Wills of Nicholas PLOWMAN (1874) Carroll County, Maryland This file was contributed by Sue Bundy . ************************************************************************ * USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ************************************************************************ Last Will and Testament of NICHOLAS PLOWMAN Orphan's Court for Carroll County, Maryland Westminster, Maryland Will Book JMP 4 Folio 320 Signed 4 July 1874 Probated 21 September 1874 I, NICHOLAS PLOWMAN, being of sound mind, do herein dictate this my last will and testament. To wit~ 1st. I devise that whatever debt I have or may have at the time of my death together with debts contracted necessary to giving me a decent and respectable burial, shall first be paid~ 2nd. I give bequeath and (?) to my son, ANDREW PLOWMAN, deed his heirs, all of the property for which I am now assessed upon the assessment books of Carroll County to wit~A tract of Land of 44 acres more or less being a part of a Tract of Land called "PLOWMAN'S RESURVEY" situated in Manchester District, Carroll County also I give and bequeath to said ANDREW PLOWMAN all personal property situated thereon or all that I own at the time of my decease except the articles herein after specified~ This I do in consideration of the affection which he has shown me, and the kind care and attention which he has exercised towards me. 3rd. I give bequeath and (?) to my daughter RACHEL EBAUGH and her heirs, the property for which she has assessed and which she has occupied. To wit a tract of Land of 26 acres more or less a part of the said "PLOWMAN'S RESURVEY" situated adjoining the above said 44 acres. 4th. I give and bequeath to my grand daughter EMMA PLOWMAN, one bureau, to my grand daughter, SUSAN PLOWMAN, one Bureau and to my grand daughter NANCY PLOWMAN, the bed and bedstead which I now use. Done this the 4th day of July 1874. his NICHOLAS X PLOWMAN mark, Witnesses Moses Hollenberger Jacob J. Weaver, Jr. Thomas C. Shein