Will of John Evans:

MARYLAND STATE ARCHIVES, HALL OF RECORDS, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
PREROGATIVE COURT (WILLS) 11, PAGES 71 AND 72 (MSA SR 4405)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I John Evans of St Mary's City being weake in body
but sound in mind doe make and declare my last Will and Testament as
followeth I bequeath my soule to God that gave it and my body to the earth
from whence it came and as for my Lands I give and dispose as followeth  I
give my Land in Pocomoke in Somersett County to my wife and Mr William
Asquith and there Heirs to be Sold with all convenient speed for the
payment of my Just debts...

Item  I give unto my eldest son Phillip and his Heires my Plantation and
Land that was my Brother Anthony's upon this condition that he or they pay
unto my three Younger Children as they Arrive to the Age of One and Twenty
the two Boy's and the Girle Eighteen Three Thousand three hundred pounds of
Tobacco a peice and if any dye the Survivor or Survivors to have the part
of him her or them that shall decease to be paid at the age aforesaid and
if all dye Phillip to have it cleare...

Item as to my personall Estate after my Just debts paid I give and leave to
and amongst my Wife and three youngest Children to be divided according to
Law my House and Land in St Mary's I give Will and dispose to my loveing
wife for to be the better to enable her to bring up my Children and I make
her full and Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament In Witness
whereof I have hereunto put my hand and Seale this Eighteenth day of
September One Thousand Seven hundred...

Signed Sealed & Published
In the Presence of                                          	JNO EVANS
(SEALE)
Richard Calvert
Eliza (her "B" mark) Baker
Tho Grunwin

On the back side of the aforesaid Will was thus Endorst  viz...
This Will was proved before Mr William Harpen thereunto authorized by Mrs
Elizabeth Baker and my selfe Witness thereunto
                                           		THO GRUNWIN
Afterwards by Virtue of Commission proved before me
                                            		W HARPHAM


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