Last Will and Testament of William HOWARD (1730); St. Mary’s Co., MD

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William Howard (d.1730)
Will
St. Mary’s County MD
Maryland Hall of Records
Liber 20, folio 130 (Microfilm SR4414-1)
Written 16 August 1729
Proved 24 November 1730

In the Name of God Amen
I William Howard Senr Planter in St Marys County in the Province of Maryland 
being weak of Body but of perfect memory and Understanding blessed be God for it 
& Calling to Mind the Shortness of this Mortal Life since it has pleased God 
that all Men are born to die Do make and ordain this to be my last Will and 
Testament in Manner Form as follows

First & principally I recommend my Soul into the Hands of the Almighty God who 
gave it me hopeing through the Merrits of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have pardon 
& remission of all my Sins and as touching my worldly Estate which it hath 
pleased God to bestow upon me I give and dispose as followeth

First I will that all my debts & Funeral Charges be paid and discharged and my 
Body to be buried in a Comely decent manner at the discretion of my Executrix 
hereafter named

Item I give and bequeath unto my lawful Son William Howard one Shilling Sterl: 
and no more

Item I give and bequeath unto my lawful Son Thomas Howard one Shilling Sterling 
and no more.

Item I give and bequeath unto my lawful Son Peter Howard the Tract of Land where 
I now live known & called by the Name of Trittnam(?) to him and his Heires 
lawfully begotten and if my said Son Peter Howard should die without Heires 
Lawfully begotten, then it shall fall to my Lawful Son James Howard and his 
Heires lawfully begotten 

Also I give & bequeath to my afores{d} Peter one feather Bed & furniture and 
also what is left after my loving Wifes decease & also I give & bequeath unto my 
lawful Son Thomas Howard one Shilling Ster: and no more

Item I give and bequeath to my lawful Son James Howard the feather bed and 
Furniture and one Iron Pot and one Heifer and no more

Item I give unto my Son John Howard one feather bed and furniture and one Heifer

Item I give and bequeath to my lawful Daughter Rachel Ford one Shilling Sterling 
and no more

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anne Dartt one Shilling Sterling and 
no more

Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Margaret Sheinks one Shill Sterling 
and no more

Item I will & ordain my loving and lawful Wife Mary Howard my whole & Sole 
Executrix of this my last Will and Testament disannulling & making Void all Will 
or form of Wills heretofore made by me as Witness hereunto I set my Hand and 
affix my Seale this being the 16{th} Day of August Anno Dom 1729   William (his 
mark) Howard (Seal)

In the Presence of these Wittnesses Robert Land, John (his Mark) Shurtliff, 
Peter Shurtliff

On the Back of the aforegoing Will was this written Vizt
November y{e} 24{th} 1730  Then came Robert Land and John Shurtliff two of the 
Subscribing Witnesses to the foregoing Will & made Oath on the Holy Evangels of 
Almighty God that they saw the Testator William Howard Sign & Seale  heard him 
publish & declare the same ass his last Will & Testament and that at the Time of 
his so doing he was to the best of their knowledge & apprehension of sound and 
disposing Mind & Memory and that they the aforesd Robert Land and John Shurtliff 
as Witnessed did Subscribe the aforesaid Will in the Presence of the said 
Testator & that they saw Peter Shurliff Sign y{e} foregoing Will at the Same 
Time & in the Presence of the said Testator.
Sworn before me  Tho.Aisquith Depty of St. Mary’s County

The Decd’s Widow abides by the Will   Certified by Tho Aisquith Dep Comy of St. 
Mary’s County