Will of Peter DRURY, Sr. (1770); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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Peter Drury
Signed: March 12 1770
Proved:April 5, 1771

The Last Will of
Peter Drury
In the name of God Amen. I Peter Drury Senr. Of St. Mary's County being Sick, 
and weake of body but of sound, and disposing mind, & memory thanks be to God 
and Calling to mind the uncertainty of this life do make and, ordain this to be 
my last will and Testament I manner and form following Viz~~~1st I give and 
bequeath unto my beloved son Michael Drury, my Dwelling Plantation, where I now 
live, lying in beverdam mannor, called Drurys Venture, containing one hundred 
and Eight and ahalf acres of Land to him, and his heirs forever. In Testemony 
hereof I do also ordain, Constitute make and appoint, my Said Son Michael Drury, 
solo and wholo Executor of this my Last will and Testament, in witness hereof I 
have set my hand, and and seal this 12th Day March Anno Domini 1770~~~~~~

Peter Drury (((seal)))

Signed Sealed published and declared by the above
Peter Drury to be his Last will and Testament
In the presents of
Ignt Fenwick of Enoch
Enoch X Campbell
Philip X Drury 

Saint Marys County to, wit, On the 5th day of April 1771
Came Ignatius Fenwick of Enoch, Enoch Campbell & Philip
Drury the subscribing witnesses to the within Last will and Testament of Peter 
Drury Late of the County ofsd deceasedand severally made Oath on the Holy 
Evangels of Almighty god that, they did see the said Peter Drury the Testator 
therein named, Sign and Seal this will, and heard him publish and declare the 
same to be his Last will & Testament, and that at the time of his sodoing, he 
was to the best of their apprehension of perfect sense and of sound and 
disposing mind, memory and understanding and that they respectively subscribed, 
their names as witnesses to the said will in the presence and at the request of 
the aforesd Testator, and that they did see Each other, subscribe their names as 
witness thereto~~
Sworn before J A Thomas Depty Commis~~~~~

Saint Marys County, to, wit, On the first day of April 1771 Came, Michael Drury 
the Executor within mentioned, and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty 
God that the within is the only true Last will, and Testament of Peter Drury 
late deceased that has come to his hands possession or knowledge~~~~~Sworn 
before J A Thomas Depty Comsr
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Transcribed from a photocopy of the original court document, Libra:T. A. No.1., 
Page 633, obtained from the Register of Wills, St. Mary's County, Maryland, by 
Judith A. Burger, February 1, 2001. The photocopy was good and the writing was 
legible. I made no corrections of any kind.