Will of George Craghill COMBS (1784); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

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George Craghill Combs Mar., 1784 Wills Liber JJ 1 page 274

George Craghill Combs
his last will & Codicil

In the name of God Amen . I George Craghill Combs being sick and in weak of body 
but of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God make and ordain this my last will 
and Testament as follows. I bequeath my soul unto the hands of Almighty god, 
hoping to ___ through the merits of our Dear Redeemer and Saviour Jesus Christ 
Everlasting Bliss in his Heavenly Kingdom. Juspus I give to my cousin Eleanor 
Craghill negro boy by name of Jacke, I give to Mr. Vincent Thorton, three 
thousand pounds of neel crop tobacco, All the remainder of my Estate, both real 
& personal (after my just debts are paid) I give to my brother Thomas Hatton 
Combs to him and his heirs forever to be delivered to him by my Executor 
hereafter named at the age of twenty one years, and not before, but my will & 
desire that somuch of the interest of said real and personal Estate as shall be 
______, Shall be applied towards defraying the expences of my said brothers 
boarding, schooling and cloathing, during his minority, and the remainder of the 
Interest to be delivered to him, with the principal at the aforesaid age of 
Twenty one. Lastly I do constitute and appoint Mr. Vincent Thorton Executor of 
this my last will and Testament as witness my hand and seal, this 8th day of 
March Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty four. Signed sealed & 
acknowledged

George Craghill Combs ((seal))

before us NLewis Sewall, WBelwood, William Holton & Codicil to be added as part 
of the last will and Testament of George Craghill Combs____ ___ _ ______ and 
_____ of adding this my Codicil not withstanding what is afore mentioned I give 
and bequeath to Mr. Vincent Thorton my Executor afore mentioned all the arrears 
of rents due me on my lands, and mills, from the decease of my brother William 
Combs to the decease of my mother the said arrears of rents to the proper use of 
him the said Vincent Thorton, and his asigns, in witness whereof I have to this 
Codicil set my hand and seal this Eighteenth Day of March in the year of our 
Lord one thousand seven hundred Eighty four. Signed sealed and
published by the said GC Combs ((seal))



George Craghill Combs as a Codicil added to be part of his last will and 
Testament in the presence of NLewis Sewell,
W Belwood, William Holton

on the back of the foregoing was this indorsed. Saint Marys County to wit. The 
18th day of June 1784 then came Vincent
Thorton and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that the within 
Instrument of writing is the true and whole
will & Codicil of George Craghill Combs late of Saint Marys County deceased, 
that hath come to his hands or possession,
and that he doth not know of any other Certified per Jeremiah Jordan Regr of 
wills Saint Marys County the 8th day of June 1784

then came Nicholas Lewis Sewall, William Holton and William Bellwood. Three of 
the subscibing witnesses to the within last will and Testament, and Codicil, 
thereunto annexed of George Craghill Combs late of Saint Marys County Deceased 
and so orally made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that they did see 
the testator therin named sign and seal this will and that they heard him 
publish pronounce & declare the same to be his last will and Testament, that at 
the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and 
disposing mind memory and understanding and that they Respectively subscibe 
their names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the 
testator. And in the presence of each other. Certified by Jeremiah Jordan Regr 
of Wills.