Will of Michael Lyon (1805):  Charles County, MD

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Will of Michael Lyon
Written 1805 in Charles County, Maryland

     In the name of God I Michael Lyon of Charles County in the state of 
Maryland being weak and infirm with age but of sound mind memory and 
understanding thanks be to God for the same and calling to mind the uncertainty 
of this transitory life and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die 
do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following.
     Imprimis I recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it to me hoping 
through the merits and mediation of my blessed Savior and redeemer Jesus Christ 
to receive the same again at the general resurrection and my body to the earth 
to be buried in a decent and Christian form according to the discretion of my 
Executrix hereafter named.
     My Will and desire is that all my just debts be paid out of my estate and 
after that is done I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rachel one cow and calf 
or one with calf to her and her heirs forever.
     Item; I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Chloe all the remaining part 
of my Estate to her use during her natural life and after her decease I give and 
bequeath unto my son William and all the surviving children which I have had by 
my wife Chloe as aforesaid an equal dividend in my Estate aforesaid to them and 
their heirs forever.
     Lastly, I hereby nominate constitute appoint and ordain my wife Chloe 
Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament hereby utterly revoking 
disannulling and disallowing every former and other Will or Wills by me made and 
acknowledging this and only this to be my Last Will and Testament -- In Witness 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this day of one thousand 
eight hundred and five.
Signed sealed published and declared to be the Last Will and Testament of 
Michael Lyon in the presence of us – witnesses
James Waters Jun. –                                       Michael Lyon {seal}
William Turner     -- 

     At the foot of the afore going Will it is thus written to wit –
Charles County Sct. March 19th 1811 Then came James Waters Jun. And William 
Turner the two subscribing witnesses to the within Last Will and Testament of 
Michael Lyon late of Charles County deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangels 
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 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 and at the request of the Testator and in the presence of each other –
                                 Test: Humphrey Barnes Reg. Of Wills