Will of John WHEELER (1693):  Charles County, MD

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Transcribed from photocopy of Will recorded in Book A32, pages 128-130, 
obtained from Maryland Hall of Records

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Charles County
John Wheeler Will
Page 128

	In the name of God Amen, I John Wheeler of Charles County being sick of 
body but in full and perfect memory make & constitute this my last Will and 
Testament in manner and form as following
	Item. I give and bequeath my soul to almighty God the giver thereof hoping 
to receive a free pardon for all my sins and my body to be decently buried 
at the direction of my Executor after mentioned, Item. my will is that all 
my debts Justly due be paid to every person I am indebted to & as for the 
rest of my Estate I leave it as so forth.  Item. I give and bequeath unto 
my son Thomas Wheeler and his heirs forever two hundred acres of land where 
he now liveth together with one hundred and thirty acres thereunto 
adjoining called by the names of Wheelers rest & Wheelers adjoining allsoe 
I give one great Copper Kettell and one pair of and Irons to my aforesaid 
son Thomas Wheeler with one Gelldin called by the name of luckett after my 
death.
	Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Ignatius Wheeler to him and his 
heirs forever all that parcell of Land Called planters delight containing 
for hundred acres at the end of one year after my death and the decease of 
my beloved wife Mary Wheeler together with one feather bed & fernerture to 
be delivered after the decease of my beloved wife aforenamed with one iron 
pott & pott hooks.
I give and bequeath unto my son Francis Wheeler to him and his heirs 
forever all that parcel of land Called Magers Chowse being one hundred 
eighty seven acres together with middletons Loll being ninety six acres 
thereunto adjoining, allso I give to my sonn Francis aforesaid the fether 
bead which I do ly upon with the fornerture thereunto belonging after the 
decease of my beloved wife aforesaid.  Item. I give and bequeath unto my 
Grandson John Wheeler the son of my son James Wheeler deceased to him and 
his heirs forever

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Charles County
Page 129

Two hundred acres of land part of five hundred acres Called Wheelers 
Purchase beginning at the first bound tree of the Tract for the beginning 
of his two hundred acres all 	 of my death alsoe I give him one feather 
bead and furniture and one Iron pott to be delivered at the decease of my 
beloved wife.  Item. I give unto my Granson James Wheeler the son of my son 
James Wheeler deceased to him his heirs forever two hundred acres of land 
itt being the part of the five hundred acores aforesaid beginning at the 
end of John Wheelers aforesaid.
	Item. I give and bequeath unto my gran Daughter Ann Wheeler the daughter 
of my son James Wheeler deceased one hundred acres of land it being the 
remainer part of the five hundred acres of land Called Wheelers purchase 
the other fore hundred acres to ge given to John Wheeler and James Wheeler, 
to her and her heirs forever alsoe I give to my Gran Daughter Ann Wheeler 
one hundred and sixty five acres of land Could Wheelers delight & if the 
said Ann Wheeler should dye without heirs of her body Lawfully begotten 
then to fall to Richard Wheeler, the son of my sonn Thomas Wheeler and his 
heirs forever together with one filey to be delivered at my death and I do 
hereby anullifie and make void all other former wills by me made making and 
Constituting this my last Will & Testament.  In Witness whereof I doe 
hereunto set my hand & fix my Ceall this 11th day of November in the year 
of our Lord God 1693.
                              The mark of
                              John J W Wheeler {seal}

Testis
John Sonders, William Montgomerey
Anniah Montsgomerey

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Charles County
Page 130

	On the back of the foregoing will was endorsed the following probate (to 
wit) January 8th 1694.  The within written Will was in Common form proved 
at Port Tobacco in Charles County by the oaths of John Sanders, William 
Montgomery & Anniah Montgomery that they did see the within named John 
Wheeler sign & seal the same and heard him publish & declare the same to be 
his last Will and Testament, &c.
                              C. Lomax, Dep. Com