Will of Edward MATTINGLY (1778); St. Mary’s County, Maryland This file was contributed by Judith Burger. ************************************************************************ * 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. ************************************************************************ Edward Mattingly Signed: Not dated Proved: February 11, 1778 The Will of Edward Mattingly First, my desire is that my Just debts be paid & discharged. 2ndly I give to H. Hall those goods, Chattels, & effects, which I bought him by Deed of Sale, bearing date (note: blank area) Day of (note: blank area) in the year 177(note: blank area), & is on Saint Mary's Coty. Recds~~~3rdly I give to my Nephew Joseph Ma. Son of my Bro. James deceased my Negro man (abbreviation of name, illegible) 4th I give to my Niece Ann G. Sister to said Joseph One hundred pound Com. Currancy. 5thly I give to the Children of my Bro. Leod. deceased, Viz. Fran., Joseph, Lucey, Jane, & Mary L150. (note: pounds) Com. Currancy to be equally divided among them. 6thly I give to my Niece and God Daughter Ann Millard one Negro Boy (Naie? name of boy).~~~7thly I give to my Niece An Spalding Daughter of my Sister Eliz. Ford, my Negro Boy Solm.~~~ 8thly I give to my Bro. Jno. Bapt M. my Water Mill w.th the Lands adjoing thereto being a Slipe called Mattinglys lane, & a small parcel which my father purchased from Thomas Warren all the remaindor of my land which lies on the East Side of the main Rode which leads down being part of tract calld Great during his natural Life & after his decease the said Mill & Land to go to his Son and his heirs forever. I also give to said John Bapt, my Negros Dick, Pegg, his wife Appolona their Daughter, & little Dick, son to said ax, also Jack, Win his wife & Bob ther Child, my Saddle Bridle and my wearing apparall with what Stock of horses, Cattle & hoggs which I may have at my death.~~~~~ ~~~~~ At a Court held by the Judges: of the Orphans Court for Saint May's County at Leonard Town, on the eleventh day of February anno Domine Seventeen hundred & seventy eight, among other proceedings were the following, to wit. On application of John Baptist Mattingly & others Setting forth & producing a paper to be the last will & Testament of Edward Mattingly late of Saint Marys County, deceased. Thomas Spalding & Francis Millard offered as witnesses to prove the said paper to be the hand writing of the said Edward Mattingly, who being duly sworn proved the said paper to be the hand writing of the said Edward Mattingly~~~ Ordered by the Court, that the said paper, as far as it regards, personal estate, be established as the last will of the Said Edward Mattingly Test. Jeremiah Jordan Regr Wills ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ******************************************************************************** ******************************* Transcribed by Judith A. Burger, October 24, 2000.from a photocopy, courtesy Lynne L. O'Brien, of an original court record from Saint Mary's County, Maryland The photocopy was good; the writing was fair with distortions and many abbreviations, which were difficult to read and in some cases illegible to me. I made no corrections of any kind.