Wills: Matthew Hunt, 1860: Baltimore County, Maryland

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Will of 
Matthew Hunt
Proved Baltimore County, January 15, 1861

In the name of God amen, Matthew Hunt of  Baltimore County, state of Maryland, 
being sick and weak in body But of sound and disposing mind, memory and 
understanding, considering the certainty of death and ?? of the time thereof and 
being desirous  to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be better prepared to 
leave this world when it shall please God to call me home.  I therefore make and 
publish this my last will and testament in ?? and form following, that I first 
and principally commit  my soul into the hands of almighty God and my body to 
the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor hereinafter 
named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as 
follows:

Item:  I give and devise unto my wife Nellie Hunt her bed and bedding and all 
the rest of the furniture about the house and all cleaned or chaffed grain about 
the house and barn and 1/3 of the wheat whether thrashed or not thrashed.

Item:  I will and direct that the remainder of my personal and my real property, 
)saving 42 acres ground where the grave yard now is and an outlet there from) be 
sold by my executor hereinafter named and the proceeds of the sale of the same 
divided as follows;

Item:  I divide and bequeath all the rest and residue of the proceeds of the 
sales of my estate both real and personal to be equally divided among my 10 
children.
Julia Ann Morris, William Hunt, Temperance Wilson, John W.  Hunt, Sara Ruhl, 
Hannah Rosier, Thomas W.  Hunt, Nancy Macabee, Elizabeth Knauwissur?? and Joshua 
Hunt.

in equal proportions to have and share alike subject to the following provision 
to wit:
That any sum or sums of money which have been paid by my son 
Thomas W.  Hunt to or for the use of my son-in-law Emanuel Wilson should be 
deducted out of the above main share of my daughter Temperance Wilson and such 
shall be paid to my son Thomas W.  Hunt in addition to his above named equal 
share and that the sum of $50.00 be deducted from the above mentioned share of 
my son John Hunt and retained in the hands of my executor for the use of my 
grandson William Wiley Hunt  son of  my said son John Hunt until said William 
Wiley shall arrive at the age of 21 years at which time the   said sum of $50.00 
shall be paid over to said William Wiley Hunt.

Item:  I will and direct that my wife Nelly Hunt have the privilege of occupying 
the house and premises for the space of 6 months after my decease.  And lastly, 
I do hereby and ? appoint my son-in-law Lawrence Morris to be sole executor of 
this my last will and testament with full power to sell my real estate and to 
make conveyances for the same by deed or deeds to the purchasers thereof.  Said 
deed or deeds to be as full and valid as my deed or deeds  could myself make and 
ratify and confirm this and none other to be my last will and testament in 
testimony whereof and hereunto set my hand and affix my seal the 1st day of 
December,1860.

Signed, sealed and declared by Matthew Hunt, main testator as and for in the 
presence of us who in the presence of each other at the request of the above  
named subscribe our names witness there to --
Thomas Rutledge
Jonathan Bull
John Downs