Will of John BOWYE (1780):  Charles County, MD

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John Bowye Will

In the name of God Amen I John Bowye of Charles County
in the State of Maryland being sick and weak but of sound
mind and memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same
knowing the uncertainty of mans life and that it is
appointed all men once to die do make my last will and
testament in manner following making null and void all
other wills by me heretofore made
First and principally I commend my soul to the hands
of Almighty God that gave it to me and my body to the
earth to be buried at the discretion of my Executor
hereafter named and as to which worldly estate it hath
pleased God to bless me with I dispose of in the
following manner. (word unreadable)
I will (word unreadable) all my (word unreadable)
debts to be first paid
Item I give to my Daughter Mary Persons?
one shilling sterling  and no more
Item I give to the heir of my Daughter Elinor Posey
one shilling sterling and no more
Item I give to the heir of my Daughter Jain Groves
one shilling sterling and no more
Item I give to the heir of my Daughter Anne Picken?
One shilling sterling and no more
Item I give to my beloved wife Isabel Bowie for and during
her natural life the use of the whole and every part of my
Estate whatsoever of all kinds and my will is that after the
death of my wife aforesaid that my moveable estate may be
equally divided between my children after named
James Peal Bowie, William Bowie, John Bowie, Benjamin Bowie,
also my daughters Elizabeth Bowie and Susannah Bowie
to have equal parts.
And lastly I constitute my wife Isabel Bowie to be the whole
and sole Executor  of this my last will and testament in
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affect
my seal this 3rd day of April 1780-
Signed John (his mark) Bowie
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
John Smith,
Rhody Adams,
Jos Adams
                            
JUNE COURT 1781
On the back of the foregoing will it is written
~Charles County 27th July 1781 then come Isabelle Bowie
Executor of the last will and testament of John Bowie
late of said county deceased and made oath on the
Holy Evangel that the within  (Next two words not readable)
the whole last will and testament of John Bowie late of said
county deceased and that she knows of know other
Signed Dan JeniferCharles County 27th July 1781

Then came John Smith and Rhody Posey two of the subscribing
witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of
John Bowie late of said county did and made an oath on
the Holy Evangel of Almighty God that they did see the
testator therein named sign and seal this will and that
they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same
to be his last will and testament and that at the time
of his so doing he 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 of the testator at his request
and in the presence of each other.
Dan Jenifer

Source- Microfilm at Md. State Archives CR49,154-1
(Wills Liber A.F.No.7, p648)