Will of Frances WILLIAMS, third wife of William WILLIAMS:

WILL OF FRANCIS WILLIAMS, DATED MARCH 1789, RECORDED 6 MARCH 1792,
 ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND MARYLAND STATE ARCHIVES, HALL OF RECORDS, 
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, VOLUME JJ #2, PAGES 26, 27, AND 28

Francis Williams    )           In the name of God, amen March the  1789...
her last will          )        I  Francis Williams of Saint  Mary's County
in the State of Maryland  being weak of body but of sound and perfect,
sense and memory thanks be to god, do make this my last will and Testament.
First, I bequeath my soul to god and my body to the earth to be buried at
the discretion of my Executor hereafter named, and as to my wordly Estate I
give and bequeath as follows..

Item, I give and bequeath to my loving nephew Henry Ford one Bed &
furniture two Cows & Calves six houghs one small Oval Table one stone Dish
six stone plats to him and his heirs forever.. 

Item, I give and bequeath to my loving neas Bibianen Pike one Cow and Calf
one yearling one large seal skin Trunk one looking glass one middle sise
pot and pot hooks to her and her heirs forever.., 

Item, I give & bequeath to my loving Neas Ann Ford my Riding Chair and
horse one Bed and furniture too flag Chears to her and her heirs forever..

Item, I give and bequeath to my loving Neas Annistase Mattingly one Bed and
furniture one Cow and Calf one Dish one Sinning Wheel to her and her heirs
forever..

Item, I give and bequeath to my loving Nephew Francis Greenwell son of John
one yearling Colt to him and his heirs forever..

Item, I give and bequeath to my loving Godson John Woten one Cow and Calf
two houghs to him and his heirs forever..

Item, I give and bequeath Ten pounds Current money to the Revd John Boarman
to be at his disposal  

Item, I give and bequeath six pounds to the poor to be given them at the
discretion of my Executor hereafter named..

Item, my will and Desire is that my two Negroes Dick and Sam shall be at
there Liberties after my deceas..

Item I give and bequeath to my loving Nephew John Greenwell of Ignatius all
the residue or remaining part of my Estate And Lastly I doo hereby
constitute and appoint my loving Nephew John Greenwell of Ignatius to be
hole Executor of this my last will & Testament revoking and disannulling
all former wills ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last
will and Testament, In testimone whearof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixt my seal the day and year above ritten...
                                         FRANCES (her mark) WILLIAMS (Seal)

Signed sealed published & declared by Frances              
Williams the above named Testator and for his last
will & Testament, and in her presence have subscribed our
names as Witnesses thereto...Bennet Combs..John Boon

On the back of the aforegoing was as follows to wit..

Saint Mary's County, to wit, the 6th day of March 1792  Then Came John
Greenwell of Ignatius, & made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God,
that the aforegoing instrument of writing, is the true & whole will and
Testament of Frances Williams, late of Saint Mary's County, deceased, that
hath come to his possession & that he Doth not know of any other.
                                   Certified per Jeremiah Jordan Reg Wills
for Saint Mary's County

Saint Mary's County, SS, the 6th day of March, 1792  Then Came Bennet Combs
one of the two subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last will &
Testament of Frances Williams late of Saint Mary's County, deceased, & made
Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that he Did see the Testatrix
therein named sign & seal this will & that he heard her publish 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 & understanding, & that he subscribed his name
as a witness to this will, in the presence, & at the request of the
Testatrix and also, that he did see John Boon, subscribe the same as a
witness.
                                   Certified per Jeremiah Jordan Reg Wills
for Saint Mary's County


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