Will of Peter LAMARE (1693):  Calvert County, MD

Contributed by John ONeal <johndortco@lor.net>

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In the name of God, Amen. That whereas I peter Lamare of this County Calvert and 
Province of Maryland, planter, being very sick and weak of
body but in good health and sound perfect sense and memory, do here make my last 
will and testament renouncing all other wills before this
present item.
I give and bequeath... as followeth;...that moveable estate shall be equally 
divided amongst my (loving) wife Frances Lemare Frances (sic) and
my three daughters as namely Ann Lemare and Mary Lemare and Margaret Lemare and 
that they shall have their equal proportion at the age
of sixteen years or on the day of their marriages and also I give and bequeath 
to my loving wife the plantation whereon we live with all the writes
and priveliges thereunto belong during her natural life and after her decease to 
bo equally divided amongst my three daughters before named
my daughter Margaret is to have first choice. I also give and bequeath unto my 
Grand Child Peter Owneill that plantation with all the land on
the western side of that branch whereon now Joseph Edwards lives with all rights 
and priveliges thereunto belonging to him and to his heirs
forever and that he shall possess and enjoy the same when he shall attain to the 
age of one and twenty years and also my will and pleasure is
that my son in law Jos. Owneill (Joseph O’Neale) shall possess the said 
plantation as soon as the said Joseph Edwards lease is expired and that
he shall enjoy the same till the said Peter Owneill shall cometo the aforesaid 
age and further do I appoint and order my good and so being
friends Jo. Davis and Joseph Edwards to be my Trustees and to execute according 
to this last will and testament and so
Committing all to the allmighty God I have hereunto sett my hand and affixed my 
seal this 9th day of October 1693

PETER LAMARE mark & seal
signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us
Tho. T. Person,
Francis Q. Dias,
William Dates,
March 31st 1694