Somerset County MD Archives Wills.....Ambrose DIXON, April 7, 1686
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Source: Somerset Co Md Eb5:164-165
Written: April 7, 1686
Recorded: August 10, 1687

In the name of God Amen The Seventh day of April in the year of our lord god 
One Thousand Six hundred Eighty Six I Ambrose Dixon of Somerset County in the 
Province of Maryland Planter being Sick in body but of good & perfect Memory, 
thanks be unto Almighty God, and Calling to remembrance the uncertain Estate of 
this transitory life, And that all flesh must yield unto death when it Shall 
please god to call, doe Make Constitute, Ordain and declare this my last Will 
And Testament in Manner & form following revoaking and annulling by these 
presents all and every Testament and testaments, will and Wills heretofore by 
me made and declared either by word or Writing and this to be taken only for my 
last will & testament and none other, And first being penitent and Sorry from 
the bottom of my hart for my Sins past Most humbly desiring forgiveness for the 
Same. I give and commit my soul unto Almighty god my Saviour and redeemer, in 
whome And by the Meritts of Jesus Christ, I trust and believe assuredly to be 
saved and to have full Remission and forgiveness of all My Sins. And that my 
Soul with my body at the day of Resurrection shall rise again with joy & 
through the Meritts of Christs' death And Passion Possess and Inherit the 
Kingdom of heaven prepared for his Elect and chosen. And My body to the Earth 
to be burried decently at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter Named and 
now for the settling of my Temporall Estate and Such goods ~ and Debts as it 
hath pleased god farr above my deserts, to bestow, upon me I doe order give and 
Dispose, the Same, in Manner & form following, that is to say, first I will 
that all those debts & duets that I owe in right of Consciense to any manner of 
person or person whatsoever shall be will and contented And paid or Be desired 
to be withint convenient Time after my decease by My Executrix hereafter named
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth the wife of Robert Dukes after 
my Wifes decease: One Negro Woman Called Betty Ginney & her Increase to have & 
to hold to her the said Elizabeth & to her heres & assigns for Ever, also I 
give unto My Daughter Elizabeth one horse which her husband Robert dukes lately 
broke for me to have and to hold to her the sd; Eliza herheirs & assigns for 
Ever to be delivd to her on Order presently after my decease 
I give And bequeath unto my Grand child Thomas Potter son of Henry Potter one 
Cow & Cow Calf to be for his use Presently after my decease. To have & to hold 
the sd Cow and Cow calf with there future Increase of both Male & female. for 
Ever also I give & bequeath unto My sd Grand Child Thomas Potter One Mare & Her 
female Increase to have and to hold. the said Mare & her female Increse to him 
the sd Thomas Potter his heirs & assigns for Ever Presently after my decease. 
Also I give & bequeath unto my said grand child Thomas Potter One young female 
Negro to be delivd after my wifes decease & then to have & to hold the sd Negro 
& Increase to him the said Thomas Potter his heirs and assigns for Ever , And 
further it is my Will and desire that the sd Thomas Potter be sent to School 
there to learn Reading Writing & Arithmatick
I give and bequeath unto my son in law Edmond Beauchamp one Cow and calf & 
there Increase, to have & to hold the said Cow & Calf & there Increase both 
Male & female to him the said Edmond Beauchamp his heirs & assigns for Ever to 
be deliverd to him or his Ordr Presently after my decease, also I give and 
bequeath unto my said son in law Edmond. One young Black Mare Called Janny, ye 
youngest to have & to hold the said Mare & her Increase both Male & female to 
him ye Said Edmond his heirs & assigns. for Ever Presently after my decease to 
be delivd to him ye Said Edmond his order 
I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Willson the Wife of George Willson of the 
County of Somerset Planter One Mare of Abay coullr With a white Starr in her 
forehead Called by the Name of Jenney to be deliverd Presently after my 
decease. To have and to hold the said Mare & her Increase both Male & female to 
his the Sd Elizabeth hir heirs and assigns for Ever
I give And bequeath unto my wifes son Henry Pedington One Negro Girl about Ten 
yrs old to have & to hold the said Negro & her Increase, to him the said Henry 
Pedigton his heirs & assigns for Ever to be deliverd Presently after my wifes 
decease
I give And bequeath unto James Browne of this County planter one Thousand 
