Will of Thomas Felps 
Died April 1759 Will Book vol. 30, pg. 483
Baltimore County, Maryland 

In the name of God Amen, the second day of April in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred and fifty eight, 
I Thomas Felps of Baltimore County, Planter being very ill but in perfect 
mind and memory, thanks be to God for it, therefor ___ my ___ mind the 
mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die 
make and ordain in this my last will and Testament that is to ___ of ___ 
pal___ and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the Hands of God 
that gave it of my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a 
Christian Like and decent manner at the discreation of my [Executors] nothing 
doubting but at that general Resurrection I shall made the same again by the 
mighty Power of God and as ___ such worldly estate wherewith I hath pleased 
God to be ___ in this life I give, devise and dispose of the same in the 
following manner and form It is my will and I do order that the first place 
all my just debts and funeral charge to be paid and satisfied First and 
foremost I give, bequeathed unto Rosannah my Dearly beloved wife all my land 
with my household goods and moveables to have during her natural life whom I 
so devise constitute made and ordain my only and sole Executrix of this my 
Last Will and Testament all and Singular to her.
Secondly, I give and bequeath unto Aventon Felps my beloved Son, after my 
wife's decease the Plantation where I now live on and all the moveables which 
maybe found and, Thirdly I will and bequeath unto David Mackswaine the 
Plantation where he now lives on, it being part of a tract of Land Called 
Arabia Petria which I bought of Isaac Webster, to him and his heirs forever 
and, fourthly, it is my desire that my negro man named Zuibitt shall be free 
from servitude after my wife's Demise and, Fifthly, I bequeath unto Hannah 
Mackswaine one mare colt of one year old and, 
Sixthly, I leave Edward Morgan as trustee after my wife's decease to take in 
porsetion every things which may be found which will belong unto my son 
Aventon Felps, that to take care of it till he can acquaint him of the same 
willed and bequeath satisfied and confirmed this and no other to be my Last 
Will and Testament. In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and seal 
this Day and year above written. 
his Thomas X Felps mark 
WIT: Wm. Huges, Joseph Johnson, Thomas Downs 
 
 The transcript of this will contributed by: Ed Phelps (Email Address:EdFelps51@aol.com)