Frederick County MD Archives Wills.....Arnold, Anthony August 13, 1792 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kimberly Sterling azgnilrets@cox.net April 15, 2005, 4:01 am Source: Will Written: August 13, 1792 Recorded: September 27, 1792 In the name of God Amen, I Anthony Arnold of Frederick County and state of Maryland Farmer being in a weakly state of health, but of sound and disposing mind and memory, considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous of settling my worldly affairs, so as thereby to be ready to meet that call, have made published and declared this to be my last will and testament in manner and __? Following. Firstly and after all my just debts to be paid and satisfied I give and bequeath as followeth Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Margareth, after my legaceys is paid out of any moveable, all the remaining part of my personal estate, to her and to her heirs and assigns for ever, and also the use of my dwelling plantation during her natural life ~ Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Ann all that piece of land where she now lives, it being part of the resurvey on bottom and top, that same that is assest? in Westminster Hundred to her and her heirs and assigns for ever, but by no means to her husband if he is the longest liver ~ Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Samuel one shilling currency and no more ~ Item I give and bequeath to my beloved son Archibald one shilling currency and no more~ Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Anthony all that track of land containing four acres, ___? In his plantation on Wells Creek Settlement where he now lives and ten pounds cash to be paid him one year after my decease, to him and his heirs and assigns for ever, Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Caterine ten pounds, to be paid her one year after my decease to her , her heirs and assigns for ever and no more and no more ~ Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son William thirty seven pounds ten shillings to be paid him ten pounds as year all the whole is paid to him his heirs and assigns for ever and also all the land I took in my last resurvey on bottom and top to him, his heirs and assigns for ever And lastly I give and bequeath un my well beloved sons William and Joseph all the residue and remainder of my land called bottom and top were I now live and not otherwise giving preference to Joseph in the (home) home place and I also give and bequeath to Joseph my son one horse known by the name of Fox to them their heirs and assigns for ever ~ And I do constitute and appoint my well beloved wife Margereth whole and sole executor if this my last will and testament, Revoking and Disannulling all former bequeaths wills legaseys by me heretofore in any wise left or made declaring this Ratifying this and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witnesses whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day of August 1792 NB. It is my will and I order that my son Joseph pay my son William the above sum if thirty seven pounds ten shillings out of his part of the land and not out of personal estate ~ Signed sealed published and declared by Anthony Arnold Sr. the within named testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto ~ Jno, Qwinn James Wells Archibald White } Frederick County September 27 1792 Anthony (his mark) Arnold (seal) Then came John Qwinn and James Wells two of the subscribing witnesses to the a foregoing last will and testament that at the time of his so doing he was afflicted, having lately had a stroke of the palest was very weak in body and his tongue and speech much afflicted so that we can’t say with certainty whether he was of disposing mind and memory or not, but that we respectively subscribed our names as witnesses to the will in the presence of the testator and that we did also see Archibald White the other subscribing witness sign his name as a witness in the presence of the testator and all in the presence of each other. Geo Murdoch Ry This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mdfiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb