Carroll-Baltimore-Anne Arundel County MD Archives Wills.....Parrish, James August 29, 1846
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Source: Register Of Wills
Written: August 29, 1846
Recorded: April 7, 1853

In the Name of God, Amen.  I James Parrish of Carroll County in the State of Maryland, being weak in 
body but of sound and disposing 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 is ____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 First and Principally I 
commit my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the 
discretion of my Executor hereinafter named and after my just debts and funeral charges are paid I 
devise and bequeath as follows  Item I devise and bequeath unto my daughter Elener Buckingham one 
_______ dollars in addition to what she has heretofore had and no more  Item  I give and bequeath unto 
my daughter Keturah Elson one hundred dollars in addition to what she has heretofore had and no 
more  Item  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Eliza Buckingham one hundred dollars in addition to 
what she has heretofore had and no more  Item  I give and bequeath unto my daughter Prudence 
Lindsey one hundred dollars in addition to what she has heretofore had and no more  I give and 
bequeath unto my grandson Alfred L Elson fifty dollars and no more  Item  I give and bequeath unto my 
granddaughter Julian Elson fifty dollars and no more  Item  I give and bequeath unto my son Moses 
Parrish fifty dollars in addition to what he has heretofore had and no more  Item I give and bequeath 
unto my grandson James Parrish Jr seventyfive dollars and no more  Item I give and bequeath unto my 
granddaughter Elizabeth Zile fifty dollars and no more  Item I give and bequeath unto my 
granddaughter Marinda Buckingham fifty dollars and no more  Item  I give and bequeath unto my 
granddaughter Caroline Buckingham fifty dollars and no more  Item  I give and bequeath unto my grand 
daughter Martha Ann Parrish seventy five dollars and no more  Item  I give and bequeath unto my grand 
daughter Keturah Parrish fifty dollars and no more  Item I give and bequeath unto my grandson John W 
Parrish fifty dollars and no more  Item I give and bequeath unto my grandson Reuben Parrish fifty 
dollars and no more  I give and devise unto my grandson William Henry Lindsey fifty dollars and no 
more  Item I give and bequeath to James Henry Shipley my grandson fifty dollars and no more  I will 
that the lot of land known by the name Pages Lot containing ten acres more or less be sold and I hereby 
authorize and impower my Executor hereinafter named to make a good and valled deed for said lot of 
land which shall be as good and valled as tho I had don it myself
Item I devise and bequeath alll the rest and residue of my Estate to my Son Josiah Parrish to him his 
heirs and assigns forever  And Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my Son Josiah to be my 
Executor of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore 
made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last Will and Testament, In testimony 
whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 29th day of August in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and forty six  Signed  Sealed  Published and _____ by James Parrish tthe above 
named Testator as ___ for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his 
presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto  L Gardner 
A___X(his mark) Shipley  Obed Pennington      James Parish  (seal)

Additional Comments:
James is my fourth great grandfather.  

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