Will of Ignatius MATTINGLY (1789); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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Ignatius Mattingly
Signed: April 2, 1789
Proved: April 22, 1789

Ignatius Mattingly
His last Will
I Ignatius Mattingly of Saint Mary's County being sick and weak of body, but of 
sound memory and understanding, do make this my last will and Testament First, I 
give and bequeath my Soul to Almighty God, trusting in the mercies, and in the 
merits of our dear Redeemer for all my sins: And as to my Temporal Estate, I 
give and bequeath in the manner and form as follows, to wit-
First of all my will and desire is, that all my just debts be paid. Secondly, I 
give and bequeath unto my beloved Sons Leonard one Shilling sterling, Luke, one 
Shilling Sterling, William, one Shilling Sterling, Likewise to my beloved 
Daughters, Elizabeth one Shilling Sterling, and Sarah, one Shilling Sterling.
Thirdly, and lastly, I give and bequeath all the Balance of my Estate, to be 
equally divided between My Son Ignatius & Susanna my daughter. And lastly, I 
appoint my beloved Son Ignatius Mattingly Executor of this my last will and 
Testament, Revoaking all other will or wills hertofore made, As witness my hand 
and Seal, this Second day of April, one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Nine.-

Ignatius X Mattingly (((Seal)))

Test
Robt.Saxton
Mary X Ingrm
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On the Back of the foregoing is as follows to wit, (171)
Saint Mary's County to wit, the 22-day of April 1789. Then came Ignatius 
Mattingly, and made oath on the holy evangels of almighty God, that the within 
Instrument of writing is the true & whole will & Testament of Ignatius 
Mattingly, late of Saint Mary's County deceased, that hath come to his hands or 
possession, & that he doth not know of any other----
Certified per Jeremiah Jordan Regr wills
for Saint Mary's County

Saint Mary's County Ss. the 22nd day of April 1789. There came Robert Saxon and 
Mary Inge, the two subscribing witnesses to the within last will & Testament of 
Ignatius Mattingly, late of Saint Mary's County, deceased, and made oath on the 
holy evangels of Almighty God, that they did see the Testator therein named, 
Sign & Seal this will, and that they heard him publish pronounce & declare the 
same to be his last will & Testament, that at the time if his so doing, he was 
to the best of their apprehensions of sound & disposing mind, memory, and 
understanding: and that the respectively subscribed their names as witness to 
this will in the presence and at the request of the Testator and in the presence 
of each other.
J Jordan Regr wills
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Transcribed by Judith A. Burger May 15, 2000 from a photocopy of the original 
court record, courtesy of Lynne L. O'Brien, from St. Mary’s County, Maryland. 
The surname of the witness Ingrm/Inge may be questioned, as it was almost 
eligible to me. I made no corrections of any kind.