Wills: Last Will and Testament of William Wheeler, (1794) Baltimore County, 
Maryland

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Last Will and Testament of William Wheeler

In the name of god amen  William Wheeler Senior of Baltimore County and state of 
Maryland Farmer being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory and 
good understanding do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in the 
manner and form following that is to say: I Give devise and bequest unto my 
beloved wife Mary Wheeler all them parts and parcels of Land known as 
S????ngtown New addition and Michaels Meadows one hundred and seventy seven and 
one half acres during her life. I also devise and Bequest unto my beloved sons 
William Wheeler and Greenberry Wheeler the above mentioned three Tracts or 
parcels of Land to be divided Equally in acres between them the said William 
Wheeler and Greenberry Wheeler. I do further order that my son William Wheeler 
shall have in part of this division of the above Land the house and Twenty seven 
acres of Land Called Michaels Meadows to them their heirs assigns for them and 
their heirs proper use and Benefit. I Give and Bequest unto my son Brien Wheeler 
one Shilling Sterling as he got his hundred acres of land Before.  I also Give 
and Bequest unto my seven sons in law vizt. Stephen Deaver, Joseph Hart, Phillip 
Parks, Patrick Cummings, Thomas Hooper, Henry Cramlet, one Shilling Sterling 
each and to William Traplin one Cow, I also Give devise and Bequest unto my 
grandson Aquila Wheeler the son of Greenberry Wheeler one Shilling Sterling. I 
also Give and Bequest unto my Grandson John Deaver one Bed and a Chest after my 
death and my wife Marys. I do hereby appoint my two beloved sons William and 
Greenberry Wheeler Executors and Trustees of this my last will and testament. In 
witness I have hereunto put my hand and seal this 12th day of April in the Year 
of our lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four.


									        His 
								William  X Wheeler
									     Mark

Sealed Signed and Delivered in the presence of us
James Hearney, Michael Boblets, Charles Boblets

(Apparently  William Wheeler deceased by March 4, 1795)