Will of William B. LAMER (1812): Frederick County, MD

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Will of William B. Lamer dated August 29, 1812 p on file onpage 308 ,Hawkins 
County, TN, transcribed by Tom Lamar Coughlin, 8/6/2001 

In the name of God, amen:
Be it known and remembered that I, Wm B. Lemar of the countyof Frederick and 
State of Maryland, now within Hawkins County and state ofTennessee, and on my 
way from the state of Kentucky to my residence inFrederick county aforesaid, and 
being sick and in a low state of health, but ofperfect mind and memory and 
calling to mind(?) the certainty of death and uncertainty of life do make this 
as my lastWill and  Testament, revoking all formerwills, deed of gift bequests, 
etc. and in the first place doth will and desirethat (after resigning my soul to 
Almighty God who gave it me) my body bedecently buried at the expense of my 
estate. 
And Secondly, I give to my son Marine T. Lemar a tract ofland which I purchased 
from John Lewis the same containing 160 acres situatedin Breckenridge County 
State of Kentucky adjoining lands of JosephSibleisbarger(?) reference to said 
John Lewis deed  to me will more fully explain, and also I give to him my 
sonMarine aforesaid one Negro boy called Tom, one horse, one cow, and also a 
noteof hand on Perry Rice one hundred twenty eight dollars and 12 ½ cents. 
Thirdly,I give to my two sons Benjamin S. Lemar and Richard S. Lemar the tract 
of landon which I live, including all the land which has not been conveyed to my 
sonsThomas and William Lemar, to be equally divided between the said Benjamin 
andRichard, And to Benjamin I also give a Negro boy named Andrew, one horse, 
onecow, And to Richard, I give a Negro boy named Jack, one horse and one 
cow.Fourthly, I give all my stock of negroes not heretofore disposed of by 
thiswill and excluding such as I have previously bequeathed to my children, to 
beequally be divided between my four daughters , and all my moveable estate 
ofevery description including (XXXX?) notes , excepting the one herein named 
towit: the one given to my son Marine, to be equally divided between my 
daughtersaforesaid, say Henney, Sally, Susannah, and Rachael. 
Fifthly, I also give a feather bed to each of my sonsBenjamin and Richard in 
addition to what I have heretofore given them by thiswill. Lastly, I appoint my 
sons William and Thomas Lemar executors of this mylast will and testament
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of thosewhose names are hereunto 
set. 29th August, 1812 William Bishop Lemar(seal) 
Daniel Dech
George Morrison
Joseph Mc M(???)