The Will of Nathan Scarce

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I Nathan Scarce of Prince goeorge's county and State of Maryland, being
mindful of the uncertainty of this life and of Sound and Disposing mind and
perfect memory-do make this my last will and Testament as follows-....I do
hereby will and Devise to my dear wife Susannah Scarce all my Estate Real
and Personal for and During the term of her Natural Life.   Item at my
wife's Decease I wil and Devise all the Tract of Land called Nathan's
Meadows whereon I now live unto my Son Rezin Scarce and his heirs and
asigns forever.  Imte I also give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah
Summers all the Tract of Land whereon She now Lives for and During the term
of her natural life, and after her Death I Devise the Same to my son Rezin
Scarce and my grandson Nathan S. Summers Equally to be Divided between them
their Heirs and Asigns forever Item  I give and bequeth to my Son Rezin
Scarce on Feather Bed and furniture and my gun Item I also give and
bequeath to my daughter Charity Moore the sum of four dollars current money
 Item  I give and bequeath to my my Daughter Amelia Ann Dorsey the Sum of
four Dollar current money I also give and bequeath unto my three Daughters
Sarah Summers, Rebecca Summers and Ruth Scarce all the rest of my Estate
goods and Chattels of Every kind and nature soever, Equally to be Divided
between them-In witness wherof I have herunto set my Hand and affixed my
Seal the Eighth Day of November in the year of our Lord, Eighteen Hundred
and four.  Signed, Sealed, Published, and Declared by the above named
Nathan Scarce to be his last will and Testament in the (rest with witnesses
not copied.  /s/ Nathan Scarce   Seal

I am a descendant of Charity Scarce Moore wife of of Levi Moore found in
Columbia Co. Ga in 1803.  I will appreciate any information on Nathan
Scarce/Scearce or the Casteel, Moore or Soper families.  M Mathis
mathis@web-access.net