Last Will and Testament of Sarah (Osborn) BUSH (1816); Baltimore County, MD

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This Last Will and Testament of Sarah (Osborn) Bush


In the name of God Amen.

I Sara Bush of Balto Co. in the state of Maryland do make this my Last Will and 
Testament in manners and form following; first I give and recommend my soul to 
God most heartily, employing his mercy, and as to my worldly estate. I give and 
bequeath as follows; Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Shadrack Bush the sum 
of one-dollar current money and no more. Item, and lastly all the rest and 
residue of my personal estate after paying my just debts and funeral expenses, I 
give and bequeath to my grandson David Bush to be paid and delivered to him when 
he comes to the age of twenty-one years by my executor. And if in case he should 
die before he attains the age of twenty-one years then I give and bequeath all 
my personal estate after paying my just debts, funeral expenses and aforesaid I 
give unto my grandson’s and granddaughters namely John Bush, Benjamin Bush, 
Daniel Bush, Sarah Bush, Rhoda Bush, Keziah Bush, and Elizabeth Bush to be 
equally divided between them and each of my grandson’s part or share to be paid 
to them when they come to the age of twenty-one, and each of my said 
granddaughters part or share to be paid to them when they come to the age of 
eighteen years by my executor and in case either of them shall die before they 
attain their respective ages aforesaid hen I give and bequeath the share or 
shares of them so dying unto the survivors of them to be equally divided between 
them. And I do hereby nominate and appoint Richard Hooks to be whole and sole 
executor of this my Last Will and Testament revoking and annulling all former 
wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be 
my Last Will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand 
and affixed my seal this twenty-seventh day of October in the year of our Lord 
Eighteen-Sixteen. 

(her mark) X Sarah Bush

Executor: Richard Hooks (sic?)
Witnessed by: John Brown son of George
Thomas Hooker, son of Wm.
Adam Miller on 17 June 1818

Note: The above Last Will and Testament of Sarah (Osborn) Bush was found by 
Deborah Schaeffer, in a box of wills, when she was rummaging in the archive 
records of Balto. City, in Annapolis, MD. They would not let her have the 
original, or make a copy, so she copied it by hand. Debbie sent me, Martha Bush-
Blocker, a copy and I have transcribed it here. The last Will and testament of 
Sarah was also found by L. Spencer Leister on a Microfich, he has provided the 
names of the Executors and Witnesses as well as transcribing it himself. Sarah 
(Osborn) Bush wrote her Last Will and Testament on 16 Oct. 1816, it was probated 
on 07 June 1818.