Will of Charles Downes, Queen Anne's County, Centreville, Maryland, 1785

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CHARLES DOWNES

Will of Charles Downes from Register of Wills, Queen
Anne's County, Centreville, Maryland, 1785: Liber TW
Folio 1 page 275

In the name of God Amen, I Charles Downes son of John Downes
of Queen Anns County being sick and weak of Body but by Gods
great mercy of sound and perfect memory doe make and ordain
and constitute this to be my last Will and Testament hereby
revoking and making void all former wills made by me. First of all I
give my soul into the Hands of the almighty God that gave it and my
Body to be decently buried at the discretion of my beloved
Mother, and as touching such wordly Estate where with it has
pleased God to bless me with. I give devise and dispose of the
same after my just debts are paid in the following manner and form
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Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved mother Rachel Reed all
my Estate be it more or less this my last Will and Testament - In
witness heare of I have hereunto set my Hand and seal this sixth
day of October in the year our Lord Christ 1785.

Signed sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us

Margaret Croney

Samuel Shawhann his mark

Chas. Price Charles Downes son of John

On the foregoing will were the following Endorsements, to wit-

Queen Anns County __

the __ day of November 1785

Then came Rachel Reed and made Oath on the holy Evangels of
almighty God, that the within Instrument of writing is the true and
whole Will and Testament of Charles Downes late of Queen Anns
County deceased, that hath come to her Hands or Possession and
that she doth not know of any other.

Certified by Sol Clayton, Reg. of Wills Queen Anns County

Queen Anns County Sct:

the 1st day of November 1785

Then came _____ ______ (Margaret Croney?), Samuel
Shawhann and Charles Price the three subscribing witnesses to the
within last Will and Testament of Charles Downes late of Queen
Anns County, deceased and severally made oath on the holy
Evangels of almighty God that they did see the Testator therein
named sign and seal this will and that they hear of him publish
pronounce and declare the same to be his last Will and Testament,
that at the Time of his so doing, he was to the best of their
apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and
understanding and that they respectively subscribed their names as
witnesses to the same will in the presence and at the Request of the
Testator and in the presence of each other.

Certified by Sol Clayton Reg. of Wills for Queen Anns County