Will of George HALLE / HALL / HALE (1660); 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 George Halle beinge weeke of body but in perfit memory praysed be god do will and bequeth my body to the earth and my soule that gaue it I will that all my debts be well and truly paid in the first place I will that my daughter Cristian shall haue on heifer that is Reed pied Commonly Called pretty and about two years ould and upward wth on Cow Calf moore which Came of a Cow Called boob with all thayre femall Increse while she be fiftine years of age and then to poses all male and female/I will also my daughter Margrett haue on browne Cow Called browney and a Cow Calf acording to the tennor as hur sister hath/I will also my daugther Rachell on pied Cow Commonly Called patch with a Cow Calfe also acording to the tenner of the other two sisters/ I also will that if my wife be now with child that it shall haue on Cow Called Cole to goe on for the use of the Child in manner and forme as the aforesaid Childrens doth but if my wife be not with Child then the aforsaid Cow to be for the use of my wife/I also will that my two Eldest daughters shall haue all that parsell of land Lying upon Crany Creke equally devided betwen them which is in Estamation two hundred and Eleuen Acurs moore or Lese I also will to my daught Rachell on hundred acurs of Land Lyinge on the Eastrerne shore Called Hillderston and if my wife with Child I also will the other hundred acakers to that Child Lyinge as afore said but if she be not with Chld then that hundred acars of Land to be for the proper use of my wife/I also will to Margrett my wife all my pt of that plantation whearon William Richards Liues Called the new Invention I also will that if any of the Children dye before thay Come to age then that Estat to go to thaire mother and if the Mother be ded then to be deuided amongst the Rest that be liueinge/I will also that my wife Margrett shall lett or despose of any of the Childrens land deuringe thayre nonage/I will aso all the Rest of my Estate euery pt and parsell to Margrett my wife she payinge my debts as wittnes my hand thes 16th day of September 1660 George (H) Halle Present James Ringgould his marke Tho: (X) Hills Ruth (O) Knowles To all peopell to whom thes presents shall Cume greatinge Know yea that I Georg Halle being sicke and weake of body but of sound and perfitt Memory praised be god do as my last will and tastament Conferme the within will that it may may [double wording in record] stand in full force poure and vertue in Euery pertickiler only for on Cow Calfe that wase giuen to my daughter law Margrett and it diinge sence I doe thearfore desire that my wife do giue unto the said Margrett A Cow Calfe of my proper mark to Runn for the use of the said Margrett after the same manner as the Calfe that is deed wase if it had liued to the trew Intent and meaninge hearof I haue hearunto sett my hand & seale thes 4th day of Feberary 1660 [1661] the mark of in presents of us George (H) Halle Robert Mecartna Tobye Wells Tobye Wells & Robert: Mecartna sworne in Court Saith that thes will wase the last will and testament of george hale and that at the time of signinge he wase in perfett sence and Memory wittnes our hands thes 2th day of March 1660 [1661] Jurat Coram nos the marke of Rob: Vaughan Robert (~) Macartna Will Coursey Tobye Wells