Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth BISH (1854), Carroll County, Maryland

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Will of Elizabeth Bish... Carroll County, Md. Courthouse, Book 2 , Page 494-495
Transcribed by Richard Huneke, October 3, 2004


In the name of God Amen.  I Elizabeth Bish of Carroll County in the State of 
Maryland, being old and weak in body but of sound mind, memory and 
understanding, considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the 
time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be 
the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please Almighty God to 
call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in 
manner and form following, (that is to say). After the payment of my debts and 
funeral charges, I give and bequeath as follows.  To wit:

First I order and direct that all my goods and chattles (sic) of every 
discription (sic) that I may be seized and possessed of at the time of my death, 
I order and direct the same to be sold at public sale, by my Executor hereafter 
named, and the collection of my outstanding debts due and owing unto me, on 
notes, accounts or otherwise after the payments of my debts and funeral charges 
the balance remaining in my Executors hands I give and bequeath the one half 
thereof, to my son Daniel Bish and his heirs, and the other one half thereof I 
give and bequeath unto my son William Bish and his heirs, that is, to be equally 
divided between them, the said Daniel Bish and William Bish, share and share 
alike;  And lastly I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my son William 
Bish sole Executor of this my last will and Testament.   In testimony whereof I 
have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal, on the 28th day of October 
in the year of our Lord 1854. 

Elizabeth Bish (her mark and seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by Elizabeth Bish as and for her last 
will and Testament in the presence of us, who at her request, and in her 
presence, and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as 
witnesses hereunto as hereby appears.

J. Henry Hoppe
Ephraim S. Bish

Maryland, Carroll County, to wit:
On the 27th day of March 1860, before the Orphans Court for Carroll County, came 
William Bish, the person who exhibited the aforegoing instrument of writing, and 
in open Court, made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that the same is 
the true and whole last will and Testament of Elizabeth Bish, late of Carroll 
County deceased:  That the same was delivered by Susan Fowler, Sister of the 
Testatrix, after the death of the Testatrix in deponent’s presence, to Levi 
Yingling to be read;  that said Levi Yingling then delivered the same to 
deponent;  and that he does not know of any other will, or codicil, left by said 
deceased.
Test. Jos. M. Parke, Register

Maryland, Carroll County, To wit:
On the 27th day of March 1860, before the Orphans’ Court for Carroll County, 
came J. Henry Hoppe and Ephraim S. Bish, the two subscribing witnesses to the 
aforegoing last will and Testament of Elizabeth Bish, late of Carroll County 
deceased, and in open Court, made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, 
that they did see Elizabeth Bish, the Testatrix in said will named, sign and 
seal said will, setting her mark thereto:  That they heard her publish, 
pronounce and declare the same to be her last will and testament:  That at the 
time of so doing she the said Elizabeth Bish, was, to the best of their 
apprehensions, knowledge and belief, of sound and disposing mind, memory and 
understanding:  And that they subscribed their respective names, as witnesses to 
said will, at the request of the said Testatrix, in her presence, and in the 
presence of each other.
Test: Jos. M. Parke, Register of Wills