Prince George's County MD Archives Wills.....Jeremiah PERDUE, June 5, 1758
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Source: Orphans Court Prince George Co., Md
Written: June 5, 1758
Recorded: January 1, 1759

In the name of God Amen the fifth day of June one thousand seven hundred and 
fifty eight that I Jeremiah Perdue of Prince Georges County in the Province of 
Maryland Planter being very weak in body and being very sick but of perfect 
mind and memory thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the mortality 
of the body and knowing that it is apppointed for all men once to die do make 
and ordain this my last Will & Testament that is to say first and principally I 
give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I 
recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christianlike and decent manner at 
the discretion of my executor hereafter named nothing doubting but at the 
general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God 
and touching such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in 
this Life I give devise and dispose of the same in the like manner & form 
inprimis. I give and bequeath unto Sary my beloved wife for and during her 
natural life fifty acres of land it being part of a track or parcel called 
Casteel with all and singular of my personal estate after all my just debts are 
paid by her to be possessed after lawful debts are paid and do appoint her my 
Executor of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow 
revoke and disannul all and every other Testament, Wills and Executors by me in 
any way before made Will or bequeathed confirming this and no other to be my 
last Will and Tesament in Witness whereof I have set my hand and seal the day 
and year above written.
Signed Sealed and Published               Jeremian (his X mark) Perdue (seal)
and Declared in the Presence
of us
Francis Wheat
John Wheat Junr
William W. Wheat Senr
On the back of this Will was endosed to Wit Maryland Sst Pr Geos County on the 
first day of Janry An Dom 1759 Came Francis Wheat, Wm Wheat Sr & John Wheat 
Junior all three subscribing evidence of the within Last Will and Testament of 
Jereh Perdue late of Pr Georges County decd & made oath on the holy Evangelists 
of Almighty God that they did see the Testator Sign & Seal and Publish the 
within Instrument of writing as his last Will and Testament and at the time of 
his so doing he was of Perfect Memory & of a Sound and disposing mind and that 
at his request and in his presence they and each of them did Suscribe the same 
as Witnesses Sworn before G. Scott D. Comry of P. G. C. 
4 1/2 Sides
Recorded in Liber T # 1
folio 506
Orphans Court of Prince George's County,
Maryland

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