Wills: Keziah BECKWITH, 1802: Montgomery Co., Maryland Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Bill Thayer (whthayer@verizon.net) Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ Will of Keziah Beckwith (original) Mtg Co Wills Box 3, folder 92 recorded 13 Oct 1802 L.E, f.4 made 6 May 1802, prbt 13 Oct 1802 In the name of God Amen, I Kezia Beckwith of Montgomery County State of Maryland being infirm of body but of a sound and disposing mind and memory do make ordain and establish this my last Will and Testament as follows. First and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my body. I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor herein after named and as to those Temporal goods with which it has pleased God to bless me my Will and desire is that they be disposed of in the manner and form following to wit, I give and bequeath unto my beloved son John Beckwith one Cow and Calf, one Earling, Twenty four head of Hogs, one Feather Bead and furniture, one Chaff bead and furniture, one Desk, half dozen chairs, one Table. Together with all the residue of my Estate Real personal and mixed not herein specially devised ___? Item. I give and bequeath unto my two beloved daughters namely Ann Williams wife of Thomas Swearingen Williams, and Barbary Nicholas, wife of Simon Nicholas all my wereing apparal and one half dozen Silver Tea Spoons to be equally divided between them at the descretion of my Executor hereafter named. Lastly. I hereby constitute ordain and appoint my beloved son John Beckwith Sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testement in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this sixth day of May Annadomina one Thousand Eight Hundred and two. her Kezia X Beckwith mark wit: Elimabeck Swearingen Thomas H. Wilcoxen