Will of John MATTINGLY (1759); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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John Mattingly
Signed: February 28, 1759
Proved: April 5, 1759

The Last Will of
John Mattingly
In the name of God Amen. I John Mattingly of Saint Mary's County in the province 
of Maryland, being weak in body but of perfect mind & memory, thanks be given to 
almighty God for the same do make and ordain this to be my Last Will & Testament 
in manner and form following--First of all I recommend my soul to God that gave 
it & my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial 
according to the discretion of my Executors. Secondly that all my Just debtors 
paid. Thirdly I will that when my son John Baptist Mattingly, Shall arrive to 
the age of twenty one years, that he shall land given him & Laid off at the upon 
and of the land whereon I now live, that belongs to me called the (Thoms?) & 
fifty acres adjoining a Tract of Land belonging to Wm. Hammouloy and after my 
wife decease to have the whole Tract---Fourthly I give to my son John after my 
wife passes, one negro woman named Sarah--Fifthly I give to my dear and loving 
wife all the remaining part of my moveable Estate with the remaining part of my 
land to continue hers as long as she lives and after her decease all the movable 
Estate she is possessed of to be equally divided amongst the surviving Children 
who have had no Legacies left them
Constituting and appointing my wife to be my sole Executrix of this my last will 
and Testament, in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my 
seal this 28th Day of Febry of 1759---

John + Mattingly

signed sealed and delivered
In presence of us
Samuel Hodgin
John Suite
John {His (John Nichonne) mark} Nicholls

St. Mary's County Aprill 5th 1759
Then Samuel Hodgin John Suite & John Nicholls the subscribing Witnesses to the 
foregoing will being duly and solemnly sworn on the holy evangels of almighty 
God depose and say that they saw this Testator John Mattingly sign the foregoing 
will and heard him publish and declare the 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 and disposing mind and memory, and that they subscribed 
their respective names as witnesses to this will in the presence of this 
Testator and at his request
Sworn to before me Tho. Aisquith Dept Comiss of St. Mary's County

The day and year aforesaid the deceasts widow
Made her Election, and stands to the will,
Certified by Tho. Aisquith Depty Comissry
of St. Mary's County
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Transcribed by Judith A. Burger, May 18, 2000 from a photocopy, courtesy of 
Lynne L. O'Brien, of the original court record from St. Mary’s County, Maryland. 
The name of the Estate “Thoms” was indistinct and I am uncertain of its 
transcription. I made no corrections of any kind. The photocopy was good and the 
writing legible with noted exceptions. Pg. 382-383, no Book was noted.