Will of John SPALDING
Prerogative Wills, Liber 12, ff.23-25,
Hall of Records,Annapolis, MD

   In the name of God, Amen the Eighteenth Day of January
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty Four-five. I JOHN
SPALDING of Charles County although sick of body but of
good and sound memory praise to Almighty God for the Same,
therefore I do make this my last Will and Testament in
Manner and form following that is to say principally and
first of all I give and recommend my soul into the Hands
of God that gave it hoping through Merits Death and Passion
of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and
forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life
and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at
the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named not Doubting
but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same
again by the almighty power of God. And as touching Such
Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in
this life. I give Demise and dispose of the same in the
following manner and form that is to say -

   First I will that all those Debts as I do owe in Right or
Conscience to any person or persons whatsoever shall be well
and truly paid or ordered to be paid in Convenient time
after my Decease by my Executor hereafter named.

   Item I give and bequeath to Priscilla my dearly beloved
Wife the tract of land and plantation one called Town Manor
whereon we now live for and during her natural life and
after her Decease to my youngest son and well beloved Son,
CHARLES and to his heirs and assigns forever, but in case he
Dies in his Minority or under age then to my beloved son,
JOHN, and his heirs and assigns forever.

   Item I give and bequeath that Trace or parcell of land in
Clements Bay forrest being part of a tract of land called
Batchelers Rest containing one hundred acres to my beloved
son JOHN and his heirs and Assigns forever. But if he dies
without heirs then to be equally divided between my two
Beloved sons, William and Bassell and their heirs and
assigns forever.

   Item I  give and bequeath that Tract or parcell of Land
in Charles County Near Port Tobb being part of a tract of
Land called Green's Inheritance containing two hundred acres
to be equally divided between my two beloved sons, William
and Bassell, their heirs and assigns forever.

   I also give and bequeath a tract of land on Beaver Dam
Manor in St. Marys County to my Two sons, William and
Bassell and their heirs and assigns forever.

   Item I give and bequeath to my son JOHN my part of Two
tracts of land in St Marys County the one part of the Two
Brothers the other part of St Giles and to his heirs and
assigns forever.

   Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Priscilla three
negroes one called Hagoe the other called George another
called Head for the Time of her Natural Life and after her
Decease then to my son CHARLES but if he dies with out heir
or in his now age then to be equally divided between my
other Children--

   Item I give and bequeath on Negro man called Peter and
one called Ann to my son JOHN and the first child she bares
to my beloved daughter, Mary.

   Item I give and bequeath one negro boy called Daniel and
one negro woman called Peggy with her further increase to be
equally divided between my two Sons WILLIAM and BASSELL at
the age of 18-

   Item I give and bequeath to my daughter MARY one negro
girl called Jane to my daughter Mary.

   Item I give and bequeath to my beloved wife a third part
of all my Money Tobbacco and Debts also a third part of all
my household but the other part to be equally between my
five children my will is that my Son JOHN shall have the
Education and bringing up of my children my will is that my
wife and my son JOHN Spalding to be equally and jointly my
sole executors of this my Last Will and Testament in Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seale this
Eighteenth day of January--
Wm Spalding                        John Spalding
Geoge Birch                               his 
her mark                                 mark
Elizabeth E. Morris                      
his mark
Brian B Magdonill

Transcribed and contributed by Shirley H. Platt,
Plattshirl@aol.com 

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