Will of Captain Alexander BEALL (1759) Frederick County, Maryland This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Stella Cotrill ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ************************************************************************************************* ************************************************************************************************ ************************************************************************************************ " WILL OF CAPTAIN ALEXANDER BEALL " ************************************************************************************************ Frederick County, Maryland ******************** In the name of God, Amen. This Ninth day of April One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-nine, ********************************************************************************************* I, Alexander Beall of Frederick County in the Province of Maryland being sick and weak in body, but of perfect minde and Memory and calling unto minde the Mortality of my Body do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament as followeth: And first I give my Soule unto the Hands of God, my heavenly Father, hoping for Forgiveness of all my Sins through the Righteousness of Jesus Christ,my Redeemer, and my Body, I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like manner at the Discretion of my Executrix,nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall renew the same again, by the mighty power of God, and for such worldly Estaten where with it has pleased God to bless me in this Life with, I give and dispose of the same in the manner and Form following, viz.: Imprimis.--I give and devise unto my Son, Leonard Beall, his Heirs and assigns for ever, all that Tract or parcel of land called Fyffe whereon he now lives. Item.--I give and devise unto my Daughter, Sarah, her heirs and assigns forever, all that Tract of Land now in the occupation of Elizabeth Harding, containing eighty four acres. Item.--I give and devise unto my Son, William Magruder, his Heirs and assigns for ever, all that Tract of Land called, King Cole, but if he should die without Lawful Heirs, that then the afs'd Tract of Land to be sold and the money to be equally divided between my Daughters, Sabrina, Mary and Martha. Item.--I give and devise unto my Son, Edward, his Heirs and Assigns forever, all that Tract of Land called, Joval Ramble, and also one other Tract of Land Called, Jacobs Cowpen, But if my afs'd Son, Edward, should Die before he arrive at the age of twenty-one years or have lawful Heirs, that then the afs'd tracts of Land to be sold and the money to be equally diveded between my Daughters, Sabrina, Mary and Martha. Item.--I give unto my Son, Edward, his heirs and assigns for ever, all my other Lands that I have any Right, Title or Interest to, except what Lands I may have a right to by my Wife, Sarah, and also a Tract of Land that I have sold by a verbal agreement to George Ross. Item.--And whereas I have sold by a verbal agreement with George Ross, the plantation and tract of Land called, Discovery, containing two hundred and sixty acres, for the sum of one hundred and ten pounds Currency, my Will and pleasure is that if the said George Ross should pay the afs'd sum of one hundred and ten pounds Currency, that, then my Executrix do make over unto the said George Ross, his Heirs and assigns, by Deed of Conveyance all the afs'd two hundred and sixty Acres of Land, but if the afs'd George Ross should relinquish the afs'd agreement, I made with him that then my Executrix hereafter mentioned to sell the afs'd Land and the money arrising thereon to be applied to discharging my Debts. Item.--I give and devise unto each of my children namely,William Magruder,Elizabeth,Sarah, Edward, Sabrina, Mary, and Martha, the sum of twenty pounds Currency, each to be paid them as they respectively arrive at Age or marry, but if it should happen that any of the said Children should die before they arrive at Age or marry, that then his, her or their respective Sum or Sums of money above devised to them, I give unto my Wife, Sarah. Item.--I give and devise unto my Wife, Sarah, her Heirs and assigns for ever all the Remainder of my real and personable Estate I have received with her or have any Right, Title of Interest to, by marrying her. And lastly, I do hereby constitute, ordain and appoint my well beloved Wife, Sarah, my whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament, revoking and making null and void all other and former Wills, Legacies and Bequeaths by me in any wise before this Time made and bequeathed. Rattifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament, In Witness, whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Seal the Day and Year above written. ALEX'R BEALL. [Seal.] ********************** Probated, May 5th, 1759 ******************* Signed, Sealed, published and pronounced by the afsd Alexander Beall, before us, whose names are subscribed as Witnesses at the Request and in the Sight of the Testator. ************************************************************************** Jos. Wood. Casper Shaaf. her Agnis A. G. Paul. mark Liber A, No. 1, folio 127. Frederick County, Md.