Wills:  Will of Thomas Turner (1831): Charles County, Maryland

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                  THOMAS  TURNER     WILL


    In the name of God Amen, I THOMAS TURNER of Newport, Charles County
being in moderate health but of sound and disposing mind memory and
understanding do make publish and declare this and none other to be my last
will and testament, hereby revoking all others by me at anytime heretofore
made.   I commit my soul unto the hands of almighty God who gave to me
hoping for salvation through the merits and interception of my Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ, my body to the earth to be decently interned at the
discretion of my Executor herein after Named.
     Item. Having heretofore, conveyed to ----whole of my property real
personal and
mixed. I hereby affirm and confirm the same as far as may be necessary to
give -thereto if any such act should be conceived necessary and proper to
be done in anyevent or under any circumstances.
    Item. As to any or all the property of which I may desire or in any
manner -----I give bequeath and devise the same to my four children their
heirs and  to be equally divided amongst them to my daughter SUSAN E.
BRAWNER and my sons JOHN R.TURNER, THOMAS PHILIP TURNER AND FRANKLIN P.
TURNER.
     Lastly I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my brothers,THOMAS
TURNER and AQUILLA TURNER, executors of this my last will and testament and
give and bequeath to them or the survivor of them the use care management
and guardianship of my children during their minority.
    In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
this twelfth
day of July, Eighteen hundred and thirty one.                  THOMAS
TURNER
(SEAL)
 declared THOMAS TURNER the testator within mentioned as and for his last
will
and testament subscribing witness who in his presence and at his request
and in the
presence of each other have severally subscribed our names hereto
PHILIP KING   EDWARD MILES      BENJAMIN STONESTREET

                   Codicil to the foregoing last will and testament of
THOMAS TURNER
     Having omitted above to give to my Executors my wearing apparel as I
had designed to do, I hereby declare such to be my will and desire and do
hereby give and bequeath all my wearing apparel to my said brothers EDWARD
TURNER AND AQUILLA TURNER or the survivors of them at my death hereby
ratifying and confirming my will----and other particular----in testimony
whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this twelve day of
July 1831
     Test: H. Browner Regs of Wills  Charles Co. April 26th 1836 took
testaments of the PHILIP KING, EDWARD MILES, AND BENJAMIN STONESTREET.  as
to the legal aspects of Thomas Turners will. and that they all were there
at the signing of his document, before he died.