Caroline County MD Archives Wills..... William WILSON, December 22, 1805
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Source: Caroline County, Maryland Wills 1688-1777, Volume C. Page 96
Written: December 22, 1805
Recorded: January 7, 1806

Caroline County, Maryland Wills 1688-1777, Volume C. page 96
I William Wilson of Caroline county in the state of Maryland, being low and 
weak in body, but of a sound disposing mind, memory and understanding; and 
knowing that death is certain and the time thereof uncertain, and being 
desirous to settle my worldly affairs before it may please god to call me 
hence, do therefore make and publish this my last Will and Testament in maner 
and form following, that is after my debts are paid.
First, I give and bequeath to my son John the plantation whereon I now dwell 
with all the land which I purchased of Greenberry Goldborough containing one 
hundred acres, to him the said John Wilson his heirs and assigns except the 
said John Wilson should happen to die without heir lawfully bigotten of his 
body, and then in that case my will and desire is that the afsd land shall be 
equally divided between my son James and my son William, to them their heirs 
and assigns.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son James the plantation whereon he now lives 
with all the land which I purchased of Robert Wright and Thomas Wright eighty 
six acres more or less called logingses horn, to him the said James Wilson his 
heirs and assigns.
Item, I give and bequeath to my son William the plantation whereon he now 
lives with all the land which I purchased of Dacor Thomson, part of a tract 
called Popler ridge and part of a tract called Popler ridge Addition, 
containing eighty acres more or less to him the said William Wilson his heirs 
and assigns.
Item, I give and bequeath all the rest and residue of my land to my three sons 
afsd to be equeally divided among them so that each one of them may have an 
equeal quantity or number of acres with that which I have above given and 
bequeathed to each of them to them the said James Wilson, John Wilson and 
wiloliam Wilson their heirs and assigns with this provisio that each of them 
my said sons shall pay fifty pounds to be divided among my three Daughters 
namly Hanah wife of Dennis Kelley, Ann Wife of Joshua Cooper and Rachel wife 
of Jacob Charles, that is fifty pounds to each of my said daughters.  Item, I 
give and bequeath to my loving wife Uphamy one horse called Jenious and my 
Carriage as a Legacy.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son John afsd one bed and furniture, one cow 
and calf and two sows and pigs as a Legecy – I give and bequeath all the rest 
and residue of my estate to be equaeally divided amongst my children sheare 
and sheare alike.  And Lastly, I do hereby nominate and appoint my son James 
and my son John to be joint executors to and of this my last Will, revoking 
and annulling all former Wills and testaments by me heretofore made, ratifying 
and confirming this and none other to be my last Will and Testament.  In 
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this twenty 
second day of the twelvth month in the year of our lord eighteen hundred and 
five.
William Wilson
Signed, Sealed, published and declared by William Wilson the above named 
Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at 
his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have 
subscribed our names as Witnesses thereunto. 
Solomon Kenton
John Dawson, 
Levin Wright
Filed for Probate January 7, 1806



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