Will of Francis MAULDIN, (1770) Cecil County, Maryland

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Cecil Co., Maryland
Dtd 17 April 1770

Francis Mauldin Will

In the name of God, Amen. This seventeenth day of April, in the
year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred and seventy. I
Francis Mauldin, Gentleman being in a sick and low condition but of
perfect mind and memory, thanks to God for the same, then calling
to mind the mortality of the body and knowing that it is appointed
for all men once to die, do make this my last Will and Testaments,
annulling and making void all other Wills and Testaments that hast
or shall be made whatever in the words and manners as following.
I resign my Soul to God who gave it, and my body to the Grave, in
hopes of a Glorious Resurrection through then minds of Christ Jesus
my God and Savior. I order my body to be buried in a decent and
Christian manner. All my just debts to be duly justly paid, and
from the rest of the worldly goods that hath pleased God to bestow
upon me. I leave and bequeath in the following manner. Imprimis -
I give and bequeath unto Margaret Sims the sum of five pounds,
Pennsylvania Currency, to be paid the said Sims the first day of
December next following the date hereof.
item - I give all the rest of my personal estate unto my youngest
brother, Henry Mauldin, and my youngest sister Mary Kitridge
Mauldin, unto them equally to be divided between them and if either
of them should die before the years of maturity, that my whole
personal estate is to be and bequeathed to the surviving one. And
if my brother Henry and Sister Mary Kitridge Mauldin should die
before the age of maturity, that then it is to be equally divided
between my brothers Benjamin and William Mauldin, and the crop of
wheat, that is now in the ground with all the personal estate
bequeathed to younger sister, I order to be converted into cash and
in three years after this date to be put to interest for their
benefit or use. And Lastly I leave my younger brother Benjamin
Mauldin to be the whole and sole Executor of my personal estate,
and to have the charge and education of brother Henry and sister
Mary if ever there should happen to be occasion for this same, this
I confirm pronounce and declare to be my Last Will and Testament.

Francis Mauldin

John Rumsey
William Rutter
Joseph Meeke