Will of Jacob Miller, Prince Georges County, Maryland   1826


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Will of Jacob Miller
Resident of Prince Georges County, Maryland
Admitted for probate January 17, 1826


In the name of God amen, I, Jacob Miller of Prince Georges County and State 
of Maryland indisposed in body, but of a sound and disposing mind memory 
and understanding considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty 
of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and 
thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please 
God to call me hence do therefore make and publish this my last Will and 
Testament in manner and form following , that is to say, First and 
principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body 
to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix 
herein after named and after my just debts and funeral charges paid then 
I devise and bequeath as follows.

Item: My will and desire is that my beloved wife, Sarah Miller should 
have and hold all my Real and Personal  Estate consisting of two Lots 
of ground laying in the County of Washington, District of Collumbia  
that is to say one House and Lot in Georgetown upon High Street,  
District of Collumbia allso one unimproved Lot in the City of Washington, 
District of Collumbia, being on Seventh and D Street, Together with all 
my Personal Estate that is to say Negro Dick, Negro Mary, Negro Siller, 
Negro Bill, Negro Mimi, Negro Gin, Negro Peter, and Negro John who has 
yet fore years to serve . Together with all my stock consisting of 
Horses Cattle Sheep and Hoges and Mules,  this with all my Household 
furniture including Kitchen and Plantation utensils and that my wife 
Sarah Miller shall be in full possession of all my Real and Personal 
Estate as aforesaid during her natural widdowhood and if she is not 
satisfied with my Will my desire is that she take the one third of my 
total real and personal as the law directs.  I leave it to her choice 
and after my wife, Sarah Miller makes up her minds to eighther hold 
all my Estate real and personal during her natural life or widdowhood 
or take one third part which I leave to her choice, then my will is 
that what shall be remaining both of real and personal including all 
notes and open accounts belonging to my Estate shall be equally divided 
amongst my several children both Real and Personal consisting of two 
lots aforesaid and negros there names afore written Together with all 
my Household and Kitchen furniture and my plantation utensils and notes 
and open accounts to me be equally divided between all my children 
share and share alike that is to say John Miller, my son, Catherine 
Hoover, wife of David Hoover, Sarah Pumfrey , wife of Levi Pumfrey, 
Jacob B. Miller, my son, Mary Miller, my daughter, Addam Miller, my 
son, Elizabeth Miller, Leonora Miller and Margaret Ann Miller, my 
daughters to be equally divided share and share alike my will and 
desire is that if each or eighther of my children whose names are 
above written die without lawfull heir then there part of my Estate 
both real and personal shall be equally divided between the surviving 
ones to them their Heirs and Assigns forever.  And Finally I do hereby 
constitute and appoint my dear Wife, Sarah Miller to be my administrix 
jointly with my son John Miller to be the administrators of this my 
last Will and Testament revoking and annuling all former Wills by me 
heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my 
last Will and Testament.  In testimony whereof I have herein to set my 
hand and affixed my seal the twenty-sixth day of July in the year of 
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty-four.
Signed, Sealed and declared by Jacob Miller the above named. 

                                                                                  JACOB MILLER        Seal

Together as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of each 
other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.  Saml. Gilpin.  
Benj Prather. John C. Prather