Wills: Will of Robert Akins, (1728) Baltimore County, Maryland

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Will of Robert Akins, Baltimore County 23 July, 1728

"In the name of God, Amen. I, Robert Akins of BaltimoreCounty in the Province of 
Maryland, being sick and weak in body, but of sound mind and memory (praise be unto 
Almighty God) do hereby ordain this to be my last will and testament. That is to say 
principally and first of all I recommend my soul to Almighty God who gave it to me & my 
body to be commited to the earth to be buried in a decent and Christian manner. As 
touching my worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me with, I do hereby will and 
beqeath it to be devised in the following manner, Viz:
"First I do will and bequeath to my wife, Margaret, the use of the house and land that I 
now live on and sufficent support from the same for the remainder of her natural life and 
at her death the same is to pass to my eldest son, Alexander Akins together with all my 
personal estate of whatever kind it may be and including my farming utensils, horses, 
carriage, guns, sword, seal, crest, bible and chest.
"Secondly I do will and ordain that my plantation at Upper Node Forest be sold and that 
the proceeds arising from the sale thereof be used to pay all of my just debts and 
furneral expenses, and that the residue be equally divided between my younger sons, 
Robert, John and Thomas Akins.
"Further I do hereby appoint my wife's brother Henry Forsyth, Junr. of Clones, Ireland, 
to sale that property left to me by my father John Akins in Ireland as his eldest son and 
heir, and that the proceeds arising therefrom be used to bring over my aged mother, 
Elizabeth Dalgliesh Akins, and my sisters Janet, Elizabeth and Mary to the Colony of 
Maryland and that any residue be set aside for their support.
"Lastly I do nominate my wife Margaret and my son Alexander to be the executors of this 
my last will and testament wherefore I do set my hand and seal on this 23 day of July, 
Seventeen hundred and twenty eight." 

Robert Akins (seal)

"Signed, sealed and declared in presence of

Abraham McConnell
Jas. Reid
Henry Martin"



Transcribed by Mr. J. Barrentine 

Extracted from: SLC Family History Center Microfilm # 0013648, Baltimore Co., MD