Baltimore-Baltimore City County MD Archives Wills.....Pierpoint, Benedict 1834
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Source: Baltimore County , Md Wills Pg 158-159
Written: 1834

Will of Benedict Pierpoint  Baltimore, MD  1834 pg. 158-159

To all Christian People to whom these presents may come. Know ye that I, 
Benedict Peirpoint of Baltimore County, considering the uncertainty of this 
life do make and declare this to be my  last will and testament in the 
following manner. I give unto my son, Charles Pierpoint twelve dollars. I give 
to my grandson, William Thomas Pierpoint all my wearing apparel. I give to my 
daughter Arietta five dollars and to Margaret Keller, Elizabeth Keller, 
Matilda Kirby, Emelia Smith to each ten dollars and to Angelina Pierpoint one 
hundred dollars. I give to Thomas Pierpoint that fourteen acres of land that I 
bought of Walter Pierpoint for and during his natural life. (he having not 
complied with our contract) and after his decease I give the same piece of 
land to Milcah and Mariah Pierpoint them their heirs and assigns for ever and 
if either should die without heirs the other to have the whole Item. I give 
unto Angelina Pierpoint a piece of land lying on the given line of Pierpoint's 
Defense called Partner’s Perch about eighteen acres. I give to my daughter 
Flavella Henry all my books and to Angelina Pierpoint all my household 
furniture beds and bedding. And my will and desire is that one half acre of 
land where my wife was buried be kept for a family burying ground with a road 
to and from the main road and I wish and desire my Executor in one year after 
my decease to sell my lower place to pay all the above  legases and all the 
over plush to be divided between Milcah and Mariah Pierpoint and Flavilla 
Henry them their heirs and assigns and should either of them die without heirs 
to descend to the other survivor or survivors of the three last named girls. 
And I do constitute and appoint John H. Smith my Executor in every case of 
this my last will and testament and be it known that I do not owe one dollar 
in the world and I Benedict Pierpoint do acknowledge this instrument of 
writing to be my last will and testament according to the true intent and 
meaning thereof.
In witness whereof I have set my hand seal this      day      in the year of 
our lord eighteen hundred and thirty four.         Benedict Pierpoint


Note: Elizabeth Pierpoint married John Keller, Jr.  June 7, 1832
	Flavilla Pierpoint marrried  James Henry  May 27, 1832
Methodist Records of Baltimore City, Volume 2 


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