Will of Joseph MATTINGLY (1790); St. Mary’s County, Maryland

This file was contributed by Judith Burger.

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Joseph Mattingly
Signed: November 13, 1790
Proved: March 01, 1791

Joseph Mattingly
his last Will
In the name of God, amen. I Joseph Mattingly, of Saint Mary's County, in the 
province of Maryland, being sick and weak of body, but in perfect sences, and 
thanks be to God for the same, and calling to mind the mortality of man, so make 
this my last will & Testament in manner and form as following, that is to say, 
First & principally I will my Soul to almighty God, that give it me, and my body 
to be buried in a decent manner.~ Item. I will and bequeath unto my loving wife 
Elizabeth Mattingly all my Estate after my Just debts are paid, during her 
natural life, and after her death two Thirds of my estate, to go to my Nephew & 
Niece Joseph Thomas and Mary Thomas, to be equally divided Between them and 
there heirs Forever; And lastly, I do Constitute and appoint my loving wife 
Elizabeth Mattingly, to be my Sole Executor of this my last will and Testament, 
as witnessed whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my Seal, This 
Thirteenth day of November, one thousand Seven hundred and Ninety.~~~

Jos. Mattingly (((Seal)))

Signed Sealed and delivered
In the presence of….
J. Biscoe, Charles Clarke

On the back of the foregoing was as follows, to wit.
Saint Marys County, to wit. The 1st day of March 1791. Then came Elizabeth 
Mattingly and made oath on the holy evangels of almighty God, that the within 
instrument of writing, is the true and whole will and Testament of Joseph 
Mattingly, late of Saint Marys County, deceased, that hath come to her hands or 
possession, & that she doth (illegible) know of any other.~~~
Certified by Jeremiah Jordan Regr Wills
For Saint Marys County

Saint Marys County, Ss, the 1st day of March, 1791. Then came James Biscoe one 
of the two subscribing witnesses, to the within last will & Testament of Joseph 
Mattingly, late of Saint Marys County, deceased, and made oath on The Holy 
evangels of almighty God, that he did see the Testator therein named, Sign, and 
Seal this will and that he heard him publish, pronounce, and declare the same to 
be his last will and Testament; That at the time of his so doing, he was to the 
best of his apprehension, of sound and disposing mind, memory, and 
understanding; and that he subscribed his name as a witness to this will in the 
presence, and at the request of the Testator, and in the presence of Charles 
Clarke, the other witness who he saw subscribe the same~~~
(Transcribers note: Page ends here. Signatures off the bottom of photocopied 
page.
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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 fair, the writing fair and the last lines of the 
court proceedings missing. I made no corrections of any kind.