Baltimore City MD Archives Wills..... William WILSON, September 15, 1825
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Source: Baltimore County, Maryland Wills, 1827-1832, Volume 13, Page 256
Written: September 15, 1825
Recorded: November 7, 1825

Baltimore County, Maryland Wills, 1827-1832, Volume 13, page 256
William Wilson’s Last Will and Testament
We the undersigned John Sherrard Daniel High and William Sherrard resident of 
the town of Bath. Do certify that during the last week whilst Major William 
Wilson of the United States Army was laying dangerously ill at the house of 
Mrs. Mary Abernathy in Bath, Morgan County, State of Virginia he was waited on 
by us (no relation being present) and  being then perfectly I his senses was 
informed of his low and dangerous situation and suggested the propriety of his 
making some arrangements as to the distribution of his property in the event 
of his death, he observed that he had money in the Branch Bank of Baltimore 
and in the Bank of Charleston and that he had property in Florid, but declined 
committing any thing to writing aledging that a soldiers Will verbally made 
would be sufficient and said “ it is my wish that my Sister Eliza shall have 
all my property or principally so understanding from his words and manner that 
his Sister Eliza was to have all property with the exception of some trifle 
Keepsake.  We also certify that in our opinion Major Wilson was not in a state 
of body or mind to make any other Will from the time the conversation stated 
above took place until his death which took place on the night of the 
fifteenth of September 1825 as I believe.  Given under our hands this 
seventeenth day of September eighteen hundred and twenty five.
Jno. Sherrard
The above is correct with the exception of the words (principally so) in the 
seventeenth line from the top and the words with the exception of some trifle 
or Keepsake in the nineteenth line from the top which we have no recollection 
of hearing and being equally near and attentive as Mr. John Sherrard.
Daniel High
W. Sherrard.
Morgan (VA.)
   At a Court held for said County on the 7th day of November 1825, this 
noncupative Will of Major William Wilson late of the United States Army 
deceased was presented in Court proved by the Oaths of John Sherrard and 
William Sherrard and continued for further Proof and at a Court held for said 
County on the 5th day of December 1825 the same was fully proved by the Oath 
of Daniel High and it appearing to the Court by satisfactory evidence that 
legal notice had been given to Robert Andrews and Margaret his wife late 
Margaret Wilson Sister of the said Major Wilson deceased to Henry Wilson 
brother to the said Major Wilson and to John McFadon and Priscilla his wife 
late Priscilla Wilson Sister of the late Major William Wilson it is ordered 
that the said is and be recorded.
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the 
said Court the 5th day of December 1825 and the 50th year of the Commonwealth
Cromwell Orrick Clerk
Virginia Morgan County – I Jonathan Jones presiding Justice of the Court of 
the County of Morgan in the State of Virginia do certify that Cromwell Orrick 
who hath given the preceding Certificate is Clerk of the said Court and that 
his said attestation in due form Given under my hand and seal this 25th day of 
July in the year 1829  J. Jones.
  The aforegoing will was this 13th day of August 1829 produced to the Orphan 
Court for Baltimore County by John McFadon and was the same day filed and 
recorded in the office of the Register of Wills for Baltimore County.  Test 
D.M. Perine Register of Wills for Baltimore County.



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