Will of Samuel ABELL (1697); St. Mary’s County, Maryland This file was contributed by Judith Burger. ************************************************************************ * USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ************************************************************************ Samuel Abell Signed: January 8, 1697 Proved: April 11, 1697 The Will of Samuel Abell} In the Name of god Amen. The eight day of January 1697. I Samuel Abell of St. Marys County in ye province of Maryland (Carpd?), being in good & perfect memory, thanks be to God, & Calling to remembrance, the uncertaine, estate of this transitory life & yt all flesh, must go to unto death, when it shall please God to Call, do make constitute ordaine & declare, this my last Will & testament, in manner & form following, Revoaking & annulling, by these presents , all & Every testament, and testaments, Will & Wills, heretofore by me made & declared either by word, or writing, & this is to be taken, only for my last will & testament & none other and first being penitent & sorry from ye bottom of my heart, for my sins past most humbly desiring forgiveness for ye same, I give & commit, my soul to almighty God my Saviour & Redeemer & my body to be buried, in such place, where it shall please my Executor hereafter named to apoint and now for ye Settling of my temporal, estate & such goods Chattles and debts as it hath pleased God far above my deserts to bestow, upon me. I do ordain give & dispose. Ye Same in manner & form following, that is to Say, first I will that all those debts & duties as I owe in Right or Conscience, to any manner of person or persons whatsoever shall be well and truly contacted & paid or ordained to be paid, within convenient time after my decease, by my Executor hereafter named ~~ Item the tract of land of mine where on I now live being on my lords mannor, being one hundred & twenty acres, all ye land belonging to ye Sd tract on ye other Side of Napkin branch, I give & bequeath unto my son John Abell during his life, & my will & desire is yt my Sd Son Jno Abell, shall be at age at ye year of eighteen ~~ Item the Remaining part of my Said Estate, being on this side Napkin whereon my plantation is seated I give & bequeath unto my son Samuel Abell during his life & my will and desire is yt my Sd Son Samuel Abell, shall be at age at ye years of eighteen Item my Will & desire is yt my loving wife Anne Abell Shall live on ye plantation on my lords mannor. During her life, if in case my said Sons John & Samll Abell doe live as long as she does ~~ Item that heifer called by ye name of Johns heifer & her increase I give & bequeath, unto my son Jno Abell & also ye heifer, called by ye name of Sams heifer & her increase, I give & bequeath, unto my son Samll Abell ~~ Item all ye Remaining part of my estate both Reall & personall, I give & bequeath, unto my loving wife Anne Abell & her heirs for ever. Lastly I doe hereby nominate constitute and appoint, my loving wife, Anne Abell Executrix of this my last will & testament In witness whereof I have, hereunto sett my hand, & seal ye day & yeare first above so written. Samuel (S) Abell (((Seal))) Signed sealed & delivered In ye presence of Edward Cole Luke Gardiner Juner Charles Carler Mr. Edward Cole Mr. Luke Gardiner and Charles Carler deposed upon their oaths, that they sa within testator within mentioned, sign seal, and deliver, the within wrighting as his last will, and testament and that at the time thereof, he was to the best of their skill, and Judgement, of sound and disposing Mind, and memory, Sworn before me, the 11th day of April 97 ~~ James Hoock ******************************************************************************** ******************************* Transcribed by Judith A. Burger, March 5, 2001 from a photocopy of the original court record, P.C. 1 100-101, obtained from Norma I. Dawson, Register of Wills, St. Mary's County, Maryland. The photocopy was good the writing legible with the exception of the word in parenthesis and the surname of the witness Charles Carler. I made no corrections of any kind.