Will of William  SHEIRBURN (1824); Charles Co., MD

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WILL- Liber ?  Folio  ? 
William  SHEIRBURN
Charles County Maryland
1824

In the name of God Amen. I William SHEIRBURN being of sound and perfect mind
and memory and considering the uncertainty of this mortal life do make and
publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following to with 
I give and bequeath to my brother Joseph SHEIRBURN all my personal Estate, 
Goods and Chattels of what kind and nature soever to hold to him the said 
Joseph SHEIRBURN his Heirs and Assigns forever and I do hereby appoint and
constitute the said Joseph SHEIRBURN sole Executor of this my last will and 
Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I 
have hereunto set my hand and seale this twenty third day of November in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three.


William SHEIRBURN   **SEAL**

Witnesses  Josias  HAWKINS
           ______  SACCHI__

At the foot of the aforegoing will it is thus written Charles County Sct.
August 16th 1824. Then came Joseph SHEIRBURN Executor of William SHEIRBURN 
late of Charles County deceased and made oaths on the Holy Evangely of 
Almighty God that the afore-going instrument of writing is the true and 
whole last will and testament of the said deceased that hath come to his 
hands on possesion and that he doth not know of any other.

Humphrey BARNES Reg'r of wills Charles County Sct. August 20th 1824 then
came Josias H. HAWKINS one of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing 
last will and Testament of Joseph SHEIRBURN late of Charles County deceased 
and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that he together did see 
the Testator therein named sign and seal the will and that he 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 his apprehension 
of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding and that he together
then with --blank-- the other subscribing witness respectively subscribed 
their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request 
of the Testator, in the presence of each other 

**SEAL** Humphrey BARNES   Reg'r of wills