Will of Elizabeth A. ABELL (1859); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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Elizabeth A. Abell
Signed: April 13, 1859
Proved: August 13, 1860

Last Will & Testament Of
Elizabeth A. Abell
In the name of God Amen. I Elizabeth A. Abell of St. Mary's County in the State 
of Maryland being of Sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, so make 
and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is 
to say. ~~
Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Susanna E. Wise my negro man Henry, 
Woman Mary and her Child Charlotte, also my set of dining tables; to her the 
said Susanna E. Wise and her heirs forever.

Item, I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane A. Clements my negroes Gusty and 
Rachael to her and her heirs forever, but if the said Jane A. Clements should 
die without issue of her body born in lawful wedlock, then and in that case I 
desire that the property hereby bequeathed to her shall be equally divided 
between my other heirs at law then living.

Item. I give and bequeath to my son Bennet R. Abell my house & lot in Leonard 
Town in fee simple: provided that he pay to my grand son Bennet Bloys King, the 
sum of one thousand dollars, when he arrives at lawful age, the interest to be 
annually expended by my said son Bennet R. in the education of my said grand 
son: if said Bennet B. King should die at any time without lawful issue, then 
the said one thousand dollars shall be equally divided between my other heirs at 
law then living.

Item, I give my Piane to my grand daughter Martha G. Wise. The rest and residue 
of my estate I devise to my Executor hereafter named. (out of which my debts are 
to be paid) in lieu of commission on my estate for the settlement thereof.

My silver plate I devise to Bennet R. Abell also negro Stephen. I hereby direct 
my Executor to pay to pastor of St. Aloys. Church at the time of my death the 
sum of twenty dollar.

And lastly I do hereby constitute & appoint my son Bennet R. Abell sole Executor 
of this my last will and testament revoking all former wills by me heretofore 
made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last Will and 
Testament.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 
thirteenth day of April eighteen hundred and fifty nine.

Elizabeth A. Abell (((Seal)))

Signed, Sealed, Published And declared by Elizabeth A. Abell the above named 
Testatrix as and for her last will and testament in our presence who at her 
request, in her presence and in the presence of Each other have subscribed our 
names as witnesses thereto.
G. I. Spalding
James F. Abell
C.I. Durant

St. Mary's County towit: Augt. 13th 1860 The last will & testament of Elizabeth 
A. Abell late of St. Mary's County deceased, being this day during the recess of 
the Orphan's Court presented to me for probat, and Bennet R. Abell being present 
and assenting to the same, and no objection being made or caveat filed against 
the said last Will & Testament, I, James L. M. Raley Register of Wills for St. 
Mary's County proceed to take the probat thereto accordingly
Certified by Jas. L. M. Raley Reg wills
for St. Mary's County

Saint Mary's County, Sct. The 13th day of August, 1860 Then came Geo. I. 
Spalding, C. I. Durant & J. F. Abell the three of the subscribing witnesses to 
the last will and testament of Elizabeth A. Abell late of Saint Mary's County 
deceased and severally made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they 
did see the Testatrix therein named, sign, seal this will and that they heard 
her publish pronounce and declare the same to be her last Will and Testament, 
that at the time of her sodoing she was to the best of their apprehensions of 
sound and disposing mind, memory, & understanding, and that they respectively 
subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the 
request of the said testatrix and in the presence of each other.
Certified by James L. M. Raley Reg Wills
for Saint Mary's County
Filed 13th Augt. 1860
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Transcribed by Judith A. Burger March 27, 2001 from a photocopy of the original 
court record, JTMR 1, 69-70-71, obtained from Norma I. Dawson, Register of 
Wills, Saint Mary's County, Maryland. The photocopy was good, and the writing 
was legible. I made no corrections of any kind.