Will of Rhoda BOWIE (1808):  Charles County, MD

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Rhody Bowie Will

In the name of God Amen, I Rhoda Bowie of Charles County
in the Stateof Maryland being sick and weak in body but
of a sound and disposingmind and memory taking into
consideration the uncertainty of life andthe certainty
of death knowing that it is appointed all men once to
die and being desirous of settling my worldly affairs
before I go hence; domake and ordain this my last will
and testament in the manner and form following-
First and principally I commend my soul into the hands of
Almighty God who gave it me and my body to the earth to be
decently buried in a decent and Christian like manner at
the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named looking for
the Resurrection from the dead and hoping for Salvation
through the merits of Jesus Christ my Savior and Redeemer
and as to what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bless my
labors with I dispose of in thee following manner~
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Ann Bowie the
whole of my estate that I am now possessed with of every
sort and kind whatsoever to be by her disposed of at her
death in any way she may think proper and lastly I
constitute and appoint my loving wife Ann Bowie Sole
Executrix of this my last willand testament in testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal
this Sixth day of October Eighteen Hundred and Eight.
Signed Rhoda (his X mark) Bowie
Signed, Sealed, Published, Pronounced and Declared by the
Testator to be his last will and testament in the presence
of us who at the request of the Testator have Subscribed
ournames as witnesses thereto in the presence of each other.
Signed Thos Price, William (his X mark) Flory,
Sarah D.(Her X mark)Flory

On the back of the aforegoing will is thus written to wit:
Charles County September 2, 1814, then came Ann Bowie
Executrix of Rhody Bowie late of Charles County deceased and
made an oath on the Holy Evangel of Almighty God that the
aforegoing instrument of writing is the true and whole
last will and testament of said deceased that hath come
to her hand or possession and that she doth not know of
any other.
Signed Humphrey Barnes Register of Wills

Charles County September 2nd 1814 then came Thomas Price,
William Florry and Sarah D. Florry the three Subscribing
witnesses to the written last will and testament of Rhody Bowie
late of Charles County deceased and made oath on the
Holy Evangel of Almighty God that they did see the Testator
therein named Sign and Seal the 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.
Signed Humphrey Barnes Register of Wills

Source- Microfilm Md. St ate Archives #CR49,157-1
Wills Liber A.F. No.7, p648