Wills:  Will of Philip Emmart. (1850) Baltimore County, Maryland

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Will of Philip Emmart of Baltimore Co. July 1850

The will of Philip Emmart was proved 1 May 1855 in Baltimore Co. MD. His will on 
pages 206 & 207 of liber ? is as follows: 

In the name of God, Amen. I Philip Emmart of Baltimore County in the state of Maryland 
being weak in body, but of sound disposing mind memory and understanding considering 
the certainty of death and uncertainity of the time thereof, and being desirious to settle my 
wordly affairs, do thereby make and publish this my last will and testiment in manner and 
form following that is to say, 

I give and bequeath unto my wife Rachel Emmart and my son Caleb Emmart, all my real 
and personnel property of everkind and nature whatsoever to be equally divided between 
them share and share alike to them their heirs and assigns forever, they being bound for 
the maintenance of my idiotic daughter Mary during her natural life. And also paying the 
following Sums of money to the persons herein named at the espiration of two years of my 
death. To my daughter Elizabeth Peddicord two hundred dollars, To my daughter Sarah 
Leo two hundred dollars, To my son George Emmart two hundred dollars, to my son 
Joseph Emmart two hundred dollars and to my son H(enry?) Emmart one Hundred dollars 
in addition to the sum of money I have had to pay for him, 

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint wife Rachel Emmart and my son Caleb 
Emmart to be Executor and Exectrix of this my last will and testament revoking and 
anulling all former will my me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none 
others to be my last will and testament, This is my will and desire that the ....(unreadably 
line or two on Xerox copy.. apparently reference to a family graveyard).. forever and 
never to be sold with the right of ingress and regress and from same. In testimony whereof 
I have here unto set my hand and affixed my Seal the Thirty First day of July in the year of 
our Lord One Thousand and Eight Hundred and Fifty. 

His

Philip (x) Emmart

Mark

Signed, Sealed Published and declared by Philip Emmart the above named testator as and 
for his last will and testament and in the presence and presence of each other have 
subscribed our Names as Witnesses Thereto: John Moke Gerard Emmart