Will of Martha A. DRURY (1889); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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Martha A. Drury
Signed: April 30, 1889
Proved: June 3, 1889

Last will and testament
Of Martha A. Drury
I, Martha A. Drury of St. Mary's County, being of sound and disposing mind and 
memory, do hereby make and publish this as and for my last will and testament.
I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved son George W. Drury all of my estate, 
real, personal and mixed, to him and his assigns forever, provided he pays unto 
my daughter Mary Virginia Nerderman, two hundred dollars two years after my 
death without interest.

I will and bequeath to my son in law William Foxwell one dollar, to be paid to 
him by my son George W. Drury.

As witness my hand and seal, this thirty (30th) day of April eighteen hundred 
and eighty-nine. (1889)

M. A. Drury

Signed sealed, published and declared by Martha _____ Drury, the above named 
testatrix as and for her last will and testament, in the presence of us who at 
her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto 
subscribed our names as witness.
S. Clarke
R. M. Edwards
J. H. Miles
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St. Mary's Co. S.S. ~~~~

On the 3rd day of June 1889 came S. Clarke and James H. Miles, two of the three 
subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last will and testament of M. A. Drury, 
late of Said county, deceased; and made oath on the Holy Evangels of almighty 
God: that they did see the Testator sign and seal this will; that they heard her 
publish pronounce and declare the same to be her last will and testament, that 
at the time of her so doing she was, to the best of their apprehension of sound 
and disposing mind, memory and understanding; and that, they, together with R. 
M. Edwards, subscribed their names as witnesses to this Will in her presence, at 
her request, and in the presence of each other.

Sworn to in open Court. Test
James T. M. Raley, Reg
Of Wills for St. Mary's Co.
Filed June 3rd, 1889.
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Transcribed by Judith A. Burger February 20, 2001 from a photocopy of the 
original court document, JBA 1 194-195, obtained from Norma I. Dawson, Register 
of Wills, Saint Mary's County, Maryland. The photocopy was good and the writing 
was legible. I made no corrections of any kind. The surname of the son-in-law 
Foxwell, may be Forwell, The x is not crossed.