Will of Elizabeth TURNER (1846): Charles County, Maryland

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                    JUNE TERM 1846 ELIZABETH TURNER'S WILL

   In the name of God amen. I ELIZABETH TURNER of 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 herbyand being desirous to settle my worldly
affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it
shall please God to call one hence, do therefore 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 herein after named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid
I devise and bequeath as follows:
Item.    I give an bequeath unto my brother EDWARD TURNER of Charles County
the money of which I may possess and also all the money and debts due at
the time of my death.
Item:    I give and devise unto my Sister, HENRIETTA TURNER of Charles
county, one negro woman named Henrietta and one negro girl named Ann and
their increase to the the said HENRIETTA TURNER and her heirs and assigns
forever.
Item:    I give and bequeath unto THOMAS P. TURNER of Charles County one
negro named Elo? and one plank chest to him the said THOMAS P. TURNER and
his heirs and assign forever.
Item:    I give and bequeath to WILLIAM B. TURNER of Charles County one
bed and bedstead and furniture to him the said WILLIAM B. TURNER his heirs
and assigns forever.
            And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint THOMAS P. TURNER
to be the sole executor of this my last will and testament revoking and
annulling all former wills by me.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal the twenty ninth day of January 1847

          ELIZABETH TURNER (SEAL)

11TH Day of July 1846 THOMAS TURNER  executor of his sisters will swore
oath that the above was his Sister, ELIZABETH TURNERS last will and
testament.

                                
Source: Charles co. Wills, Liber DJ#16, ff.402-3