Last Will and Testament of James McCREADY (1868); Dorchester Co., Maryland

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James McCready’s Last Will and Testament

Filed September 21, 1868

Enrolled in E.W.L, No. 1. wills, folios 407, 408, 409, one of the record books 
for Dorchester County now in my office –

                                              Certified by E.W. Le Compte, 
                                         Register of Wills for Dorchester County

In The Name of God Amen. I, James McCready of Dorchester County in The State of 
Maryland, Being in good health of body and of sound and disposing mind, memory 
and understanding, Considering the Certainty of Death and The uncertainty of the 
time Thereof and Being Desirous to Settle My worldly affairs and thereby Be the 
Better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to Call me hence, 
Do therefore make and publish this my last Will and testament in manner and form 
following.

            That is to say

First and principally, I commit My Soul into the hands of Almighty God and My 
Body to the earth to Be Decently Buried at the discretion of My Executor 
hereinafter named And after My Debts and funeral charges are paid..

I devise and Bequeath as follows.

I Give and Bequeath unto Jonathan A. McCready my older son my lot of ground 
whereon he now lives. A part of a tract of land called St. Bartholemews lot No. 
two containing twenty seven and one half acres more or less to him the said 
Jonathan A. McCready forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas B. McCready, my youngest son my lot of land 
on Whereon I now live . a part of a tract of land called St. Bartholemews  Lot 
No. 1 containing 27 and three quarter acres, more or less. To him the said 
Thomas B. McCready forever.

Item I also give and bequeath to my son Thomas B. McCready one bed and furniture 
first choice, and after my Debts and funeral Expense are paid out of my personal 
estate the balance of it to be equally divided among my heirs.

And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Jonathan A. McCready to be 
sole Executor of this my last Will and testament. Ratifying and confirming this 
and none other to be my last Will and testament. In testimony whereof I have 
hererunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fifteenth day of May in the year 
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by James McCready 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 subscribed 
our names as witnesses thereto.

Isaac M. Neal

Meshack Travers

Uriah Hurley of M

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The will is on file in the Cambridge, MD Court House

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Pat Richardson

Great, great, great, great granddaughter of James McCready