Wills: Will of Millicent (Vaughn) Price, (1784) Baltimore County, Maryland

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Last Will & Testament of Millicent (Vaughn) Price of Baltimore County
Dated December 9, 1784, Proved May 26, 1787


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In the name of God, Amen. On the ninth day of December in the year of our Lord 
one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, I Millison Price of Baltimore County 
in the state of Maryland being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, 
thanks be given unto God therefor, calling unto mind the mortality of my body 
and knowing that it is appointed for all women once to die, do make and ordain 
this my Last Will and Testament.

;That is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into 
the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be 
buried in a Christian-like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors, 
nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again 
by the mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it 
hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise, and dispose of the 
same in the following manner and form:

And first of all I give and bequeath unto my youngest and beloved son John Price 
the plantation I now live on with eighty-six acres of land more or less, and, as 
for my movable estate and household furnishings with five Negroes—Zingo, Dick, 
Peter, Paschence, and Elizeabeth, I leave to be sold and the money arising from 
[the sale] to be equally divided amongst the rest of my beloved children—Rachel, 
Thomas, Christopher, Edeth, Benjamin, Mordeca, Millindia, and Gist. 

Item. I give to my well beloved son Thomas Price and my beloved brother 
Christopher Vaughan whom I likewise constitute, make, and ordain my only and 
sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament of all and singular the 
messages and tenements by them freely to dispose of and divided as above 
directed, and I do verily, utterly disallow, revoke, and annul all and every 
other former testaments, wills, legacies and executors by me in any way before 
this time named, willed, and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no 
other to be my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set 
my hand and seal the day and year above written.


her
Millison + Price     { SEAL }
mark

Signed, sealed, published, pronounced, and declared by the said Millison Price 
as her Last Will and Testament in the presence of the subscribers

      his 
John + Brown 
     mark 
Benjamin Vaughan  
Benjamin Merriman 

Baltimore County, to wit: 
On the 26th day of May, 1787, came John Brown and Benjamin Vaughin, two of the 
subscribing evidences to the aforegoing Last Will and Testament of Millison 
Price, late of said County, deceased, and made oath etc. that they did see the 
Testatrix sign and seal this will, that they heard her publish, pronounce, and 
declare the same to be her Last Will and Testament, that at the time of her so 
doing she was to the best of their apprehensions of sound disposing mind, 
memory, and understanding, and that they subscribed their names as Witnesses 
thereto in her presence, at her request, and in the presence of Benjamin 
Merriman, the other subscribing witness. Sworn before me, Register of Wills for 
the County aforesaid.
Wm. Buchanan


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Reference: 
Baltimore County Wills Liber 4, folios 243-244