Somerset County MD Archives Wills..... William WILSON, February 15, 1794 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ronald Reid rreid21@cox.net October 28, 2012, 10:57 pm Source: Somerset County, Maryland Wills 1788-1799, Volume Eb17, Page 586 Written: February 15, 1794 Recorded: January 31, 1797 Somerset County, Maryland Wills 1788-1799, Volume EB17, page 586 In the name of God Amen I William Wilson of Somerset County, state of Maryland, Being of perfect mind and memory and Caling to mind the uncertainty of this life and willing to settle my Temporal affairs and as for my worldly goods which it hath pleased God to bless me with I bestow in manner and form following, Vizt. Imprimus, I leave the house that I now live in and out houses and one Third part of my lands, to my two Daughters Charrity and Jemimah in order to take Care of and support their Brother Killiam Wilson as long as he lives, and in Case my two Daughters afrd should survive their Brother afrd it is my Desire that they should retain possession of the land and houses afd as long as they shall live a single life, Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Charrity Wilson, one bed and furniture, one Cow and Calf one Ewe and lamb, to her and her heirs forever, Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Jemimah Wilson, one bed and furniture one cow and calf one ewe and lamb to her and her heirs forever, Item, after the former part of my will being complied with I give and bequeath unto my son George Wilson all my lands houses orchards &c called Security & Wilsons last, Survey, during his life and after his decease to my grand son William Wilson to him and his heirs forever my George Wilson to occupy two thirds of my land at my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my son Jesse Wilson one bed and furniture and one cow and calf one ewe and lamb also twenty one acres of land by the name of Wilson’s Purchase to him and his heirs forever. Item after my lawful debts and legacies being paid off I give and bequeath the remainder of my estate to be Equally divided between my five children vizt. Easter, Charrity, Edith, Jesse & Jemimah to them and their heirs forever. Item I leave my two sons George Wilson and Jesse Wilson my whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament revoking all other wills ratyfing and confirming this and no other to be my will & testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifteenth day of February, Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and ninety four….1794 William Wilson Signed Sealed and acknowledged in presents off Isaac Cutten Noah Lankford Benjamin Lankford Filed for probate January 31, 1797 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mdfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/somerset/wills/wilson-w.txt