Will of Robert Hardesty, Prince George County, MD


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In the name of God Amen I Robert Hardesty of Prince Georges County
State of Maryland being very sick and weak in Body but of perfect mind
and memory thanks be given to God calling unto mind the Mortality of
my body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die do
make and Ordain thi my las Will ad Testament that is to say
principally and first of all 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 Buried in descnt Christian Burial nothing doubting but at
General resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty
power of God and a touching such worldly Effects weherewith it has
pleased God to bless me with in this Life I give devise and disppose
of the same as follows, First I give and bequeth to Elizabeth Hardisty
my dearly beloved wife all my Household Goods and Effects during her
Life then to be equally divided among my Children, Secondly I give to
my Son Reazin' Hardisty my young Sorrell Mare and my working Tools and
my wareing Apparel to be divided betweeen him and my son Robert
Hardesty also I give and bequeath to my son Robert Hardisty my Gun my
Shoe & Knee Buckles both their Legacies to be clear of a Child's part
and I do hereby disallow revoke and Disannul all and every other
Testaments, Wills, Legacies, Requests by me in anyways before named
willed and bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be
my las Will and Testament.  In Witness whereof I hereunto set my had &
seal this Twenty fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety

Robt Hardisty

Signed Sealed pronounced and declared by the said Robert HArdisty as
his last will and Testament in the presents of us who in his presence
and in the presence of each other have hereto Subscribed our names
William Ruglass William Higgins John Turner

At the foot of which will was thus written to wit,

Prince Georges County to wit, 16th May 1790. Then came William Ruglass
and William Higgins two of the Subscribing witnesses to the within
Will and Testament of Robert Hardisty late of said County deceased and
made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almight God that they did see Robert
HArdisty the Testator in this will named sign and seal this will and
heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will
and Testament. THat at the time of his so doing he was to the best of
their Aporehensions of sound and disposing mind Memory and
understanding and that they did see John Turner the other witness
subscribe his name as witness to this will in his presence at this
request and in the presence of each other.

Sworn before & certified by
Saml Tyler Reg.

Wills, 1790   T#1, f. 293

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