Will of Tabitha DRURY (1810); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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Tabitha Drury
Signed: April 17, 1810
Proved: August 6, 1810

Tabitha Drury's
Last will and Testament In the name of God Amen. This the Seventeenth day of 
April Eighteen hundred and Ten. I Tabitha Drury of Saint Mary's County and State 
of Maryland, being very Sick and Weak in body-but of Sound and perfect mind, 
memory and understanding, thanks be to God for it therefore, calling to mind the 
mortality of my body~ and Knowing ~ that it is appointed for all persons once to 
die~ do make and ordain this my last will and Testament that is to say 
principally and first of all~ I give and recommend my Soul unto the hands of 
Almighty God, that gave it me~ and my Body I recommend to the Earth to be buried 
in decent and Christian burial at the discretion of my Executrixes hereafter 
mentioned~ Nothing doubting but at the general resurrection shall receive it 
again by the mighty Power of God and as touching Such Worldly assetts wherewith 
it pleased God to bless in this life I give, devise and dispose of the Same in 
the following manner and form~~~
Item~ I give and bequeath to my Daughter Winifred Thompson, one cow, one Ewe, 
and one loom. Without geer, to be paid to her after my Death by my Executrixes 
for the whole of her part of my Estate.~~Item I give and bequeath to my Son 
Enoch Drury, one Cow, One Ewe, and one gun that he has now in his possession to 
be paid to him after my Death by my Executrixes, for the Whole of his part of my 
Estate~~Item I give and bequeath to my other two daughters, Elizabeth Drury and 
Mary Drury all the remaining part of my Estate of any nature Whatsoever, to be 
equally Divided between them after my Death. I do also nominate and appoint, my 
two Daughters Elizabeth Drury and Mary Drury Jointly Executrixes, Wholey and 
Solely of this my last Will and Testament~~and hereby disallow, revoke and 
disannull all and every other former Testament~Wills, Legacie, Bequests and 
Executors, by me made ratifying and confirming this to be my last Will and 
Testament In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal~ 
this day and year above Written~~~~

Tabitha X Drury (((Seal)))

Signd Sealed and delivered by the Said Tabitha Drury to be her Last Will And 
Testament in the presence of us
Josiah Hutchins~~~~B. Hutchins~~~

Saint Marys County Ss. The 6th day of Augt. 1810. Then came Bennet Hutchins one 
of the two Subscribing Witnesses to the Within last Will and Testament of 
Tabitha Drury late of Saint Marys County deceased, and made Oath on the Holy 
Evangels of Almighty god, that he did see the Testatrix therein named, Sign & 
Seal this Will, and that he 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 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 Testatrix~ also that he did See Josiah Hutchins, the other 
Witness to the Will Subscribe his name as a Witness to the Same, in the 
presence, and at the request of the Said Testatrix~~~~
Certified by James Forrest Rgr. Wills
For St Mary's County
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Transcribed by Judith A. Burger February 17, 2001 from a photocopy of the 
original court record, JJ3 448-449, obtained from Norma I. Dawson, Register of 
Wills, Saint Mary's County, Maryland. The photocopy was good, the writing fair. 
Words in parenthesis unclear. I made no corrections of any kind.