to have full remission and forgiveness of all my sins and that my Soule at the generall day of resurrection shall rise againe with joy through the merritts of Christs death and passion possess and inherit the kingdome of heaven prepared for his elect and chosen and my body to be buried in such place where itt shall lease my Executrix hereafter named to appoint. And now for the settling of my temporall Estate and such goods and chattels and debts as it hath pleased God farr above my deserts to bestow upon me I doe ordaine, give and dispose the same in manner and forme as followeth that is to Say, First I will that those debts and dues as I owe in right and conscience to any person or persons whatsoever shall be well and truly paid and contented, ordained to be payd in convenient tyme after my decease by my Executrix hereafter named 1. I make my dear wife Ellinnor Macubin my whole and sole Executrix Item. I give to my four sonns Samuell Maccubin, William Maccubin, Zacharier Maccubin, Moses Maccubin two hundred ackers of Land lying on the north side of South River known by the name of Wordrape to be equally divided betwixt my aforesaid ffour sonns both in quantity and quality to them and their heyers for ever. Item I give unto my Sonne John Maccubin [the dwelling plantation] whereon I now live, known by the name of Bramton being one hundred and forty ackers on the North side of South River being to him and his heyres for ever. My wife Ellenor Maccubin haveing her life time in the aforesaid hundred and forty ackers of Land accordin to Law. Item. I give unto my wife Ellenour Macubin my personall Estate and to be att her disposing for the good of her children as she shall think fitt. And if my wife shall marry after my decease, then my ffour aforesaid sonns Samuell, William, Zaccariah and Moses shall be att age of eighteen yeares. But if she shall remaine a widow then not to be of age until they are twenty and one yeares old. John Macuben (His x marke) Robert Hinwood, Andrew (his marke) Bell, John (his marke) Eierland Endorsed By Virtue of a Comission from the Hon{ble} Henry Darnall and Clement Hill Esq{rs} Cheife Judge, or Comissaryes Generall for probate of Wills and granting administration bareing date the third day of May: 86 and to me directed I caused to come before me Robert Hinwood, Adrew Bell and John Ireland the witnesses to the within written Will who did by their oaths upon the Holy Evangelist swear that the Testator John Maccubin within named was of sound and perfect minde and memory at the tyme of his signing sealing and acknowledging the within written will be to has last Will and testament which will was thus proved in Common forme on the 31{st} day of July Anno: Dom: 1686 all which I doe Certifie into the office for probate of wills att the Citty of S{t} Maries. Wittness Richard Hill