Will of John BLACKBURN (1798) Cecil County, Maryland This file was contributed by Nancy Josue . ************************************************************************ * 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. ************************************************************************ Will of John Blackburn Proved November 10, 1801 Be it known to all Christian people whom this may concern that I, John Blackburn, of West Nottingham, Cecil County and State of Maryland, being weak in body, but of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make, ordain and constitute this my last will and testament, thereby disposing of the wordly goods and estate it hath pleased God to bestow me in manner and form as follows, viz. ______ I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be duly paid and satisfied as soon as possible after my decease and I subject all my estate, both real and personal to the payment of the same. Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Heagen the sum of five shillings, current money of Maryland aforesaid to be paid one year after my decease to her and her heirs forever. Item, I give unto my son Aphram Blackburn the sum of five shillings current money aforesaid to be paid one year after my decease to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Susannah Blackburn the sum of five shillings current money as aforesaid one year after my decease to her and her heirs forever. Item, I give unto my son Jehu Blackburn the sum of fifty pounds current money aforesaid to be paid unto him when he arrives to the age of twenty-one years to and his heirs forever. Item, All my plantation and house with all my other real and personal estate whatsoever, situate lying of being in Cecil county and State aforesaid or elsewhere, I hereby give, devise, and bequeath subject to the payment of my just debts and the legacy aforesaid unto my son Uriah Blackburn and his heirs forever. Item, and lastly, I constitute and appoint my brother Aphram Blackburn of the State of Pennsylvania and my son Uriah Blackburn my executors of this my last will and testament and do here by revoke all other wills by me at anytime hereto fore made and declare them void. his John X Blackburn mark Confirming this to be my last will and testament, In witness whereof I, the said John Blackburn, have to this my last will and testament contained in of one sheet of paper to the first whereif left my handand the second my hand and seal this 15th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight. his John X Blackburn mark Item-it is my will that if my son Jehu should die before he arrives to the age of twenty one years that his legacy left him by this will shall descend and be paid unto my Daughter Susannah Blackburn and her heirs forever. Signed sealed published and declared by the said John Blackburn as and for his last will of testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses thereunto in the presence of each other--- Jesse Reynolds John Brown Nathan Harris Cecil County November 10, 1801 ---Then came Ephraim Blackburn and Uriah Blackburn and made oath on the holy Evangels of Almighty God that the foregoing is the true and whole last will and testament of John Blackburn late of the said County deceased that hath come to their hand and possession and that they do not know of any other; and also that they have given due notice of their intentions of having probate whereof taken--------Sworn before David Smith Regr Cecil County November 10th 1801 --- Then came Jesse Reynolds, John Brown, and Nathan Harris, and they being of the People called Quakers and Solemnly, Sincerely and truly affirm that they did see the said testator sign and seal this will, that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensons of a sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, that they severally subscribed their hands as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and in the presence of each other.---- Affirmed before David Smith, Reqr