Somerset County MD Archives Wills.....Fountain, Marcy November 9, 1726
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Source: Maryland Archives
Written: November 9, 1726

In the name of God.  I of ye county of Somerset & in ye province of Maryland 
being sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect mery (memory) thanks be 
to God.  I do make & ordain this this my last will & testament in manner and 
form following.  First I bequeath my soul to God that gave it me and my body 
to ye Earth from whence it came and to have a decent and Christian like 
buryall at ye discretion of my of my Executor and Executrix here after named 
as for my temporal estate such as God Almight have been pleased to bestow upon 
me I give and bequeath as followeth.

Inprimis Item I do leave and bequeath to my son Nicholas Fountain my now 
dwelling Plantation to him and his maile heirs lawfully begotten of his own 
body my wife Mary Fountain to have a living upon it during her widdowhood.

I leave and bequeath to my son Samuel Fountain all that parsell of land as I 
bought of John Davis called Barros Lott containing one hundred & thirty acres 
to him and his maile heirs lawfully begotten of his one body.  Mary Fountain 
widow of John Fountain to have a living upon it during her widdowhood further 
I leave and bequeath to my son Samuel Fountain two tracts of land & marsh 
lying upon ye south side of Manokin river as by patten will appear ye one 
called Newfoundland & ye other called Fishing Island to him and his maile 
heirds lawfully begotten of his one body my wife Mary Fountain to have 
priveledge to drive what creatures she shall want to keep there during her 
widowhood and likewise Mary Fountain widow to have liberty to put ten head of 
cattel during her widowhood further tis my will that all my lands that I have 
given my sons Nicholas and Samuel shall never be sold not mortgaged during 
life but maile heirs to injoy it for ever.

I leave to my loving wife Mary Fountain my two negro fellows Hargales and Mary 
during her widowhood and after her widowhood to my son Samuel Fountain to have 
Hargales and Thomas Fountain tmy son to have Mary to them and their heirs for 
ever.  I leave and bequeath to my loving wife my Molatto called Ross during 
her live and after her decease my daughter Brichett to have her likewise I 
leave & bequeath to my loving wife Mary Fountain one best feather and 
furniture.

I leave to my son Samuel ffountain my bigest iron kittle and my one chest and 
all carpenters tools and my shoemakers tools and crosscut saw and one pair of 
hand mill stones & fraim at Mary Fountains widow and shee to have ye use of 
the mill during her widowhood.

I leave & bequeath to my son Thomas Fountain one good feather bed and 
furniture one spade mauir and one gun and one cittle large and my coopers 
tools and all my wearing close.

I leave to my daughter Brichett Fountain my small trunk and twenty shillings 
in money.

I leave to my loving wife Mary Fountain ye third part of all my moveables yt I 
have not given and ye other two parts to all my children and my grandson 
Risden Fountain and to be equal divided amongst them it tis my will that my 
two youngest children Baly & Estar Fountain should injoy what their mother has 
if she die a widow.

I make constitute and ordain & apoint my trusty & well beloved wife Mary 
Fountain and my son Nicholas Fountain my wife to be Executrix & my son to be 
Executor of this my last will & testament revoking & making null & void all 
former will and wills & testaments by me heretofore made in witness whereof I 
have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of November 1726     Marcy 
Fountain    Seal
Signed Sealed acknowledged before us
Danl Maddux Nicholas Fountain Robert Pitt
April ye 6th 1727 Then came Daniel Maddux Nicholas Fountain and Robert Pitts 
subscribing evidences to the within will who made oath upon ye Holy Evangelist 
of Almighty God that they see ye within named Marcy Fountain ye testator sign 
& seal ye within instrument as his last will & testament & that they heard him 
publish & declare ye same to be & that at ye time of his so doing he was of 
sound disposing mind & memory to ye best of their knowledge
Sworn before me ye day & year above written Jno Tunstall Depty Comsr of 
Somerset County

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