William Wilson Selby  1 March 1800-25 June 1800    Liber T-1, fol. 452

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In the Name of God, Amen. I William Wilson Selby of Prince Georges County
State of Maryland being sick and weake in Body but of Perfect Mind and memory
thanks be unto God therefore, calling unto Mind the certainty of death and
the uncertainty of the time thereof I do make and ordain this my last will
and testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and
recommend my Soul unto the hand of God that gave it, and for my body I
recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner
at the descretion of my herein after mentioned executrix and executor. And as
touching my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with  in
this life I give devise and dispose of in the following manner and form:

        Imprimis it is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral
charges be paid and satisfied. 

         And in the next place it is my will and I do order that Martha my well
beloved wife, have the use of all my Estate real and personal during her life
provided she remaineth a widow or in other words that She doth not change her
condition by marriage, and then that is at her death or marriage (in either
case) It is my will that my Estate both real and personal be given devised
and disposed of in the following manner:

        Item: I give and bequeath one negro woman named Florah unto my daughter
Elenor Lanham to her her heirs and assigns.     

        Item: I give an bequeath one Negro girl named Sook unto my Daughter Deborah
Nailer to her her heirs and assigns.

        Item: I give and bequath one negro girl named Cass unto my Daughter
Druscilla Jinkens to her her heirs and assigns.

        Item: I give and bequeath one negro boy named Harry unto my Daughter
Rebeccah Selby to her her heirs and assigns.    

        Item: I give and bequeath one negro girl named Jean unto my daughter Sarah
Selby to her her heirs and asigns.      

        Item: I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Jinkens, Matilda Jinkens and Aritta
Jinkens (daughters  of my wife by a former husband) one negro woman named
Luce and Feather bed with furniture and one cow to them their heirs and
assigns to be equally divided by them as they may think proper.

        And after the above legacies is paid I give devise and bequeath all the
remaining part of my personal estate together with my real estate unto my six
following named children, that is: Charles, Magruder, Richard, John, James
and Elizabeth Masters to them there heirs and assigns for ever. These six to
have share and share alike.

        And lastly I constitute and ordain Martha my well beloved wife and my
brother Josiah Willson Selby executrix and executor of this my last will and
testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every
other former testament, will, legacies and executors by me in any ways before
this time named, willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no
other to be my last will and testament.  In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this first day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen
Hundred.

Witnesses: William Buchan, John Wells, James Bealle Jr.