Wills:  Will of Daniel Scott. (1745) Baltimore County, Maryland

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Last Will and Testatment of DANIEL SCOTT, of Baltimore Co., MD
proved 15 April 1745

p. 81IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Daniel Scott of Baltimore County and province of 
Maryland being sick and weak of Body but of perfect mind and memory Blefsed by God 
for the same do ……….. in the year of Our Lord God one thousand …..[language missing 
at bottom of copy] 

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First I Commend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God who gave it me and my Body 
to the earth from whence it Came to be buried in a Christian and Decent manner at the 
Discretion of my Executors hereafter named and as for what worldly goods and Estate it 
hath pleased God to blefs me with I give and dispose of the same in manner and forme 
following that is to say 

First I give unto my loving wife Elizabeth Scott my now Dwelling plantation and the Land 
thereunto belonging that is to say Scott’s Improvement Enlarged Containing three 
hundred and ninety acres of Land and One hundred acres Joyning thereunto that I Bought 
of Michael Taylor being part of a Tract of Land Called [illegible] during her Natural life 
she making no waste Spoil or Distruction thereon nor no other person or persons 
whatsoever during her Natural life and from and after her Decease I give and divise the 
same unto my son Daniel Scott and to him his heirs and afsignes for Ever and I also give 
and bequeath unto the Said Daniel Scott one hundred acres of Land Called Scotts Clafe 
which I Bought of James and Edward Meedr lying upon the given Line of a Tract of Land 
Called Majors Choice to him his heirs and afsigns for Ever. 

Secondly I give and Devife unto my son James Scott two Tracts of Land lying on the west 
side of the Northern fork of wintors run that is to say one Tract Called James Forrest 
Containing Two hundred and Sixteen acres and the addition to James Forrest Containing 
three hundred and forty acres of Land lying and Joyning unto the said James Forrest to 
him and his heirs and afsignes for Ever. 

Thirdly, I give and Devife unto my son Acquila Scott five parcels of land that is to say 
four hundred acres being part of a Tract of land Called Beals Camp I Likewise Give and 
Devife unto my son Acquila Scott Two hundred acres of land being part of a Tract of 
Land Called Scotts Hopewell I Give and Devife unto my son Acquila Scott a Tract of 
Land Called Trust being the Tract that my Old Quarter is Settled on Containing One 
hundred acres of Land. I Give and devife unto my son Acquila Scott a Tract of Land 
Called the Addition to trust Containing Seventy five acres lying and Joyning on the head 
of the aforesaid Trust I Give and devife unto my son Acequila Scott a Tract of land called 
Scotts range Containing One Hundred and Eighty acres of land I Give and Devife the 
aforesaid five parcels of Land amounting to Nine Hundred and fifty five acres of Land 
unto him & his Heirs and Afigns for ever. 

Fourthly I Give and Devife unto my son Saniel Scott a Tract … [language missing from 
copy] 
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of Gunpowder River Between Salt Petter Creek and a Creek Called Sinecur Creek to him 
and his heirs lawfully begotten and to them and their heirs for Ever. 

Fifthly I Give unto my loving wife Elizabeth Scott four Negroes Viz Negro Sambo Negro 
Hercules Negro Phillis and Negro Pegg during her Natural life and from and after her 
Deceafe and from and after her Deceafe (sic!) then Sambo and Phillis I give to my son 
James Scott and his heirs and after my said wifes deceafe I Give Pegg to my son Acquila 
Scott. 

Sixthly I Give and bequeath unto my son Daniel Scott two Negroes that is to say old 
Mingo and his wife Marria. 

Seventhly I give and bequeath unto my Son James Scott Two Negroes that is to Say 
Sampson and young Marria. 

Eighthly I give and Bequeath to my Son Acquila Scott Two Negroes; one Negroe Called 
Jack and one Negroe Called Nero. 

Ninthly I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth wife of Thomas Bond Junr. Twenty five 
pounds Sterling in Lieu of a Negro. 

Tenthly I give unto my Daughter Hannah Wife of Edward Norris one Negro Woman 
called Jenny. 

Eleventhly I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Wife of Thomas Wheeler one 
Negro Man Called Mingo. 

Twelthly I I give unto my Daughter Martha Wife of Daniel Maccaman one Negro Man 
Called Tobee.’ 

Thirteenthly I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Scott one Negroe Negro 
Woman Called Sheba and one Negro girl Called Sall Daughter of the Said Sheebae. 

Fourteenthly I give unto my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Scott Daughter of Daniel Scott 
and Hannah his wife one Negro girl Called Dinah. 

Fifteenthly I give unto my grand son Daniel Scott Son of James Scott and Ann his Wife 
one Negro boy Called Caesar. 

Sixteenthly I Give unto my Grand Daughter Martha Scott Daughter of Acquila Scott and 
Elizabeth his wife one Negro boy Called Sampson. …[language omitted from copy] 
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Eighteenthly I Give unto my son Daniel Scott all the horses Cattle and hoggs that are on 
the plantation where the said Daniel doth now live which property doth belong to me and 
that he the said Daniel shall not Enjoy any more of my Estate Either real or personal. 

And Further my will is that after all parts of my will is Complyed with and my Just debts 
paid and the widows third is taken Out of my personall Estate that then the remaining part 
of my Estate be Equally Devided amongst my Children hereafter named including what my 
Daughters have already received at the price set Down in my Book that is to say my 
Daughter Elizabeth wife of Thomas Bond Junr. and my Daughter Hannah Wife of Edward 
Norris and my daughter Sarah wife of Thomas Wheeler and my daughter Martha wife of 
Daniel Maccammon and my sons James Scott and my son Acquila Scott and my Daughter 
Mary Scott – 

And further my will is that Thomas Wheeler Daniel Maccaman Daniel Scott and James 
Scott be my Trustees and sole Executors to see this my last will and Testament Justly 
Executed According to the True Interest and meaning thereof As WITNESS my hand and 
seal the Day and year within written – 

Dan.el Scott Senr. (seal)

Signed sealed publifhed and declared by the said Daniel Scott Senr. to be his last will and 
Testament in the presence of us
Robert Mchilwain
Samuel Durham
James W. Whittiker
his Mark 

To which will was thus written Viz Robert Mackilwaine Samuel Durham and James 
Whiteaker the subscribting WITNESSES to the foregoing will being duly and Solemly 
sworn on the holy Evangels of Almighty God depose and say that they saw the Testator 
Daniel Scott sign the foregoing and heard him publish and Declared the same to be his last 
will and Testament that at the Time of his so doing he was to the best of their 
apprehension of sound disposing mind and memory and that they subscribed their 
respective names as Witnefses to the said will in the presence of the said Testator and at 
his request Which Oath was Taken by the said Witnefses in the presence of Daniel Scott 
heir at law who did not Object to the probat of the said will. April ye 15th 1745.
Thos. White Dep. Comry.
Balt. County

Source: Date of Record 1745, Vol. 24 Pg. 81-84