Last Will and Testament of Robert QUEIN (1893); Cecil County, MD

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In the Name of God, Amen, I Robert Quein of Cecil County State of Maryland, 
being 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 wordly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this 
world when it shall please God, to call hence, do therefor 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, herin after named, and after 
my funeral expences are paid, and suitable tomb stones are placed at my grave,

I bequeath as follows,
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son John W. Quein the one fourth of my Estate.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Amos A. Quein the one fourth of my Estate.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anna L. Biles wife of George W. 
Biles the one fourth of my Estate, share and share alike.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my three grand children Lillie S. Steward(t), 
Nivin E. Steward(t)  and Anna B. Steward(t), children of my deceased daughter 
Mary Steward(t), who was the wife of Samuel D. Steward(t), the one fourth of my 
Estate, to be equally divided among the three, share and share alike, and if in 
case of the death of any one of these grand children the share to go to the 
survivors, And in case of any of my children bringing in any bill for 
(bourding?) against my Estate the same shall be taken out of their legacy.

And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my son John W. Quein to be sole 
Executor of this my last Will and testament revoking and anulling 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 have set my hand and affirmed my seal this 2nd day of 
October in the year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety three. 1893.
Robert Quein

Signed, sealed, published and declared by Robert Quein, the above named 
testator, as his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who at his 
request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed 
our names as witnesses thereby, Morris Brogan Miller F. Magraw