Will of James MATTINGLY (1745); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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James Mattingly
Signed May 3, 1745
Proved: May 28 1745

The Last Will of
James Mattingly
In the name of God Amen. I James Mattingly of Saint Mary's County being sick of 
body but of perfect mind & memory, do make and ordain this to be my Last Will & 
Testament, Revoking and Making Void all other Wills Either Verball or in writing 
before by me made. First & principally, I give my soul to almighty God & my body 
to the Earth. 2ndly I give and bequeath, all my land to my two Sons James 
Mattingly and my son Thomas Mattingly to be Equally Divided between them, my son 
James to have my Dwelling House & ye part of the Land it stands on to them and 
their heirs & 3rdly I give and bequeath all of rest of my personal Estate to be 
Equally Divided between my other five Children to wit, my Daughter Ann 
Mattingly, & Monica Mattingly, Robert Mattingly, Peter Mattingly & John 
Mattingly to them and their heirs & 6 ----Lastly I appoint my brothers Thomas 
Mattingly & my Brother Luke Mattingly, my whole and Sole executors of this my 
Last Will and Testament Revoking, Renouncing & making void all other Will or 
Wills heretofore by me made Either Verball or in writing in witness where I have 
hereunto Set my hand & affixed my seal, this third Day of May, one thousand 
seven forty five-----

James X Mattingly (((seal)))

Signed Seal, & Deliverd
In ye presence off
Jno Shiercliffe Junr
Peter Ford
Clement X Hill

St. Mary's County Ss
May ye 28th 1745
Then John Shiercliffe Junr and Peter Ford and Clement Hill the subscribing 
Witnesses to this foregoing Will being duly and slomenly Sworn on the holy 
Evangels of Almighty God, depose and say that they Saw the Testator James 
Mattenly Sign the foregoing Will and heard him publish, and declare this same to 
be his Last Will and Testament that at the time of his sodoing he was to the 
best of their apprehension of sound & disposing mind & memory, and that they 
subscribed their Respective names as witness to the said Will in the presence of 
the said Testator and at his Request--
Sworn to before me. Tho. Aisquith Depty. Comiss. (Illegible)of St. Mary's County
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Transcribed by Judith A. Burger, October 20, 2000 from a photocopy, courtesy 
Lynne L. O'Brien, of an original court document from Saint Mary's County, 
Maryland. The photocopy was good, the writing was distorted and small but 
legible. I made no corrections of any kind.