Frederick County MD Archives Wills.....Melchior TABLER, March 29, 1799 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Charles Peters petersc8@aol.com April 29, 2008, 8:31 pm Source: Frederick County Courthouse Written: March 29, 1799 Recorded: 1804 WILL MELCHOR TABLER VOLUME GMRB-1, PAGES 39 TO 42 FREDERICK COUNTY COURTHOUSE FREDERICK, MARYLAND In the Name of God, Amen. I, Melchor Tabler of Frederick County Maryland being in perfect health of body and sound and disposing memory and understanding considering the certainty of Death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to Settle my worldly Affairs and thereby the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make and publish this my last will and Testament That is to say; First and principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and my Body to the Earth to be decently buried at the Discretion of my Executors hereinafter named and after my Debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows-- I do hereby devise order and direct my Executors hereinafter named or the Survivor of them after three Months Notice in Newspapers in Frederick Town and Advertisements put up for the same space of time at the court House and other places in the Neighborhood to sell at Public Venue to the Highest bidder the whole of my real and personal Estate (except what may be Otherwise how it disposed of) the terms of the sale for the real estate to be one fourth in hand the residue in three Equal Annual payments from the day of Sale on bond with Good Security the conveyances to be made on the full payment of the whole Purchase Money the Personal Estate I direct to be Sole on One Year Credit and bonds taken with good security for the payment -­ Item I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Philopena during her Natural life or widowhood the House and Lot in Pence Town which I purchased of Elijah Beatty after her death or Marriage I direct it to be sold as I have done the rest of my Real Estate and the money arising from the Sale to be divided as I shall direct my other moneys amongst my Children; I also devise to my said beloved Wife to be at her own disposal my Negro Girl Hannah and her Increase Also my Wife’s Bed and furniture and her Saddle and Bridle Also Two Hundred Pounds Current Money to be paid her by my Executors out of the Sales of my lands Viz.: One Hundred Pounds out of the payments in hand and One Hundred Pounds more out of the Second Payment; I likewise further devise to my said wife one third part of all the moneys that may arise from the sale of my Personal Estate to be paid her at the end of one year from the day of Sale those Several bequests I design in full of her Dower; Item having Heretofore given to my Sons George Tabler and William Tabler a full proportion of my Estate, I Devise to each of them one Shilling and no more. Item having heretofore given to my Daughter Christina Witmer two Hundred Pounds Current Money to my sons Jacob, Adam and Peter to the Amount of one Hundred and twenty pounds Current Money each to my son Michael Ninety four pounds Current Money to my Daughter Barbara, Wife of Jacob Whip fifty pounds Current Money to my Daughter Catherine Wife of John Getzondonner fifty six pounds current money- but to my Daughter Elizabeth Wife of Jacob Martin heretofore given nothing. Now my will and desire is that each of my last mentioned eight children should be equally benefited; taking into consideration the advances I have already made them. I therefore direct (not interfering with the payments to my wife; out of the first Moneys my Daughter Elizabeth Shall receive Two Hundred pounds to make her Even with Christina and them the Other Six Children shall receive Money to make what I have already given them two Hundred pounds each them the remainder of my Estate shall be Equally Divided among my said Eight Children Viz.: Jacob, Adam, Peter, Michael, Christina, Barbara, Catharine, and Elizabeth Share & Share alike; And Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint William Tabler and John Hetzandanner within mentioned Executors of this my last will and Testament revoking and Annulling all former Wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none Other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed my seal this twenty ninth day of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Nine. Signed, Sealed, Published and declared by Melchor Tabler the Testator as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence have Subscribed our names as--- Mulcfuer Tublior Witnesses thereto- John Brunner, John Brunner Jacob Mattwit, John Bury Frederick County August 21st 1804 Them came William Tabler & John Getzendanner and made Oath on the Holy Evangelic of Almighty God that the aforegoing Instrument of writing is the True & whole will and Testament of Melchor Tabler late of Frederick County Deceased that have come to their hands & possession and that they do not know of any other— George Murdoch Reg'r Frederick County August 21st 1804 Then came John Brunner (miller) and Jacob Medart two of the subscribing Witnesses to the aforegoing last will and Testament of Melchor Tabler late of Frederick County Deceased and made Oath on the Holy Evangelic of Almighty God that they did see the Testator there in named Sign and Seal this will 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 Subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the Testator and that they verly believe they saw John Brunner (Miller) and John Bury the other Subscribing Witnesses Sign their Names as Witnesses to said Will in the presence of each other George Murdoch Reg'r I Melchor Tabler of Frederick County and State of Maryland do make and publish this Testament of writing as a Codicil to my last will and Testament bearing Date the twenty ninth day of March in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and Ninety nine. Whereas I did in my said last will and testament direct that all my personal Estate (Except such Articles therein bequeathed to my wife) should be sold and the money arising from such Sale to be Divided as said Will directs-- I now will and direct that my Negro man Tom Slave serve my son William Tabler & his heirs four Years after my Decease and at the Expiration of said four years I do hereby Emancipate and set free from Slavery the said Negro man Tom and Lastly it is my desire that this my present Codicil be annexed to and made a part of my last will and testament to all Intents and purposes. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the twenty first day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and two-­ Signed Sealed published and Declared by the above named his Melchor Tabler as a Codicil Melchor mz Tabler to be annexed to his last mark Will and Testament in the presence of G Hoffman, John Colegate, Augustine Waskey Frederick County August 21st 1804 Then came George Hoffman & Augustine Waskey two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the aforegoing and Annexed Codicil to the last will and Testament of Melchor Tabler late of Frederick County Deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangelic of Almighty God that they did see the Testator therein named Sign and Seal this Codicil that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be a Codicil to 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 Subscribed their names as Witnesses to said Codicil in the Presence and at the request of the Testator and that they did also see John Colegate the other Subscribing Witness Sign his name as a witness to said Codicil in the Presence and at the request of the Testator and all in the Presence of each other. 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