Will of Joshua Mairman (1798); St. Mary’s County, Maryland This file was contributed by Wanda Schuhart . ************************************************************************ * 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. ************************************************************************ Will of Joshua Mairman JJ2-209,210 16 May 1798 - 29 May 1798 Joshua Mairman: His last Will State of Maryland St Mary's County May 16th 1798 In the name of God amen. I Joshua Mareman of the State & County above mentioned make & ordain this to be my last will & Testament, revoking all others by me heretofore made. First, I most humbly bequeath my soul to that almighty Creator for whom it was made & to whom I most devoutly recommend it to the mercy of. Item, I give & bequeath to my dearly beloved wife the third of all my personal property during her natural life. I give & bequeath to my son James Mareman 5 shillings. Item, I give & bequeath to my daughter Mary Neale 15 pounds. Item, I give & bequeath to my son John Mareman the plantation on which I now live forever, my 3 youngest daughters having their single lives in it. Item, I give & bequeath to my son Joseph Mareman the plantation of mine called Cecils Venture forever & 100 pounds cash, also a bay mare called ---?. Item, I give & bequeath to my daughter Attaway Leigh 40 pounds cash & 6 head of sheep. Item, I give & bequeath to my son Thomas Mareman a Bond on Bennett Walker & James Allstan for 126 pounds or thereabouts with interest thereon. Item, I give & bequeath all the residue of my estate both real & personal to my 3 daughters, Penny, Susanna, & Nancy Mareman. Item, I give & bequeath to my son John (mentioned before) 50 pounds, or ---- I deposit that sum in his hands to give as he may judge proper to my son James. Item, I also give & bequeath to my son Joseph 10 head of sheep. Witness my hand & seal the date & year above mentioned. Joshua Mareman ((SEAL)) Witnesses: Henry Carbery, John B Thompson (his mark), James Booth (his mark) (No Exec named in Will) St Mary's County the 29th May 1798 then came Henry Carbery, John B Thompson & James Booth, the 3 subscribing witnesses etc etc On the 29th day of May 1798 then came Susanna Mareman the widow of Joshua Mareman late of St Mary's County deceased & quitted her claim to the deceaseds bequest & devises made to her in will of her said husband, deceased, & elected in lieu thereof her dower or third part of the deceased's Estate both real & personal Before Jeremiah Jordan Reg Wills for Saint Mary's County