Will of Thomas LAMAR I (1712):  Prince George’s County, MD

Contributed by Eleanor Colson <EleanorCol@aol.com>

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Will of Thomas LAMAR I:
Written 04 Oct 1712
Proved 29 May 1714 in Prince George's County, MD

WILL transcription - original copy provided by Hazlehurst Beezer. Transcribed by 
Eleanor Colson with help from Hazlehurst Beezer.

In the name of God Amen. I Thomas LAMAR Senior of Prince Georges County in the 
Province of Maryland being sick and weak in body but in sound and perfectt mind 
& memory. Praise be therefore given to allmighty God, I do make & ordain this my 
presentt [?] last Will & Testament in maner and form following that is to say 
firstt and foremostt I Recommend my Soul into the hands of allmightly God my 
Creator hoping through the meritts Death and Suffering of my Saviour, Jesus 
Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and inheritt 
Everlasting Life and my body I committ to the earth to be decently buried at the 
discretion of my executors hereafter named __ ___ing the disposing of all such 
temporall Estate as itt hatth pleased almighty God to bestow upon me.

Item. It is my will that all my Just Debts & funerill Charges may be paid 
without any trouble or law suite by my well beloved Wife Anne LAMAR whom I do 
leave and appoint & ordaine her to be my sole Executor over my Estate.

Item. I give unto my well beloved Son Thomas LAMAR the plantation on which he 
now dweleth with half the Land which I now possess to him & his heirs forever.

Item. I give unto my well beloved Son John LAMAR the Plantation on which I now 
dwelleth with half of the Land to him & his heirs forever.

Item. It is my will thatt my well beloved Wife enjoy all my Land & movable 
Estate both here and in England during her Widowhood.

Item. It is my Will that my well beloved Wife Anne LAMAR shall nott Disturb my 
son Thomas LAMAR from any Privilege or moleste from clearing or building during 
her Possession.

Item. It is my Will thatt if my well beloved Wife marry before her desease ye 
movable Estate shall be Divided into three partts my well beloved Son Thomas 
LAMAR have one partt & my well beloved Son John LAMAR the other Partt. Leaving 
my well beloved Wife her third wholly at her disposing.

Item. I leave unto the Preastt Mr. TURELL five hundred pounds of good cleane 
Tobaco.

This is my last Will & Testamentt as Witnessmy hand & Seale this forth day of 
October anno domini one Thousand Seaven Hundred & Twelve.

[Signed] Thomas LAMAR {Seal}

Signed Sealed & Witnessed in the presence of us

John POTTINGER
Samuell [?]
John TURNER, Junr. [his mark]