Wills: Arthur Storer, 1686: Calvert County, MD

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Transcript of will in Maryland wills, Liber 6, folio 68, (difficulties in 
deciphering handwriting made evident) as follows:

In the name of God Amen, this five and twentyeth day of November in the 
eleventh year of the Dominion of the Right Honble. Charles, absolute Lord and 
Proprietary of the Province of Mary-land and avolard? Lord Barron, Ano.Dom. 
1686, I Arthur Storer of Calvert County in the Province of Maryland Morcht 
(Merchant?), being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory 
praised be God, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that its 
appointed fully mon once to die, I do hereby make and ordain this my last 
will and testament in manner and following:
First and principally, I give my soule into the hands of God who gave it me, 
and for my body I commend it to the earth to be buried in decent manner, and 
touching my such worldly goods wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in 
this life, my funerall charges and just debts being first satisfied, I give, 
dismiss, bequeath and dispose of in manner and form following:
Impp -- I give and bequeath unto Joseph Clarke Appothecary in SoughBorough in 
LeicesterShire 500 pounds of tobacco to be sent to him by Executrix hereafter 
nominated.
Item -- I give and bequeath unto my brother Edward Storer and my sister 
Katherine each of them nine pounds.
Item -- I give unto my deare mother Katharine Clarke one pound four shillings 
to buy her A? of gloves (glories, globes?) which aforesaid ninesone pounds 
foure shillings and five pence both in the Runos? of Mr. Sam . Taylor Drugest 
- at the signe of the grayhound within Nowgate in London, Also I give unto my 
brother Edward Storer my Griborfalls Double Ring Dyall.:
Item -- I give and bequeath unto my Cos. Mary Hollyday 400 pounds of tobacco.
Item -- I give unto John Hunt one third part of my wearing cloathes and for 
all the rest of my worldly goods and debts I give and bequeath unto my sister 
Anne Skinner, widow and my Cos: Martha Greenfield, making and constituting 
the sd. Anne Skinner and Martha Greenfield Executrixes of this my last will 
and testament.  And I do hereby disallow, revoake and disannull all forms and 
wills by me made confirming this and none other to be my last will and 
testament, it witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale the day 
and year above written.
Witnesses Ninian Beall, Thomas Gantt, Ruhard Brightwold

Presented January 15th, 1686(87) by Ninian Beall of Calvert County, Gent.