Will of Randolph Turner (1816): Charles County, Maryland

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RANDOLPH TURNER WILL OCOTOBER 1822

In the name of God amen  I RANDOLPH TURNER of Charles County and State of
Maryland being in perfect health and of body and mind (thanks be to God for
the same) calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life, and
knowing it is appointed for all mankind 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 Almighty god who gave it to me,
hoping through the merits and mediation of my blessed Savior and Redeemer
jesus Christ to receive the power 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 Executor hereafter named.
Item   I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife ELIZABETH the use of all my
Estate both real and personal during her natural life or widowhood, and
after her decease that my unmarried daughters shall have all my personal
property equally divided amongst them except my Negroes which shall always
continue the Property of my unmarried or single daughters while there
remains one singluor unmarried amongst them; and should they all marry or
decease then the Negroes are to be equally devided amongst the surviving
daughters & their Heirs as the other Personal property above specified and
also that my unmarried daughters shall have the entire use and privilege of
the whole of my real Estate during their single lives but as soon as they
are married they are no longer to be entitled to the use and privilege
hereof, but that the enire right, title, privlege & possession of the whole
of my real Estate is to be and remain unto my son AQUILA to himself & his
heirs forever. Lastly - I hereby nominate constitute and ordain my son
AQUILA TURNER Executor of this my last  my last will and testament, hereby
utterly revoking, disannulling and disallowing every former and other will
or wills by me made or done and achnowedging this, and only this to be my
lsat will and testament. In-witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and
affixed my seal this fith day of march one thousand eight hundred and
sixteen.                                                 RANDOLPH TURNER
(seal)
Witnesses:
SAMUEL TURNER
JOHN FARRAND
JESSE C. COOKE

On the back of the aforegoing will it is thus written:
 Charles County August 17 1822  Then came AQUILA TURNER Executor of
RANDOLPH TURNER late of Charles county deceased and made oath on the Holy
Evangely of Almighty God that the aforegoing instument of writing is the
true and whole last will and testament of the said deceased that came to
his possession  and that he doth not know of any other.
                                                Test. HUMPHRY BARNES   Reb.
Of Wills
 Charles county August 17, 1822 Then came JOHN FARRAND and JESSE C. COOKE
two of the witnesses to the aforegoing last will and testament of
RANDOLPH TURNER late of Charles County deceased and severally made oath on
the Holy Evangley of Almighty God that they aforegoing did see the
Testament named, sigh and seal this will and that they heard him publish,
pronouce and d4eclare 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, memeory and understanding and that they together with
SAMUEL TURNER the other subscribing witness respectively subscribed ther
names as witnesse 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