pounds of good Merchantable Tobacco in Cask to be paid to the said James Browne 
or his assigns at or before the Tenth day of December. Next after my decease
I give all the rest of my Goods Chattles & Credits belonging to me unto my 
loving Wife Mary Dixon during her natural life and the Plantation I now live on 
Except that part that my Son Thomas Dixon now liveth on all wages Provided and 
excepted and rightly to be understood that whatsoever estate of goods Chattels 
within or withoutdoores & debts & other dues belonging or of right appertaining 
to me or possesed with all at ye time of my Decease That after ye Decease of my 
Loving wife mary the said goods Chattells & other dues belonging to me at The 
time of my Decease I give & bequeath to my son Thomas Dixon my son in Law 
Thomas Cottingham my son in Law Edmund Beauchamp my son law Robert Dukes My 
Sonn in law John Richards & my Son Henry Potter to be Equally in Divided 
amongst them all To have and to hold Said estate to them ye Said Thomas Dixon 
Thomas Cottingham Edmund Beauchamp Robert Dukes John Richards & Henry potter to 
them theire heires forever ye legacies abovemencond alwayes Excepted to stand 
firm that is to say to Elizabeth Dukes Thomas potter Edmund Beauchamp Elizabeth 
Willson Henry Pedington & James Browne Legatees abovenamed: alwayes provided 
and it is my absolute will & meaning that if in case my Loving wife mary Should 
intermarry after my Decease then Shee ye Said is to injoye and possess noe more 
then one third part of my Goods Chattells And Debts and ye two other Thirds I 
will & bequeath presently after her intermarriage unto my son and Sons in Law 
(Vizt) Thomas Dixon Thomas Cottingham Edmund Beauchamp Robert Dukes John 
Richards & Henry potter Equally to be Divided amongst them all waies Excepted 
to stand firm the Legacies given to ye Legatees above Said (vizt) Elizabeth 
Dukes Thomas potter Edmund Beauchamp Elizabeth Willson Henry Pedington & James 
Browne to be satisfied to them as is my will Expres 
And whereas I did give unto friends & promised to make over to them one acre of 
Land upon my plantation where I now live for ye Consideration of twelve pence 
in money owed which by this my Last will & testement I doe acknowledge to have 
received I doe therifore will & bequeath Confirme ye said one Acre of Land 
where ye meeting house now is runing up to ye Divisional line on ye Southermost 
Side of a branch arbited Between william planner & my self to have & to hold ye 
Said one acre of Land & meeting house Thomas Everdon of this County & George 
Johnson of Accomack in (viz)a :& all ye rest of friends whatsoever for evere 
And I the said Ambrose Dixon do by these Presents constitute ordain and appoint 
My Will beloved Wife Mary Dixon my Whole & Sole Executrix, And Lastly deposing 
Trust & Confidence in my son Thomas Dixon my son in Law Edmond Beauchamp my son 
in Law Robert Dukes & my friend George Willson Seń of this County I do hereby 
ordain appoint & Constitute the Said Thomas Dixon, Edmond Beauchamp Robert 
Dukes & George Willson fees in Trust for to see that this my Last will & 
Testament be duly & Truly Executed & performed
In Conformation & full asurance of the Truth above Written that this is my Last 
will and Testement of the Said Ambrose Dixon have hereunto set my hand & fixed 
my Seale as the Witnesses Subscripcons as Testimoneys doe manifest the day & 
year first Above Written
Signed sealed & delivd by Ambrose Dixon as his last will & Testament the 
Seventh day of April in ye year of our Lord god One Thousand Six hundred & 
Eighty Six
							Ambrose (mark AD) Dixon 
[Seal]

Stephen Horsey
Samuel Horsey
John Atkins
And further my absolute desire is yt if any of my said Children son & son in 
Laws Thomas Dixon Thomas Cottingham Edmond Beauchamp Robt Dukes. John Richard & 
Henry Potter shall in any Wise trouble or Molest, Illegally my beloved Wife my 
Executrix, Mary Dixon, in or about or Concerning this my Last Will & Testament 
that then their & each of there Shares. Given & bequeathed by this my Last will 
& Testament to be void & of none effect & to be divided Equally Among the rest 
of my said sons yt Causes no disturbance, as Witness my hand & Seale ths day 
and year aforesaid~
							Ambrose (mark A D) 
Dixon~ {seal}
Testis Stephen Horsey 
James (his mark B) Browne
John Higth~
Somerset County
In Maryland 
Memorandum that this day was proved by the Oaths of Stephen Horsey, Samuel 
Horsey, John Atkins & John Heath the Within Mentioned Testaments of Ambrose 
Dixon, deceased As also was Ministered unto Mary Dixon the Oath of Executrix 
given under (my hand) this Tenth day of August Anno Dom 1688 David Browne


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