Will of Thomas T. DRURY (1870); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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Thomas T. Drury
Signed: April 1 1870
Proved: November 8, 1870

Last Will & Testament of 
Thomas T. Drury
In the name of God Amen.
I Thomas Theodore Drury of St. Mary's County in the State Maryland, being in bad 
health but of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, and considering 
the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being 
desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the 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 
hereafter named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and 
bequeath as follows.
It is my wish and desire that my dear wife Marthay A. Drury shall have my entire 
estate during her single life after my debts are paid. After the death or 
marriage of my wife Martha A. Drury it is my wish and desire that my estate Real 
& personal shall be sold and equally divided between my three children, 
Elizabeth Indianio Drury and Mary Virginia Drury and George W. Drury and lastly 
it is my wish and desire that my wife Marthy A Drury and William C Foxwell shall 
be my administrators.
Witness my hand and seal April 1st 1870

T. T. Drury (((Seal)))

Test
A.C. Tennisson
Geo. H. Cullison

St. Mary's County to wit: The 8th day of November 1870. The last will and 
testament of T. T. Drury late of St. Mary's County deceased, being this day 
presented to the Orphan's Court for probate and no objections being made or 
caveat filed against the said last will and testament the Orphan's Court for St. 
Mary's County ordered the same to be put to probate according to law.
Certified by J. T. M. Raley Reg. of Wills
for St. Mary's County

St. Mary's County
On the 8th day of November 1870 came A. C. Tennisson & Geo. H. Cullison 
subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last Will and Testament of Thomas T. 
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 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 their 
apprehension, of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding and that 
they subscribed their names as witnesses to the Will in his presence, at his 
request, and in the presence of each other
Sworn to in open Court
Test
J. T. M. Raley Register of Wills
for St. Mary's County
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Transcribed by Judith A. Burger February 20, 2001 from a photocopy of the 
original court document, JTMR 1, 287-288, obtained from Norma I. Dawson, 
Register of Wills, St. Mary's County, Maryland. The photocopy was good and the 
writing was legible though faint. I made no corrections of any kind.