Wills: Will of Job Corner (1676); Charles County, Maryland

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Will of Job Corner Charles County, Maryland

CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND - Will of Job Corner
Dated November 9, 1676 and probated April 16, 1677

	In the name of God Amen
	the 9th day of November in the yeare of our
	Lord god 1676 I Job Cornor of Charles County
	planter being sick & weake of body  but of sound
	& perfect mind & memory blessed be god for the
	same & calling to mind the uncertain &
	transitory state of this life & that all flesh must
	yield to death, being desirous to settle things in
	order doe make this my last will & testament
	in manner & forme following that is to say first
	& principally I Commit my soule to almighty
	god my Creator & my body to the Earth from
	whence it was taken to be buried in Christian
	& decent manner according to the discretion of
	my friend hereafter nominated & appointed 
Item	I will & desire that all my just & lawfull
	debts which I owe may be paid & satisfied by
	my wife Anne Corner by me here appointed
	my whole & sole executrix.
Item	I give unto my wife, Anne Corner, my Mare
	Jenny & her foale
Item	I give unto my wife Anne, all my Cattle & hoggs
	in generall.
Item	I will & desire that my wife Anne may have
	the Plantation to live on during her life.
Item	I give & bestow & hereby freely grant unto my
	beloved friend Tho. Corker all my plantation
	& land being 300 acres to be fully possessed
	thereof at the death of Anne my wife. he his
	heirs & executors or admrs.
Item	I will & desire that the said Tho. Corker may
	See me buried in descent manner & defray
	the expenses out of my tobacco.
Item	I give my young horse Scoggin unto Philip
	Browne & Tho. Rigg.
Item	I give my horse unto Tho Corker & Eliz his
	wife.
Item	I give my household goods & all the rest of my
	estate (after these my legasies & just debts
	are paid) unto my deare wife & aforementioned
	executrix.
Lastly	I hereby utterly revoke all former & other
	wills either by word or writing, ordaining
	this & noe other my last will & testament
	In witness whereof I have hereunto set
	my hand & seale this 9th day of November
	1676
	Job Corner [sealed]
	Signed sealed & delivered
	in the presence of us
	Tho. Corker
	Phillip Browne

	And on the back side of the foregoing will
	was thus written
	April 16th 1677
	By vertue of a Commission from your honour
	bearing date the 30th of November 1776
	I did the day above written call before me
	Eliz. Corker who made oath that she saw
	Job Cornor deseased signe seal & publish
	the within writing as his last will & testamt
	& that then he was in perfect sense & memory
	Benj. Rozer

Wills, Liber V, Folios 194-195, Maryland Prerogative Court 

Transcribed and contributed by David Rigg, drigg@usa.net