Will of John DEERE/DEARE (1659); Kent County, Maryland Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Andrea K. Haga ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** In the name of God Amen I John Deere beinge sick and weeake of Body but blesed be god in perfett Memory In the first place I bequeath my soule to the Lord and my body to the earth from whence it Came, Conserninge my temporall Estate in thes my last will and testament In the furst place I will and bequeath unto my Daughter Christian Deere three Cowes the one them beinge Commonly Called stare the other Madcape Which two Cowes are now att my owne penn and the thurd is a Cow that Henrye Tayler hath taken up and is now att Mr Brownes Called Cherry with all the femalls that now is or shall be in the feuter of the Aforesaid three Cowes. Ine the next place I giue and bequeath unto Eleasabeth my wife all my whole estate as lands Chattells moveabbellss and unmoueabls and I do also by thes my last will and testament make my aforesaid wife my whole and sole Executrex to take all and pay all and for Confermation of the premises aforesaid I do hearunto sett my hand thes 21th Day of July 1659 the mark of Teste signum John (ID) Deere John (S) Smith Thomas hill Be it knowne unto all ment by thes presents that I John Deere Doe Acknowledg my selfe to haue in my posesion of my sonne Georges seuen heed of Cattell which are all female thaire names and ages as folloeth That is to say on Cow Called ould prettey another Called Browny and hur yearlinge another Called younge pretty and hur two yeare ould hayfer and hur now Calfe and ould prettys yearlinge which Cattell I Desire may after my Deseach Remaine in my wiues possesion untell my sonne shall be att age and to be wholy at hur Disposeing allways provided that thay be not made away and if she shall goe out of the Cuntry that she putt them into some honnest mans hand that will be Carefull in Lookinge to them as wittnes my hand the 21th Day of July 1659 John (ID) Deere Test Thomas Hill his marke Vara Copia Tobye Wells Clar