Anne Arundel County MD Archives Wills.....Bethridge SIMMONS, February 4, 1817
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Source: Anne Arundel Co. Md Will Record J.g.1 Vol 39 Pg. 88, Msa 4869-19-1/66 01/04/14/017
Written: February 4, 1817
Recorded: November 9, 1819

In the name of god I Bethridge Simmons of Arrendel County being week in body 
but of a Sound mind disposing mind memory and understanding knowing the 
certainty of Death do maek and ordain my last Will and testament in manner and 
form folling after my just debts are paid i give and bequeath, i give unto my 
negro woman Luci and my negro man David their freedom and i do hereby mannuate 
them and let them free and request my exetur herein after to discharge them 
immediately after i am buried.
I give and bequeath unto my grandaughter Susannah Mackcen half dozen Silver 
teaspons and silver striner all the rest and the residue of my estate i give to 
my four grandaughters Sarah Drury daughters Susanah Drury and Mary Drury, 
Susanah Mackcene two daughters Metele Mackcene and Susanah Mackcene to be 
equalli divided between them & Sary Drury my wearing aparrel and by fowels.
I do hereby constitute and apoint Benjamin Mackcene sole Excuter my Last Will 
and testament i do hereby disalow and confirm this to be my last Will my hand 
and seal 4 day of february in the year of Eighteen Hundred and Seventeen.
Signed and seald Bethridg Simmons.  Ann Basford (her mark)

Anne Arundel County the 9th Day of Nov 1819.  Then came Benjamin McCeney the 
appointed Executor in the last will and Testament of Bethridg Simmons late of 
Anne Arundel County, deceased, and did refuse to act as Executor to said Will 
by virtue of such appointment, and therefor renounced all his right, title and 
claim to said Executorship aqccordingly.
Before Jno Gassaway Reg Will AA Cty

Anne Arundel County the ___ day of ____, 1819.  Then came Ann Basford the only 
subscribing witness to the within last will and Testament of Bethridge Simmons 
late of Anne Arundel County, deceased and made oath on the holy Evangely of 
Almight God that to the best of her knowledge she did not see the Testatrix 
therein named sign and seal this will but things that the signature "Bethridg 
Simmons" was written previously to the Testatrix's presenting the said Will to 
her to Witness; that she heard her publish, pronounce 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 her apprehension of sound, disposing mind, memory and understanding, 
and that she sitnessed this will by making her mark to the same at the request 
and in the presence of the said Tetatrix.

Anne Arundel County this 20th day of April 1820.  Then came Joseph McCeney and 
made Oath on the holy Evangely of Almighty God that hes for anumber of yars 
been aquainted with Bethridge Simmons who appears to have signed her name to 
her Will as within.  That he this deponant has also been for years acquainted 
with the hand writing of the said Bethridge and that he verily believes that 
this within will is all in her hand writing and no other.
Sworn before Jno Gassaway Reg Wills AA Co



Additional Comments:
Parish Register, St. James Protestant Episcopal Church, AA Co. MD, shows 
William Simmons married Beatridge Jones by license September 1773.  p. 411.

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