Wills:  Last Will & Testament of Richard Wells, Jr. (1784) Harford County, Maryland

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Will of Richard WELLS (Jr.) of Harford Co.,
Dated 20 January 1784, proved 29 June 1784

Be it remembered that I Richard Wells of the County of Harford and State of Maryland 
Farmer considering the uncertainty of time in this world and having hitherto through 
Du[blank space]d been favoured with the use of my rational Faculties think fit this 
twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty 
four to make this my last will and Testament in manner following for disposing of that 
Temporal Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me in Order to Prevent as much 
as Possible all Controversies that mite otherwise arise concerning the Same or any part 
thereof. 

Imprimis my will is that all my Just Debts and Funeral Charges be well and truly paid in a 
convenient time after my Decease 

Item I give and Bequeath to my beloved wife Jane Wells my Negro girl Jane also the one 
third part of all my Real and Personal Estate of Every nature and kind whatsoever. 

Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Richard Wells the one half part of all my Real Estate 
that to be divided by Indiferent Persons and then he the said Richard Wells to take his first 
choice also me Negro man Jack 

Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Samuel Wells all the residue of my Real Estate. 

Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Cassandra Hawkins my Negro girl Rachael. 

Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Drusilla Wells my Negro girl Cate. 

Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Mary Wells my Negro girl Hannah, also my 
Negro boy Bobb. 

Item I give and Bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate of Every nature 
and kind whatsoever, that is not herein otherwise Disposed of that is to say, to Cassandra 
Hawkins, Lurannah Hawkins, Elizabeth Barnes, Susanna Prigg, Richard Wells, Drusilla 
Wells, Samuel Wells, and Mary Wells my Children, Share & Share alike. 

And Lastly I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my beloved wife Jane Wells to be my 
Sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament. And I do hereby utterly dislow revoke 
and disanul all and Every other will and wills Legacies and Bequests and Executors by me 
at any time heretofore named willed or Bequeathed ratifying allowing and confirming this 
and no other to be my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my 
hand and Seal the Day and Year before mentioned. Signed Sealed Published Pronounced 
and Declared by the above named Richard Wells As and for his last will and Testament

Rich: Wells (seal)

In the Presents of us who have hereunto
Subscribed our names as witnesses thereto
In the Presence of the Said Testator
And in the Presence of Each other.
Josf Wallis
Wm Wells
James Fisher 

June 29th 1784 Harford County came Jane Wells Executrix of the last will and Testament 
of Richard Wells late of Harford County Deceased and made oath in the Holy Evangelists 
of Almighty God that the within is the true and whole will.