WILL OF JOHN THOMPSON


In the name of God Amen, I John Thompson of
Charles County in the province of Maryland
being in perfsct health of body and sound mind
and memory for which I praise God do make my
Last Will and Testament as follows....
I commend my soul into the hands of God Almighty
trusting that through the merits and mediation of
Jesus Christ his dear son and my only savior that
he will recieve me into his heavenly kingdom and
my body to the earth to be decently intered at the
discretion of my executors hereafter named and with
what worldly goods it has pleased God to endow me I
leave as followeth VIZ:
INPRIMIS I give and bequeath to my son Thomas and son
William all that tract of land at Pitscataway on which
they now live to be equally divided betwixt them to them
and their heirs forever...
ITEM I give to my son John one hundred acres of the
plantation I now dwell on about the house he now lives
in and to his heirs forever and to my said son John I
bequeath my negro woman and the remainder of my dweeling
plantation with my dwelling house I give and bequeath to
my daughter Winifred during her natural life and after
her decease I bequeath the said land to my grandson
Joseph son of my son William to him and his heirs forever
and to my Daughter Winifred I bequeath one negroe which
she pleases to choose and one feather bed and furniture
and to my daughters Ann, Magdalen, and Susanna I bequeath
the other negro and one feather bed and furniture to each
of the said three girls and if the negro my daughter
Winifred shall choose outlives my said daughter then my
will is that the said negro be equally divided betwixt
my other three daughters Ann. Magdalen, and Susanna and
the rest of the remainder of my estate my will is that
it be equally divided amongst all my children and I do
hereby nominate make and appoint my dear sons Thomas and
William to be joint executors of this my Last Will and
Testament who I do hereby will and desire that they will
take good care of their sister Winifred and that my son
William will live on the plantation with her.
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this second day of March one thousand
seven hundred and thirty-three...

Signed sealed published and declared in the presence of
John Thompson
John Beale
Johanna Beale
Thomas Morris

CHARLES CO. WILL BOOK FF:99-100 PROBATED MAY 08, 1739

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