Will of Charles STEVENS, Sr., 1825; Frederick Co., Maryland

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Source: Frederick County, MD Courthouse - Records Dept

Will Book HS-3, Page 525
In the name of God Amen.  I Charles Stevens, Sr., of Frederick County in the 
State of Maryland being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind memory and 
understanding considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time 
thereof and being desirous to settle my Worldly affairs . . . hence do therefore 
make and publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following 
that is to say, First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of 
Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried . . . and after my 
debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows. Viz: I give 
and bequeath to my DAUGHTER ELIZABETH one cow and that to be her choice of all 
my cattle, one bedstead and bed with all the furniture thereto belonging one 
chest and $100 current money and a spinning wheel.  I give and devise unto my 
SON JOHN one acre lot of land near New Market with all the buildings and 
improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging to his heirs and assigns 
forever.  I give and bequeath unto my DAUGHTER MARGARET Leases' heirs $100 
current money to be equally divided among them.  I give and bequeath all my 
personal property not above bequeathed to my SON SAMUEL.  I devise and direct my 
farm where I at present reside there being part of a resurvey on Middle 
Plantation containing 95 acres of land more or less to be sold and my executor 
herein named and they give deed or deeds of the purchases thereof and after 
paying the within legacies the balance of said sale is being equally divided 
between my aforementioned two SONS JOHN AND SAMUEL equal shares . . . and lastly 
I do hereby constitute and appoint my a forenamed son Samuel and my son-in-law 
John Lease Executors of this my Last Will and Testament . . . 29 day of March 
1825.  Signed Charles Stevens.  Wit:  George River, James Burton, William Lease, 
John Lucas.
     1st day of February 1827 came George River . . .