Will of Elizabeth MATTINGLY (1773); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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Elizabeth Mattingly
Signed: April 12, 1773
Proved: July 1, 1773

p.650

The Last Will of
Elizabeth Mattingly
In the Name of God Amen. I Elizabeth Mattingly being weak of body but of sound 
memory mind and understanding, knowing the uncertainty of this life, do make 
this my Last Will & Testament, in manner and form following revoking and 
Disannulling all will or wills heretofore by me made first I bequeath my soul to 
almighty God, who first gave it me, hoping through the bitter death and passion 
of my Lord & Savor Jesus Christ to obtain Eternal life. Secondly my will and 
desire that all my just be faithfully, and Truly paid by my Executors hereafter 
mentioned Item I give and bequeath to my three Daughtering Laws Ann Mattingly, 
Elizabeth Mattingly & Mary Mattingly, my negro fellow Charles to be Equally 
Divided between them, and their heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my 
sistering Law, Ann Mattingly, two pair of shoes, and a pair of silk mitts to her 
and her heir forever. Item I give and bequeath to my Sistering Law Druthy 
Mattingly two pairs of shoes, and one pair of silk mitts to her and her heirs 
for ever. Item I give and bequeath to my two sisters Sander Fenwick, & Elenor 
Miles my two stone rings the Little one to Elenor, and the big one to Sander to 
them and their heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my sister Bitha 
Wileman, my silver buckles to her and her heirs forever. Item I give and 
bequeath to my sister Becky Hill my stamp Cotton Gound that has been burnt, and 
made up again to her and her heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my 
mother in Law Ann Mattingly my Red Cloke to her and her heirs forever. Item I 
give and bequeath to my sistering Law Elizabeth McWilliams my silk Cloke to her 
and her heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my sistering in law Mary
(written between the lines: Item I give and bequeath to (several illigible 
words) to him & his heirs forever)
McWilliams my (--) apron to her and her heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath 
to Elenor and Raphael Neale my two pair of shoes, Buttons to be equally divided 
between them & their heirs forever. Item I give (--) Elizabeth Neal Son my 
(parjon) Gown to her and her heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath all the 
Rest of my Estate, to my three Daughtering Laws, Ann, Elizth. & Mary Mattingly 
to them and theirs forever, Lastly I do hereby nominate, and appoint my 
fathering Law, Mr. Clement Mattingly Executor of this my last Will and 
Testament, as witness my hand, and, Seal this twelfth day of Aprill, one 
thousand seven hundred and seventy three.

Elizabeth Mattingly (((Seal)))

Thos X Raphael Neal
Ann Gibson
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Saint Marys County to wit, On the first day of July 1773 came Raphael Neale & 
Ann Gibson the two subscribing witnesses to the within Testament and Last Will 
of Elizabeth Mattingly deceased & severally made Oath, on the Holy Evangels of 
Almighty god that they did see Elizaeth Mattingly, the Testatrix herein named 
sign & seal this will, and heard her publish and declare the same to be her Last 
will and Testament, and that at the time of her so doing, she was to the best of 
theirs, and Each of their apprehensions of perfect sense, and of sound and 
disposing mind memory and understanding, and that they respectively subscribed 
their names as witnesses for the said will in the presence and at the request of 
the said Testatrix, and in the presence of Each other.
Sworn befor A. Thomas Recrd St. Marys County
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Transcribed by Judith A. Burger June 17, 2000 from a photocopy of an original 
court record from St. Mary's County, Maryland. The photocopy, courtesy of Lynne 
L. O'Brien, was good but the writing was extremely small, distorted and 
illegible in some areas. I made no corrections of any kind.