Will of Ann ABELL (1855); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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Ann Abell
Signed: April 19, 1855
Proved: January 19, 1858

Last Will and Testament
Of Ann Abell

Miss Nancy Abell $104.72
Igns Haydens note $104.72
Int. from 12th June 1852
Wm Mattingley note 55.00
Int. from 16 Feby 1855

After paying expenses of funeral &c out of the above, the balance to be divided 
between my brother Jo. Abell & sister Betsey Norris. My ½ of negro Nace to my 
brother Jo Abell by paying to my sister Betsey Norris $10 per year as long as 
either the said Nace or my sister Betsey shall live.
My bed & bedstead & sufficient covering for a bed & my trunk to be delivered at 
my death to Charlotte E. A. Hayden daughter of Igns Hayden. Any other bed 
covering, furniture &c that I may have at my death, I give to my brother Jo. 
Abell. All my clothing to my sister Betsey Norris ~ I have this 19 April 1855 
made the above disposition of my property to take effect at my death ~~

Ann X Abell

Signed & acknowledged before us
Geo W. Richardson J.P.
Jo Spalding

Saint Marys County towit. The 19th day of January 1858
The last will and testament of Ann Abell late of Saint Marys County deceased, 
being this day during the recess of the Orphans Count presented to me for probat 
& Jo Abell one of the next of kin of the deceased being present and assenting 
thereto, and no objection being made or caveat filed agt. the same I James L. M. 
Raley Reg Wills for St. Mary’s County proceeded to take the probats thereto 
accordingley.
Certified by James L. M. Raley Reg Wills
for St. Marys County

Saint Marys County Ss. The 19th day of Jany. 1858 Then came Joseph Spalding one 
of the three subscribing witnesses to within last will and testament of Ann 
Abell late of Saint Marys County deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangels of 
Almighty god, that he did see the Testatrix therein named sign & seal this will, 
and that he heard her publish pronounce and declare the same to be her last will 
ad testament, that at the time of sodoing, she was to the best of his 
apprehensions of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, and that he 
respectively subscribed his name as witness to this will in the presence and at 
the the request of the Testatrix and in the presence of the other witness and 
also that he did see Geo. W. Richardson the other witness to this will subscribe 
the same in the presence and at the request of the Testatrix.
Certified by James L. M. Raley Reg Wills
for Saint Marys County
Filed 19 Jany. 1858
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Transcribed by Judith A. Burger April 14, 2001 from a photocopy of the original 
court record, JTMR 1, 9-10, obtained from Norma I. Dawson, Register of Wills, 
Saint Mary’s County, Maryland. The photocopy was good and the writing legible. I 
made no corrections of any kind.