Will of Henry H. Posey

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Maryland State Archives; Reel CR 80-3 Liber CHP, Number 19, Folio 198

                                 December Term 1903
Henry H. Posey Will

I, Henry H. Posey, of Charles County in the state of Maryland, being of
sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding do make and publish
this, my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say:

First; and principally, I commit my soul to Almighty God, and my body
to the Earth, and after all my just debts including my funeral expenses
are paid, I devise and bequeath my property, real, personal and mixed,
as follows:

Item 1:  I give and devise to my daughter Hannah Johnson, of Charles
County, Maryland and my son Alvin Posey, formerly of said County, to be
equally divided between them, share and share alike, all that portion
of the farm upon which I now reside, which lies to the East side of
the public road leading from Durham Church to Grayton, in said Charles
County, containing about one hundred acres of land, more or less.

Item 2:  I give and devise to my daughter Laura Bradley(Brodley?) of
Washington City, in the District of Columbia, and to my granddaughter
Mary M. Riley, of said City, to be divided equally between them, share
and share alike, all that portion of said farm upon which I now reside,
which lies to the West side of the Public road leading from Durham
Church to Grayton, in said Charles County, containing about one hundred
acres of land, more or less, and more particularly described as being
that portion of said farm upon which the new dwelling house thereon, in
which I now reside is rested(?).

Item 3:  I give, devise and bequeath to my son John F. Posey, of
Washington City in the District of Columbia, the tract of wood land
I now own and possess, detatched from my home farm above devised,
lying and being on the Public road leading from Mount Hope Church to
the Nanjemoy Baptist Church, containing about thirty three acres of
land more or less.  I further release hereby, my son John F. Posey,
from the judgement of a note which I hold against him, in the sum of
sixty Dollars and interest, and for the purpose of releasing
said note I direct and empower my executor hereinafter named to
surrender the same to my said son, upon my decease, without receiving
payment therefor.

Item 4:  I give and devise to my son Massie Posey, formally of Charles
County aforesaid, a tract of land lying and being on the North side
of the Public road leading from Wm Luttrell's land to the Nanjemoy
Baptist Church containing about thirty five acres of land, more or
less.

Item 5:  All the rest and residue of my property, real, personal and
mixed where ever located I give devise and bequeath to my daughters,
Hannah Johnson and Laura Bradley(Brodley?); my grand daughter,
Mary M. Riley and my sons Alvin Posey, John F. Posey and Massie Posey,
share and share alike.

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint Samuel H. Speake, of
Charles County aforesaid to be executor of this my last will and
testament, hereby revoking all other wills and codicils by me
heretofore made; and ratifying and confirming this to be my last will
and testament as aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my seal this twenty sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and three.

                            Henry H. Posey

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named testator as
and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who, at
his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other have
hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

                            Thos. I(?). Wright
                            William N. Murphy
                            Alexander Murphy

Charles County S. S.
On the 21st day of December 1903 came Samuel H. Speake M.D. and
made oath in due form of law, that he does not know of any will or
codicil of Henry H. Posey late of said County, deceased, other than
the above instrument of Writing, and that he received the same from
Henry H. Posey on the 26th day of April 1903.

     Sworn to
          Test:
                     F. Brooke Matthews
                     Register of Wills for Charles County

Charles County S. S.
On the 21st day of December 1903 came Thos. I. Wright and Alexander
Murphy, two of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last Will
and Testament of Henry H. Posey, late of said County, deceased, and
made oath in due form of law, that they did see the Testator sign and
seal this Will; and they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the
same to be his last Will and Testament; that at the same time of his so
doing he was, to the best of their apprehension, of sound and disposing
mind, memory, understanding and that they together with William N.
Murphy subscribed their names as witnesses to this Will in his presence
at his request and in the presence of each other.

     Sworn to
          Test:
                     F. Brooke Matthews
                     Register of Wills for Charles County