Will of Michael DRURY (1825); 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. ************************************************************************ Michael Drury Signed: February 14, 1825 Proved: February 13 1828 Michael Drury's last Will and Testament In the name of God amen, I Michael Drury of Saint Mary's County in the State of Maryland, being in perfect health of body, and sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament, in manner and form following that is to say, First and principally, I commit my Soul into the hands of Almighty God, and my body to the earth, to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor herein named, and after my debts and funeral charges are paid, I devise and bequeath as follows. I give and devise unto my daughter Dorothy Joy wife of Ignatius Joy, Junior, my plantation whereon I now dwell, comprised of the two following tracts pieces or parcels of land to wit "Drurys Delight with addition containing by patent to me granted by the State of Maryland, ninety two and one hall acres and eight square perches of land more or less and part of Hard Times" containing by deed from George Fenwick to me, seven and one quarter acres of land more or less, to her the said Dorothy Joy and her heirs and assigns in fee simple. Item. I give and devise unto my daughter Catherine Drury, all that tract or parcel of land called "Wales" which I bought of William Fenwick containing one hundred and fourteen acres more or less agreeably to a deed for the same from said William Fenwick to me recorded the 11th September 1813. In Liber I.H. No. 4 folios 30 and 31. One of the land records of Saint Marys County. Item. I devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my Estate, both real and personal, to be equally divided between my Said Daughter Dorothy and Catherine in equal portion, share and share alike ~ And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend Enoch J Millard to be sole Executor of this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fourteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord, Eighteen hundred and twenty five. Michael X Drury (((Seal))) Signed, Sealed, published and declared by Michael Drury the above named Testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request in his presence, and in the presence of each other have Subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto. Zach. X Raley James Yates OB Brooke Then came Enoch J. Millard and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of almighty God, that the within instrument of writing is the true, and whole will and testament of Michael Drury late of Saint Mary's County deceased, that hath come to his hands or possession, and that he doth not know of any other Sworn to in open Court this 13th day of February 1828. Before Luke W. Barber J Stone Justices of the orphans Court The 12th day of February 1828 Saint Mary's County Sct^ Then Came Zach.a Raley one of the three subscribing witnesses to the within last will and Testament of Michael Drury late of Saint Marys County, deceased, and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that he did see the Testator therein named sign and Seal this will, and that he heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of his apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, and that he subscribed his name as a witness to this will in the presence and at the request of the Testator, and also that, he did see James Yates and O. B. Brooke the other Witnesses to this will subscribe their names as witnesses to the same in the presence and at the request of the said Testator. Certified by E. J. Millard Reg. Wills For Saint Mary's County Also on the eight day of April 1828, Came Oserato B. Brooke one of the three subscribing witnesses to the within last will and Testament of Michael Drury late of Saint Mary's county, deceased, and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that he did see the Testator therein named sign and seal this will and testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of his apprehension of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, and that he subscribed his name as a witness to this will in the presence and at the request of the Testator, and also that, he did see Zach.a Raley and James Yates the other witnesses to this will subscribe their names as witnesses to the same in the presence and at the request of the said Testator. Certified by E. J. Millard Regr Wills For Saint Mary's County ******************************************************************************** ******************************* Transcribed by Judith A. Burger February 18, 2001 from a photocopy of the original court document, EJM 1 36,37,38, obtained from Norma I. Dawson, Register of Wills, Saint Mary's County, Maryland. The photocopy was good and the writing legible. I am uncertain of the first name of the witness, Brooke. I made no corrections of any kind.