John Wedding's will of 1770, Charles County, Maryland File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ken Wedding. Ken@SideTrack.org USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. _________________________________________________________________________ Following is the text of John Wedding's will of 1770, Charles County, Maryland Maryland Hall of Records Series: Wills Date of Record: 1770 Volume; page; 38 ff.503-04 Transcribed from a Xerox of the hand-written copy, not every word legible. The question marks (?) indicate the words I am unsure of. --------------------- John Wedding's Will In the Name of God Amen this fourth Day of May one Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy according to the Computation of the Church of England John Wedding Sen of Charles County Planter alies Schoolmaster being of Perfect Memory and Remembrance praised be God do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following. First I bequeath my Soul onto the Hands of Almighty God my maker hoping that through the millium (?) Death and Passion of Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeamer to receive his full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my Sins and as for my Body to be Buried in a Christian Burial according to the Discreation of my Executrix hereafter Nominated. Item. I give to my well beloved wife Elizabeth Wedding all my Personal Estate consisting of what kind or Quantity soever except what shall be hereafter Nominated. Item I give to my well beloved Son Thomas Wedding Three Books viz(?) the Morning Exercise against Popery, the Moderation of the Church of England and reasonableness of Personal Reformation. - Item I give to my well Beloved Son William Wedding one Spinning Wheel Item I give and Bequeath unto my beloved Son John Wedding one Cow and Calf or yearling on (?) the Day of Marriage or of his going to House keeping Item I give to my well beloved Son Philip Wedding one Cow and Calf or yearling to be delivered to him at the Day of Marriage or at the Time of his going to house keeping. Item I give and bequeath onto my well beloved Daughter Ann Pickerill one Linnen Spinning Wheel and a Book called the Prudince of Piety Item I give and bequeath onto my well beloved Daughter Emme Roby one Ewe and Lamb and a Book with ten Sermonds on it each Sermond hath one Commandment for its Text (?). Item I give and bequeath onto my well beloved Daughter Violetta Wedding one feather Bed to be be Delivered to her at the Day of Mariage, but if one or more of my three youngest Children Die viz (?) John Philip or Violetta before they are p-----h (?) with what is left them, then it is to fall to my well beloved grand Daughter Deidamia Roby - Item I give and bequeath all the rest of my personal Estate to my well beloved wife Elizabeth Wedding during her Life and after her Decease to be equally divided bewich my three younest Children viz (?) John, Philip and dau Violetta. Lastly I constilutey (?) appoint my well beloved wife Elizabeth Wedding and my son John Wedding Joint Executrix & Exceatore of this my last will and Testament hereby revocking and making void all wills by me heretofore made and done and do declare this to be my last will and Testament as Witness my Hand and Seal the a----e (?) of Dates above written Signed Sealed published and delivered John Wedding Sen In the presence of us Thomas Luckett Samuel Roby --- Edward Kerrick (?) mark Charles County --- on the 22nd day of January 1772 came Thomas Luckett, Samuel Roby Edward Kerrick and made oath that they saw John Wedding Sen sign and seal the- Wit (?) will and heard him publish and declare it to be his last will and Testament that at the Time of his ------ (?) he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and dispasing(?) mind and memory so that they summerally subscribed their names as Wittnesses to the said will in the presence of the Testator at his Bequest. Examined ------- Walter Hanson D Coms(?)