WILL OF JAMES HAGAN
    
    
In the name of God Amen..  I James Hagan of Charles County in the
province of Maryland being infirm of body but of sound and perfect
memory do now make this my Last Will and Testament as followeth...
INPRIMIS  I bequeath my soul to God that gave it, my body to the
earth after my decease to be decently buried at the charge of my
estate and discretion of my executor hereafter named...
ITEM  I will that my just debts and funeral charges be first paid...
ITEM  I nominate constitute and ordain my loving wife Elizabeth
Hagan and my loving grandson Edward Hagan whole and sole executors
of this my Last Will and Testament to whom the said Elizabeth, my
wife, I give and bequeath the plantation I now dwell upon with
two hundred acres of land joining thereunto also a tract or parcel
of land called Hagan's Strife during her natural life and after her
decease to my loving grandson Edward Hagan to him and his heirs
forever...
ITEM  I give and bequeath unto my loving son William Hagan all the
remaining part of my lands or tracts I now hold to him and his
heirs forever, also I give and bequeath unto my said son William
Hagan one negro man named Peter after the decease of his mother...
ITEM  I give and bequeath  unto my loving daughter Mary Pidgon one
cow and calf...
ITEM  I give and bequeath unto my loving daughter Elizabeth
Blanford one negro woman called Sue after her mother's decease...
ITEM  I give and bequeath unto my loving granddaughter Monica
Blanford one negro boy called Basil after her grandmothers
decease...
ITEM  I give and bequeath unto my loving grandson James Blanford
its child that my negro woman Lucy is big with now after the
decease of his grandmother....
ITEM  I give and bequeath unto my loving grandson Edward Hagan two
negroes one called Matt and the other called Lucy after the decease
of his grandmother also half the remaining part of my personal
estate after his grandmothers decease....
ITEM  I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Elizabeth Hagan all
the remaining part of my personal estate also the use of the
negroes and personal estate before named during her natural life...
I ordain that this present will to be my Last Will and Testament.
In Witness whereof I have set my hand and affixed my seal this 5th
day of July 1749.
Signed sealed in the presence of us
      William Hagan                          James Hagan
      Ignatius Hagan
      James Hagan
    
        
WILL LIBER   : FF 277-278 CHARLES CO. PROVED SEPT. 11, 1749

Transcribed and contributed by Jessie Hagan jessieh@juno.com 

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