Harford County MD Archives Wills.....William WILSON, February 18, 1774
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Source: Harford County, Maryland Wills 1775-1785, Page 180
Written: February 18, 1774
Recorded: June 23, 1780

Harford County, Maryland Wills 1775-1785, page 180
William Willson’s Will
Maryland Baltimore County  I William Willson of the county and Province 
aforesaid being in perfect Helth and of sound mind and memory doe make and 
declare this my last will in manner and form following….
1st.  I give and bequeath to my loving wife Cassandra Willson during her life 
her choice of one of the rooms in my dwelling house one negro woman named 
Sarah one feather bed and furniture one chest of drawers six chairs her choice 
of one of the tables as much pewter and chania as she chooses a riding chair 
and geares theretwo belonging and the two horses which goes in the chair and 
my son Samuel is to find a boy to drive the chair and my will is that my sons 
William and Samuel pay to their Mother each of them twelve pounds ten shilling 
currant passing money yearly and every year during her life and a sufficient 
of provisions yearly out of there own estates.
2nd I give and bequeath to my youngest son Samuel Willsonand his heirs and 
assigns for ever my dwelling plantations called Aquillas Inheritance being 
about three hundred acres and one hundred and eighty nine acres of leased part 
of a tract of land called good neighbourhood enlarged adjoining Aquilas 
Inheritance which I bought of John Harris I likewise give to my son Samuel 
twelve negroes and there increes viz. Harry Cloe, Bobb Henry Faney, Clem, 
Sarah, Bettey, Sausce Hiram, Sukey and London, two cows and calves five head 
of sheep two sows and piggs one feather bed and furniture the horse he now 
rides & a mare colt at three years old…
3rd. I give and bequeath to my daughter Rachel Willson two hundred acres of 
land part of a tract of land called Gibsons Park beginning for the two hundred 
acres of land one hundred and sixty perches distance from the beginning of the 
north line of the whole tract and running one hundred and sixty perches to the 
end of the said line then east two hundred perches then south one hundred and 
sixty perches then west two hundred perches to the beginning the aforesaid two 
hundred acres I give to her and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten for 
ever, but for want of such heirs I give the said land to my sons William and 
Samuel equally divided I likewise give to my said daughter nine negroes vizt:  
Jane, Hagas, Flora, Ben, Poll, Pheeby, Jacob, Rachael and Adam, and there 
Increes but if she have no lawfull heirs they are to be divided between my 
sons Wm and Samuel. I likewise give her my Sd daughter my black riding mare 
and her coult, the best fether bed and furniture two cows and calves five 
sheep & two sows and piggs
4th.  I give and bequeath to my son Wm Willson and his heirs and assigns for 
ever the remainder part of Gibsons Park containing four hundred acres I 
likewise give him my said son William six negroes and there increes Vizt.  
David, Leander, Charles Dinah, Betty and Jane my young bay mare and coult and 
a graw coult two cows and calves five sheep two sows and piggs besides what I 
have already given him…..
I give unto my daughter Rachael all the remainder part of my estate to be sold 
and disposed by my two sons William and Samuel and that they collect the money 
for my said daughter without comittions for there transaction, of the same for 
my said daughter – 
5th.  My will and desire is that the five negroes hereafter mentioned Vzt.  
Have there freedom in manner and form following Negroes Bristol and Fanney I 
give them there freedom at the time of my death or as soon as my debt is paid 
to John Harris I give them one heifer with calf two ews with lamb and one sow 
with pigg and there bedding and that my son William build them a house on his 
land and the use of twenty acres of land during there lives to till 
Negroes Adam and Affee I give them there freedom at the time of my death or as 
soon as my debt is paid to John Harris one heifer with calf two ews with lamb 
one sow with pigg and my son Samuel is to build them a house to live in and 
the privaledge of twenty acres of land to till during there lives on his land 
and my sons William and Samuel are to charge them no rent for the same.
And lastly my will and desire is that my estate be not divided until my debt 
is paid to John Harris and my Bonds taken up
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seale this 
Eighteenth day of February Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and seventy 
four…
William Wilson
signed sealed and delivered in presents of us.  The words and sixty in the 
twentieth line interlined before signing
N Rigbie
James Walker
William Wilson
I give negro Tower his freedom at the time of my death or as soon as my debt 
is paid to John Harris and my bonds taken up and one heafer with calf when he 
goes free In witness whereof I have sett my hand and seal the day and year 
within mentioned.
William Wilson  (note: William was a Quaker)
Signed sealed an delivered in presents of us
N(athan) Rigbie
James Walker
William Wilson
Filed for probate June 23, 1780.
At the same time Cassandra Wilson widow & relict of the Testator herein name 
elected her third part or Dower in lieu of the legacies herein bequeathed by 
her written instructions to me
Tested by Nathan Rigbie
Certified by JG Bradford Regt.



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