Will of Thomas HAYWARD (1745); Dorchester Co., MD

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Thomas Hayward (d1745)
Will
Dorchester County MD
Maryland Hall of Records 24:147-8 (Microfilm SR 4418)
Written January 1744/45
Proved 22 April 1745

January in the year of Our Lord 1744/5  I Thomas Hayward [of] Dorchester County 
in the province of Maryland planter being sick and weak in Body but of perfect 
mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore Calling into mind the 
mortality of my Body & knowing that it is appointed for all men Once to die do 
make and Ordaine this my last will and Testament in manner and form following.  

Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Margaret Hayward liberty during 
widowhood if ? ? required and in Order to Discharge my Debts for to sell my part 
of the Mill or Fifty Acres of land Called Hopewell that part next to the mill 
and if my wife doth not sell the mill I give her free liberty for to Cut Down 
what Timber she may have Occasion for the use of the said Mill but is she 
marrieth again I then Only Give liberty for the Cut Timber from a Tract of land 
called Hope and not such Timber ? make fence Loggs or Boards and he or she doth 
Other wise then what her Express shall for fitt all the Liberty or property of 
the aforesaid ?

I do hereby make and Ordaine my beloved wife my Only and Sole Executrix of this 
my Last will and Textament Ratifying and Confirming this and no Other to be my 
last will and Testament

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above 
written.  Thomas Hayward (seal)

William (his mark) Wheetly
Henry Wall
Thomas Russell

On the back of the aforegoing will was thus Written Viz
On the 22{d} of April 1745 William Wheetly and Henry Wall two of the subscribing 
Witnesses to the within will made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that 
they saw the Testator Thomas Hayward sign seal publish and declare the within to 
be his last Will & Testament and that at the Time of his so doing he was to the 
best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind and memory that they 
Together with the Other Witness Thomas Russell signed this Will as Witnesses in 
the presence of the said Testator and at his request
Sworn to before Enn{s} Hooper D Comy for Dor{r} County