Will of Elenor HENNING (1790); St. Mary’s County, Maryland This file was contributed by M. Lee Henning . ************************************************************************ * USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ************************************************************************ ELENOR HENNING her last will In the name of God amen. I Elenor Henning of the Parish of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, St. Mary’s County, & State of Maryland, being at this time of perfect mind and understanding, for which be praise to Almighty God, and in considering the uncertainty when, but certainty of death do in The Fear of God, whose I am and do endeavor to serve make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other and former wills by me heretofore made,my soul I do perfectly resign unto my blessed redeemer Jesus Christ in & through him alone, and his glorious merits & redemption. I humbly hope for eternal happiness and my body I commit to the earth in truth & faith of a joyful resurrection and to be decently interred at the discretion of my executors herein after named, and as for such worldly estate as God in his infinite mercy has bestowed upon me, I will give and bequeath the same as follows. ~ In so doing, I do will that all my debts and funeral expenses shall be firstly paid. ~ I give my daughter ELIZABETH my negro man. ~ Item. I give unto JOHN BEAN of ROBERT, negro Tom, likewise the use of negro Joseph, until such time that my grandaughter SARAH GOLDSBERRY arrives to the age of sixteen. ~ Item. I give to my daughter SUZANNA TARLTON negro Luke.~ Item. I give to my grandson STEPHEN TARLTON my gray horse. Item. I give to my daughter DOROTHY ADAMS our cow and calf. I give to my grandaughter SARAH GOLDSBERRY when she shall arrive to the age of sixteen negro Joseph. ~ Item. I give to my grandaughter REBECCA GOLDSBERRY negro Statia my will and inclining is, that after my decease the aforesaid Statia be in the care of my daughter ELIZABETH HENNING until she afo. REBECKA GOLDSBERRY arrive at the age of sixteen, likewise I give unto my daughter Elizabeth all my household furniture, and at the death of my aforesaid daughter ELIZABETH that the above household goods, I will that my grandaughter REBECKA GOLDSBERRY may have them. ~ I give to be equally divided between my daughters SUZANNA TARLTON and ELIZABETH HENNING, all my crops whether in the ground or in the house. ~ I do hereby constitute and appoint MR. JOHN BEAN OF ROBERT Executor of this my last will & testament. In witness of whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this 13th day of September Anno Domini 1790. Her ELENOR X HENNING Mark Signed, sealed & delivered and published by the aforenamed ELENOR HENNING as her last will & testament in the presence of us whose names are underwritten and subscribed in her presence by us DAVID JOHNS – GEORGE MARTIN On the back of the foregoing was as follows, to wit: Saint Mary’s County, Lo the 14th day of December, 1790. Then came JOHN BEAN and made an oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that the written instrument of writing is the true and whole last will and testament of ELEANOR HENNING, late of St. Mary’s County, deceased, that hath come to his hands or possession, & that he doth know of any other. ~ Certified for: JEREMIAH JORDAN, Reg. Wills for Saint Mary’s County Saint Mary’s County, Lo the 14th day of December, 1790, then came GEORGE MARTIN one of the two subscribing witnesses to the written last will and testament of ELENOR HENNING, late of Saint Mary’s County, deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangels of the Almighty God, that he did see the Testative therein named. Sign and 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 he subscribed his name as a witness to this will in the presence and at the request of the Testative and also that he did in DAVID JOHNS, the other witnesses subscribe their name. Certified by: JEREMIAH JORDAN, Reg. – Wills for Saint Mary’s County