Last Will and Testament of Nehemiah STONE (1880); Prince George’s Co., MD

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In the name of god amen.

I, Nehemiah Stone, of Prince George's County, in the State of Maryland, being 
weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding 
considering the certainty of death and this uncertainty of time there of 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 home, make and publish, 
this my last will and testament, in a manner and form following, that is today 
first and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my 
body to earth, to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor, 
thereafter my debts and funeral charges are paid, I devise and bequeath as 
follows: 

Whence, I give and devise unto my niece Mary Margaret Darsey, wife of William 
Darsey, of Uniontown, in the District of Columbia in fee simple, house and lot 
located in Uniontown and being of Jefferson St., being the east house of three, 
purchased by me from Zachariah Heager and wife. 

Whence, I give and devise unto Clara Darsey, daughter of William and Mary 
Darsey, house and lot adjoining house and lot above bequeathed to Mary M. 
Darsey, in fee simple. 

Whence, I give and devise unto Ann M. Stone, wife of Christopher Stone, during 
her natural life, house and lot located in Uniontown DC, adjoining house and lot 
bequeathed to Clara Dorsey, and adjoining Mrs. Magill. Also ten acres of land to 
the said Ann M. Stone, to be selected by her from any part of the track of land 
called "Good Luck" _____ and being in Prince Georges County and State of 
Maryland, purchased by me at trustees sale from C.C. Mcgruder, Jr, and from and 
after the decease of the said Ann M. Stone, I devise the aforesaid house and lot 
in Uniontown DC and the aforesaid ten acres of land in Prince Georges County 
unto Ida S. and Kate A. Stone, children of Christopher and Ann M. Stone in fee 
simple. 

Whence, I leave in the hand of my executor hereinafter named, the sum of one 
hundred dollars, to be used and expended in my said executors discretion for 
clothing or otherwise, for the benefit of _____ Gray, son of E_____ Gray. Whence 
I give, devise, and bequeath all the ____ and residue of my estate, both ______ 
and personal to be equally divided in equal portions, share and share alike, 
among Mary J. Chaney, Alice V. Farr, Sarah King, Amelia V. Stone, children of 
Christopher and Ann M. Stone; GeorgeAnn Lowe, Josephine Shields, and Bettie 
Webster, children of George B. Stone, deceased, and lastly I do hereby 
constitute and appoint Thomas R. Brooks to be sole executor of this my last will 
and testament, revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made 
satisfying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament. 
In testimony, whereas of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this 
twenty fifth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and eighty. 

Subscribed and named as witnesses thereto: 

W.P. Brookes

Thos R. Brooks, Jr.

Lewis E. Cooke.

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Nehemiah Stone, died November 24, 1882, at the age of 69.  He is buried, along 
with his brother Christopher Stone, at St. Matthews at Addison Chapel in Prince 
Georges County, MD.  The Mary Margaret Darsey, mentioned in the will, is my 
great-great grandmother.  Mr. William B. Darsey/Dorsey has proven to be elusive.  



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