Will of Abraham BOWIE (1846); Charles County, MD

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                   Abraham Bowie ~ Will     
                                
In the name of God Amen, I Abraham Bowie or Charles County, in the
State of Maryland being sick and weak in body but 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 worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to
leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do
therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in manner
and form following: that is to say first and principally 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 hereinafter named
and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath
as follows:
Item- I give to Elizabeth Bowie my granddaughter a lot that had a house
on it lying between a ditch and the school lot, this granddaughter a
daughter of John A. Bowie.

Item- I give unto Jane Bowie my granddaughter, daughter of Zachariah
Bowie, one third of the property I bought of Zachariah Bowie which are
recorded in the Land Office , the other two thirds to the other
children. I appoint Zachariah Bowie agent for them till his last child
comes of age.

Item- I give and bequeath unto John A. Bowie and Zachariah Bowie and
Uriah Bowie a part of two tracts of land by the name of Ashbrooks Rest
and Senas Delight to be equally divided into three lots, the oldest
first choice and so on as they came into the world.

Item- I give and bequeath unto Sarah Ann Johnson and Mary Ann Ratliff
and Catherine Goley whatever money or personal property I am possessed
with to equally divide among the three women and lastly I do hereby
appoint the herein named John A. Bowie to be my Sole Executor of
this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all forms of
wills by me made ratifying and confirming that once none other to be my
last will and testament . In testimony whereof I have here unto set my
hand and affixed my seal this tenth day of January in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six.
Signed , Sealed, Published and delivered by Abraham Bowie the above
named testator for his last will and testament in presence of us have
subscribed his name.
                         Abraham Bowie    (Seal)
Witnesses
Aerlinda Welch
Mary B. Franklin
Mary I.C. Franklin
Edward Welch