Wills:  Will of Anthony Swicafer, (1719) Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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Will of ANTHONY SWICAFER of Anne Arundel County
Dated 1 September 1827, Proved 18 April 1831

In the name of God, Amen, I Anthony Swicafer of Anne Arundel County in the State of 
Maryland, being weak in body, but of a sound, disposing mind, memory and 
understanding, considering the certainty of Death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, 
and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be the better prepared to leave 
this world when it shall be the will of God to call me home, do therefore make and publish 
this my last will and testament, in manner and form following, that is to say. First and 
principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, but my body to the earth to 
be decently buried at the discretion of my executor hereinafter named and after my just 
debts and necessary funeral charges are paid, I give and bequeath as follows.........

Item the first; I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catherine Smith, the wife of Nicholas 
Smith, one hundred dollars to be paid in three years after the day of my death, clear of 
interest if paid in that time, to her & her heirs forever. 

Item 2: I give and bequeath unto Ann Mariah Crawford, the sum of fifty dollars to be paid 
unto her in two years after my death, clear of interest, also one feather bed, two pillows, 
one bolster, two sheets, two quilts, and one bedstead, one cow and two sheep, and also in 
addition to the above I give her my underfeather bed, to her & her heirs forever, in case 
the said Ann Mariah Crawford continues to behave in a dutiful and respectful manner to 
me.

Item No 3: I give and bequeath unto my son John Swicafer and Ann Mariah Crawford my 
household & kitchen furniture to be equally divided between them, and recommend that 
they divide it between themselves to suit each other. 

Item the 4th; I give and bequeath unto my son John Swicafer, to him and his heirs forever, 
all my Real Estate of every description, together with all my ploughs, harrows and farming 
utensils, my waggon and geers of every kind, horses, sheep and horned cattle, wheat fan, 
and home. It is my desire that my son John pay unto Catherine Smith or her heirs six 
dollars in addition to the deviso of one hundred dollars for her share of the home, & that 
she have the six dollars paid to her soon after my decease, say thirty days.

Item the 5th. I give my wearing apparel of all kinds whatsoever to do with as he shall think 
fit to John Swicafer. And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my son John Swicafer 
to be solo executor to this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former 
wills made by me, ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and 
testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal this first day of 
September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven.

Signed and sealed published and declared by
Anthony Swicafer (his X mark) ((((((seal)))))

Anthony Swicafer the above testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence 
of us, who at his request, in presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed 
our names as witnesses.
Luke Mercer, 
Lloyd Selby, 
Adam Delawder. 
(sic. The word "Death" in the first item underlined by the drawer, L Selby) 
(((((seal)))))

Anne Arundel County
The 19th day of April 1831
The named Lloyd Selby and Adam Delawder two of the subscribing witnesses to the 
aforegoing last will and testament of Anthony Swicafer late of Anne Arundel County, 
deceased, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that they did see the 
testator named sign and seal this will and that they heard him publish pronounce and 
declare the same to his last will and testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to 
the last of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding 
and they together with Luke Mercer the other subscribing witness respectively subscribed 
their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and 
all in the presence of each other.
Thos. T. Simmons, Reg/Wills A. A. County

Source: Anne Arundel County Register of Wills, Anthony Swicafer Will book TTS #1 
page 105, CR 72,256-1