Dorchester County, Maryland - Wills: Joseph (POLK) Pollok ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Submitted By: Lola Harris Withrow April 19, 2001 ************************************************************************ THE WILL of JOSEPH (POLK) POLLOK Joseph Pollock's will was dated 12 Sept., 1751 and probated 10 June, 1752. The will reads as follows as written: In the name of God Amen, this twelfth day of September Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and fifty-one. I, Joseph Pollock, of Dorchester County and Province of Maryland, Planter being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory and knowing it is appointed for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament. First, I commend my soul to Almighty God that gave it and my body to be buried in a christianlike manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named. As touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this world I give, devise and dispose of the same in manner and form following: Imprimis. I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Robert Pollock the westermost end of a tract of land called "Little Goshen," and likewise a tract of land called "Horsey's Swamp," containing one hundred acres of land to him and his heirs forever and in case he dies without heirs, then to fall to my youngest son James Pollock and his heirs forever upon the condition of him the said James Pollock paying my daughter Ann Pollock the sum of fifty pounds current money of Maryland in lieu of the land when he shall arrive at the age of twenty-eight years of age. I likewise give and bequeath to my son Robert Pollock a young negro boy called Sam being in full for his part of my estate. Item--I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Zephaniah Pollock the Eastermost end of a tract of land called "Little Goshen" to him and his heirs forever and in case he dies without heirs then to fall to my youngest son James Pollock and his heirs forever. Likewise my will and desire is that the tract of land called "Little Goshen" be equally divided between my two sons Robert and Zephaniah Pollock at the discretion of my friend John Pollock son of James Pollock and in case the said Eastermost end of "Goshan" should be lost by means of a suit of law then in lieu therof I give unto him a young negro girl named Fender but in case he obtains the land then the said negro girl Fender to be equally divided among my other children. I likewise give and bequeath to my son Zephaniah Pollock a gun in full for his part of my estate. Item--I give and bequeath to my eldest daughter Ann Pollock a young negro girl named Rose in full for her part of my estate. Item--My will and desire is that my trusty friend John Pollock after my death may prosecute the suit of law now pending between myself and Christopher Nutter and the charges thereof to be defrayed out of my estate. Item--I give and bequeath to my son James Pollock all my smith tools and the remainder of my estate to be equally divided among my other children. Item--I likewise leave my well beloved wife full and whole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and my Will and Desire is that my son Robert Pollock may dwell with his mother-in-law till he arrives at the age of eighteen years or till the day of her marriage and I do hereby utterly disannul and make void all other Wills and Testaments before this by me in any wise named ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In witness I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year above written. Joseph Pollock (seal) Signed, sealed, pronounced and declared by the said Joseph Pollock to be his last Will and Testament, in presence of us. Charles Rawlins, Jacob Layton, John J. Neal, his mark. On the 10 day of June Anno Dom. 1752 Charles Rawlins and John Neal two of the subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing Will, being duly and solemnly sworn of the Holy Evangels of Almighty God depose and say they saw the Testator Joseph Pollock sign the aforegoing Will and heard him publish and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament. That at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their knowledge and apprehension of sound and disposing mind and memory and that they, together with the witnesses to the said Will, in the presence of the said Testator and at his request, which Oath was taken by the said Witnesses in the presence of John Pollock as friend and Trustee to the heir at law appointed by the Dec'd which same John Pollock did not object to the probate of the said Will, etc. Certified per Jam Auld, D. Com. D. C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Robert Pollok, was the son of Robert Bruce (Pollok) Polk & Magdalen Tasker Polk of Somerset Co., Maryland.