Will of Eleanor Wedding, Charles County, Maryland

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Charles Co., Wills AK #11, pp. 46-47
Will of Eleanor Wedding

December Term 1791

In the name of God, amen.  I, Eleanor Wedding, being in my proper health, mind
and memory, do make my last will and Testament in manner & form following.
(Vizt.)
First, I give my soul to almighty God who gaveth me, secondly, my body to be
buried at the discretion of my Executor.  
Item, I will & appoint my well beloved son, Thos. Wedding, to be my whole &
sole Executor.  
Item, I give to my well beloved son, Thos. Wedding, all my land.
Item, I give to my well beloved daughter, Anne Wedding, one Black mare,
Bridle, & side saddle.
Item, I give to my well beloved daughter, Eleanor Harriss Wedding, one feather
bed & furniture.
Item, I give to my well beloved dauther, Anne Wedding & my well beloved
daughter, Eleanor Harriss Wedding, the crop that my be begun or perhaps made
of the present year of my death & also all the provisions that shall be in the
house at the time of my death, 
And all the remainder of my Estate is my will & desire for it to be equally
divided amongst my well beloved children, Nicodemus Wedding, Elizabeth
Bousman, Susanah Mahoney, Amilla Church, Chloe Wedding, & my grandson, Aquilla
Logan, July ye.12th 1791


					Eleanor Wedding (her mark)

add to the twenty first line before sinature [sic] the words Elizabeth Bousman

Signed. sealed, & acknowledged in the presence of us - James Miles (his mark)
Thomas Darnall

On the back of the foregoing will, it is written (Viz't.) Charles County Gs't.
10th October 1791
Then came Thomas Wedding, Ex'r. of Eleanor Wedding, late of Charles County,
Dec'd. & made oath on the hole Evangels of Almighty God, that the within
Instrument of writing is the true & whole last will and Testament of the said
dec'd. that hath come to his hands or posession & that he doth not know of any
other. Cert'd. by John Muschett, Reg't. of Wills