Will: Mary Wright  (1797):  Charles County, MD

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December Term 1797

Will of Mary Wright
[MSA C681, MdHR 7292, 1-8-10-12]
[Chas. Co., AK #11, p. 427-428]

In the name of God Amen, I Mary Wright of Charles County and State of Maryland, 
being sick and weak of body but of sound and disposing mind memory and 
judgement, thanks to Almighty God for the same, knowing the uncertainty of this 
life, and that it is appointed for all men once to doe, do make and ordain this 
my last will and Testament in the following manner, making null and void all 
other wills heretofore by me made, first and principally I recommend my Soul 
into the heard of almighty God that gave it and my body to the earth, to be 
buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Executrix here after named, 
and as to what worldly Estate it hath pleased God to bless me with.  I Give and 
dispose of as follows.  

	Imprimis, my will and desire is that all my just debts be paid.  Item, I 
Give and Bequeath to my three Daughters Lydia Wright, Elizabeth Wright and 
Margaret Robins Wright, equally among them the whole of Estate after my debts 
area paid.  And lastly I constitute and appoint my daughter Lydia Wright 
Executrix of this my last will and Testament, in Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this twenty fourth day of May Seventeen 
Hundred and ninety seven

Signed sealed and acknowledged                              Mary Wright  {SEAL}
							  (her mark)
In the presence of us

Joseph Elgin
Hezekiah Elgin
Joseph Price

On the back of the foregoing will it is thus written, to wit, Charles County, 
20th November 1797.  Then came Lydia Wright Executrix of Mary Wright, late of 
Charles County, deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangels of almighty God that 
the within Instrument of writing is the true and whole last will and Testament 
of said deceased that have come to her hands on possession and that she doth not 
know of any other.
        Certified by Humphrey Barnes, Regr. of Wills

Charles County, 20th November 1797. Then came Joseph Elgin and Hezekiah Elgin 
two of the subscribing witnesses to the within last will and testament of Mary 
Wright late of Charles County, deceased and severally made oath on the holy 
Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the Testatrix therein named sign and 
seal this will.  That they heard her publish pronounce and declare the same to 
be her last will and Testament that at the time of her so doing she was to the 
best of her apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding 
ant that they with Joseph Price the other subscribing witness respectively 
subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the 
request of the Testatrix and in the presence of each other.
        Certified by Humphrey Barnes, Regr. Of Wills