Will of James SCOTT (1749) Cecil County, Maryland

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Will of James Scott
In the name of God Amen, I , James Scott of Millford Hundred on Elk River in 
Cecil County, Maryland, although weak in body yet sound in memory and mind, 
praise to God for it, and give and bequeath my soul unto God who gave it and my 
body buried at the direction of my executors, and do dispose of my worldly 
substances in the way and manner following, viz: my moveable personal estate to 
be sold and all creditors paid and the overage if any to be disposed in the 
following way . Item: I give and bequeath to my brother John Scott the sum of 
five shillings. Item: I give and bequeath to James Scott, son of the above John 
Scott, the sum of fifteen pounds to be paid when he is of age. Item: I give and 
bequeath to James Cochran, son of William Cochran, the sum of fifteen pounds 
when he is of age. Item: I give and bequeath to Baptist Scott, the sum of five 
shillings. I give and bequeath to my sister, Margaret Scott, all my plantation 
in during her natural life and at her decease I order that the above said James 
Scott, son of the above said John Scott, and James Cochran, son of above said 
William Cochran, shall have two parts of the above said plantation equally 
divided between them and the other third part to be at sister Margarets 
disposing as she shall see cause at her decease, and further I direct that if 
the above named James Scott or James Cochran should die in a minor age of before 
they have ___ ___show that the above two parts of the above plantation shall be 
given to their next heirs or kin, and I do hereby revoke all former wills or 
testaments and declare this to be my last will and testament and do appoint my 
sister, Margaret Scott, to be my executor of this last will and testament, 
signed sealed and published and declared in presents of us this twenty fifth day 
of May 1749.

(Signed) James P. Scott
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Robert Evans
William Cochran
John McKay
Thomas Kilgore
Cecil County June 12th 1749, Robert Evans, William Cochran, John McKay and 
Thomas Kilgore, unsubscribing witnesses to the foregoing will, being duly and 
solemnly sworn on the
Evangilist of Almighty God, dispose and and say that they saw the testator James 
Scott sign this said will and heard him publish and declare the same to be his 
last will and testatment and at the time of his so doing he was to the best of 
their appreshensions of sound and disposing mind and memory and that they 
subscribe their respective names as witnesses to his said will in the presance 
of the testator and at his request...Sworn before John Thompson.
Examined by David Smith, Reg.

Hall of Records Commission, Department of General Services, State of Maryland, 
Vol. BB#2, page #76-77

James Scott 43.25 CE L171.16.0 5-7-1750 
Appraisers: A. Barry, Thomas Ricketts
Creditors: Robert Evens, William Cochran
Next of kin: John Scott
Executrix: Margaret Scott (now Margaret Smith)