Last Will & Testament of Henry SEWELL (1691); Anne Arundel Co., MD

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                 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HENRY SEWELL, GENT
                        ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY,  MARYLAND


I Henry Sewell, being weake in body but yet of sound and perfect memory, do make 
this my last Will and Testament.-

I give and bequeath my Soule to my Lord that made me and all mankind and body to 
the Earth from whence it came.-

Item: I leave my Loving friends, Abraham Child and Mr. John Marriott my two 
Executors or Guardians to see this my last Will performed.-

Item: I give and bequeath (to) my Son James Sewell, one hundred acres of Land 
out of that divident, I now live upon  the outside of the line and fourever 
(forever).-

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Sewell, one hundred and fifty acres 
of Land out of that divident and to have it in Beare Neck (Beard Neck) and the 
upper line and Beare Branch to be his bounds and not to come over the Branch.-

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Phillip Sewell one hundred and fifty acres 
and his bounds are the two Branches
that is Beare Branch and Cabbin Branch and to run his course over (Cabbin?) the 
two branches until he has his compliment of one hundred and fifty acres.-

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Joshua Sewell one hundred acres of Land 
out of the said divident beginning at the lower sides of the said Cabbin Branch 
and the said Branch and the lower lines to be his bounds and so out until that 
he has his compliments of the said hundred acres.-

Item: I give and bequeath to my Daughter, Elizabeth one feather bedd, one rugg, 
one blanket, one shoat, one craft-draft? bottle, four pewter dishes,four pewter 
plates, and one pewter balon?one craft-draft? skillett.-

Item: And as for the remainder of my Personall Estate after the payment of my 
debts to be equally divided between my sons, Henry, Phillip and Joshua Sewell 
and my Daughter Sarah and Ann Sewell further my Sons shall have the benefit of 
their Labour at nineteen years of age and the instruction of their Guardians if 
they or the Court shall see fit or that they are capable, not having more to 
add, I have interchangeably sett my hand and Seale this Twenty- ninth day of 
September, One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety One.

                                                      HENRY SEWELL  {Seale} 

Sealed and Delivered
In the Presence of:

Jno Farthing
Robert Hinwood
                                                      December the 5th 1700

Then came John Farthing and Robert Hinwood witnesses to this Will and made Oath 
they saw the within named 
Henry Sewell Sign-Seale-Publish and declare the presents within to be his last 
Will and Testament and at the doing thereof he was of sound perfect mind and 
memory.-  {Coram mo}?                               W. Taylor/Tayland-Reg-Court  



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