Montgomery County MD Archives Wills.....Willett, William February 8, 1785
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Source: Montgomery Co. Md Wills & Accounts Liber B P 204, 205
Written: February 8, 1785
Recorded: April 4, 1785



In the Name of God! Amen. I William WILLETT of Montgomery County and state of 
Maryland being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be 
to God for it and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it 
is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Well and 
Testament in form following that is to say:  I give and recommend my soul into 
the Hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to 
be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors and touching such worldly 
Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with I will and Bequeath in manner 
and form following that is to say
In the first Place, I will and bequeath to my son Edward WILLETT all my lands, 
that is to say half of a tract of Land called Scotlald containing Sixty acres 
and half a tract of Land called the Addition to Scotland containing Thirty six 
and a half acres and part of the Resurvey on Black oak thicket containing Forty 
six acres and three fourths of an acre and a servant man named Daniel NOLEN and 
one Horse of a dark bay colour called Jack to belong to him and his Heirs 
forever and all the rest of my Personal Estate.  I will first for my Debts to 
be paid and the rest equally Divided amongst my six other children  I also make 
and ordain my son Edward WILLETT and Brother Ninian WILLETT my only and sole 
executors of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby utterly Disallow 
Revoke and Disannul all and every other former Testament and Wills by me in any 
ways before named Willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no 
other to be my last will and Testament
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Eighth of February 
One thousand seven Hundred and Eighty five
Witness                              William WILLETT      [seal]
Leonard ROBINSON
William G. CHAMBERS
William TRACY

Montgomery County April 4th 1785 Then came William G. CHAMBERS & William TRACEY 
two of the subscribing Witnesses to the within Last Will and Testament of 
William WILLETT late of said County deceased and severally made oath on the 
Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see the Testator herein named sign 
and seal this will and that they heard him publish pronounce and declare the 
same to be his Last Will and Testament and that at the time of his so doing he 
was to the best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind & memory and 
understanding and that they and Leonard ROBINSON the other subscribing Witness 
to this Will respectively subscribed their names to this will as witnesses in 
the presence and at the request of the Testator and in the presence of each 
other.
                  Test      Saml TURNER      Register

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