William Selby, 5 Nov 1698-20 Feb. 1698/9 Liber 6, fol. 215 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Carol Collins. Mroots95@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. _________________________________________________________________________ In the name of God, Amen. I William Selby of Prince Georges County in the Province of Maryland, Planter, being weake in Body but of Sound and perfect mind and memory praise be therefore given to Almighty God doe make and ordaine this my present last Will and Testament the manner and form following (that is to say) first and pricipally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God hopeing through the Meritts Death and Passion of my Savyour Jesias Christ to have fully and freely pardon and forgiveness of all my Sins and to inherit Everlasting life and my Body I Commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the descretion of my Executrix hereafter named and as for the desposition of all such temporale Estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give and will thereof as followeth: Imprimius: my Will is that all the Debts that I doe Justly owe to any Persons whatsoever of my funeral charges be paid and satisfied without any suite or ... Law if possible by my Executrix hereafter named; Secondly I give and Bequeath to my Sonn in Law Robert Sallers and to Mary his Wife, my loving Daughter two hundred acres of Land lying next Samuell Magruder in the Western Branch, one hundred of the said two Hundred Acres of Land called Good Luck the other Hundred acres of the said two Hundred Acres of Land called Park Meadow to them the said Robert and Mary his Wife and to their Heirs forever. Thirdly I give Bequeath to my two loving sonns William Selby and Charles Selby all them two tracts of Land hereafter named (that is to say all that track of Land whereon I now dwell Called Leith containing five Hundred and fifty acres and all that parcell of Land which I lately bought of Richard Groomes containing one hundred and Fifty Acres being part of a track of Land called Groomes Lodge and adjoining upon the aforesaid called Leith to be devided between them as followeth (that is to say), three Hundred and fifty Acres of Land part of thee said two tracts of Land Adjoining to the plantation whereon I now dwell being the Lowermost Part of the aforesaid Land to be devided by a straight Line from the River running backwards in the Woods to the End of the said Land to my loving Sonn William and to his heirs forever. the other three Hundred Acres of Land being the uppermost part up Patuxant River of the aforesaid Lands to my Loveing Sonn Charles and to his heirs forever. Fourthly I given and Bequeath to my Loving Daughter Susannah Selby one Hundred and fifty Acres of Land part of a trackt of Land called Towgood lying backwards in the Woods containing three hundred and fifty acres the said one hundred and fifty Ares of Land to be laid out in the back part of the said Land on the other side of a branch to her the said Susannah Selby and her heirs forever. Fifthly I give and Bequeath unto my Son Samuel Selby all the remaining part of the said Land unto him the said Samuel Selby and to his heirs forever. Sixthly I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Amee Hacker all that track of Land called Twyford containing one hundred Acres excepting only one halfe of the orchard upon the said Land the which my Loving Wife Mary Selby shall have the benefit of during her life to the said Amee Hacker and the Heirs of her Body for ever. Seventhly I give and Bequeath to my loving Wife, Mary Selby, one hundred Acres of Land called the Farme being part of a tract of Land called the farme to the said Mary Selby and her heirs for Ever. Eightyly I give and bequeath to my Daughter Susannah Selby one good feather Bed and furniture and one large Copper Kettle out of my household goods and tenn head of Cattle out of my Stock of Cattle to be chosen for her by her Mother the said Bed and furniture Kettle and cattle to be delivered to her the said Susannah by my Executrix hereafter named att Sixteen years of age or day of Marryage which shall first happen. Ninthly I give and Bequeath to my son William one feather bed and furniture out of my household goods and tenn head of Cattle out of my Stock of Cattle to be chosen for him by his mother to said Bed furniture and cattle to be delivered to hm the said WIlliam Selby by my Executrix hereafter named when the said WIlliam shall arrive to the age of Eighteen years. Tenthly I give and Bequeath to my Sonn Charles ten Head of Cattle to be chosen by his Mother of my tock of Cattle and to be delivered to him the said Charles by my Exectrix hereafter named when he shal arrive to the age of Eighteen years. Eleventhly I give and bequeath to my Sonn Samuell one large Iron pot out of my household goods and tenn head of Cattle to be chosen by his Mother out of my Stock of Cattle and to be deliverd to him by my Executrix hereafter named when he shall arrive to the age of Eighteen years. Twelfthly I give and bequeath unto my loving Wife all the plantation I now dwell on with sufficient Land thereunto adjoining with all houses and edifices thereunto belonging to the use of her during her natural LIfe and in case my said Wife should Live until my Sonn William shall arrive to the age of Eighteen years that then if my said Sonn should a mind to seate for himself that he may have priveledge to seate backwards on his said Land ...his Mother and that after my Wife's Death the said plantation and edifices whereon I now dwell ... to him my Sonn William Selby and his heirs for ever. 13th I likewise do desire that my .... (note: didn't get photocopy of last page. From"Calendar of Maryland Wills" (Brown) states that exec. is wife, Mary Selby, witnesses: Hugh Tracey, Jeremiah Perdew, John Wheate and Josh: Cecile)