Somerset County MD Will of Mark Manlove, 1666

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Somerset County Will
Mark Manlove of Somerset County
Written 15 Sep 1666

This will transcription has been provided by Iva Thompson (sallay@home.com).  Many thanks, Iva!

Somerset County, Md.

In the name of God, Amen. I Mark Manlove of Pocomoke in the County of
Somerset in the Province of Maryland, Planter, being weak in body but of
good memory, blessed be God, do make this my last will & testament.  My
soul I commit to God who gave it and my body to be buried according as
my executors think fit.   As for my outward estate, my debts being first
paid, I give and bequeath at followeth:  first, to my loving wife
Elizabeth and to the children I have lawfully begotten of her and  to
their heirs forever, five hundred acres of land lying upon the north
side of Pocomoke River, beginning at a little branch on the south side
of my new dwelling  house, being at my  first bounder and so running
northerly up the river.   All the rest of  my land I give and bequeath
to my sons Mark, William, and Christopher and to their heirs forever to
be equally divided as they come of age, each child to have his portion.
To Hannah Gilley, Richard Hackworth, and to his next son born, being
three  of my grandchildren,  each of them a cow calf.  I bequeath unto
my sons  John and Thomas one hundred pounds of tobacco, a piece..  The
rest of my  estate, after my debts are paid, besides the legacies
already given and  bequeathed,  I give one third to my wife and two
thirds to be equally divided  unto my sons Mark, William, Christopher,
George, and Luke, and to my  daughters Hannah, Abia, and Persey Manlove,
and I do appoint my wife  Eliz  and my son in law Richard Hackworth to
be the executors of my last  will and testament, and William Stevens
Horsey and Wm. Jarnes Meedon  overseers of the sane, and this I publish
and declare to be my last will and  testament the 14tth day of
September  anno Domini 1666.
         Mark Manlove made his mark. MM
         Witnesses:  William Green  --- Will .

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