Last Will & Testament of Henry SEWELL (1726); Anne Arundel Co., MD Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by C. M. Wright Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/md/mdfiles.htm ********************************************************* LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HENRY SEWELL, PLANTER ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND 29/Apr/1726 In the Name of God, Amen. I Henry Sewell of Ann Arundell County being sick and weak in body but perfect and sound in memory and judgement-Blessed be God therefore do make Constitute and Appoint this my Last Will and Testament // I give and bequeath my Soul to God and my body to the earth to be buried in such decent manner as my executors shall see fitt // I give and bequeath unto my Son Samuel Sewell all my wearing apparell // Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Sewell one cow and calfe after my decease // Item: I give and bequeath unto my Sons Henry, Samuel, Joseph and Phillip one hundred acres of land being part of a tract of land called HOWARDS AND PORTERS RANGE to be equally divided betwixt my children after my Wifes decease as for what my son John had of me to be appraised in my Estate and all my children now living with my Wife to have as much as Johns (Comesto)? and after my debts paid what remains to be equally divided betwixt my children after my Wifes decease // Lastly: I make Constitute and Appoint my Loving Wife, my son Henry and Samuel Sewell jointly my whole and sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking and disannulling all other and former Will or Wills any manner of way aside by proceeding this date and declares this to be my last Will and Testament // Witness my hand and Seale this Twenty Ninth Day of Aprill One Thousand (Seven Hundred) and Twenty six // Signed, Sealed and Delivered Henry his Sewell { Seal } in presence of us // X mark Daniel Carter Peter Porter Charles Porter On the back of the Aforegoing Will was thus written here // May 21st 1726 // Came before me the subscriber Deputy Commissionary of Ann (ff) County Dan Carter- Peter Porter- Charles Porter evidences to the within instrument and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Allmighty God that they saw the within named.... Henry Sewell sign and seale the instrument of writing as his Last Will and Testament and att the same time heard him publish and declare same so to and that all the time of his so doing he was of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of their knowledge // Sworn to 11th day of this year before me John Beale Deputy Comy: Ann ff County // This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/annearundel/wills/sewell-h1.txt