Will of Peter BROWN (1792); St. Mary’s County, Maryland This file was contributed by Donald Drury . ************************************************************************ * 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. ************************************************************************ Will of Peter Brown, dated January 15, 1792, Nelson County KY In th name of God amen I Peter Brown being sick of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for it therfore callin to mind that it is appointed for all men to die I do make and ordain this my last will and Testement this 15th day of January 1792. First and principaly of all I do give my Soul to Almighty God that gave it and my body to the earth from whence I came to be buried in such Christian like manner as my Executor hereafter named shall think fit nothing _____ but at the general Resurection I shall receive the same agin by the mighty power of Almighty God and a _____ such worldly goods as God has blest me with. I dispose of them in the manner and form following Viz. Item: I give and bequeath unto m loving wife Frances Brown my now dwelling Plantation with one hundred acres of land thereunto adjoining during her natural life after her decease this track of land to be equally divided in quantity and quality between my sons Jereboan Brown and Peter Brown except the improvement which Jereboan Brown is to have, and if Jereboan Brown ___ Peter Brown as much land in quantity and quality he is to have the whole of it. Item: I give and bequeath unto my tow Sons Charles Brown and Francis Brown two hundred acres of land on Hardens Creek to be divded equally in quantity and quality between then, to them and their heirs forever and if either of them should die without heirs the surviver is to have his part. Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ann Brown a mare colt that came of a mare called Fly (she giving the first colt it brings to my Daughter Rose Brown) and one fether bed one of my best pewter dishes, four plates one Iron pot, one Cow with Calf one yew with lam, and one sow and pig. Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elinor Brown the Colt my Sorrel Mare fetches or the value of it and one fether bed one pewter dish three plates one iron pot,one cow with calf one yew with lam one sow with pig. Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Rose Brown one fether bed one pewter dish and three plates one Iron pot one Cow with Calf one yew with lam and one sow with pig. Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Brown all the part of my estate she is in possession of that I gave her as her full part of it. Item: I also give and bequeath unto my loving wife Frances Brown and to my Daughter Ann Brown each of them one Wommens saddle and I give the remaining part of my estate to be Divided equally between my seven Children, Jereboan Brown, Ann Brown, Elinor Brown, Peter Brown, Charles Brown, Francis Brown & Rose Brown . And lastly I appoint my son Jereboan Brown to be my whole and sole executor of this my last will and Testement revoking all other will or wills by me made but declare this to be my last will and Testement In writing whereof I do hereunto set my ahnd and fix my Seal Peter Brown (Seal) signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Wm Miller Read Edward Miles Jeremia (his mark X) Greenwell At a Court begun and held for Nelson County on Tuesday the tenth day of July 1793 This last will and Testament of Peter Brown dec'd was presented in Court by Jereboan Brown the executor therin named who had the Oath of an Exector administered unto him and was proved by the Oaths of Wm Miller Read, Edward Miles & Jeremiah Greenwell subscribing witnefses thereto ___Orderd to be recorded. Test. Ben Grayson A. ___.