Frederick County MD Archives Wills.....Zimmerman, Benjamin April 3, 1808 ************************************************ 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: David Zimmerman zimmerman409@charter.net August 18, 2006, 8:24 pm Source: Family History Library Microfilm Written: April 3, 1808 FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND WILLS MD – 4 89 Liber GM & RB No. 1 Folio 381 In The name of God Amen I Benjamin Zimmerman of Frederick County and State of Maryland being sick and weak in Body but of sound mind memory understanding, Thanks be to the Almighty God for the same and being desirous to settle and adjust all my concerns in this world, before it shall please God to call me home and therefore publish and declare this to by my last will and Testament in manner and form following Viz. – First I Give and Devise unto my beloved wife Catherine all my real estate during her natural life and immediately after her decease I desire that the same may be sold to the best Advantage as shall be concluded by my Executor herein after named and the proceeds thereof to be equally Divided Share and Share alike among my five children namely Henry, Daniel Benjamin, John and William as to my personal Estate it is my will and desire that my funeral charges may be paid, secondly it is my will and desire that after my Just Debts are paid that my beloved wife aforesaid Shall have one third part of my personal estate aforesaid in Addition to the following bequests Viz. I give and bequeath unto my loving wife aforesaid three beds and furniture such as may be her choice – also two cows and four sheep of her choice of my Stock – also one walnut cupboard and one Walnut table – Also one half of my kitchen furniture – also all the hemp Linnen which may be in the House at the time of my Decease and not made up – also all the hemp of this years Growth and not yet rotted Also all the Bacon now on hand – Also five hogs of my Stock together with one Chest to be her choice out of my household furniture – It is further my will and particular desire that my Executor shall build or cause to be Built on the real Estate aforesaid and Devised to my loving wife a good and comfortable Dwelling house and the costs and charges for such Building are to be Deducted out of her third part of the personal estate bequeathed as aforesaid – It is also my will and desire that my Executor shall sell on a reasonable Credit all my personal Estate (except such as is bequeathed as aforesaid) and out of the proceeds there to discharge the funeral charges and Debts aforesaid and pay over to my loving wife aforesaid her third part after Deducting the expense of the Building the aforesaid House – it is further my desire that the Balance of the money in the Executors hands after the foregoing parts of my will are fulfilled shall be put on Interest, and the Interest arising therefrom shall be paid by my executor to my loving wife aforesaid in order to Assist her in the maintenance of my Children and towards their Education – I Give and bequeath unto my five Sons Viz. Henry, Daniel, Benjamin, John and William Zimmerman and to their heirs and Assigns share and Share alike all such Balance as may remain and be lent out – to be by them received when they respectively arrive at Lawful age – it is my will and desire that my Executor do bind or cause to be bound my children aforesaid when they arrive at the Age of seventeen years to learn such Trades as they may respectively choose – Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my Trusty friend Nicholas Holtz Sole Executor of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all other will or wills by me at any heretofore made or Executed 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 third day of April Eighteen Hundred and Eight Signed Sealed Published pronounced and Declared by the said Benjamin Zimmerman Benjamin Zimmerman {Seal} as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and all in the presence of each Other have Subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto Lewis Birely Georgs Waughter Samuel Hedges Nicholas Zimmerman Frederick County to wit on the 25th day of April 1808 then came Nicholas Holtz and made Oath to the holy Evangels of Almighty God that the foregoing Instrument of writing is the true whole will and Testament of Benjamin Zimmerman late of Frederick County Deceased that hath come to his hands and possession and that he doth not know of any other Rich’d Butler Reg’r. Frederick county to wit on the 25th day of april 1808 then came Lewis Birely, Georgs Waughter and Nicholas Zimmerman three of the Subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and Testament of Benjamin Zimmerman late of Frederick County Deceased and made Oath on the holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the Testator herein 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 apprehension of a Sound & 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 did also see Samuel Hedges the Other Subscribing witness Sign his name as a witness to said will in the presence and at the request of the Testator and all in the presence of each Other -- Rich’d Butler Reg’r. 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