Will of Blasius NOEL (1831) Frederick County, Maryland This file was contributed by P. G. ************************************************************************ * 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. ************************************************************************ 11 October 1831 Frederick Co. MD Folios 385-386 In the Names of God, Amen. I Blasius Noel of Frederick County, in the State of Maryland, being sick and weak in body but of sound disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, in manner and form following, to wit: I will and bequeath unto my wife Mary Ann, during her life only, of my goods and chattles as follows, to wit, Two cows, two hogs, her own choice, One ten plate stove and pipe thereto belonging, one bedstead, bed and bedding, her choice, one cupboard, and all the cups, saucers, tea spoons, knives and forks, one large table two iron pots, four chairs, one large rocking chair, five bushels of wheat five bushel of rye, six bushels of corn, four bushels of potatoes. I empower my Executors hereinafter named, soon as they convienently can after my death, to sell the residue of my goods and chattles at a public sale and to divide the money arising from such sale left in their hands after payment of my debts and funeral expences into nine equal shares which I will and bequeath as follows-One share to my son Joseph, one share to my son John, one share to my son Peter, one share to my son Jacob, one share to my son Blasuis, one share to my son Michael, one share to my four grand children, the children of my son Christopher, to be equally divided among them, shares alike; one share to my daughter Mary Magdalena, and one share to my daughter Catherine. I will and bequeath unto my wife Mary Ann all my real estate consisting of the following tracts of land, situate in Frederick County, Maryland, to wit: part of a tract of land called "Landstool" containing one hundred acres of land, more or less, now in the occupancy of Jacob Heis, and part of a tract of land called "Troublesome Job" whereon I now dwell, containing fifty acres and one half acre of land. To have and to hold my said real estate, ? the rights, liberties, priviledges and appurtances thereto belonging, and to have the management thereof, and receive and take the rents, issues, profits, and proceeds of the same unto my said wife Mary Ann, for and during her life only. I direct and empower my executors herein after named as soon as convienently may be, after the death of my wife Mary Ann, to sell my said real Estate, at public or private sale, and the same purchases likewise to sell at public sale all the the goods and chattels left at her death, which I herein before willed and bequeathed to her during her life only, and to divide the money arising from such sales into nine equal shares which I will and bequeath as follows: one share to my sons Joseph, one share to my son John, one share to my son Peter, one share to my son Jacob, one share to my son Blasius, one share to my son Michael, one share to my four grandchildren, the children of my son Christopher deceased, to be equally divided among them share and share alike; and one share to my daughter Catherine. And in case any of my said children or grandchildren entitled to a share of my estate, in virtue of this my last will and Testament, shall die in my lifetime, or before a distribution is made of the money, arising from the sales of my estate leaving issue, then the issue of the children or child grandchildren or grandchild to stand in the place and have the same proportion of money of my estate that the parent of such issue would if living have been entitled to and my executors to distribute accordingly And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my two trusty friends John Adelsperger and Jsoeph Wivell, jointly and severally executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all my former wills or testaments In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this eleventh day of October Eighteen Hundred and thirty one. Signed, sealed, published and declared by Blasius Noel The above named testator as and for his last will and Testatment, in the presence of us, who at his request, in his presnce and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto: George Landameir Paul Eck Jacob Troxell Maryland, Frederick County to wit: On the 27th day of August 1832, came John Adelsperger and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that the foregoing instrument of writing is the true whole will and testament of Blasuis Noel, late of Frederick County, deceased, that hath come to his hands and possession, that he received the same from William Baumgardner, with whom it had been left for safe keeping and that he does not know of any other of a later date. Test. G.M. Eichelberger, Register Maryland, Frederick County, to wit: On the 27th day of August 1832 came Paul Eck, and Jacob Troxell, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Blasuis Noel, deceased, and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that they heard him publish, pronounce, 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 apprehensions of a sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding that they respectively submitted their names as witnesses thereto at the request of the testator and in his presence and that they also saw George Landaman, the other subscribing witness subscribe his name as a witness thereto at the request of the testator and in his presence and all in the presence of each other Test: G.M. Eichelberger, Register I Joseph Wivell, named and appointed one of the Executors of the last will and Testament of Blasius Noel, late o f Frederick County, deceased, do refuse to act as such, I do therefore hereby renounce all my right title and claim to said trust in virtue of said appointment desiring at the same time that letters testamentary may be granted to John Adelsperger, one of the Executors named in said will. To the Register of Wills Frederick County 25 August 1832 signed: Joseph Wivell