Will of Lydia Beall (1810):  Charles County, MD

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Will of Lydia Beall
Written May 11th 1810 in Charles County, Maryland


     Maryland Sct - In the name of God Amen, I Lydia Beall of Charles County 
being infirm of body but of sound mind to memory thanks be to God for the same 
do hereby constitute and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and 
form following ...
In promise I will that all my just debts be first paid.
     Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Chloe Gibbons and my son Henry 
Gill to be equally divided between them or their heirs at my death one Negro man 
Thomas, one feather bed and furniture one chest and all the debts due from 
others to me and of this my last Will and Testament, I do hereby constitute 
appoint and ordain my son Henry Gill my sole executor hereby revoking all other 
Wills here before made by me ratifying and confirming this and none other to be 
my last Will and Testament, I Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal this eleventh day of May one thousand eight hundred and ten.
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of -            Lydia Beall {seal}
John H. Thomas, John L. Turner

     On the back of the afore going Will it is thus written Charles County Sct 
July 23rd 1811. Then came Henry Gill executor of Lydia Beall late of Charles 
County deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangely of almighty God that the 
written instrument of writing is the true and whole last Will and Testament of 
said deceased that hath come to his hands or possession and that he doth not 
know of any other.

                                        Test: Humphrey Barnes Reg. Of Wills

     Charles County Sct. July 23rd 1811 then came John H. Thomas and John L. 
Turner the two subscribing witnesses to the written last Will and Testament of 
Lydia Beall late of Charles County deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangely 
of almighty God that they did see the testatrix therein named sign and seal this 
Will and that they heard her publish, pronounce and declare the same to be her 
last Will and Testament that at the time of her so doing she was to the best of 
their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and 
that they respectively subscribed their names as witnesses to this Will in the 
presence and at the request of the testatrix and in the presence of each other.

                                        Test: Humphrey Barnes Reg. of Wills