Will of Enoch COMBS (1756); St. Mary’s County, Maryland This file was contributed by Jerry L. Clark . ************************************************************************ * 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. ************************************************************************ 17 Apr 1756 - (St. Mary's Co MD) The Last Will of Enoch Combs In the name of God Amen I Enoch Combs being sick in body but of sound perfect and disposin mind and memory, thanks be to god for the same & calling to mind the uncertain state of this life do ordain Constitute & appoint this my last will and Testament, hereby revoking and annulling all former other wills, by me heretofore made in manner and form following that is to say, _____ is I give and bequeath to my two sons Enoch Combs and William Combs, all the land I now live on, as also all that tract of Land I bought of Basil Brook to them and their heirs for ever the said land to be divided by my son William by running a straight line from the land whereon James Pike now lives to the land of Captain John Attaway Clarke, whereon Leonard Greenwell now lives lying on Patomac River side and then I will that my son Enoch, have his first choice of the said land begotten then the land belonging to my son who shall so die, shall become the right and property of my son Bennet; and his heirs for ever, my said son Bennet shall make over to my son Ignatius(If then living) & his heirs for ever, all his right which I by this will give him to my part of two lots lying in Leonard town as also my right to ten acres of Land thereto adjoyning which I attatched as the effects of Thomas Blackhurst, & if it should happen yhat my said sons Enoch and William should die without issue Lawfully begotten then my will and desire is that the said Lands be equally divided between my surviving sons to them & their heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my son Enoch the following Negroes to wit Tom, Will, Sue, Monica, Abraham, And Sarah, them & their increase, to him and his heirs forever I give & to Wit; Ben Rate, Barbary, Nasey and Flora, and Sam; Item I give and bequeath to my son Ignatius Combs & and his heirs forever, the following negroes and their increase to wit, Rhoda, Philip, Agnas, Teresa, Mathew, and James Item I give and bequeath to my son Bennet Combs my part of their two lots in Leonard Town and ten acres of land therto adjoyning, which I attatched as the effects of Thomas Blackhurst on the terms as aforesaid to him & his heirs forever as also the following negroes & their increase to wit; Mathias, Daniel, Henrietta, Rachel, Harry, Honoritta and George Item I give and bequeath to my Dearly beloved wife Mary Combs the following negroes, to wit Old Tom, betty, Old James, pegg, peter & Lucy, them & thier increase to her and her heirs forever Item my will is that all my personal estate Exclusive of what is before devised, be equally divided between my four sons Enoch, William, Ignatius, and Bennet Combs after my wifes thirds are taken out, and my just debts paid to them and their heirs forever Lastly I do hereby appoint and nominate my dearly beloved wife Mary Combs and my son Enoch Combs to be whole & Sole Executrix, and Executor of this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this eighteen Day of April Anno Domini 1756 signed sealed published and declared in accordance to the law of the testator St Marys County July 6th 1756 Then came William WILLIAMS, Nicholas MILLS & James ROACH the subscibing witnesses to the foregoing will, being duely and solemly sworn on the holy Evangalist of almighty god depose and say that they saw the testator Enoch Combs sign the foregoing will and heard him publish and delare the same to his last will and testament that at the time of his doing he was to the best of their knowledge of sound and disposing mind and memory and understanding, and that they scribed the respective names as witnesses to the said will in the presence and at the request of the aforesaid testator, and that they did see each other together with Luke Crismand the other subscibing witness, Subscibe their names therto as evidences Sworn before Owen Alln Deputy Comissioner.